Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-20

HE HECEIPTS TO-DAY were, rom INTERNAL
revenue s44s, 1851; from customs, ss.7 $50.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
reney received at the Treasury to-day for re-
demption aggregated sl.e9',72s.
APPOINIED.-The President TO day ap-
pointed Everett b. Pomeroy To be T. S. a;.or-
hey for the territory Of Arizona.
AN EXAMINATION OF second assistant
patent examiners for promotion to vacau-
cies existing in the grade of first assistant
will be held on Monday next al the Patent
ONCE and of third assistants. for promotion
10 the grade OF second assistant, on the day
following.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Henry Howard, secretary
of the British legation here, who has been
transferred to corresponding position In
the Hague, sailed for England with his fam
lily from New York yesterday in the steam
ship Scythia; .."General Leggett, ex-com-
missioner of Patents, is in town for a short
time. His headquarters are in Cleveland.
Ohio.
THE INTERPRETER employed by the In
terror department TO interpret the speeches
at the grand council between the Secretary
of the Interior and the Commissioner of In
dian affairs and the Sioux Indian delegation
is the Rev. -. ID. Human, clergyman of the
Episcopal church, who has spent fifteen
years as missionary among the Sioux, and
who is thoroughly converSant with their dIa
iect.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Commander
c. NJ. Chester and Acting Gunner Robert
Scenes have been ordered TO The practice
ship Constellation at Norfolk, Va; Passed
Assistant Surgeon George III. Forney has
been detached from the Roanoke at New
York and placed on waiting orders; Assistant
Surgeon j. F. BraresfOrd has been detached
from special duty connected with the Darien
survey and ordered To the Roanoke.
THE CASE OF MAJOR WILBUR, Or THE
PATENT OFFICE.-The commission. OF which
General Ellis Spear, Assistant Commits.
sioner of Patents, is chairman, appointed TO
investigate charges Of malfcaSance in Office
against Major u. F. Wilbur, n principal
aminer in the Patent Office. preferred by Mr.
VIM. T.. Sawyer, have submit tee their report
10 Commissioner Thatcher, who is not yet
prepared to indicate its purport II is I'M
derstoOd, however, that tie report fully eX-
Onerates Major Wilbur, and is particularly
severe on Sawyer. The latter says that
should Major W. be exoDerated he will bring
the matter before the next Congress, and
have w. investigated by Congressional
committee.
blue HORSE" To THE PRESIDENT -
Blue Horse, one of the Ogalalla Sioux chiefs
who did not come to Washington with Red
Cloud, sent The following letter TO the Presi-
dent:
"There are fifty families of my people who
wish TO go TO farming. We wish 20 go to
work, and do not want white men To run
over us. We intend to remain here, and We
want neat houses and fences, and everything
that white men use. We want cow, two
yoke of oxen and wagon; also chickens.
Whatever the President may give those who
visit Washington, wish share also. also
want sewing machine, and other farming
implements. The Great Father has promised
us that we should not starye, and wish to
make living for myself on these rivers in
this way Big Foot also sends a letter of
similar import TO the Great Father.
Trrr The az
ceipts of the government for the first nine
months of the current fiscal year were
S225 ,21l,S $40. The expenditures were Sz22 223,-
5l5. These are exclusive of transactions con-
corning the public debt in the matter of re-
compton OF bonds, &c, which do not alter
the account. The customs receipts for ten
months and half ending May 18th, were
Sl34, 1i2, 10e. Internal revenue, S102, i15,27s.
The miscellaneous receipts have kept stead
lily up To expectations; customs receipts
ave fallen below, and the internal rev
| nue. receipts have been above the estimate.
The Secretary of the Treasury has seventy
| one millions OF gold from which ne must yet
make provision TO meet the sinking fund
| call, about twenty-five millions of which re-
bonds June llth. 1t is estimated that
| S22.OO0,000 will yet be received from
| customs befo.e July lst, and from
| this and gold on hand must come
| Ii is evident that the sinking fund payments
| will create deficit and throw some of the
| n,
| but the Secretary OF the Treasury, with such
an abundant supply OF coin on hand, may
sell gold and realize currency enough to
| make a clean sheet at the end of the fiscal
\ year. A deficit in the Treasury does not
| mean bankruptcy. 1t only means paying
out more money than is received, being prac-
| tically an error in the original estimates.
| FORGERY OF THE PRESIDENTS NAME ON
| THE PAPERS OF AN APPLICANT FOR A
| GOVERNMENT CLERKsHIP.-A peculiar
| case, which illustrates the questionable
means sometimes resOrted TO to secure ap-
| continents TO subordinate positions under
| the government was brought to the attention
| OF Gen. Cowen, acting Secretary OF the In
| terror, by Commissioner Atkinson, of the
| pension bureau, to- day. Several months
ago clerk in the pension bureau was dis
charged, and since that time has been per-
| sistent in his endeavors to secure reinstate-
ment. In November last he secured a Simple
| reference OF his case by the President to fhe
| Secretary OF the Interior, but this net being
In the nature OF a recommendation, Gen. Ba1
ker declined to reinstate him. When Com
missioner Atkinson assumed his duties the
same party called up his papers and asked
mat ms case be favorably considered. He
that he could not be reinstated except the
president made direct request to that eff
iect, IN which case he would do the best he
| could for him. A few days since the appli-
| can't returned with his application in
dorsed, Referred TO the Secretary of
Tue Interior, recommending Mr.. s
I reinstatement u DTtnb.' cOnInlS-
| sioner having reason to suspect the genuine
| ness of the Endorsement wrote to the Presi
| dent in regard TO Ii, and to-day received q
| communication from Mr.. Luckey, assistant
| private secretary, saying that the indorse
ment was forgery. This morning the APP
plicant again appeared at the Pension Office,
| when the commissioner escorted him to the
office of General Cowen, before whom he laid
| all the facts. General Cowen questioned -
| young man closely as TO how he oh =, ;is
Endorsement, and he said he got 4, through ,ii e
man from Alabama, at the same time n,an a
| tlonlng the last name of a member of Ton-
gress OF excellent repute from the state
named lie did not know whether the man
was member or Congress or not, but he told
nim (the applicant) that he could get ths
PRESIDENTS Endorsement through Gen. Dent
ana few days later handed him this mar
lndorsed as above stated. He gave this <r
sbo Tor MS services-the last money ne IAN
the world1and supposed the indor Aad IN
genuine. He didn't know whether .sement
was IN town or not, and didn't the man
ne boarded. Gen. Cowen infor now where
forgery was very serious OF med him thai
ne must find TINS man fr fence, and tina,
brlng him before him, a. IN Alabama and
10 silt the matter TO f. he was determined