Evening star., 1876-09-01
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

CONVENIENT RECEIPTS TO DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, 1854, ,5eO.Ol; customs, s6Oo, ,l37. 80
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY has
appointed q commission OF experts for the
purpose OF furnishing information TO the
department In regard to internal commerce
and transportation.
THE PORTUGUESE MINISTER has received
al official dispatch from his government an
nouncing that the monetary crisis In Por-
tugaI has subsided, and that confidence has
been re- esta olished.
NOMINATIONS FOR CONGRESS YesrER-
DAY.-A. l.. Chadwick, democrat, 7th Mich
igsp district; l.. c. Bristow, repu olic1n, 1st
Virginia; L. 8. CasweIl, republican, I'd Wis
cOnsiD; I. NJ. Patterson, democrat, Colorado.
SECRETARY CAMERON has returned t. the
city and resumed his official duties at the
War department. He viii remain here until
next week, and then start upon his tour of
inspection with General Sherman to Fort
Leavenworth and the Pacific coast.
PEBsoNAL.-J. H. Witt, the well known
artist OF this city, Is at Columbus painting a
portrait of Governor Hayes. samuel
Weller. jr., OF England, was registered at
Wtllsrd's yesterday. III he is the real Sam
he has many friends in this city.
ECONOMY, OR MEANNEss?-Tne nine
teenth session Of the International Statisti-
cal Congress commences to day in Pesth,
Hungary. No appropriation having been
made by Congress, the United States are not
represented this year In the International
body.
THE WILL ofthe late Speaker Kerr, which
Is dated May %, 1865, leaves all his property
to his wife to be held In trust for his son at
her decease. aud appoints her sole executor.
IL concludes by beseeching his son to make
nhiaofS
which cannot fail to be high and noble by ad-
herring TO such course.
NAVAL NoTKs.-Rear Admiral g. ID.
French and relieved Rear Admiral VIM.
LIE Roy of the command OF the u. 8. naval
force on the North Atlantic station, Arrived
at Philadelphia, August 81. 1.-The Rich
%ond sailed fro from Calao august a 18th for
niata arrived at Norfolk August 31st.
TIE PREsIDEsT has signed the commits
sions of Jonathan Tarbell, OF Mississippi, to
be deputy first controller OF the Treasury;
Oscar Holt, to be collector OF Internal reve-
nue. for I'd district OF louisiana, and also the
warrant authorizing Richard O'Connor to
receive into custody Caer wang, otherwise
called B. MARION, fugitive from the Justice
of the United States.
THE POSTAL RAILWAY COMMITS sIoN yes
terdsy examined Theo. Vail, general super
intendent ofpostal railway service, and Jas.
N. Davis, superintendent OF railway postal
classification, touching their practical
knowledge of the postal railway service.
The commission proceeded 10 Philadelphia
last evening, where they will have confer
ence with the officers of the railway counpa-
nies and the chamber OF commerce and the
board of trade.
THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AZ
FAIRS, who is now In Ohio, will leave there
the iretO Of mart for I.ouis uhara I, a
will be present at the opening of the pro-
posals for furnishing supplies for Indian SER
vice, which takes place at the Lindell house
on Wednesday. the 9Th of September. Hs
Will remain there about week to award
contracts TO successful bidders, aud Will hen
proceed TO New York, where he will be pre-.
sent at the opening OF proposals for furnish
ing dry goods for the same service, which
takes place September IL.
INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL Cox.
GRIss-The opening ceremonies of this
body at Bada- pesth, Hungary, at IL O'Clock
this forenoon, were OF an interesting charac-
ter. On Tuesday evening there was a re-
union OF the delega ties from the various coun-
tries, at which each national bureau OF sta
Upited states. CTnsnks to the % Hon' 4 sam am
RandaIPs committee which made no appro-
prtatior.) Meetings OF the permanent COM
miss mission, 10 prepare work for the congress,
several sections met this afternoon for organ
tEation, election OF officers, etc. These con-
cn 81 Msssoss, AND apOPSla
hygiese; Attn, Agriculture and sylviculture !;
And 9TH, Industry, commerce, transportation
and finance.
THE WEATHKR IN AUGUsr-The mo
THEOLOGICAL summary for last month at this
station, prepared by Theodore Mosher, jr.,
signal service observer. showG-Highest ba-
rometer. l2lst,l 3o-3a; lowest barometer,
n n fav,nvn fxxwo "a, \ nc
deg; lowest temperature, (22d,) So deg; pre-
vailing direction OF wind, northeast; greatest
velocity OF wind, 20 miles per hour, on
1892; number Of clear days, I; number Of
cloudy days, 6, other than those on which
rain fell; number Of days on which rain
tive temperatures-lsTI, Il deg; 1872, 1876
deg; 1873, 749 deg; 1874, 73 deg; 1875, 72
deg; 1sle, 7o3 deg; comparative precipita-
tioR-1s71, 1.59 inches; 1872, 12 inches; 1873,
6.sa inches; 1874, LII inches; 1876, IL 50 Inches
1ei6, All inches.
corps OF engineers, is assigned to temporary
charge OF the survey of the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific railways, between Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa, and Sacramento, Cal, as
contemplated by the resolution Of House of
Representatives., passed July 10Th, 1876. Tue
viii report to Capt. Twining TO assist him in
his work: Capt. w. H. Heuer, Capt. Jamss q
+. Gregory, First Lieuts. B ID. Greene and
James b. Quinn. the duties thus assigned
these officers will be executes under the or
ders Of the chief OF engineers. Second Lteuts.
James l.. Wilson, OF battery III, and George
L Anderson, battery A, both Of 4th artillery
are transferred TO light battery B. Second
Lieut.. Vinton A. Goddard is transferred from
battery + TO battery A 4th artillery, to tak
effect October 1st-
THE rHIRTY SECOND CALL for the re-
demption OF $40 bonds of 1s65-Msy and No
vember-has just been issued by Acting Sec-
retary Conant, who gives notice that the
principal and accrued interest Of the bonds
herein-below desiguated, known as "Five-
twenty bonds, !" win be paid At the Treasury
OF the United States, In this city, on and
after the nrst day OF December, 1876, and that
the interest on said bonds win cease on that
day. That is 70 say, coupon bonds, act of
March 3, 1865, dated November 1, 1855, as
follows: Coupon Bonds.-S500, No. sol to No.
$3.50. both inclusive; el 600, No. 28Oi to No.
1850. both tnclusive-s7, 900. ReNaered
Bonds -e1O0, No. 10 No. 200, both inclusive;
% 0, No. 70 No. 800, both inclusive; $1,000,
No. I % No. 500, both inclusive; 5000. No.
G42 to No 100, both inclusive; 90. 900. No.
TO No. 1i5o, both inclusive. Total, 1000. 900.
TIE 9UrLLofIND AT WORK IN rHe
TRRAsURY.-The work OF making the neoes-