Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-19

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Intaf-
nal revenue, s1oi ,2cs SO; customs, $50 ,isi.s5.
NOT MUCH OF FIooD.-The sigoai ser.
vice observer at Hai per's Ferry reports the
Potomsc falling there at ia. m. to lay.
THE STATE DxPARrMENr has received q
copy of decree prohibiting the Introduction
Of foreign silver coiu into Venezuela.
THREE HLSDRKD THOUSAND in 1o-fo's
and new SIS were Withdraw from the rrea-
sury To day by tie National Banks, and Az
Fer cents. sub ItitutFi.
THE "CoLoR WAR" reported from Angus
IA, Ga, by Telegraph yesterday, was not IN
that state, but In South Carolina, as shown
in the bC5y of the dispatch.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED-The President has
sjgded II com missiops OF Vincent BoreIng
To re snsion agent at Lexingto On, Ky.;L
fayette McLaw. PoHtmsster at Savannah,
Ca: aud 1Oonas T.. Buns, u. 3. marshal
IJr Kentucky.
PERsoNAL.-Miss Miuuette Thompson,
the charming young actress OF this city, has
gone on q star tour in the West with John
L. Owens. Mr.. and Mrs. Sartoris iiivei
In New York yesterday by the steamer Gel
ing chief clerk OF the Treasury, win, IL is
said, be appointC chief clerk on the return
of Secretary Molfill.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander Smith W.
Nichols, ordered as lighthouse Inspector OF
the eth district, at Key West, Fla, on S0tI
instant; Commander Henry B. Seely. de
tached from the above duty on the 30tn In
slant, and placed on waiting orders; Ensign
V. l.. Cattman, from the supply, waiting
orders; Midsbidman John o. Mic )lCon has
reported his return home. having been de-
on the nth ultimo, waiting orders; Mate
John Griffin, from navy yard, Boston, and
ordered To the receiving ship Worcester. at
Norfolk, Va: Mate w. w. Beck, from the
receiving ship wabash, and ordered to the
navy yard, Boston.
ARMY ORDERs-Msjor A. L. Hough, 22i
infantry, IS relieved from duty in the Mill
tary Division OF the Atlantic aud viii re-
port IN person to the commanding general
OF the Department of Dakota for duty with
melt TIE ONCE OF the chief mastering aud
tisbursiDg officer OF the Military Division
of the Pacific Is hereby disc onfiuue 4, and
ward, 1i6e A6iSsant General of the Arm o
The commanding general OF the Military
Division Of the Pacific will irstrdct Major
Samuel Brock. assistant aijufant general
htef musfsri1g and disbrrsipg Off n, to
look 10 the execution OF this Older, and then
consider fimself relieved.
CHANGES OF STATIONS of troops during
the week ending Saturday; September Is,
| 1s76;-Compsuy l., I'd artillery, from Fort
Macon, North Carolina. to Lancaster, South
Carolina. Company F, I'd infantry, from
Mount Vernon barracks, Alabama, to Chat
| tancoga, Tennessee. Company G, % infau.
| try, from MorutVernon barracks, Alabama
| 10 Atlanta, Gcorgia. Company A, 21 infau-
| try, rom Livingston, Alabama, to Atlanta
Goorgia. Company G, 81 infantry, from
Huntsville, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia
/ Company K, % infantry, from Mobile, Ala
| lama, II Atlantis, Georgia. Company A
| ION jrfsntIy, from Fort Concho, Texas, tc
| Fort McKavett, Texas. Company A, 18th
'p1suiiy, to Sisncjug Rock agency, Dakota
| tslritory. Company K, 20th Infantry, from
/ Fort Abercrombie, Dakota territory, tC
4 Lower BIule agency, Dakota teIrIi Dry
/ Company 1, Goth iniantlJ, from Fort Penn.
l o'Da, Dakots territory, 10 Lower Brdle
4 age1cy. DAKOTA territory. Post established
Il n afar Gnufh Carolfna