Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-03
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
PRESIDENT GRANT, accompanied by Col
l ctor Casey, returned Long Branch yeS;er-
day from New York city.
APPoINTFD-Ray T.. Eaton, of Me-. has
been appointed first class clerk in the con-
tract Office in the Pos Once department.
THERE WERE successful exhibitions OF tor
pedO practice ct Newport. Il l., yesterday
i'm the presence Of the Secretary of the Navy.
Admiral Porter CHmmrtora Rodgers, Gel
Burnside, senators Cragin and Anthony. ami
others.
THE MISSISSIPPI IMPRovEMENr.-Yes-
terday. in New York, a board of engineers.
including Gen. Barnard, OF the L. s. engi-
n@er corps. examined Capt. Eads' plan tor
improving the mouth OF the Mississippi
river. President Grant was present before
II" meeting opened and was some time in
ccrFefsaIiIn with TIE members Ia reference
70 the work.
Music AT THE PRESIDENTS GROUNDS
The following is the programme for music
by the Marine band for to-Inorrow afternoon
commencing at $50, o'clock Il. National
Air. .. Quickstep-St. Patrick's Day. g..
O"erture-CroTn Diamonds. new air;) Au-
Der /. Polka La Noubile; l.. Schneider.
G. Waltz-La Dora Georgia. :. Ave Maria;
schubert. <. Duet, ttrOmbOne and 3ltoD-
Opera Noise, RoSiui. Q. Krieg's March: Men
delssOhn. 10. National Air.
TIE WEEKLY RAINFALB.-The weekly
weather chronicle Of the United States Sig
nal office gives the amount Of rain for the
week which ended yesterday, as follows
IL the various districts: 81. Lawrence
"a Icy. c-5 inch; New England 600; Middle
Atlantic states. o75; South Atlantic states
o l.; eastern Gulf states, o 81; western Gulf
-teteS, O.25; lover Lake region. q 90; uDDar
L Il. III W l.v- mi
sec. t.OJ. upper Mississippi valley, 2.l5: Mis-
souri, valley, 10; Minnesota, L35.
PCsT-DATIHG Pension VoUCHERs.-D. c..
COX. pension agent in this city. who pays
large number of pensioners in the south, SAYS
th2t officers IL that section are in the habit
Ut post dating vouchers He had a case from
Georgia Yesterday where The judge dated the
voucher september I, when q must have
been executed not later than the 31th Of Au-
gust. II may ne Of interest to persons pre-
r2Tng papers In such manner To know that
~ penalty for Ihe oaonce is line and impris
0Ement.
ARMY ORDERS -Cspt. A. +. Rockwell
assistant quarterInaster. is ordered TO relieve
can't. +. u. Baker, ass slant quarterna ster
81 the charge Of the national cemeteries at
Hampton and Yorktown, Va The resi@na-
ton "a 1T Lieut.. g. iiutin Campbell. stu
lIlanjry. has been accepted by the President
n take r'Fec' August 5ist last PaymaSters
~ u
:. army, are ordered To report in person 10
he P1ymaster General, in This city, for
sructiOns.
ARREST OF WESTERN C0CSTERFEITERS
Toe secret service detectives OF the Urea Sury
department have male a very important
arTe': IN 81. LoUis. consisting OF Hubbari of
~ Louis, Malone OF North Carolina, Duf of
Virginia. and Flint OF Tennessee. Hubbard
i known rs n very OLD an extensive dealer
in counterfeit money. supplying dealers in
the states of Tennessee. Alabama, MiSsiS-
>lS~ipGi. North Carolina and Kentucky with
counterfeit money. lie furnishes ten dollar
notes ON the Richmond. Indiana. bank, an I
"fiy cent; twenty dollar a1J fifty dollar
Treasury notes. $500 vas captured with
tae men arrest Ell.
NA~AL ORDEEs-Pay Inspector W. W.
vii. ANS. ordered ~ purchasing pay-naster
a. Washington q C.. October lst. Paymas-
~ < :. hrCru""ii 20 the Oss.pr-. Passe I
Assistant Payna>ter :. pcaiSoH HrrlbI., %
ne avail station, New london. Connect
ut. LieUteIa0t Comm1"fcr w =. Whit
.1G has reported his rival home, having
ire n detached from ihe BoGicia On the lT'l
Vii, al las been granted three mouths
lave. Pay Inspector @. X. Thornton, de-
'a,IGt from duty as purchasing paymaStsr
II Washington, -. g, On tue 1St Of October,
aE3 ordered 20 settle accounts. PavnlaStsr
George c. Martin, detached from the Oss.p..
aud ordered 10 settle account.
" P i1-lA ne I-Ntt-U (TtJitfi't NlGlcl mas
been after the Department q, the Interior
pretty sharply 81 tate. has this 10 say Of the
great American "OpcL letter wTi Ter.
.' William Welsh has written fourth let
Ger 81 sevCra. columns 10 Prof. .. C. Ma 81
ard tire public on the Indian question. u
does rOt amrlut 10 rCnCh. II Mr.. ". Wishes
20 do any good, re must avoid writing IN toe
I-lJ-.fuy style Df Alexander Stephens. avDi I
wear,sCme moral reflections and cxclannr
ton points, and 81! MS letters with >Ibstav-
TIA facts. lie has d chance to DO good work
40 exposing the indubitable ra-"al!ties Of tho
Indian rjug We should bc sorry 70 nave
him misuse the opportunity"
TIE FUNFRAI. OF REAL ADMIRAL Col
Inns. late IN command Of the UniteI states
squadron in the Pacific, wnicn took place at
CaiaO on he 81 nit, was made the occasion
iGr display OF good feeling on the par. Of
the ier1' Ian government The Minister O.!
y aF issued IN order directing that the hon
or cue 10 q general OF 4 vision should be ac-
corded the deceased a3mi. ~. and u regiment
O.. infantry of the line, a squadron ~ cav
any, and two sections OF arLil aEv were sen >
t. N#a'@o 90 jtSD pant SO the funeral psOcy-
sion. which as also participated ~ Iv the
ministers OF War. ui Marine, OF Foreign \ T.
ia.r> a'c %. the Interior. and nearly all the
1lT.Cmatic ana consular corps, besides 3
large number pf prominent resi- tents Of Ii
ma The remains were escorted from the
His~tlr flCbmuUt 10 me mole by the boa :
oi lt" BCTVyrJ. squadron. and were met by
the PTeie"l ~ the Province. the Por. 4 .imi-
Ta.. auU other officers. and escorted 10 tho
GENE terry Of tho B-''a-i>ia where the service
of the EEsii.a Church was read.
AGAINST DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL
CFN,fTFRl Ea.--G General orders, No So from
tre War apartment. September I, 1875. are
10 the following er'st Information i.avip.
been received Of the Dissertation OF soldiers
graves by holding picnic parties in a national
cemetery. and by vending refreshments
therein, 1t IS hereby Ordered that herea rter 70
such practices shall be allowed in any ma
uoEa! cemetery, nor on any adjoining ground
Within the control OF the United States Wis
ltorS Will not be allowed IN the natiolal
cemeteries before sunrise or after sunset. No
refreshments VIII be taken into these ceme-
teries. In national cemeteries where driving
) permitted, the speed must be confined to a
walk. AZ IL i found difficult To enforce this
luIe at any cemetery the gates will be closet
over the CarTla gcWay and all driving pro-
hibited. These orders will be conspicuO1sly
posted az the main entrance OF each national
cemetery, and will be rigidIy enforced by the
superlntendsuts.
PERSONAL. - Commodore Goldsborouch
and NJ. de la Bouliniere, OF the French Ie-
CATION, were registered in New York last