Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-02

Win -AiACAASy oS4Si"NA sAi'
THE AMOUNT or national bank notes re
ceived at the Treasury to-day for redemp-
tion aggregated SC53.400.
COMMISSIONER ATKINSON, of the Pension
Bureau, arrived here from his visit 10 Ne
braska 10 day, and resumed isduties.
TIE WAR VESSEL MARION has been or
dered to the coast of Liberia to watch the
progress of affairs there, and TO maintain the
integrity of that republic.
THE STATEMENT that Messrs Cox, Ran
dali and Kerr Were to hold a conference to
make arrangements for a caucus was not
verified up TO three O'Clock to day.
COMMANDER GEO. C. REMY has been or
dered TO take command of the naval forces in
the Rio Grande, which are to cooperate with
the army in suppressing the cattle raids.
BAD NEWS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
There was report abroad to day that it had
been decided to make a reduction of six per
cent. in the working forces in all the govern
ment departments on the first of January.
Mr.. A. Il. Wilson, of Louisville, formerly
law partner OF Secretary Bristow, has &C
cepted an invitation from the Secretary TO
occupy the office of chief CLERK of the Treas
ury department, and will assume the duties
of that position on Monday next.
Jos. +. Dewitt 4 Co, Matthews, Poulson d
Co, Francis Register, and - Shively,
claim agents, have been suspended from
practice before the Pension office on account
OF alleged irregularities.
THE NFw FAST MAIL \ SUcCEss.-Post-
master General Jewell received a dispatch
from the postmaster at Cincinnati this af-
ternoon, saying that the new fast mail train
To St-Lous arrived at Columbus on time to-
day, with heavy mail for Cincinnati and
the south.
IT WAS CURRENTLY REPORTED TO-DAY
that ex- Governor Marcus l.. Ward, of New
Jersey, had been offered the Indian Com
missiOnership. Secretary Chandler, on being
INTERCEPTED In regard to the matter, said no
one had been authorized to make the state
ment. Governor Ward is at the Arlington
Mr.. W. w. CURTIS, chief clerk of the gen
eral land office, has formally rendered his
resignation, to take effect Jan. 1, 1876. Mr..
Curtis. who resigns in pursuance Of inten-
tons entertained for more than year past,
leaves with the entire confidence of his supe-
rlor officers in the Interior department.
THE IRON CLADs at Lea que island, Phila-
delphia, ready for sea will leave to-day in
tow of the vessels which are to accompany
them to Norfolk. The feet will consist of
nine or ten vessels. Among the vessels to
sail are the Powhattan, Tallapoosa, Alliance,
Alert. Huron, Dispatch, Passaic, Nantucket
and Wyandotte.
LEAVE. OF ABSENCE for six months on
surgeons certificate of disability is granted
to Captain Henry A. Ellis, 10Th infantry,
Fort Union, New Mexico,) with permission
to visit the department of Missouri. Leave
of absence for six mon ms is granted Captain
James w. Powell, jr., 9Th infantry, Fort Bu-
ford, Dakota territory)
THE REPORT of the Superintendent of Pub
| lie Printing shows shat the total cost Of the
| printing, binding, lithographing, &C., for the
| government for the year ending September
80 last, was 81 &c., 25. Besides this the Con,
| gIessiOsial Globe cost SsS $50. There are now
| leo Oemployes In all the departments of the
office, with a payroll OF So, 600 month
| NEARLY EIGHT MILLION OF DISTRICT
| SECURITIES CANCELLED AND DESTROYED.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury c. F.
Conant transmitted to the District Commits.
sioners to day schedule of all the securities
Of the District of Columbia received, count
/ ed, Cancelled and destroyed, in accordance
with section 16 OF the act OF Congress ap.
| proved March Sd, 1875, as follows Schedule
| No. embraces the securities received from
| the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
amounting TO s.. az, ilG.lI x, and the securi-
District OF Columbia, contained in schedule
| No. 2, amounting to S2342,1S5.4lH, aggre-
eating altogether s., ,6O1.59.
ARMY ORDERs-Major Jas. Belger, QUAR-
termaster, is relieved from duty in the de-
partment of the Gulf and will report to the
commanding general department of the
master at Atlanta, Ga Capt. g. G. Smith,
assistant quartermaster, is relieved from
duty in the department of Texas, and will
1 report In person to the commanding officer
| department Of Arizona for assignment to
duty as post quartermaster at Camp Grant,
Arizona territory; Captain G. Comfy, In adj
| dit1on TO his present duties as commanding
| ofhcer at San Antonio arsenal will report to
the commanding general department of
Texas for duty as chief ordnance officer OF
PERsoNAL.-The friends of Mr. A. s. H.
White naturally take exception TO an I'M
truthful paragraph set afioat to the effect
| that he was removed from the Indian bureau
| because ne gave improper Information to
l lawyers concerned In cases before the de.
partment. Mr.: White has been in public
office for thirty-eight years. ard the fact
that he retires from it as poor as he entered
II is pretty good evidence of his integrity,
ing i'll at the Palmer House, Chicago. was
reported somewhat better yesterday. but is
still In critical condition. go. The Detroit
lngton this winter by Mr. F. ii. Burgess.
associate editor of the Ne,cs.
THAT ONE HUNDRED Tons OF MONEY
A morning contemporary says that an enter
prising paper maker of Georgetown has pur-
chased OF the Treasury departing nt one hum
dred tons OF worn out paper money. II this
1 paper uuohcI ldu iudu6 u purchase OF this
material in the condition given in the ar
1cle there certainly would have been mil
| lions In II" but instead of one hundred tons
| OF paper money, he has purchased one hum
| dred tons OF wet pulp-ground ont OF the
| maceratipg machine, in which are destroyed
by authority OF Congress, all the worn out
| notes, bonds, checks and other securities of
me government. These securities, until
within year past, were destroyed by fire,
| when Congress authorized their destruction
| oy maceration, which is not only safer, but
| more economical method, and the pulp
| tnerefrom, as in the present instance, being
| sofa, yields revenue which almost rein-
| purses the governments expense in this me-
| cessary business.
| THE LEGIsLATURE OF VIRGINIA met yes
Ieraay IN annual session at Richmond. The
| governors message gives q resume of the
| condition of the state finances, submits
| numerous recommendations looking to an
| increase in the revenue and to retrenchment
and reform, and says that the honor and
good faith OF the commonwealth require the
| fulnlment Of all its obligations to its credi-
tors he also urges the participatiOn in the