Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-02


nal revenue, S23o, $50 .29 customs, 1891 .60J.33
PATENTS, designs, trade marks, &c, were
issued this week TO the number OF 1853.
THE AMOUNT OF national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day for
redemption aggregated s2e5,i10.
THE POSTMASTER q ENERAL is busily en-
gagged III the preparation of his annual re-
port.
JUDGE OTTO, formerly Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Interior, has been appointed off,
cial reporter Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, vice John w. Wallace, re-
signed.
THE COMMISSIONS of Mrs. A V. Camp
bell, as postmaster at Olney, H., aud Theo.
w. Otis, postmaster at Prescott, Arizona
territory, were signed by the President to-
day.
INTERVAL REvENUE APPOINTMENTS
Joseph Hodnett has been appointed internal
revenue gauger for the eth Illinois district;
Edward Marcum, storeKeeper for the Sth
Kentucky district, and VIM. II. Collins
storeheeper tor the 5th Kentucky district.
CAVALRY FOR THE CHEYENNE AGENCY.
Agent Gibson, of the Usage agency, has sent
TO the Cheyenne agency one hundred cavalry,
and with this support expects to force the
Indians into submission. These Indians.
who are opposed TO GibsOn's late action, have
ordered him TO remove all goods off the res
ervation.
SPAIN AFRAID OF YELLOW FEvER.-Tne
Treasury Department has been officially no
titled that by royal order of the Spanish
government all vessels leaving New Orleans
after the LIST of September are declared foul,
(tne yellow fever existing there,) aud will be
subjected to quarantine on entering any
Spani SD port.
COST OF INLAND MAIL TRANSPoRTA-
TIoN.-During the month of october last the
cost of inland mail transportation, includilg
service by railroad, steamboat, and in other
ways, and the expense of mail messenger
service, was Increased In the sum OF ST. $50
80, and decreased in the sum of So, 402 CT
making net decrease of ssh ,516.3j for the
month. During the first four months of the
present hscal year the actual Increase ia the
cost of inland mail transportation was Sl5J,-
3.h.I2, or at the rate of loo, 1i2 Is per annum.
The increase for number of years past las
amounted To from 81 200 600 to 81 500, 900 an
nually.
THE British Quarterly Rerie3c for DC .ober
(Scott Publishing Company reprint). re-
ceived from Warren Choate 4 Co, has
amOngstit articles of current interest, one
on Modern Necromancy,' in which it is
neld, "that while there is ample testimony
as to the occurrence of phenomena iuexpli-
plcable according 10 the generas order anl
limitation of organic life. the study of these
phenomena has not advanced a single step
oey ono the e. establishment of their objective
reality that its study is attended with dis
advantage and danger, and with results that
are absolutely unreliable, and that modern
sp1rituaiism is identical with ancient necro-
NANCY.
THE PRESIDENTS INDIAN PoLIcY.-sev-
eral pastors in this city, of different denoni.
nations, who were apprehensive that the
N~a,sF
towards the Indians, called on the President
yesterday 10 express their conviction tina.
,uch course would greatly disappoint
Christian people all over the country, and be
blow TO The cause Of Christianity through
cut the world. The President replied that he
that IL not Only would not he abandoned
while he occupied that PLACE, but that it wa;
his hope that during his administration IL
would be SO firmly sta bill shed as to becous
the necessary policy of his SUCCESSORS,
IMPRISONMENT OF BRIGHAM YOUNG
Brigham Young was yesterday placed in
custody of the sheriff for the nom payment o.
the alimOpy (Which, together with the coun-
sci fees, amounts 10 80 ,0O0,) recently adjudged
MS life Ann Eliza. Senator Sargent had AN
Interview with the Attorney General this
morning regarding the matter. The Attor-
ney GENERAL Will bring up the subject before
the President to-day at Cabinet meeting
The point made is, whether in marrying
Brigham, fully aware of his numerous other
wives, Mrs; Young did not tacitly acknowl-
gally married. This is an entirely new light
In which TO view the subject, which is of
considerable interest. Judge PIerrepOnt is
OF the opinion that Brigham will be dis
charged.
FOURTH AUDITORS REPoRr.-The annual
report OF Judge Tabor, Fourth Auditor of
the Treasury department, shows that during
the last fiscal year paymasters' accounts, in
vOlvtng the sum of S19, 23O, 476 %, were ai-
Justed; navy paymasters' and Individual &C.
counts. In which the sum OF S22, s79, 322. 36 was
INVOLVED; prize claims, amounting to
s35e s5os in the aggregate; general claims,
amounting to S2i3, SCI IN the aggregate, and
navy pension accounts. involving the sum
OF $3.50, 80; pay acquisitions, amounting to
$50 ,iSs, 5000, and funding acquisitions,
amounting to 81 ,637 ,428 were entered Re,
ports were made in $40 pension cases, ~
bounty land cases and upon 9 applications
for admission into the United States Naval
Asylum.
WIN. S. KING To DARE ANOTHER INyEs-
TIGATION.-Wm. 8. King has announced his
intention to appear and be sworn in on the
first day of the session of Congress. At one
time he was inclined to await the result of
the proceedings against him. He now says
ne VIII be on hand with the intention OF
starting even with the rest" Thus far
during recess, he has drawn his paw regu-
larry. Certain of the parties to the Pacific
10 force another inquiry at the opening of the
session. Some of them assert that Col. Ir-
win has discovered notes and papers which
Will enable him 10 trace much more of the
fund disbursed in Washington than he did
when Oh the stand. Hatch and his party de-
clare that they will be able to produce lists
with the names of all parties who received
any portion OF the fund either directly or In
directly.-Wdsh. Cor. ~ Y Tribune.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Blaine, of Maine,
accompanied by Representative Hale, of
that state, and Mrs. Mary A. Dodge, has be-
gun trip through the British provinces
1.-The Hon. Alex. H. Stephens is regaining
his strength daily. '".SenatOr Booth, OF
Caltfornia, Is confined at his fathers house
In Terre Haute with q sore foot ....Mr, J,
h. de HegermAn Lindencrone, the Danish
minister, who married Mrs. Moulton last
week, brought with him from Norway q sort
OF family wedding carpet. 1t is OF very
quaint design and curious workmanship,
said to be very beautiful, and Of almost fab-
ulous value. The bridegroom's family from
time fmmemOrfal have been married upon IT.
.''.SenatOr Morrill, of Vermont, has arrive
In the city. PROF. Hnlyer has novel To
Capitol Hill, and opened his studio at 3l3 G
street southeast. '...Generals Sheridan and
Crook called upon the President this mora
ing. ...Hou. R 81. Duell, Con- missioner OF
Patents, left for New York on Saturday
evening to vote at the election to-day.