Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-22


day slCQ0C0.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY and party were
entertained by Postmaster Palmer in Chicago
yesterday, and left last night for a tour through
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Iowa.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAM
PA1GN COMMITTEES has had printed large
recently delivered at Hamilton, Ohio. 1t Is
intended for distribution only in the southern
and western states.
MosBY's sAPPoINTMENT.-Thet tender of the
appointment as y. s. consul to Canton, China
by the President to Col. John 8. Mosby is
raising a. deal OF comment among the stal
warts of the republican party. MOsby has not
yet accepted the place, and was at the White
House to-day and had an audience with the
President.
MONEY PACKAGES FROM YELLOW FEVER
DIsTRICTs.-All money packages received at
the Treasury department from yellow fever
districts are. by direction of the Treasurer
disnfected by the use of carbOlic acid. Many
of the clerks made such great Outcry about
Treasurer Gilfllan inquired il there were any
of them who were not afraid to count them.
Upe Of If rem ady fpea a5 Was bS her
Another lady counted package from New
Orleans before she was aware where 1t came
paeEsge she tn ss
has not been able to do any work for three
days.
SIX MORE NoTARIEs-The President has
appointed the following nOtarieS public: John
T. GNeill, Robert j. Murray. VIM. f. Kellogg
John ii. McCheSney, John F. OlmStead and
Jas. H. Gridley.
REWARD OFFERED FOR CAPTURE OF YOUNG
COoPER's MURDERERs.-Commiss Raum
has offered 500 reward for the arrest of the
ton
officers and killed Collector CoOpers son. Mr..
Cooper also offers reward OF 5000 for their
arrest.
Not MUCH COUNTERFEIT SILVER IN Town
The chief OF the secret service yesterday
started one of his men around the city to as
certain the amount Of counterfeit silver coin
which has come into the hands of merchants.
and visited large number of business houses.
AT the close he reported that he had found in
his search only one counterfeit coin, ten cent
piece. The merchants said they had not been
bothered to any extent by counterfeit silver.
The officer, as instructed, also asked those
whom he visited to cooperate with the secret
voe fse eountePet but ali 3 but M one Of t6e@
fused. They did not, they stated, desire to get
into any trouble.
EDWARD OGDEN, superintendent of the U.
$. custom house at Albany, N. Y, has been
suspended from duty by Acting Secretary OF
the Treasury Hawlev, aud ordered to turn
over the records OF his Office to the master me-
chanic, who will for the present, assume charge
oil the building and continue the work. There
are certain charges against Ogden which will
be examined into.
THERE Is No LIMIT TO AMERICAN INvEN-
TION.-A patent has been taken out for a pro-
cess of treating eggs that have been preserved
i'm solution, which will Obviate their liability
to burst npon boiling. 1t consists in piercing
a small hole in the egg-sheIl, over the air bliS.
ter, in such a way as not to pass through the
cuticle envelOping the egg, which is next to
the shell. Eggs packed in May and kept until
the following winter, il well preserved, will by
this treatment bring the same price as re-
ceDtly-laid eggs, because of their nOn-liabi'ty
TO burst the shell in boiling.
THE POSTAL SERVICE OF THE ISLAND OF
CYPRUS having been placed under the a,l-
thority Of the post Office department of Great
the postal administrations of the other coun
tries in the great postal union that the Island
of Cyprus shall hencefOrth be classed as be-
longing to The postal administration Of Great
Turkey; which is a member Of the postal
union, this change is merely formal, and will
make no difference in the International postal
rates of the Island: The proposition requires,
however, unanimous vote to take effect.
The United States will, of course assent %
this arrangement, and no country is likely to
make any opposition, though some of them,
which look on the acquisition OF Cyprus as
big steal,, would no doubt like to give an
nOyance in this way, If it were possible to do it
without appearing ridiculous.
WHITE MEN SURROUNDED BY INDIANS
The following dispatch was received at the
War department this morning:
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2lst, 1S7S.-Adjutant
dspsteh reeeyed dated ed Fort % fS Ha. 1oHG1ns fdsho
August 18th: 1.-The following has Just been ie.
ceived per today by mail, signed Chalis:"
Sound Valley, Idaho, 10 q; M August l3. The
messenger just arrived from NorrOws on Lost
river, forty five miles on the road to Fort Hall,
and report four teams and twelve citizens sur
rounded at that place by about thirty Indians.
The attack commenced on the morning of the
10th. The messengers left the party last night
at Il O'Clock. up to which time one man, Jesus
McCalleD, OF this place, had been killed. go
TO the relief OF the party at once, with niue
soldiers and about fifteen citizens Forward
this to adjqtant general, division of the Pacific.
try; NJ. Bryan, major, 18th infantry"
MCDOWELL, Major General.
THE FINAL AWARD OF THE CONTRACT for
government carriage of dutiable merchandise
in the city Of New York, was made by the Act.
ing Secretary of the Treasury yesterday, as
follows: To MeSsrs. s. p. Brown, of this CITY.
and J. b. Mcpherson, the following districts,
two districts5; pier IS to 50, Inclusive. s East
River, two districtS), Jersey City, HobOken
and Brooklyn ferriage included. Mr. B. Big
lin, of New York, was awarded the district
from pier "A to 81, inclusive, North River.
p. M. APPOINTED.-The President has an.
pointed James Hill postmaster at Vicksburg.
Miss. o.
Son OF SURGEON GENERAL BARNES,
Z. s. A., was yesterday sent to the govern
ment hospital for the insane, laboring under
temporary delusion which requires treatment
at such an institution.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Lieut. w. H. Brownson is
ordered to the Naval Academy on the 18th in.
slant; Master BOynton Leach. to the Ply
mouth. at New York, on the I'd September:
Lieut.. Com. B. II. McCalla Is detached from
duty at the Naval Academy 3lSt instant and
placed on waiting orders; Commanders Ed
ward e. Potter, D. +. Stanton, Chas. c. Car
penter, Albert s. Baker and Geo. C. Remey:
Lieut.. Commanders VIM. s. Dana, Chas H.
Pendleton, Geo. ID. B. Glidden, Edwin White
Felix McCurley and Chas. II. Rockwell; Lieu
tenants Frank Courts, Edwin G. PendletOn,
Chas. y. Alib0ne, Thos. II. Stevens and Alex.
nj. Thackara; Masters Nathan Sargent and
Henry McCrea and Ensign Moses L. Wood,
from torpedo instruction on the 9th Septem-
Der and placed on waiting orders.
DEsERTER ARREsTED.-The secret SER
vice division is informed that John Harris, a