Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-28
EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON News and Gossip.

NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day
for redemption, Ssi6 900.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, 1892 ,S7i 80; customs, 500 1886.
GENERAL SHERMAN, accompanied by his
daughters, LEFT for Cincinnati last night
COMING HoME-Secretary Schurz and
Postmaster General Key are expect d back
tonight, and will probably be on duty to-
morrow.
THE RECENT GRADUATES of West Point
have been assigned to duty in the army
with rank of second lieutenant-by direction
of the Secretary of War, to date from 10th
inst.
On HIS OWN APPLICATION, list Lieuten-
ant William II. Low, jr., Goth infantry, is
tranferrCd from company f. to company X,
of that regiment, vice list Lieutenant How
gate, who is transferred to company E.
1T IS BELIEVED that Judge T. NJ. Cooley.
chief justice OF the supreme colrt of Michi-
gan, will be appointed U. y. circuit judge for
Tennessee to fill the vacancy created by the
death OF Judge Emmous.
EXTENUATING CIRCUMsrANCEs.-r is
learned at the Navy department that the
cadet midshipmen at Annapolis, who took
the examination papers from the quarters of
Il professor, did not enter the house by false
Keys nor Drink wine, or take anything from
tue quarters except the examination papers.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Alvin Saunders, Of
Nebraska. is among the late arrivals in
town. Judge Freeman, Assistant AttOr-
ney General for the Post Office department,
has just returned from a months visit to his
home in Tennessee. He brings his family
Wlth him, and has located for the summer al
Nj. Pleasant.
SENIOR MARIsCAL, the Mexican minister
L1Sr .Ix.,- l.
sence of several weeks in the north, yester-
day presented to Acting Secretary Seward
Senior Jose De Cuellar as the accredited
representative and charge d'affaires of the
Mexican government during his absence.
Senior CuelIar is secretary of the Mexican
legation.
NAVAL NEws-The Monongahela, with
the naval apprentices on board, returned to
New London, on 9Th instant, after nine
days cruise in the Sound She intends to
spill for Halifax, n. s., on the 3Oth instant
The Essex, at Hampton Roads. has been or
dered cruise to the Liberian coast, Wis
itirg ports on the west coast of Africa, and
will go thence TO Brazil TO join the South
Atlantic squadron.
MISS ALICE HOsMER has arrived in town
for few weeks vacation. previous to her
departure for Europe. The N. York Hero. d and
other papers speak in fiattering terms of her
late appearance in concert in that city, ard
men an opportunity OF hearing her rare voice
once more before leaving. She will shortly
leave for Italy where she will, after a season
of further training by that great teacher and
composer, Moderate, make her DEBUT In
Italian opera.
THE INDIAN WAR IN THE NORTHw EST.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs to-day
received the following dispatch from f. G.
wilkins, Indian inspector, dated Fort Lap
val, 9th instant: Messengers from Spo-
ff.4n 4 81 fk..ar
north, report Indians quiet, but the whites
are appIehensive. The Columbia river rem
esades have not Yet Joined Joseph. The
Cmatillas are quiet. The troops OF Salmon
river anticipate an engagement soon. Gen
erai Howard commands in person"
THE COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the
exports ard imports of the United States for
the m ODth ended May 3lst, 1871 and for the
eleven months ending at the same time
compared with like data of the correspond
ing year Immediately preceding, in specie
values, shows as follows: Excess of exports
over imp including merchandise and
specie, for the month o! May. 1S16, S13 0IO gO6
For the eleven months ending Nav 81 $50
slt3l G9,li3. For the month of May. lsII
Sl2,3l2 500. For the eleven months ending
May 81, 1871, Sl6o 3i2 ,03. The exports of
gold ard silver in coin and bullion. Included
IN the aggregate above stated, are as follows:
Excess of exports over imports for the month
ending May 81, 1871, So so ia. For the cor
responding month of lS76. 50, i65 ,i6s But for
excess OF exports over imports, - 9l2 ,625
Fer the corresponding period of 1S7G,
s35, 5l0,il9.
NAVAL Paymaster ohm Furey
ordered to duty with Pay Director ]. c. + d.
redge, inspector of provisions, &C., at the
New York navy yard, ID July; Passed As
sistant Paymaster H. T. Stancliff to duty
with Pay Inspector G. p. Wallach, paymas-
ter at the New York navy yard, I'd July;
Medical Director j =. HOrwitz to the naval
asylum, Philadelphia, July 10th; Lieutenant
Commander VIM. s. Dana detach ed from the
receiving ship Colorado and placed on wait
ing orders; Lieutenant Commander Charles
T.. Clark has reported his return home, hav-
ing been detached from the MonOcacy, Ash
attic station, on Both of A pril last, and has
been placed on waiting ORDERS Mate Henry
Z. Fuller from the Rio Bravo aud ordered to
proceed home and await orders; Mate j. M
Creighton from the receiving ship Franklin
on Both inst, and ordered to the Rio Bravo
at Brownsville, Texas; Passed Assistant
Engineer Jefferson Brown from the Dictator
and placed On waiting orders.
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ROYALTY HoNoRs GEN. GRANT.-Ex-
President Grant tool, drive yesterday
morning In one of the Queens carriages in
windsor great park, and afterwards drove TO
the Great Western railway station and took
the noon train to London. He was accom-