Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-05


SECRETARY THOMPSON returned to the city
yesterday, and this morning resumed his of
fcial duties, relieving Attorney Genera
DevanS, and leaving that official to the charg.
OF his own department only.
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by DR.. Will
son, OF Ohio, and Mr.. Burchard Hayes visited
the Signal Office Saturday afternoon for the
purpose Of seeing how the weather reports
were prepared. He expressed himself much
interested in the work, and especially SO in
that portion of the office cont aiming the self
recording instruments
SECRETARY MCCRARY returned to the city
yesterday, and assumed control of the War
department to-day.
TREASURER GILFILLAN, Mrs. Gilfllan, and
their daughters, Misses Nellie and May, leave
for Ocean City this evening. Assistant Treas
uIer Wyman Will act as treasurer during Mr..
Gllhllan's absence.
COUNTERFEITERs ARREsTED-The secret
service division has Information of the ar
rest at Pttsfield, Mass, on Saturday last, of
Warren Bailey, of South Edgemont, Mass,
and George Craver, of HOOSatOnic, Mass. They
are extensive dealers in counterfeit money,
and belonged tOthe same gang as Mike D Con-
nor, who was arrested in New York last week.
10th of them have been taken to Boston for
trial.
PERsONAL.-Col. Geo. X. Leet formerly on
Gen. Grants staff, and late of the weil-known
firm of Leet 4 Stocking, of New York, is now
a ticket seller on the elevated railroad in that
city. ...."HOn. Joseph E. Chatfee, United
States Senator from Nevada" is what Gath"
calls the gentleman who answers in the Senate
to the name of Jerome B. Chattee OF Colorado
Mrs. NJ. B. Archer has gone to Atlantic
City, where she has recently purchased cot
tage, to remain with some of her pupils until
the opening Of her school at Highland Place
iS Il laXiS nd iflh how TO Coz.
tOga. 1t is said that the recent failure of
Mr.. McEicker leaves John T. Ford the only
solvent oldtime theatrical manager in this
country. Some of the youngsters may have a
little mOneyleft, but they will probably get rid
of it this fall. ....Walter B. Williams and
family have returned from Cape May. The
Paris on Saturday: J. A. Hekox, 81 Rue st.
HOnOrt; George NJ. Oyster, Hotel Splendide
rRepreSentative Foster, Of Ohio, arrived in
the city last evening. -. Postmaster Tyler
OF Baltimore, had an interview with the Pres
ident to-day.
ANOTHER CALL FOR FIvE-TwENTIEs.-Sec-
retary Sherman gives notice that the princi-
pal and accrued interest of the bonds herein
below designated, known as "Five-twenty
Bonds" of the Act of March g. 1855, cOnsols of
1865, will be paid at the Treasury of the United
states, IN the city OF Washington, on and after
terest on said bonds will cease on that day
Coupon bOndS-SA-NO. 69,50l to No. 10000 :;
slC0-NO. 120,O0l to No 123, 900; $5OO-NO. Si.OO1
to No. 5000; $l,0O0-NO 157,00l to No. l63, 500; ;
SlOO-NO Is, Isl to No. $3.50; $500-NO. To- 701 to
No. 1880; Sl,000-NO. 1851 to No. 81 1D0
$5,eoGG-No: 1921 to No. 1o,40o; Sl00OO-No.
1881 to No. % 800; total registered, 81 5O1OOD
Aggregate, s5,0OO,OCO. All above numbers in
elusive.
STATIONS for the display of cautiOnary sig
mails been ordered by the chief signal officer at
following named points on the New England
coast: Millbridge, Belfast Deer Island, and
Booths Bay in Maine; Portsmouth in New
hampshire ;NewburypOrt, Marblehead, High
land Light, Chatham, Hyannis, and New Bed
ford in Massachusetts, and Watch Hill in
Rhode Island. The total number of stations
of this class established by the signal service
since July lst is thirty-twO.
COINAGE was executed at the United States
mints during the month OF July as follows: OF
gold, double eagles, $4,000 pieces, with a
value of $l,7SO,O00; standard silver dollars
l,'H,&O Minor cOinS-Five cent pieces. so;
three cent pieces 81, and one cent pieces S,67.
The total number OF pieces coined during the
month was 2,033 lUO, and their value, 1897 ,9S3.
MORE NoTARIEs PUBLIC APPoINTED.-The
President today made the following appoint
ments as notaries public for the District of
Columbia II: S: Washburn, Thos. j. Meyers,
Charles +. WOllard, B. +. Steiger, John B.
mH1p ThG1mps9n, Geo: y. Bagg Fred; ". Jones,
10 u, vi.
Ian, Frank Gait. John F. Riley, VIM, b. Nor
gan, Robert HI. Ward, Arthur I. Brice, Chas.
w. Handy, Richard McAllister, 1r., Geo. A.
I TerrS SGhsG Roberer sa@ne samue C. ASMnng Ms
VIM. P. Young, John j. Chew, George A. Hen
Ty Z; X. French, A. c. Richards, E. M. Finch,
Jos + G0ldwell; jr., r; Q; Hoffman, E. ID.
p. Farrell, Chris Edie, Anthony Hyde, Hart
we'll =. Heath, VIM III. Crook, s. ". Rtten-
house and John c. Poor.
TIE 5 LEGAL TENDER NOTE which was
presented and Cancelled at the Treasury on
Saturday last is counterfeit, and was not
printed from genuine plate, as has been
stated i'll the public prints. The counterfeit
is Of the old series OF March 10, 1875, and was
printed on plain paper-the special paper not
having been introduced until 1869. The genu-
Inc plate OF this series was engraved and the
notes printed by the American Bank Note
Company, of New York. There is no counter
felt out on the present legal tender issue series
OF lo69, engraved and printed by the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing.
Mrs. HAYES, Mrs. Secretary Sherman, Miss
Fanny Hayes and Burchard Hayes will leave
this evening for New York on the $50 p. NJ
train. They will be joined in New York to-
morrow by Secretary Sherman and proceed TO
Newport, where the party will remain for
about ten days.
THE PRACTICE SHIP Constellation, with the
HlSt ana lllru classes OF cadet mldShl pmen
aboard arrived at New Bedford, Mass, Satur-
day morning.
PLOT FOR DIME NOvEL.-A report has
been received at the Indian Office from Peter
Roman, Indian agent at the Flathead agency,
M. 7, which gives an interesting account of
the recovery by Captain George" a friendly
NeZ Perce, of his daughter, who was stolen
from him by some miserable white NELL
Captain George" had been useful to the
whites as an interpreter, and was aided by
them to get his daughter from Sitting Bulls
camp. He returned with her as far as Carroll
and was there attacked and left for dead by
some wretcheS, who carried off his daughter.
After his recovery he searched through the
country for his child, with his wounds I'M
healed, in constant danger from whites, who
were liable 10 mistake him for hostile, and
was finally successful in his search.
ARMY ORDERS.-Capt. VIM. McCleave, Sth
cavalry, is appointed as inspector of certain
camp and garrison equipage and quartermaS.
terS' stores on hand at the st. Louis powder
depot. Major Charles Haywood, L. S. nj. c.,
on duty in this city, has been granted thirty
days leave of absence. Twenty days leave IS
granted Capt z. Z. Pope, on duty at Boston.
THE MARRIAGE of Rear Admiral John J.
Almy, Of the United States navy, to Aida,
daughter Of the late Colonel Charles X. Gard
ner, was celebrated very quietly on Thursday