Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-18

CONVENIENT RECEIPTS-Internal rev.
enue, to day, s42S 69l. so; month to date, as
e52,O2o76; fiscal year TO date, s53 81 sos. 10
Customs to-day, S4O3 ,s9s 81; mouth to date,
so,Zss,61IS fiscal year 10 date, SIS 1886 322.77.
GENERAL BABCoCK is expected to arrive
at st. Louis to-day to plead TO the indict-
ment against him. His case will probably
be certified to the United States Circuit
Court, January term.
APPoINTMENTs.-Thef following appoint
ments were made In the Indian bureau
yesterday: G. Il. Guthrie, of Md, to fourth
class clerk. w. g. Morris, of Ohio, to be
thlru-ciass clerk; transferred from the Pen
sion bureau. j. w. Bartlett of M aine to De
tSn a rIs clerk; G. w. Smith, of Ohio, to
De fourth class clerk.
NATIONAL BANKs.-The Treasury now
holds s3oI ,e9O.1i2 In bonds to secure bank cir
Sulation, and S1s 626 500 to secure public de-
Pelts; national bank circulation outstand-
~, 80, 93s.27S, OF which amount S2,I2T $50
a. goid notes; national bank notes received
IHoledemption to-day, $500 32j; total receipts
i"i week ending to-day, S3,4l3,675.
FTEIGN MAILs.-The steamer Whining
ION, q the Clyde line. will leave New York
on the 4th instant, with mails TO Turks
Isisno,puerto Plata, Samans and st. Do
IlngOG ely. These are the only mails for the
west Indes this month. The Nellie Mar
IN, a9Eeilsed 10 sail from New York on
the "a innsant for Brazil, will no. sail until
ABOUT lhe anne time in January.
PERsoNAL-Mrs. Gorham, wife of secre-
tary Gorham, of the United States Senate,
dled at Doreeester, Mass, on the 10th inst.
deceased was Al estimable lady, and high
~ esteemed by a large circle of friends
Inc engagement OF Mr.. T.. Il. Wight
washington correspondent of the Chicago
tribune, and MissClapp, daughter OF one of
the editors of the Boston Journal. is an
nouDced. The wedding will take place on
the 9th inst.
MEDITATED ESCAPE OF POLITICAL
PRlsoNERs-The Frnch Minister, in this
city, mas addressed Letter To Secretary Fish
detalilng scheme which has been set on
I0ot IN Australia for ths liberation OF the
FRENCH polltlcai prisOnersin New Caledonia
and requests the United States government
10 bring 10 The attention of American ship
masters tne precautions watch the French
for the safe keeping oftheir prisoners.
THE SIXTH AUDIToRsHIP-The narties
now preferring charges against ]. NJ.
McGrew, Sixth Auditor are Understood To
be the same parties who filed charges against
him last summer, at the time of mis- appoint
ment by the President: These charg s. were
| tnen fully investigated, and pronounced to
| he false and malicious. The persons making
/ the charges and furnishing the repor 9 for
the New York Sun and Chicago Tunes are
persons who have ben removed from the
II
tors Office.
| DISABLED VOLUNTEER SoLDrERs-Tbe
board of Managers of then ational Home for
| disabled volunteer sol lies have been In ses-
4 sion at Office OF the surgeon general, for sew
4 eral days past. There we're present Chief
l Justice Waite, Gen. b. ]. Butler, Gen. j. III.
l Martindale, of New YoIk; ex- Governor f
Smythe, Of New Hampshire; Lewis b. Gunc-
/ kle. OF Ohio; DR.. r. Il. Woaeott, of Wisconsin,
| aud Gen. J. S. Negley, Of Pennsylvania.
l Several reports from the home showed that
| 6 6S1 disabled soldiers were cared for during
the past year, as follows At the Central
| branch, Dayton. Ohio, 3TG at the Eastern
l branch, Augusta, Me-, I03; at the North
western branch, Milwaukee Wis, 9S7, and
at the Southern branch, Hampton, Va, 81,
! being total O: 800 fnoreIhan were supper ted
last year.
NAVAL ORDERS.-EnsignJ Jas. c. Coresap,
Passed Assistant Paymaster Z. n. White
house, and Acting Carpenter Geo. N. Greene,
/ ordered TO the store ship Supply at New
York; Passed Assistant Surgeon H. j. Ba-
bin, to the receiving ship Colorado, at New
/ York, I'D instant. Lieut. Commander Chas
| Ii. Crane, detached from the receiving ship
/ Independence, and placed on waiting orders;
/ Lieut. Geo. Z. Ide, from the Portsmouth, and
ordered TO the receiving ship independence,
| as executive; Lieut.. Henry f. Nichols from
| the coast survey office. and ordered To the
Supply, as executive; Lieut. VIM. H Webb,
from the photographic Office, and ordered to
the Supply; Ensign A. T. Freeman, from the
| navy yard, League Islaad, and ordered to
the Supply; Eusigns B. r. Rinehart and
Rogers II. Gait, from the Powhatan, aud or
dered to the Supply; Passed Assistant Sur
geon hampton Aulick, IRON the receiving
Boatswain JAS. Nash, from The navy yard,
Boston, and ordered To the supply; Boat
swain jacob p. Aiken, from he navy Yard,
washington and ordered to ,ae navy yard,