Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-10
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, sTO3, ,34s.26; customs, 260i0.O4.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s7o3, S4s. 26; customs, sI26,0io.04.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs returned to the
city yesterday morning from Massachusetts,.
THE MAIL SERVICE OF THE CoUNrRY.-General
Thomas ]. Brady, Second Assistant Postmaster
General, has completed his annual report. 1t
shows that during the fiscal year ending last
June the mail service was in operation in the
United States upon l, ,059 railroad routes, aggre-
eating 1891 miles, at a cost OF 50 567, $50; and
upon 112 steamboat routes, a total length Of
21,240 miles, at cost of s754,3Ss, and 9,225
''Star'' routes, aggregating 2154sO miles, at a
cost of Sc, ,4O1, $50. The total increase as COM
pared with the preceding year was 479 routes,
IA, i45 miles and $6S9. lS1. General Brady recon-
$4,000 900 for railroad transportation and 3I5,
900 for ''Star' service. These estimates are re-
spect1vely II per cent and 25 per cent greater
than the appropriations by Congress for the
current year. The star service has been largely
increased during the past year. General Brady
thinks that the substitution OF new locks and
and keys of different construction from those
now in use is necessity of the registered-letter
service, the present locks being worn out, and
he estimates that $780, 900 will be required for the
purposes. The amount of fines imposed upon
for failures during the year was S171,09S, of
which $40, 81 was remitted.
INDIAN AGENT APPoINTED-The President to-
day designated William NJ. Garvey, of Ohio, to
be agent for the Indians of the New York
agency in New York.
MOVEMENTS OF Z. s. VEssELS--The U. s. ship
Portsmouth sailed Saturday for Washington
from Hampton Roads. The Powhatan will
leave Norfolk November II for New York The
kearsage, now at Norfolk, is ordered to Charles
ton, S. c., savannah and Port Royal. The Ma
rion is to be detached from the North Atlantic
station and prepared for service on the Pacific
station.
ARMY ORDERs.-Major w. M. Notson, surgeon
[. s. army, is detailed for duty as an additional
member of the general court-martial appointed
to meet at Columbus Barracks, Ohio; I'd Lieut..
NJ. D. Parker 9Th cavalry, is detailed for duty
as an additional member OF the general court
martial appointed to meet at the cavalry depot,
Jefferson Barracks, Mo-. Assistant Surgeon F.
W. Elbrey, U. S. army, is relieved from duty in
the department OF the south and will report in
person to the commanding general department
OF the Missouri for assignment to duty.
CAPT. HENRY HAML1N, of the U. S. marine SER
vice. died at Albany, n. Y, on Saturday.
THE OCTOBER COTTON REPORT shows large
percentage OF increase over last years crop.
DEATH OF THE WIFE OF SENATOR DAv1s-In-
formation received here from Stockbridge, Mass.
to-day, is to the effect that the wife of Senator
David Davis died there this morning.
GONE TO THE REUNIoN.-General Sherman,
Miss Rachel Sherman, Col. Audenreid General
Poe Admiral Stevens, Commissioner Raum and
others left the city this morning to attend the
reunion OF the army OF the Tennessee in Chi
cagO.
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE CAMPAIGN.-The re-
port OF Capt. j. Scott Payne of the 5th cavalry,
describing the fight at Milk creek and the kill
ing of Major Thornburgh and the rescue by
Gen. Merritt, has been forwarded to the Secre-
tary OF War, bearing the endorsement OF Gen.
Sherman. Capt. Payne was left in command
when Major Thornburgh fell, and his reports de-
scribe at length and in detail the exciting events
of the few days fight with the Utes, the main
particulars OF Which are already well known.
Cen sherman has received report from Capt.
Dodge dated in the field, october 9, corroborat-
ing in detail the published accounts of his recent
march to the assistance OF Capt. Payne and his
command. The report is highly commended by
Gen. Sherman and Secretary of War McCrary.
GEN. GEORGE A. SHERIDAN ON THE NEW YORK
ELECTIoN.-Gen. George A. Sheridan, of New
Orleans, the Recorder OF Deeds of this District
who has been campaigning in New York, has
returned to Washington. He says that he
believes that the republicans of New York have
elected the entire ticket with the exception of
Soule; that the election in New York city was
perfectly fair, for Tammany watched anti-Tam-
many; ant-Tammany watched Tammany and
the republicans watched them both. The Gen.
eral does not think that the result has aided the
Grant boom at ALL but by what process OF rea-
soning he reaches that result deponent sayeth
not.
TRADE IN SIAM.-The U. S. Consul at Bang
kok, Siam, in a dispatch to the Department of
State, dated Sept s, 1879, transmits the annual
report for the year 1873. The amount of rice
raised in Siam is stated to be 933, 900, 900 of
pounds. The average price seems to be about
81 a crOt Only six American vessels cleared at
Bangkok In 1873; no steamers; While Great
Britain cleared II vessels and S5 steamers The
amount OF cotton goods imported into Siam is
valued at over half million OF dollars annually.
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CoMMITTEE.-It Is
said that the friends OF the respective candi-
dates for the republican nomination for Presi-
dent viii be present at the meeting of the ma
tional committee in this city On the nth of next
month to propose points for holding the conven-
uon. 1t is understood that Secretary Sherman's
friends viii work to have Cleveland selected as
the place. The friends OF Blaine prefer Chica-
60 while the friends OF General Grant say they
will be satisfied with either Chicago or Sarato-
ga. 1t Is the impression that the convention
will be held about the middle OF next May. The
friends OF General Grant are anxious for an
early convention. At the meeting to be held
here successor to Ex-senator Chandler who
was chairman of the committee, will be selec-
ted
COTTON IN CHINA.-Mr Bailey, United States
consul general at Shanghai China, In his dis
patch to the Department of State, reports that
the cotton crop in that district will be not more
than half the average yield. This will proba-
bly, make an unusual demand in China and ia
pan for cotton goods.
In INVITING BIDS tor SIX per cent. bonds for
the sinking fund, the Treasury last Saturday
purchased in New Yerk &c. 12O, 600 of the ten mil
lion for which the proposal was made. The
price paid was 106, above which the department
refused to CO. The opportunity to sell the bal
ance OF the ten million was kept open to-day.
CANANDIAN AFFAIRs.-The o. S. Consul at
Kingston, Canada, reports to the Department
of State some increase in the lumber trade,
owing to the reviving prosperity In the United
states Manufacturing does not succeed very
well In Canada, and large imports from the
United States must continue. Considerable
emigration to the west is noticed and the class
OF emigrants is OF high character, Industrious
sober and law-abiding. The Consul deprecates
the eAhorbitant and annoying duties levied on
emlgrants from Canada at the custom house of
the United States.
SENATOR ROSCOE CoNKLING Is expected to ar
rive In the city on this afternoons limited ex-
press train from New York. He has a case to
argue before the Supreme Court this week. One
OF The senator's warm admirers saws that the