Evening star., 1876-09-06
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, S2i9, ,s7961; customs, si.s, ,0666O.

nal revenue, S2i9, ,S19.61; customs, sitS ,066.60.
SECRETARY MORRILL,, of the Treasury
department, Is not expected to return to
Washington until aiser the Maine election.
Ten VESSELS will participate In the forth
coming naval review at Port Royal, g. c.,
which Is preparatory 10 the vessels proceed
Ing TO their regular stations.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS YksrgR-
DAY:-Andrew ]. Beatty, democrat, 9Th Wis
consin district; Tom Crittenden, democrat,
7th Missouri district.
VIM. ADAMS, ESQ an eminent surgeon
from London, now visiting our country, and
attending the International Medical Con-
gress in Philadelphia, will deliver a lecture
next week In Washington under the ausDiCes
Of the trustees OF the Toner lecture fund.
THE HEINTERNATIoNAL STATISTICAL Con-
GREss AT PEsTH-Information has been
received by the chief of the Bureau OF Sta
tistics that there a general session OF the
Congress was held to-day to receive che re-
ports of the five sections which have been at
work for the past four days.
PERsoNAL.-Gen. Bristow has renewed the
lease of his house In this city. ..- A. Down
ing, late of the Northern Boundary Com
mission, left the city to-day for duties under
Capt. Twining, u. 3. Engineers. along the
lines OF the Union Pacific and Central Pa
cihc railroads, between Omaha and San
Francisco.
THE PRESIDENT visited the Centennial
exhibition early yesterday morning Ia COM
paDy with ex-Secretary Borie, and after
breakfasting with Colonel Sandford at the
British headquarters, spent the greater part
of the day on the ground, devoting several
hours TO the art gallery. At p. M. accom-
panied by Mr.. Grant, Mr.. Borie and Colonel
Sanford, he attended the live stock show.
THE REDUCTION in the clerical force In
the Office of the Controller of the Currency
has seriously interfered with the work. Toe
Controller is unable to remit promptly to
the national banks new notes In exchange
for the old ones forwarded for redemption,
and the banks should understand that the
due TO any fault In the Controllers office.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieutenant Francis Fl.
Delano, ordered to the Shawmut. Com
mander W. s.. Shelly, detached from the
Naval Academy on the 10th instant sud
Rodgers, from the Naval Academy on the
10Th instant, and ordered to hold himself in
readiness for orders to the Pensacola. Lieu
tenant John Garvin, from the Shawmut aad
placed on waiting orders.
THE REsIG NATION of u. s. Marshal Pack
ard, of Louisiana, now the republican can
didate for governor, has been accepted by
the President, and j. Il. G. Pitkin, who has
been for the past six years q general ap-
praiser OF merchandise, mas been determined
upon SIS his successor. Mr.. Packard resigned
because he felt it would be wrong for him
10 remain In office 10 enforce the instructions
Of the a3minist istratiOn in regard to the pro-
lection OF voters while he was candidate
for governor.
Mr.. TILDEN'S INCOME RErURNs.-Gen'
Re um, Commissioner OF Internal Revenue,
is having an official statement OF Mr.. TIL
den's income returns ale, which Will in
all probability be sent TO Attorney General
Taft for an opinion as to what action should
or can be taken by the Unitei States TO re-
cover, through the courts, any sums which
T urns are estimated by the asses 5or, Mr..
T,lden only on one occasion making voluu-
tary statement.
NAVAL NoTEs.-A general order has been
Issued by The Secretary OF the Navy as fol-
lows:-''1he admiral OF the navy, on bis
application to the President, and by his d.
re on, is exempted from the provisions of
general order No. PIG, operating to place
o.her unemployed officers of the navy on
furlOugh." Naval Constructor Thomas f.
Webb, who hfs been on duty at the navy
yard In this city for some time past, has
been ordered to the Asiatic station to super
intend the repairs TO the u. g. steamer Yam
tic, on that station. Naval Constructor John
w: Easily, recently on daty At the Boston
Washington navy yard.
On THE SIOUX TRAIL.-Gen. Sheridan
telesraprs Gen. Sherman, under date of
Chica 60, Sept. 4th, as follows: Gen. Terry
telegraphs me on the 9th OF August that the
columns are strong enough to act separately,
end that the best prospect OF success was for
bis command TO cross to the left bank OF the
Yellowstone, and was to cross near Glen
Give Creek, August q and work north up to
the Dry Fork OF the Missouri, while General
Crook follows the trail he is now on, east
uvl rh 10 hrQa r1nf vxDkA - -
northern Indians have crossed the Yellow
stone or not, but believes 1t best for the COM
mands 10 pursue the course above indicated,
as tne Indians Crook ls following may cross
at the lower fords OF the Yellowstone. The
dispatch will be forwarded you by mail.
REDEMPTION OF 5 20 BoNDs-By virtue
OF the authority given by the act OF Con-
gress approved July IA, 1870, the Acting Sec
retary of the Treasury gives notice that the
principal and accrued interest OF the bonds
herein.below designated, known rs "i ge-
tss Twenty 6onds,n Of the the act % Of March 8. 1865.
Treasury on and after the 9th day OF Decem-
Der, 1876, and that the interest on said bonds 5
No 55I to No. COO, both inclusive; 800, No,
| s51 to No. 2500, both inclusive; $500, No. 1851
| 10 No. 800, both inclusive; 81 600, No. 1851
| 10 No. 260O0. both inclusive-total coupon.
| 5000 0G0. Registered Bonds-slOO, No. POI
| 10 No. $50, both inclusive; $500, No sol TO No.
1850, both inclusive; $1,000, No. sol to No.
4
| 1880, both inclusive; Sl0, 900, No. 1l5l TO No.
2100, both inclusive-total registered, S3,-
| 0oo,o00. Aggregate, sl9,OOO,000.
| GEN. GRANTS SILENT HABIT.-The fol-
! lowing Is from the New York Herald. 1t is
a singular evidence Of the judicious spirit of
| General Grant that he, who is In reality q
fluent and even gossipy talker, should, after
| so many years of public life, retain the
| reputation of being an uncommonly taciturn
man. The fact is that he speaks freely only
TO few persons whom he chooses as the
recipients Of his confidence, and that, more
o. er, be speaks only on those matters which
| he selecls The White House could tell of
/ many curious and laughable attempts to
pump" the President. all OF them failures.
81 approached my subject very carefully" !"
| said politician In Washington last winter,
relating one of these failures. "The Prosi-
| dent was remarkably full Of talk; never
| saw him freer, and kept him going until at
last thought my time had come, and I
| stked my question. All at once his mouth
| closed, and do what would I never got
another word out OF him." That is the story
| OF many attemps to "make him talk.n But
| that he can speak, and to the purpose every.
| body knows who has ever come near him On
| a coneenial topic, and the long interview
with q Herald COZ respondent shows IL clear