Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-14
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s4o2 ,7ss. II; customs, s2s7 ,oo979.
SECRETARY MCCRARY has returned to the
city from Iowa.
AMONG THE FEW who NV the President
to-day were Secretaries Evarts, McCrary
and Schurz.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS DENNIsoN left
the city last evening to spend a few days
with his family at Swan Meadows, near
Oakland, Md.
RECEIPTS OF NATIONAL BANK NOTES
for redemption for week ending to-day, as
compared with corresponding week of las
year-1s16. 81 1872 ,oO0 1877, SIS 514,O 900; receipts
tC day, sac COO
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by his sons
Burchard and Rutherford, spent a couple of
hours going through the Post Office depart
ment to-day, under the escort of Third AS
slstaDt Postmaster General HaZen, examin-
Ing into the business of the various bureaus.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE FOUR PER
CENT. LOAN have exceeded all expectations.
Up TO two O'Clock to-day over thirty-one
millions have been subscribed, and the esti-
mates now are that by three O'Clock on
Monday when the books close forty mi Iiions
VIII be taken, If not indeed fifty.
WHAT SENATOR CoNKLING WON'T Do.
present guest at the Ebbltt house. stated
last night that lie had the authority for the
statement under the Senator's own sigma
tuTe that Mr.. Conklins would refuse TO en-
dolse The southern policy of President Hayes.
NAVAL ORDERS. - Chaplain Frank p.
Rose ordered to the Pensacola, flagship of the
north Pacific station, at the navy yard.
Mare Island, Cal, 10th of August; Assistant
Surgeon Robert Whiting detached from the
training ship Constitution, and ordered 10
mold himself in readiness for orders to the
Omaha.
INVESTIGATING THE LATEST REPORTED
SPANISH OUTRAGE.-The Secretary of
State has, through the Treasury department
telegraphed TO the collector of customs at
Irovlncetown, Mass, requesting him to in
quIre INTO the accuracy of the report that
another outrage has been committed upon
an American vessel in the case OF the Rising
Sun.
THE FOUR PER CENT. SUBSCRIPTIONS
OVER THIRTY MILLIoNs.-The subscrip-
lions received in this country yesterday to
the new four per cent. bonds as reported TO
the Secretary OF the Treasury by the syndi-
cate amounted to SIS 1000 The subscrip-
lions previously reported were S25 ISi&o
Total at the close of business last night
SSO,05l GOO.
THE TREASURY now holds 1886 sg7 400 in
U. 3. bonds to secure national bank circula-
ton, and SIS, s57 800 TO secure public deposits.
L. 3. bonds deposited for circulation week
ending to-day, 81 POS, 500; U. s. bonds held for
circulation Withdrawn, week ending to-day
5000 200. National Bank circula ion out
slanulng: currency notes, S315, 2S5 ,277; gold
notes, 81 49,, l20.
PRESIDENTIAL APPoINrMENrs.-Jam
W. Warden has been appointed tobacco in
spector for the LIST district of West Virginia.
The President has commissioned Leonard
q. Shepar d to be captain in the revenue SER
vice OF the United States; F.. H. c. Hoopar
OF Maine, agent for the Indians of the Sisse
Ton agency IN Dakota. and John G.. Mallory
Jr, OF Oregon, agent for the Indians of the
Colorado River agency in Arizona.
No ACTION has yet been taken by the At
torney General in regard to the charges o
malfeasance in office recently filed against
Marshal Purnell, of Texas, further than to
forward copy of the charges to the mar
shall, with instructions to submit his reply
thereto as soon as possible. Upon the re-
cept OF this reply the Attorney General will
lase the par ers aud examine carefully all
the circumstances in the case.
ARMY ORDERs-By direction of the Presi-
dent, Sc, ono Lieutenant E. NJ Weaver, ir..
I'd artillery, is detailed as professor of mill
serve College, Hudson, Ohio, and will report
for duly accordingly. First Lieutenants
VIM. X. Quinan, of battery l., and Albert
8. Cummins, battery f, Attn artillery, are
ordered TO change batteries. Leave or alb
sence for twenty days is granted Lieutenant
Colonel James Sim ons, surgeon U. 8. army.
DIPLOMATIC NOTEs.-A dispatch received
from Minister Washburne at Paris, brings
the intelligence that he desires to be relieved
from duty by August. Governor NOyes will
therefore arrange TO reach Paris before that
date. 80 Minister Osborne has already
sailed for bis post in Chill, with important
instructions In regard to certain questions
in controversy. Colonel A. B. Wood, chief
Df fhn 1nr hire mil
Buren,, consul general to Japan. 1T IS
stated this afternoon that the President has
rendered tue Brazilian mission to W. A.
Heron, OF Pittsburg, the present u. s. MaS-
shall of the western district of Pennsylvania,
and warm friend of the Hayes family.
A NAVAL DANPER ON CAPT. HowGArE
The Secretary of the Navy has addressed a
letter 10 Captain Howg ate, the originator of
the plan To establish a colony for Arctic ex-
plora1ion in the far north, declining to detail
CIVIL ofticer to accompany the expedition.
have Captain Tyson, now in the service of
the Navy department in a civil capacity,
detailed for the expedition, he having been
with Captain Hall on the steamer POlaris
The Secretary regrets that he cannot comply
with the request, as he does no. consider
himself authorized to detail civil officer
for such service, and, for the same reason. he
regrets that he cannot comply with the re-
quest for the loan of instruments belonging
to the navy for nse in the expedition.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs.L ippincott Grace Green
woOd) left the city yesterday for her charm
ing home in Colorado. Her correspondence
and public readings Will occupy her time.
go Mrs. Gen. Gates is summerng at Rawley
Sprin gs, and will send letters to the Sunday
papers. miss Ransom is busily sketch
Ing the background for General Grants por-
trait She cOEtemplates q northern trip soon
Mrs. Fassett is studiOusly filling up her
great historical picture of the Electoral Com
mission, taking the court room at the Cap
iiOl. She hopes to have restful vacation
later. '."SurgeOn General Wood worth, of
the U. 8. marine hospital service, started
west last night, on official business aud will
be absent about week. DIR. Oscar Oldberg.
the chief clerk, will have charge of the offics
I'm his absence. MFR. o. l.. Pruden, assist
ant secretary to the President, has gone to
Rock EDon Springs with his family. Mr..
Pruden expects to return to the city In about
a month.
REORGANIZATION OF THE TREASURY
PRINTING BUREAU.-Mr. Mcpherson Chief
OF the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
has prepared a plan for the reorganization of
the force in his bureau. He proposes to di-
vide those employed In the general work OF
the Bureau into three classes The salary of
the first class will be one dollar day; that OF
the second one dollar and a-half day: that