Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-24
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

asulngIOu NEWS anu 00SSlps
THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue, s42i oose6; from customs, s2s7 ,S5s.
rency received at the Treasury department
to-day for redemption aggregated 1872 500.
Posi- CHAPLAIN o. E. HERRrck has bee i
relieved from duty at Fort Warren, Mass.
and ordered to report al Fort Monroe, Va.
overwhelmingly General Pierrepont
and Secretary Bristow returned from New
York yesterday afternoon on the limited ex-
press train. Hon. Chas. A Eldredge of
Wis, is at Wizards.
LEAVE CT ABSENCE for six months, on
surgeons certificate of disability, mas been
granted Post Chaplain VI. L. Chevers, Fort
Monroe, Va. The leave OF absence granted
First Lieut.. Geo. w. Kngsbury, 18th infan-
try, from headquarters military division of
the Pacific, has been extended six months.
ESTIMATES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL
YEAR.-The heads of the several bureaus of
the Treasury department are having sent to
them to-day a circular enclosing blanks to
be used in submitting estimates required for
the service of the fiscal year ending June 80
1877.
THE OFFICIAL TRIP of Chief Clerk Avery,
of the Treasury department, and s. I. KIM
ball, chief of the revenue marine service. to
California, is for the purpose of establishing
life saving stations on the Pacific coast, in
stead OF inspecting the same, as has been er-
roneOusly printed.
CAPT. j. NJ. MARSHALL, A. Q. NJ, has
been relieved from duty at the military
academy, West Point, y. V, and ordered
TO report TO the commanding general, depart.
ment of the Missouri, to relieve Capt. w. L.
Howell, y. g. NJ. Capt Howell, on being
thus relieved is ordered TO proceed without
delaE settle N
office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury.
YELLOW FEvER-The Navy department
has not received any advices relative to the
yellow fever on board the u. s. s. Lancaster
or the death of her medical officer. Private
letters received here this morning from
medical officer on board announce the death
of Medical Inspector Edwin r DentZ, of
yellow fever, on the passage from RIO de
Janero to Bahia. and he was buried at sea
about the 9th Of May. These letters make
no mention of the sickness or death of any
other officer.
THE CHICAGO CUSTOM HOUSE REPORT
The report of the commission ordered to in
vestigate the custOm-house building at Chi
cagO is unanimous in cOndemning the build
ing, particularly the foundation and the
stone used. They recommend the building
To be torn down and built anew from the
foundation, and that new stone be used. Su-
pervising Architect Potter endorses the
views of the commission in an elaborate re-
further work on the building be stopped, and
that steps be taken to preserve il in its pres
ent condition until the whole matter shall
have been submitted To Congress for its ac-
ton.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Surgeon John
Murray, TO the naval hospital, New York;
Assistant Surgeon Il. II. McCarty, to the
naval hospital, Washington, ID. c.; PASSED.
Assistant Paymaster II. T. Shielding, as
naval stOrekeeper at Nagasaki, Japan, per
steamer nth August from san Francisco;
Assistant Surgeon Edward III. Green, de-
tached from the naval hospital, New York,
and ordered to the Swatara; Paymaster j.
III. Steven son, from duty as naval store
Keeper at Naeasaki, Japan, on the reporting
of his relief, and ordered to the Kearsarge
Passed Assistant Paymaster ). Rand, from
the kearsarge, and ordered to duty on the
Asiatic station.
Nor MUCH OF a BONANZA IN THE BLACK
HILLs.-Walter p. Janney, of the geologi-
cal exploring expedition now in the Blacl
Hills, telegraphs the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, from his camp on French creek.
near HarEey's peak, that he has discovered
gold in small quantities on the north bend
OF Castle creek In terraces or bars of quartz
gravel. About fifteen miners have located
camp on the creek above. and have com
menCed working. Gold is found from Castle
creek southwardly 10 French creek, and the
deposits are almost wholly in Dakota. The
region has not been fully explored, but the
yield of gold thus far has been quite small
and the report of the richness of the era vel
bars are greatly exaggerated. The prospect
at present is not such as TO warrant eXplOra-
tions in mining.
THE BEECHER TRIAL TO BE REOPENED-
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