Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-21
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

aSnlngI0n news anu GOSSIP.
THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue, s'l4 lie .25; from customs, $3.50, iisz5
THE National Bank currency received at
the Treasury to-day for redemption agsre-
gated $685.
Coz LECToR APPoINTED.-The President
to-day appointed Elisha III. RhoIes to be
collector of internal revenue for the District
of Rhode Island.
SECRETARY BELKNAP arrived at Salt
Lake City yesterday. He was TO leave this
afternoon for Ogden, where he will remain
w til tomorrow, and then start for Fort
Ellis.
PERSONALS Senator Logan is in Califor-
MIA. Mr.. ]. II. Saville, OF this city, was
at the Hoffman, and Luis de PEDESTAL, OF the
Spani n legation. at the Brevoort House
New York, yesterday.
Mr.. CHAs. G.. FISHER, assistant District
attorney, resigned that position to-day. His
successor has not yet been appointed. 1t is
thought that this resignation will remove
much OF the opposition 10 the District At
tOrney.
ACQUISITIONS FOR POSTAGE STAMPS,
stamped envelopes, &c, since the list instant
have been received at the Post Office Depart
ment aggTegating in value S2ij}, s5S. This
i a heavy Increase over the corresponding
period last year.
TIE COMMISSIONER or PENSIONS to-day
called upon the heads of divisions of his Of
fee for reports relative o the efficiency OF
their clerical force since the abrogatiOn of
the prison rules established by Commits
siOHer Baker, forbiddirg clerks to leave their
desks during Office yours.
POINTED DENIAL OF THE NORFOLK YELL
Low FEVER STORY.-COmmodOre Stevens,
GOV, pnvfSp,nnth
telegTaphs To the Navy department taat
there has not been "A case of yellow fever at
Norfolk for nearly twenty years and that no
medical officer attached to that station has
ever written that there was q case of yellow
fever there.
THE UNITED STATES STEAMER FRoLIC,
low beirE fitted for sea at Philadelphia, will
be sent To lie Norfolk. Va, navy ward 10 he
locked and painted, after which she Will sail
for RIO dc JaneirO. to take the place OF the
Wasp on Tire south Atlantic station. The
Wasp being old and uuseawOrthy, viii prob
ably be sold in Brazil, as she cannot b.
brought home.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut John F. Sullivan
% ordnance duty at the navy yard at New
York; NIGshipm Fidelo 8. Carter, CIa--
cnCe y. COrbin. Frank =. Collins, CnaS. II.
Andersen. and Edward ID. BOrtwick 10 TEN
ICTaTy duty on the Frolic. 81 August, AMI
or arrival on the south Atlantic station to
report .uT duty on that station. Detach Il
Pa Sed Assistant Engineer Ralph Aston
have reported their return home, having
been detached from the Omaha on the 7tn
Instant, and have been placed on waiting
orders. Lieut. VIM. W. Reisinger has reported
his return home, having been Get3eheI fro al
the Omaha on the Sth instant, aud has been
placed On sick leave; Lieut.. Washburn MAY
IaTd from special duty connected with the
seal fisheries and ordered 10 Newport, TX. l..
for TORPEDO Instruction; Master w. r. Harris
from the BenlCia and ordered home for orders;
Master L. Il. ReeS from the late Sardnac "a nj
ordered To The Benicia; Lieut.. Clifford III.
West from ordnance duty at the navy yard
ar New YORK and ordered to the FrOlic 81 OF
August; Lieut.. Sumner G. Paine from spe-
cIal duly connected with the Darian survey
md ordered 10 the Frolic, Sd August; Lieut..
J '. =. BicecI-cr from the navy ward at HOs-
ION and OrJered 20 the Frolic, Sd August.
AssIsTANT SURG EONs ORDERED oDUrY.
Upon the recommendation of the surgeon
2. neral Assistant Surgeon Frederick T. Aims
W Tih has been Orfersd 10 report TO the de-
IartInent ofthe Columbia for ass Ignment To
CUtN; As iStaut Surgeon Paul Il Brown mas
ten relieved from duty In the military di-
vision Of the Atlantic and ordered to the
department az Dakota The assistant sur
gems recently appointed in the army have
teen oTdere,. to report for duty follows:
EiaiT l.. Tay Tor 10 the SUpeTinten lent o. the
: military academy; J. ChaS Washing
ton and Edward L. COmegys 10 the military
division OF the Atlantic; Walter Reel To
Willetts Point. y. Y; IL. =. Kilbourne t.
tire department OF Missouri: Jas. C.. Merrill
Il " TIE recruiting OtpJJ. 81 LOUIS; William
K Eall 10 the military division Of the At
latte. Richard BOmett to the department
o. The Gulf, George II. Tomey 70 the military
division of the Atlantic; l.. w. Champion 10
the department Of the Gulf: Marshall w
Weed 10 the department of the Platte; ". T.
IaN Tor 10 the department of the Gulf. VIM
l.. Newland 10 the department of California:
Robert f.. Smith To the department of the
Missouri; VIM. {. Shannon 10 the military
division OF the Atlantic; l.. :. TeSSin to the
department OF Missouri; VIM. G.. Spencer to
the department Of Missouri; Roland l.. ROs-
son 10 the military division of the Atlantic.
PROP. DONALDSON AND Mr.. GREENWOOD
STILL MIsSISG.-There is now but Iitre
hope that Donaldson, the baloonist, aud MS
adventurous companion have been saved
Nothing has been learned TO confirm the re-
port published yesterday that he had landed
at SOnh Haven, Michigan. The telegraph
operator al that point knew nothing about
II. ard the story is generally diScreiitei
steam tugs have been searching the lake for
tie missing men.
a GPAND REUNION and encampmept OF
I nnect.cut soldiers opened at Hartford yes
ler!ay afternoon. Twenty-Five state regi-
mentS are represented, besides n number OF
sol u eTs ffCm other states. There was "A re
union of Andersonville prisoners this morn
ing, and this afternoon addresses were To be
delivered by Generals Burnside Hawley
Col. Sprague and Chaplain Trumouil.
MANIA-A-POTU AND MURDER-A Ger
the western suburbs OF Baltimore, shot ore
OF bis neighbOrs last evening, and then at
tempted To put an end To his own life He
was suffering from mania a pDtu. Roth rnpf,