Evening star., 1877-08-14

AND PRINrING.-Delfveries August IS, 1877:
To the Comptroller of the Currency-Ni-
tional currency notes, 100000. Loan Divi-
siOn--FOur per cent. coupon consols, xs5 900;
miscellaneous, s51I0. Total, $500, 10
Balance on hand at closs of days WORK
S1tg, ,@s9, $50.
INVITATION TO THE PRESIDENT Hon.
! W. y. III rrOn of Pittsburg, called on Presi-
| dent Hayes to day and extended an invita-
ton 10 him to be present at the opening OF the
PlitsburS industrial Exposition, TO be held
in that city on the 4th of September. Tne
President holds the matter under advise
ment.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS PHELPS AND
BRYAN, in company with Col. Lubey, Wis
tied the new District workhouse today to
view the new Improvements made there the
past season. Judge Bryan is suffering some.
what from sprained ankle, an accident
sustained some week since in front of the
Morrison building when about to get into
his carriage.
AMERICAN KNIGHrs-TheD Department
of State has received through the Belgian
charge d'affaires Information of the appoint
ment of Messrs. A. T. GOshorn and Myer
Asch, Knights of his Belgian maiesty's order
of Leopold. rs testimonial of his gooi will
for the services rendered by them TO Belgian
exhibitors at the Centennial exhibition.
AMICABLY SETTLED.-Referring to the
seizure of Turkish monitors at Cerfu by the
Hellenic government, a dispatch has been
received al the Department Of State, from
our minister to Greece, containing a state
ment Of the minister of foreign affairs before
the Greek chamber, by which IT appears that
The affair has been amicably settled.
AT THE CABINET MEETING to-day it
was decided 10 telegraph to Gen. Terry to
know If he can possibly leave his post to
take The position of member of the SittIn 2
Bull commission. Mr.. Welch will not be
appointed on the commission, as there are
no funds 10 pay civilians for thar service,
| and those government officers will be chosen
who can be best spared with the least ex-
ptnse.
| EX-SPFCIAL TREASURY AGENT. w. p
| MOORE publishes an open letter to the Pre-
| sident, which closes as follows: "Diyested
| of all verbiage, offer TO convict Gen. H. V
l BOynton with having in his possession pa
pers that were stolen from the records of tIe
Treasury, and by threatening me with their
/ pnolication or attempting TO extOrt from mo
\ large sum OF money for their suppr essiOn. ."
l Moore has also addressed a letter To Secre-
| tary sherman. requesting an Investigation
/ OF the whole matter.
| NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Sur
| geon Dwight Dickinson or lered 10 the BIS
| ton navy yard; Paymaster John I'll. Steven
| son has reported his return home having
neen detached rom the naval depot al Ma
| gasaki, Japan, on 2sth Of June last. aud h as
| been ordered to settle accounts; Passed As
/ sfstant Engineer III. 8. Ross has reported his
return home from the Vandalia EurOpaan
| stallion, having been detached from that YES
sci on the 21st of April last, and has been
/ placed on waiting orders.
| COL. GIBBONS INDIAN BATTLE De-
| CIsIvE NICToRY.-The following dispatch
was received at the War department last
| night:
| "CHICAGo, ILL, August 13th.-To Gen f.
| ID. TolcRSend, WdshinQton d. CT have
i reason hp n he
| had substantial success, and take pleasure
| IN commeLding the courage of Col. q boOu
| and his small command. They have in
| nicted n severe If not a fatal and disastrous
| punishment on the hostile Nez Perces. The
| report that he had lost his trains is untruth-
| ful. PHI SHERIDAN Lieut. Gen
PERsoNAL.-Ex-Sena COwan, of Penn
| sylvania. is in the city. wv. L. Copeland
was registered al the Hotel Chatam, In Paris
| on Saturday last. A. NJ. Gibson. of the New
| York Sun, returns from a months tour
| through Virginia in ph@ton to- morrow
| .''.EX-Gov. Brown, of Tennessee, is expected
M M washington 10 day or two: ..'.Chief
| returned from summer vacation north
! ""W. j. Vance OF tbs Cincinnati CDm1sr-
cldt, takes the stump for the republicans in
| the ohio campaign next month. ...-Hon
/ fernando Wood has declared in favor OF
| Milton Sayler for Speaker. CLERK Adams.
OF the House of Representatives, is expected
| 10 return 10 washington next week. ..'.Post-
| master Anderson, of Plttsburg, is in the city
The White Sulpher political conference
that was TO be seems to have been . gather
| ing OF DucOllc statesmen to sample noon
shine apple jack. ....The North Carolina
office seeker still haunts the corridors of the
MN ss aonss; snon o. ahe new party viii ..whoop
vided for. ''.Chief Clerk Galpin, of the
Indian bureau, who Is under Investigation
complains that ne is not allowed to confront
or cross examine witnesses who testify
against him. 1.-THE rumor is again revived
that SECRETARY Schurz Is looking about for
an an, assisfsnt secretary to relieve Alonzo
rs In Wisconsin. '..Cra wfOrd. Of the Chicago
Tunes. is learning to fish in Lake Michigan
Miss Mary dSr! L MsFalls aS, grand daughter
ciated Press Agent in this city, was crowned
queen of love and beauty at the tournament
at orkney Springs. Va, on the sth instant.
THE NEW YORK POSTAGE STAMP MAN.
UFACTORY-A COMMITTEE FIND EVERY.
THING .. K.-The committee appointed by
the Postmaster General to investigate the
ssmn o 1Sars business IN at The postage
Messrs. Madison Davis, chief OF the stamp
| division; VIM. A. Knapp. chief clerk Posi-
once department, and II T. Sperry, stamp
ed envelope agent at Hartford, Connecticut
have just submitted their report TO Third As
sistant Postmaster General HAGEN, under
they The
Bank Note Company, OF New York, who
have held the contract since May 1, 1873. In
| tSklDS ule account OF STOCK the committee
were assisted by a force OF twelve expert
lady counters under the charge OF Mr. Ds
Land, detailed from the Treasury depart
| melt The work occupied i've days, aud
| resulted in finding on hand lS2, ,Oi4, leo stamps
Of Tie various kinds and denominations
| Iepr, senting a value OF 8. $50, ,so33i. A net
| denciency of only sis "a was discovered
which The company will be required { make
| good. The discrepancy is considered slight
| in view OF the fact That the company fur
nished, from May I, 1873. to August 1, 1877
HA
mittee find but one defect in the system OF
checks and safeguards employed by the com
Pany, and that Ii In regard TO the manner of
| disPosing Of spoiled or condemned work !
| They therefore recommend the omplovment
OF an expert to count the spoiled STAN ps AFTER
the contractors. Tho report Is highly graft