Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-23
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internal re'
nue., $3.50, ,565 90; customs. s639, ,14s.s1.

DIRECTOR OF THE MINT Burchard is receiving
large number Of replies to hts circular sent
out to manufacturers inquiring as to the
amount OF gold aud silver consumed in the arts
and manufactures. This Information VIII be
utilized in preparing statistics relative 70 the
production and consumption OF gold.
ARMY ORpERs.-The following changes In
army officers Of the qua termaster' IS department
are made: Lieutenant Colonel s. b. Holaoird,
deputy quartermaster general, VIII report to
the quartermaster general for duty In his office;
Lieutenant Colonel Rufus Saxton, deputy quar-
termaster general, to duty as chief quarter
master, division Of the Pacific; Lieutenant Col
ODel j. d. Bingham, deputy QuartermaSter gen.
eral, as chief Quartermaster, department Of the
Missouri; Capt. c. A. Wikof, 11th infantry, Will
ment OF the Dakota, and will there rejoin his
station. Leave for six months on surgeons
certificate is granted Assistant Surgeon j. w.
Brewer.
J A GENERAL COURT MARTIAL, consisting OF the
following officers, has been ordered to convene
at David's Island. New York harbor, on the
oath. or as soon thereafter as practicable, for
before it:-Leut. Col. u. R. Bliss, 10Th infantry;
Capt. j. T.. Haskell, 23d infantry: Capt. ID. d.
Muldock, 9th infantry; Capt. John Simpson, as
siStant quartermaSter; First Lieut.. Ira Ouinby
nth infantry, and Capt. Charles Porter, sth In
fantry, judge advocate OF the court.
THE INDIAN RAIDERs.-Capt. Adna r. Chat
fee, acting Indian agent at San Carlos agency,
Arizona, Informs the commissioner of Indian
affairs in report dated the 9th inst, that no
Indians Of that reservati have visited Mexico
within the last year. He says there are In
Mexico q number OF renegade IndianS-Chi-r.
ca-Huas and Warm Springs-who have raided
back and forth from Mexico to Arizona for two
or three years past In sufficient numbers to do
very SCI serious damage: It is not more than two
months since they raided the southern part of
Arizona, killing two or three men and stealing
quite number OF horses and mules. They es-
capped with their plunder to Mexico. On the
18th OF August "a raided into New Mexico and
stole several horses Captain Chaffee thinks
the Indians came from Mexico. He is Informed
that these Indians are in treaty with the in
habitants OF the town Janos, In chihuahua,
where they find ready market for their stolen
stock. An employe OF the beef contractor. in
July, saw quite number of Indians in Janos
agency. They told him that they were coming
on raid before long. Her Rom -A-Mo, Chiri-
cahua Indian, one OF the worst and most des-
parate OF them, escaped from San Carlos agency
about eighteen months ago. Capt. Chaffee
sends slip from the Arizona Citizen which
states that Streeter, the white outlaw, who
recently participated in the raid from JanoS
into Arizona, was recently killed In a quarrel
with Spanish officer.
AMERICAN MEAT IN AUSTRIA - Mr.. Kasson,
{. S. minister to Austria Hungary, in dis
patch to the Department OF State, alludes to
the efforts In that country to depreciate Ameri-
can meats. He counsels the exporters In the
United States to use the greatest vigilance as
to the quality OF their meats, and also as to the
character OF their consignees and agents in Aus
tr1a: Much depends on the tact and ability Of
the latter. The opposition to the sale of Ameri
can products may be expected to be severe and
unscTupulOuS among certain influential classes
Local authorities have already, in few In
stances, condemned American hams but no
action OF the kind has been taken by the i'm
perial government.
BRITISH EXPORTS AND IMPORTs.-A statement
issued by the bureau of statistics shows that
the total value OF exports from Great Britain
and Ireland to all countries during the eight
months ended August 81, 1873, was fl2s, 1854, 1875
and during The same period In 1879, fl22 1872 423
The total value OF imports into GREAT Britain
from, from all countries during the eight months
during the same period In 1879, e23l ,622, sol.
THE WoRKINGMEN's CLAIMs.-About twenty
five OF the workingmen's claims are all that
now remain unpaid. These are coming in two
or three day. No money has been lost during
the payment. There were number of cases
where the wrong man got his hands on the
amount OF claim, but In every instance the
money was recovered.
The FIRST APPLICATION for gold under the re-
cent circular Of the Treasury department was
received this morning. 1t was from national
bank at Belair, Ohio, and for 81, 500 In gold The
bank had deposited that amount In legal ten
ders at the New York sub treasury. The gold
was ordered TO be shipped from the Phiadel-
ph1a mint
QUARANTINE IN PORTUGAL-Mr. Diman, o. s.
consul at Lisbon, Portugal, informs the De-
paltment OF State that the decree OF the Por-
tuguese authorities of August 6, relating to the
quarantine OF American vessels, has been SO
far modified that the ports OF New York and
New Jersey ale considered "suspected" OF yell
low fever instead Of Utnfpctad
but little difference, In effect In the embarra s.
ments imposed On our commerce with Portugal.
the consul has made diligent effoi Is to have
an Iestrlctlons removed, pointing out the great
distance OF Memphis from New York and ex-
port.
PERsoNAL.-Gov. w. F. NJ. Army is the guest
OF Mr.. Yeager, 1913 Fl street, and will leave to-
morrow for New York to attend meeting OF
the heirs OF the Hyde estate (Or whom he is
one), after which meeting he, with others, Will
leave for London in quest OF the money inher-
tied. Judge Morris Marks, internal reve-
nue. collector for the New Orleans district, is In
the city to- day On his way north. 80. Director
OF the Mint Burchar has gone to Philadelphia
led by superintendent Dodge, of the San Fran
cisco mint -. Mr.. j. w. Boteler and son
returned from Europe on Saturday: -. First
Comptroller Porter and Aristarchi Bey, the
Turkish Minister, were registered IN New York
ter and family will occupy their cottage at
Newport for some time to come yet. 80. Com
modOre Law, chief Of the Bureau of Yards and
DOCKS, has been called to indiana, by the death
OF his mother. -. Hon. j. A. j. Creswell is
| spending few days In Philadelphia. - Post.
master General Key has returned to Washing
ton from his eastern trip.
THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS have been
made In the Internal revenue service:-Frank
TryOn, gauger and stOrekeeper district OF South
Carolina; George w. Chaftln, gauger and store
keeper 5th district OF North Carolina, and Ed
gar A. Nichols, gauger, district OF Arkansas.
THE COIORRD PEOPLE IN MEMPHIS. - In
spector Ross, OF Memphis, In telegram to the
national board OF health, yesterday, suggested
| that all attempts to persuade the colored peo-
| pie to enter into camps outside OF Memphis be
abandoned. There is no disposition shown by
| them to do SO, and it is believed that their
| leaders, While pretending to favor the move
| ment, really oppose 1t. DR.. Ross also states
| that should any OF the negroes become hungry
and accept the offers OF the board already made,
| there are tents enough on hand to provide for
| them, and they can be fed for fifteen cents per
| day.
THE CENTENNIAL OF PAUL JONES VICTORY.
| Tc-Cay Is the one hundredth anniversary Of the
| naval tattle between the Bon H0mme Richard,
under Jt hn Paul Jones, and the English man.