Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-10

revenue, S4I1 ,6l9.14; from customs, $40 1887.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency rect lived at the Treasury to-day for
redemption aggregated $500 ,09o.5S.
NAVAL ORDERS. Engineer W.
c. Eaton ordered to the Benicia, at the navy
yard, Mare Island, Cal; Passed Assistant
Engineer A. c. Engard has been detached
from the Benicia on the reporting OF his re
lief and ordered to return nome and report
arrival.
THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS will, in
his forthcoming report, recommend the en-
plOyment of twenty additional special agents
for his bureau, so as to enable him to cut
down and strike of from the pension rolls the
names OF thSSe who are now drawing pen
siOnS illegally. which be is unable to do with
his present force.
Mrs F.. 8. EDWARDS has resigned her
position as pOstmistress at Shawneetown,
Ill, and Mr.. Amaziah NJ. Sergeant has been
appointed postmaster in her place. This is q
twelve hundred office, and the Postmaster
General thinks il one of the rare occurrences
OF the age that pOStmistreSS with whom
the department is perfectly satisfied should
voluntarily resign, giving no reason for
doing so.
THE LATE REAR ADMIRAL CoLLINS.-Dis-
patches have been received at the Navy de.
partment from Capt. p. johnson, of the L.
5. steamship Richmond, dated CallaO, Peru
August 18th, giving detailed account of the
sickness and death of Rear Admiral Napo-
leon Collins, also. an account Of the ceremO-
MES attending his funeral, with extracts
from leading journals in Peru and Chilli COM
meDting in the highest terms on the many
virtues Of the late admiral.
THE BLACK HILLS NEGoTIATIONs.-The
chairman OF the commission to treat with
the Indians for the purchase of the Black
Hills country informs the Interior DEPART
I'D nj no
wild tribes have been brought into the Red
Cloud agency. Red Dog, who is supposed to
favor the sale, and who is said to have more
influence with his people than Red Cloud
had talk with the commission on the It'll.
The Indians had been promised horses and
equipments, and the department has tele-
graphed authority Tor complying with the
promise.
PERsONAL.-Judge Settle, OF North caro-
lima, is at the Ebbitt House. Caleb / yOn.
wei known for many years in literary ana
political circles, died at his residence on
Staten Island, on the 7th instant, agsd 53
&c. NJ. Wight and wife, OF this city, ar
rlvCd ia San Francisco by the overland train
on Friday evening last. Wayne Mac
Veg n, OF Pennsylvania, was registered AT
Wizards last evening. ..-. A assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury COnant has returned
20 Washington and resum ed his official
duties.
THE NEW FAST MAIL TO THE WEST
The Post Office department has completed
arrangements for a fast mail train between
New YORK and Pittsburg, and IL is expected
ii will go into operation on the 10th instant.
The train will leave New York at i:3O a. m,
and arrive at Pittsburg ut 6 p. M, where il
Will connect with the trains for Chicago, ar
irving in that city at $50 a. m. the next
morning. at st. Louis at 2 p. M, and at In
dtanapOlis and Cincinnati at a. m. on the
second morning. II will take the mails for
Baltimore and Washington, by way OF the
Northern Central, at Harrisbu Tie COM
pany reserves the right to carry passengers
also.
CHANGES IN STATIONS OF ARMY SUR
C EONs.-O1 the recommendation OF the Sur
geOn General the following changes In the
stations officers in the medical department
have been made: Surgeon Anthony Heyer
relieved from the department OF Dakota
aud ordered TO report TO Willets Point, y.
V, harbOr for duty. Assistant Surgeon John
BROOKE 10 The commanding general depart
ment OF the south for assignment to duty.
Assistant Surgeon l.. lie Baron Monroe r.
heved from the department Of the south and
ordered before the army medical board, New
horK, Tor examination for promotion. and
upon the completion of his examination TO
report TO the department of Dakota for as
slgnment To duty. Assistant Surgeon ChaS.
Il. Byrne relieved from WiIIet's Point, n. Y.
and ordered before the army medical boarl
for examination for promotion, and upon the
completion thereof TO report 10 the depart
ment ofTeXas for duty.
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN SIMPSON. L. :.
NAVY, ABOUT THE COLOMBIAN TROU-
BLEs-Dispatches have been received at the
Navy department from Captain L. Simp-
son, commanding the United States steam
ship Omaha, at Panama, giving a detailed
account of the condition OF affairs at that
point, as already published in the general
press dispatches Of Yesterday. Captain
Simpson says that he did not, as published
IN the Panama papers, request the Ameri-
can consul al Aspinwall TO prevent the land
ing OF the five hundred rifles from New York
but on the contrary, sent to the consul the
following dispatch: "Consider whether il
VIII be proper act for you To see that these
arms are not allowed 10 be diverted from
their original destinations, or IL that cannot
he prevented then consider If you have not
the power TO prevent them from being landed
subject TO Instructions from Washington
Subsequently, at consultation between our
consul at Panama and Captain Simpson IT
was decided that the consul had no right 10
Interfere with the arms.
BISHOP HARE RISES TO EXPLAIN-An
Associated Press telegram from New York
explains Bishop Hare's recent reported talk
in this city on the Interior department trou-
bies arising out of alleged Indian frauds as
follows. Bishop Hare desires 10 say that the
lemarks made by him in an interview with
The American Secretary of the Interior and
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at the
Ebbitt House, Washington. referred To in a
effect. That Mr.. Welsh's letters were written
upon his personal responsibility and left the
missionary committee of the Episcopal
church free and uncompromi sed; that that
committee had taken no action on the sub
Ject of It's relations to the governments that
those relations had been honorable To the
government. and that the officers of the com
mittee would testify TO that effect, and that
the chairman DIR. Dyer and he (Bishop
Hare, as personal friends OF Mr.. Delano
desired 10 convey 10 him the expression of
their regard. Upon the question OF integrity
OF the administration OF the Interior depart
nsnt Bishop Hare says he refrained from
expressing an opinion, as he was without
the evidence requisite TO make him a com
petent judge"
The INDIAN INvESTIG ATING COMMISSION
met at the Ebbitt house last evening Prof.
Marsh presented a written statement, call
ing the attention OF the commission to the
fact that since he net them in New York and
laid before them his evidence as TO affairs at
Red Cloud agency he had published nothing
ON the subject, considering the case In their
hands, while the Interior department had
kept up continued attack upon him. He
complained in particular OF a pamphlet
printed by the deDartment for fhp fnstrup-