Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-16
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue, s345.9O2i9; from customs, S5O9, 52934
The AMOUNT of National Bank note cur
rency T ceived at the Treasury department
to-day aggregated S5O1, 329 %.
THE SECOND CONSCIENCE CONTRIBUTION
of bounty jumper in the sum of one dollar,
was received at the Treasury department
yesterday. The penitent propo,es TO pay one
hundred dollars into the Treasury in such
sans AMI at such times as suit his financi L
condition. Thus far he has sent two dOlla rs,
with ninety-eight yet To hear from.
THE COTTON CRoP-Aceording to the
report of the Department of Agriculture the
condition of the cotton crop for the month of
September shows a marked improvement
over the month OF August. and as cOmp&rri
with the same period OF 1874 the condition is
m'ch above the average. Some DANA re is
reported by drought and lice, but not suf-
heIent TO seriously affect the general average.
a FAST MAIL TRAIN FROM NEW YORK
TO WAsHINGToN.-Aftera careful inveSti-
cation OF the subject, Postmaster General
Jewell yesterday telegraphed to the division
superintendent at New York to have the
Baltimore and Washington mails sent out
today on the fast train, via Philadelphia.
This should bring the New York mails In
baltimore about l y. m, and in this city
not later than go p. m.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. r. NJ Symonds
ordered to the Minnesota, at New York, 9th
October next. Sailmaker George ID. Doug
lass TO the Powhatan at New York Mid
shipman James &. Cresap has reported his
return home, having been detached from the
Richmond on the 3Oth ultimo, and has been
placed on waiting orders. Pay Director II.
Philadelphia, on the Goth inst, and ordered
10 settle accounts. Sailmaker George G.
Boerum from the Powhatan and placed on
waiting orders.
THE RED CLOUD COMMISSION will proba-
bly, make two reports-a majority one signed
by all the members except Mr.. Faulkner,
and minority report signed by the latter
gentleman. The former will admit irregu-
larities at the Red Cloud agency, but will
say that no evidence was addvced to prove
that either the Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs or the Secretary OF the Interior were
cOgnizant of such Irregularities. The mi
nOr1ty report will sustain in the main the
charges of fraud against Agent Saville, and
will sharply criticise the Commissioned aud
the Secretary for their Indifference to the
complaints against the agency in question.
THE INDIAN COUNCIL IN THE BLACK
HlLLS.-A dispatch from the Red Cloud
agency says that the Black Hills commission
have finally resolved TO hold a council at
the mouth of the White Clay creek, miles
northeast of the Red Cloud agency, and all
The Indians were moving in that direction.
IL Is intimated that twenty-fiv thousand
Indians will attend the council, and at pres
ent their camps extend forty miles along the
White Earth river. The Indians are said to
be perfectly willing 10 sell the Black Hills
country at almost any price, as they are
convinced that the whites will occupy the
c1uhtry anyway. The commission do not
prOpO-e 10 offer the Indians much mOnsy,
but will provide for their maintenance for a
long term OF years, which arrangement will
be preferable for all parties, as the govern
ment must support them in any case.
AN ALASKA SILVER MINE APPRoPRIAr-
I'D BY CANADIANs.-The collector of the
port at Sitka, Alaska, recently made a re-
port to the Treasury department that silver
mine has been discovered in Alaska by a
practical miner, whose report of the charsc-
Ter and location OF the mine was forwarded
10 tie department Since furnishing this in
formation to the department, the collector
mas reported that party of Canadians, hear
ing OF the existence of the mine have lOcat 4
AID established a colony in its vicinity, end
claiming that il is upon British territory
have applied TO the Dominion authorities or
an act OF Inc operation, TO enter upon its de-
velopment. The collector is positive that the
mine, which is represented to be immensely
yaluab bic, Is hey ond the western boundary OF
BRUSH AmeIi'a, and clearly within the ter
rtory Of the United States. The matter ha5
been referred 10 the State department for in
vestigation.
PERSoSAL.-Lady Thornton and daughters
are at Lake George, where they will remain
until October. .."Col. Moseby proposes to
oren a law Office in Washington at an early
day. '''-GeOrge Alfred Townsend and fam
!ly have gone TO Northampton, Mass, where
Mrs. Il. and the children will remain until
late autumn. ''.'Mrs. Gen. Foster will spend
several weeks in the country, near BaItf-
more, before settling down in Washington
for the winter. George w. Adams, of
The HoTfd, and family returned to the city
from Saratoga yesterday. "'.J. j. Noih
esq, well known in Washington, is now To-
Gated in New York, as the publisher of Nodh's
weekly Messenger, Sunday paper established
by his lamented father in that city MANY
years ago. ''"Mrs. Whittlesey and Miss
Johnson are still lingering at Minneoua
where they will rem ain most OF the present
month. ''''Bishop Hare, OF Niobrara will
soon be married to Miss Kitty Wolfe. daueh-
ter OF John II. Wolfe, OF New York. She is
said 10 be the richest lady In America
Mrs. Gen. Sherman and family were m
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New York yes
terday, on their way home from the White
Mountains. MADAME lie Vert gives a
reading in Salt Lake City this evening
&c. w. Hamersly, esq, general travelling
agent OF the American Press Association, is
n the city.