Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-18

NATIONAL BANK NOTES received al the
Treasury to-day for redemption amounted to
sSJ7 ,OCO.
SECRETARY SHERMAN and party lef.
Rockland, Me, Monday night for the White
Mountains.
Mr.. q. WILEY WELLS, the consul gene
raj to China, will leave New York within
few days for san Francisco, from whence ne
will sail in the August steamer for China.
F.. A. CARMoN, of New Jersey, has been
appointed Chief Clerk of the Department of
Agriculture, in place of Frederick Watts ,jr
son of the late Commissioner, and has enter
I'd upon the discharge of his duties.
THE SECOND INFANTRY, en- route to the
seat of the Indian war, left Wallace, Kansas
at p. m. last evening. Wallace is 40 miles
from Kansas city, and 2l9 miles from Den
yer.
GENERAL SHARP, surveyor of the port of
New York, accompanied by MeSsrs. Noble
and Benedict, arrived here this morning, and
are row in con INSULATION with Acting Secre-
tary Mccormick on the subject of the reduc-
ton 10 he made in the Surveyors Office in
New York.
THE STATEMENT IN A MoRNI NC PAPER
that Secretary Schurz has directed that very
day lost on account of sickness shall be de-
Quoted from the clerks annual leave of alb
issued such an order, nor has he any thought
OF doing so.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were the Secretaries of War and In
terror, the Postmaster General, Gen. Barnes
San Antonio, Texas: Representative Ward
of pennsylvania; Gen. Cochran, New York;
Judge J. }. Martin, Alabama; Mr.. Wells,
Mississippi; Gen. Sharpe, New York, and
Gen. W. 7. Walsh, Hot Springs.
rectness of an interview with him, printed
recently, wherein he is alleged to have
made explanations of the action of the
Iowa republican convention in tabling res
OlutiOn endorsing the southern policy of
President Hayes. The Secretary SAYS he
never saw the interviewer, and what is
worse the guessing OF the enterprising young
man in no manner reflected his senti ments
ANOTHER JOLLY JUNKET, ALIAS OFF,
CIAL INsPECTION.-The Baltimore Americrn
of this morning says: Yesterday the custom
house was visited by a commission of in
spection from the Treasury department, con-
ssting of General smith. appointment clerk;
Mr. Tlngle, chief OF the special agency, and
Colonel Martin, special agent, who are
making a tour OF the different custom houses
on the Atlantic coast.
THE MARCUsL l.. NORTON who has recently
distinguished himself by writing letter to
the President relative to Senator COnkling's
views. WAS ulkDarTe1 from practising before
the Patent Office four or five years ago. He
was charged with classifying the records of
the Office in order TO put new matter into an
old caveat, and thereby anticipating some
other Invention; attempting TO procure the
record of copy of a deed OF assignment as
an original deed, &c.
AMONG THE MINERs.-The excursion
PARTY, consisting OF Messrs. Evarts ,.Devens,
Forney, and Keim after visiting .thlehem
Reading, and other points in Pennsylvania
arrived at II ttsviile last even'nr. 4 recep-
ton was hell at The office OF the Miners Jour
ma, at which many prominent people were
present. Mr.. EvartS, referring in his re-
marks TO the admin istratiOn of President
Hayes. said their efforts were in the direc-
ton of restoring harmony aud peace through
out the Union.
THE TOTAL POPULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS
TO the new four per cent loan aggregate
SG5,515, 800 OF this sum Washington city
subscribed sos, geo which is the third larg est
subscription received from any city. New
YORK aud Cincinnati alone exceeding the
For this sG5 600 600 there has lady been
called 100000, 900. The syndicate have paid
into the treasury Sl0,0O0,0OO in coin for re-
demptiOn purposes, leaving 5000 900 I'M
provided for. There will probably be q call
issued day for this amount.
THE DOMINION FISHERIES QUESTION
w. H. Trescott, of South Carolina, left
Washington yesterday for Boston to consult
with his colleague, Richard III. Dana these
gentlemen having been appointed counsel
for the government before the cOmmfssiO ion
provided for by the treaty of Washington to
determine the amount Ofcompensation which
ought TO be paid by the government of the
United States to the British government in
return for certain fishing privileges. The
| commission will meet at Halifax, Nova
Scotia, on or about the 9th instant. 1t is
anticipated that q large amount OF testimony
will be taken.
WHEN WILL CONGRESS MEET ?-The re-
| port is again in circulation that the Presi-
| dent will revoke the proclamation converting
Congress in extraordinary session in October,
and that the 18th Congress will not assem- BILE
| until the regular day of meeting, the first
! Monday in December. This report does not
| seem 10 be well founded, however, inasmuch
| as all the heads of bureaus in the several de-
! partments have been instructed to have their
! annual reports ready TO submit to the head )
| of the executive departments early in Sep
| may be ready to submit to Congress in Oc-
| tober, instead OF December, as heretofore.
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
| AND Observation-Disclosures yesterday were
as follows:
United States Treasurer
United States notes ............S $1,000
/ Comptroller of the Currency
| National currency notes. $4,000
| Loan Division
| Four per cent. cOnsOls.. 1000 900
Miscellaneous. ..................... 6,9Si $50
TOtal...... Observation-Disclosures. 80 1926 $50
Balance on hand at close of days
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