Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-26

for redemption were sl92,9S2.
THE COURT of Alabama claims Yesterday
adjourned to Wednesday, September 18th.
THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue. S26i sos 13-total for the month,
81 -515. 059 Sc; from customs S3j9,42l.
JUDGE MCFADDEN. Delegate to Congress
from Washington territory, died yesterday
at Olympia, in that territory.
July INTEREST The Secretary of the
Treasury directs that the payment of the
July Interest be commenced on Monday next
without rebate.
YELLOW JACK AT KEY WESr.-A dis
patch received at the bureau of medicine and
surgery, Navy department, from Key West
to-day, announces one death and another
case of yellow fever al that place yesterday.
DEATH FROM YELLOW FEvER.-A tele-
gram from Key West announces the death
Thursday evening, from yellow fever, of
ThOs. Polhemus, first assistant engineer of
the revenue cutter Seward.
THE PUBLISHED STATEMENT that VIM. O.
Avery, Chief Clerk OF the Treasury depart
ment, and Mr.. S. ]. Kimball, in charge of the
Revenue Marine service. are about to leave
for the Pacific coast, to establish life-saving
stations, is denied at the Treasury depart
ment.
CAPTAIN s. z. CARTER having recently
lost his wife by death in Europe, mas asked
to be relieved of the command of the Alaska,
with permission TO return to the United
States. His request has been granted. and
an officer will be sent at once TO command
the Alaska.
SIXTH ACDTToR MCGREw was quite i'll
at his office to- day, but notwithstanding did
not feel justified in leaving, owing to the
fact that as his appointment as auditor does
not take effect until July l, there is no pro-
vision OF law by which any one can act in
his absence without being Specially commits
stoned TO do 80 by the President.
Mr.. FREDERICK b. LILLEY. chief book
keeper and disburSing officer of the Sixth
Auditors office, has been recommended for
the position of Deputy Auditor of that Ollie.
by Auditor McGrew. The deputy auditors
under the act recognizing the Treasury D.-
larIneHt. perform the duties of chief CLERK,
and receive a salary of $500 from July !.
instead of 5000. The Auditors receive
$500, instead Of 5000, as heretofore.
RoTEROCK, who figured somewhat in the
Iiinds-kittle contract business, has been re-
duced from messenger TO the Second As
sistant Postmaster General to labOrer in
the Post Office department. While il il
not believed that he was criminal in inten-
ton, it was not deemed proper to retain kfn
in a position in which he might be used by
fraudulent mail contractors 10 their adj
vantage.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL, who re-
turned from his western tour last evening,
to-day issued an order directing that the fee
for registering a letter mailed at any post
office within the United States. addressed TO
any other post office in the United States or
TO foreign country, be fixed, on and after
July |. 1870, at the uniform rate OF ten cents
in addition TO the regular letter postag e. to
be fully prepaid by postage stamps affixed
TO such letter, and cancelled at the mailing
office.
THE WASHINGTON SAESGERRUND Ia
evening rendered n complimentary ser made
10 General F. +. Spinner, the retiring United
States treasurer, under the windows of the
GcHerdlS sleeping apartments, in the court
Just north OF the Treasury building. After
singing several line selections the General
appeared and invited the party to partake o.
lunch at Welker & HaggertS'S on 18TH s..
but owing TO the lateaeSs Of the hogr they
decliI ed the invitation with thanks The
General IS an honorary member of the Sen
gerbund.
ANOTHER SIOUX CoMHISSIoN-The See
rotary of the Interior has appointed, on the
recommendation of General Fiske. president
OF the BOARD OF Indian commissioners, ex-
Governor Bullock, of Massachusetts: eX-
Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, and Hon
Geo. w. Lane, president of the New York
Chamoer of Commerce, a commission To
visit the Red Cloud agency and inveStig gate
the management of its affairs for the past
year. The ms tructiOns of the committee
will include an inquiry into the informal
charges made by Professor Marsh.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. r. G. Davenport,
ordered TO Newport r. l., for Torpedo in
struction. Medical Inspector j. S. DUNCAN,
10 the Brooklyn, South Atlantic station.
per steamer sd July next. Lieut. A j. liver,
son, detached from the navy yard, Boston
and ordered TO the Minnesota Master N l..
Bates, from the Brooklyn, on the arrival of
relief ordered N zfFr hnr "A
report arrival. Assistant Surgeon Samuel
ii. Dickinson, from the naval hospital Phil
adeIphia, and Ordered TO duty in the South
Atlantic station, per steamer OF sd of July
next.
RED CLOUD AND SPOTTED TAI. SIGN
THE NEBRASKA TREATY-The Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs to-day received a
telegram from Indian Inspector j. w Dan
iels, dated Red Cloud agency, 2ith instant
stating that the Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail Indians have signed the agreement re-
llnquishing their right TO hunt in Nebraska
for $4,000, the sum appropriated by Congress
lor sald purpose, and seem to be well salts
fed with their bargain. This is the agree
ment which Spotted Tail and Red Cloud re-
fused To sign when in Washington a few
weeks ago This agreement does not involve
in any way the REIMBURSEMENT of the In
dams title to the Black Hills.
MRS. JOHN CHAMBERLAIN.-A cores
pendent, writing up the Jerome park races,
says: EMILY Jordan, or rather Mrs John
Chamberlain, was the most magnificently-
dressed woman among the gorgeousIy-at-
tired thrOng. She wore q brown dress the
convolutiOns of which IL would be quite inn
possible TO describe; carried blue paraSOl
OF marvellous make, and shOne Respondent
| III diamond sOltalres and butterfly, which
was one mass OF priceless light. Her turnout
was fitting frame of this gorgeous 'get-up,'
and even the white and gold carriage robe
which was thrown across her lap must have
cost pretty sum. She Out-blazoned even
Mrs. Theodore Moss, who was superbly
dressed
PERsoNAL.-Mr. John G. New, the newly
appointed United States Treasurer arrived
here yesterday afternoon. Her many
| friends, in Washington and elsewhere, will
be sorry to hear that Miss Austine Snead
| Miss Grundy) is lying very low al the resi-
dence of her uncle, Mr.. Charles s. Snead, in
Louisville. She had been Frustrated by a
| prolonged illness, but was getting better
when sue suffered a relapse, which will pro-
badly detaiD her in Kentucky for several
weeks yet. commissioner smith, of the
Indian Bureau, has gone to New York on
business connected with his office. ....Geo
| :. Bangs, superintendent of the railway
| mail service, returned to Washington with
| the Postmaster General and party last even
! irg. .-.-Governor Sam Bard arrived in this
| city to-day via New York and Long Branch.
Al the latter place he had an interview with
the old man.