Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-14
EVENING STAR.
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY Inter
nal rev enue, sos, 9ls.42; customs, s3ss ,6i9s4
THE AMOUNT Of national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day for
redemption aggregated ISIS, i23.
RUSSELL c. ROSE has been appointed
storeke eper of internal revenue for the sth
d strict of Virginia.
THE PRESIDENT spent yesterday in rid
ing about the city OF Chicago and receiving
friends, and started for Washington last
evening.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. F. A. Miller has
beer detached from the Richmond, South
Pacific station, and ordered 10 return home
and rel Ort arrival.
GFO. F.. HARRIS, ex-member of Congress
from Mississippi, is 10 be married at o'clock
tbs AFTERNOON to Miss McAllister, at the res
idence of the brides parents, No 1923 New
York avenue.
THE TRANSATLANTIC STORY that the
United States government has diplomati-
cally threatened TO acknowledge the beIlig-
erent rights Of the Cubans in cl3e hOstilitie7
are not closed before January Isl, receives no
credence in Washington.
THE BLACK HILLS SURvEY.-The Com
a dispatch from Prof W. p. Jenney, the
government geoIogist exploring the Black
Hills, saying he has surveyed and mapped
all the country between the two 70 rks OF the
Cheyenne, which tract embraces the entire
Black Hills region.
SENATOR EDNUNDs, of Vermont, who has
been tended the vacant L. 8. Circuit Judge
ship created by the death of Judge. Wood
ruff, of New York. has. IL is understood de-
cllned the offer. Senator EdmundS has Just
entered upon term of six years in the L. s.
Senate, which he prefers to judicial posi-
ton. The salary OF each is the same.
GOLD IN ALASKA. communication
has been received by the Secretary of the
Treasury, through the collector of customs
at Sitka, Alaska, from Geo. Holt, a miner
ard proSpectOr, announcing the discovery of
gold in paying quantities in that region. He
gives IL as his opinion that there Is a vast
gold field there; in fact, a second California.
He also found an abundance OF game OF all
kinds.
THE SWEEPING REPUBLICAN VICTORY
IN lowA.-The following telegram was re-
ceived here late last night:
DIS MONIES. Iowa. Oct. 18th.
Hon. ". u. Belkndp, Secretary Of Var:
Thirty eight counties nearly complete give
ktrkwoOd II $50 majority, republican gain
O. 500. The state majority will be at least
5000. Large republican gains in the legisla-
tme. We elect twenty i've out OF thirty new
senators, and at least seventy five new mem
berS of the house.
lSigned.l J. l.. GARRISON.
OUR AsIArIC SQUADRoN.-A dispatch
received at the Navy department this morn
ing from Rear Admiral Reynolds, command
ing the Asiatic station, dated flagship Ten
neSsee, Bombay, September 10, announces
his arrival at that place on the ith OF Sep
TENDER, seven days from Alden. The rainy
monsoon was in fall blast, and there had
been so much wet weather that the ship was
uucom fCrtable. The health OF the officers
and crew was good. The authorities at Eom-
bay extended every courtesy to Admiral
Reynolds and the officers OF the vessel. He
intended TO sail on the nth OF September for
Colombo. Ceylon, and thence to Pulo, Pc
nang and Singapore.
IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
yesterday, on motion OF Mr.. VIM. VI. Evarts,
James V. Brooke, esq, of Warrenton, Va,
and ID. w. Paul, esq, of st. Louis, were ad-
mitted To practice as attorneys and counsel
Ors in the court. Messrs. W. ]. Coppuck, of
Cincinnati, and Horatio Rodgers were also
idmitted. Argument was concluded in the
case of Matthews VS.. Nelson; printed argu-
meDts were submitted in the case OF Upton
VS.. TribdcOck; the cases of Burbank VS.. Bige-
low, Snow VS.. Chapman, and Grymes VS..
Eippller were passed; Werte VS. the United
railroad VS.. Samuel III. Early was continued;
Lake VS.. Fitzgerald was dismissed; Nichols
VS.. Eaton was argued In part.
GEN. NEGLEY, ex-Representative from
the Pittsburg pa district, called on the
Secretary of the Treasury yesterday in ref
erence TO the recent charges made against
him in connection with the Witowski claim,
which was Tor S2s 900 for lumber alleged to
have been furnished to the army near Nash
Vile. The Secretary informed General Neg
ley, so the latter states, that he had not, as
yet, examined the papers in the case, and
criminal suit to be Instituted against Gen.
Negley because be had secured the paymen
of the money. Gen. Negley states that he
had nothing more TO do with the claim than
to call the attention of the Treasury officials
TO IL. He admits that when he came TO
Washington on this business his expenses
were paid by Witowski.
EMPHATIC DENIAL OF NEWSPAPER
CHARGES BY SECRETARY BRIsrOw-In
reference TO the published charges against
Secretary Bristow that the baggage of Mrs.
BristOw was passed through the New York
custom house without the usual inspection
and payment of duty, the Secretary states
that Mrs. Bristow had but four trunks one
OF which contained the baggage OF her son
travelling with her; that the trunks were not
transferred to a revenue cutter at all; that
he, accompanied by his wife and son, went
10 their hotel in New York city without any
trunks. having left the keys In charge of the
custom house officers; that Mrs. BristOw
made the usual declaration required by all
ocean passengers; that the trunks We're duly
inspected in their turn, and that the duties
were paid in person by himself, and the
trunks not delivered until the day succeed
ing Mrs. Bristow's arrival. Attorney Gen
eral Pierrepont makes the same statement.
Mr.. Brlstow says that so solicitors was he
that there should be no ground for criticism
on this subject that he even sent back to the
custom house a hand satchel which his son
had brought ashore containing only hair and
tooth brushes. He naturally feels chagrined
at The charges, not only because they a re
wholly untrue, but because he had taken
particular pains to remove every possible
ground for ceDsure OF his course in the
matter.
CANADIAN INDIANS WHO WANT TO CONE
TO THE UNITED SrArEs.-The Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs was waited upon
this morning by delegation of Iroquois
Indians, residing on tract of land six miles
s0uara ia the DrOyinea M Ouahac CANADA