Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-01

AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were the Attorney General, ex-Gov.
Ward Of New Jersey, and Senator Wright.
THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re-
ceived at the Treasury today for redemp-
ton aggregated S4f2,I20.
THE DETOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES,
propose to hold a caucus on Saturday after
Eoon at o'clock to agree upon candidates
for the election of officers of the House.
No APPOINTMENT OF chief clerk OF the
Indian bureau, vice II. r. Clam, will be
made until a new Commissioner has been
appointed.
TROOPS have been ordered from Forts Lin
coin and Union 70 the Cimarron agency, in
New Mexico. = general feeling OF insecu-
rity prevails over the apprehended revolt of
the Utes and Apaches.
THE REPORT that ex-Representativs
Epson, of Ohio, has been rendered the Indian
COmmissionership, is incorrect. Mr.. Epson
has never been dreamed of in connection
with the position.
THE RAIDS of the Mexican cattle thieves
continue undated. Many of those engaged
in these depredationS are said 10 be deserters
from the Mexican forces, and are extensively
engaged In smuggling goods into Texas.
y FAST MAIL TRAIN will be started be-
tween New York ana st. Louis to-day. 1t
will leave New York early in the evening
and make the run to st. Louis in thirty four
or thirty-six hours. The present time be-
tween the two cities is forty-six hours.
THERE WILL BE NO SALES OF Treasury
gold ordered for The month of December, the
currency balance being large enough to
obviate the need of any such sales, which
the Secretary says are never ordered for any
other purpose than TO replenishit.
MR. f. S. ToBEY's LETTER to President
Grant, declining the Indian Commissioner
ship, is published this morning. While re-
GREETING that business interests prevent his
acceptance of the office, he expresses the
utmost confidence in the Indian policy of the
President.
MORE DISCHARGES IN THE PATENT OF
FICE.-Twelve or fifteen clerks in the Patent
ONCE were dismissed yesterday, and quite
large number were notified of a reduction of
their salary. The reason assigned Tor these
changes is the inSuificiency of the fund ont
OF which they were paid.
THE CANDIDATEs.-Among the ca ndidates
for Doorkeeper of the House is Mr.. VIM. II.
Minnix. He was very popular while con-
nected with the House years ago. and is now
very strongly backed for the position namet.
Among the last-annOunced candidates for
Postmaster of the House is Col. j. NJ. Stuart,
of Alexandria, Va.
THE COLD sNAP.-Low temperatures this
morning reported from the Signal office
Burlington, VT, degrees; PASSPORT, Me,
4 deg.; Fort Garry, Manitoba, 9 deg; Chet-
ham, y. B., deg; Montreal, 9 deg; Farther
Can, 10 deg; Malone, Y. Y, 10 deg; Ottawa
Can, IA deg. All below zero. Minimum tam
pefature III Signal office in this city, 1t.5 de-
grees above zero. Summit of Pixies Peak,
q degrees above zero.
SUIT AGAINST A NAVAL PAYMAsTER.-
Henry Russell was an assistant paymaster
in the United States navy, and when he set
tied up his accounts with the government
there was deAct of 81 600, which he failed
TO satisfactorily account for. Suit has now
been brought in the United States District
Court by the government to recover the
amount. The official bond of the defendant
was for 5000, the sureties being Alexander
III. Wallis and George Russell. They are
made parties To tine suit.-M y. World
THE JAY COOKE SUIT IN THE SUPREME
CoURT.-Jay Cooke d Co. VS.. the United
States, error TO the circuit court for the
southern district of New York, has been re-
of the United states against Jay Cooke K
Co. for the recovery of the price paid for the
redemption OF eighteen 81 900 100 Treasury
notes claimed to be spurious The decision
estly believed the notes genuine, aud in good
faith passed them 10 the assistant treasurer
belief, received the notes and paid them, still
the government was entitled TO recover If
the notes were not genuine.
THE DISTRICT FINANcEs-What the Com
nliSsfoners ,oiu Rei,ort.-The Commissioners
OF the District of Columbia have not yet
completed their report, but will have IL
brought up to the LIST of December. They
expect to make a very satisfactory exhibit
of the financial condition of the District, al
though admitting that the issues of three
sixty five bonds exceed their former esti-
mate. The total amount of these bonds is
sued Will be nearly sl30oO0 900. The Com
missioners have expended some some Fl We or
six hundred thousand dollars in repairing
badly paved streets, but expect to receive
the most of this amount back from contract
ors who have failed to keep the streets in the
condition specified in their cOntractS.-Specidi
30 ". Y. Post.
The WEATHER IN NovEMBER.-Them me-
neurological summary for November at this
station, prepared by Theodore MOsher, jr.,
signal service observer, shows Highest ba-
rometer, 3o,IGs, t22d); lowest barometer,
%. 533, (1ith). Highest temperature, CO, Q3th
aud 18TH; lowest temperature, 16o, (30th).
Prevailing direction of wind, north great
est velocity of wind wind; 25 miles per hour on
4,9ll. No. of fair days, I; do. clear. 8; do.
cloudy. 1; do. days on which rain or snow
e ~ Comparative ON is41 95 5emIP per p
t4o.s; 1875, 41o.4. Comparative precipita-
tion-1s7O, 1.57 inches; 1871, Is5 inches; 1872,
2l5 inches; 1873, 3.02 inches; 1874, EOS inches;
1916 3.95 inches.
SONT1sOLLEh hNOA On THE NATIONAL
BANK SYsTEM.-The controller OF the
currency in his forthcoming report takes
strong ground in favor of the perpetuity of
the present national bank system. In 1t Mr..
KnOx says: One Of the principal objections
urged against the national banking system
is that 1t is a monopoly, moreover that 1t is
monopoly authorized and continued at the
expense OF the government. The reverse OF
tnfs is true, for monopoly has in fact up.
rooted the real banking monopoly which - Las
existed In this country from ..le foundation
Should the national system be unfortunately
oveithrown, that monopoly would be again
and at once revived by the repeal OF the pro-
vision imposing q tax OF 10 Per cent. upon
the issues OF state banks, which provision is
acknowledged to be one OF the compensations
Of the war.
QUEER CONTEST FOR A SEAT IN Con-
GREss.-There will be at least thirteen con-