Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-15
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, sale, 525 %; customs, sSs7 ,s74.5l.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received for re-
demption 10 day amounted to 500 200.
RECEIPTS of National Bank notes for the
week ending to-day, as compared with the
corresponding period of last year: 1876
a ,44s.O0O; 1871, "a 90 600.
SECRETARY, SCHURz will not make pub
lie the name of the new Commissioner of In
dian affairs until he returns from his trip TO
Louisville.
No CHANGE.-First AS .istant Postmaster
General Tyner this morning received a dis
patch from Indiana saying there is no par
ticI la char &c in ST nator Morto.'s conduit
to-day.
ADMIRAL PORTER, who left here yester-
day for Newport, Will be joined there by the
board of inspectors. They will make an in
spectiOn of the torpedo stations and will wit
ness the trial of the torpedo boat Alarm.
A NEW NATIONAL BANK.-The Chase
National Bank, of New York city, with a
capital of $50 900, having deposited the ne
cessary ond in The Treasury, has been au-
thoriztd by the Controller OF the Currency 10
commence business.
TREASURY REMOVALS Thirty clerks
were removed from the temporal y roll of
the Treasury to-day. The roll has been over
loaded, and this reduction was absolutely
necessary in order To keep within the apprO-
prlatlon. No new appointments Will be
made.
SAVING OF IETEREST.-It is stated at the
Treasury that should the present bDnde debt
OF the United States, other than the Pacific
railroad bonds, be reduced 10 per cent.
bonds, the aggregate interest paid by the
United states annually would be reduced
s2+ ,4S7 so.
A HEAVY CONSCIENCE CONTRIBUTIONS
The Secretary of the Treasury received to-
day from New York from an unknown per.
son g sol IS, for an error in invoice returns
for the years OF 1865 8, and an omi ssiOu in
1870. The amount has been cred it'd to the
conscience fund.
DAILT REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.-Deliveries September 14th
1877: To Comptroller of the Currency-Na-
tional currency notes. $3.50 500. Secretary of
miscellaneOus, s23 600. Total, Sl,l9I, 100
Balance on hand at the close OF days
work, s3l6. ,2i0.
THE TREASURY now holds 1887 ,514 $50 In
q. 8. bonds to secure national bank circula-
ton, and s15, 224 600 in U. 8. bonds for public
deposits. U. g. bonds deposited for circula-
ton week ending today, 1868, 400; U. s. bonds
held for circulation Withdrawn for the same
period, si60 400. National Bank circula-
lion outstanding: Currency notes, 1915 33s,-
5ie; gold notes, 81 ,432, 120.
STEALING GOVERNMENT rIMBER.-The
Commissioner of the General Land Office
has received news to the effect that special
agent at Denver has seized between seventy
thousand and one hundred thousand railroad
ties in The state of Colorado, and has discov-
cred several saw mills to be In operation on
the public lands in that state The Commits
siOner has instructed the special agent 10
have replevled all logs and lumber found at
these sa mills winch have been ttken from
The public lands.
SENATOR RANSOM, OF North Carolina,
who is stopping at the Metropolitan hotel, is
disinclined 10 express his views with refer
ence to the political situation. He has moth
ing TO say on the Speak=rship contest, b.
cause, as he says, he has no real interest in it.
On one point, however, he is emphatic, and
that Is that the democrats will not make any
attempt TO secure the organization of the
Ser ate by trickery or by try ing to secure il
by tie aid Of disgruntled republicans.
THE SAFETY OF BECHLER's Party
Fer the last week or two considerable appre-
hensioD has been manifested in regard to the
safety of Mr.. q r Bechler's division of Pro
lessor Hayden's geological survey. A dis.
patch just received from Mr.. Bechler himself
dated at Camp Stambaugh announces the
arrival Of the party at that place, and that
they are now beyond all possible danger,
and will arrive at Rawlins Springs on the
party must have crossed the main range OF
mountains from the Snake river country.
CADET ENGINEERs.-The following is a
list in the order of merit Of the appointed
cadet engineers, who passed at the recent
competitive examination at the Naval
academy, numbering twenty five A. B.
Shallenberger, Penn; W. ii: Gartley, Penn.;
c. Sampson, Ill; A. Maritz, n. Y; isaac r.
Parsons. Mich u. Kaemmerling, ind; X. j.
Beach, N Y; A. r. Bush, Mass l.. B. Per-
VIII Wh;, Son Va N r MG Has7sCy1 M l.
nOwst, Mass; w. NJ. White, Penn; j. NJ.
Whitman, H.; d. ID. Gladston, N. j., ". 8.
smith, N: ID. G. Redgrave. Md; a. Nc
Alllster, n. Y; K. Stewart, jr., Mich.: X.
McAlpine: Va; l.. Bankson, Penn, and F.
Pr,vear. Mass.
NAVAL ORDERS Captain Thos. s. Phelps
ordered TO command the receiving ship indie
pendence, at the navy yard, Mare Island,
Cal. Cadet Midshipnen VIM. F. Fullam,
VIM. q. David, A +. Fechteler, VS. Mel
Francis w. Topham. Frank II. Heath and
Horace W. Harrison, TO the European sta
ton, per ste Gamer Canada from New York on
18th Inst. Captain VIM E. Hopkins, detach-
ordered 10 proceed to Washington by 10th OF
OctOb, next for examination for promotion.
Lieutenant Commander Charles O'Neil from
the command OF the Supply, and ordered to
the training ship Minnesota at New York az
executive. Lieutenant Robert K. CarmOiy,
from the Supply, and ordered to command
the torpedo steamer Intrepid at New York.
Lieutenant Charles Seymour, from COM
n and OF the Intrepid, and placed on waiting
orders.
The PRESIDENTIAL PARrY.-Se Secretary
Evarts and his two daughters left this morn
Ing for Louisville, stopping at Grafton, West
Va, where they will remain until the arri-
val OF Secretary Schurz and Postmaster
General Key. who leave this evening. The
Postmaster General will accompany the
Presidential party on their southern tour.
Secretary Schurz expects to leave the party
at Louisville and return to the city, arriving
on Wednesday evening, the 18th inst. Sec
retary Thompson will accompany the party
as far as Chattanooga, from which place he
VIII proceed TO Pensacola, Florida, for the
purpose examining navy ward tbat