Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-23


no arrangement had been completed looking
TO the placing Of the $500, O0o. 900 AZ per cent.
loan, which Secretary Morrill, is about TO
negotiate for placing on the market
THE ACCIDENT on the Philadelphia and
Wilmington road, reported In our tele-
graphic columns, has delayed the mails OF
all the departments and seriously interfered
with the current business.
EXECUTIVE APPoINTMENrs.-The Pres
ident has appointed John Tyler, jr, to be
u. 8. attorney for the southern district OF
Florida, and NJ. Redmond u. s. marshal
southern district of Mississippi.
ECONOMY WHERE 1T HURTs.-The appro-
priation for the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing being deemed insufficient for the
carrying on of the work, the female en-
ployts have been notified that IL will be
necessary that each In turn shall be fur
louehed for one week, as q means OF re-
ducipg expenses.
SPECIMENS OF Persian postage stamps,
supposed TO be the first ever issued In Persia,
were received at the office OF the Third AS
sistant Postmaster General day. They
are rude In point OF artistic fnish, and the
vigneIte Is a lion with his right foot upraisei
and carry Ing in IL a sword. Specimen stamps
from Iceland were also received to day.
SOLDIERS who lost arms or legs In the
army and receive s24 per month pension
have not heretofore been entitled to commu-
tation for loss of limbs. Congress at Its last
session amended the law SO as TO give the
class referred to limbs or Communication
therefor. Applicants should apply to the
Surgeon General OF the army.
SALARIES REDUCED.-Tne Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue has issued 4 order d.
TectiDg that the salaries OF all deputy col
leciors Of internal revenue be reduced per
cent. on account OF reduction of Congress
sional appropriation. He also directed that
In DO case shall gaugers' fees be allowed to
exceed IS per day.
A WILD DESIRE to snatch a brother in-
law from the jaws OF political despair, brings
the great American humorist, ID. p, TO the
regions OF the settin' sum- Gin Com.
Which, being translated, means that Col.
Piatt is out In Cincinnati working for the
denomination and reelection OF Representa-
tive Banning.
AFTER TAYLoR-A statement was re-
Gently published Ia the Lynchburg NeUs to
the effect that one E. r. Taylor, at one time
cor nected with the railway mail service,
bad been appointed to a clerkship In the De-
De IT nent of Justice, and Immediately the
republicans OF Lynchburg sent on protest
against such appointment, and asked that
IL be revoked. The Attorney General replied
that no such appointment had been made in
hts uepartm ent. III Taylor has been appointed
IN any other department OF the government
the republican committee at Lynchbury
wO1ld Ike to furnish the head of such de-
partment the record of the appointed.
INSTRUCTIONS To THE Sioux CoMMIs-
sION.-The substance of the instructions TO
the commission to treat with the Sioux
Indians for the REIMBURSEMENT of ali right
TO the country outside of their permanent
reservation, under the treaty OF 1868, and so
mucl OF said permanent reservation as lies
west OF the 103d meridian of Longitude, is
published. The first meeting OF the CON mis-
SION will be held In Omaha on the 18th in
SIS mt. One OF the most important subjects
OF the negotiation will be an arrapge ant
by which the Indians may become self sup
Io-ting, and their removal to the Indian ter
ritory at an early day is considered oy the
President as the surest step In that direction.
SLAMS PRESENT TO UNCLE SAM.-The
Siamese government arranged to send over
two hundred packages OF special products to
the Centennial, but unable to get q suitable
vessel, appeal was made TO Rear Admiral
Reynolds, commanding the Asiatic squad
1on, and the goods have been landC 4 In San
Francisco by the United States steamer
Ashuelot, as present TO the United States.
Secretary Morrill,. at the request OF the Act
ing Secretary OF the Navy, has given orders
| for the immt diate shipment OF the same to
Philsdelphia- Such things as can be pre-
served. will, after the exhibition, be placed
| in the Smithsonian Institute. Toe CONNER
| cial articles are to be sold.
MORE MODEL EcoNoMY-The cutting
down process in the Treasury department IL
likely to cause grumbling outside the build
Ing as well as inside. For instance, In the
office OF controller OF the currency thirty
clerks are to receive notice that their ser
vices will be no longer required after the 10th
on the same plan that all large banking In
situations are carried on, each division being
required to balance Its cash account before
the books are locked up. The reduction OF
ri ar ~
retained to work daily several hours more
Than In DOW required, but correspondence OF
Importance 10 national banks will be de-
lsyed, and this will be likely to raise q
breeze.
THE PENSION OFFICE BUILDING.-As
there has been several statements published
| affirming and denying that the Shepherd
building, corner of 18th street and the ave
nue., is TO be occupied by the Pension office, VIZ
| print here the following clause of the legis
lative appropriation bill, which is the only
Copgrt ssional action In reference to the
| matter:
| "For rent OF buildings for use of the Pen.
sion office and the Bureau of Education
| Si4 600: Provided That IL the Secretary OF the
| Int ior can procure nre-proOf building o
suitable accom- nodations, for rent not ex
| shall rent the same, 70 take effect so soon as
| the present letting can be legally terminated
! And provided, That the lease Of the present
| ings shall be made fire proof by the ow lers
| thereof to the satisfaction OF the said Secre
| tary within six months OF the passage OF
| this act without disturbing the use OF the
| said building; aud that any lease made for
| said building shall expire on nine months
nofice from the Secretary OF the Interior;
| ar d In case of removal the sum of 81, 900, oil
| so much thereof as 10 necessary, Is appropri.
ated for the cost of fitting up and re nOval
to said IRE proof building"
COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE RAILROAD
1 MAIL TRANsPoRTATIoN.-C Congress, at IT.
last session, authorized the President to ap-
\ point three commissioners TO investigate the
subject Of the pay Of railroads for carrying
the mails, and report at ne next session OF
1 Congress. The President has appointed the
| follow ing as the commission Frank w
/ Palmer, OF Illinois; Gardner g. Hubbard, OF
Ma Sachusetts, and Daniel L. Fox, of Penn
sylvarta. Geo. ID. Bassett, for many YEAR
| clerk OF the Ways and Means Committee
/ has been appointed clerk to the com mission
/ Mr.. Palmer Is an ex member OF Coneress
and IN a. pres@ht managing editor OF the
Chicago I,ueT Ocean Mr.. Hubbard has writ
ten many valuable articles on the subject OF
| mail trsUsfortatiosi. which he has made q
| special stuoy. Mr. Fox was formerly mayor
| OF PbiladelI hia- The two former are repu b.
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