Evening star., 1877-08-16

Ind, says: "Senator Morton rested welt last
night. DIR. Bliss is confident ofhis recovery
HOME AGAIN.-The u. 9. coast survey
steamer Geduey, Lieut.. r.. ID. Hitchc ok
commanding, arrived at the navy yard yes
terdsy from the gulf coast or Florida, where
she has been on duty the past season.
REVENUE APPOINTMENTS Mr. r. F.
Campbell has been appointed internal rev.
enue collector of the Sd Texas district. II
take effect September 1st; Elias III. No 'ris
has bean appointed revenue gauger for the
9Th district of Texas.
OUR GRAIN TRADE WITH EURoPE.-The
Department OF State is in receipt OF a dis
patch from our minister to Greece, In which
II is asserted that the United States can now
ard heDceforih control, TO a large extent, the
gain markets of Europe.
Mr.. J. MCC. PERKINS sends MS a card in
which he asserts that the investigation OF the
charges made against him by the Commits
siOn6r and the assistant Commissioner OF
the Patent Office was ordered by Secretary
SchuTz at his tP.'s) especial, persistent and
long continued request
PERsoNAL.-M. Won Pestel, Minister from
the Netherlands, is staying at the Riggs
House. '''' Hon. Leonard Myers, OF Phila-
Gelphia, registered at WiIlards this morn
Fomeranfa at New York from Hamburg,
yesterday, is Baron Won Schlosser, the Ger
man Minister.
INDIAN RING.-The invests igation OF the
charges against Chief Clerk Galpin of the
Indian Bureau, 1t is said, has developed
formidable Indian ring in New York, st.
Louis, Chicago, and st. Paul, and it is To
capture those who are In it, Secretary Schurz
feels constrained to have the Investigation
proceed in secret
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND Observation-Disclosures August is 1877:
United States notes, 10000. To the Comp
troller of the Currency-National currency
per cent consols. $500 900; miscellaneous,
s14,1s5 Total, SI474, ,1s5. Balance on hand
at close OF days work, S3O6, ,121 ,1l0.
AN INDIAN RAID UNDER MEXICAN
LEADER.-The Department Of State is in re-
ceipt through the War department, of a copy
of a sworn statement Of q ranchman named
John NJ. Leary, detailing an account of an
attack made upon him near Camp Wood
Edwards county, Texas, by body of In
dIans led by Mexican.
BRIGADIER GENERAL TERRY command
ing the department of the Dakota, in reply
TO the telegram OF the Secretary of War re-
questiDg him to serve as q member OF the
Sitting Bull commission, says there is moth
1Eg at present which will prevent his serving.
He will, Therefore. Act as q member of the
commission. Gen. Terry is expected to ar
rive in Washington early next week. 1t is
expected that the commission will organize
In Chicago on the 9th inst. The report of
the re- ults of the enterprise will be made d.
rect 10 the President.
A REvIEw.-The different detachments of
the U. s. marine corps who have been serving
under the command of Major General Han
cock In Baltimore, Philadelphia and Rea.-
ing, Pa, having returned TO Washington,
Will te reviewed by the Hon. Secretary of
the Navy from the west steps Of the Navy
Cep6 rtEen' tomorrow at II m, and will pay
him march: :ng salute previous to returning
10 their different static and to the ships to
which they belong: These officers and men
have received the highest praise from Gems.
| Hancock and Barry for their soldierly eff
| cheney and discipline, and for the services
| rendered by them during the recent labor
Iiots In the protection of life and property.
| THE SEIZURE OF THE STEAMER DEy-
| M RK FOR SILK SMUGGLINo.-The Treas
| NY department has declined to interfere in
| the matter of The seizure of the steamer Den
/ mark. A telegram has been received from
| Y. s.. District Attorney WOOdfOrd, stating
that libel Is being prepared and will shortly
| be filed. Mr.. John ChetwoOd has been here
Tor several days seek ing TO have the steamer
| relea sed from seizure. The U. g. district at
| torney say $ that with the present rate of duty
on SILK the temptation is SO great that he
thinks 1T impossible to prevent smuggling
| excepting by compelling owners and officers
| of vessels TO watch their subOrdinates, and
| prevent si'ts from being brought on board
In fraudulent mani e.
| THE NEW YORK SILK SMUGGLERs.
| Messrs. A. T. Stewart Co. have forwarded
| 10 Secretary Evarts q remonstrance against
the release on ridiculOusly small bail OF the
| snug gling silks into New York. Nearly all
tLose thus released have left the country and
on reaching England have been dismissed
| frt m the employment of the com pany which
| they had served. 1t is understood that the
| TemOnsirance of Stewart * Co. is in very
strong terms, and that while not taking the
fTrT M nla inst fIr a
| nsy's office, IL amounts to reflections there
| on. Mr.. Evarts al once referred the 10 after
| TO the Attorney General, who forwarded all
| the documents 10 District Attorney Wool
fnd, with orders TO investigate and report
| the facts.
| ECONOMY IN THE NEW ORLEANS Co.'S
| TOM HOUSE.-The report Of the committee to
examine into the New Orleans custom house
| recommeLd ds the abolition of the naval OIL
| Ger, ali one or the appraisers, and that the
examiners take their own samples. 1t rec
ommends the abolition OF all the bOardiu q
stations at Pass lOutre, South Pass aud
4 Southwest Pass, and the establishment of
S1e %,ss,tssp al PLACE called The Jump, In the
structlon OF a revenue boat OF light draught
to cruise In the shallow water east and west
vent smuggling. and also the cutting down
OF the custom house force more than twent v
five per cent, and the expenses in the same
| proportion. Ii abolished the old system OF
public drayage and recommends that II be
| let by contract TO the lowest bidder, no bid
TO be received for more than fifteen cents for
package, saving to the government more
| than twenty cents per package, thus reduc-
| Ing The rates to those paid by the most
economical merchant. IL recommends the
| cessation of favoritism towards particular
| warehouses, and places storage where IL will
| be most convenient to the importers, without
| injury TO the government. The report is
elaborate, and proposes the simplest and
nose effective and economical method OF
l collecting the customs revenue.
| VISIT To THE PLYMOUTH Secretary
Thompson, OF the Navy department, accom-
| panied by Hon. +. w. Seward. Assistant
Secretary of STATE, a majority OF the chiefs
| OF bur, aus of the Navy department, General
| Lew Wallace, Captain Richard l.. Law, and
party of friends, many Of them ladies, Iefi
the Navy Yard in this city yesterday after.
, | noon In tug and passed several hours on
The msn-of-war Plymouth. at Alexandria
| Tie visitors were received by the captain
and officers aud the marine guard with the
usUal Donors. and inspected every depart
ment Of the ship, finding IL In excellent order