Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-31

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be removed from the office he now holds.
To BE REMovED-The Secretary OF the
Treasury to-day decided to remove General
Sharpe as surveyor Of the port of New York
MIR. DWIGHT T. REED, the newly ap-
pointed secretary of legation to Madrid, late
OF the State department, sails TO- morrow
from New York for his post of duty.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Gov. Dennisol, Representative
Jorgensen, and Gen. Smith, appointment
Clerk Of the Treasury.
PERsoNAL-Mr. NJ. w. Beveridge tof the
weIlknown firm Of Webb & Beveridge) re-
turned to Washington to-day, after an alb
sence OF nearly two months in London.
Gov. DENNIsoN Nor CANDIDATE
Governor Dennison has telegraphed to Cleve-
land that he is not q candidate for nomina-
ton for governor by the repu 5llcan conven-
ton of Ohio TO morrow.
ORDERS REvoKED.-The orders of First
Lieut.. Henry Z. Cochrane, Marine Corps. to
join the marine battalion in Baltimore, have
. been revoked, and he has been placed in
temporary command at Washington Ar
senal, with detachment of sixty marines.
1T is UNDERSTOOD that the Third Audi
tor of the Treasury Austin contemplates re-
signing at an early date. Among the appli-
cants for the place is q. G. Bailey, jr., OF
Mass, who is Endorsed by the entire MaSsa-
chusetts delegation, including Benjamin +.
Butler.
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS BENTLEY
leaves 10 night TO inspect the various pen
sion agencies under the new consolidation.
He will be gone about three weeks. The re-
ports from all the agencies show that pen
sioners will be as rapidly paid Off under the
reduced number of agencies as they were be-
fore the reductions went into effect.
GOVERNMENT SALE OF GoLD-The Sec
rotary OF the Treasury has directed the As
sistant Treasurer at New York to sell one
mi Ii IN dollars in gold on Thursday next at
noon. The Secretary stated yesterday that
he had no idea of selling five million dollars
gold in August, as reported, but the sale of
only one million dollars gold on the day
named is TO redeem United States notes by
reason Of the reissue of national bank notes.
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND Observation-Disclosures July 80, 1871:
Comptroller of the Currency
National currency notes.. 1905 900
Loan Division
Four per cent. consols.. 5000
MISCELLANEOUS Observation-Disclosures. 1880
Balance Of stock ON hand at close Of '''0
days work...................... ..clss,u9l,ilo
MISUNDERSTANDING SIGNAL LIGHr.-
Capt s. b. Luce, OF the navy, has recently
been conducting series OF experiments on
ioard the u. 8. steamer Hartford, with
patent magnetO-electric machine and auto
matte lamp, which it is proposed to intro
duce in the navy for distant signalling at
mig ht, detecting the approach of boats, PICK
ing up buOys, &C. The machine produces a
steady light, visible fifteen miles, and con-
tinuing y hours. One has been purchased
ard placed on the Hartford for further ex-
periments.
ARMY ORDERs.-Major Thomas f. Bqrr,
| judge advocate, now in this city on leave of
| absence, will report TO the Judge Advoc ate
General of the army for temporary duly.
First Lieut. George Mitchell, ID artillery,
/ having reported al this post, he will proceed
| TO join his company, wherever it may be.
| Leave Of Captain James +. RondletU, st1
| cavalry, is extended five months. Leave Of
absence for disability, for one month, with
/ permission to leave the department Of Da-
| kota, is granted First Lieut. Fred. W. Tai
| bout, 9th infantry.
p. o. ID. OFFICIAL ENVELOPES
| Ha zen, Third Assistant Postmaster General,
has tixed upon design for the lew official
| envelope which IL TO be used by the Post
Office department, and the Postmaster Gsne-
| raj bias approved 1t. The design, which is
'as ugly as a hedge fence" consists of an
oval checked space in the upper right hand
corner, tnclosing the words, ''United States
Postal Service;'' the name OF the depart
meBt, bureau and division on the left hand
upper corner, and the statement Of the PEN
the lower left hand corner.
ATKEAsURY ExAMINArIoN.-Chief Clerk
Upton, of the Treasury department, and Mr..
| 8. f.. Middleton, OF this city, the committee
appointed 10 examine the affairs of the Office
| OF United States Treasurer, upon the trans
fer of that Office from Mr.. Wyman to Mr..
Gilfllan, the present treasurer, have COM
pleted their Investigation. The report shows
that during Wyman's term of Office there
was received into the Treasury and paid out
over $40, 900, with no errors Whatever,
| excepting small one of less than s5, that
being a surplus. The report shows the Treas
| ury TO be in nearly the same condition as ii
Was about year ago.
| THE FOUR PER CENT. LoAN.-The total
| popular subscriptions to the four per cent.
loan received by the U. 8. Treasurer aud his
assistants throughoutthec country is sc 319, 200.
l The total amount received by the syndicate
\ so Coz; the total amount subscribed in
| London, reported to- date, Is so 200 ,OOD;
| making total OF SO 5l9, 200. Against this
| amount calls have been issued for the re-
demption OF seven million Hve-twenty
| bonds unsold of 1865, and i've million in gold
has been paid into The Treasury for reJemp-
| ton PURPOSES, leaving S31 5l9, 100 bonds yet
| u be called. II is expected that another call
| will be issued this week.
| NAVAL ORDERs-Lieut Commander Dem
| rs w. Mullan ordered TO the navy yard,
| Norfolk, Va; Chief Engineer Louis j. Allen
\ to the Marion, European station, per steamer
| Both of August, from Philadelphia; Passed
Assistant Engineer John A. Scott to the
| Hartford, at Norfolk Va, eth August; Lieut..
F.. +. Watson detached from the Ossipee,
4 and ordered to duty at the Norfolk navy
/ W I'd; Lieut.. y. +. ClaTkson from the Omaha,
| Pacific station, and ordered to return home
| and report arrival; Passed Assistant Engi-
| neer j. A. b. Smith from the Hartford, aud
| placed on waiting orders; Passed Assistant
| Engineer George II. White from the Passaic,
| and ordered TO the Wyandotte; Assistant En-
| gineer j. p. Mickey from the Wyand otte,
/ and ordered to the Passaic.
Ex-PREsIDENT GRANT left Geneva yes
| terday. He goes over the Simplou to the
| upper Italian aud Ragatz, where he will
| Ia zen, thence to Sweden and Norway,
/ ard returns to Berlin to witness the
autumn maneuvers, and at the end OF Octo-
| ber intends TO visit Paris. He will pass the
1 winter partly I'm Paris and partly In Italy,
\ and Will revisit Switzerland later should no