Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-11
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

PRESIDENT GRANT and family expect to
return 10 Washington on the 10Th instant.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received for re-
| demption to-day, S5S1, 0S7; total receipts for
the week, s2,957 49,.
| INTERNAL RkvENUE.-The receipts from
| this source today were s35i,7s11S total re-
| ceipts for tie month TO date, S3,69S, 5Sf; Gus
toms, S4l3,C30.53.
AN AGREEMENT mas been entered into be-
tween the Post Office department and the
postal administration of Austria and HUI
gary, to take effect on the 18th instant, for
the carrying of the closed mails by way OF
England, Belgium. and Germany.
TIE REGULAR FALL THEATRICAL SEA-
SON will be opened at the National, by Man
ager Ford, September Goth, with that bril-
liant actress, Mrs. Chanfrau, and her excel
lent New Orleans company, in the beautiful
play, WAS she right?"
QUARANTINE.-TheU United States steam
ships CananCaigua AID Plymouth, recently
arrived at Norfolk, have been quarantiued
for ten days. There is no sickness on board
of either vessel, but this rule is in accord &.
ance with the laws regulating that port.
THE NATIONAL BANKs.-The Treasury
now holds 1913 ,3s} ,762 in United States bonds
TO secure national bank circulation, and
200 10 secure public deposits. The
national bank circulation outstanding
amounts TO S3iI ,9Si ,66S, of which a. ,632 500
are notes issued 10 gold banks.
SENATOR PADDOCK, OF Nebraska, is in
the city. The object of his visit is to have
the fast mail train facilities extended to
COnncil Bluff, in Iowa, and Omaha. in Ne
braska. He VIII confer with Postmaster
General Jewell on the subject prior 10 his
return.
READY FOR SEA. Lieutenant Com
mander krell, of the Rio Bravo, notifies the
Secretary of the Navy that that vessel has
been entirely repaired and will be ready to
sail from Galveston for the Rio Grande al
soon as chains and anchors, shipped her
from New YORK, shall have been received.
SWAPPING SUPERvIsoRs.-Internal Rev
enue Supervisor Hawley, who has been sta
toned for a long time in New York, was
yesterday ordered to San Francisco, and
VIII be relieved at New York by Supervisor
Sewall, now at Richmond. Supervisor
toulke goes from San Francisco to Rich
mODd.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS = The
President has appointed Robert p. Harrins-
ton. OF Nebraska, receiver of public moneys
AZ Beatrice, Nebraska; Webster Eaton, OF
NebTasF a, register of the land office, Repub-
Ilcan val ey, Nebraska. The President has
also appointed Mark TiltOn, OF Indiana to
be pension agent at Madison, Ind.
NAVAL ORDERs.-The order assigning
Lieut. Commander o. F. Heyerman to the
Tuscarora has been revoked, and he has been
placed on waiting orders; the order assigning
Passed Assistant Paymaster Joseph Foster
to the naval station at New London, Conn.
has also been revoked. Leaves of absence
have been granted to naval officers as fol
lows Rear Admiral &. III. Davis, three
weeks; Commander K. s. McCOok, at Ports
mouth, n. H, two weeks; Chief Engineer
George ID. EumOns, at Portsmouth, N. H.,
two months.
PERsoSAL.-AmODg the passeHgeIs from
Europe, arriving by the steamer Brdias=
schiceig at Balti more yesterday, were NJ. Will
liam and wife, of this city. 80. Representa-
tive Field. of Michigan, has donated forty
acres OF land TO the city Of Detroit AS a pab
nc pafk.-the only condition being that the
city shall sped 50 COO per year in maintain
ing and Improving the same. '''' Senator
Alcorn, OF Mississippi, is at Willard's '..'
District Com Ketcham returned
20 this city this morning from New York
where lie mas teen for the past few DAYS on
Official business
JOHN BULL FOLLOWS UNCLE SANS
ENANTIE.-The British Post Office DEPART
meEt has addressed a letter TO the Post OF
fee department at Washington, inuuiring
into the American method OF ocean mail SER
vice for sea postage rates, and the manner of
selecting steamers and routes for the service
The English contract with the Cunard In
man and North German Lloyd lines ceases
with 1876, and 10 is not intended TO grant any
further subsidies for the carrying of the
mails. Hence the English Post Office de.
paTtment Is DESTROYS of paying for the ser
vice on the United States plan of sea posL-
a7e rates or according to the service per.
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