Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-08

| GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s6s2 6I9 rs; customs, sos, 933 %.
| THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by General
| BsbcOck and Mrs. Grant, left here early this
morning for New York.
THE LECTURE on Schiller and his Asso-
| ciates," before the Schillerbuud on Wednes-
| day evening, will, from Appearances draw
| ore of the most brilliant and distinguished
audiences ever assembled in Washington.
| FRANCE AND THE POSTAL UNIoN.-Ol
| and after January LIST next, when France
| joins The postal union, there will be levied
az d collected in that country On an unoaid
| letter from here, about Il cents postage
WHAT HAS BECOME of the equestrian
STATUE OF Gen. Grant, to be erected on the
stone terrace south of the Treasury DEPART
ment, and the model of which, by Brown.
was ON exhibition here few years ago.
THE QUESTION, sometime since referred to
The Attorney General, whether canal boats
OF more than five tons burden. are REQ uired
ike other vessels, to be dOcumented as YES
sells or the United States, has been decided
In the negative?
A GRoUNDLEss RUMoR.-The Attorney
General yesterday received Information
from the United States District Attorney at
81 Louis; that the recent rumor duplicating
General Babcock and others in the whisky
Hauds, is entirely grOundless.
ANOTHER NEW PLANEr.-Prosper Henry,
of Paris, France, announces by cable that he
has discovered a new planet of the twelfth
magnitude in right ascension two hours
twenty seven minutes north. decIination
sixteen degrees twenty eight minutes, slight
motion south.
DOM PIATT roosts high, since Chandler
took charge of the Interior. Newspaper Row
keeps man ous on picket day and night,
NIL to Itch 1t.
alarm the camp on the approach of anybody
making inquiry for Dion Pott.-Ohi0 SAFE
Journal.
OHIoANS IN WASHINGToN.-The number
of Ohioans in Washington has frequently
been commented upon. Last night there
were seven of them in one OF the guard
houses of this city. How many were in the
other nine stations is not known. IL is sug-
gested that there is something too much of
this, and that this surplus population ought
10 be called in.-Specidt Cin. Commercial.
SUSPENSION AND APPOINTMENT OF PosT.
MAsrERs.-On the solicitation of Senator
Bruce, of Mississippi, Henry r. Pease post
master at VicksbuIg, has been suspended
from office and John b. Raymond appointed
in his stead. Edward +. Hatch has been an
pointed postmaster at Holly Springs, Miss,
vice Dewitt Stearns suspended. Geo Die
trlck has been appointed postmas ter at Cal
vert, Texas.
ANoTHEE CoUNTERFEIT-A five dollar
counterfeit National Bank note, purportiug
To be issued by the First National Bank of
Galena. Illinois, was discovered this morn
iIg oy lady counter in the National Bank
redemption Agency. There is no such bank
IN existence The note seems to have been
considerably used, IL being quite a good
counterfeit. IL is evidently altered from the
plate of the Traders National Bank of Chi
cago.
POSTAGE ON THIRD CLASS MATTER
Pnst Tina 81 rE t,a..
Of resolutions adopted by the Publishers
Board of Trade favoring a repeal OF the law
OF last session doubling the rate of postage
on books, &C., and asking his Influence To
secure IL. IL is understood that the Post.
master General tavors the change, and Will
recommend in his annual report that the
former rate OF one cent for every two ounces
De restored.
A NEW SUNDAY PAPER, under an Old
name, The National Iaieziqe,ceY, made its an.
pearance yesterday. 1t is 10 be a continual
ton OF TIE Fdjrfd1 Farmer and Neacs, and
will sustain the naliOna! administration as ,,
t1e representative of old whig principles on
The tariff, currency. education and iistArnaI
Improvements" T. Humphrey BROOKE Of
Caroline, will Continue his lively Notes.
and the paper will be issued by Thomas Fos-
ter, manager of the National Intelligence
FURNISHING company
APPOINTMENTS IN THE INTERIOR De.
PARTMENT-Secretary Chandler has an
pointed Mr.. John Stiles to be appointment
clerk vice John B. Thompson transferred to
the PENSION bureau, and Mr.. q. w. Partridge
law clerk, vice Mr.. James Redington, re-
signed MI. Stlles, who Is native of Nova
Scotia, is an incorporating republican,
and for number of years past has been an
EDITORIAL contributor to various publications
MI. Partridge was private secretary to Sem
ator Chandler, and clerk to the Senate Com
mittee OF Commerce Of the 43d Congress.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Commander
Joshua Bishop ordered to Norfolk, Va, as
executive officer ON board the Plymouth;
Lieut.. Commander George w. Coffin to New
York, on board the Hartford as executive Of
mouth on the 9th inst: Master c. S. Rich.
mOnd TO Norfolk navy yard, for duty on
board the receiving ship New Hampshire;
the photographic Office on the sth instant:
Gunner George FOuse detached from duty at
the Washington ID. c. navy yard, and grant
ed three months leave OF absence.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. John P. Foley requests
us TO say that the paragraph in a morning
newspaper announcing his connection with
the Tribune, of this city, is without founda-
ton in fact. carl Schurz has written a
letter TO friend here, in which he states
t ma. ne has decided 70 permanently reside in
officer of the city of New Orleans; DIR. HITCH
cock. of Chattanooga. Tenn; DIR. Steinber-
ger, =. 8. A, who has just recovered from
duty at Pensacola, Fla; DIR. Chadwick, of
Poston. and DIR. Harvey T.. Brown, U. S. a.,
Just from the yellow fever districts in the
south, are in town on their way to attend
the meeting of the American Public Health
Association, in BALTIMORE, tomorrow, of
which association DR.. j. M. Toner of this
city, is president. 80. Baron Blanc, the
newly. appointed Italian minister, left New
York for Washington Saturday morning,
and Will present his credentials to the Presi-
dent shortly. '..'General Eaton, Commits
sioner Of Education, has been Invited, and
viii attend the sessions of the American
fuonc Health Association, which begin i'm
Baltlmore Tomorrow. 80. Commissioner
DUEL, OF the Patent ONCE, has returned
nom New York and resumed his duties
AFAsr NAIL FROM NEW YORK roWAsH.
INGToN.-Judge ]. N. Tyner, Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, went to Philadel-
phia on Saturday last and had q conference
with the Officers OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road and President Hinckiey, or the Phils.
deiphia, Wilmington And Baltimore rail-
road. on the subject Of bringing the early
morning mails from New York Philadei-
phia, and intermediate points into Wasting
'oh without delay. An arrangement was
a.ade by which the mail leaving New York
at 4:15 @ m. (including all mails leaving
Boston by p. m. the evening before. and All
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