Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-07


revenue, s225, s6oo3; Customs, s6I4,aai.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note circu-
lation received at the Treasury to-day for re-
demption aggregated s473,7O0.
HEAVY MAIL.-On resuming business
yesterday morning at the Post Office depart
ment ii was found that since the close of
business on Saturday last 81 1852 letters had
accumulated. OF this number 9,616 were re-
ceived by the Sixth Audit Dr's office.
REVENUE APPOINTMENTs.-Willi III.
Thomson, 18th Indiana; VIM. S. Hawkins;
LIST Missouri, have been appointed store
keepers of internal revenue, and T. u.
Plumridge, 5th Missouri; John Il. Powell,
Leander S. Smith and Henry \. Buesing,
LIST Missouri, gua2ers.
To GO WESTON the recommendation of
the Commissary General of Subsistence,
capt. Fred. +. Whitehead, C. s., is relieved
from duty IL this city, and ordered 10 repor:
10 the commanding general department of
the Missouri, for assignment as aepot com
missary ofslbsistence at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas.
NOTWITHSTANDING the adjustment of the
difficulties between Scott and Garrett and
the fact that the latter is now permitted to
pass over the Jersey lines between Philaiel-
phia and New York, the Pennsylvania rail-
road company continues TO carry the mails
between New York and Washington, both
ways, as usual.
a LOTTERY DEALER SUING A POSrMAS-
TER.-Judge Swayne, of the United States
Supreme Court, has dissolved the Injunction
granted to L. ID. Sine. the Cincinnati lottery
dealer, restraining tue postmaster at Tn 1t
place rom retaining registered and m0ney
order letters addressed to him, as he was dI-
rected TO do by the Postmaster General. Sine
has now sued the postmaster at Cincinnati
for damages.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE for one year, with
permission to go beyond the sea, has been
granted FL Lieutenant Thomas G. Townsend.
9TH infantry. to take effect at the close of the
season of active operations. The extension
OF leave Of absence granted ri Lieut.. Charles
ID. ParkhurSt, 9Th cavalry, has been further
extended three months, with permission to
go beyond The sea. The leave of absence
granted Capt. Andrew n. Damrell. corps of
engineers. Mobile, Ala, has been extended
one month.
MOVEMENTS OF L. :. NAVAL VESSELS
Telegrarhic dispatches to the Navy depart
ment report the following movements of l.
:. vessels of Wharf.-The Shawmut arrived at
Port Royal on the 9TH from Key West; the
NarraganseLt was at San Francisco on the
ith, from La PaZ, Mexico; the Kansas was
al IL nSacola on the 9th, from New Orleans;
the Renicia, on the 9th, at ESquim 1t, from
san FranciscO; and the departure OF the Ply
mouth from keyWest for the Rio Grand. on
the 9TH.
notwithstanding Bristow returned
TO Washington this morning. 49, Colonel
FL sha Rice of san Francisco fifteen years
American consul in Japan, but OF late years
a citizen of Washington, sails for Europe
August 2d, TO he treated i'm Paris for Bright's
disease of the kidneys. 80" Mr.. j. B. ThOnp-
son. appointment clerk of the Interior de-
partment, is enjoying his annual leave I'm
Montgomery county, Md. ..'. The Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs will return to-
morrow. 49, Secretary Delano is expected
back from Mt. Vernon the latter part of the
week.
PROMOTIONS IN THE PATENT OFFICE
Mrs. TheodOsia l.. Talcott, Mrs. Alice War
demann. Miss Margaret A. Callan, Miss
Annie Sterling, Miss Minnie G.. Olcott. Mis-.
Caroline Alexander and Miss Mary +. Har-
wood, all of the District OF Columbia and
Miss Nellie 4. Shedd, New York; Mrs. Co
lumbia y. Payne, Virginia; Miss Eugeaia
Washington, Virginia; Miss Antoinetfe +.
Beecher, Vermont; Mrs. Sarah II Andrew,
Ohio Miss SalIie X. Fracker, OHIO; Mss
l.. Dunlevy. Maryland; Miss Dora T. New
ton, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Brunette s. NJ
Donald, PeDnsyl vania; Miss Mary F.. STAN
per- per- Missouri Ms Mrs Lydia Il arlington Hi
ritOry, and Miss Sarah s. Holden, South
Carolina, have been promoted clerks in the
Patent Office at a salary OF 81, 900 per year.
HEAVY STORMS-Sir Men Killed by Linz
fiing-RepOrts of heavy wind and rain
storms have been received from various
parts OF the country. At Nyack, y. Y,
storm, accompanied by thunder aud light
ming, passed over the city and two men
were killed by the electric fluid. During a
thunder storm at Portsmouth, Va. yester-
day, two boys were killed by lightning, be
sides damage done to property. a W0rces-
tFr (Nass.) dispatch says that two OF the
feayieSt rain storms ever known in that
section passed over that city on Monday,
rlT1O hnt and
ton of property. Several houses were set
on FIRE and two men killed by lightning.
THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS who Ar
rlYef at New York during the month of June
was - $3.50, being sob less than in the same
month of IS7i For the three months ending
June 30. 1875, 1856 immi grants arrived al
the same port, which was % ,389 less than for
the same period of 1874. OF the arrivals last
month, 3.2G4 were from Germany, 3,192 from
Ireland. 2,2i6 from England, and the balance
from other countries.
THE BRITISH LION WATCHING TIE Rf7a-
SIAN BEAR.-The British Parliament had M
last night the subject of the danger menac-
ing The British possessions in India thrOu IN
The extension of Russian influence and power
In Central Asia. On behalf OF the govern
ment statement OF its policy was made
which was TO the effect that Russian aggres-
siOns would be closely watched, but that
there would be no attempt 10 establish a
neutral ground.
l>OALPERS IN TROU-
BLE.-A Chicago dispatch dated July l..
says: The Law shutting up the Offices OF
railroad scalIers g eS into effect to-day
out the agents have secured legal assistance
and Will fight the law on the ground that IL
Is unconstitutional They have addressed q
circular 10 the railroad managers on the
subject"
DUELING JOURNALISTS.-M. Granier De
CaSSaSnac is again on the War-path having
challenged NJ. Gambetta for insulting lam
guage in La Republique Franchise. a duel
was yesterday fought in Belgium between
NJ. Rosati, Of lie Presse, and NJ. Perivier of
lie Figaro, In which the latter was slightly
wounded.
| BRUTAL OUTRAGE AND MURDER-LIzzie
Schmidt, aged seven years, was outraged and
killed near O'Fallon, ILL.,, Saturday night.
James Hogan was arrested in east st. Louis
Monday night on suspicion of being the gull
| ty party, and taken TO O'Fallon. Fears are
entertained that Hogan will be lynched.
COLONEL LONG, formerly of the United
states army, but at present in the service of
the khedlve of Egypt, has brought TO Cairo
| nom his last expedition to the interior OF
| Africa, nve specimens of the anthropOphagi
| including two females of the Aka or dwarI
| race.
BAD CROP PROSPECT IN ENGLAND-Ac-
\ cording TO the Mark Lane Express the cror
| prospects in England are rather threatening
| owing To the weather which nrayept S N wi q