Evening star., 1877-08-17

nal revenue, 1919 202 13; custo ms, sI33,4I9 s..
A SUSPENDED SURvEyoR.-E. j. Smith,
survey or general OF Montana. has been sus-
pended. The charges preferred are misde-
meanors In office.
GIN. WM. A. PILE. OF St. Louis, is in tn,
city. He was formerly minister to Vene
zuela, aud il is under toOd will again ac-
cept that mission.
THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENE
RAJ HAzEN and family are on a brief trip
south. During the absence OF Mr.. Hazen
Mr.. W. NJ. Morton acts in his place.
THE MCPTRKINs INvEsrIGATIoN-The
commit e appointed by Secretary Schurz
TO investigate charges against j. McPerkins,
a patent attorney, will formally begin the
Investigation on Monday next. Judge n. S.
Howe is chairman OF the board.
TRANSFER OF HEADQUARTRRs- 1t is
understood at the War department that Ma
jor General Hancock has transferred his
headquarters from Philadelphia to New
York.
NO STRIKE AT WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGs.-Messrs. G. l.. Peyton & Co., tele-
graph this morning "a to the reported riot At
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs Not
word of IL So; and no occasion for the re-
port"
THE GROw-PEUGH CAsE.-Judge Robin
son, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
who was called to Massachusetts by the ill
ness OF his son has returned TO his duties.
tie says Detective Benson followed out the
Instructions OF the solicitors office in bring
ing suit against Messrs. Grow aud Peugh for
forgery.
THE NORFOLK Custom HOUSE INvEsrI-
GATIoN.-H. S. Martin, senior special agent
of the Treasury department, Albert Mills
from the Office OF the comm issioner OF GUS
toms, and Henry Dunlap, from the customs
division of the secretary's office, constitute
the commission To examine the affairs of the
Norfolk custom house.
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ExeRAvmG
AND DPRINTING.-Deliveries August Is, 1877:
To U. s. Treasurer-United States notes,
ssO,CoO. To Comptroller of the Currency
National currency notes, 1882 600. Secretary
%isceianeous s GSp, Tosi IGnsSs si eS e Bal
ance on hand at the close Of days work,
s305, ,223 ,i05.
INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS BY
Invitation of the Swedish government, the
international prison congress will meet at
StockL ohm in the latter part OF August. 1873.
The Tel resentative Of Sweden at Wa hing
ton, has, by the direction OF his government
Xtended an invitation 10 the government of
the United States 10 send delegates to the
| co, gress, and to officially take part in the
proceedings.
THE CASE OF THE STEAMER DENMARK
hStibS cCCict0iy hCNOIiulOh stlll ucCtiDcs
| TO release the steamer Denmark until the
proper bond $500 600 is filed. A dispatch was
TeceIved at the Treasury department yester-
day from y. 3. Attorney WOOdforj, saying:
| teI day, that this silk smuggling can be most
effectively broken up by enforcing the law
against the vessel. The steamship lines eau,
Il they will, stop this smuggling by their en-
rloyes. They surely will when they find
they must / have accordingly filed libel
against the Denmark"
| PAY OF CADET MIDsHIP IPMeN.-The Sec
retary OF the Navy will 5000 issue an order
| fixing the pay of coast mldshipmen who have
| finished their academic course and are un
| dergolng their two years course of iustruC-
| ton at sea before graduating. Tue naval
| appropriation bill passed at the last session
| of Congress provides that the pay OF caiet
/ midsbipnen while serving at sea in other
l than practice ships shall not exceed $3.50 per
l annun. The class which finished the acads-
| mic course I'm June last numbers forty-t three
/ members. Some of them have already be- n
| orceTed TO sea, and others will be or lertd
/ soon.
PERSoNAL.-Mr. Edward Renaud, of this
| city, is the author of an illustrated DO etical
| contribution suggested by a scene in tn,
| French Revolution, in the September num-
Der OF Appleton's Journal. Assistant
Treas surer Wyman and wife are staying at
Congress Hall, Cape May. .."senatOr Win
dom, OF Minnesota, is In the city. Mr..
| Hussey, the senior member OF the extensive
S.
| ''doing" Washington. IL. q c.. Wash
| ington, OF the Louisville CbuTier-Jouraal, left
for Newport this morning. Col. George
sheridan, OF Louisiana, has still hopes OF the
| Central American mission. ....Hal Cos
| ling, OF Tennessee, is To receive the appoint
ment of fconsul al Basle, Switzerland.
SEVERAL COUNTERFEIT Coins have re-
| Gently been presented at the Treasury de-
| Partment by bankers ana others, who, COM
ing in possession OF them and being doubtful
| OF their genuineness, have sent them to the
\ department for examination as TO their proper
\ character. A counterfeit eagle among
| the coins recently handed over the counter
| OF the cash room for recognition as to its
| true character, aud was sent 10 the asSayer
| at the mint for report, and the assayer
| returned $40, the proceeds of the eagle. 1t
| was not made from genuine fac simlle dies,
/ and was not filled piece. IL was a good
| Imitation OF the genuine, but too thick. II
is not Improbable that there are Q ute a num-
/ Der OF these coins, made from forged die,
| in circulation. The weight OF the coin was
/ right, but the fneneSs, Instead of being $40,
| was only CAT. Another counterfeit eagle,
\ made of type metal washed W tn gold, was
/ received yesterday. The washing is very
| thin, and the thickness aud ligh:ness Of the
| coin would of itself show that II was not
| genuine.
THE SITTING BULL CoMMIss .oN.-Gsn.
| John McNiel, of st. Louis, having consented
TO act as one OF the commissioners on the
| part OF the government to visit Sitting Bull
| and endeavor to induce him TO return to the
United States, Secretary Schurz has desig-
| mated him q commissioner to act in con-
junction tn General Terry, L. s. army.
| General Men iel who goes at his own ex-
| pense, there being no provision for his com.
| pensatiOn or Reimbursement by the govern
| ment, is a prominent citizen of st. Louis, and
| was general officer In the Union army
Commission CONSISTING Of t;enerais Hr TerrS rrv
and McNiel, will be instructed to offer Sit
ting Bull immunity from punishment for
| past misdeeds, provided he will consent to
go on q reservation within United States
territory and be 50 good Indian" hereafter.
The government pursued q similar course
| with Crazy Horse, who was with Sitting
Bull at the battle of the Little Big Horn, and
| whe is now behaving himself and being sub
| sisted by Uncle Sam on q reservation.
| THE CHARGES AGAINST ARCHITECT
CLARK.-It is understood that Mr.. Architec.
Clark's answer TO the newly vamped charges
recently nled against him viii be In SUBJ
| stance that he has not drawn two salaries as
Il a government OfIicer. and that