Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-22

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| ed an assistant paymaster in the navy.
| NATIONAL BANK NOTES received at the
Treasury to-day for redemption amounted to
| s1,217 900.
| ANOTHER BALTIMORE DELEGATION raid
ed the White House this morning, and urged
the appointment of j. l.. Thomas TO be col
lector of the port.
| Gov. OSBORN left Topeka, Kan, yesterday
for Chill, where he has been appointed L. s.
| Minister. The citizens gave him and family
a farewell reception Wednesday evening.
| CONsULs RECoGNIzED.-The President
| has recognized w. l.. Trenholm as vice con-
| sui of Russia for the port of Charleston, s.
c., and d. h. Hickey, Pensacola, Fla.
THERE Is SOME TALK TO the effect that
the President will rescind his proclamation
| calling Congress together in special session
| in October. The report seems, however, 10
be born of imagination.
| CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE said last night
| that the first he knew OF his receiving bad
treatment or any marked discourtesy during
his sojOurn in South Carolina, he read in the
newspapers.
| CoMMIssIoNED.-The President has signed
| the commissions of Frederick Kueder TO he
| pension agent at indianapolis, Ind, and
| George Bovine Patterson TO be L. s. attorney
| Tor the southern district of Florida.
ASSISTANT SURG koN George H. Torney
| is relieved from duty in the department OF
the gulf, and will report in person TO the
commanding general, department OF Mis-
souri,, for assignment 10 duty.
PERsoNAL,-Mr. John s. Beecher. of Ives.
Beecher Il Co., the large New York tea mer-
chants, had long interview with Secretary
Sherman today in reference to the relations
OF trade to the programme for floating the
four per cent. loan.
DIED.-HOn. A. $. Gay lord, assistant at
torney general for the Interior department
under Secretary Chandler, died at his resi-
dence, Saginaw, Michigan, last evening, of
prominent lawyer of his state, was about 90
years OF age.
CUTTING DOWN THE LETTER CARRIERS
PAY.-The Postmaster General will issue an
order next week cutting down the salaries of
all letter carriers five per cent, to take effect
July l. This is owing TO the reduction of
J s'3,ooo in the appropriation for letter carrier
service ror next year.
]. F. WILSON has been appointed post
master at Lynchburg, Va. Col. l.. s. Marye
| had been nominated for the position by the
Postmaster General, but on aScertaining that
some contest arose in regard to his appoint
ment which might embarrass the President
Colonel Marye withdrew his name.
THE FIGHT FOR THE TOLEDO Posi-
OFFICE.-lt looks, after all, as If bowling,
the Toledo postmaster, will be removed. Ii
is understood that the President tod q dis
t!nguished OllO politician yesterday that he
had determined six weeks ago To REM
bowling. Ex- Secretary Cox is here in Dow
ling's interest.
THE PERSECUTION OF HEBREWS IN
RorMAsiA.-ihe United States consul at
Bucharest, in dispatch dated May 9TH, as.
sures the Department of State that no out
"a es have been practiced upon the ROuma
ian Jews since November last, when sew
| eral hundred Jewish inha bitants were driven
| away from rural cOmmunes Of the district Of
Washei, in Moldavia.
| THE INVESTIGATION OF the charges
| against Chief Clerk Galpin, OF the Indian
| bureau, is still going on, but as yet Mr.. Gal
| pin has not received any intimation that he
has permission to attend the sessions OF the
committee. The friends of Mr.. Galpin think
| that fair play demands that he should be
| allowed TO confront and answer the charges
OF his aecuserS.
A GOOD WORD FOR WATTs.-Some of the
papers have had sighting remarks concern
| ing Commissioner Watts, but that reputable
agricultural paper, the Germantown pa
at is source of great satisfaction to know
that Judge Watts, the present indisputably
| capable and thoroughly straightforward
Commissioner Of Agriculture is likely to be
retained by President Hayes"
THE PRESIDENT, 1t is stated, will remove
| into his summer residenceat Soldiers Home
| Immediately after his return from Boston,
| about the latter part Of the month In the
New Hampshire House yesterday morning
| communication was received from the
| PRESIDENT, regrettlng his inability to visit
| Concord just now, butintimating that he will
DO so next fall.
| MASSACHUSETTS CoMMANDERY OF the
Order of the Loyal Legion of the United
States have invited the President and his
| Cabinet TO reception to be given by that
organization In Boston at such time as the
| freSldent may find convenient. In the in
| vitation IL is stated that the President and
| the Secretary of War and Secretary of the
| Navy are ex-officio members OF the order.
| ard that Attorney General Devens is the
| commander Of the Massachusetts Command
| cry.
| WHISKY REBELLION IN PITTSBURG-
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue yes
| teIday received a telegram from Collector
| Davis, at Pittsburg, Pa, mentioning that
| Agent Crimson and others with him, who
| were recently attempting to seize an Illicit
| still in the Pittsburg district, were met by a
| body OF men and driven off, The collector
| asks for an allowance to employ a force ia
| making the seizure. His request is granted
| by the department.
INDIAN WAR IN THE BLACK HILLS
| Dispatches were received at the War depart
! ment yesterday announcing that the Indians
| were raiding in several sections In the Black
| Hills country, killing ranchmen and driving
| others TO the towns for safety. An urgent de-
mand is made for military aid or the agri-
| cultural interests of the Hills will of neces-
| sity be abandoned. Gen. Crook, who COM
| mands that department. has two regiments
| and fourteen detached companies OF cavalry
| with three regiments of infantry. under his
| command, and to him the application for
troops has been referred by the Secretary of
| War.
| GOVERNMENT SUIT ON A BOND.-To-day
the District attorney filed q suit for the
United States against Louisa X. Leach,
admipfstratrix Of James Bly, Leach and
George ChOrpenning and James Birch, to
recover $50 600. the penalty OF bond given by
James b. Leach as superintendent to locate
and construct wagon road from Ell Paso,
on the Rio Grande, to Fort Yuma, at the
mouth OF the ella, dated April 18th 1857
with the others as sureties for the faithful
performance Of his duty, and It fs ALLEGED
that be failed TO account for go 900 which
came into his hands.
ON THE MEXICAN BoRDER.-Tne follow
ing dispatch was read at the Cabinet meeting