Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-18
THE TREASURY now holds 1887 ,5so.e5o in

THE TREASURY now holds 1887 $50 in
U. 8. bonds to secure national bank circula-
ton, and SIS 65I 600 to secure public deposits.
L. S. bonds deposited to secure bank circula-
ton for week ending August 18th, 81 ,SS5 200.
Amount Withdrawn for the same period,
s 800 $50. National Bank circulation out
standing: Currency notes, S3l4 ,lI0; gold
notes, 81 ,425,i10.
ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE BUREAU.-A
sarcastic writer thinks ga Bureau of Indus
try w uld naturally consist of a commits
sioDer and several assistants, first, second,
third and fourth class clerks properly graded
messengers, porters, stationery, an ailOwa C
for postage, fuel and light, and an annual re-
port 10 the President, conveniently named
TX. Loo, No. 999. This is abo1t what the
Bureau of Industry would consist Of"
THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
thinks there can he saving OF more than
sixty million dollars a year to the country
by The pI oJuciion of the sugar at home that
IL now imported from abroad. Information
rom u growers vi sugar beet, in sup JOrJ Of
his views, has been received, aud there ap-
pears TO be a general agreement of planters
and others that there can be much heavier
production of the staple in this COUNTRY than
there is at present.
GEN. HowARD'S PURSUIT OF JOSEPH
The following dispatch was received at the
War department last night:
SAN FRANCISCO. August L.
dGyuiuHt general L. y ArmH:-(ien. HO "
ara lelegraphed on the l4th instant from near
B2DuOck City that to-day ne would enter The
department of the Platte In pursuit of Lhe
hostiles, who are Eox near Lake Henry APP
parently making eastward for the Buffalo
country. Gems. Sheridan and Crook advised.
lSignedJ- Mcdowell, Major General.
THE SITTING BULL CoMMIssIoN-Sec-
reiaIy McCreary returned here this morn
Ing. He has not yet telegraphed Gen. Terry
10 report here, having delayed the orier
until Secretary SchurZ had selected The com
missioner from civil life. Terry detail was
ordered this afternoon. Tue Commission
Will organize in this city instead of Chicago
T,,o VIII leave the latter end of next week.
Inc civil commissioner, Mcneil, of st.
Louis, during the war executed several con-
tolerate prisoners held by him as hostages
In retaliation for a number of federal soldiers
who were shot by the confederates.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Passed Assistant Engi-
neer Robert Crawford ordered to duty at the
Naval Academy, 15.h September next
Passed Assistant Engineer Geo. j. Burnop
10 special duty at Chester Pa. Lieut.. Com
msnder ii. c. Nelds detached from the com
mand of the Nahant at League Island aud
placed on waiting orders. Lieuts. j. B. Winn
and r.. u. Hyde, Master L. T.. Upton, AS
slstant Surgeon {. j. Nourse, PASSED. AS
sistant Engineer Jefferson Brown, Assistant
Engineer W. III. Nauman and Gunner r Il
waugh, from the Nahant, and placed on
waiting orders. Ensign Winslow AlderdIce
from the Nahant, and ordered to the train
ing ship Constitution. Passed Assistant
Engineer w. Z. Windsor and Assistant En-
elneer X Leltch, from the Lshigh, and
placed on waiting orders. Assistant Engi-
neer r. j. Hoffman, from the Moutauk, and
placed on waiting orders. Assistant Engi-
neer j ID; Sloane, from the Passaic, aud or
+. McNiley, from the Passaic, and ordered
TO the Montauk.