Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-27
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
CONVENIENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue ss25 go Is: customs s.q- Ii 81

nal revenue, SOS $50 Is; customs, S4g7 III SO.
SECIE AIRY SHERMAN returned to this
city from OHIO yesterday morning.
SECRETARY SCHURz has been compelled
10 dec Inc an invitation to be present at the
meeting of the governors of states in Phil
adelphia on the 2Sth inst, on account of a
PR IS of public duties.
EXCHANGING STATIoNs.-Second Lieu
| tendnGs Alexander Ogle. company +, and A.
Z. Fitzpatrick, company X, Eth infantry,
Will exchange stations, on their mutual ap-
Il!cations.
THERE DOES NOT SEEM to be any good
ground for the appreh ension that the Presi
dent intends TO revoke the proclamation
heretofore issued calling Congress In special
session on the 18th of October.
POSTMASTER GENERALKEY's SOUTHERN
FRIENDS seem to take a satanic delight in
| forwarding to him marked copies of southern
papers, criticising his New Hampshire
speech, wherein he alluded to his compa-
trlots IL arms as "errtng southern brethren
AT THE WHITE HOUSE o-DAY.-Among
tn, sc who had interviews with the President
to-day were the Secretary OF the Interior,
GOV. Mccormick, Gov. Dennison, General
Spinner. and Representative Blair, of New
Hampshire. Phillips, of Kansas, and Ellis,
OF Louisiana.
THE NEW COLoRED CADET-The Secre-
| ta1y OF War on Saturday sis ned the appoint
ment of Charles A. Minnie, the coIored boy
who won the West Point designation by CON-
petlt1ve examination in the 5th New York
district. The cadetship was opened to com
petition by Representative Muller, dem
OcTat.
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.-Deliveries August q, 1877:
To Comptroller of the Currency-Nstional
currency notes, $4,000. Secretary of the
Treasury-4 per cent. cOnsOls. $500 900; mis-
cellaneOus, 81 1i9, 40. Total, So 0j9 l20. Bal
| ance on hand at the close of days WORK
Ell ,GS9 go.
THAT SITTING BULL CoMMIssIoN.-Sec-
rotary McCreary has not yet heard from
Gen. Terry, as to what time he will arrive in
Washington. IL begins to look as If the Sit
ting Bull commission Is ''done for before IL
NIL the second place on the commission. The
matter will probably come up in Cabinet
meeting 10 morrow.
SENATOR MoRToN's CONDITION IMPRov-
ING -Second Assistant Postmaster General
Brady received this afternoon the following
dispatch from Col. w. X. Holloway, at
richmond, Indiana: THE Senator passed
satisfactory 10 his physicians. Don't believe
sensational reports Of special correspon-
dents"
PERSoNAL.-J. X. Upton, ESQ.,, chief clerk
of the Treasury Department, has returned to
duty after two weeks visit to his home in
New England. During his absence Mr. SUM-
ner j kImball has been acting chief CLERK.
Mr.. j. Brisoen Walker, formerly of the
Nation, is in the city. First Assistant
POSTMASTER General Tyner has gone to Cape
May for few days.
IHE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS EXPLAINS
In reply to an inquiry from Gen. Ord the
governor OF Texas states that Their, is no
truth in the statement that he had author
ized volunteers TO operate upon the Mexican
border, and II necessary TO cross into Mexico
in pursuit of marauders. He says that n,
thing of the kind was ever contemplated by
HIM. His instructions TO Capt. Hall. com
mandlDg the state troops on the Rio Gran ie
are that he shall confine his operations on
the Texas side, and that If marauders es-
cape they must wait to be extradited.
NEW STAMPS FOR TOBACCO, SNUFF AND
| CICARs.-The Commissioner of Intern Al
Revenue has received from the Bureau OF
Engraving aud Printing a sample of strip
stamps for cigars, tobacco and snuff TIE
| cigar stamps bear the vignette OF Henry
| Clay, and the other stamps those of John
| Quincy Adams, De Witt Clinton and VIII
| liam d. Seward. The stamps are the most
Satisfactory That have been furnished to the
internal Revenue Bureau since the work
" as first taken from the Treasury and given
TO outside parties. The cost OF engraving and
bank note companies.
THE SUPREME COURT PRINrrNG-The
appropriation for printing for the Supreme
Court was only $4,000, instead of $500 900 as
IL has been enormously printed. We under
stand that there are now more than Il We hum
dred records remaining in the clerks Office
OF the Supreme Court which must be printed
before they can be taken up for decision
This matter should claim the early attention
OF Congress AT the approaching session.
heretofore this printing has been done here
OF next october Ii is to be taxed no as costs
against parties losing their cases, aud the
Clerk OF The Court will he bound To pay the
money Into the u. 3. Treasu ry when col
| lected.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieuts. Thomas n Lee
aud f. s. Houston ordered to the Hartford at
Norfolk, Va, on LIST September; Lieut. NJ
X =. Mackenzie TO the naval academy. 18Th
September; Lieut.. John III. Moore to The n.y.
geographic Office at Washington D. c., list
October; Lieut.. VIM. Jacques detached from
d ne 6s ~ ,b school ship 81 Mays AID or
Gt orge +. w. Holman from the training ship
Minnesota and ordered to the Ossipea: Mid
shlpmen L.; h. Reynolds and X. 7. Mulligan
nom the Hartford. 31st inst, and ordered
10 The Ossipee, LIST September; Midshipman
clarence A. COrbin from the Omaha Sou n
a aseihe station, and ordered to proceed home
master l.. A. Yorke from the navy ward
rev YORK, and placed on waiting orders:
JODn "A. Orchard aud
VIM. v. BrOnaugh ordered TO the Ossipee.
LIST September.
THE LOUISIANA RETURNING BoARDERs.
!. Madison Wells, Gen. Tom Anderson, aud
Col. L. CAN'T, of New Orleans, arrived at
W1llard's Hotel, on Saturday night, direct
from Mansfield, Ohio, where they had an In
tsryiew with Secretary Sherman. GOV.
Wells says bis trip to Washington IL one of
pleasure merely; that he needed recreation
anu bought an excursion ticket to Cincin-
natl nat and thought he would run over to
collector Kings scalp; that he had q pleas
AM Interview with Secretary Sherman at
Mansfield, and after remaining here a day
or two Win go home. 1t was suggested TO
MI Wells that since Nichols had taken hold
In New Orleans everything was Quiet,
whereat Col. CAN'T remarked, sif a man
steals your pocket book, what can You do
but accept the situation and keep quiet"
Wells is not inclined to talk on the political
situation. He looks as If he likes TO hear the
administration criticised by others, aud in
wardly, perhaps, says, "Amen;" but out
waroly he Is rs stolid as q tobacco sign. He
looks younger than when here last winter, is
dressed quite as fashionably as most OF his
peers" he will meet here, and mach better
n n Tolx