Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-11
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter
nal revenue, 1887 .617.s7; customs, s527 1851.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE-Amoug those
who had interviews with the President to-
day were Gen. Lew Wallace, Commissioa
OF Agriculture lie Due, ard Indian Commits
sloner Smith.
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND Observation-Disclosures August 10, 1871:
To the Comptroller of the Currency-Na-
tional currency notes, s2t7 500. Loan Divi
sion-Four per cent coupon consols, SSD 600;
miscellaneous, SIS SIS, S60 Total. S19, 1856 $50.
Balauce on hand at close of days work,
S165,It9,sl0
SECRETARY sCHURz says members OF the
Cabinet do not propose to make any politi-
cal speeches. He was askel how about Sec
refaIy Sherman's intention to speak in Ohio
"Oh," said he, The will only make a finau-
cisl speech. i would like ia go before an in
telligent audience and address 1t OH the In
dian question"
PFRsONAL-Lawyer Totten, Mrs. Gen
Michler, Mrs. Leonidas Coyle aud dau ghters,
and Mrs. Carroll left the city for Rock Enon
Springs. Mrs. DesfOrl, of New YORK, is
there. Mrs. Thompson, the well known
phllanthroPist from Boston, is a guest OF
Mrs. Briggs (Oltvial at Maple Square. SO.
of Florida; and ex-senator Hitchcock, are
in town.
THE SITTING BULL COMPASSIONATE
Secretary OF the Interior was in conference
with the President to- day with reference to
the appointment of the proposed commission
to wait upon General Sitting Bull ard try
and induce him To return to the United
States. The names of the members OF the
commission will not probably be announced
before Monday next 1t is believed that
Gen. Crook will be the Commissioner n the
part OF the War department.
LOOKING AFTER THE P. M's.-The Post
master General has issued card, to be post
ed conspicuously in post Offices, asking the
public to report promptly to the chief special
agent, Post Office department, at Washing
ton. ID. C., all losses of letters and Irregular
lilies in the service generally. A circular is
addres ed to the pOstmasters at the same
time requiring prompt reports of all losses
made 10 them, and that a record be kept of
all complaints.
SECRETARY SCHURZ IN THE LATE PRES
IDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.-Assistant Secretary
Mccormick, in reply to an inquiry as to Mr.
Schurzs relation with the National Repub-
lean Committee in the Presidential cam
paign OF 1876, says explicitly that during that
period Mr.. SchurZ neither asked nor received
from the committee one dollar for his ser
vices. When II was offered him to pay his
travelling expenses he replied that he pre-
feTred hearing them himself, and he did bear
them throughout the campaign.
THE SwATARA, under the new command
er, NJ. Sicard, was in busy preparation last
evening TO leave for Hampton Roads. A
visitor to the ship found the sailors just at
mess, 10 in a group, dipping their coffee
and meat, If they had any OF the latter saved
from dinner. They were all I'm white uni
forms, and number 295 men. LieuG. Totem
mo Tod ff,ou haho OF
under the new officers, and the spirit with
which they Joined the battalions which were
ordered TO Baltimore. The Swatara has the
prospect OF cruise TO northern and eastern
ports.
NAVAL ORDERS Captain Jas. A. G ceen,
To command the training ship Constitution,
at League Island, on the 18th instant; Lieut..
Commander Charles r. Schonitz, to the re-
ceiving ship Colorado, at New York, a
executive. Detached-CaptaIn Stephen b.
Luce, from the command of the Hartford, on
The 21sL instant, and granted leave OF al
sence for one month; Captain James A. G. Il
lis, from the navy yard, New York, 3Ist
instant, ard placed on waiting orders; Cap
tain Henry A. Adams, fro Il the command of
The training ship Constitution, on the 18Th
Instant. and ordered to command the Hart
ford on the 2lst instant Passed Assist
Surgeon Charles l.. Cassin has reported his
return home, having been detached from the
FrOlic, South Atlantic station, on list June
last, and has been placed on waiting orders.
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has been detached from the receiving ship
Franklin, al Norfolk. Va, and ordered TO the
U. :. ship Plymouth, at Alexandria, Va.
THE INDIAN INVESTIGATE Wash
ingtOn dispatch TO the New York Time, says:
Last June Secretary Schurz appointed a
commission TO investigate certain charges
against MI Galp1n, chief clerk of the Indian
bHresu u, as well as the general management
OF the Office named. This commission still
holds daily sessions, and has already taken
several thousand pages of testimony. It's
meetings are secret, but IL can be stated u pom
trustworthy authority that the greater part
OF the evidence thus far heard is simply I'M
important departmental scandal Tetailed by
nlscbarged employees who were removed for
irregularities. Thus far the only practical
result OF the investigation has been the dis
| missal of Mr.. s. :. Hayden, a second class
clerk, who had been In the Office 20 years. 1t
Is said thai Commissioner Smith has assur-
auces thai no evidence has been elected
which reflects upon him personally or upon
case OF MIR. Galpin has TO some extent been
lost sight OF In the press Of other matters,
but II is now thought that bis exoneratiOn is
doubiful. He and number OF minor clerks
Will pIobs b y be removed.
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF THE PREsI-
DENTS EASTERN rRIP.-The following Is
The programme of the visit of the President
and all the members of the cabinet, except
Secretarles sherman and SchurZ to the east:
Leave Washington next Tuesday, reaching
Bennington. VT, on Wednesday morning
and remaining there till Thursday evening;
then go tn BrattlebOro, aud return TO Wind
sor on Friday morning, remaining there
with Secretary Evarts over Sunday. Ga
Monday morning the party will be taken in
charge by the committee of the New Hamp-
shire Legislature, the governor Of the state
and staff. Col. Ordway, who introduced the
resolution In the legislature inviting the
Pres ident to visit New Hampshire to-day, as
The chairman OF the legislative com nittee
arranged this part of the programme. The
parry will be taken TO the foot OF the White
Mountalns, and on Tuesday to the summit of
Mount washington and return. On We'd
HAM shire by the lakes, reaching Concord
In Inc afternoon and spending some time
there. On Thursday forenoon they will make
short stay at Manchester, and In the after
noon at Nashua. They will leave New
a m ns In Woe In In hx,,