Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-01


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ATTORNEY CENTRAL PIERRErovr went
20 Ne" York last n..ht for short visit.
SECRETARY BELKSAP goes 10 West Point
tC inspect the Academy and attend the an
nU9l commencement exercises.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note Cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day Tor re-
demption aggregated S2C5,I1I.
THE PRESIDENT Will leave Washington
for Long Branch on Thursday next, the 81
instant.
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTOR WADS-
ORTIZ. OF Chicago, has been asked TO
resign. He has not Yet forwarded his answer
To Commissioner Frat.
II l. UNDEreTooD That Tnonlas n itton
a. present clers in the Department of JUS
tee. viii succeed \. j. Falls. the present
chief clerk. who has resigned.
Cor. \. I. boone. OF Tennessee. a fourth
class clerk i'm charge of the pay division of
the Sixth AUDITORS Office, was dismissed
Yes. riay for alleged completely in the late
contract frauds.
COL J. II. BANTER, chief melicaI purvcy-
or United States army. recently graduated
from Tie law department o. Columbian Uni
verSity. was, on motion of Walter :. Cox
ESQ. yesterday admitted 10 the bar OF the
supreme Court Of this District.
CALL FOR E-TwENTIEs.-Actinr Sec
rotary Of the Treasury Conaut to-day issued
the twentieth call for the redemption of bonds
81 the five twenty series of IsG2. The amount
called is ten million. and ali coupon bonds
numbered as follows so, from 2sS0I TO
2i.'Hr. both inclusive. 500, from - col 10
80 ~. 500. from = ,jHl 10 $3.50, sion, from
- .r5l To $3.50.
NAVAL ORDFFs.-Passad Assistant Sur
geon j. II. kitier ordered 10 the Staamcr
Blue Light, at Nv York. Lieut.. Fred. Col
Inns, commanding L <. DaTien expedition
and LieutsaaE :. E. Paine. John T. SElli-
van. joseph g. Eaton. aui Assistant surgeon
Ernest NCTueet, detached from The Ddricn
surveying expedition. and to continue on
duty connected Win that survey.
PROF. HAYDFx-s EXPLORING ExPrDT-
TIoN.-The last member Of Prot. Hayderl's
exploring expedition has left Washington
for the west. The whole party will rendez-
N0uS III Denver the latter part OF this week
fHd VIII AZ once take the field. The SURVEYS
ihl~ year viii cover the southern and sOU-l-
western portions o. Colorado. and extend nf-
Teen miles into the northern part of New
Mexico and The same distance across the
eastern border Oi | TAN.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR, with Senator
Allison and two or three other gentlemen.
viii visit several military posts Ia the west
during the latter part of July and the first of
August. and will probably extend their trim
10 The parks OF the Yellowstone. The eX-
IenscS of the trip will be paid by the gentle
men participating AMI not by the govern
inert. Neither General sheridan nor Cen
eTal custer. nor any escort Of cavalry will
accompany the eXcursiOniSt>, as has been
stated.
THE ESCAPE OF PETE Nice ARTNEY, THE
CoUNTERFEITER.-AttO General Pierre
TOnt has received, in reply to a request. a
telegram from United States Marshal Pur-
nell. of Texas, giving details OF the escape
by Pee Mccartney, the cOUuteTfeitcT, from
me toby of the two deputy marShaIS,
which does not differ materially from the
account already published. Mr. Purnell
says, In Commencing on Inc escane; Il
That deputy Allen was corrupted, and shalt
have him arrested and tried II Mccartney
tscapeN entirely. which do not thiS<S will
be the case
THE president AND THE INDIAN SER
VICF.-Prof. Marsh called on the President
yesterday and had a long conversation with
him about Indian affairs. The Professor
showed him some statements from officers
ca. iTn1Lg the former reports of the bad
character Of supplies furnished IA the Indians
81 Tie Sioux agencies. The President eX-
ITeSeed interest in the welfare of the Indians
AMI finn determination TO correct any
abuses. He thinks the best way to secure an
honest delivery OF supplies TO the Indians is
10 nave Them sent through the cOmmiSsaTy
Gel ltIntht OF the army, and expressed "a de-
termination to keep ali intrudcrS out of the
Back HIS until the Indian title is extiu-
lulSled.
EEORG ANIZATION or THE DEPARTMENT
or JUsTICE.-AttOTney General PierrepOnt
issued the following order to-day: -'' As
beads Cf bureaus the following are d.Si gna ted
b. TIE Attorney General: Bureau OF the Su-
prone COuTt-ASSiStant Attorney General
not Yet appointed. Bureau of The Court OF
'laims-A SSistant Attorney General, ThOs.
ImOnS. Bureau of Legal Investigations
Alex j. Bentley. Bureau OF Official Cores
pundence-A. II. DUttOn. Bureau OF the Chief
& eTE-A.J. Fails, the chief clerk. havingra-
signed 10 take effect On the 51tb iu>tant-uO
assign mcnt is made Bureau OF Criminal
Law-Edward Il. rench."
TIE WFATHER N MAY From the
meteorJ' C-icaI ~ummary O. tine signal OBJ
~.TvsT. Theodore Mo-her.} at this station for
the moth OF May we take the following.
moving u 10 nave been the dryeSt May in
I'VE years and the coolest except one
Zig! cs' barometer. 80, $50 on the eth; lowest
Ia. meter. -5.ia.. ist. Highest temperature.
- ;. q lowest temperature, 40, I1td. Pre-
val Iug direction e.! wind. south; greatest
Ne.Gcsty OF wind. : miles per hour, at 4.iJ
q. m - l.tn Instant; total number of miles,
: i-G. Number OF clear days, ~; cloudy q.
Gays ou which rain or snow fell, II. fair
days. IS. Comparative tempTTaturoS-Is1I.
49, ie.3 - -. ISIS, IS is; l~1i. ~ -. $50 G} =.
Comparative prec.Pitation-1>,i,5A 5 inches,
i. e. e, lc,5, l0l inches.
y DECIDED ADDITION 10 the attractions
OF the COrcOran Gallery has been made by
placing in the southeast room MOran's new
oil painting of the Mountain of the Holy
Gross As a work OF art this picture cannot
De said 10 stand higher than his previous pic
lures OF the Yellowstone and the Colorado.
hut as the type of scenery represented in il
y II ore familiar 10 the general observer than
the exceptional phases of nature reproduced
III The others, il is likely to be more
popular with the public. II is a fOrtU-
Eate circumstance, by the way, that those
VINO consider Mr. Bierstadt the great land
scape painter of the country may have the
opportunity here presented of comparing his
work with that of Mr.. Moran; and il is safe
10 say that the latter will at least suffer
LOtiiLS ny the comparison. We but express
The sentiment Of those who have seen the
picture under notice in saying that we hope
IL may become one of the permanent as III
surely would be one OF the popular, treasures
Of the gallery.
IHE CHANGE IN THE QUARTERMASTER'S
REPARTNENT.-The President OF the United
states directs that the following orders he
made Brig. Gen. VI. c. Meigs, GU artermas-
ter general, is assigned to special duty ac-