Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-14
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
| THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue, 1911 ,132 80; fromcustOms, S52s 26}. G..
SECRETARY robson left here this morn
| ing for Salem, n. j., to be absent until Sat
| urday.
Mr.. HENRY NJ. ATKINSON, Commission
| er of Pensions, has returned from the west
and resumed his duties to-day.
POSTAL CARDS FOR THE PRESENT YEAR
Third Assistant Postmaster General Barber
| estimates the consumption of postal cards
| for the present fiscal year at 120,OOO,O00.
| This estimates he thinks is warranted by the
Increase uS15 per cent of the last fiscal year
| which ended June so, 1874.
THE BLACK HILLs.-Iu reply to an inquiry
| Of General Geo. Crook as to what should be
| done with the miners already in the Black
| Hills country, and those hereafter found
| therein, the President directs him Z" to issue
from going TO the Bisck His 20 at fep people
the result of the labor of the commission to
| treat with the Indians is known"
/ JAPANESE CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONERS
| The Japanese minister in this city informs
! the Secretary of State that two of the persons
| recently appointed by Japan as commits
sioners to represent the interests OF that
| country at the centennial Exhibition have
| arrived i'm Washington. and he requests that
| they may be put in communication with the
proper officials of the exhibition.
CLERICAL PRoMoTIoNs.-The following
! promotions have just been made in the Pat
ent Office Edward d. Boyd. of Texas, and
! Thomas {. Upton, of Nebrask a, to be second
| assistant examiners, and VIM. III. DoOlittle.
| of Mimi, and Wallace A. Bartlett, of New
| York, to be first assistants. Dudley w.
| Rhodes, o. Ohio, has been promoted from a
first to second class clerk hi % in the finance
| office, Post Office department.
PERsoNAL.-Major Roche, newly appoint
ed paymaster U. S. A, arrived at San Fran
| eiscO-his present station-on the Ith. III
II. Clum, chief clerk Indian Office George s.
| ktngS, superintendent railway postal ser
| vice, and Col. Baxter, u. :. A, were regis
| istered in New York yesterday. ...'" EiO-
queut Tom Fitch was the orator of the day
| at san Francisco on the 9Th. Hon. Logan
| III. Root, Of Arkansas, arrived in this city
| to-day.
| CROOKED WHISKY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
| l.. Cass Carpenter. collector OF the 81 inter
| al revenue district of South Carolina, re-
! ports to the internal revenue bureau, under
date OF July 6, that in q recent raid, con
| dIcted by him, he captured five men, charged
| with defrauding the revenue, and des trOyed
! four distillerieS. During the past forty days
| he has captured and destroyed no less than
| fifteen distileries, taken ten prisoners AID
| captured one hundred and ten gallons of
| whisky.
| THE CHICAGO CUSTOM HOUsE.-RepreSen-
| tative Farwell, OF Chicago, had an interview
! with Secretary BristOw yesterday afternoon.
and urged resumption of work on the Chicago
| custom house building. He submitted the
| unanimous report OF commission, composed
1 of seven prominent local architects, ap-
1 pointed by the city council 10 examine the
| structure and report as to its safety This
4 fonda n 10 h.Ii1 a
1 ing are firm and in safe condition and the
4 walls as level as in any building of such q
size. small part OF the stone is imperfect
| and can be replaced at a small cost, but the
material used generally Is sound and good.
| The report contradicts in detail the one made
| y the commission appointed by Seer .tary
| brIstOW some weeks ago, and the local com
| mission assert that, as they have hal much
! Experience in building on Chicago soil, they
| aic better qualified TO judge as To the secu-
| ~ of The building than the Treasury COM
| mission.
ARMY ORDERs.-On the Recommendation
OF the board of commissioners of the Sol
iiers' Home, Captain FULLY McCala is re-
| lieved at his own request as deputy COVER
| nor of the SoIdi 1rs' Home, and ordered to re-
| port to the adjutant general of the army for
! orders. Second Lieutenant ID. s. DenisOn,
| 9Th artillery, is relieved from duty a the U.
,. NJ ilitary Academy, West Point, to take
effect August2sth next, and ordered to join
| his proper station. Assistant Surgeon r G.
| AinswOrth is relieved from duty at the u. s.
| Military Academy, West Point, and ordered
To report by letter To the Surgeon General
| First Lieutenant James UIiO, 2d infantry
acting assistant quartermaster, having re-
lieved Second Lieutenant Charles r. Tyler
| 10Th infantry, as acting assistant quarter
master at Chattanooga, Tenn, is ordere,,
also TO relieve him of the charge of the ma
tlonal cemeteries at Chattanooga and Knox
| vile.
THE ALLEGED FRAUDS AT RED CLOUD
AGENCY-Specitic Charges by Prot. Marsh-
Prof Marsh, of Yale College, has written a
letter to President Grant in relation to the
alleged frauds at the Red Cloud agency. He
ueciares ne mas no confidence In the sincerity
of The Secretary of the Interior or the com
missioner Of Indian affairs in prosecuting
tho investigation into these frauds, and thai
tne ekiuenee IN ms possession reflects unfa-
the charges made by Prof. Marsh: l. A GEM
j. j. Saville is totally untitled for his posi-
tion, ana guilty or gross frauds upon the In
dams in his charge. 2. The number of In.
dams at this agency has been sys 6ematicall Y
| OveIstated for purposes which can only re-
suit in fraud. 3 The last issue of annuity
goods which L witnessed was a suspicious
| transaction, and in part, at least, fraudulent
4. The beef cattle given TO the Indians have
ceen very inIsfior owing TO systematic
| frauds practlced by the agents and beef con-
tractors. 5. The pork issued TO the Indians
| during my visit was not suitable for human
Iood. O.. The flour was very inferior, and evil
| dence OF fraud III this article is conclusive
| 4 The sugar and coffee were not good though
| better than other supplies. 8. The TOBACCO
| observed was rotten and OF little or no use 70
| the Indians. 8. In consequence of fraud and
| acknowledgement the Indians suffered greatly
| during the past winter for want OF fool and
| Clothing. 10. The contract for freight from
| Cheyenne 10 the Red Cloud agency was frau
| dulent. as the true distance is 1i5 miles
while the contractor was paid for 212 miles.
| THE BAKER STATUE.-The following let
| ter was received to-day by our townsman,
| Col. Robert j. Stevens. 1t will be remem-
| bered that the last Congress appropriated
$1,000 FOR heroic size statue of the late F.
| ID. Baker, Senator from Oregon, (killed in
| battle at Balls Bluff, Va, October ~. 1862 \
To be made from the model of the statuette
| owned by Col s.:
CARRARA, ITALY, June g. 1873.
| Dear Col. &ere1s: Since the day after my
last letter have been at work here on the
| Baker, and have done all that can do until
| the work is farther advanced in the blocking
| out. You may form some idea of the labor
| required to execute such a statue from the
| fact that three w6rkmen have been constant-
| iy engaged upon 1t since early in February,
and will have TO be continued until October,
| whenever portion is sufficiently advanced
| for my hand 10 finish, take the place of one
the workmen, SO as to push the progress of
| the work with all possible speed You will
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