Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-28
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Inter-
nsl revenue, SEQ, $50 81; customs, s702, 769 As.


nal revenue, sei0,66e q; customs, s702, 769.45.
SECRETARY MORRILL, left here this morn
ing for Maine to take part in the political
campaign In that state. The state election
will take place September TO-.
THE STATEMENT is authorized that Col.
Robert j. Stevens, clerk of the House Com
mittee on Appropriations, Is not to be sue
ceeded in his present position, which he has
long and crCditaoly filled.
DKCLINEs.-Hon.J ]. g. Rutan, OF Pennsyl-
vania, appointed American coasul at Flor
Ell &c, Italy, In place OF the lamented j. Lori
mer Graham, writes from Europe thai be
VIII not accept the consulate, but Is coming
home 10 take part ~ the fall campaign.
TWENTY EIGHrEMPLoYES OF the Pension
Office have been notified that their resigna-
tioDs will be accepted, and that one months
pay from September 10 will be granted them
The doomed clerks In the other bureaus Of
the Interior department viii receive a SINH
lar notice In few days.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS M. N
Brewster has be en- commissioned collector OF
internal revenue for the 81 district OF Texas;
Il. Bolts, collector of internal revenue for
the Sd district OF Virginia; Charles IL. Scar
ing' Of Nebraska, Indian agent; Piute agen.
southern Ute agency, Colorado, and Oscar
Eaton. postmaster at Bryan, Ohio.
REORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD.-A long petition will be handed To
the District Commissioners tomorrow,
signed by about four hundred prominent
citizens, many OF them large taxpayers, ca
dorsing the views OF the delegation OF cltI-
zeDS which a few days since waited on tns
Commissioners req Nesting reorg AMI zatioa
OF the Board of Public School Trustees. Toe
petitioners pray for such reorganization.
THE THREE SENIOR OFFICERS of the COM
mission TO inquire as TO what navy yards
may be dispensed with and as 10 the practi-
cability OF establishing naval rendezvous
at Ty bee or Cockspur island, Ga, or else
where In that quarter. will be Admiral Por-
ter, Vice Admiral Rowan and Rear Admiral
c. ii. Davis. The other two officers have not
yet been designated. Port Royal, 8. g the
present naval rendezvous, Is considered
most Vulnerable, an would require large
force for Its defence.
ARMY ORDERS Captain James Mercur
and I'd Lieut.. w. T. Rossell, corps OF engi-
neers, are relieved from duty as members of
the general court martial at willet's Point,
n. \. harbCr; LIST Lieut.. Frank Heath, Ord
nance department, Is assigned to duty at
Frankfort arsenal, Tenn, and win report In
person without delay; LIST 1t. q. +. Overton.
9th cavalry, will report to superintendent
rrcruiting service for temporary duty; leave
o. absence granted VIM. Lassiter. 10th in
rartment of the gulf, Is extended two
months; leave of absence for one month is
anted I'd Lieut. Charles II. Watts, 5th cav
airy,
MARINE CORPS OFFICERs.-A clause in
the naval appropriation bill provides that
hereafter there shall be no appointment
except by promotion to ill vacancies occur
ring in the list Of commissioned officers of
the marine corps until the number OF sucn
officers shall have been reduced by casualties
or otherwise TO seventy-five. In consequence
OF this law IT will BE- several years before
1T. So -
corps, as the number OF marine officers now
commissioned Is ninety three, graded as fol-
lows: One brfgadter general commanding,
one colonel, two lieutenant colonies, four
IL ajors, twenty captains, thirty first lieu
nants: thirty second neutenants and five
stan officers.
A SAD CoINCIDENCE-The Journey OF
Hon. T. w. Ferry, President pro ten,pore OF
the Senate, to washington last fail. Just
evious to the opening OF the session, was
10 attend the oosequies OF Vice President
Wilson, the presiding officer OF the Senate,
and his journey home at the close of the
tessiOn was with the remains OF Speaker
Kerr, the presiding officer Of the House OF
Representatives. The action OF Mr. Ferry
In delaying his departure from Washington
when he received Intelligence OF the death of
Mr. Kerr. In order that he might pay his
tribute OF respect to the dead statesman and
accompany his remains to their final resting
place, Is spoken OF as respectful and apprn-
Prlate and many friends OF the deceased
Speaker express their appreciation of the
thoughtful course Of the presiding officer OF
the Senate.
RETIRING NAVAL OFFIcERs.-Pay d.
rector G. G. jackson. U. 8. N, has been re-
tired under law for long and faithful service:
his retirement promotes Pay Inspector Jas.
Fulton to be q pay director. Psymaster
Richard Washington to be pay inspector AMI
Passed Assistant Paymaster Q. W. Slamm
70 be paymaster. Rear Admiral A. NJ. Pen
~ ~ Ea hn ~ axf Of fNos att IfcN-
tired, which will be on the LIST of October
next The retirement OF this officer will
promote Commodore Edward Donaldson TO
D rear admiral. Captain X. w. Shufeldt 10
De commodore. Commander VIM. P. Nc
Cam TO be captain, and Lieutenant Com
msnder James ID. Graham to be commander.
officer on active list until April next, when
Rear Admiral John 7. Almy will be retired
on account of long and faithful servics.
TIE IRoN-CLADs OF the United States
navy are located as follows Seven at Port
Royal, s. c., and two at Norfolk, va. Each
iroL -clad Is In charge of g lieutenant and ten
men 9es1aes nye ms arm 9hder me drec
on board of these vessels the regular daily
exercise OF man Of war In active service,
70 ss ae se
class order; the turret guns are exercised
every Monday, and the machinery for re-
A report received at The Navy depart ment
this morning shows that the fron-clads are
all in first rate order, and in case they should
be wanted for immediate sea service IL
would only he necessary TO send full com
plemeDt or officers and men and provision on
board 10 1T them for sea.
THE4x PER CENT. BoNDs-The Treasury
department is preparing the bonds for the
~ per cent. loan, and will have them ready
| 10 issue about September LIST. They will be
OF the denomination OF $50, 800, $500, 81 900,
IS 900 and $4,000. The interest will be pay
able quarterly on the first days Of Deem
Der, March, June and September. They will
be free nom taxation OF all kinds; the prin-
cipal and interest viii be paid In coin, and
these conditions viii be set forth on their
nee. Tho bonds first TO be called for re-
demption In the per cent bonds are the
20s OF 1855, the interest on which Is now
pay able IN May and November, end OF
which there IL now outstanding Sl5O 65S,65O,
The numbers of the 6-20's irst to be called
are of the $50 coupon bonds, from No ISL;
800 bonds, from No. 2 s01, and registered
81. 1000 bonds, from No. 642. There are about
s34 200, 900 OF the registered 5-20's, most OF
which are held In this country.