Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-16
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue, s2c5 ,s6S.l5; Customs, Sill ,52I.e6.
GEN. ADAM BADEAU is TO be minister to
Belgium, it is said.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note circu-
lation received at the Treasury to-day for re-
demption aggregated sJ72,4li
Observation-Disclosures has be IN received
in n Is city that ex- Solicitor Barfield of the
Treas ury department is hopelessly insane
aud in lunatic asylum I'm California.
PETITIONS are in circulation, to be pre-
scented to the President, for the retention of
Judge Fisher as U. S. district attorney for
this District.
COMMISSIONERS THACHER, OF the Patent
Office, is spending his summer vacation in
Vermont. Gen1 Spear, assistant commits
siOner, acts as commissioner during his alb
seEce.
THE COTTON CKoP.-The reports received
a. the Department of Agriculture of the con-
ditiOn OF the cotton crop for June show an
Improvement in all the cotton states except
Texas.
SECRETARY BELKNAP left Chicago yester-
day ON his tour of inspection OF the western
Stone valley, returning TO Washington about
the middle of August.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave of absence for six
months 10 take effect when his services can
he spared is granted to Second Lieut.. Fred
Schwatka, Sd cavalry, Camp Sheridan,
Nebraska Capt. Tully McCrea, list artiI-
leTy, has been ordered 10 join his regiment
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. The
President has signed the commissions of
Francis r. StOckbridge, of Michigan, to be
minister resident of the United States at the
Hague; Christian Wullweber, of Iowa, min
lister resident of the United States in Ecua-
dor; Geo. III. owen, of Vermont, consul of
the United states al MeSsina.
CHINA AT THE CENTENyIAL.-The
American Minister to China informs the
department OF state that that country will
be represented al the centennial in a most
interesting and cTeditabIe manner, a feature
of the contributions being an expose of mis-
siOnary work in China, including hospitals
schools, TRANSACTIONS, and printing. The
Catholic missionaries have been invited To
make "A similar exhibit of their work and
VIII most probably comply with the request
FERsONAL.-M. W. Gait and family left
yesterday for White sulphur Springs, where
they viii spend the remainder OF the hea ed
term Toole, the English comedian, who
l. Pleasantly remembered in Washington,
sails for home TO morrow. 80. Baroness
Won Overlook was at the Albermarle, ant
captain GOre-JOnes, OF the British legation
was al the Clarendon Hotel. New York YES
terday. .'.-General Horace Porter late nri-
Vate secretary to President Grant, had AN
eNterdeI interview with Secretary Bristoy
this morning.
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS IN THE
POsT OFFICE DEPARTMENr.-The following
appointments and promotions have lust
been male in the Post Office department:
I. Il. Horton, OF Ohio, appointed first-clasS
nOEey order office, and J. III. Reeves of N
% FIRST class in finance Office. Olinus Smith
and :. g. TTOtt, promoted from first To sec
from first 10 second class in finance office;
Wright Curtis, from first to sec0ud class in
same Office; a. W. ID. Arctander, from first
10 second class in money order Office; T. n
Hat. from second 10 third class in contract
flIte: r. >. Hal. from second to third class
l finance Office; and Mr.. George f. Hale,
money order office.
NAVAL OEDERs.-Assistant Engineer
l>sac :. X Reeves, ordered to the Frolic. Sd
August; Lieut.. Commander Lewis Clark,
Lieut.. j. l.. NOEL, Masters III. +. FitchbO-
LIN, and l. =. Jouett, Assistant Surgeon a
W. Ferebee, detached from the Portsmouth
aud placed on waiting orders: Iient 8 n
Wyckor, from the receiving ship Potomac,
aaG oIGeTed To the Portsmouth 3ISt Instant;
l'as' ed Assistant Paymaster Henry c. Col,
~; rom The navy yard, Mare Island, and
ordered 10 the Portsmouth; Passed Assistant
Paymaster o. III. WhitehOuse, from the Ports
mouth, and ordered To settle accounts; PASSED.
Assistant Ensineer ". ID. Smith, from the
= Il
u the FrOltc; Cadet Engineers George Il
ROBSON, a. Ii. Zane, and ]. X. Eiwaris. from
rhe worcester, and placed on waiting or
ders.
CLERICAL CHANGES IN THE PENSION
OFFICE.-On the recommendation OF the
COmmissiorer OF Pensions, the Secretary
OF the interior has transferred Mr. C.
W. Seaton from the chief clerkship of
the Pension Office To- the corps of speciaI
agents, where his large experience in
MI. : .trfl
10 the service. Major o. p. G.. Clarke
who succeeds Mr.. Seat ton as chief clerk
served in the army during the lac war
He has for some time been connected "; IN
The office, and brings to his new position a
thorough knowledge of the pension laws and
the regulations hereunder. He is about IS
years Oh age. Col. Seaton's transfer is pro-
lnotlon in pecuntary sense, as he will re-
c'lVe salary of Sl.S00, with ~ additional
pr diem, instead of $1,000 as formerly.
A REPREHKNsIBLE PRACTICE To BE
SroPPED.-First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Marshall has addressed letter to a spe-
ciai agent of the Post Office department di-
re .IlEs MN 10 investigate several post offices
IN New Jersey and report relative to the al
legged sale OF stamps in large quantities to
parties whose families reside within the de-
livery OF the offices in question, but
VINO buy the stamps for use in New
York. The First Assistant Postmaster
General says that this is done with the
V.ew of increasing the compensation of the
l. b>lmaSteTS, and that citizens who pursue
tbs course disregard the true object of the
tabllShTnent and continuance of post offices
by The department, viz: 10 serve as agencies
Tor The accommodation of the people in the
delivery and transmissiO ion of the mails-aud
perVeTt them into instruments for paying
salaries EOt fairly earned. He further saws
That II the practice is continued the depart-
ment viii regard il a. good cause for tn dis
continuance OF the office.
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS AGAIS.-T,th the
Editor Of The ECening SGT-Sir: Your morn
ing contemporary comes to the defence of po-
ltical assessments in reply TO my note of
yesterday, and says that my argument is
altogether fallaciOus, urging that, though
there Is no Congressional or Presidential
election this year, the result will be very i'm
Iortant on the general campaign of next
wear; and that at all times work is done
through state machinery anyhow. / submit
mat this proves too much. If IL proves any,
Thing ft shows that the Congress commit ttee
Is at all times supernumerary concern the
expense and botheration of which might
we'll he dispensed with. To this am heartily
willing TO agree. And in agreeing 10 il beg
To AK what good that committee has ever
done? Let Its valuable labors be pointed
out. i demand the proof that il h IS ever
d"re single thing for the republica1 party
except To expeDd money and issue docu-
merits OF no more value than last years
almanacs. For Judge Edmunds / have the
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