Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-30
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY-Internal
revenue. s6A, ,6i5.t6; customs. $4l7, ,249.S9.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to
day, amounted to s1l5.15C.
ATTHE WHITE EHoUsE-Chief Justice Drake.
Of the Court of Claims; A. G. Edward. assis-
tart treasurer at S.. Louis; w. Fl. McCtrdie,
OF Miss SslSSippi, and =. l.. Lake, Jr.. Of Mi SIS
sippi: were among those who called On the
President to-day.
COAL CONTRACT AwAIDED.-The contract
for furnishingthe Port Oiiice depars sme1t With
J00 tons of furnace coal. was tc day awarded
to George Bogus, the lowest bidder.
THE REGULAR EXERCISES at the Naval Acad-
emy will begin on Tuesday, October l. The
steamer MayiOwer. Lieut.. Commander A. D.
Brown, commanding, has arrived at the Ac,id-
emy from the summer cruise with the cadet
engineers. The Naval Academy authorities
have decided to quarantine for q limited time
all the cadet midShipmen residents of the south
where the yellow fever now exists who are now
on leave Of absence upon their return to the
Academy.
NEW CHIEF OF THE TREASURY PRINTING
BUREAU.-Secretary Sherman has about de-
cided, it is said, to recommend the appoint
lnent Of Col Irish to be chief of the Bureau oS
E1graving ard Printing, provided cers..in
vague charges against him, which are ROW
being investigated prove to be groundleSs.
PERsoNAL.-Governor Fletcher, of Missouri,
is in the city. go. Mr Geo. M. Oyster l. IS core
back from his Erropean trip III excellent
health.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES FOR RED sMPrIoN-
The statement that the national banks are
protesting against the order If the Treasury
department directing that on ani after TO-
morrow the transportation f0f national bank
notes sent to the Treasury for redempaou WI
have to te paid by the Gender is incorrect. On
the contrary, in all ca'e where thee banks
have been heard from they have approved OF
the order. a large remittance OF notes for r.
demptiOn was received by the Treasurer this
morning from Boston. The package was Ia
belled Good Bye"
YET ANOTHER PLANET DIsCOyERED-proi.
Peters, Of Clinton, n. Y, announces to Pcotes-
sor Baird, secretary Of the Smithsonian InJti
tuition, the discovery by himself OF planet OF
the eleventh magnitude in one hours six min
utes right ascension four degrees, eighyeen
minutes north q; ;clinaton, with a daily me.
tlon OF i've minutes loLth.
HOLIDAY FOR ODD FEILOWS.-The follow
ing note was sent today by Col Rogers the
Presidents private secretary, to the heads Of
the different departments: Il am directed by
Moves Of vonr IanaTtnant who ara ,a,, ", 90
of The i. O. O. F Of Inc DjsHrict o. CnIumh;s
and who deSira to naTf;cin ,ta IN tba fa,io,'
tory ceTemonies az Odd EniIovsi Hn7 I IL
city on the ID nr"yfmo MAJ he narl'ittiS ~ gS fc
do SO If their abSenne vii NOT I'M ertnr III ~
the public business" Navy yard employe
will be allowed holiday without loss OF pay.
INDIAN AGENT APPoINTED.-The Fresi lent
today appointed l.. NJ. Nickerson, of Oregon,
6ra1on ui"a ~ parI az shr HniaIh asehcS III
01'e0D' 'ie0 - -: -.0olN .e2's''0o
KILLED BY THE SAVAGEs.-Adiutanb Ger
eral Townsend this morping received the fol-
lowing telegram from Lieut.. General p. II
lS78:-"It is my painful dui"te an6onI,oa IT,
the general OF the army that Lieut.. Col. La yis,
an, an daIa,y; Tai nOrtaa5 Wou6deq ~ an
on the eyaninfr ~ - ~ ;,Ston4 od ~ 10
Wornds on ,Snta to tnrt WIZ th;5 ~ y, IL ~
in" about o,nIcc,S E,rtl = oIiIo ~ - =
be- ssnt this U.m,,' f''' ~ = 40 !" l
~ N''i' '--'' pun -
,,,,T'-,,H,i H,i, inI ~ Ia ANlNE rae In" ~ Ky
r..t"' 80 S '' 10y '1eeino2' n.
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snn oon FL FL '1IslStel os.f o!c W II. ISio
een' fnieInal Revennt. hi,rS =, ad a. ~. g ~ ~
w, hMeSSe, ~ neSietai! 0llce. were appoIi;ed
iSa snd tsLS d Got'ibittec 10 eadh-
Tnito6 Stotoe notoo o;,d III =, =. -, CT,
whn er nrtiTT,S ~ht an otuer sSc1fi,
Mnt ", e. dep pal.iaiy printed or c9mp!eta, Red
" in ba d "a re it9uat oI your c'a1t
courts OF me D:ViS; ;on nf Ina7s and Cnrre,"y
Secretalys Office You viii cOmmente tfs
count Monday morning next, and in your or
gaplzatlon and management of the count you
VIII De governed as lar as may be pracc cable,
by the accompanying memorandum submitted
Dy Inc Bureau OF Engraving and Printing. 4
sufficient force OF counters will be assigned &c
assist TO assist you, and upon completion OF
the count you will report the result to me ia
~rling:'. e. 49,,
ms is the usual course taken on change
0elng make IN the head OF the buroeu. The
count commenced to-day.
THE PRESIDENT will leave o-,norroyv evap.
inp at o.25 o,clocl- 1vfbo p,I+fr,arnar,a o..
s 49, ~ 'Lo A'i.iiioie anu oto-
n'ac II. IL, lof new fofS. 10 attend the meet
ing OF the Peabody fuDd association on Wed.
nfSday next. Mrs Hayes and Rurcbp~d Hayas
will accompany him. The party viii retIrn
Thursday evening, making a short stop at Hil-
timore.
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SUBSIDIARY SILVER COIN.--Tbe Attorney
General has inst rendered an onin;,,, on 49,
legal tepder character of auhsidor dio ou s;,, .ae
Oat" teruet oLa.hcte. oi supSioiarg SILVER
CON- dob 20 the @ effect that it is legal tendr for
any deDt not exceeding So; for any amount
ueyoito 20 IL Is nQt legal tender. For III