Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-27
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, 1896 O29 u; customs. sI77 ,ssi SO.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received at the tt asuTy to-day for re-
demption aggregated <E5@ .5I7.14.
THE NEW POSTAL CARDs.-The first order
(3,l2o,OO for the new postal cards goes to
Springfield to-day. Washington orders
2CO, 200, New York SOO,O 900 Chicago SOC, 900.
SECRETARY DELANo will not probably
return to Washington to resume his duties,
and me awhile Gen. B. r. Cowen will act as
Secretary of the Interior until Mr.. Delano's
successor Il appointed.
THE LATEST INFORMATION from San
Francisco reports all kinds of business inn
proving, and that the coin suddenly with
drawn from circulation at the time of the
panic is coming out again.
THE CORN CROP.-The report of the De-
partment of Agriculture shows the corn crop
To be above the average in nearly all the
states heard from, and could IL be thoroughly
rpened 1t would exceed any previous crop.
THE MILITARY POST known as Columbus
arsenal, Ohio, is transferred to the general
recruiting service for depot purposes The
transfer will take place October 1, 1875 after
which the post will be known as Columbus
Barracks"
SECRETARY FISH bears the weight of the
government on his shoulders, he being the
only cabinet officer in Washington. Secre-
tary Bristow is expected to return on We'd
nesday. His wife will arrive Tomorrow
from Europe, on the steamer Scythia. The
Wlle OF Attorney General PierrepOnt is also
on the same vessel.
Tor n ID
The Post Office department, states that the
hot water heating apparatus will be in every
room in that department by the 1st proximo.
reports TO the contrary nOtwi tbs anding. The
contractor has had his force working night
ana day TO finish the job by the date men,
toned.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN PEACE News
Advices 20 the Navy Department from Pan
ANA, under date of September 16th report
that the treaty of peace recently agreed upon
between General Reyes, of the National
forces, and General SantO Domingo de EeIa
Will be notified by the general government
at Bogota. The Convention of Peace"
amounts TO an entire submission to the gov
eminent on the part of the revolutonists.
IL is believed that the present government Of
Panama will be depOsed Immediately on the
arrival OF the National troops.
MOVEMENTS OF U. s. NAVAL VESSELS
The Z. S. steamship Worcester, flagship OF
Rear Admiral Mullaney, commanding the
north Atlantic station, arrived at AspinwalI
on the 10th instant. The L. s. steamer Rich
mond arrived at Panama September 18th,
from CallaO. The L. s. steamer FroIic will
snll to-day or tomorrow from Norfolk for
the Brazil station. The u. s. steamer Hart
ioTd, returning home from the Asiatic sta
non, was recently at Gibraltar bound for
Lisbon, at which latter port she would take
on board and bring home for examination a
NUMBER OF midshipmen from the European
station. The Hartford left Lisbon on the
18th inst. The u. $. steamers Alaska and
FRANKLIN were at Lisbon on the 18th inst.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Smith w.
Nichols ordered 10 ordnance duty at the Eavy
yard, Boston. Lieutenant III. l.. Tremain to
the Minnesota at New York, 1st November
ItXt. Ensigns Chauncy Thomas, q orge w
MentZ, W. NJ. Irwin, Charles +. Emmerich
A. j. Dabney, VIM. z. Clason and Frank
t.llery, to examination for promotion. Mid
'pmen George StOney and Charles NJ
Mccartney To the Swatara, Assistant Paw
master Curtis IL. Thomson TO examination
tOr promotion. Guhner NJ j. Catcher to the
9auy Yard, New York. Assistant Paymas-
.er Charles f. Eastman, detached from the
fallapooSa on the 1st October, and ordered
TO settle accounts. Passed Assistant Enc
neer George H White from ths navy yaIl
Philadelphia, 18th September.
THE "UrL, ATTACK ON A SURVEYING
PARTY.-A letter from Agent Thompson,
Denver, Colorado, says that the reports OF
the attack upon Gardner's surveying party
has created an intense feeling of ami
towards the Utes, for which those Indians
should not be held res pOnsible. "Big Head
the leader of the .attacking party is half
breed OF Weeminuche and Navajo, and has
been for a long time regarded as an outlaw
oy The agency L ties, and not above To come
among them. His followers, about 20 i'm
number, are renegade Pi. ties, JicarilIa
Apaches, and Navajoes, there being no Utes
among them. The agent asks that these
renegade no
bonn account of the fight be discounted
at its proper value.
ONLY "a WAY THEY HAyE.",Withr ref
erence 10 the reports which come by tele-
graph from the Black Hills commission in
regard to the apparently hostile demonstra
lions OF the Indians at the council ground
Gen. Cowen, Acting Secretary of the Inte-
rlOr department, aud Commissioner Smith
of the Indian bureau, say that il is only "a
way they have" and that IL is intended
merely 10 impress the mem bers of the com
mission with a profound sense of their
strength and proweSs. Seven companies of
United states troops are on the ground and
Their presence tits believed will prevent any
outbreak. The members of the commission
are Senator A llisOn (chairman), General A
ii. Terry: Abram Comingo aud Mr.. Beau
yalS OF Missouri, Rev. =. d. Human and
Mr.. Lawrence of Rhode Island, with J. s.
Collins secretary.
PEBsoNAL.-Admira Poor and DR. KindIe-
berger OF the navy have returned to the city
with their families after a prolonged stay i'm
the north, and are again occupying their
residence on u street. ..'-W. w. Harding
Esq proprietor of the Philadel phia Inquirer
Is al Nillard's. ...' Mrs. and Miss Snetd are
again at their home on 18th street, both
greatly improved in health since last spring
.''-SenatOr Sargent is on his way to Wash
iDgton. ''-Donn Piatt expects to sail for
home on the 18th proximo. Mrs Piatt whose
health Is still poor, will probably remain
abroad until next year for medical treatment
In Paris. Bishop Simpson and his
daughter were In Paris at last accounts
My Saville, well remembered in Wash
irgton is playing FtOlet MelroSe in ''Our Boys"
at the Chestnut street theater, Philadelphia
''''Mr. GratiOt Washburne, second secretary
To the American legation at Paris has
arrived In this country on official business
1T is said that Russia declines to notice
the Centennial officially as q remembrance
of the manner in which Mr.. Catacazy was
treated I'm this country. '..-Major CorkhilI.
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