Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-25

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s57s, le2.ss; customs. ss52, 900 40.
BY DIRECTION Of the Secretary of War,
the general court-martial appointed to meet
at Fort Wbipple, Va, is dissolved.
Col. HARDIE, of North Carolina, has been
appointed librarian OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives, in place OF Hon. John NJ. Rice,
removed.
THE PRESIDENT has appointed W. ii.
Danilson, OF Idaho, agent for the Indians of
the Moquis Pueblo agency, agency in Ari-
zons, vice w. B. Truax, suspended.
$50, 600 FIvE-TwENrY BONDS and 1000
i've per cent. bonds, held as security for
bank circulation, were withdrawn from the
Treasury to-day, and four and half per
cent. bonds substituted.
1T HAS BEEN decided that In the absence
of treaty stipulations on the subject no per.
son, firm or corporation in Great Britain can
be privileged to have trade marks registered
in The U. s. Patent Office.
GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN had an ex-
tended conversation with Solicitor General
Phillips. Nothing was decided about send
ing additional troops to South Carolina, and
nothing was even suggested.
CONGRESSIONAL Observation-Disclosures
g. Willis, dem, has been nominated for Con-
gress in the fifth district OF Kentucky. He
will I'LL the long term. Mr.. Watterson, now
filling the short term made vacant by Mr..
Parsons death, having positively declined
q denomination.
GOVERNOR DENNIsoN returned to this
city this morning after an absence OF three
weeks in Ohio, looking very much i'm
proved In health, and at once resumed bis
Nalln m a a
ports the political canvass very spirited In
that state, and the republicans quite hope.
fully OF the results.
THE SPECIAL COMMISSION on postal rail-
way service assembled at Cleveland, Ohio,
on Saturday, and were met by q committee
appointed by the board OF trade, and depu-
ing interests OF the city, who made state.
ments in regard TO the necessity OF increased
mail facilities.
PERsoNAL.-The author OF "Kathleen Ma
vourneen," Thomas Crouch, who served In
the Confederate army, Is living quietly In his
southern home. Before the war Mr.. Crouch
was for some years q teacher OF music in
Washington. Mr.. Robert II. Graham,
who has been seriously i'll for many months,
mas returned from the Red Sulphur (Va.)
Springs In greatly improved health, his nu :.
merous friends will be glad to know.
THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE REUNIoN.-The
annual reunion OF the army of the Tennessee
will take place in this city on October Is and
10. Invitations have been sent to prominent
persons throughout the Union to De present
and participate In the ceremonies of unveiI-
ing the bronze equestrian statue of General
Mcpherson. The statue is paid for by contri-
buttons of his former conn AIDES, ana Con-
gIess has made en- appropriation OF $4,000
for the PEDESTAL.
ARMY ORDERs.-By direction of the Sec
reIary of War, Capt. James q. Post, corps
OF engineers, is ordered to report in person
TO Capt ID. 2. Heap, corps of engineers, Phil
adelpbia, for temporary duty In connection
with the Centennial Exposition. By direc-
Arthur, paymaster. is relieved from duty In
the department of the Platte aud ordered to
duty In the department Of Dakota. Leave
of absence granted G.. Z. Bottsford, 10th in
!antTy, is extended three months.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PRKsIDENr.-On
Saturday the President, with Mr.. George w.
Childs and Colonel SANFORD, of the British
commission, lunched with Gen. Hawley at
the Centennial grounds. President and Mrs.
Grant, In company with several distinguish
ed visitors; spent several hours Saturday in
guests OF George w. Childs, ESQ. The Presi-
dent intended TO leave Philadelphia to day to
visit his son at Cornell University. Mrs.
Grant and Mr.. and Mrs. Sartoris were to &C.
company him.
patch TO the Cincinnati Gazette from WASH
ington states that the Attorney General
says that IL the democratic whites OF the
south insist upon organizing In armed bands
TO intimidate the negro and deprive him OF
MS rights, he sees no reason why the negroes
meet force with force The northern repub-
ncaDs have hitherto urged the negroes to
peacefulness and submission: II the bour-
ferent policy will be adopted.
CONVICTION OF REVENUE OFFENDERs-
Internal Revenue Agent Wagner, OF vir-
g1nia, reports to the Commissioner OF Inter-
nal Reveoue the conviction Of sixty-two in
ternal revenue offenders at q recent term OF
the United States district court ct Green
, Nile; 8 =: Inirty1three were convicted for
Ing and concealing crooked whisky, and
other frauds on the revenue In connection
with distilled spirits. The persons convict
ed are sentenced to Imprisonment from six
10 twelve months and fined from 800 to 500.
Many OF them had already been In Jail from
six TO eight months.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. John c. Irwin
ordered to the Ossippee, at Hampton Roads,
Va. Master Charles II. Lyman TO the Shaw
NUT, at New York, on the 2Sth instant.
the coast survey steamer Macarthur. Lieut.
A. p. Osborn detached from the Shawmut
and ordered To proceed home and wait orders
and ordered &c proceed home and wait or iers
Midshipmen Bernard D. Scott and J. w.
Stewart have reported their return home,
having detached from the Asiatic station on
the I'D uitimO, and have been placed on
waiting orders. Chaplain Robert Hudson
from the Minnesota, at New York, and or
dered TO duty at the Naval Academy.
THE RACE TROUBLES IN SOUTH CARO-
LIMA Letters have been received from
Columbia, South Carolina, by Senator Pat
terson, In this city, stating that from thirty
TO one hundred colored men were killed In
the recent slaughter in that state. Among
the killed is g. p. Coker, q colored member
OF the general assembly, who was taken out
and shot TO death by three white men, A
dispatch TO Gov Chamberlain, dated the
80, reported everything quiet In Aiken and
Barnwel. The negroes were hiding In the
swamps, and the whites had returned home
exhausted. The victims wers the hands em-
ploy ed In the Combshee rice district, and
the trouble began on account of the employ
ers endeavoripg to force them 10 ACCEPT
nearly worthless orders In payment for their
work.
GOVERNOR GROVER, who was recently
elected by the Oregon legislature to succeed