Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-15

1T HAS BEEN DsCIDED not to make any
charge In the custom house a. Charleston,
:. C., until December The term OF the pres
emit incumbent will expire then, AMI he Will
haod In his resignation at that time.
THE REPORT of the committee investIglt-
ing the New orleans custom house was
submitted TO Acting Secretary Mccormick
This morning and * being put in type this
afternoon for distribution 10 the press.
COLLECTOR RUSSELL Ex0SERATFD-
The charges made against Collector ofInter-
nal Revenue Russell, of Rich Tond, Va,
which Special Treasury Agent Webster was
sent the re to invest igat", nave been upset Oy
Tie evidence and abandon d by the prose
cutiOn.
NAVAL ORDERs.-PasSed Assistant Pay
master II. G. Colby, ordered to the store~hip
Onward, at Callao. Peru. per steamer from
San Francisco, Cal Assistant Pawn lStar
W ". Barry. detached from the Onward. %
the reporting of his Keller, and ordered TO re
turn home and report arrival.
TIE PRESIDENT AND MRS HAYES. webb
and Burchart Hayes and Miss Foota, Score
tary McCrary. Postmaster General Ky AMI
Attorney General Devens left here last night
ri g.-5 for Bennington. Vermont, TO attend
the centennial celebration there, afr wIiri
they will visit other parts of New Englant.
THE APPLICATION OF r. f. Campbeu tn
be IeiDS'sted in the position of collector OF
Internal revenue for the "A district OF Texas
| IN place Of NJ. y. Brewster, the preSen, in
cUmbent, was considered by the Cabinet
Yesterday, and il was finally decided u REIN
state Campbell, who was removed from the
office last fall.
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND Observation-Disclosures August II, 1877:
United Stats notes, 10000. To the Comp
lrOller OF the Currency-N National currency
nOtes. S4O3.1lO. Loan Division-Fo1r pr
cent coupon consols, $3.50 600; miscellane )Gs,
S255,5J5. Total, s1.019,225. Balance on hand
at close Of days work, $500 ,29j.
THE SEIZURE OF the steamer Denmark at
| New York has not been reported TO the
| Treasury department. Acting Secretary
| Mccormick, however, has eau Sed a letter to
| he written TO the collector of the port asking
for information on the subject, as the agent
| for the Denmark is in the city with the bonds
| ready for the RELEASE Of the vessel.
| Ex-Governor Sam BARD has turned rp
| at last. He called at the Post Office depart
| ment yesterday, 10 pay MS respects tohis oil!
| friends there, as he sail. He is en- route to
| New York to purchase a new press for the
| Pensacola fla HeT0Id, OF which paper he
| IS The editor. The Governor endorses the
| Presidents policy, and says he don't want a
4 post office, either
| ASSISTANT SECRETARY BELLA reporter
| Of THE STAR to-day called the attention OF
| Secretary Schurz To a special dispatch from
Il
| Assistant Secretary Bell would soon he called
| upon to resign. The Secretary laughed AMI
| inquired, where IN the worli do such re
| ports originate? There is not a word of truth
| IN it,
SENATOR MORToE's HEALTH Second
Assistant Postmaster General Brady re-
| ceiyed dispatch from ex-GOvernoc Bur
| bar k last night, saying that Senator Morton
| was somewhat better; that his pay stefan
| gave il as his opinion that his Illness came
IN nd ip.. fifa{r. orNlt lt.t 4 l,xg
| ton would bring him out all right. L. is
| known that his left side is partially par
! alyZed, ar his friends in Washing tOn fear
| that his illness is OF a very serious character.
| DON'T PROPOSE TO CONSTITUTE HIM
SELF A COLLECTOR-The Public Printer is
20 frequently called on To urge the payment
| Of debts heretofore contracted by perSo1s
| employed IN the government printing OH e
thai he deems II proper To- say, "a 10 the pat,
he advises and expects payments TO be ma ie
| IN reasonable monthly inStalme lts; buJ, ~
10 the future, persons giving credit to them
| must collect their own bills, in heir ogn
way as he will not act as a collecting agent
| Tor them.
| THE SITTING BULL CoMMIssIoS.-Att the
Cabinet meeting yesterday IL was decided
that the Sitting Bull commission should be
composed oftwo members-a military Off
| Ger ana civilian emplOye of the Interior
| dt partment. AS stated In ye>terday'S STAR
| Gene raj Terry will be selected as the m liz
iary commissioner, If he can leave his post.
| III was also decided that Col. III. G.. Corbin,
| recently on duty at the Executive mansion,
should accompany the commission as Secre-
iary, and that as many newspaper correspon-
dents as desired might CO. all of them TO pay
Their own expenses.
| ARMY ORDKRS.-Captain John NJ. Dick
son, assistant surgeon U. s. A, is relieved
from duty in the department of the gulf,
| and, upon the expiration of his present leave
OF absence, Will report In person to the com
manding general military division of the
| Atlantic for assignment TO duty. Leave OF
absence OF Col Thomas G. Devin. 81 cav
airy, from headquarters military division of
| the Missouri. Is extended four months with
| Permission 10 go beyond the sea. Leave of
| Post Chaplain George i. Van Wyck, from
headquarters department of the south, is ex-
tended two months.
| SECRETARY OF STATE EvARTs has rented
! the handsome residence and grounds OF Mr..
IL. NJ. Hutchinson, corner of 18th and X sts
He Ia kes possession on 10th September. II is
| stated that there is an unusual inquiry and
| zen and FOR fine residences for the com ng
| season, which indicates that Washington
curing The approaching session of Congress
| Will De nlled " 18th visitors from all parts OF
the country. The signs of the times point
towards a very important and interesting
session of the national legislature. The un-
settled condition of affairs throughout the
| country will demand prompt consideration
at the hands OF Congress, and the attractions
OF The la IONS Capital, gathering here large
number OF people from all parts of the re.
public during the session, will have decid.
edly beEeficial effect all around.
PERsONAL.-Gen. NJ. G. Butler, OF Edge
field, South Carolina, fame and Senator elect
Is at the Ebbitt House. ...-Secrelsry
McCrary will return to Washington when
the Bennington (Vermont) celebration is
over. Judge Devens and Postmaster u en-
| eral Key will remain with the President I'M
| vi his return here In about q fortnight. go.
W. h. Rogers, the Presidents private secre-
| tary, will remain here to cOnciliate the office
seekers while the President is doing New
| England. ''--Hon. VIM. A. Heron, OF Pitts
burg, a relative of the President, will accept
the post Office Of The iron city, III il is offered
him. .'..Gen. W. II. Whipple and son. and
| CAP W. II. q rke have returned to the city
| frt III weeks nunting in Clincoteague, Va
They had excellent sport and q good time
generally. MIR. o. L. Prudeu, Assistan
secretary to the President, has returned Ia
Inc city from months scjOurn at ROCK
EnOu Springs.