Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-05
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue. $30l .S2l59: customs S1St.435S3.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Interna
revenue. 1901 ,S2l.59: customs s7Si, 1883
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent loan to.
day amounted to sl,0lo,550.
ARREsTED.-The Secret Service is informed
to-day of the arrest of AlonZO W. HaSkin, 0
Michigan, at Hawley, Michigan, yesterday
by Secret Service Operative Abbott He is
United States by means of a fictitious and
fraudulent back pay pension, claim. He will
Been Se he a Man er
OF the U. S. Court at that place.
HON. MILTON SAYLER, of Ohio, who has
been since the adjournment of Congress busi-
ly engaged in sending to his constituents cam
paign literature, leaves for his home in Ohio
tonight.
The PRESIDENT and party, who left last
Tuesday to attend the Wyoming massacre
centennial celebration, returned this after
noon at 40 In consequence of their absence
no Cabinet meeting was held to-day.
REsUMPTIoN.-It is stated on the very best
authority that Secretary Sherman has decided
to and will announce the resumption of specie
payments by the Us. government on or be-
QulTeS that resumption shall take place Jan
uary 1st next. This action of the Secretary, if
taken, VIII be to intercept Congressional leg
iSlatiOn on the subject which might be of
such a character as to repeal entirely the re-
sumption law, or postpone for some time its
being put into force. It is further intimated
that the Secretary may announce resumption
at as early date as August lSt next.
Mr.. PATRICK O'HAGAN, who has been libra
rian of the War department for many years
has been removed from that position by Sec
retary McCrary and transferred to the office
OF the depot quaTtermaSter. Mr.. S. ID. Inger-
Soil mas been appointed librarian in his stead.
DUTIES OF FCAPTAIsREMEY:-The following
order issued to-day by Secretary Thompson
follows the appointment of Captain Remey,
I. S. NJ. c., as acting judge advocate of the
Navy department: All matters submitted to
the Secretary OF the Navy involving questions
of law, or regulations. will be referred by him.
or by the chief clerk of the department acting
under his order, to the proper bureau, or
clerk, fOr the aScertalnment and report Of the
tdctS in the case, &c.
THE BOARD OF VISITORS appointed to at
tend the annual examination at the US. Naval
Academy have submitted their report to the
Secretary OF the Navy. 1t is very c0mmenda-
tory of the management of that institution.
THE AGGREGATE OF APPROPRIATIONS made
by the last Congress is sl57,213 9S}.77, as fol-
lows Military Academy, s2s2, ,SO5; Fortiica-
tions, Il ms, g ss750oO; Consular and Diplomatic,
81, ,256 3!3; Pension. s2937l.5 .5-4; Indian
$4,721,275.50; Amy, s25,5S} 1861; Legislative,
EXECUTIVE and judicial, $l542S, ,SSl 30; -Sundry
Civil. $2a,750, 1O0.56; River and Harbor,
$500, eco.
SECRETARY McCRARY left to-day for Maine.
He will be absent for some time
THE Doors OF THE POTTER COMMITTEE
Room are tightly closed, and there is not to-
day a sign of life where only few days ago
the splightly Mrs: jerks, in the role Of the
female witness, batfied the investigators and
amused the country. Mr.. Springer Of the
committee, remains here, but merely to for
ward to the. subcommittee at New Orleans
such original papers as may be called for.
THE FOLLOWING ORDER was issued from
the War department to-day: Public prop
erty which has been condemned By an nsDec-
tor, or the issue price of which has been re-
duced by board Of survey, will not be pur-
chased by the officer responsible therefor
the time when it was condemned or the price
was reduced, nor by any officer who bore any
part in such condemnation or reduction"
A NEW APPOINTMENT CLERK OF THE IN
TERROR DEPARTMENT.-JOhn B. Clark, jr,
formerly of Missouri, has been appointed ap.
pointment clerk of the Interior department
wee John Stiles transferred as a second class
clerk of the Pension Office. Mr.. Clark held
for many years the office of superintendent of
document rOOmS House of Representatives,
under the Hon Edward Mcpherson. He is
possessed OF fine executive abilities and is
favorably known throughout this city.
LABOR IN RHENIsH PRUssIA-Mr Edgar
Stanton, the United States consul at Bannen,
transmits to the Department of State, in his
dispatch OF June Sth, 1878, letter from the
president OF the agricultural society of Rhen-
ish Prussia. The following extracts are of in
terest: During the years 1871 the wages of
farm hands and jOurneymen had risen to such
height that agricultural pusuits yielded but
small profit, or more often resulted in severe
losses to tenants and owners of mortgaged
lands. The rise was equal TO 80 per cent, and
The fall during the last few years is about 25
per cent, Grain and bread prices have fallen
slightly, but all other neceSSarieS remain to a
great extent at their former prices. This is
particularly true with the dairy and the herd.
Milk, butter, cheese, meats, and leather have
more than doubled in price in the last twenty
five years: II labor should fall once more, the
labOrer VIII be forced to limit greatly the use
OF dairy products; but the progress made in
cheese, and the importation of cheap dairy
products and preserved meats give hOpe that
the laborer will nOtabe compelled to renounce
his present healthy diet
LOCATION OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT
HEADQUARTERs.-Under section of the act
making appropriations for the army, which re-
lates to the headquarters of the different di-
der directing that the Headquarters of the mil
itary division of the Missouri will remain as
at present, at Chicago, Illinois; there being no
vacant fort or barracks suitable for the pur-
pose: The headquarters of the division of Dako-
ia Will he transferred from st. Paul and eStab.
lished at Fort Smelling, Minnesota In the de-
partment of the Platte the headquarters will
be transferred from the city of Omaha to
Omaha Barracks. The Headquarters of the
military division of the Missouri will remain
in the public buildings at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas In the military division of Texas the
headquarters will be transferred to the depot
near the city of San Antonio there being no
vacant fort, barracks, or suitable public build
ingS elsewhere within the department. The
present buildings at the depot will be utilized,
as far as practicable, until other arrangements
can be made. In the military division of the
Atlantic and department of the east the head
quarters will be transferred from New York
City to Governors Island, New York Harbor
To make room for these headquarters the gen.
eral recruiting depot will be transferred to
DavidS Island, New York HarbOr. The head
quarters of the military division Of the south
will be transferred from New Orleans to New
port Barracks. Kentucky. In the military di-
vision OF the Pacific and department of Cali
fornla the headquarters will be transferred
from the city OF San Francisco to the Preside.
The headquarters OF the military department
OF the Columbia will be transferred to Fort
Vancouver, Washington Territory. In thu
military department of Arizona the head
quarters will remain, as at present. i'm public
buildings In Prescott. The post at Prescott
VIII hereafter be known as Prescott Barracks,