Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-06


revenue, Ss67 1924; from customs 1916 ,6l9.76.
SECRETARY BELKNAP is at Keokuk,
Iowa.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury department
to-day for redemption aggregated s7Ol,O2s.
SECRETARY RoBEsoN, who has been alb
sent for several days at Rye Beach, New
Hampshire, is expected to return to- morrow
morning.
GEN. CowEN, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, says there is not a word of truth in
the report sent Off yesterday by the Associ-
ated Press, To the effect that Secretary
Delano who is on another visit to Mount
Vernon, Ohio,) will not resume his duties as
Secretary.
THE GRANGERs.-The executive commit
tee Of the National Grange, now in session
in this city, have adopted a report heartily
recommending the proposed English Roch-
dale) plan OF cooperative exchanges to the
consideration of the state and subordinate
oranges.
OFFICIAL VISITORS TO THE GOVERN
MENT INSANE AsYLUM.-The President has
appointed the following board of visitors
for the government hospital for the insane
during the term of six years from the 1st day
of July, 1875, viz: Joseph NJ. Toner. George
:. Gideon, and Joseph Henry, all of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
SECRETARY BRIsTow left here on Satur-
day night for New York, and a dispatch was
received from him last night, from the Fifth
avenue hotel. 1t is not known at the Treas
ury whether the Secretary went to Long
Branch this morning or started home on the
limited express train. In any event he is
expected here Tomorrow morning at the
latest.
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Rock Enon Springs for the summer. DIR
j. c. yelling, president of Columbian Uni
versity. has gone on vacation trip along
the coast of New England, which will prob
ably be extended TO Mount Desert. Judge
DIN is, we regret to state. confined To his
room at his residence near Sligo. MOntgom-
cry county, Md, by an attack OF infiamatory
rheumatism.
WAsHINGToSIANS ABROAD-Among the
Americans registered abroad at latest dates
were the following Washingtonians: w G.
MetZerott and family at the SaIzungen
Baths, Germany, June 18th; j. q. Adams. G..
b. COrkhill, L. s. Grant, jr., Col. McCook
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. c. Robbins. Elise swan ana
George F.. Baker, at Paris, June 18th. Gen.
aud Mrs. Eaton, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Cutter
and lr. aud Mrs!J w. Parker, at London, on
the l2ih; 7: a. Browry at Brussels, on the
9Th; Mrs. Herzberg and family. at Homburg
on the 9th. L. s. Ministers Maynard and
Ortiz were at Vienna on the sth.
AN Usage GRIEvANCE.-The Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs has written a letter
TO the Secretary of the Interior recommend
ing that the Usage Indians be Unidentified
for property stolen from them by citizens of
Kansas some time ago The Commissioner
says he is informed by the agent that these
Usage Indians are deeply grieved and in
censed. The customary morning and eve
ming walls of the orphans and widows are
still kept up in the Usage villages, ana it is
with the utmost difficulty that they are re-
strained from going out in what are called
mourning parties" TO assauge their grief in
the blood of white men.
ADAMS EMPRESS COMPANY have notified
the Secretary of the Treasury that after
thirty days from date they will decline to
carry national bank notes over their lines al
the usual rate OF % cents per II 900, because
OF the risk being too great to ensure Droat IN
The business. They propose to continue the
carnage of legal tenders the same As usual
because with them they have guarantee of
indemnity in case of loss. 1t is understood
that the company will ask half bankers
rates. They claim that their present con-
tract amounts To about One-eight1 bankers
rates Tor the same work. The receipts of ma
tionaI bank notes for redemption will
amount to about one and a quarter millions
per day during the month OF July, and the
proposed Increase makes an important cues
ton 10 the national banks.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS The
President has signed the following commits
sions:-Henry l.. Thomas, translator, De-
partmsnt OF State; Chas. Payson, chief Of
The bureau OF statistics. do: Ferdinand JEFF
fersOn, chiefOfthe bureau of rolls and library
do; Robert c. Morgan, chief of the bureau OF
accounts, do; Arthur b. Wool. chief of con-
sular bureau, do; Henry ID. j. Pratt chief of
diplomatic bureau, do; John II. Haswell,
chief of bureau of index and archives, do
Chas. r. Douglass 10 be consul of the United
states at Puerto Plata, San Domingo. Also
the commissions Of the following Treasury
iStp
Ger OF the United States at Chicago. ILL.,; VIM
p, Titcomb, deputy register of the Treasury;
Henry n. Lockwood, deputy commissioner
controller; Edmund y. Curtis, deputy ri
controller; Henry X. Leara, deputy list audi
tor; Chas. III. Herring, deputy ID auditor;
Alien NJ. Gangewer deputy Sd auditor; VIM
b: Moore, deputy 4th auditor; Jonathan B.
Mann, deputy 9Th auditor; F. Il. Lilley, dep
uty auditor of the Treasury for the Post
Office department; Frederick E. Grossman,
collector of customs, Fernandina Fla. Also
the following: John TOffe, OF Nebraska sec
rotary of Colorado territory; John X. Clark
OF Nebraska, surveyor general for the dis
trict of Nebraska; II. NJ. Keyser of Illinois,
receiver OF public moneys at Helena, Mon
tana; Thomas A. Reilly. of Pennsylvania:
agent for Indians of White River agency, in
Dakota; John NJ. Martin, postmaster, at
Jackson, Ohio; Lester Markham. postmaster
at Madison, Ga; Charles ID. Bradley, U. s.
attorney for the territory of Colorado.
ROBERT DALE OWEN, who has been lately
vainly seeking restoration to health at a
water cure establishment at Dansyille in
Western New York. has been taken to his
home in Indiana, insane. He, as is well
kI Owr, is the son of Robert Dale Owen, the
famous English philanthropist, who was one
OF The founders of tie system OF" Socialism"
lie was born in Scotland in 1901. and in 1923
accompanied his father TO this country. par
tcipatfDg in the unsuccessful social Scheme
at"New Harmony" Indiana. He afterward
went 10 Congress rom that state, serving
two sessions, from 1873 to 1S47. He was one
OF the hrst Regents OF the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, and took prominent part in its or
ganlZation; subseC uently he was appointed
Minister Resident at Naples, which position
he held Tor NUMBER of years. He has been
extensively identified with the spirituaIistic
movements, and has written almost yolum-
1nously upon that and kindred TOPICS His
ideas, being usually regarded as partakine
largely OF the wild and visionary, IL will oce
casion no surprise that he has lapsed into
positive insanity.
THE CAMBRIDGE CENTENNIAL-The GEN.
tennial anniversary of Washington assum-
ing command OF the continental army was
celebrated at Cambridge (Boston) Saturday.
Flags were displayed, salutes fired, and at
night there was a display OF fireworks. On
the Common during the day a poem was read
by James Russell Lowell, and an Grafton by
Prof. Peabody, OF Harvard College. The
Loem described historic scenes under the Old
Elm one hundred years ago, sketched the
character OF Washington and closed with a