Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-09


Townsend, died at the Sturtevant hotel,
New York at noon to-day, aged years.
AN ORDER has been issued by the Secretary
OF War directing the retirement of General
Samuel W. Crawford with the rank of briga-
dier general, to date from February 18th, 1873.
1T is NOT EXPECTED that the call for the
retirement of additional bonds contemplated
10 be made at an early day will be issued
until after the return of Assistant Secretary
Cor ant from New Hampshire.
CONSCIENTIOUS REaTITUTIoy.-A letter
was received at the Treasurers office to-day,
enclosing s14 "consci entious restitution
from former citizen of this country. who
is now residing in Reaoing, England.
THE VIRGINIUs INDENNITY-The State
department has received a cipher dispatch
from Minister Gushing. at Madrid, conveying
the information that the papers for the set
Element of the Virginius indemnity had
been signed. The terms of the indemnity
are the same as We're agreed upon with Great
Brltain-hve hundred pounds for each victim.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Among those
who had interviews with the President to-
day were Senators Mcdonald, Mcmillan
boutwell,, and Dawes. ex-senator Sprague
Bishop Arnes, Generals Ingalls, and Alvord
Governor Brooks OF Arkansas, and Repre-
sentatlves Garfield. Whitley, Potter, Nib
lack, Morey, Lowe, McNulta, Harrison, and
eX-Representative Poland
On A QUESTION as to whether the proyis-
ions of the new tax and tariff bill apply to
goods on board OF vessels that have arrived
at the port of their destination and have
regularly entered at the custom-hOuse, but
the Dill became law, the Treasury depart
ment decides such goods exempt from the
provisions of the act.
TwENTY-CENT SILVER PIECEs.-The Sec
rotary OF the Treasury has decided to sus-
pend the coinage of twenty-five cent pieces
on the Pacific coast. Hereafter twenty-cent
pieces will be coined instead for the use of
mat section and for the state of Texas which
also use specie only as a circulating medium
The coinage Of twenty-five cent pieces will
De continued as usual at the Philadelphia
mint.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Booth, arrived in
the city this morning. He is stopping at the
Ebbitt House. ''.'Bracebridge Hemyng, of
Jack Harkaway fame and Henry Charlton
Emmett, descendant of the Irish patriot
and rising author, are at Willari's on
thear way 10 the south, where they will cor
respond for Leslies Illustrated. .."Nr.
VIM. s. King, the missing witness of the
racine pail inquiry is IN this city, and IL is
understood is the guest of Senator Windom
at his residence on Lafayette square.
THE REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL eau
Gus To-DAY-The republican Senators
hell caucus this morning and arranged
the list Of standing committee subsequently
elected in the Senate. They also agreed TO
present the name of I. w. Ferry, of Michi-
gan, Tor President pro teHlpoTe, of the Senate
Prior to the adjournment, the subject of the
eIect1on OF sergeant-at-arms was preached
reached, and the caucus adjourned TO meet
on Thursday, when the matter willlprobably
be again considered.
THE INDIAN CAPTIvEs IN THE SOUTH
WEsT.-The Government has on its hands
about 3. 900 captive Indians i'm the southwest
who have been forced by want and starva-
ton to come back upon the reservations
which they hal abandoned for hunting ami
depreciation. These Indians are under mill
taIy guard, and will continue to be guarded
upon the reservations as long as such guard
snail be necessary. The appropriation of
SSOO,oOO for them will be devoted to their
wants, and this appropriation will enable the
government TO keep them on reservations,
oy the ald OF the military, till such time as
they are ready to take the war path again.
THE NEW ASSESSORS FOR THE DISTRICT
were appointed to-day as follows: VIM. H.
Clagett, Geo. w. Hardness. John II. Brooks,
Il. Z. Dodge, and j. II. McChesney. 1t is I'M
de1StoOd that all will accept. Mr. Clagett is
well known in this community. He is real
estate owner himself and dealer in real state
Mr. George W. Hardness is a mechanic and
builder. brother OF Mr.. John c. Hardness
me well known architect and builder. Mr.
cOlOrPd
man. chief messenger in the Navy depart
ment and trustee of the cOlored schools
Mr.. K. p. Dodge is a well known citizen of
Georgetown. real estate agent. and Mr.
McCheSney is an old resident and property
holder IN the county. His residence is at
Brigbtwood.
MAKING ''HO MOGESEoUS PULP" OF THE
CURRENCY.-In accordance with the recon-
mendations of the Controller of the Currency
IN his annual report for 1873, Congress appro-
pTiated on June I'D, 1874, $1,000 for the cree
llon OF macerating machine for the destruc-
tlOn OF national bank notes and other paper
issues OF the government, and also author
lZed The destruction of these issues by a mae
GRAZING machine. instead of burning to shes
as provided in the national bank act In
August last the Controller of the Currency
accompanied by the chief machinist of the
bureau of engraving and printing, visited the
paper mill OF Jessup & Moore at McWilliams-
Town, Pa, for the purpose of inspecting the
working of the Gould engine, and the result
OF the examination was so satisfactory that
us purchase was recommended, and i'm ac-
corGance with the report of the Controller
u a GIlolls We're given by the Secretary of
the treasury TO the Gould engine company
of Gardiner. Maine. at once 10 manufactures
such an engine for the use of the department
The engine has recently been erected in the
basement of the Treasury building and lis
operation is pronounced entirely satisfactory
From $500, 600 to ~1O0.Oa1 of national hank
notes, weighing about three hundred pounds.
are tally consumed by the engine, and the
contents are reduced TO homogeneous pulp
In about thirty minutes. The pulp may then
be drawn of. and the hopper personally in
spected. II is thought that several tn Ousand
dollars annually will be saved TO the g ,vern-
ment by the sale of the pulp resulting from
the process OF maceration.
a PHoTOGRAPHERs BIG BONANZA
somehow, like as the rose you admire fades
away, so seemed to fade away the elastic
step and artistic genius of b. a iy, the pho.o-
grspher. During the war every third person
you met on the streets OF Washington
seemed TO be an officer in the army
About every fifth one of those Officers
had his photograph taken in uniform at
Brady's. i can hardly name general who
came east whose picture Is not among
Bfady's negatives. and the first, last and ali
the time men who led the south into, dragged
IL through, died there, or brought IL out OF
rebellion are in the lot. Every public char
acter-politician, judge, general, actor or
setress-is found il Brady's collection of
negatives.
After the war Brady conceived an idea that
he would keep his negatives i'm good condi-
ton, make rational portrait gallery of
several thousand public men, and strike q
bonanza by selling out to the government
But he was poor lobbyist. Sam Ward told
some congressman at four o'clock this morn
ing that there were four points involved In
successful lobbying: Never bore a man:
make yourself useful to them and then make
ali you can out of them" Brady was evil
uently not so instructed. He violated all