Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-10
EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip,

THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue, Sc 2,31s.9i; from customs, s204 319 90.
THE TORPEDO BOAT INTREPID, now at
New York, has been ordered to Newport.
THF NATIONAL BANK NOTES received at
the Treasury to-day for redemption aggre-
gated SiS5.4Oo.
SECRETARY BRIsTow is spending a few
days with Secretary Fish al Garrison's, on
{ e Hudson.
a WARRANT was issued today in the
Treasury, Department for one cent, the same
being necessary to the proper adjustment of
an amy officers accounts
HEAVY ISSUE OF POSTAL CARDs.-There
were H.2@S 600 postal cards issued during the
month of July last, on the reQuisition OF
POStmasters. This is the largest number
ever issued in any month before.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED-The Presideptbas
signed the commission of Philip Doppler.
collector Of internal revenue for the 6th dis
trict Of Missouri. and Charles w. Patterson.
register OF the land office AT MarysvilIe, Cal
lfOrnia.
SECOND LIEUTENANTs Smith s. Leach.
Dan c. kingman, Eugene Griffin and Will
lard Young, corps of engineers, have been
ordered TO report To Major III. l.. Abbot. AT
H!ilei PoInt, n. Y, for assignment 10 duty
THE PAPERS fled by Britton. Gray and
Drummond in the land Office at Springfield,
III, laying claim TO portion of the land
upon which Chicago was built were receiv-
ed AT the General Land Office yesterday, but
WiII not be reached for action for a month or
two.
ADVICEs TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
are as follows The Kansas was put out of
commission at Portsmouth, y. H., to-day
The Rio Bravo left New Orleans veSter-
gay ior the Rio Grande: "A cable dispatch
announces the Hartford at Port Said to-day
She leaves tomorrow for Gibraltar, and ex
poets to reach there the 18th of August.
COMMISSIONER PRATT has under consid-
GRAFTON the prOpriety Ofrevising the mode OF
tIe pay ment OF the salaries of gauCers of in
ternai revenue. Under the present system a
gus ger receiver one cent per gallon for the
FIRST five thousand gallons and an additinnsI
cent per gallon for all in excess of that
amount. The proposition is to fix a certain
pr diem and set forth what constitutes "A
days work.
ANOTHER NEW PLANET.-A telegram has
been received at the L. {. naval observatory
in this city, signed " Leverrier, Paris" saw
ing that a planet was discovered by Prosper
hehTy on August :: Right ascension. y
hours, 50 minutes; south declin alton, lie II:
hcufly motion. one second in right ascension
recTogade, and plus thrty-six seconds in
destinations; magnitude 1lth.
YELLOW FEvER.-The following telegram
from Fort BaTrancas, Fla, has been received
By the Surgeon General of the Army:
AUG UsT 10, 1875, a. m
No new cases; no deaths; everybody doing
well. J. NJ BRANyaS
Evt. Major General. L. s. A, commanding.
A telegram 10 the Surgeon General of the
Navy, dated Key West, 9Th instant, saws
One death from fever this morning. No new
cases reported since last night.
FERsONAL-Hon. j. Russell Jones, T.. 6.
Minister 10 Belgium, arrived in Washington
last evening, ard will remain several DAYS.
49, Vice President Wilson is hard at WORK
at Saratoga, and has written two hundred
pages OF his forthcoming book. 80. The
Hon GOdlove :. Orth, u. =. Minister To
Austria, writes home thai he is in excellent
heaIth, ana pleased with his position and
surroundings. lie resides twelve miles from
the city o. Vienna, in village called
BruhI.
AN AMERICAN CONSUL INsULTED-Com
modore Ammen, acting Secretary of the
Navy, to-day received from the acting Sec
rotary of state a dispatch from Tripoli
dated August eth, stating that Mr.. Vidal
the American consul there. and his LADY, had
been insulted by Tripolitan sailors, and ASK
ing whether any of our vessels of war couId
conveniently reach that point. The acting
orders that the United States steamer Hart
ford, Captain Harmony. now at Port Said.
en- route home from the ASiatfc station
proceed TO Tripoli TO inquire into the
lactS and demand that the perDntr9
tors OF the insult be arrested and punished
Read Admiral Worten, commanding the
European station was also ins tructed TO keen
hlmaelf advised Of the circumstances and IL
necessary send other vessels to Tripoli to de-
maTd an apology and the punishment Of tie
paIiies.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Acting Boatswain Jas.
Farrell, ordered TO the receiving ship Colo
rado at New York; Carpenter Philip s. Craig,
10 duty I'm the construction aud repair de
Partment, navy yard, Washington; Chaplain
:. u. BOorom, 10 the Portsmouth, al the
navy yard, Mare Island, California: Iieuten-
ant Samuel Belden, detached from the com
mand OF the Fortune on her arrival at An
apClis, and placed on waiting orders; Maie
samuel LomaX, from the Fortune and or
dered 10 resume duties at the navy ward
washington; Assistant Engineer John A,
robin, from the Fortune and ordered 20 the
SWatara; Captain F. A. Roe, ordered To the
naval station, New London Conn, 10Th in
slant; Commander Charles III. Cushman, 10
command the receiving ship New Hanny-
Shlre. Norfolk, 18th instant; Lieutenant
ID LELAND. TO the receiving shin Sabine.
BoatSwain John Hall, 20 the navy yart ROS-
tonj Gunner Samuel Cross, TO the receiving
snip Rellef; Captain s. =. QuackenbSsh, de-
tached from the command OF the Feeaivi
snip New Hampshire and placed on waiting
orders.
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