Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-31
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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THE NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION out
standing amounts to S3i9, $500, of which
p 100000 are gold notes.
THE NATIONAL BANK NOTES received FOR
redemption to-day amount to sos .9I6; total
receipts for the week. S4.31S,If1
THE TREASURY now holds 1914 .S9I 1862 in
bonds to secure national bank circulation,
and Sls,I"2.2OO 10 secure public deposits.
FIRST LIEUT.. JOHN MCCLELLAN. 5th
artillery. has been ordered tn report in per
son 10 the chief signal officer Of the army for
duty.
SECRETARY BRIsTOw left Washington last
night for Kentucky. to vote at the state cleo
ton 10 be held there on Monday. IL. will be
absent "; elk or more.
CUSTOM RECEIPTS 20. day, sti0I30; in
ternal revenue to-day, S}Io.JcEc}; total in
ternal revenue receipts for the month 70 j ate,
s9,Se1-2ti.
SWITzERLASD AT THE Centennial
The Swiss government has notified the State
department. at Washington of the appofnt-
ment Of Col. II. Eeiter as commissioner gen
sial Tor Switzerland for the centennial of
TRANSFERRED AND PROMOTED.-Mr. W
j. L. Clark. recently transferred from the
Third Auditors office OF the Treasury depar,
meHt, has been prOmOt / To thiri-cIasS
cierkship III The Office OF the supervising
a4CnltsCt.
PERsONAL.-SccretaTy Robesou LEFT here
asst night for Rye Beach, y. H.. to spend a
month with his family there. The Mar
GuiS Of Chamlrun is at the Union Square
hotel New York. go Speaker Blaine has
received the honorary degree OF Doctor of
Laws for the Colby University.
President GHANT aud family have
Promised To be ore, sent at the Sunday sch,,DI
assembly soon % meet at Fair Point. y. y.
The President * also expected To make a
visit To NewYDr: next month. for the first
tiIEt since bee took Office. He will be the
EuCst -. levi /. Morton. and be bauqueteI
- a. tou- E1Tiu II. Morgan ant Senator
EuTu>Ia-.
RFTTEfSG LEGAL TESDE2s-Tha Seer.
i,,ry or tie Treasury nas directed that
~l,"la.i52 Of loga. tenders be retired, being 50
PER cent. If the additional bank note circuIa
ION iS>Het last month. Cnttl further Orders.
.it amount ~ outstanding legal tenders will
be >J1s1 ,ioG-
". O. AVERY, late chief clerk Of the Treas
ury. yesterday arrived at 81. Louis to an
swer Ia the Indictment found against him il,
The United States district court. Severa,
other Persons i.tict-zt ia COuuersfDq wifi
ihe whisky frauds have entered into th,ir
personal reCugl iZaaces or given bonds Ia az
iear iICn Jay TO DAY.
TIRE NEW NATIoSAL BANK NOrFs-The
Secretary OF the Treasury has decided TO
N" ke 10 change in the engraving or printing
Of The new national bank notes except thai
hOtes are 10 be printed on distinctive paper
ard market ''SerieS Of l>.5," and Will bear
Tie Signature OF the present Treasurer of the
United States.
The TREASURY CHIEF CLERKsTITp SrrIr.
FACAET--Uuited States Treasurer New
having reqUe 'tod that he might not be de
?riyed Of Nj GIlfilau's services as cashier
OF tie Treasurer Office, Secretary BristGR
las reCoEsidered his determination - ar-
Io.ht That gentleman u the Office OF chier
clerk Of the Treasury, male vacant bv the
dismissal Of Avery. II is not yet known
who viii be appointed chief clerk.
GENERAL COURT-NARTIAL has been or
deret 10 convene at Fort WhippIe, Va, on
the "a OF August, for the tria. OF such officers
as may be brought before II. Tne detail for
the court L. "a follows. First L!eUtenanfs
Geo. ). Grimes, 81 artillery; a. II. jackson
9Th Infantry; J. y. Buchanan, 18th infantry
u a. Reed, 2j artillery; Second Lieu enant
> 1. Ne1ters lttn infantry.
TEE BRITISH LEGATION. : Sir Edward
Thornton, the British Minister, left by the
limited express this morning FOR Long Branch
and Will spend part or next month a. New
port. K !.
Mr.. Haegard. who has lately been trans
ferTed 70 The British legation at Tenrau.
sails FOR England this afternoon in the .Cit.-
Of Richmond" en- route 20 his new post.
Nr. lie PDeT Trench, Secretary OF the Bri-
lsh LEGATION, returned 70 this city Oh Thurs
day morning.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ens ga +. l. Lu..Iow 70
the coast survey, Acting BDatswaiu VIM.
Hcnton 10 the Michigan. Detachet-Mid-
return home, having been detached from the
Pensacola on the 18th uljimO, and has been
placed ON waiting OTuer>, BOatSWain Josiah
- Aiken nom the POwhattan, and ordered
IL The navy yard. WdShiL gtOfl, Tth August
next, BOatswain James Heron from the
CTrJudaiE ud, and ordered TO temporary duty
at Tie navy yart, Pensacola; Passed Assist
ant Engineer Charles II. Manning from The
I;'vai acade my, and ordered TO the Swatara.
YELLOW FEvER-The following telegram
fom Fer, Bsrraucas, Florida, has been re.
ceiyed by the Surgeon General Of the army
July 30. $50 a m.-NO new case and no
e. a;hS since my report Of last night. DR.
SteTLte symptoms are more favorable
this morning. j. VI. BRANSAE,
Bvt. Major General. L. 5. A, coIu-i'g.
The following dispatch has been received
al ihe War department, forwarded nom
headC Uar'erS of the army
CHICAGO, JuIy 9th, 1T5.
nj. ". ID. WhupIFe. Il. d. q. HeHffY ufrters Of
the 4 -,a3, s.. LoULs No.
Gen. AUsur. under date Of the tn instant.
telegraphs as fOllCws.-Cp 10 last night nifty
fOUT cases OF yellow fever at BarrancaS and
FOUR deaths. Among the latter is the son OF
Colonel Randall No officers are sick OF
their families, Mrs. Brannan and Mrs In
gals have the fever. Doctors stewards ami
eVcry thing required have been sent there.
iSIghed - L. II. SHERIDA<
Lieutenant General.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY
ST. LOUIS. July =, lsT5.(
Ce' p ~. Sheridan. Chicago NJ
lhe General o. the army directs me to say
That tie com uauGing officer at B4rraucas
should he authorized To remove the whole or
any part OF his command 10 the Pine Woods
OF lOrida or 10 any point the commanding
general III the department of the Gulf NAV
approve. regartieSs OF department lines
signed p JOHN NJ. BACON.
Colonel and y. II. G..
Gov. HENDRICKS has got both feet over on