Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-01

nal revenue, 500 $500; customs, sI26, 1913 90
THEoPHILUs GAINES, recently appointed
United States attorney for Montana, has re-
! signed the position.
SECRETARY SEIZURE has gone to SUM-
| nit, New jersey, to visit his children. He
will return on Monday.
SEcRT TARY THOMSON will leave for
Terre Haute, Ind on Monday, 20 be absent
two or three weeks.
The RIcHhOsD.-The Navy department
Is informed of the arrival OF the Richmond
atihe Charlestown navy yard this morning
She will be put out Of commission there.
a SET BACK FOR DEPARTMENT CLERKS.
The sbiuet meeting yesterday decided tn At
the office hours in all the departments must
be from a. m. TO o'clock p m, with the
exception of Saturdays, when the depart
ments VIII be closed at ) o'clock.
NATIONAL BANKs.-The following is an
official statement of the national bank bal
ances in The United States Treasury up 10
date: Banks reducing circulation, IS ,gl1 ,9Si;
banks in liquidation, S3 ,96S. i37 -; failed
banks, $50 ,903.20. Total, sl3, 76l.325 90.
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENG eAv1Ns
AND PRINTING.-Delivefies August 81, 1871:
To Comptroller of the Currency-NationaI
currency notes, $3.50, 100. Secretary of the
Treasury-5 per cent. consOls, 500, 900; mis-
cellane5us. ale, g45. Total s9tOOij. Balance
on hand at the close Of days Work 500, 7T8, 80
FOUND AT LAsT.-Hon. A. G. Lawrence,
of Rhode Island, who served on Senator ALL
sons commission, which treated with the
Sioux for the sale of the Black Hills, two
years ago, has accepted the position of a
commiss iOner to visit aud confer with Sit
ting Bull relative to his return to the United
States, in conjunction with General Terry.
INDIAN DEPREDATIONs.-At telegram re-
ceived from the west here to- day says that
Expectations by Indians still continue on the
FL Paso stage line. Fears are entertained
that IL will be impossible 10 keep stock re-
placed and carry the mails. Losses are al
ready immense. Drivers and station men
are murdered, so that it will soon be impossi-
Die to get men TO risk their lives.
THE TREASURY now holds 1887 .63i $50 in
q. 8. bonds to secure national bank circua-
ton, and SIS, IFS 900 in U. S. bonds for public
deposits; total September list, 1885,, 800 go
L. 3. bonds deposited for circulation week
ending to-day, : s. $50; u. s. bonds for cir
culatlOn Withdrawn for the same perioi,
81 ,o3i 80. National Bank circulation OUT
standing: Currency notes, S3I5, 6 OPS; gold
notes, sl,425,'IO; total, s5l6,tsj,69s.
CHARACTER OF REVENUE OFFICERS
For the purpose OF promoting the efficiency
Of the revenue service and securing the en-
forcement OF the laws, the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue has In preparation circu-
lar lnstructing revenue agents to make quar-
Terry inspections OF the character and eIfci-
ency OF internal revenue collectors and other
employees in each collection district in the re-
specttye divisions assigned to the revenue
agents.
THE BORDER DIFFICULTY.-Senor Mata
received telegram from General Bena:
vides informing him that he has gone to
Camarga to push matters for the arrest of
The n maining outlaws connected with the
| outrage M
Will do everything in his power to comp
with the demands of the occasion, int Id z
thereby TO satisfy the United States au;aO -
Ties OF the good Intentions of Mexico.
IT'S UNDERSTOOD that Secretary scburz
has appointed Col. Findlay, OF Minnesota
special counsel to look after the interests o.
the United States as against the lumber de-
predators of the west. Findlay got the credit
OF being the factOtum of Gov. TIIien durm
the last Presidential campaign and WlS
known as the disbursing agent of that .sba-'I
OF money" As there is no appropriation O II
OF whlch s9ch services can be paid for, 1t IS
just POSSIBLE he may content himself by
drawing his stipend out of wnat is left IN
that mythical "bar'l."
BEER AT CHURCH FEsTIyAL.-T1e
Commissioner of Internal Revenue has writ
ten TO the collector at Pittsburg, Pa, on the
subject OF the liability of the German United
Evangelical Protestant church of Allegheny
CITY 70 a special tax, which was required OF
the president OF the church for the sale of
beer at church festival. The Commissioner
writes of the church society sold the beer
II incurred special tax, but If 1t was sold for
the society by the president or at the hall
where the festival was held, who lit is stately
had paid special tax for the hall then no sps-
clal To X should be required on that account
TO be paid by the society.
YET IN TRoUBLE.-A special TO the Gin
clnnau Gazette, from Terre Haute, Indiana,
says: internal Revenue Collector Frank
rot m ad No
he was exonerated by the President from the
charges against him, but he had no sooner
arrived than he received q letter from F.
montgomery, lawyer of this city notify
Ing him that an attempt would be mada
upon the charges forthwith, and more evil
dence is TO be submitted. Montgomery is
eN-deputy stocker. He left for Washin gton
10 day Tor that purpose. The latter hal Sc
cured q large number OF signers to a petition
setting forth previous good reputation"
ARMY ORDERs.-MaJor Ely Mcclellan,
surgeon, is relieved from duty in the DEPART
ment of the South, and will report in person.
without delay, TO the commanding general,
department OF the Columbia for assignment
TO duty; 1st Lieut.. VIM. B. Davis assistant
surgeon, is relieved from duty at st. Louis
barracks, Mo, and will report in person,
without delay, TO the commanding general
department OF Dakota, for assignment In
duty; leave of Captain Fergus Walker, Isl
inis ntry, from headquarters, department OF
DdKola, is extended three months; leave of
Captain p. III. Ellis, 18th infantry, from
headquarters, department of the Gulf, is ex-
tended two months.
PERsoNAL.-Gen. Boynton, of the Cincin-
natl Gazette: Mr.. George W. Adams, of the
New York World and Mr.. L. II. Painter, of
The philadelphia Inquirer, have returned to
Washington from their summer jaunts.
Capt Wilson j. Vance, OF the Cincinnati
tonlnieTcIdi, leaves this afternoon from this
city TO stump for the republican state ticket.
u q Washington, OF the Louisville C0u-
Ite JCt1I'dt, has returned from Newport, r.
L. Samuel l.. Phillips, formerly of this
city, now president of the Sd Avenue railway
In New York, sailed on Thursday for Lon
den, 30 investigate rapid transit in that
rat city" .'.'Gen. l.. III. Pelouze and Col
L. 4. Larned are at Rock Enon Springs
Two thousand dollars worth of diamonds
were stolen last Monday night from Mrs.
Senator Jones, OF Nevada, q guest at the
DoIlnn House, Gregory's Point, Conn.
Hon "A. O.: Riddle, OF this city, is writing
| q rovel, now In course of publication in the
Cleveland Ledier, entitled "a Ride in the
Stage, and What Followed IT,"
THE SITTING BULL CoANIssIoN-Not-
withstanding the reports that Sitting Bull