Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-30
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internalr rev
enue, $a62, ,653.7s; customs, $466, 6,334.97.

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NAVAL ORDERS. - Lieutenant Commander |
Theodore F. Jewell to the Consultation, August |
2d, sS executive. Cadet MidShtpman John Glib
son 10 the Adsms, August 18th.
MARINE ORpERs.-Second Lieutenant II. c. |
Fisher, U. s. M. c., has been detached from the |
command OF the marine guard on board the |
Adams and Captain E. p. Meeker has been
gfented thirty days leave from August "a next.
COMMISSIONERS TO TIE AUSTRALIAN ExPos1- |
r1oNs.-The Secretary OF state has announced |
the following as the organization Of the COM |
mission for the Australian exhibitions:-Com-
missioner, Oliver NJ. Spencer, U. S. consul gen. |
eral at Melbourne; honorary commissioners,
bourne. DR.. C. c. Cox, OF this city, is the secre-
tary of the commission. These gentlemen will
constitute the entire official representation OF
which opens September /, 1879, and closes March
81, 1880. Additional commissioners may be ap-
pointed later to act with them at the Melbourne
exhibition, which opens October l, 1850, to close
March 81, 1881.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER CoMM1ss1oN.-Owing
to the preference OF the civilian members OF
the Mississippi River Commission, the place of
the inaugural meeting of that body has been
changed from st. Louis to Washington. Capt
EadS, who Is now in New York. is expected here
tonight, and ex-Governor Harrison, of Indiana,
to- morrow. II the other members OF the COM
mission reach here in time, it is proposed to
hold meeting on Friday next.
GENERAL MILES IN DANGER OF ATTACK FROM
SITTING Built is believed at the Indian Of
fee that inasmuch as Miles and his soldiers are
now between the buffalo and Sitting Bulls In
dams, the latter will soon have to take deci-
sive step OF some SORT They may attack Miles,
armed, and savage through hunger, and an
attack is thought not to be improbable.
A DELEGATION OF FOUR PoTrAwAToM1Es, citi-
zen Indians from Kansas, had an interview to-
day With the commissioner of Indian affairs
With reference to some 1snd troubles.
PERSONALITIES Representative j. 81. Stewart,
at present surveyor general OF Minnesota, is In
town. Mr.. w. 81. Holmes, the artist, con-
nected with the Hayden exploring expedition,
sails for Europe tomorrow.
TIE TWO VACANT FOREIGN MIss1oNs.-Secre-
tary Evarts remained with the President after
the adjournment Of the Cabinet yesterday after
noon and the two had long conference con-
corning the vacant missions at st. Petersburg
and London, caused by the designations of min
listers Stoughton and Welsh. It was decided to
I'LL the vacancies at an early date, though some
absence at Windsor, VT, after next week. It
was also practically decided that both the new
ministers should be from the eastern states. 1t
been selected for the Cabinet, to succeed Secre-
tary McCrary, that he would have the Russian
mission. There Is some talk OF change to
effect this being made now, but the President
prefers that Mr.. Ramsey should be member OF
the Cabinet. For the English mission Pennsyl-
vania is conceded to have the best chance. The
names OF ex-Speaker OF the House Of Represen-
tatives Galusha A. Grow, Mr.. Quay and Cover
nor Hartranft are prominently mentioned In
connection with the two missions. Mr.. Grow
seems to be the most thought OF, and 1t is quite
likely that he will be made minister either to
Russia or to England.
THE FOURTH IN Rio DE- JANE1Ro.-The secre-
tary of State has received from the T. s. minis
ter at Rio de Janeiro the following:-"Yester-
day, the Fourth, was celebrated here quite
generally by our countrymen. had the flag
displayed and received the visits and congrotG.
latlons OF ministers OF state, the diplomatic
gave an Official dinner and rec received SiM n the
evening. There was much animation and good
feeling; al felt that we were Americans, and
our hearts warmed towards our government
and country"
OUR VESSELS IN EUROPEAN WATERs-In q
dispatch dated July 18th, on board his flagship
the Trenton, at Flushing, ,Ho land, Rear Admiral
Howell, reports the following movements o.
vessels on the European StatiOn:-While at An
twerp the Trenton was an object OF great curl
osfty to the people and was crowded with WIS.,
itOrs. The Alliance sailed from Southampton
on the sth inst. and anchored at Antwerp on
the 9th. She would sail tor Copenhagen about
the 10th inst. The Enterprise arrived at Copen-
hagen from Christiana on the 5th, and after
stay OF six days sailed for Cronstadt. The
Quinnebaug at latest advfces was still at Con.
stantinople. Commander FarQuhar reports
delay In obtaining the frman to omake a cruise
dered to continue her cruise In eastern waters,
The health OF the squadron continues excel
lent.
SECRETARY MCCRARY has directed that In
conducting the examination OF candidates who
have been selected for the appointment OF
second lieutenants in the army. that all Ques-
ti0ns and answers will be In writing, and the
ten record, in fuI, Of the whole examination, ton
the answers to all questions to candidates being
the originals In the handwriting OF the candi-
date himself.
THE RECEIPTS from internal revenue for the
month OF July will exceed $500, 900, and the re-
ceipts from customs Will reach nearly $780, 600 OOO
and may possibly exceed that amount.
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR will leave
Washington, probably, August 18th, for long
contemplated visit to the Indian country. He
will stop at Cincinnati to make speech on the
financial issue OF the gubernati0nal campaign,
on the 14th, and will then 60 to Denver and
Salt Lake city. From Utah he will 60 by way
OF the Fort Hall reservation, In Idaho, to Crow
treaty agreements Will be reached with the
latter tribe. The Secretary will return by way
OF the Yellow Stone Park, which Is under the
| supervision OF the Interior department., and
will stop at the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail
agencies. By personal examination Of matters
at these agencies the Secretary hopes to be able
to advance the Indians still further In their pro-
press, already considerable, towards clvIltza.
ion.
BIDS FOR FURNISHING STAMP PAPER to the
| division OF internal revenue were opened to-day
by Commissioner Raum, j. r. Oniey, OF the gov
eminent printing Office, and 0. H. Irish, CHIEF
OF The bureau OF engraving and printing the
committee appointed for that work. The fol-
lowing were the bidders :-Holbert Manufacture
Ing company, North Manchester, Conn, lO3 3.l6
and 1915 per pound for animal sized, and 1916
and for vegetable sized; Platner & Porter Man.
ufacturing company, OF Unionville, Conn.,, 9k
for vegetable sized, and Tx for animal sized;
Franklin Paper Company, OF Franklin, Ohio 20
Tor vegetable and 81 for animal; Franklin Paper
Company, OF Holyoke, Mass, 8 $40 vegetable
and 10 9-lO animal; Seymour Paper company
windsor Locks, Conn, and ga vegetable and
| 91a and 9ss ANIMAL Samuel b. Dorian, Chester
county, Pa, 80, 25, 20 and l5, and S. D. Warner&
Co., Boston, Mass, animal 1214. II k, ga, 9h and
sl8; vegetable 1lk, 1074, l0k, 81, "a. The bid
ders submitted samples OF the paper which they
propose 10 furnish. These samples Will be sub
tected to test In the Bureau of Engraving an |
l Printing yvilI hor thn Tott