Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-24
EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip
THE RECEIPTS TO-DAY were, from internal
revenue, 500, ss1; from customs, SEQ, iO5.
THE AMOUNT OF national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day for
re'iemP ion aggregated sS564,O2O.
THE PRESIDENT will give a farewell din
rer party at the Long Branch Cottage next
Thursday to Mr.. and Mrs. Sart0ris, wlo will
sail ioT Ell gland or Saturday.
Two CABINET OFFICERS RETURNED
Attorney General Pierrepont anI Secretary
Bristow have returned TO Washington and
resumed their official duties.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMKNT5.-The Presi-
dent has appointed David VI. Simmons post
master az Jacksonville, Ill, and Edward C.
David surveyor general of Wyoming terri
tory.
TEE SIOUX COMMISSION. appointed to in
vestigate the affairs of the Red Cloud and
Spotted Tail agencies, are at Cheyenne. They
have examined over one hundred witnesses,
hut nothing Offic lal has been learned as to
their conclusions.
THE FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GEN
ERALsHIP.-The position of First Assistant
AttOrney-General has been rendered by At
toTney General Pierrepout to- New England
alto. ney, who has not yet signited his ac-
ceptance Of tie Office. For this reason his
name is at present withheld from the public.
REGISTERED LETTER PoUCHEs.-Encour-
aged by the success which has attended the
use OF the through registered letter pouches
ON the main routes between Boston and San
Francisco. the Post Office department is now
making arrau genleDLS TO put them upon the
routes between Boston ard New Orleans in
order To meet the requirements of important
points in the south.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Conlmander r. F.. Brad
ford is ordered 70 hold himself in readiness
for the command Of the Marion. Master C.
Z. Rees. 10 the ReDicia. Paymaster Thomas
T. Caswell has reported his return home,
having been detached from tue Pensacola
and as fleet paymaster OF the North Pacific
station on the 9th June last, and has been
ordered TO settle accounts.
ARM OEDERs-Superintende Henry \.
Armstrong is ordered to report in person to
Captain y. +. Rockwell. Assistant Quarter
master, in this city, for Instructions and for
assignment To the charge of the NATIONAL
cemetery at Winchester Va. Leave of ab-
SCI CT for one year, with permission TO go he
yOTd the sea, is granted Captain Warren c.
Beach, IL infantry, Fort sill, Indian terrific
y. The leave of absence granted Colonel [.
y. Palmer. 2d cavalry, Fort Sanders. WyO-
ming territory, has been extended four
months.
PERSONALITIES. Admiral Farragut is in
head on the Western Union telegraph lines.
according TO the Graphic. So are a great
many other prominent men occupying high
places in the various branches OF govern
ment. Carl Schurz has been staying for
some time in Switzerland. ..--Sir Edward
Thornton is in New York, accompanied by
Mr.. Adam, of the British legation. Gen
eral Crock is spending few days at Deer
Park with the parents of his wife,-whO. IL
WI be reme mbercd, is the daughter OF Mr.
DALEY, the proprietor OF the hotel at that
place. '''' Mr.. ROdeTick Duggin 10 the name
of the gentleman who is said to have won
the heart and hand of Miss Schenck, daugu-
ter OF General Schenck. Mr.. Duggin is a
wealthy ScOtchman, the son OF prominent
Glasgow manufacturer. General Schenck
and daughter are now in Scotland, visiting
the amily of Mr.. Duggin.
y CURIOUS PENSION CAsE.-Tha, follow
ing curious case has come before the com
missioner of pensions, upon which he has
Just rendered decision: y woman i'm Ten
nesSee, who had been married, and whose
husband deserted her in 1860, was ma cd
again IN 1862 70 another man without an ac-
tua! civorce. The second husband became
so der and died IA 1otjJ. In 1873 the LegisIa-
TIRE OF Tennessee passed an act legaliziny
the last marriage, and the woman now is an
appicant for pension as the widow OF her
solder husband. The commissioner held
that as the first parties had not been di-
yCIced AZ the time of the death of the soldier
when the claim, If any, occurred, the WON An
wac not the lawful wife OF the soldie. aud
that the act of the Tennessee legislature, be-
ing retroactive, is unconstitutional, and
would be void If II applied TO the claim.
ANOTHER COMMISSION APPolNrED-The
following gentlemen have been selected as
members OF the new commission to visit
Chicago and inspect the foundation, mate
rial and construction OF the Chicago custom
house, with q view To the set etnent OF the
many yeXed questions which have arisen ia
COM ectIOn with the erection OF tlat building,
viz EEgi ueers-GeneIa William Il. Franz
I'm, Connecticut; General James Il Wilson,
New York. Architects-J0hn NcArth-r
Philadelphia: Henry WhileStone, Kentucky;
y. j. BradiCe, Massachusetts. Builders
j DobhiEs, Philadelphia; Andrew Kennedy,
~ Louis. The commission had long con
ference with Secretary BristCw this morn
iug- They were instructed 10 thoroughly N
spect the walls, foundation, and especially
20 ascertain the durability OF the Buena
vista stone OF which the structure IL butt.
They were likewise requested TO particularly
inquire INTO the defects set forth in the re-
rot ~ the first commission which :nsp ,ctei
TIE Work.