Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-02
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, soc ,0S42i; customs, sS9S $50 Oi.
NATIONAL BANK MOTIFS received at the
Treasury to-day for REDEEM ption amounted to
1857 900.
EN-GovERNoR MOVES, of Ohio, appointed
minister to France, will sail for Paris on
Saturday next.
THE CHANGE OF OFFICES between Treas
urer Wyman aud Assistant Treasurer GIL
Milan took place TO day.
T.. W. MAXWELL, formerly of the seer I
service division of the Treasury. has been
appointed I'd lieutenant in the army.
MIR. w. X. ROG EEs, the Presidents pri-
vate secretary, l'f, the city this aftern Don
for Gettysburg. He will be absent about a
week.
THE CHIEF CLERK of the Interior depart
me.t, MAJOR Lockwood, Will hereafter dis
charge The duties of superintendent OF the
department, vice Thos. d. Bond, removed.
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENE
RAJ TYSER has gone with his family TO
Deer Park, where he will remain for a few
days, when he Will go 10 Indiana, to De gone
for two weeks.
THE REDUCTION OF RENTS fort he next
fiscal year on buildings rented for the Treas
ury department is Sj5,55G, which is over 80
per cent. less than the amount paid during
the last fiscal year.
COLLECTORS OF CCSToYS.-The President
has appointed Clark Waggoner collector OF
internal revenue for the tenth district of
Ohio, and has signed the commission of DAN
lei q. Fort, to be collector of customs f ,r the
district OF OtsegO, ". y.
THERE WAS A LARGE CROWD of visitors
at the White House this morning. Among
those who saw the President were Secretary
Schurz, Postmaster General Kew, General
Comfy, eX Governor Harrison, of Indiana:
representative kiefer, OF Ohio, and Prof
LaBgstOn.
ACTIVITY AT TIE NAVY YARDS-Orders
to increase the force at the Portsmouth, N
H, navy yard have been issued to work on
the steamers Enterprise and Speedwell. Sew
eraI hundred men were added TO the working
force at BrOokly n. ~ navy yard to-day TO
nj out the ships Guard and Alaska.
NAVAL NEws-The Pensacola arrived at
San Francisco, July 1st; all we'll on boarI.
The Monongahela sailed from New London.
June SO:h, from Halifax. The Dispatch ar
rived al smyrna, June eth, from the United
states; all i'm good health on board. She ex-
peeled to proceed TO Constantinople about the
llth ofJnne.
ARMY ORDERs.-By direction ofthe Pres
ident, LIST Lieutenant Jacob K. Bloom, 4th
artillery, is relieved from duty as professor
of military science and tactics, at the East
tennessee University, Knoxville, Tenn, and
will join his regiment. Leave OF absence for
Tour months, with permission TO go beyond
the sea, is granted LIST Lieutenant f. L.
Zallnski, 9th artillery.
SnON ba H. r>1,...
pah by a Spanish vessel was reported
through the newspapers, the Spanish minis
ter, Senior Mantilla, called upon Secretary
Evarts and assured him that N case tie re
ports SEOuld prove To be well founded the
government of Spain would make fun and
ample amends. He Immediately telegrapbed
10 the captain general of Cuba directing him
20 MAKE a thorough investigation OF the al
legged outrage.
TIE WORK which was discontinued in the
navy yards throughout the country a few
months ago for want of funds was to-day
resumed in all the navy yards, under the
BUREAUS OF yards and docks, equipment re-
cruItlng, steam engineering, and consCruc-
ton and repair, to the extent of the limited
Appropriation that goes into operation this
month, which viii not allow as extensive
WORK as was carried on before its discontin-
uauce. The workmen who were suspended
were given preference in appointments for
The recommencemeDt of work.
THE CHARGES AGAINST COMMISSIONER
SPEAR. - Mr.. F. Il. Hunt, of Richmond
Indiana, has filed second series of charges
against Commissioner Spear, of the Patent
once, alleging corruption, &C. The Com
missioner treats the matter lightly, says
Hunt was guilty o; gross irregularity If not
something worse, in his practice, and that
he circulated a scurrilOus pam oh let against
him, the Commissioner, Tor all of which
Hunt was disbarred. Gen. Spear says he is
II auy, IN TACT eager TO meet and disprove
Hunts charges.
COLLIE CToR WILKINS was in Washington
on Saturday afternoon and presented To the
PRESIDENT his answer to the letter requesting
hlm TO resign. 1t Is said that he neither re-
Sig nor refuses to resign, but says that he
VIII give possession to his successor on his
appearing with his commission. He how
ever, protests against being asked to resign,
Fulton 10 accept the collectorship for the bal
apce of MIR. Booths term, and res pectfuIJv
asks the Pres dent to Withdraw his letter
asking for his resignation. = Wash COR.
BdIO. american.
THE SPECIAL AGENCI DISTRICTS REoR-
GANIZED.-The Secretary of the Treasury
has rearranged the special agency districts.
under which the fourth custom district will
include part OF New Jersey, the district OF
philadelphia and the district OF Delaware
WIN station at Philadelphia. The fifth dis,
.iIC' WllI include The districts in the states of
Maryland and Virginia and the District Of
Columbia, with station at BALTIMORE SIKH.
Siie oistTlcts OF North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia and part OF Florida station at
Sharleston; seventh, A labama, Mississippi,
louisiana and Pensacola ana Apalachlcoia
Ia, station al New Orleans.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURES ABROAD
The Stale department has been informed by
the consul general at Berlin that the collec-
{ oh OF locks and tools of American mann
iacture, now on exhibition in that city
through The agency and in the building OF
me Berlin association of architects COMPARE
n ost tavorably with other manufactures OF
.ne klnd EXHIBITED, either in quality aud
~olkhlanship or cheapness, and with proper
efforts 10 Introduce them they cannot fail To
ma an extensive and profitable market ia
&c rmany: a collection of articles of Amer
noaI1o iurhuure is likewise exhibited, and re-
celves much commentator.
lHE BALTIMORE COLLECroRSHIP- On
the Presidents return TO the city Saturday |
afternoon, Col. Wilkins and a number of |
trends called upon him, to learn the true |