Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-14
EVENING STAR.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s367 s6s so; customs, s523 ,337 81.


A PROPHET. - Roderick r. Butler, ex-
member of Congress from Tennessee, pre-
diets that North Carolina will give Hayes
and Wheeler its electoral vote.
THE PREsIpENr returned from New York
this morning. The larger part OF his time
to day was taken up with receiving the great
number OF Centennial visitors who daily
flock to the White House.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE REvENUE SER
vICB.-The President has appointed Eris
Gabrfelson to be captain and Robert Nj,
Clark FIRST lieutenant In the u s. revenue
service.
PRESIDENT GRANT and Gen. w. Sherman
have been Invited to attend the performance
at the National Theater TO night and have
accepted the invitation. Mr.. E. E. Rice,
composer OF EvaDgeline, will lead the or
chestIa on this occasion.
PROF. HENRY, of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, has recently been elected an homo
rary member of the Society of Arts, London,
and an honorary associate OF the Society OF
Arts, Of Geneva, Switzerland. These honors
have been rendered him for his distinguished
scientific attainmept IS and services.
NATIONAL BANKs.-There was withdrawn
from the Treasury to-day 100000 five per
cent bonds held to secure circulation, for
which there was no substitution of other
redemption for week ending to day as com
pared with corresponding week of last year:
1875, So 1882 600; 1876, g, 1873 900.
CONGRESSIONAL NoMISATIoNs.-Jas. w.
Covert (dem), LIST New York; 8. g. Cox
(anti-Tammany democrat), 9th New York:
Amasa NOrcross (rep.), 10th Massachusetts,;
domination in the 18th New York district lei.
in which Gen. ]. III. Ketcham IL the republi
can candidate.
NAVAL ORDERS Commander William
p. McCann, ordered to examination for pro.
motion, 10th inst; Chief Engineer ]. w.
Thomson, to special duty connected with the
Centennial; Chief Engineer Edwin Fithian,
the Centennial, and ordered to continue on
temporary duty assigned him by the bureau
of steam engineering.
THE TREAsURY now holds 1881 ,02O, 500 in
bonds to secure national bank circulation
and S19, 1853, 600 to secure public deposits. U.
8. bonds deposited for circulation for week
ending today. 1851 600. Q: 8. bonds held for
circulation Withdrawn during the week end
ing to-day, 81 ,il6,000 National bank circl-
latiOu outstanding-C Currency notes, $780,
693, O36; gold notes, g, 099 100.
BRET HARTE AND Hrs CRrrrCs.-Like be-
gets like and abuse engendereth reciprocity
Of personal onslaught The New York crit
les played At battledoor with Bret Harte's
New York critics in morning contemporary
OF this city by on article unsigned, but en-
phaticaIly enstamped with the ear-marks OF
Harte. The critics assault the play and
Bret assaults the characters of the critics.
and so the new Iliad begins.
TRIcr.-The Congressional commission, OF
which Senator Spencer, OF Alabama, is
chairman, TO prepare q form OF government
for the District OF Columbia, has been no
titled to meet in this city on the 18th prox-
limo, preparatory 10 the commencement of
the labors for which 1t was appointed 1t is
expected that each member Of the comm &
sion will present his views on the subject In
writing, and from these and the suggestions
of the taxpayers q bill is 70 be perfected.
CADETS EXPELLED FROM THE NAVAL
ACADIMY.-Cadet Midshipmen William N.
King, jr., John F. Lubey, George A. Scott
and Frank Parsons, of the third class, and
fourth class, the i've young men, mentioned
in paragraph about hazlng at Annapolis
In The star last evening, were expelled
yesterday, for refusing to tell on some OF
their comrades who bad been guilty of cha
zipg" new Corners. The youths expelled did
TO testify when summoned before an examin-
Ing board. Cadets convicted OF "hazing'
cannot be reinstated.
COOPERATION FOB RAILWAY POSTAL
SERvICE.-By q law OF the last Congress the
Postmaster General was directed to reduce
the compensation paid for railway transpor.
tation of mails, under the provisions OF the
as to whether the compensation for the use
of the postal cars, provided under the same
act, should be subject to that reduction. 1t
was referred TO the Attorney General, who
decided that under the terms OF the law the
compensation for postal cars was not SUBJ
jet to this reduction, which view OF the case
Assistant Attorney General for the Post or,
nee department..
ANoTHER INDIAN CoMMIssIoN.-The In
dian Bureau il preparing to send a commits
sion TO the Nez Perces Indians, with view
OF settling all questions In dispute between
them and the settlers, and permanently
avertiDg further trouble. The commission
a% W OF ZEN Ms " u howard and Majer
army; William Sticknsy, secretary OF the
beard OF Indian commissioners; d. n. Je-
6. Barslow. Of Providence, r. T. the latter
dian commissioners. Gen. Howard, who
members OF the commission will rendez vous
in Chicago next Monday, to proceed thence
to Oregon, via San Francisco.
PERSONAL Ex- Attorney General Will
liams has returned TO the city. '"Secre.
tary Cameron left for Philadelphia last
night, 70 be absent until Tomorrow. AT
toTney General Taft returned from OHIO this
morning. First Auditor OF the Treasury
Hon. ID. w. Mahon, was relieved OF his
pocket book on Philadslphia street car on
Thursday last. Nv. w. CorcOrau, OF this
city, has, through the Hon. A. ii. h. Stuart,
rector OF the Unlversigy OF Virginia, made .
donation Of s5 600, TO be applied to the en-
largement OF the library Of that institution.
Postmaster General Tyner returned from
Indiana last evening. ''',Ar. r. A. Rich
ardson, who We: in Indiapa during the eisc-
ton excitement, says that II was "Uncle
Jimmys cold clio" which carried him
through" =.
VIRGINIA AND TIE CsNTsNxIAL-A
gentleman, who is In . position TO know,
writes 10 - follows In regard TO the state
ment copied In this paper yesterday that one
reason why the governor Of Virginia de-
clined to be represented At the centennial By
a"Virsinia day" was because the state had
no house on the centennial grounds: ~
CDR. e. g. Booth, of Philadelphia, native