Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-02
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT REcxlpTs sTo-pAY-Internalr rev.
nue, $i69, ,144.s4; customs. 1881 .5sSs2.
SECRETARY THOMPSON will leave next Friday
for Indiana.
NAVAL CRDERs.-Capt. Joseph FyfIe to com
mand the receiving ship st. Louis at League
Island, Pennsylvania, 18th inst. Lieut. J. C.
Wilson from the torpedo station and placed on
waiting orders. Ensigns C. w. Deerng and A
l.. Case from the Ashueiot, Arctic stati) and
ordered to return home and report arrival Via
Europe. Engineer b. F. Rogers from the ST.
Maly, 18th, and placed on waiting orders. AS
sistant Surgeon c. w. Deane from the naval
hospital, Chelsea, Massachusetts, and ordered
to the Wabash. Assistant Surgeon w. X. Du
Bose from the Wabash and ordered to the naval
hospital at New York. Assistant Surgeon S. H.
inst. and ordered to the New York naval hos
pital. Chief Engineer Alexander Henderson
from special duty at Chester and New York aud
ordered to the Trenton at Gibraltar and as fleet
engineer OF the European station, per steamer
from New York Of the seth.
FIFTY Tons OF SILVER PAID OUT IN MONTH
During the month of August there was paid
out of the Treasury s.. .S65 600 in standard silver
dollars, not including the amount that was
paid out and came back for silver certificates
The 81 s65,o0O represents fifty tons added to the
currency Of the country.
THE CENSUS WORK.-There seems to be evil
IDENTITY in view of the pressure In the Census
office for clerical appointments q misunder-
standing of the law passed by the last Congress
as follows: chief clerk, SIX clerks Of class 4,
ten OF class g. fifteen OF class 2, with such num-
Der OF clerks OF class !, and OF copyists and
la
however, provides for the taking of the enume.
ration In June, 1850, and until that time there
will be but little clerical work to do. The emu
merators are not to be appointed until the 1st
OF March, 1850.
GENERAL MILES, who has returned to Fort
Keogh, from his expedition to the north.
brought with him large number Of half breed
Canadian Indians, captured for selling amuni-
tion and liquor to Indians on American soil.
Before he started upon his return the question
as to what should be done with these Indians
was under consideration by the government.
and 1t was decided that they should be released
upon the condition that they make no more
trouble. General Miles did not get news OF the
decision In time to govern himself accordingly.
The half breeds will now be released
PERSONAL Representative Joseph c. s.
Blackburn, OF Kentucky, is in the city, and will
this afternoon make an address at the breaking
OF the ground Of the National Fair Association.
tucky, and later will enter the Ohio campaign
Gen. B. F. Butler is in the city to-day on
legal business. Charles w. voorhees,, a son
eral speeches In Ohio in favor Of Gen. Ewlng's
candidacy. -. Hon. Geo. NJ. Adams, clerk of
the House Of Representatives, has returned to
Washington from White Sulphur Springs, Va.
MIR. Adams says he met quite q number OF
prominent politicians at the springs, and that
the next presidency was frequently discussed.
the situation as diagonised by these statesmen
VI xynh vrv1fI
feeling in favor OF Tilden. 90. Congressman
Henkie, OF Maryland, Is In the city.
ARMY ORDBRs.-The resignation OF Charles
F. Humphrey, assistant quartermaster of his
commission, as 1st lieutenant 4th artillery, Will
take effect July 9th. The resignation OF Capt.
9. w. Williams, assistant quartermaster of his
commission, as I'd lieutenant 18th Infantry, has
Geen ee9o accepted to take effect July 14th:
granted Capt: G.. w. Evans, 2lst infantry
C9mm1ssaly Sergeant Jonathan r. south
Sea1 A. T. ordered to proceed without
and report to commanding officer Of that post
for duty, vice Thomas O'Connor, who viii, uoon
being relieved, proceed to Fort Wadsworth,
ing officer Of that post for duty. Connfssary
Sergeant John Kenney, now at Fort Wads-
worth, Will be relieved, not later than Novem-
Der 1st, and will proceed to Key West barracks
Florida, and report for duty.
SECRETARY SHERMAN has sent around to the
heads OF the different bureaus OF his depart
ment notification that hereafter all information
relating to the Treasury will 20 the Assistant
heads OF bureaus have heretofore been consid-
cred perfectly competent to discriminate as to
what iniormation shall be given out by them
tary, II persisted In, Will work greatly TO the
disadvantage OF the press. The best news that
is secured from the departments comes not by
ypynaN yNPfb
1t. Under the new order OF things, II he wanted
TO ask Chief OF bureau q question, 1t would
have to go through number OF hands, and
Assistant Secretary to ali the pTess des
losing an hour or two before getting what he
wants. the scribe would lose half the value Of
the Information by its becoming general.
THE CASE OF ASSISTANT SURGEON DRAPER
Assistant Surgeon Draper, of the navy, who
died In st. Louis last Sunday, was well-known
resident OF Washington. He entered the navy
and was, after short service in that capacity,
appointed assistant surgeon by President Lin
coin. While in the discharge OF his duties at
Baltimore and was there placed Under arrest
by the provost guard, 1t being charged that he
participated In s'rebel 10lllncatiOn" In that
city; city, IT This SO involved him that his friends ad-
v1sed him to resign to escape further trouble.
While he was considering this suggestion he
was notified by the Secretary OF the Navy that
hlS IeSlgnauOn naQ Deen accepted, and thus he
summar1ly went out OF service. Dr. Draper
then began the practice OF medicine In Wash
1ngton and continued 1t until about two years
ago, when Secretary Thompson decided that
ne had never resigned legally. and restored him
TO his position with back pay: The case attracted
considerable attention and subsequently the
senate judiciary committee was directed to tn-
vest1gate 1t with the view OF determining whe-
tner or not Secretary Thompson had the power
10 restore Draper by his own act and without
tne intervention OF Congress Surgeon Draper
however, accepted the Secretary's decision as
nnal and re-entered upon his naval duties. He
was ordered to st. Louis several weeks ago to
examine applicants for enlistment in the navy
and while In the discharge OF that duty died
He leaves wife and five children in Washing
ton.
STATEMENT OF LIABILITIES AND ASSETS OF
THE TREASURY OF the United States from the
latest returns received:
Liatilities.-Fund for redemption OF certtf.
Gates Of deposit. June 8, 1872 $35 1886, 900; Post
ONCE department account, 81, ,593 245 &c: dis
Durstng officers balances, $22, ,S71 PA "a; fund
Tor redemption OF notes OF national banks
TAILED" "in liquidation" and reducing circu-
latton," $12, 717,92S.25; undtstributed assets OF
failed national banks, s725, 7O4.7 IS; nve per cent
luDd for redemption OF national bank notes,
$l4, 4,623,342; FUND for redemption of national
bank gold notes, $221 .66O; currency and mino
coin redemption account, So, S,9993s; fractlona