Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-31
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, s3l4.49s %; customs, s475,65l 81.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, s3l449S %; customs, si75, G5I 81.
ARMY ORDERs-Leave OF absence granted
Lieut. j. f. Sawyer, 9Th artillery, is extent
ed six months, with permission 10 go beyond
the sea-
The EEw -FOUR AND A-HALF PER CENT.
BONES are being rapidly prepared in the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing, aud on
Tuesday next the nrst instsIment. amount
Ing 10 2 10 OO0, 900 at least, viii be turne1 over
TO the Register for issue.
SECRETARY R0BEsoS will take party
of distinguished Individuals on a pleasure
excursion to Port Royal, S. c., about the Ist
Of October, on the United States steamer
Dispatch. 1t is intended to hold d navalrs
view at Port Royal about tlat time, to Las
five or six weeks. whIcu will be- on brill
liant and magnificent scale.
THE BURROUGHS IN the Engraving and
Printing Bureau OF the Treasury are because
of scarcity of WORK, aud male as well as
female employees are furlonghed. II is ne
cessary 10 publish this authorized state
ment, In order to correct some OF the mis-
statements which have been printed in re-
gard 10 this matter.
AS SOON as the fact that the postmasters
al Rondout and Kingston, New York, were
using stamp defacers which impressed the
words "Vote for Hayes" on the postage
stamp, was officially brought TO the attention
of Postmaster General Tyner, he a. oaca
directed the postmasters at those points that
sncn prsctlce was In violation OF the regula
tiOns OF the department, and that ii would
not be tolerated.
MOVEMENTS OF U. s. NAVAL VESSELS
The Navy department is In receipt OF al
vices from Commander j. ID. Marion, dated
Alden, Arabia, August ID, 1876, on board the
u. 8. =. Alert he reports the arrival OF the
Alert at that port the evening previous, hsv-
nv1 "a nx-nrn Nrrer NJ Ill n,
The heat experienced In crossing the Rel
Sea was at times terrible, but no lasting
serious effects seem TO have been produced
upon the officers and men. 1t was Intended
TO sail for Point de Gale on the 9th Instant.
1.-THE Ply mouth arrived IN New York har-
Dor yesterday morning from Boston.
NOMINATIONS FOR CoSGREss YEsTER-
DAY Gen. Eppa Hunton, renomiuated by
the democrats of the sth Virginia district;
Milton Sayler, by the democrats IN the LIST
district; G.. A. Wilson. by the democrats OF
the 9Th Illinois district; Col. II. A Herbert,
by the democrats in the 81 Alabama dis
tr CT; Samuel j Gilpin, by the democrats OF
the list Iowa. The republicans nominated
j. g. O'Neal. of Alexandria, ia the 8th Vir-
9 TIA; William ]. Bacon, 81 New York;
George X. Mast, 18th OHIO, and Col. Ward
Lsmon In the p West Virginia uistrics.
voLUMINIoUs.-It will require eight vol
unes Of the Congressional Record to EN- brace
| Forty fourth Congress. The proceedings
proper will be embraced IN six volumes, the
| Belknap Impeachment trial Will make one
vUIume, ana the appendix, with undelivercd
| speeches, for which 'leave TO print wal
| given, Will make another. This is the largest
| record ever made by single session of Con-
1 gress. The Proceedings of both sessions OF
| the Forty third Congress made nine vol
umes, only one more volume than was made
/ by the last session. Each volume will coz
| tain one thousand pages.
/ REPREsENTATIvE JAMES A. GARFIELD,
1 who has just been re1ominated for Congress
in the old Joshua x Giddin1s district of
| Ohio, has already served nearly fourteen
4 years. He was elected in 1862, aud has been
4 returned ever since. His district Is famous
1 for The retention OF its CoDgressmeu. Mr..
l Whittlesey, one of its FIRST Representa- YES
| served sixteen years; then came Mr.. Gid
I dings, who served twenty years; he was fol-
/ lowed by Mr.. Hutcbins, who served four
years; and then followed Nj Garfield, who. II
i Q lives TO serve In the next Congress, Will
L lave seen sixteen years of membership.
THE COMMISSION appointed by both
houses at the last session OF Congress to pro-
coed 70 the Pacific coast and inquire into the
l Mongnlian question, will leave Chicago for
L San Fran cisco on the 18th OF September. ALI
l the members on the part of the House as
i signed TO the duty have concluded to perform
4 the service. The commission will be absent
Il until about November, as the subject to be
investigated Is one OF Importance 10 the Pa
cific slope; and to fully make themselves
/ acquainted with IL, the commission will
i necessarily have TO examine large number
4 OF witnesses.
PERSoNAL--Governor Dennisou left the
1 city last night for Ohio, where he will re-
/ n ain for several days, during which time he
i will address the citizens OF Columbus on the
| political issues OF the times, and possibly
l state. .."Csptain s. l.. Phelps, OF the Dis
l trict commission, LETT the city last night for
1 q few days recreation In West Virginia.
E1 secretary Brlstow, after speaking 81 Z
i Saratoga from Rutland last Saturday even
l ing.
THE CLERKS In the departments have been
i In state OF unrest ever since the passage OF
the legislative appropriation bill, which de-
creed that 765 OF their number was to be dis
charged by the 10th OF october. In the In
terror and Post ONCE departments to day
i the excitement was at fever heat, IT being
Il generally supposed that the unlucky cues
would be notified this afternoon that their
services would not be required after the 10th
1 OF october, and that they would be allowed
| leave o. absence till that time. Up to 2 p. M.
1 however, no one had been notified. The noti.
ncation will probably be DELAYED until mex
| week.
THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS sustains q
reduction In its clerical force Of 10, not TO 10
| or from SO to rs. The reductions are as fol.
| lows: In the 4th class, from II to s.; Sd class
| frCm tn 6, and ia the ID class, from Q to o
| In addition TO these II. there are OF the Isl
| class and (female) clerks at 5000 each,
\ making q total OF 26. The amount sppro
| pIiated was reduced from $50 40 in 1s75-6 Il
/ s42,I40, decrease of S16,70O, or % per cent
4 The appropriation To pay experts and others
| for obtaining and collecting facts In regard
i to internal commerce was reduced from
| $4,000 TO az, 900. Toe total reduction OF
| appropriation for the bureau was, therefore
| S24 200, or 81 per cent.
| DISCHARGE OF FEMALE ENPLoYEs
FROM THE TREAsURY.-Before this issue OF
THE STAB reaches majority Of the people
affected, sixty female employers of the Treas
urer's office viii have begun to realize the
bitterness OF Representative Randan's sys-
tenn OF economy, will have occasion to shed
| tears and reflect upon the inRratitude OF
republics, for they will lind at their homes
counting Uncle SANS money, the dreaded
| notification that their services are no Longer
| required. II was anticipated, and RIGHTLY too.
| that II the sixty unfortunates were edyised
while At their desks to- day that their return
] ing thereto after TO nights sun had set was
| not expected Q scene would ensue which
i Wnuld dfafuPb the e0uflibYuun of th0so a.,