Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-04

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To. pAY.-Ipter-
nal revenue, s453, 94S 80; customs, 1866 500 %
ATTORNEY GENERAL TAFT left last eve.
mig for Ohio.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Tne acting At
torney General and Generals Harvey aud
Van Vleet called upon the Preslden: to day
BLTwrEN FIFTEEN AND TWENTY POOLS
on the general result OF the election were
sold at the Imperial Hotel last evening. The
bets averaged s1Oo for Filden, s65 for Hayes.
Us. MARSHAL APPoINTEp.-The Presi
dent has approved the appointment of Wei
en- ONeal TO be L. 8. marshal for the Ken
lucky district.
RECEIPTS of national bank notes for re
demptiOn for week ending 10 day as COM
pared with corresponding week OF last year:
ls75, 81 3s1 600; 1876. -, 100000.
No NEws Of the Franklin has as yet been
received at tie Navy department. It is the
opin ion IN naval circles that she er countered
the recent cyclone of the Atlantic coast, and
and not very seaworthy, there is no telling
how long her arrival may be delayed.
PERsoNAL.-Judge j. W. Wright has gone
to the Hot Springs of Arkansas, to remain
month or six weeks. Professor 8. New
comb, of the U. g. Naval Observ atory, de-
livered the FIRST lecture OF his interesting
course on the "History OF Astronomy" at
the John Hopkins University, In Baltimore,
yesterday afternoon.
THE TREASURY now holds $3.50, 1877 $50 10
U. s. bonds to secure national bank circula-
ton, and s19, 153 600 to secure public depos-
It's. u. g. bonds deposited for circula ton,
week ending to-day, S195 900; u. 8. bonds
held to secure circulation Withdrawn, week
epdlDg to-day, S1lO, 800. National bank cir
cnlstion outstapding-currency notes, 1920,
5sl.S SS; gold notes. 81 099 100.
THE Philadelphia Bulletin pays merited
compliment to Mr.. Wm. h. Clarke, the
Washington agent of the American Press
Association. as an honorable safe and intel.
ltser purveyor of the news OF the capital.
Inc same praise may be given to the old and
respected agent OF the Associated Press. Mr..
l. A. Gobright. The two press associations
are both fortunate in the character of their
representatives At Washington.
CHINA WANTS SILvER.-Treasury OH
Gals state that there has been for nearly
three months past An active demand for
money at Hong Kong, which has been met
by shipments Of silver from San Francisco
price of silver At San Francisco during TIN 3
Time has ranged above the London rate.
Formerly silver vas shipped to China by
way OF London. Should the China demand
for silver continue tmportations OF that metal
At New York will probably will soon be
made from Europe.
Army ORDERs.-By direction of the Sec
Rotary. of War, Captain Warren G. Beach,
18th infantry. will report in person to the
Secretary Of the Interior In this city, en-
route TO bis station from leave OF absence.
The leave granted Surgeon L. A. Ed wards Is
further extended six months; Assistant Sur
geOn +. e.. AiDsworth IL relieved from duty
In the department OF Columbia, and will re-
pert TO the commanding general of the de-
partment OF Arizona for duty; Assistant
Surgeon II. E. Brown. from duty in the de-
partment of the south, and will report in
person To the commanding general OF the
military division OF the Atlantic for duty.