Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-13

ORDERS for $1,000 standard sSilver dollars
were received at the Treasury today.
HOME AGAIN.-Attorney General Devens
Commissioner LeDuc and the party who ac
companied hin west, returned to the city this
morning.
No TRUTH In IT.-A telegram received a.
the War department late last night from Gen
Sheridan, dated Chicago, H., Sept. II, says -
There is not one word of truth in the report
In the morning papers concerning CO.. Miles
and party"
OUR PRESENT PAPER MONEY CIRCULATION
NEAR 500, O,0OO, ,000.-It appears from a table pre-
pared by the Treasury department that on the
30th Of June last there was outstanding OF
circulation, S52i, 81, PSI; demand notes,
$i2,Z91 50; legaltender notes, $346 6sl 0l6; one
and twO-year notes of 1S62. So .4S5; compound
interest notes, $I4 $50; fractional currency,
sl6, fi7,16S77.
THE JOINT WASHINGTON MONUMENT Com
MISSION meets in this city on the 18th instant.
Colonel Casey will return on the 23d from the
White Mountains. The commission will ex-
anime the report on the monument, which will
be submitted by Colonel Casey, and act upon
it. Ia the meanwhile Captain Davis is perfect
ing all arrangements so that as soon as d-
reeted by the commission work on the mOnu-
NE 1t can be begun. The first thing to be done
is the strengthening of the base OF the monu
0atiOns as heretofore printed i'll THE STAR,
most OF this work will be excavating and
downward and lateral extensions of the foun-
datiCn. With such work cold weather will not
interfere. At any rate, work can be kept up
until late IN December.
1T is STATED for the information of persons
desiring to send yellow fever subscriptions to
Holly Springs. Miss, that j. b. Waiter the
acting postmaster at that place. is authorized
TO take charge OF the money order business.
Al some oil the money order post Offices in the
south the rayageS of the peStiience have
brought ii about that money orders are not
cashed.
Col. ROGERS, the Presidents private secre
tary, returned TO the city this morning. He
has tIen absent about six weeks.
The SOUTH CAROLINA SENAroRsHIp.-Ex
Senator Abbott, of South Carolina. is in the
city. He says that Governor Vance, of that
state, will succeed Senator Merrimon. whose
term expires the 4th OF March next. The
legislature stands lG0 democrats to 10 republi-
senatorial contest Vance was defeated by
MerrimOn and the old line democrats and
independents; Vance's support was the Bour-
the old line and independent support while
MerrimOn will depend on the BOurbOns. This
revolution was brought about, it is said, by
MerrimOn's ukeWarmneSs toward his former
aCheIentS.
EX-SENATOR CARPENTER is charged with
wanting the people of Wisconsin to arise
spontaneously and insist that he shall become
a candidate for the United States Senate. He
Is said to be sending out petitions for SignG-
lures requesting himself to permit his name
to be used in this connection, after the man
ner OF the Essex statesman.
PERsoNAl-R W. Townshend has left his
family with his brother, Dr. Smith TOwnshend,
in this city, and last night returned to Illinois,
int Hp iC fD I'D
dress the people at Alney, in that state, to
morrow. ....Jushie YOsnida KyOnari, til
japanese minister, Who has been spending tn
summer at Asbury Park, n. j., returned t T.,
this city last night
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SINKING FUND
Treasurer Gilfllan is having collated all the
laws of Congress bearing on the subject of a
sinking fund for fhe payment of the principal
OF the 65 bonds and other outstanding in
debtedness of the District of Columbia. A;
soon as this work is completed he will examin
carefully into the matter, and take such action
as the laws authorize him to in providing, as
the successor of the sinking fund commits
sloner for the liquidation of the debts of tn
District.
BOTH DEAD.-The wife OF the late postmaster
at Grenada, Miss, has followed her husband
to the grave, dying last night of yellow fever.
CAPT. ANDREW s. BENNETT. 5th U. S. in
fantry-telegraphic information of whose
death in battle, with Gen. Miles in his recent
fight with the hostile Bannocks in the Yellow
War department-WaS born in New York. He
entered the service originally as I'd lieuten
ant OF the 5thWisconsin volunteer Infantry, in
July, 1851, but on account OF his uniform good
conduct and gallantry he was at the close OF
the war transferred to the regular army in the
grade OF lst lieutenant, 18th U. s. infantry.
He reached his captaincy Feb. 20th, 1869. His
entire service has been on the frontier. and he
was one OF Gen. Miles most trusted officers.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRRss.-Alfred E. Lee,
Us. consul general at Frankfort on the Main,
advises the Department of State Of the session
in that city of the Association for the Reform
and COdificatiOn Of the Laws of Nations Del
eGates were in attendance from all the princi-
P1 EaToPeaF s and also from China
by Rev. A: r. Peabody, d. d., of Harvard Uni.
verslty: Amasa j. Parker, G. A. Peabody,
David Dudley Field and Howard P Wills.
subjects discussed were judicial consular
jurisdiction in Oriental countries; uniform
international rules as to bills OF exchange: ::
International uniformity in freight tariffs of
railways; the freedom of the Suez Canal, sc.
The delegates to the congress received very
fatterlng attentions from the people of Frank.
fort. The session opened on the 18th OF August
and closed on the Sd.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Commander Bow
man II. McCalla IS ordered to the Pensacola,
on the lst of October, as executive. Lieut.. r.
ID. Hitchcock to relieve Commander Kirkland
81 the command OF the Supply, at Havre.
France, on the 18th October Surgeon Geo.
w. Woods to the navy yard, Mare Island, Cal,
LIST October Commander VIM. A. Kirkland
Is detached from the command of the supply
October 18th, and granted leave of absence for
one year, with permission to remain out of the
United States. Lieut.. Commander Geo. H.
Wadleigh from the Pensacola, on the report.
ing of his relief, and ordered to return home
and wait orders.
AMERICAN COAL FOR SPAIN.-In answer to
the coal dealers OF the United States our con.
sui at Barcelona, Mr.. Schench, has commu
nicated to the Department of State an inter.
eStlng dispatch concerning the feasibility of
introducing American coal into that great
manufacturing center of Spain. After a care.
fui investigation OF the subject the consul be-
HeyeS that American coal can successfully
compete with the British and find profitable
market in Barcelona. The consul prOnOunces
our anthracite superior to Cardiff coal for gen.
eral purposes. Cardiff coal is brought to Bar
celona in steamers and sailing vessels spe.
clally built for the purpose. The price of Eng
llsh coal. at the date of tine cOnsuls dispatch,
August =, was 81 IS per ton. Taking this price
into consideration, with the further fact that
American steamers would be almost certain
to get full return freights from Genoa Mar
sellles, Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga and Ca
diz, OF wine. fruits, &c, for more than seven
months III the year-freight which now reaches
the United States via England-beSides a good
many passengers who now reach the United
State, via Hayre and I,iyprnonl-tha consnl