Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-25

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HJNTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS for to-day,
s345 10 80; for the month tOdate, as OS5 4OS 90;
for the year to date, sec, 1856 $50 -. Customs
70 to-day, sos ,3467 month to date, Sill PES
500 CT; year, SAL G6G 029 IS.
THE GOLD VALUE OF EXPORTS into the
United States during the month of August
1873, was 81, AS, 13; August, 1874, SIS 2f7 367
eight months ended August 81, 1875, $780,
5si,43o; do. 1914, S396.3s4,27O
1HE CHICAGO CoLLECroRsHIP.- The
Washington correspondent of the Cincinna'
Gazette says that the resignation by Mr.. Judd
of the cOllectoIship of customs at Chicago
was asked for under authority from the Presi-
dent
Down ON LOTTERIES The Postmaster
General TO day directed the postmaster at
Denison, Texas, to withhold and forward to
the senders all money orders and registered
letters addressed to the 81 Texas Gift Concert
Association" lottery concern. The order
is similar 10 the one issued in the case of the
lottery agent L. ID. Sine, of Cincinnati.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE have been granted to
naval officers as follows: Lieut.. II. l.. Tan
ner for one year, with permission to leave
the United States Passed Assistant Paw
master Joseph Foster during the month of
October, with permission to visit Canada
carpenter j. l.. Thatcher for six months
from the ISL OF OCTOBER next.
ANOTHER INDIAN CoMMIssroN.-Hon. r.
B. Vance, of North Carolina James Steven
son, of the District of Columbia and A T.
Davidson, of North Carolina, have been
designated by the Secretary of the Interior
as commissioners to appraise the lands
recently recovered to the North Carolina
Cherokees.
A BOARD TO retire disabled officers of the
army has been ordered to convene In this
city on the l1th of October next. The board
will consist of Col. w. III. Emory. 5th cav
airy; Lieut.. Col. Wesley Merritt, 9th cavalry,
Lieut.: Col. W. L. Carlfn, 18th infantry; Sur
geon James Simmons, Surgeon Dallas Blche;
and Capt Arthur Macarthur jr., 18th in.
tantry, recorder.
THE TEXAN SUFFERERs.-The Secretary
OF War, in response to a telegram from the
adjutant general of Texas asking if govern
ment aid, as IN the Alabama overflow can
De- extended to Texas, says that the Texas
district inundated does not lie within the
scope of the country included in the law
authorizing such aid. The sufferers by tine
recent storm, therefore, will have 10 look for
assistance TO other sources.
NATIONAL BANKs.-The Treasurer now
holds 1912 $50, 1862 to secure national bank cir
culatiOn, and 1879, 200 to secure public de-
posits. The outstanding national bank cir
culaton is now S3iT ,I20 ,223 of which - 164 900
are gold notes. The Treasurer to-day recei vel
S61T AIS national bank notes for redemptiOn
making a total for the week of -, G54 43s
The shipments OF legal tenders and fractional
currency for the week were-legal tenders
s2,56I 1872; fractional currency, 1851 900.
PRESIDENT GRANT and wife accompanied
By ex-Secretarv BOrie and wife, General
BabcOck and Colonel Fred. Grant and wife
arrived in St Louis Yesterday, aud are quar-
tered at the Lindell Hotel. The President will
visit his farm to-day and arrange for the sale
n mi 1.aox
Moines, iowa, Monday evening, To be pres
ent at the soldiers reunion there. The party
VIII then start for Denver via Omaha and
Cheyenne.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Lieut. c. r. Meeker de-
tached from the Canaudaigua and placed on
waiting orders. Lieut.. Isaac Hazlett d.
tached from the receiving shin Colorado and
ordered To the HydrOgraphic office Lieuf.
Charles L. Arnold from the Plymouth and
placed on waiting orders. Lieut. Joseph
Marthon from the Boston navy yard and
oiCered TO the receiving ship Colorado. at
New York. Master Charles A. Clarke from
" Michigan and placed on waiting orders
The order assigning Chief Engineer Elijah
Laws 10 The Canandaigua has been REVOKED
and he has been ordered to remain ON duiv
on board the Minnesota.
THE CONTRACT between the Post Office
department and the United States and Bra
al mail steamship company, which has ex
listed for the past ten years, expires to-day;
ana the company have given notice to the
postmaster General that they will not dis
patch one of their steamers to Brazil, via st
Thomas, next October. While the line has
been OF decided benefit To American com
merclal interest, 1t has not, as an invest
ment, been successful, and the Stockholders
are unwilling To submit to the loss which
must ensue if the steamers should continue
TO run without subventiOn. Mails for Bra
I'll viii, by Inc new arrangements, De con-
yeyed from Baltimore.
PERsoNAL.-Chief Justice Waite has beea
al GAINESVILLE, Ohio, this week on visit to
his son, who is railroad superintendent at
that place. Senator Robertson, OF SCUM
Carolina, is at the Ebbitt House The
California papers report that Senator Sha-
ron, the proprietor OF that establishment,
mas rendered 70 Mrs. Ralston suit of seven
rooms in the Palace Hotel, with private ser
wants private coach and coachman, SO long
as she may see fit To use them. ...Ex-At1
torney General Williams has returned to
Tie city from visit to his parents in central
New York. Capt. Bryant special agent
OF the Treasury. has returned from Alas xa
where he has been inspecting the fur seal
interests.
THE BLACK HILLS NEGoTIATIoNs-Iti is
not impossible that the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs may join the Black Hills
commission: near the Red Cloud agency, in
case there is much further delay. It is be-
heNed by many that his presence there
would greatly expedite matters, and that
representations by the Indian chiefs, to most
on whom be Is personally known, than to the
members OF the commission, since the sach-
ems know him to be an agent OF the Great
Father" The Commissioner is of the opIn.
ION that IS 900, 600, which has been mentioned
as The sum the commission will offer for the
Black Hills country, would be a moderate
sum, In view OF the advantages the govern
ncnt would secure from their accession
THE MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN, Con-
NENTI0N.--The interest in the forthcoming
Massachusetts republican convention in
creases as reports of the election of delegates
from various towns come in. 1t is impos-
slble To give correct estimate of the prefer
ences OF delegates. 1t is generally conceded
thus far that the Rice men have majority
OF 5s1 delegates. Careful inquiry gives Ri e
Zi2, Lorlng 1s7, unpledged 152, about 30 Of
whom have preference for Adams.
ANOTHER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
The people of Portland, Maine, propose to
celebrate the 18th OF next month, the centen-
NAL anniversary Of the burning of the town
hyy hnD rtf faI.