Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-29
Howard ReyictuaIIed and ON the
War Path Again.

The following dispatch was received at the
War department this morning from q eneral
Sherman:
HELENA, Mont, August 2s.-Geaera' Z.
D.. TC1UrseTd Washington, d. C:-Ju>J o4ck
from Benton aud Shaw. All well. indians
have got across the Yellowstone, below the
lake and above the falls, killing two parties
Of visitors TO the GeyserS, sparing the la
dies. Howard has replenished mis- stores aud
is in pursuit. Other parties watch their issue
east of the mountains. will start west for
MissOula the day AFTER to morrow and Goa
tnue to Walla Waia; but the garrisOcS here
are so small that l will have little escort.
Gibbon should be reinforced, and the 81 IN
antry seems most ava.la lie. If sheridan
applies and the Secretary OF War approves,
you may order it To Ogden, Utah; thence II
march north 10 Montana. fter this fair
Is over, Howard Will return to Oregon, leav-
Ing Gibbon here too weak. l see 40 signs Of
danger from the north, bat IL is sppren 'uied
here. W. i. SHERMAN Ga ierai.
The Sd infantry, suggested by General
Sherman 10 reinforce q bbon on Howard :
return tn Oregon, is now under com N tni ."
General Hancock, and he VIII be consulted
before orders To- that effect are gwen.
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENC sAvIy4
AND PRINTING DelIveries August ., IsyI:
To Comptroller OF the Currency-Naio
currency notes, 500, 900. Secretary of the
Treasury 4 per cent. coDsOlS. SI25 40; N :
celianeous, Stt5 Bis Total, 81 ,GOS SO Bal
ance ON hand at The close OF days work
sec ,Gji 90.
THE SITTING BULL COMMISSION Sec
retaTies McCrary and SchGrz a-1 General
Terry held consultation luis mo .8ing o.
the sub eCt OF the Sitting Bull commission.
II was Cecidet ~ let the ma Ter rest ia e!qf,,
quo ow ng to report that SitIing Bal in
tends returning Ia the United states without
any mediating com m lssIOn. The conirtna-
ton of this report Will do away entirely vita
the nect ssity ola com mi.S sion, consequently.
nothing Will toe done until NOR dshuite
hews Is received from the fugitive chief.
BOMBARDING A L. S. CONSUL The De-
partment of State has Information from the
United States consul at Rustchuk, who is
also British consul, concerning the destruc-
ton of the consu ate at that place during the
BON ba rdmeni. Although he had DO n the
United States and British iags dying, the
consulate was shattered, the archives thrown
into confusion, nd the cOnsuls life saved
only by Hight. The town was nearly de-
stroyed, although The military works were,
scarcely touched. Great bdrbsrities are
charged on both sides, but are said To BE- ex-
aggeraied,
PKRsoNAL.-Hon. +. L. Rail, a local poll
tician of some note in Tennessee, is here
after Collector Gifts place al Nashville,
Tenn, which Will become vacant on the
3OLh inst Gen. Frank Armstrong was
recently offered position in the Post Office
department, but Judge Freeman decided
that be was ineligible because or the fact
that his political disabilities have never
been removed. Delegate Ellis. of New
Mexico, is at the Riggs house. DE Gar
n2tt has returned TO the city. --'.General
James, chief OF the customs division, SecTe-
iarys office, returned to Washington last
Light from brief visit TO Boston.
THE Boston CUSTOM HoUsE-Tha c1m-
mission appointed to investigate the Boston
custom house, have made their report to the
Secretary OF The Treasury. With the CON
currence of the collector they recommend in
the collectors Office the discharge of four
welghers, SIX labor ers, four clerks, tIat the
pay OF the lady cOpylst. tie reduced 800. AMI
that the pay of eight messengers be re.iu ed
10 $40 ? aunum. These cha nges lessen the
expenses of III. COLLECTORS offi,e sl6,2Sp per
am um. IN tho surveyors Office the DUG
tioG Will be - 50, ard in Tie naval Office
$500. They rgcommr nd four additional
We'sbers. Increase he salaries of surveyor
CLERKS st55, a q increase the salaries m
naval Office Sl,oiO, making a net reduction
OF 80 ,3s2 80.
THE PRESIDENTS WESTERN SOUTH
FIRM TRIP.-The President, Attorney G enera.l
Devens and Pos master General Key leav.
Washington on ThuT-day evening, Sep,ena-
Der 6, for Marietta, OhiO, u atLent J;It, ns,-
tlonal eDcampueht of volunteer soldiers %
Tie Iih, the last day OF the enc tmp;uent.
From Marietta the President goes 40 b :
home ia tIenont, Oh. q, aud the uaelbars o:
Tie CsblntL return immediately To Washing
ton. The Pre- sident remain at his home
SUI day and Monday. and on Tuesday leaves
for Day ton, OHIO. 10 attend the meeting Of
the board OF trustees OF the Soldiers home
Wednesday he unveils the Soldiers monu-
ment al the home, and returns on Thursday
10 Fremont 10 he present at the aunu I'll re-
union of the sd .. V. l., his old regiment on
rlday, the 18th. Gems. Sheridan, Crook, j.
ID. Cox, y. y. Carroll and others will b. pre-
sent. On Monday, September l., the Prrsi-
dent Will he at The opening of the industrial
exposition at Louisville, where ne will be
jolEe,s by Postmaster General Key AMI other
Cabinet officers, and will be IN Nashville on
the 18Th, Chattanooga on the 2UtD, and knOy-
Vile, Tenn. on the 2ist of September. the
Pres ident will return To Washington through
Virginia, visiting Richmond aud other
prominent cities III that stale.
NAVAL ORDEEs.-Commander H. +.
Cooke, ordered To command the training sh %
Consiiiu lion, ut League Island, Pa. Master
joseph l.. Hunsicker, to the trimming shI In
Constltuiion, l~t OF September Master Cor
VIII l.. Rees, To tie Guard at New YORK. 18Th
September. BoaisW ain WIN. l. Dng and Gag
peilter James Burke, To the Guard 18TH S-p-
TENDER. Assistant Engineer Wan. III Plat,
10 examination FOR promotion, 1St Dc Ober
beXt. Captain X. Il. Lowry, detached from
command OF the training snip Consultation,
and rlsced Gu waiting orders. Lieutenant
samuel Belden, from the Naval station,
New London, Conn, 18th september, aud Or
dered 10 the Guard, l5'h SepLe nber, "a
Master Downes l.. Wilson, from tue Hydro
graphic Otlice, 18th September, I'd ordered
To- the Guard, 10Th September. Lieutenant
Shas r. P,Ikins, from The Hydroeraphic Of
Guard 18th ptember. 1t. VIM. IL. Reeder
from the Pownatap 31st Instant, aud ORC ed
10 the Hartford LIST September. Lieut. Con-
wsy H Arnold, from the Hartford 3lst in
slant, and ordered to the POwhatan LIST Sep
TENDER. Lieut.. +. H. DelanO, fiom the Sup
ply, and granted leave OF absence for three
months. Ensign ]. c. COlwell, non the
Constitution 3lst inst, and ordered 20 the
Guard 18Th September. Passed Assistant
ship Franklin 31st inst, and ordered 10 the
Guard 18TH September. Chief Engineer
jackson McElmeil, from the Powhatan, and
placed Oh waiting orders. Chief Engin-er j.
q A. Ziegler, from duty as Inspector of Ma
chinery afioat at League Island and placed
on waiting orders.
THE RACES AT LONG BRANCH, n. j.,
yesterday resulted as follows:-Phe 300
purse fer all ages, three quarters of q mile,
eight starters, was won by Duchess in l: TO-
Egypt second; in the race for the $3.50 purs.
Ali ages, mile heats, four starters, Hattie f.
won the first, Partnership tho second and
an - y linz luSt