Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-19

INTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from
this source to-day amount to siis,77i3i.
The RECEIPTS from customs to- day at the
Treasury department. were s6ls.75s.
The AMOUNT OF national bank note ear
rency received at the Treasury to-day for re-
dempton was s6i0.c0o.
Mr.. THOMAS /. GARDNER has been pro
NOTED to fourth class clerkship in the in
ternal revenue bureau.
THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUcATIoN has
received official notification of the appon,-
ment OF Mr.. d. Burt as superintendent of
public instruction for Minnesota.
THE STEAMER TENNESSEE. for which a
full competent of officers and crew have
been detailed, is 10 be the flagship Of Admiral
Reynolds, and sails to the Asiatic station to
relieve Rear Admiral PennOck. from the port
OF New York about the latter par; of the
present month.
ARRANGEMENTS to bring to Washington
representative chiefs OF the Sioux Indians,
in order to negotiate with them for the. reiin-
Guisbment Of their claims 10 the Black Hills.
are still in progress. According To last adj
vices about one hundred and fifty would like
10 come. but the government thinks dele
CATION of twenty-five would be sufficient.
In VIEW of the opposition of many bank
officers To have their checks subject: to the
scrutiny of internal revenue officers, with
the view to ascertain whether they are pro-
perly stamped according to law, the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue has suggested
that such examination be included i'm the
duties of regular bank examiners. Secretary
BristOw Will accept the suggestion, aud at
an early day impose this additional duty
upon the regularly appointed examiners for
the banks OF the several states This will
sustain the views of the Controller of the
Currency.
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP TO CONCORD
The banquet at the Parker House, in Boston,
on Saturday, given by the Commercial Club
in honor of President Grant and the Cabinet.
was grand affair; one hundred and twenty
six guests We're present. Hon. Alexander II.
Rice, president OF The club. presided. Presi-
dent Grant, Secretaries Robson, Beikuap,
Fish and Delano. and Postmaster General
Jewell were present: The President left for
Concord at $50 O'Clock and arrived at g35
O'Clock. He took carriage To the residence
OF Judge HOar, whose guest he is while In
Concord.
YELLOW FEVER SIGNs.-Surgeon Sud-
dard, of the North Atlantic squadron, re-
ports that the prospect is that the yellow fever
will prevail during this season at Key West
and Havana, the increased temperature OF
The past winter, the undue prevalence OF
southerly and eaSterly winds. and the ALSO
lutte absence of nOTthers during the whole
winter, and the early appearance of the
disease combining to create that impression.
Any rOtracted stay of large naval force at
either place might, he says, have most
cal'iInltous result.
EDUCATION AT THE CENTENNIAL.-Gan en-.
Eaton, Commissioner of Education has lust
returned from Philadelphia, where he went
To meet the committee OF the department of
superintendent OF the national educ itio1a!
ASSOCIATION 10 arrange for the representation
of educational interests at the centennial
There were present besides Gen. Eaton, Mr..
Wicl ersham and Mr.. Abernethy, superin-
tencehls OF public instruction for Pennsyl-
vania and Iowa respectively, and Mr. Phil
brick, eX-superintendent Of the public schools
OF Boston. The committee were i'm session
nearly week. and at the close of their SEES
sion presented their views to the centennial
commission.
THE REPORT of the board of managers of
the National Homes for disabled soldiers and
sailors, for the year ending with November
last, gives the entire number at the four
homes, together with those relieved out side
at 5,lo2, which is growing larger year by
year. and, judging by the applications for
admission, Is likely to continue to increase.
There are in the homes 2, $50 native born, and
Psi of foreign birth. The board, at "A recent
meeting, passed resolution approptiating
S22l, $50 TO meet current expenses for the en-
suing quarter, and empowering its president
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler) to make requi-
sition on the United States Treasury for the
amount.
command the receiving ship Vermont at
New York, I'D instant, Lieutenant Com
mander c. F.. Goodrich, Ensigns Charles A.
Foster, w. A. Marshall and VIM. III. T..
Masser tosthe Tennessee, 22d instant. Pay
master Joseph 4. Smith to the Tennessee
sd instant, and on reaching the Asiatic
station TO discharge the duties Of fleet pay
master at that station. Detached-Captain
VIM w. Lord from the command of the re-
ceiving ship Vermont on the 22d instant. and
ordered to command the Tennessee. sd in
slant. Lieutenant Commander VIM. G.
Wise from the receiving ship Vermont Oh
as executive on the Sd instant Lieutenant
I. {. Mclean from the experimental bat
tory at Annapolis, Md, and ordered To the
Remey. from the photographic office and
ordered To the Tennessee, sd instant. Lieu
tenant Henry c. Hunter from the Washing
ton navy yard, and ordered To the Tonnes
see, sd instant Lieutent Henry w. Lyon
rom special ordnance dnty at CharlestOwn,
Mass, and ordered to the Tennessee.
Two RATHER CURIOUS LETTERS were re-
Gently received on the same day at the Post
Office department. One, which enclosed one
dollar, was addressed by lady at Jersey
vile, Illinois, lin Care of any liar. ravana
portee Co.. Ohio and contained inquiries
relative to a missing husband: The letter
count Of the popularity OF the manner In
which the writer spelled lawyer" no one of
that ilk could be found in Ravenna to claim
IT The letter was consequently sent to the
dead letter Office. The other letter which is
addressed to the Postmaster General, is date
Il Colville Road, Noting Hill, Londo., ~
Anil, 1875. and il as follows: -, "a
"Sr II have to reques' ,,o, 49,, in
nnna,,1or 81 :" =" I'm me whether since LIST
Ia ,sst year, any letters addressed
Otto Won Strauz' have been called
for by him; and. If forwarded to him, how
are they directed. / have also to beg that
you will kindly address and post the inclosed.
Aariety for my husbands aeltTe Is the apology
plead for thus trespassing upon your time
and good nature; and hoping you will favor
me with "a reply, I remain, sir, yours faith
fully, AUGUSTA Won STRAUZ"
The above letter, which Is written on mono
gram paper and In . good hand, indicating
the writer to be person of education, In
closes q note addressed simply "Baron Otto
Won Strauz." 1t is thought that possibly this
gentleman in very i'll in this country and un-
aDie TO communicate with his friends, or
that he may have been fOully dealt with.
The Post Once department would be glad TO
learn of his whereabouts.
MINERS KILLED BY AN AVALANCHE
The Codes OF three miners, Patterson Mar
tin, Chris TOPPER Johnson and Patrick Nor
gan, were dug out OF Q snow slide in Cherokee
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