Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-20

John a. DE Amman.
JAMES P. LEWIS, OF New Hampshire, has
been promoted from first to second class clerk
in finance office, Post Office department.
THE L. 8. STEAMER PowHArAN, now at
New York. will sail in day or two for Port
au Prince, Hayti.
OWING to the pressure OF private business
Mr.. r. ii, DUEL, the new Commissioner of
Patents, will not assume his duties until the
ed or 18th OF October next.
Col. ]. W. KNowLToN, chief clerk Of the
Post Office department, will return from
Connecticut to- morrow. Mrs. Knowlton has
quite recovered from her recent illness.
GIN. EATON, Commissioner of Education,
is expected II return in a couple of weeks.
His report for 1874 is well under way and will
probably be issued some time in October.
MIDsHIPMAN A. l. CASE, JR., has reported
his return home, having been detached from
the Franklin, European station, and has
been placed on waiting orders.
REFLECTED Returns of the late election
in New Mexico indicate that Hon. s. b. Ell
kins has been elected delegate to Congress
by about 1 $50 majority.
A POSTAL CONVENTION similar to that
existing between the United States and New
South Wales, is being arranged with Queens
land, and will probably 60 into operation
about the LIST OF January, 1876.
THE FUNERAL OF Hon. Henry T. Blow,
late Commissioner of the District of Column
bia, took place yesterday at his residence, i'm
CarOndelet, Mo-, and was attended by many
hundreds OF citizens of all classes.
PRESIDENT GRANT and his wife and Gen.
BabcOck arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
where they had been attending the reunion
of the Army of the Cumberland. Saturday
they returned TO Long Branch.
a BOARD, consisting of Naval Construct
Ors Edward Hartt, T. f. Weob, j. W. Earby,
7. ID. Wilson, and G.. r. Boush have started
on an official visit To the navy yards at New
YORK., Boston, and Portsmouth. n. H., for
the purpose of ascertaining the amount of
stock on hand at these stations belonging TO
the Bureau OF Construction and Repair.
THE Loss OF THE SARANAC-The board
Of naval officers appointed to inquire into
the circumstances attending the loss Of the
L. s steamer Saranac have completed their
investigation, and report that no further
proceedings are necessary. The report ex-
onerates Captain Queen from all blame in
the matter.
ARMY ORDERs.-Second Lieut.. Charles g.
Ayres, 25th infantry, has been transferred
To the 10th cavalry. One hundred and fifty
recruits are ordered to Fort Union, New
Mexico, Tor assignment 10 the 18th infantry
The leave OF absence granted Col. Frank
Wheaton, I'd igfantry, has been extended
two months. Leave of absence for two
months. on surgeons certificate Of disability,
with permission to leave the department OF
The South. has been granted I'd Lieut.. Ed
Iaund h. Webster, ID infantry.
RI TIREMENT OF AGENT SAvILLE-Dr.
Saville, agent of the Red Cloud agency, ten
dered his resignation at the close OF the coun-
ellis of the Secretary of the Interior and the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs with the
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail delegations
several months since. and recently it was
referred to the board of the Episcopal church
Oy whom DIR. Saville was nominated, and
that body has recommended the acceptance
Of his resignation, and nominated "A Mr.
Hastings, of Michigan. as his successor.
PERSONALITY Senator Yulee, of Florida,
is at Willard's. ~. II. Painter, CORE
spondent Of the Philadelphia Iagdrer. has
returned from Watch Hill, Rhode Island
man Beck, of Kentucky, is in town. ...-Chief
Justice CARTEL, OF our District Supreme
Court, has returned TO the city after an Alb
sence OF several weeks at his home nea.
Cleveland, Ohio, and in other parts of the
west. Judge c. is looking remarkably we'll
and Will resume his duties Immediately
Collector Simmons, of the port OF Bos ton
is at Willard's.
OUR GOLD AND SILVER PRoDUcrIoN.-A
statement showing the estimated annual
production Of gold and silver In the United
States during the 70 years from 1Si9 to 1873
has been prepared by the bureau of statistfcs
The annual average production OF gold ac-
cOrding TO this statement, has been $50 $40
OcO, and That of silver, for the IS years from
1889 10 1873, Sl3 800 600. The production Of
gold has, with the exception of one wear
been annually decreasing since 1856, and tue
production OF silver has, with the exception
OF one year, been increasing since 1859.
AWARNING TO WASHINGTON GIRLS who
are in the habit Of letting their heads get
turned in their admiration for the suckers
that shoot up nearly every year around the
foreign legations is sent home by a lady COR
respondent of one OF the Philadelphia papers,
writing from Paris under date of the 81 inst.
She says: A former attache of the legation
OF Holland at Washington, a young gentle
man by the name of Edward ZuyderhOf
has just been brought before the tribunal of
IL appears, TO Monaco, where he lost every
thing he possessed in the world at the gam
ing table: Then he proceeded TO Mentone,
where, with singular but perhaps uncon-
scious appropriateness, he took tie name of
St1el. He swindled a number of Dersons
mere including the keeper OF the hotel where
ne LOGGED, and foreign doctor whom he con
suited, out OF various sums of mopay He
also replenished his wardrobe at a fashion,
able tailoring establishment and soon after
wards disappeared without paying a sou 10
any OF his victims. He was arrested at Con
trexeville, and has been condemned 10 six
months Imprisonment He is said TO belong
10 an excellent Dutch family, but a passion
Tor gambling has brought him TO his present
position.
THE PARTY OF EDITORIAL EXCURSION
lists FROM TEXAS arrived in this city last
Saturday evening, and took rooms at the
Metropolitan hotel. Among the party were
u. A. Cutler (and wife), of the Commercial.
Dallas; A. l.. Darnall land wife). Patriot.
Sherman; Ed. Allen (snd wife), Visilor. Gal
weston; I. ]. Crook land wife, Courier. Sber-
man; A Habney, Transcript, Roclpor II. G.
Altorf, Morning Ban, Marlin; w j. Murnf,v
iron 60e, Jefferson; c. L. Van Horn. Aif,,sT,
tner, Dallas w. j. Barker, AduOcate, Calves
Ton; w. n. Bryant, y w. Il. X. Guiese Austin.
Edw. Bryant, Miss Eta Davis, Houston:
Miss Nettie Power Houston, OF Houston,
who Is the daughter OF ex-senator sam
houston, and Is pOetess OF local repute and
considerable merit. The whole party was
under the guidance of Mr.. X. w. ihompson.
yr, OF the Texas Pacific railroad. They have
made quite tour through the west and
southwest and intended making a stay ofsey
ersl day here and in Baltimore but the news
o. the disastrous food In Galveston caused
mem such anxiety (some living and all hay-
log ms nds In that city, that they started last