Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-26
EVENING STAR.
s. ashington News and G, ,sein.


TaE RECEIPTS to day were. r. ., trtarrs,
revenue, ~5-I,sC5 =. rom custo ~, zoo y.
THE PETsIDEST has a. ..a,.faei the sixtb
section, comprising TIVE nv rriIos nj tue
Southern Pacific railw- ~ Of California.
IHE ANoUST OF ,stfonal b2nl, note cur
rshcy received a, de Treasury 70 day for re-
"e'"i non SssFef satcd Soa-.2o3.
"AMEs F-Er ,oKNEE. r.. mas been appointed
lh'e'"oi Ie' .euu- gauger for the fifth Ken
lucky Dis. .rict.
iHt NATIONAL BANK OF EVANSVILLE,
=. with a capita! OF SiGa.Co0, was TO-DAY
q" ,oriz- IL 10 commerce business.
ASSISTANT DIsTuCF ATTORNEY DIS.
2iI>-vU.-T1 Attorney General today Is
sued an order diemissiBg from office Assist
at lis Iict Attorney James Erzzclora. Of
Arkansas.
TIE SI0UN Commission ara still tallins
test mouy at Cheyenne. Two witnesses ap-
Pear 10 have personal knowledge Of the II
reEu!aIi;ies, but refer 10 others, who in turn
give some one else a. their authority. Tue
cCnfri sion VIII probably conclude its
!aturS tJ-mCrTCW.
The Pacific NAIL SERvICE.-The claim
Of tie Pacific Mail Steamship Company
against the United States for some SSOg,0o0,
due IS seven quarterly pas mcnts on the pos
"a contract accrued between October I. 1873,
amt June 50. ISI5, is now before the United
States Court 81 Claims. the complaint
having been signed in New York Monday
a. Il fOI varied 10 Washington.
AN OLD DEBT TO BE PAID.-The certin-
Gates OF $50 issued on account OF the state OF
Mas achuSettS and Maine for money expend-
el during the war IF iS12, and transferred py
them To the Northern and European Railway
contrary Of Maine, amounting TO SG1S 900.
Y III he T&td hV the assistant treasurer a.
New York on the lSt OF September, the day
Of maturity.
RUMORFD CHANGE IN THE TREASURY
HEPARTMENT.-Tuere is rumJ- clrrent
that Henry c. Rogers, deputy cOJnmiSSiOner
Of internal revenue. is 10 be succeeded at an
carly day, although Assistant Secretary
CoUaEt- when iuterTOgated on the subject
stated mat he was not aware o. Il, and hal
h,ait TcthiUg concerning il. Mr.. Rogers
who just returned from a three weeks
trip In PennsylN ania. is one OF the most
Popular officers in the department.
L. s. REvENUE VESSELS TO CHANGE
STATIOEs.-Orders will be issued in a few
days for a general change in the stations of
vessels attached to the United States reve-
Iue marine service. This is necessary in
oder 10 allow iron vessels which have been
doing duty in salt water To have the benefit
of fresh water streams, which in a measure
prevents such vessels from fOuling. Pending
Of the revenue marine service. has been tenn
T0Tarily ordered from Charleston % George
L wn, ;. L.
PANAMA DECLARES Wharf.-The Navy de-
partme1t is in receipt of telegram from
Captain +. Simpson, commanding the
United States steamer Omaha, dated at
Panama today, announcing that the state
O Panama has issued declaration of War
a 'aiIst the federal government of Columbia,
In consequence OF the condition of affairs
and the danger TO American interests on the
Is hnaS Of Panama, Admiral Mulia1y,
commanding the north Atlantic 1~et, has
been directed to hold all 81 his available
force 10 proceed without delay 20 AspinWaH
10 Protect American interests.
PIT srS4L-Dr Baxter Medical Purvey-
90 [. :. A, arrived at San Francisco last
Thursday. Senator Ross, Of Kansas,
Is now foreman of newspaper Office in that
80 je, and dOubtiesS happier in many re-
S.e.ts Than he was when in public life.
lion. II c. Mccormick and wife were in
Yosemite Valley at last accounts. '..sA ris-
taTcli Bey. the Turkish minister. was regis
tered at the ALTERNATE Motel, New York,
Nerttruav. ''''''ElOqUent Tom Fitch" Is do
ing yeOrnan service on the stump for tine
,traieht republican ticket in California.
49, Mrs. James Crooks and her son, J. VIII
L q brooks. are in Scotland. Mrs. NAct.,sr
nee Blocks, IS al HOmbourg.
OUR TEoUBLE WITH TRIPJrI-Tue T. =
steamers Cor gUeSs and Hartford arrived al
TTipOli on Saturday. Several days will be
."CeSsary To se!tle the questions at Issue
al >lE- out OF the insults Offered 10 the United
., ates consul The reported assaults Offered
10 tie naval officers are not deemed OF ANY
iDuOrtaI,e. If the matter j. not settled Sa
i-lac:Orily ~ the government at an early
day Rear Admiral NOrden VIII be ordered
- no, eed 10 TripOli with his fleet. ami o.
IS arrival report by telegraph To the Navy
department tor Instructions.
waite letter from Prof j. l.. Nourse, delegate
from the New York geographical society TO
The CeOHapi zeal congress which recently
met in Paris, and who was Instructed by the
Navy department 10 make a special inVeSii-
cation AZ regard TO the construction of the
SCtz car al. aud 10 inform the congress of the
sur, eyS which have been made by this gov
CT. meut from 9ehuantepec ID NapSipi for
a. iuterOceauic ship canal across the 18th
mus o. DaTlen, says that he found an i'm
pre- sion prevailing that the United States
not only mad not made any surveys or recon
tOisS&EceS for that purpose hut was opposed
20 any such project lie received valuable
aid from ". D. LesSepS in correcting that
impress ION, and that gentleman also placed
ore OF his engineers at his disposition, he
SIDES furnishing him with fUli information,
oral. written AMI printed, in regard u the
construction and maintenance Of the SueZ
canal.
ANOTHER LITTER FROM Nh WEL~H.-A
second letter from Mr.. William Welsh 10
Assistant Secretary OF the Interior COwen
has been published, being supplementary 10
The r gUldT series addressed 10 Prof Marsh.
Mr.. COWeu, in statement furnished bg
him 10 the press, brought up against Nr
W ci~H bis IeiuSal TO appear before one OF Mr.
ielaUO'S commits ions TO tell what he SBiI
he EEcw about the alleged 81 iuneSOta timbeT
~wiudie. and his refusal or failure Ia testify
before the Indian Committee Of the House or
EeFTeSen tStiVes In regard Ia fraudulent Goa
tracts. Mr.. Welsh says he had already met
f#.HA. D Ions Lot
Marsh. but he takes them up again and
answers them i'm detail. He states that In
re-a!d To the alleged timber Swindle he uSei
an possible means 10 get that investigation
Instituted in ONE form that would enable
him to force cOnvicting testimony upon un-
willing attention; that in st. Paul, in Phila-
deiIh and ia Washington he patiently per-
sisted in the endeavor 10 bring out the truth
and that ne was foiled at every point by in
-'ueEces which, If not then understood, are
sufficiently patent now.
NAVAL ORDERS. - Captain a. c. Rhind
ordered as inspector Of the Sd lighthouse