Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-09

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COMMISSIONED The President TO day
signed the commission of Fred A. Pratt to
be collector of customs at Newport. r. 1.
PERsoNAL.-Ex Martial Pitkin, of La is
at w iilards Hotel. go. Elk. Governor Brown,
of Tenn, left yesterday for Philadelphia.
GIN. OSBORNE. U. s. Minister to Call.
sails from New York on the 10th instant for
his post OF duty.
ON HIS OWN APPLICATION, ID Lieut.. W.
l. Pitc Ter. Sth infantry has been trai sferred
from company ID To company g of the same
regiment.
SECRETARY SHERMAN visited the life
saving station at Provincetoyn, Mass, Sat
urday. He spent Sunday in Boston, and
will visit Portsmouth, y. H., aud Portland,
Me, before returning 10 Washington.
JUDGE BRADLEY. of the Supreme Court
Is In this city, for the purpose of hearing an
application made by Dutch bondholders to
restrain the issuance Of bonds of the Florida
Central railroad.
AFTER A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION TO
fiji the position OF translator of the Patent
Office, Mr.. g. y. Matile, formerly an exam
ineT In that Office. has been appointed. There
were eight competitors. The salary is II Coz
CEN. COMFY. our minister to the Hawai-
ian Islands, leaves Washington tonight. en-
route for California, where he will spend
about a month, sailing in the August
steamer for Honolulu.
MIR. DWIGHT T. REED has been promoted
10 be secretary of legation at Madrid. Mr..
AdCll, who has been secretary of legation at
Madrid, has. at his own request. been APP
pointed TO fill the vacancy caused by Mr.
Reeds promotion.
X. McCammOn and Major Thomas II. Brad
ley, of the board investigating alleged irreg-
ularities in The Indian Office, left Washing
ton for the west yesterday evening on bust
ness connected with their official inquiries.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White Hou e
to-day were the Postmaster General, Attor-
ney General Devens, Commissioner OF Iu-
dian Affairs. Col. Wood ward. of Hannibal.
Mimi, and representative White, of Penn
sylvania.
DR. GoDDING ACCEPTs.-Secretary Sclurz
to-day received a letter from DIR. W. God
ding, superintendent OF the insane asylum
at Taunton, Mass, accepting the position
rendered him OF Superintendent of the Gov
eminent Insane asylum, vice DR.. c. Nichols,
resigned.
GEN. SHERMAN.-A telegram received at
the War department yesterday morning
from Gen. Sherman announces that he was
To leave st. Paul, MINI, that day, accom-
panied by Gen. Terry, for Bismarck, thence
they go 10 the Big Horn, where they expect
to meet Gen. Sheridan on the 9th instant.
MOVEMENTS OF Naval vEssELs.-The
Monongahela arrived at Halifax July 4th,
four days from New London, Conn. O.ders
have been sent for her To return to New
YORK. The Disi atch arrived at CONSTANT
nople June 1t,h. forty hours from Smyrna.
Health OF Off ;ers nd crew good.
Mr.. J. Z. BURNETT, CHI # of the division
for the security of the national bank notes,
contradicts the statement telegraphed from
here that he intends resigning the presiQencv
OF the Indiana Republican Assoc alton of the
District because of the Presid 5nt's letter He
does not think his tenure of office in the
Treasury Is conditional upon his doing so.
SEVEN THOUSAND APPLICANTS, AND
ONLY ONE UNHEALTHY OFFICE AMONG
THEM.-There are now upwards of seven
thousand applications on file in the State
department for appointment as consulS,
although at present there is not one salarie
cOnsuship vacant. except that of St Paul de
LeandO, a very unhealthy post on the coast
of Africa, and it has already been announced
that 1t is the intention of the department TO
fill vacancies which may occur In desi rable
salaried consulates by promotions or APP
pciDtments for proved merit and experience
In the consular service.
CONTEMPLATED NAVAL CHANGEs.-Rear
Admiral John Rodgers, now In charge OF the
Naval Observatory in this city, II is said
will be assigned to the command OF the
american squadron In European waters, In
returns home at his own request. Tue new
commandant Of the South A tia ltic station
in place of Commodore &. IL. b. Caldwell,
now on his way home, has not yet been
named, but one will be selected Within the
next week or ten days. Rear Admiral Pat
terson, recently promoted, will nave COIN
IN n ALf 10 taf i'm AL
admiral Reynolds, who will return home in
october next.
| NAVAL ORDERs-Medical Inspector Rich
ard c. Dean a. senior member of the medical
board to examine officers for promotion, and
also as member of the retiring board; \ ssist-
| ant Surgeon A. c. Heffinger To the Plymouth
at at, Norfolk. va; ASSISTANT Surgeon F. A. Ter
geon L. u. HerndOn to the Colorado at New
York. Assistant Paymaster Calender J.
Lewis to duty in the bureau OF provision
/ and clothing: Assistant Surgeon w. A. Me-
| Clurg from the Plymouth on the reporting
| OF his relief, and placed on waiting orders;
Assistant Surgeon K. II. Green from the
Swatara, on the reporting of his relief, and
| placed on waiting orders.
THE INDIAN WAR IN IDAHo.-The Con-
missioner of Indian affairs has received tn 2
following dispatch from Indian Insp ector
Watkins, dated Fort Lapwai, 5 b lust "The
hOstiles recrOssed the Salmon river and
| were met Oh the Cotto wood yesterday by
| Col. 8. Barry, and whipped. One officer, ten
men and many Indians were killed. The hos
| tiles were driven back. Gen. Howard is
| pre- ssing them I'm the rear"
| The Commissioner has ais received the
following disI atch dated Nez Perces agency,
| eth inst, from Indian Agent Monteith:
capt. Whipple, with cavalry, attacked the
| camp OF Looking Glass, on the Clear Water
| above Kamiah. Burned lodges and pro-
| visions; captured about one thousand
| horses. One Indian was killed and three
wounded. The treaty Indians remain friend
ly."
THE REMAINS OF CHARLES HORACE Up
| TON late u. 3. Consul and Charge d Affairs
ad interim OF the United States at Geneva,
| Switzerland, arrived in this city ON Satur-
day last, and, In the presence OF the family
| and a few intimate friends, were yesterday,
| al O'Clock p. m, placed in the family vault
| at the Congressional cemetery-Rev. DIR. At
| kinson reading the solemn Episcopal burial
service. The coffin In which the remains
| were transported across the ocean was of
solid oak, highly polished, encased in a
! strong iron bound chest-like case. On the
| cofiin lay sundry beautiful floral offerings OF
| friends. The deceased was well known in
| this city, residing for many years at what
| during the war became q noted eminence
| called "Upton's HIM." Mr.. Upton was a