Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-04
THE EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 1885, ,365.2s; customs. $5l3O69.29.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 359,365.2s; customs. $5l3O6929.
SIX PER CENTS CALLED IN.-The Treasury
issued call this afternoon for the redemption
Of five million six per cent bonds.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF A MINIS.
TER.-The President has appointed the Hon.
s. Newton Pettis to be U. s. minister resident
and consul general at Bolivia. This position
plomatic appropriation bill again made pro-
vision for it. The appointee is a native of
Ohio, and went to Pennsylvania in 1S4S. where
he has :, RESIDED since for short time
s: court of Colorado, under President Lincoln.
He filled an une&pired term in the FOrtieth
Congress. He was charged with selling q
charge was never proven. It is stated that the
appointment was made by the President with.
out consulting Secretary Eyarts 1t is also
gressiOnal race in the Meadeyille, Pa, district
at the instance of the friends of Col. Dick, who
has secured the nomination: The instance
pose Colonel Dick the mission to Bolivia, or
for i him. "M Nj. fPettisf lisa is a republican. N
IT Is NOT TRUE, as telegraphed from this
city, that Secretary Schurz opposed the ap-
pOintment of General Lew. Wallace to the
governorship of New Mexico.
RECORD OF THE LATE SEssIoN.-The Public
Printer has about ready for issue the bound
volumes containing the proceedings of the
45th Congress. This Congress was in session
25S days, and its record complete fills S,32S
pages
AN AGENT of the Republican Congressional
committee named Baker, an ex-emplOye of
the Treasury department., was fOraging
through that department tO-day for subScrip-
tiOns to the republican campaign fund.
THE QUID NUNCs now have it that John B.
Hawley, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
is to be relieved for the reason that there
have been so many complaints of his diScOur-
teOus treatment of visitors, the Secretary cOu-
templated change. Secretary Sherman,
however, says he knows nothing about it.
THE SILVER DOLLARs-The Treasurer of
the United States has been directed, upon the
receipt by him from any person OF a certificate
issued by any assistant treasurer, designated
public depository OF the United States, stating,
that deposit of currency has been made to
his credit in general account of the sum OF
sl.O0O, or any multiple thereof, not exceeding
$4,000, 10 cause shipment to be made from
some mint of the United States to the person
in whose name the certificate is issued Of a
like amount of standard silver dollars, the
expense of transportation to be paid by the
mint. Until further notice, upon receipt by
the Treasurer OF the United States OF United
States notes or national bank notes sent for
redemption in multiples of 81, 600. and not ex-
ceeding $10,0OO standard silver dollars will be
returned under the provisions of this circular.
above facts, large orders for that coin were
received at the Treasury to-day.
BACKBONE OF THE WHISKY REBELLION
BROKEN.-The revenue officers in South Caro-
lima write to Commissioner Raum that since
the recent whisky troubles in that state and
their almost complete settlement by the gov
ernment. the people there evince a much
better spirit toward revenue officials, and do
much to discourage Illicit . distlllatlon: m Tne
of the unlawful manufacture OF whisky in
South Carolina is broken" and do not antici-
pate any future trouble. From Tennessee
Collector Cooper writes that the prompt back
ing up by large force OF deputies OF the reye-
nue. officers in the performance Of their duties
has done good deal to bring the people to
that the government intends to put the quie
tuS to mOOnShine whisky. Collector Cooper
also says that number OF illicit diStiller5
have expressed desire to come forward, sur
render themselves up and acknowledge their
guilt if they can receive terms similar to those
granted the offenders in South Carolina.
INDIAN CHILDREN AT HAMPTON INSTITUTE.
Capt. X, I'll. Pratt, Z U.S.A., is in the city making
arrangements to proceed to the Sioux country
for the purpose of bringing east number of
Indian children of that tribe to be educated.
The children, about fifty Id number. males and
Normal Normal and m Agricultural al Institute. After tel
their entrance to this school Captain Pratt
will retain charge of them until they become
satisfied and at home amid their new sur
taught agriculture and given a good common
school education. The females will be in
structed in branches of parallel usefulness.
The expense of educating them will be borne
by the Interior department.. In addition to
these children a number of young women
from the kiowa and Comanche tribes will also
will be at the instance Of Gen. Armstrong. its
president There is now at the school num-
Der Of young male Indians, who were released
H@ %e agg is At Mc6ag s sese sems
Armstrong thinks that If they be thrown in
contact with young women OF their tribes
the hiowa and Comanehe.they !. VIII unite with
that educated Indian couples who are Chris
tianS and have been married as such will have
an eleyating effect upon their tribes when
expected from the bringing up of the fifty
Sioux children of both sexes.
AN HONEST MEXICAN ALCALDE.-Informa
tiOn has been received at the War department
that the alcalde of Las Vaccas, on the Rio
Grande border, lately co operated with Gen.
Mackenzie, securing the recovery of seven
teen head of cattle which had been stolen
from american grazlers: This Is the only
such purposes. Gen. Mackenzie was prompt
in returning his thanks to the alcalde for this
manifestation OF friendfhip.
THE PRACTICE SHIP CONSTELLATION sailed
from New Bedford, Mass. Tuesday last, for
the Chesapeake bay, on her way back to An
nap0lis with the cadets midshipmen who have
been on summer cruise.
EKCRUITs SENT WEsT.-The superintendent
mounted recruiting service has been ordered
by the War department to forward fifty re-
cruits to Cheyenne for assignment to the Sd
cavalry.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Lieuts. A. C. .McMeacham,
w. II. Jacques, and j. II. Dayton, Ensign A.
M. Knight, Passed Assistant Paymasters
Stephen Rand, jr;,, Cadet Midshipmen J. 3.
HOOke, 7. s. Rodgers, and j. j. Knapp, aud
Gunner G. B. Magrauder to the Quinnebaug
at League Island, Pa; Lieut.. Commander G.
w. Kennedy to the Quinnebaug as executive.
Lieut.. c. G. Cromwell detached from the
Asiatic squadron and granted one years
leave. Lieut.. E. w. Bridges to the Quinne-
baug; also Master Joseph L. Hunniker Sur
geOn Daniel McMurtrie, Assistant surgeon j.
M. Murray, Acting Carpenter j. E. Keen, and
Acting Sailmaker &. p. Barnes.
A CIRCULAR has been issued in the Post
Office and Interior departments directing that
permission be given TO all clerks who desire to
attend the tournament for the benefit of the
YELLOW fever sufferers N leave for that DrrnOSa