Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-01


tbs AMOUNT of National Bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury department
10 day for redemption aggregated SIGI, 253.
TCoNsUI AR NOTES The President has up
ooiutCd Solomon Sternberger, of New Yor :
b L. =. Consul at Minatitlan Mexico.
AMI has recognized Lorenzo Pittaluia. as
Consular Agent OF Italy, At ST. Louis. No.
GOVERNMENT GOLD SALES IN NoyEM-
BzR.-The Secretary of the Treasury has in
structed the sub-tTeasurer at New York to
sell two million dollars in gold during the
month obNovemGer, 100000 Oh each Taurs-
day.
SECRETARY CHANDLER. The Detroit
Post, speaking evidently on authority" de-
MES that there mas been the slightest indica-
ton that Any member OF the Cabinet is dis
satisfied with the appointment of Mr.. Chan
dler as Secretary OF The interior.
THE BAKER srAIUE-Col r. ]. Stevens
has received letter from Hon. +. Torrey, l..
$. consul at Carrara, Italy, saying that GER
tain changes in the statue of Senator Baker
suggested by him Col. S were foreseen nv
the sculptor. Boratio Stone. and that the
work will be shipped by the first vessel sail
ing for New York
WE ARE AUTHORIZED to state by the agent
OF the Pennsylvania railroad company that
any other political association could have
obtained the same facilities as regards round
trip tickets issued to voters, as the PennsyI-
valia and New York republican association
,ecelVed, had they applied for the same to
the officers OF the company.
HOSTILE CHEYENNEs.- The recent fight
near Fort Hayes, in which the United States
troops were defeated, was with band of
rowing Cheyennes who nearly a year ago
were declared outlaws by the Indian Bureau
and the military. They surrendered last
spring and were placed on the Cheyenne
hVf n ffn.r- s,r1lc o,.r.t
eTal subsequent engagements defeated the
forces sent against them.
THE WITowsKI LOG CLAIM BEFORE THE
DISTRICT GRAND JURY.-The grand jury
have returned true bills of Indictment
against &c rtain parties which action as yet
appears Oh the records of the court in skeie
ton form; No. -, =. -, conspiracy.
=. --, presenting a fraudulent claim
II is understood that the first is against
Julius Witowski, Daniel &. Stewart, Aaron
Drummer and another party whose name
has not yet been made public.
NAVAL GAZETTE Ordered Gunner Geo
Dunn to the Richmond, south Pacific station,
per steamer Of the 10th November from New
YORK. Observation-Disclosures w. B. Livsngs-
ton from the Plymouth, and ordered to the
receiving ship Colorado, in New York; Lieu
tenant Joseph Marthon from the receiving
ship Colorado, and granted four months
leaEt. Master SnerCOn Porter from the
"a a, and placed on waiting orders; Mate l..
r. Strout from the receiving ship New Hanp-
shire, at Norfolk Va and placed on waiting
orders; Gunner ID. w. Burroughs from the
Richmond, south Pacific station, on the re-
porting OF his relief, and ordered TO return
home and report his arrival.
PERsoNAL.-Theif Many friends will be
gratified 10 Learn OF the arrival In oar city
his morning of j. w. Thompson, esq, and
hos pri fCit
tue places OF ro.e 10 the Old world. They
are ALI in excellent health, Mr.. Thompson
having been entirely restored by the recre.
alton be has allowed himself Com the heavy
responsibilities which have devolved u1ol
Dim as one Of the most enterpTisIng apI
capable business men of our community.
- Among the visitors to our city are Col
Rodney Smith and the beautiful aud accom-
plished lady who has recently joined her for.
tunes with those or thjs gallant and we'll
known officer of the army paw corpa
80 Senator Cragin. OF New Hampshire, is
n this city '''-Secretfry Cta ifler will re-
urn and resume his duties on Wednesday
OF this week.
THE ANNUAL CUBAN SgSsArION.-With
The regularity of the November ides comes
the revivalo of the stories that the government
has decided to recognize the belligerent rights
of the Cnbans; that ii is concentrating ieet
in the West Indies, and otherwise making
preparation for possible war with Spain.
The only evidence which seems to have given
more than the usual color OF truth to these
statements is a cable dispatch from Mairid
that Minister Gushing has made a demand
on behalf of the Unit States tina. the war
In Cuba shall cease. II is learned that while
the administration has ever exercised its
best offices to secure peace in Cuba, the
Madrid cabinet have not been discussing, as
reported, the question in the precise shape
telegraphed. Points of an unsettled cOntro-
yersy which arose some time ago are alone
under debate and correspondence.
NIAL.-An American scientist travelling
abroad writes the Commissioner of Educa-
ton, inclOsing communication from an
amateur art critic in London urging that the
utmost be done TO secure as favorable q rep
resentatiOn as possible at the Centennial OF
the progress OF art education throughout the
world. In seeking TO present wOman's work al
the centennial As student educator. and BEN
efactor OF education, Mrs Gillespie, presi-
dent OF the WOmans Centennial Executive
committee, writes the Bureau OF Education
desiring aid in communicating with persons
interested In this work In foreign countries.
IL rs expected that this interesting exhibit
Will bling out fully the facts illustrating
what woman has done IN education in this
add foreign countries for a hundred years
past.
ARMY ORDERs.-First Lieut.. Louis V. Ca
ziarc, I'd artillery, is detailed as professor of
| military science and tactics al Bowdoin Col
lege, Brunswick, Me-, and will report for
uutJ SdpI. Jouu . iNCu GERS,
military storekeeper, Quarterm Is er's de-
partment, is detailed for duty in connection
with the International E Exhibition OF SO, and
will report by letter to Major l.. c. LyfoI,
ordnance department, chairman of board, ON
behalf of the United States Executive de-
partment, for instructions. First Lieut. John
Il. Babcock, 9Th cavalry, is detailed as
member OF the general court martial ap-
pointed TO meet at st. Louis barracks, Mo,
from this office, vice I'd Lieut., w. p. Hall,
5th cavalry, hereby relieved. On the re-
commentator OF the Paymaster General
Major Charles T. Larned, paymaster will
repair To New York, Detroit, Chicago, st.
Paul. Sioux City, Louisville, Leav enWorth,
and st. Louis, to investigate the operations
of the pay department under Instructions
from the Paymaster General, and on COM
pletion of this duty will return to his sta
ton, in this city.
CouNTERFEIrERs' PLATES SECURED
When the FIRST announcement was made of
the arrest Of the Statfelt family. Nelson
briggs, and Ben Boyd, counterfeiters, in Ilii-
Lois, by Chief Washburn, and the operations