Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-07
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


nal revenue, 1906 ,02l.S3; customs ,S30s ,357.6.
THE PRESIDENT did not arrive at the
White House from the Soldiers III bme IT,
day until the afternoon.
RECRUIrING.-Gen.M Mcdowell, command.
il g the division of the Pacific, has been au-
thOrized TO recruit the regiments in that di-
vision to the standard
RECEIPTS of National Bank notes for re
demption, week ending to-day, as compared
with the corresponding week of last year
1876, g, al eco; 1877, So so, 200.
EARLY CLosING.-The Postmaster Gen
eral to-day issued an order stating that until
further notice the department will close on
Saturdays at p. m.
REQUIsITIONS received at the Post Office
department yesterday for postage stamps,
stamped envelopes and postal cards footed
up 1923, 26, an unusually large demand
for one day.
AMONG THOSE who saw the President tc-
day, after he arrived at the White House,
were General G.. A. Sheridan, of New Or
leans, Col. Vernon, and Gen. Brown, of Ten
lessee.
THE PROMINENT CANDIDATES for the
Brazilian mission are said to be Attorney
General Harris, of Miss, and Judge Levi
see. of Louisiana, both native southern re-
publicans.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Comman-
der j. B. Coghlan ordered 10 temporary duty
as executive OF the receiving ship Colorado,
at New York; Paymaster George w. Bean
eau, TO the navy yard, Washington, 18th iu-
slant.
DIED IN CALIFORNIA.-Informa has
been received here OF the death of Miss Lizzie
T. Dyer at st. Helena, Cal, on the 9Th inst
Miss Dyer was the eldest daughter of Gen. A
Il. Dyer, u. b. A, and had large circle of
friends in this city.
SENIOR MATA.-The letter accrediting
Senior Mata as minister from the Diaz gov
eminent was read at the cabinet meeting
Yesterday, bui it was not regarded proper to
TAKE any action at present beyond q refer
ence TO the State department.
THE PARIS ExPosIIIeN-The French
government has determined to open the Paris
International Exposition on the LIST of May
next, and has published regulations for in
formation or exhibitors. 1t is understood
that our government will not be able to make
any arrangements for American participa-
ton until Congress shall have reassembied.
THE PUBLISHED STATEMENT that Sec
rotary Evarts called upon General Mata
yesterday evening, and afterwards went
driving with him, is incorrect. Secretary
Evarts has only seen Senior Mata once and
a
Tie state department and was Informally re-
ceived,
THE TREASURY bureau OF engraving aud
printing has In hand to-day 81 900 impress
siOns OF the per cent. coupon consols, 3,iO0
have been delivered up to date, 200 to-day,
and ON Monday l 500 will be delivered, and
the number Will increase from day to dav
until IL reaches from 5000 to 90. There ar.
160 600 of the registered bonds in hand, and
- $50 lave been delivered.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. b. ). Cox is expected TO
pass through this city on the 18th instant, en-
route TO the White Sulphur Springs, Va. 80.
Ex-GOv. Brown, OF Tennessee, who was one
Ol The commissioners To New Orleans to al
Just the Nicholls-Packard gubernator al
squabble. is at the Arlington. Col. Joe
Uwycr, Of Ohio, is I'm town for a few DAYS
Tie Rockville SelI'ineI says that Hon
Montgomery Blair has consented to be a
caDiidatH TO represent Montgomery county
III the next house of delegates.
IMMIGRATION INTO NEW YoRK.-Official
returns made to the Bureau of Statistics
show that during the month ended June 80,
1871. s,i34 immigrants arrived at the port of
New York. OF this number i.76i were males
and go females. The arrivals at this port
for the three months ended June 80, lS77,
were Is, 15i males and 1919 females, against
ESQ males and 12,671 females who arrived
during the corresponding quarter of 1876.
OF those arriving at the port during the
land, $50; Scotland, 1856; Ireland, $780, Ger
many, 2,472; Austria, $40; Sweden, Norway,
and Denmark, 1857 France, DID; Switzer-
land, l39; Italy, 2Gs, and Russia, PAT.
MILITARY CADETS. The Secretary of
War has issued circular referring to sec
ton ,325 of the revised statutes, and saying:
GAS the discharge OF cadets from the mill
tary academy, found deficient In conduct or
studies at the annual or semi-annual exam
nations, is based solely upon the recon-
mendatiOn OF the academic board, applica-
lions for reversal OF such action cannot, in
the absence of a recommend alton by the
board, receive favorable attention by this
department. Absolute compliance with the
| the academy is demanded in every case, and
TO exceptions to this rule can be made in any
instance"
| NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF THE Gov
| FRNMENT INSANE AsYLUM.-It is under
stoed that the appointment OF superintend-
| ent Of the government insane asylum has
been rendered To Dr. VIM. w. GOddin, the
superintendent of the state lunattc hospital
| at Ts atom, Mass, and that he has accepted
| and Will take charge September 1. DR.. God
din was for several years principal assistant
physician at the government hospital for the
insane under the SUPPLEMENTARY of Dr.
Nichols. He left the hospital about 1871, to
take the superintendency OF the hospital for
the insane at Taunton. He left behind him
q fine IT cord for personal worth, professional
| ability, and general suitableness for the po-
kltlOn ne occupied.
For a few years DIR. Goddin was school
commissioner for county schools for the 7fh
school district, in which capacity he gave
| general satisfaction.
| THE WISCONSIN, REPUBLICAN CoNvEN-
| TION,-At the meeting of the Cabinet yester-
day Postmaster General Key presented q
| copy of q letter written by him to +. w.
Reyes, postmaster at Madison, Wisconsin,
| Reyes, who is known as the "Boss" in Wis
| Col sin, Is chairman of the Republican State
Committee. He wants to obey the Presi-
| DENTS civil service reform order but the q If
| nculty Is that II he and his colleagues resign
| from the committee, there will be no one in
the state who can issue call for the repub-
lican state convention, inasmuch as all the
other members of the state committee are
federal Office holders. Reyes asked the
postmaster general by letter II the mere issu-
ance of the call for the convention would be
considered O violation OF the order. Judge
Key replied that he thought not The Cabi-
net we're of the same opinion. Mr.. keyes
can issue the call for the convention, but he
is to be notified that he must not attempt to
control or manage 1t.
MODIFIED CONTRACTs.-The Treasury
department has effected q me LITIGATION of
The fifteen per cent. contracts under which
the cutting of the granite for the government