Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-06


SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to-
day amounted to s3SS,7OO.
REVENUE APPOINTMENTS Henry S. Shade
of Franklin county, Penn, has been appointed
Internal Revenue storekeeper and gauger for
the 10th Pennsylvania district.
SPOIIING FOR A AFIGHT.-Commissione Will
hanson of the Land Office to day received the
following telegram signed by P. B. johnson
and w. G. Painter, register and receiver re-
Spectively of the Land office at Wala Walla
Washington territory: "Can we close office
to light Indians forty miles away" General
Williamson answered as follows: :" Yes; but
only so |ong as may be absolutely necessary.
EX-Gov. MOVES, minister to France, has
been discharged by the Potter committee and
will sail for his post at Paris on the 1st of next
month. Meanwhile he is visiting his friends
in Ohio.
IF THE EFFORT is SERIOUS to indict Capt
Tom jerks for perjury, it will be made
through the courts of this District, as under
the law the proceeding must be commenced
in the place where the offence is alleged to
have been committed.
GEN. HOwARD's INDIAN CAMPAIGN-The
following dispatch was received at the War
department early this morning:
,PREsIDIo, CAL, July; 1875 Cen. Sherman,
WGShinQtOn, ID. C:-The following dispatch
from Mouth South John Dog, dated July ID,
Gen. Howard: "HostileS crossed river near
this point June 30th and are now in Fox
Valley where they have been joined by the
JmatillaS. The indications are that they will
cross the Snake river, near mouth of Grande
EOude moving under cover of the woods of
the Blue Mountains. They may however cross
the Columbia, between Cello and Umatilla,
unless we are fortunate enough to bring them
to battle. The country we have crossed is the
most broken and rugged | have ever seen.
Gen: Wheaton has been ordered to be ready
for the Indians as they emerge from the noun
tainS. Egbert will move towards Walla Walla
from BTiSe to check Indians as they turn back
II is Impossible toreinfOrce ME from the south,
and that quickly for the Indians are moving
rapidly. Citizens have skirmiShed with the
hOStiicS-Cne citizen killed and several wound
ed" (Signed) MCDOWELL, Major General
SECRETARY THOMPSON, with his chiefs of
bureau and others, making party of about
fifty, will leave here on the Talapoosa next
Monday on visit to the several navy yards
on The Atlantic coast. The trip will be ex
tended as far north as Halifax. Except in the
matter Of transportation it will be at the ex-
penSe OF those participating in it. The party
will be absent about four weeks. Secretary
1hcmpsons family will accompany him.
SPECIE RESUMPTION PRACTICABLE - The
aggregate amount ef coin available for re-
sumption in the Treasury yesterday at the
close of business was two hundred million
The Secretary does not, it is understood in
tend to make any efforts to increase that
amount between this and the 1St of July next ;
therefore Ho reason IS seen why resumption
should not be announced before that date. For
the hrSt SIXTY days after resumption is an
nOunced 1t is not expected that the govern
ment will be called upon 10 resume to an
amount greater than ten million.
THE PURCHASE OF SILVER BULLION for coin
ing has been resumed by the Treasury depart
ment. On Wednesday five hundred and fifty
thousand ounces were purchased in New
lOlk, at fftytwO and a half pence per ounce
The cost OF the bullion was $a35 $50, and il viii
coin 'll,lll.ll standard dollars
INDIAN COMMISSIONER HoYT Gen. d. S.
Stanley, Major j. M. Hayworth and Rev. A. L.
Riggs, the commission appointed to select
locations for Spotted Tail and Red Clouds
Indians, left IanktOn, d. T., yesterday, for the
Sioux country.
IN THE WRONG BoX.-The republican con-
greSSiOnal committee have received the follow.
ing reply to one of their contribution" circu-
lars which eviden ly was sent to the wrong
man:
LEICESTER Post OFFICE. HOWARD Co.
Md, July g. 1875.-I0 George c. G0rhall.
Esq, Secretary Congressional C)nnittee
WGshtngt0n, ID. C.:-Your circular of May
9th at hand. In reply would say you are in
the wrong box: am from the eighth ward of
Baltimore, and contribute to the democratic
cause only. very respectfully,
This don't look much like , Cancellation or
'electrifcatiOn."
DOORKEEPER FIELD, of the House of Repre-
SentativeS, has arranged so that One-half of the
force employed by him can remain on duty
while the other half takes vacation.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.-Capt Davis,
of the 18th infantry, detailed to assist Col.
70 CO in ha nyin ynrly fhn
ton monument, has opened his office on the
ground floor of the building occupied by Col.
Casey, on 18th street, opposite the State depart
ment. He auu Col. Casey are buSily engaged
in PREPARING plans for the strengTthening OF
vii! be submitted to the Joint CONFUSION 19r
their approval. After this the work on the
monument Will be commenced Immediately.
FERsoNAL.-It was handsome thing in Sec
retary McCrary to appoint the author of
Iowa and the Rebellion and well-known
War department library. Judge Advocate
General Dunn and family left Washington to-
day for RaWley Springs, Virginia. .,''Gover-
nor pennison has been detained at his rooms
cOnvaleScent, and will leave for Columbus,
Ohio, Tuesday or Wednesday next. ''''Coun.
cillor Caryallo BOrges, the Brazilian minister
on Monday. Mrs. G. W. Adams and fami-
ly are quartered at Cape May for the summer.
District Attorney Wells and wife have gone
to Saratoga, where they annually spend the
heated term. Mr.. w. p. Copeland leaves
the city tonight for a trip along the coast of
Maine.
THE JENKsES.-It is said that Captain and
Mrs. jerks have decided not to return to New
Orleans, both preferring a residence in some
colder climate. Both are still in the city.
Mrs. jerks takes lively interest in reading
the newspapers, inasmuch as she is just nov
the subject OF good deal of comment. Last
night the Captain and Agnes" paid a visit
TO the office OF the Associated Press, and for a
long time read the exchanges.
THE SILVER COMMISSION, it is thought, will
not again meet in Washington, but the mem
bers will meet in New-Y York city preparatory
to sailing for Paris, the latter end of the pres
ent month or early next month.
E. l.. WEBER, the famous witness, and
brother of Dan. Weber, the murdered Louisi
ana supervisor, has left for New Orleans to
repeat the theme of his interesting diScourse''
before the subcommittee of POtter's inyeSti-
eating committee now meeting in that city.
NAVAL ORDER s.-Surgeon Thomas A. Pen
rose, to the naval hospital at Norfolk, Virginia.
Passed Assistant Surgeon E. E. Black to the
Onward, at CallaO, Peru, per steamer of 10Th
inst. from New York. Passed Assistant Sur
geon j. s. Bragg, to the Ajax, at Brandon. Va.
Assistant Surgeon Clement Biddle, to the ma