Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-08
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s2f ,21 "a; customs, s4E3, Gss. 20


Mr.. JOHN F. WINTER, OF Irirois. has
been appointed to the vacant consulship a:
Rotterdam. Mr.. Winter is a lawyer by pro
f-ssion, and for several years has been a
member OF the Legislature of That state.
REAR ADMIRAL LIE Roy is ordered 10
command the European station, and will sail
from New York on the 9TH OF October per
s'1amer, relieving R'ar Admiral John :.
W"rden, who is ordered home TO await Or
GERS.
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING deliveries August 1877:
To Il Comptroller of the Currency Ma
ii nal Currency not ., 1908 900. Loan Divi-
on FoUr per ce"' rOuDOn "nnsOls. 500 OBJ;
miscellaneous. STA 905. Total, 81 $50 90j.
Balance on hand at close of days work,
SIS $50 200.
GOOD ORDER If IT CAME ENFORCED.
AT the meeting of the Cabinet yesterday II
was determined to enforce the regulations
preventing the sale OF arms and ammunition
clded upon TO be issued from army head
quarters, which first quotes Gen. Grants or
der on that subject, and then gives directions
for its enforcement.
COMMODORE AMMEN.-The statement in q
morning newspaper that Commodore Am
men will be relieved in October next is in
correct According to the law he W i'll not be
compelled 10 retire until 1882, and, though he
may request 10 be relieved from active dut )
before that date, such a course will be en-
trely voluntary, and not because he can
not avoid il.
ARMY CHANGEs.-By direction OF tn e
President, the forces of the navy and marine
corps, now on duty in the District of Column
bia, are relieved from the requirements of
general orders No. 20, requiring them to re-
port 70 Major General j. NJ. SchOfield aud
that officer is relieved from the temporary
Al IN uJl.t eb hxa
orders.
THE PREsIDENT's BENNINGTON CENTEN-
NAL TRIP.-Secretary McCrary, POstmas-
ter General Key and Attorney General Dew
ems will accompany the President to tie
Bennington Centennial. Secretary Evarts
will met The presidential party at Bennir
ron -, ,,ena Sne n mas personal ou.i
OF the Navy and Secretary of the Interior
will be the only Cabinet ministers left in
Washington at that time.
COUNTING MILLIONS OF SrAMPs-The
New York Ssen OF to- day says; For the past
five days twelve young women from the
Treasury department at Washington have
been counting the stamps on hand at the
Broadway and Prince street, under the su-
pervision OF Madison Davis, chief OF stamp
division lchairmanG Gen. Joseph Knapp,
chief clerk Post Office department.; II. T,
Sperry, Us. envelope agent at Hartford.
and II. b. Hilkins, jr., secretary Of commits
sion. 1t is understood that the count of near
agreement between the accounts highly cred
ita bic 10 the contractors. The exp.rts OF the
Treasury department have counted two mil
lion sheets in five days.
THE SrATU QUO REsToRED.-The ques-
ton was considered at tte Cabinet meeting
yesterday in regard TO the retention of troops
in localities where distuI Dances growing out
OF he strike recently occurred, and 1t was
| be Fept east of the Mississippi river IN &C
cordance with the wishes of General Han
cock, commanding the military division of
the Atlantic. 1t was also determined that
| the naval vessels now anchored off this CITY
might be returned 10 the North Atlantic
| fleet, together with the force of sailors and
| marines, numbering 500 or GOO, ordered 10
this city when the late labor troubles COM
| merced In accordance with this decision
the Plymouth, Swatara and Huron, nov Al
Thursday or Friday next. There will be a
| review Of the sailors and marines at the navy
l yard this evening, which VII be attended by
| the President, Secretary Of the Navy, aud
| other prominent officials.
| SITTING BULL COMING BACK TO RENEW
| THE CAMPAIGN.-The Secretary of State
| has forwarded to the Secretary of the In
| terror letter, dated the oath ultimo from
Jsmes w. Taylor, U. g. Consul at Winnie
| peg, Ii. n. A, giving some account OF the
| hostile Sioux under Sitting Bull, who re-
\ Gently took refuge in the British possessions
| Mr. Taylor says they are at present nea r
| Wood Mountain, and that he estimates their
| number at 5 600 souls, coo of whom are
s.en tbsm oer Paftle es ne says, who hav We
| souls al 300, and Of warriors at 100. Toe
| Indians. Consul Taylor says, make no secret
OF Ihelr intention To renew campaign in the
| Yellow stone valley, and seem determined to
\ get ammunition, even resorting TO threats to
| obtain IT. On the sd of June, near Sitting
Butts encampment, a war party of z Sioux
| robbed four traders of three kegs OF powder
| and ore bag of bullets. Besides sitting Bull's
hand there is an equal number of Sioux
| refuge from the Minnesota massacre of
| 1et2-'3, over whom Sitting Bull seems TO ex-
ere sc much influence.
l a REMARKABLE VINDICATIoN. The
| President has restored to his rank on the
retired list OF the army Major Benjamin
Runk c who, in 1S72, was court martialed on
| the charge OF Incorporating money, dis
| missed from the service, and sentenced to
imprisonment mp in the penitentiary, on find
| tary of War. Major Runkle, IL is said, proved
| his innocence of TIE charge upon which he
was convicted by vouchers in the Treasury,
| ard lately his counsel made the point that
| me military law requires the sentence of q
| court martial, involving criminal accusa-
ton, TO be approved by the President Ar
gument on this point was made before the
| PRESIDENT and the law officers Of the govern
| ment, and the decision was reached that the
poD raiSed oy e was good THIS
| kle special hearing upon the merits of his
| defence. The evidence of his innocence is
covered by Major Runkle during the last
| I'VE years was so overwhelming that the
| PRESIDENT has decided that the accusation
was unfounded, and the finding OF the court
martial illegal and void. Major r., who was
brave soldier, will receive his back pay
an bunting to ell 600.
PATENTS were issued to residents of the
| District OF Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
| ginia this week as follows:
| District " Cbll1nGid To R. Heunch for ma
chine for setting saw teeth; to VIM. b. Johns
| for system and apparatus for the improve
| nent of TIE navigation OF rivers.
| Mdrylosd.-Henry Clarke for metallic seats
| X ID. Clark and Il. Wells for cooking uten.
sis; John X. Edwards and Henry H. Ed.
wards for books and covers; J. II. Hetzel for
| propelling canal boats. A reissue OF a patent
for temporary binders for books was issued
| TO Henry H. Edwards OF Bait! more.
| I1giaio.-L- X. Houchens, Falls Church
for combined drum and stove.
| A CHROMo ARTIST MADE PAsHA-