Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-04

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nal revenue, si22 ,O32s3; customs, s2)9, Sl9.2s.
PROF. LANGsToN, who has been visiting
! frit nds al Oberlin, Ohio, is expected Dme
| TO morrow.
THE PRESIDENT has promised Mai Hear
| sey, the editor of the New Otleaus DeRoc a,
! that ne will endeavor to make a visit to New
Orleans during the Christmas holidays.
SAM BARD has written a letter to Presi.
| dent Hayes unanimously commencing the
southern policy. He has not yet selected his
post Office.
SECRETARY SCHURz has gone to Summit.
New Jersey, to visit his children, who are
| domiciled there, and will Return on Monday
| next.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL has written
| circular letter, commenting all employees
in the postal service who in the mids. OF the
| recent railroad troubles, continued to per
form their duties in a aithful manner.
TWENTY MILLION IN COMA recen
computation OF the coin in the Treasury OF
the United States shows a coin balance of
twenty million dollars over and above all
coin Liabilities.
FAILURE OF THE RAID ON MARSHAL.
DoUGLAss.-The President has determined
TO retain Marshal Douglass, OF North Caro-
rlna IN his Office until his commission ex-
pires in June, 1873.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave for five months
| from July 81 granted Col. T. G Pitcher, 1st
| infantry. Leave for two months from July
| Isl granted Second Lieutenant j. Summer
4 Rogers, list infantry.
| NOT GOING TO REsIGN.-Assistant Secre-
tary Mccormick says that he has no knowl-
edge OF any intention on the part of Third
Auditor Austin TO resi- gn his office, or OF any
desire on the part OF Secretary Sherman TO
rtmoye him.
A VICTORY FOR COLLECTOR RUSSELL
Commissioner Raum TO day heard the COM
plants against Collector Russell, OF Rich
moDd Va, and decided that the charges were
frivolous aud inspired by malice. Moreover,
that they have been twice investigated AID
exploded.
DEATH OF A NAVAL OFFIcER.-The Sec
retary of the Navy this morning received
| information OF the death Of Lieutenant Ed
yard Wo0dman; U. s. navy, at Elizabeth,
a native OF Dover, n. H., aud entered the
naval service In 1852.
| PETITION has reached the President
| signed by all the prominent business men
and many leading citizens OF Santa Fe, New
| Mexico, asking for retention OF s. b. Ak
| tel In his present position as governor Of
| New mexico, who, they say, has the conf
| dence and esteem of a large majority OF the
| Citizens OF the territory.
| DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND Observation-Disclosures August 3. 1877:
| To the Comptroller OF the Carrency-Nt-
| tonal currency notes, $4,000. Loan Divi-
slon-Eour per cent coupon consols, $500, OOO
| ance on hand at close OF days work,
| Sles, 0e0, 500.
THE z. s. Troops IN THE MINING RE-
| GIoNs.-It is the Intention of the government
l In sending troops to the mining districts of
pennsylvania, TO see that the properly in
l that region is protected from any action of
| the rioters that may occur, and also To Offer
projection 10 any OF the miners who may be
willing TO go TO work.
| PERsoNAL.-HenryA a. Willard, esq, a1I
family, John F. Ennis, A. Saks, d. Mach
man, CIV. Adams, esq OF Washington. ara
at Congress Hall, Cape May. ..-Genersl
| Burbridge, of KENTUCKY, still haunts the
coIIidors OF the hotels, waiting for the l.
gan N isslon; Ferris Finch, printing
| summering at the Colorado springs. -.
| Selover, who assaulted Jay Gould, was IN
| Pleasantly mixed up with the Emma mine
scandal.
| A WHISKY RING observation-disclosures
| Attorney Bliss, Of ST. Louis, has been d.
| r6cted by the Attorney General to bring a
| suit against VIM. Mckee, of the st. Louis
| Giobe Democrat, for the recovery of $500 900
| alleged 10 have been received by Mckee
| from Illicit distilleries. Mckee was one of
| the persons convicted for completely with
| the great whisky frauds, and was released
from the penitentiary by President Grant.
| This suit Is similar TO the one now pending
| al Chicago against Jacob Rhem for the re-
| covery offs 100000.
| RFyESUE APPOINTMENTS "A. j. p. Har-
ris ard John F. Weaver have been appointed
| revenue gaugers for the ith district of
North Carolina; R. r. Davidson, for the 9Th
district o. North Carolina; and Thos. Hasam
for District of Louisiana. VIM. IL. Hinton
18Th dist1ict of IIieos and % kaa l1s t sn
| the 5th district of North Corolina. The Presi-
| dent has appointed Thomas A. Wiley to be
Collector OF Internal Revenue for the Lam
caster district, in Pennsylvania, vice Muh-
| lenburg, deceased.
| INVESTIGATING THE SALT SEA WAVES
| The L. =. coast survey steamer Palinurus,
| now fitting out at Baltimore, under COM
| mand OF Lieut.. Collins, U. 8. N, VINO made
| the closing survey of the Nicaragua route
| for an interoceanic canal, will be ready by
WORK of Investigating the density and salin-
ny OF the waters of the Chesapeake bay from
The mouth of the Susquehanna river TO the
Atlantic ocean. All conditions OF the water
i nom the surface to the bottom will be fully
| inquired into, and its bearing upon the Inn
Provement OF the oyster beds carefully
l developed.
| THE FIFIY-FoURrH BOND CALL-The
L CecEe'dry Oi Lie AIeasury yesterday issued
/ lie ffty-fourth call for the redemption of
~ bonds, cOnsOls of 1885, embracing the
| following coupon bonds:-S50. Nos. 40 COL to
| 44,oGO; 500, Nos Go yO0l to $4,000; $500, Nos
80 col TO 81 600; 81 600, Nos. IS COL to So 900;
total coupon, 81 ,OoO 600. Registered bonds
$50, Nos: ,40l TO 900; 800, Nos. IL ,90l to
l3,l0o; 500, Nos. 1871 to $500; 81 900, Nos.
| 25,l0l To q 400; IS 200, Nos. ,30i to $50;
$1,000 Nos. IL, ISL TO Ii $50; total registered
100000. Total, s10. 900 600. The interest on
| the above bonds will cease on the Sd of No
| vember next.
| Too MUCH notwithstanding Sherman
and Assistant Secretary Mccormick have
| recently called attention to the fact that
nearly &C, goo 600 In legal tender notes, ag ainst
which certificates Of deposit have been issu.
| ed, lie idly in the vaults Of the Treasury de-
| par'nent. They have interpreted this as in
| dicatipg that the volume Of currency In the
| country is, TO say the least. not too contract
ed Indeed, this large surplus shows, In
their estimation, that about onesixth OF the
entire volume OF the legal tender notes is not