Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-03
THE EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip,

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, s5SS. .0io.95; customs. $367, ,30S.50.
DIsCHARGED.-On account of the reduction
in appropriations, ten or twelve War depart
ment clerks have bee n discharged.
THE THREATENED INDIAN Wharf.-The condi
tion of affairs in the Indian country has
become SO serious that it has been decided to
send additional troops to the scene of hOstih
ties. Where these reinforcements will be
taken from has not yet been decided upon.
| JUSTICE AND MRS. CLIFFORD have gone to
Portland, Maine, where they will celebrate to-.
morrow their golden wedding, at the residence
| of their son, Hon. VIM H. Clifford. There are
| now living Of their descendants three sons and
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present at the celebration.
| THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL AGENTS for the
internal revenue service have been appointed: ::
.Edw'd McLees. NY: Conrad Cuberick, Ohio I;
| Horace Kellogg, Ohio; ID. A. Spencer, Ga; G.
| w. Atkinson, w. Va; Henry L. Montreal,
| Texas.
THE DISTRICT SINKING FUND.-Treasurer
| Gilfllan who, under the new District govern
ment bill, succeeds to the duties of the late
sinking fund commissioners, is preparing to
| pay promptly the interest on the District 365
| bonds which becomes due August 1St next.
| He is also preparing to create the sinking fund
| which the law makes incumbent upon him IC
| Is thought that the 3-65 interest will be antc-
| pated early in the month a large proportion
| OF that Indebtedness having been registered.
| Much pleasure has been expressed here and
| In New York at the prOmptneSS with which
| Mr.. Gilfllan, under his new duties provided
for and paid the July interest on the District
| securities.
| WANT THEIR PATENT EXTENDED.-McKay
| and Mathes are making strenuous efforts to
have the patent on their machine for sewing
shoes extended, The patent expires 18th of
| August, 1879. All manufactures of shoes have
| to pay a royalty to Mckay and MathieS for the
| use of the patent; and if it is not extended the
result VIII be to reduce considerably the price
| OF machine sewed shoes.
| THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY IN PENNsYLvA-
NIA-An informal reception by President and
Mrs. Hayes, Secretary Sherman and Attorney
General Devens, was held at Gov. Hartranft $
| residence in Harrisburg between and lG
| O'Clock last evening About o'clock a Seren-
ade was rendered the distinguished visitors,
and s large crowd gathered in front of the
| mansion. Mr. hayes was introduced by the
particularly to the Centennial exhibition Of
1876, as having inspired the patriotism of the
| The President introduced Mr.. Sherman, VIII }
also spoke very briefly. He touched lightly
| upon the finances, and predicted that gold,
| silver and greenbackS will soon be equal in
| value Mr.. DevenS merely thanked the assem-
blage for the honor conferred, when the par.
lorS were, again filled with callers until 10
| O'Clock. The party left for Wyoming at II
O'Clock last night.
| THE FREEDMEN's BRANCH OF THE WAR
| DEPARTMENT.-MajorA A X. Arnold, 9Th cav
airy, is relieved from the duty of paying
| claimants, and will transfer to Major G. G..
HUNT, lst cavalry, chief diSbursing officer
| 1reedmen'S branch, adiutant generals office,
War department, all funds books. records,
SSIn rtn ,It,fy FOL 10
| duties as disbursing officer in accordance with
Instructions furnished by Adiutant General
| Townsend. When the transfer is completed he
will report to the Adjutant General for CON
Sultatl0n and to charge up his accounts. Cap.
II. ;. Hawkins, 9Th infantry, whose duties are
similar to those of Major Arnold, will also turn
| over his accounts. Nc, to Major Hunt, and
| pursue the same course as that mentioned
above for Major Arnold.
| THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT SoCIElY.
| met this afternoon in the office Of judge Adj
vOcate General Dunn. There were present
| Mr.. w. w. COrcOran, who acted as president
| Secretary McCrary. General Dunn, DR.. Broad
! head, DR.. Blake and. Admiral Powell. Mr..
Corcoran gave the society an account of wha
| joint commission was doing and intended
do He said that as soon as the examinatio
was made of the foundation, to ascertain wha
| was necessary for strengthening if, that
full force OF men would be put to work
and keptit until completed. He also stated
that this was the manner in which it was in
|
| pleting the monument according to the design
adopted. The President had expressed him
self very emphaticaly on this subject, and was
| way he could the accomplishment of the OBJ
lects desired by the society. The members
| unanimous in the opinion that it Should be
completed as early as possible.
| THE CONTRACT for furnishing the Post OF
| flee department. with stamped envelopes for
the next four years was awarded to-day to the
Plimpton & Morgan Company, of Hartford
GGSSaneetieut %h3 @ were the lowest bidders
is $3o7,GOO per annum, which is $4,000 below
| the present contract prices
| DETAIL OF RECRUITING OFFICERs-A gem
eral order was issued from the War depart
! ment to-day, giving the following as the de-
tail Tor recruiting service from October l, ISIS,
to October !, lSSO:-Colonel Cuyier Grover, 1st
! cavalry, Will relieve Colonel John |. Gregg Sth
| cavalry, as superintendent of the mounted re-
| cTulting service; station at Jefferson barracks
Missouri. Major James F. Wade, 9th cavalry,
will report in person to the superintendent Of
the mounted recruiting service as executive
officer at the Jefferson barracks depot. Colo
M Gel Nelson on a. Miles. 5th infantry, will relieve
perintendent of the general recruiting service
Major Zenas r. Bliss. 18th infantry, will re-
port to the superintendent general recruiting
land, New YORK RarboT. boz UNA Maor a. TSomas
| Anderson, 10th infantry, will relieve Major j.
| +. Yard, 10th infantry, in command of the de-
pot, Columbus barracks, Ohio One company
| officer from each regiment of cavalry and in
| fantrY will be selected by their cOlOnels and
| ordered to report in person to the Superinten-
| dent OF ofrecruiting service for their respective
| arms.
| CHANGES OF STATIONS OF ENGINEER OFF,
CERs.-The following changes in the stations
| and duties of officers of the engineer corps are
made; Major w; P. CraighilI on his return
| from Europe, will resume the duties of which
he was temporarily relieved by Captain j. w.
Cuyler and c: B. Phillips. The latter on
| being relieved by Major Craighill, will take
| station at Norfolk, Va, and in addition to his
| other duties will assume charge of the i'm
| prOvement of the Neuse river Currituck
| Sound, North river bar, Scuppernong river nd
| Edent0n harbOr, North Carolina survey of
| water line from the harbor of Norfolk, Va, to
| the Atlantic coast south of Hatteras. He will
also relieve S: I. Albert, U. S. civil engineer of
| the charge of improvement of Elizabeth and
| Nausemond rivers and Norfolk harbOr, Va.
Major W; E. Merrill ON his return from
Europe, will resume the duties from which he
was temporarily relieved by 1st Lieutenant
| +. A. Mahan. Major G. l.. Gillespie will pro-
| ceed to Chicago on expiration of his leave
| and relieve Captain G. j. Lydecker of the fol.
| lowing duties: AS engineer officer military
| division OF the Missouri, and of the cOnstrIc-
| ton OF the harbors of Chicago aud Calumet
| and the improvement of the Illinois river