Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-20


redemption aggregated Si4s 1872.
SECRETARY ROBSON returned 20 Wash.
ington last night He was at his desk to -da =
ia The Navy department.
ATTORNEY GENERAL PIERRsPoNr left
for New York last night. He will return on
Monday next.
THE u. s. STEAMER CANANDAIGUA, now
at Norfolk, Va, has been ordered out OF COM
mission.
A MAGNIFICENT BOUQUET, the gift OF a
lady, adorned the desk of PoStmast ter Gem
eral Jewell to-day, in honor OF his 50th
birthday.
A CONSCIENCE CONTRIBUTION from Phila.
delphia, amounting to ten dollars, was this
morning received by United States Treas
urer New.
THE PRESIDENT will receive visits from
persons connected with the government
every day from 10 till ~ O'Clock noon: ALI
other visitors by card from II to 2o'clock %.
m. except on Tuesdays and Fridays, the
regular Cabinet day.
THE BOND of Col j. w. Knowlton. lately
appointed postmaster at Bridgeport, Conn.
has been received at the Post Office DEPART
ment. 1t is for $50 900, and is signed by "P
Il. Barnum, Mayor of Bridgeport" and
Others.
MR.. b. +. JAMES. of Illinois, formerly one
OF the chief examiners in the Patent Office,
has been appointed second assistant exam
fber in the same office. Mr.. James has been
engaged In practising patent law in this city
for some years past.
CHARGES against u. s. District Attorney
Bliss, OF New York, have been forwarded
here from New York, alleging malfeasance
In office. They are believed To have origin
ated from a source which did not cause them
TO be entertained by the Attorney General
year ago.
A REPORT received by the Commissioner
Of Pensions shows that 426 cases of alleged
frauds in pension claims We're investigated
by the special service division during the
quarter which ended September 30th last.
This is more work than was done i'm the same
length OF time when the special service divi-
81 n had ten more agents than at present.
THE NEXT CLASS of United States bonds
which will be called for conversion and re-
demptiOn will be the issue of Juveniles of
1s65. These bonds pay six per cent interest.
payable In May and November. The primer
pal Is redeernable at the pleasure OF the Gov.
eminent, after hve years, and payable in
twenty years from date. The amount now
outstanding is Sl52 .53i,2J0
SECRETARY CHANDLER intimatei last
nate successor to the present Indian Com
missioner, +. p. Smith. It is believed that
be Will retain Mr.. COwen as assistant score
tary and IL, Holland Duell as Commissioner
Of Patents. What action he will take with
reference to the other heads OF bureaus will
be developed next week.
THE VAC mt U. s. CIRCUIT JUDGEsurp
ca: Toned by the death Of Judge Wooiruf,
of New York, will be rendered, it is under
a lax dor nj, If
n Y, provided he will accept II. Jn!ge ]
was a member of tic old Court of A upeSl, q
New York. Judge Blatchford, the presen
L. =. District Judge, was namei by many
members OF the New York city bar for til.
position.
NAVAL ORDERS. Lieutenant W. ". Rel
singer and Master VIM. M. Irwin, ordered to
the Photographic office; Lieutenant George
p. ColvOcOresses. ordered tn tenn porsry duty
at the photographic office; Lieutenant Urian
X. Harris and MasterT q. c. Salter, ordered
to coast survey duty; Master VIM. II. Beeh-
hoard; Passed Assistant Surgeon erone n
Kidder, ordered to special duty connected
with the transit OF Venus commission.
WILLIAM g. KING, ex-Postmaster of the
House of Representatives, has been in this
city several days for the purpose of pressing
to an early trial the indictment against him
Tor perjury in connection with his testimony
bt fore the Ways and Means Committee re-
gsrding the Pacific Mail subsidy. He saws
be does not intend to present his credentials
as member of Congress to the next House
OF Representatives with this Indictment
hanging over him. The District Attorney
pODed until the attendance OF Richard Irwin
can be secured, he being an important wit
ness In the case.
INvEsTIG ALTON OF THE L. s. JUDICIAL
OFFICERS IN TEXAS AND ARKANsAs-Mr.
Patton, special agent of the Department of
Justice, has returned here from a trip through
Texas and Arkansas. He was sent there TO
make an investigation OF the affairs relating
10 the Department to which he is attached
by Attorney General Pierrepont. He ha,
submitted very lengthy report, and i'm IL
sets forth that the only efficient means 10 re-
form existing abuses Is to remove nearly all
the present iDcumbents of Office. The facts
gathered by Mr.. Patton will be commented
upon by the Attorney General In his annual
made, he declines TO give Mr. Patton's report
to the public.
CONTEMPLATING THE NEW SECeE-
TAkY.-Secretary Chandler arrived at his
post, as head OF the Department of the In
terror, at about 10 o'clock this morning, and
at once assumed his duties. He accomplish
ed but little work, however, as his time was
mainly taken up in receiving the numerous
visitors who called TO extend their congratu.
lstioDs. He seemed In the best of spirits,
and extended cordial greeting to all who
called. He gave no formal reception to the
reads of bureaus, but during the morning
the latter dropped in one by one to pay their
respects. Among these who called on him
to-day were ex- Senator Lewis, Col. John s.
Mosby, Senator Paddock, Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Treasury Burnham, and Con-
eIessioDai Printer Clapp. The Secre-
tary said that when ne left Michigan
for Warrington, he had no more idea OF
being invited to q seat In the cabinet than
Of going to heaven, Elijah-like, in q chariot
OF nre, and that, consequently, he would re-
Turn home the latter part Of this week to ar
range bis business and bring on his family.
He Will return In week or ten days, and
VIII occupy bis former residence, 140s ii
stIeet, Wnicn had been fitted up for his daugh-
Ter, Mrs. Hale, wife Of Representative Hale,
AGAINST BOTH RICE AND CASTOR
About seventy-dve Boston clergymen met
Monday, and after denouncing the license
law, adopted resolutions calling on ali cool
men 70 repudiat0 at the coming elpction both