Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-20
THE EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue. 1856, ,766.2S: customs, s3OS, 1898.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent loan to-
day amounted to slS9,75O.
THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS have been
made in the internal revenue service: Inter
nal revenue gauger, Marcelus j. Harris 4th
district of North Carolina; internal revenue
stOrekeeper, Alexander N. Stewart, 4th dis
trlct OF pennsylvania internal revenue store
Keepers and gaugers, Jehn G. Douglas, David
A. RAMSEY and F. T. Shore, for the 9th district
OF North Carolina.
CHANGE OF POSTMASTER AT NEW ORLEANS.
Before leaving for Ohio last evening the Presi-
dent signed an order for the suspension of j.
M. G; Parker, postmaster at New Orleans,
place. Parker is the brother-in-laW of Gen.
Ben. Butler, and Badger was the chief of the
metropolitan police under Kellogg, and was
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BANKS DAMAGED.-Private letters received
here from General Banks district are to the
effect that the recent "staIwart'' speech made
by him before the Middlesex- Boston Club has
done him more harm than good, from politi-
cal standpoint.
MEXICAN SILVER DOLLARS and U. S. trade
dollars are purchased as bullion at the Phila-
delphia mint and assay office, at New York, at
the equivalent of the London rate for silver
on the day OF purchase, less One-half cent per
ounce, payable in standard. silver dollars.
The bullion or mint value of the Mexican and
trade dollar under the above regulation and
the present price OF silver, is about 9015 cents.
Neither the Mexican nor trade dollar is a
legal tender, and when offered in payment
may be lawfully refused by any one. 1t is ex-
pected that the New Orleans mint will be
ready to commence purchasing Mexican and
trade dollars on the above terms about the
first OF August proximo.
JUSTICE TO THE LATE PROFESSOR HENRY
An Ohio gentleman who has given great atten-
tion to the history, science, and practical pro-
gress OF electricity, telegraphy, ETC., and who
is hence good authority on the subject, adds
the following postscript to recent business
letter to one OF the proprietOrs of THE STAR:
notice that our friend, Professor Henry,
is at last being fully credited with the great
improvement in the electro-magnet. blood
will tell, in the end. Blot out Henry's i'm.
proyements, and there would not be oday
machine in existence
A SPECULATIVE INDIVIDUAL has applied to
the Indian Office for permission to take over
some Indians to Paris as part of the American
exhibit. 1t is not likely that he will be graft
fed.
THE YELLOW FEVER INvEsTIGATION.-The
navy designated to investigate the causes of
the appearance Of yellow fever on board the
Vermont at New York was received at the
Navy department toe day. The board is of the
opinion Il that it originated from the ballast of
May lst. This ballast, quarry clippings and
sand, was deposited on the dock on either side
OF the Vermont and about 100 yards distant
from her. 1t contained the germ of the disease
which was aggravated into the fever by the
excessive heat. Such precautions have been
taken that the spread of the fever will most
hkeIy be checked. Reports received at the de.
partment this morning state six cases have so
Tar made their appearance and three deaths
occurred.
OvERCRowDING EXCURSION BOATS. The
Supervising Inspector of steam vessels has is
sued an order to the inspectors under him to
rlgldly enforce the law prohibiting the over
crOWdlng OF passenger excursion steamers
under the revised United States statutes.
A COLORED COUNTERFEITER. Arrested
Berry Dorsey has been arrested at GreenborO',
NC, by secret service operative for pass
Ing counterfeit $40 notes on the Muncey Ma
tlOnal Bank of the state of Illinois, He is one
OF The very few cOlOred cOunterfeiters
THE CHINESE QUESTION. Colonel F. A
Bee, the attorney for the Chinese Six Compa-
nies, is preparing letter to President Hayes,
claiming that the emigration and deaths of
immigration by about five hundred, and that
the entire number on the Pacific coast does
not exceed sixty-five thousand.
WAsHINGTONIANs ABRoAD.-The American
Register Paris) of July 9Th, shows Washing
tonians registered in Europe as follows Rear
Admiral BOggs and Mrs. Boggs, j. w. Boteler
ana an MRS; S:i iBotser, G. G Boomer, J: F. Frank
nant and family, M. Coon, w. V. LOOMS, ir..
London; Miss A. s. French, Interlaken.
TRANSPORTATION OF GOVERNMENT COIN
Under recent decisions and plans adopted by
Secretary Sherman, which have been given In
large quantity of gold and silver moving
about For its transportation by express the
government would have to disburse large sums
OF money; The question has been raised
whether this coin cannot be sent in United
States postal cars as through the mails Tn.
DER SUCH an arrangement the government
would have to pay about only One-Seventeenth
OF what the expire SSage would be. The ques-
tion was discussed at the Cabinet meeting
yesterday, but not definitely settled Some
such plan as this will, however, be very likely
adopted.
TRUE lNWARDNEss OF THE CHANGE OF REV
ENUE OFFICERS IN Observation-Disclosures
ment was recently made of the suspension of
Henry A. Newman, collector of internal revr.
nue. ~ OF ~ omaha, Nebraska, and the appointment
W. AsoDu III HIS Stcdu. SOJne Oh the Ne
DraSka newspapers have much to say on this
SUBJECT; Recent issues of the Omaha Herald,
Nebraska Press, and Omaha Republican,
brlstle With paragraphs charging that New
mans removal was the result Of "a siege con-
ducted with bitches, mines and tunnels of all
Sorts" OF dark and damnable conspiracy
IN which Senator Saunders, the commissioner
OF internal revenue, Revenue Agent Gavett,
ex-CODgreSSman Van Wirk, and various other
persons were mixed up The DEVELOPMENTS
arrived at are interesting, but not at all
Of the character that the inspired articles i'm
the Omaha newspapers would lead one to SUP.
pose and include fact which has not hitherto
been made public. that the eX. collector and
his chief deputy have been placed under ar.
rest. 1t was discovered by Revenue Agent
Gavett that one of the collectors deputies.
named Bartlett, had twice appropriated large
amounts of pubic money to his own uses-One
sum OF over So 200 and the other of over ST. 400:
that the fact of his having done so was fully
known to Collector Newman and his chief
deputy, Roberts, who, instead of reporting the
facts as required by law, had studiOusly COW
cred them up and concealed them from the
revenue agents and had retained Bartlett in
The service. Gavett, therefore, under advice
OF the District Attorney, has caused the arrest
OF Collector Newman and Chief Deputy Rob.
erts for violation of a section of the revised
statutes, which Furnishes by fine, or imprSon-
ment for not less than six months, the failure
OF collector to report to the commissioner OF
internal revenue any defalcatiOn of his SubOr.
dlnates when made known to him.
REAR ADMIRAL RODGERS reports to th
Navy department that per orders he turned