Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-27
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Iutsr-
nal revenue, s2o' ,iSO.oe; customs, s3Os 46s.l5.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day
for redemption s75o45I.
sC66 600 new five per cent. bonds and $50 900
five twenty bonds held to secure bank circu-
lation were withdrawn from the Treasury
10 day, and four and half per cent. bon DIS
substituted.
CONGRESS SIGNAL NoaINATIoNs.-George
q. Cannon, den., delegate from Utah; Wal
ter Evans, rep, Louisville, KY, district;
Washington Townsend, rep, 9Th Pa. dis
t:ict; HeZekiah b. Smith, dem, p N. j. dis
trict.
OWING TO the fact that the naval author
tiles adopted the most stringent measures
early in the season tn guard &c ainst the
yellow fever, there has not been a case at
any Of the naval stations, or on board OF
any naval vessel
THE VISITING RIFLE TEAMS went to Mt.
Vernon at noon to-day on the steamer Mat
tano, accompanied by many members OF the
general committee. They will be given a
complimentary banquet, rendered them by
the committee, at the Arlington this even
ing.
THE PRESIDENT AND FAMILY are ex.
pected to reach home about the middle OF
next week. Mr.. and Mrs. Sartoris will ar
President was invited to be present here on
Friday OF this week at the reception to be
given the rife teams, but owing to previous
engagements the invitation was declined.
NAVAL PRoMoTIoN.-The Naval Exam
lining Board, consisting Of Rear Admirals
Almy, Mullany, and @. r. p. Rogers, APP
pointed to examine Commodore Donaldson
vice Pennock, deceased, met at the Navy
department yesterday, and decided to report
in favor Of the promotion.
SILVER Com PAID OUr.-Nineteen mil
lion, nfty-eight thousand and two hundred
and fifty-tw dollars in silver coin has been
paid out by the Treasury department for the
redemption OF fractional currency and In
April last, leaving the balance OF two million
dollars In such coin on hand.
DEPARTURE OF THE GKTTYsBURG.-The
U. 8. steamer Gettysburg, Lieutenant Com
msnder II. 81. Gorringe, which has been In
commission for some time, was to sail to
cay from the Washington navy yard. she
will 60 tn the Mediterranean sea to make
surveys and soundings, and will also make
a tour of the seas tn make deep sea sound
ings in various ATTITUDES. The Gettysburg
was built at Glasgow. She was blockade
runner, and was captured during the war.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Commar-
der Francis A. Cook ordered to duty as exc
cutIve officer OF the Plymouth at Philadel-
phia Cd October next; Surgeon Grove &.
EeaIdsley to the Dictator at Port Royal, g..
c; Assistant Engineer l.. w. Wooster to the
AsiatIc station per teamer OF 17th October
next from San Francisco, Cal; Lieutenant
Commander Joshua Bishop detached from
the Plymouth and ordered 70 remain at Phil
adelphia until further orders; Surgeon JnO.
c. Spear from the Dictator and placed on
waiting orders.
NAVAL COURTS ORDERED.-A naval court
OF inquiry, OF which Commodore John Guest
is president, and Captains Ransom and De
KRAFT are members, with Captain Henry A.
Bartlett. United States marine corps. Judge
advocate, met at the Brooklyn navy yard
this morning for the purpose of inquiring
into the charges made in relative TO mis-
management on board of the United STATES
steamship Alaska, just returned from the
European station.
A general naval court-martial has bsen
appointed tn meet on board the United States
steamship Plymouth, at Philadelphia, OctO-
Der ID next, for the trial of Lieutenant Com
maDder Joshua Bishop. The following is the
detail for the court: Commodore Donald
McNiel Fairfax, president; Captains Paul
Shirley, w. ID. Whiting, l. A. Kimberly,
and ID. b. Harmony; Commanders e. A.
Ames and Charles l.. Huntington; First
Lieutenant George G. Reed, United States
marine corps, Judge advocate.
ARMY ORDERs.-By direction of the Sec
rotary Of War, Lieutenant Colonel Amos
Beckwith, assistant commissary of subsist-
ence, is detailed TO inspect hard bread offered
under contract At st. Louis, Mo-, by Messrs.
Joseph Garneau Co. for Indian service.
He will also inspect for the same service
10000 pounds OF bacon, 10000 pounds OF
soap, and VIII report by letter TO Hon. ]. q.
Of Sda for
rolls, Captain Edwin G. Mason, I'd Ohio
volunteers three months), Is, by direction
Of the .; s S Of War, hereby mustered
tary service OF the United States, to date
June "a, 1861, the date of his acceptance OF
an appointment as captain 18th Infantry;
airy, to date October IA. 1854, the date be was
relieved nom duty with that regiment, by
reason OF transfer TO the 9Th q. 8. colored
cavalry. Leave OF absence for one month Is
granted First Lieutenant G. 8. ROBERTS, l7th
infantry, for disability.
The Reunion OF the Army or the Ten
nessee I'm WashingtOn-The McPheF-
son Statue.
The Committee OF Arrangements for the
unwilling of the Mcpherson equestrian
statue on the occasion Of the coming reunion
OF the Army OF the Tennessee In this city
have addressed the following communica-
ton TO the gentlemen named:
WASHINGTON CITY, Sep. Is, 1876
MeSsrs. Gov. A. X. Shepherd. Admiral VIM.
Radford, U. s. N; Samuel Bacon, Lewis j,
Davis, j. w. Thompson, Henry A. willard
w. g. MetZerott, Thomas l.. Hume. VIM
B. Webb, George w. Cochran, n. w. Bur-
chell. Timothy Lubey, George Taylor, C.
S. Neyes, John G.. Evans, w. j. Murtagh
J. NJ. Van Buskirk, George b. CorkhiIl, T.
+. Roessel. Major j. e. Cash, ]. +. Cake,
=. Wolf, FItzhugh Coyle, A. g. Solomon,
Edward Temple, j. o. p. Burnside. II. M
Hutchinson, F. II. Smith, FL. +. Offisy, L.
Clephane, II. ID. Cooke, jr., N. 3. Fugitt, P.
+. Bacon, John A. Baker, James l.. Bar
bour L. a. AcKelden Holm Httz "