Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-22

will soon have 1t ready to place in the hands
of the President, so that the latter can make
such extracts as he may desire in his annual
message.
BREvET BRIGADIER GENERAL BARRY,
who has been i'm command at Fortress Mon
roe, is now in the city in command of the ar
tillery recently arrived. Most of the men be-
long to his regiment. General Barry is stay
ing at The Ebbiu House.
REsIGNEp-The Secretary of the Treasury
yesterday requested the resignation of Mr..
VIM. Burnet, supervising inspector general
of steamboats,. The res ignatiOn was promptly
rendered and accepted to take effect to-day
Mr.. Burnet is from Boston, Mass.
REVENUE APPoINT4ENTs.-Wm NJ. Cur
~ and John Murphy were yesterday ap-
pointed revenue stOrekeepers for the second
district of Georgia; Jas. A. Park, John c.
Chamberlain, John W. Lane, and Isaac
Axiom, for the second district of Kentucky;
Richard p. Rowe and Samuel ID. Sheppard
were appointed gaugers for the same district.
COMMISSIONED BY THE PREsIDENT.-The
President has signed the appointments of
Peter F. Bacon to be commissioner of the
Metropolitan police force of the district, for
the term of three years and of Ell. Al den To
be agent for the Indians of the Fort Berthold
agency in Dakota.
THE SECRETARY of the Joint Special Com
mittee to frame a form of government for the
District OF Columbia, to-day turned over to
Judge HuntOn the draft of the bill prepared
by him under the direction of the committee
Judge HuntOn well make the necessary re-
vision and submit IL to the full committee,
which meets on Friday next
PERsoNAL-Henry Smith, the popular
Journal Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, has returned from Michigan. -..' Hon.
Ferris Finch, the statistician of the clerks
office. has resumed his official duties. Sen
ator Paddock, of Nebraska, and wife arrived
in the city on Sunday last, and are stopping
at SEQ III street
"MRs. CAsTLEMAINE," with half a dozen
aliases, counts among her victims in Wash
ington DIR. c. c. Cox, (whO took stock to the
amount Of about 81 900 in her,) Judge Bart
ley, i. N. Morris, W. s. Lincoln, Judge Gal
lagher. of Kentucky. Mrs. SchOolcraft, and
Mrs. NCdne. When here a few years since
she went under the name of Mrs. Elizabeth
II Belt
Hon. ALEX. III. STEPHENS, of Georgia, is
expected in Washington tomorrow night
He will take up his old quarters at the Ma
tiOnal hotel. Being still in feeble health he
is coming north by easy stages, stopping over
supposed TO have rested at Knoxville, Ten
nessee. Tonight he will probably stop at
Lynchburg. 1t is possible he may come via
Richmond, in which case his arrival here
will be delayed.
THE House COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIA-
TIONs did not meet to-day on account of the
absence of Chairman Randall, who is ex-
pected tomorrow. The estimates OF all the
departments are in the possession of the com
mittee, except for the deficiency, and legiSla-
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bills. The estimates call for s25 600 Oo& more
than last years appropriation, or in~round
numbers Sis 900. 600 against $50 900 900 APP
pTopriatod at the last session Of Congress.
NAVY ORDERS-COmmodore James d.
Graham ordered to command the Passaic at
Norfolk, Va, LIST December next; Chief Engi
neer George w. Magee To the receiving ship
Colorado at New York; Lieut.. Walton Good
sale at Norfolk, Va, LIST December, but Or
dered to continue on duty on board that vessel:
Lieut. Isaac j. Yates has reported his return
home, having been detached from the Frolic.
South Atlantic station, on lst of October last,
and has been granted X months leave from
the 2cth inst.
Hon. F. TANAKA, Vice Minister of Public
Instruction OF Japan, is paying his last visit
TO the Capitol prior TO his departure for the
far east. Mr.. Tanaka, who as Commission
er OF Public Instruction in Japan, was con-
nected with the embassy OF Iwakura a few
years ago, has been in the United States for
six months past He returned to examine
the educational exhibit at the Centennial
exhibition, and TO re-eXamine various points
in the educational systems of the United
states, and has been as far north as Canada
and as far south as Raleigh, North Carolina
He has selected as a model city school, one
OF the Boston schools, and will establish a
similar one al the capital of Japan. He has
called on General Eaton, Commissioner of
Education, and several other officials of the
government, TO whom he has expressed his
profound thanks for favors. He is ACCOM-
panied by his wife and seven or eight assO-
cfates. He leaves Philadelphia on the 18th
instant for San Francisco, whence he will
sail for Japan.
REINFORCENENTS FOR THE GARRISON OF
WAsHINGTON-Ana additional detachment of
U. s. troops, comprising battery, 1, I'd ar
tillery, arrived here yesterday morning via
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad. There
were 46 privates and one officer in the com
pany, occupying one coach, while an addi-
tional car contained the camp appurtenances.
They were quartered at the arsenal. General
Sherman said eight companies only were
coming, and these have all arrived.
The Baltimore Gazette ofthis morning saws:
"At Camden station all the available cars
that could be spared, or were at the disposal
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railway authori-
ties, were sent west for the transportation of
government troops TO the national capital
ment was anticipated an order was yesterday
sent west from Camden station to keep a
sharp lookout, and instructions issued to fur
ions for the transportation OF the military"
THE TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES
has submitted his annual report to the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury. Itreviews the business
OF his Office during the fiscal year, but makes
no recommendations, the treasurer believing
that all propositions for amendment or mod
ifcation OF statutes governing financial oper-
atoms OF the government should emanate
from the secretary. The receipts of national
bank notes by the redemption agency for the
fiscal ended June 30, 1876, amounted to $780,
Ss,S5-94, a net increase OF s4S, ds, 995 46 over
the preceding year. The following is q state
ment OF credits TO national banks In the per
cent. fund: United States currency deposited
with assistant treasurer. sos 134 ,5S.H; United
States currency received by express, sl9 Of2,-
4Si62, national bank notes received by ex-
press, $50 $40 065.00; cash received at counter
se64s se45. The expenses incurred by the re-
demption agency and assessed upon the
banks during the fiscal year ended June 80.
1916, in carrying into effect the provisions OF
section OF the act approved June 20, 1874
foot up $50, 1881.
/ OFFICIAL REPORTS FROM THE Wanda
LA, dated at Lisbon, November 5th, have
be, received at the Navy department. She
intended leaving that port on the next day
Nica Emil sfafananfs ara uiyan Of III.