Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-07

THE PRESIDENT TO-DAY signed the commits
sion of Samuel NJ. Arneu to be postmaster at
Columbia, Tennessee.
MEXICAN TRApE-The q. s. consul a.
Guaymas, Mexico in his annual report to the
Department of State, presents some interest
ing statistics of trade between Mexico and the
United States. The only regular line OF steamers
between that port and San Francisco receives
subsidy of g, 600 a round trip from the Mexican
government. The gold and silver mines apDea
to have fallen off in productivenesS. -Four new
companies from the United States will soon com
meuce working the mines. Three are from Chi
cagO. Restrictive laws embarraSS foreign oper
ations. The tariff, however, permits the fire
entry OF mining machinery. The present as
pect OF affairs in Sonora is not hattn""ing and ii
Improvement in the Judgment of the consul can
be expected until railways and telegraphs con-
meet the chief towns with the United States.
Frontier troubles still exist. The Mexican gov
ernment refuses to eXtradite its citizens who
depredate on their neighboIS in the United
States
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENS will return to the
city from Massachusetts, tonight or tomorrow
HoNoRs TO THE DEAD ADMIRAI.-Secretary
Thompson has issued general order announc-
ing the death of Rear Admiral Reynolds, and
directing that in respect to his memory. the
flags of the navy yards and stations, and YES
SelS in commission, be displayed at half-mast
from sunrise to sunset, and thirteen minute
guns be fired at noon from the navy yards and
stations, tiag-ShfpS and vessels acting singly.
Mr.. W. r. PRICE, one of the executive clerks
at the White House, has resigned and goes to
Colorado as clerk for Paymaster Snifen, of the
L. s. army. Secretary Rogers addressed note
to Mr.. Price thanking him for the uniform dili-
genCe and fidelity with which he had discharged
his duties at the White House.
COMPLICATION OF THE NEW ARMY REGuIA-
TIoNs.-The adjutant general of the army COM
plimentS his assistants in the codification of
the new army regulations in his annual report
as follows:-"The preparation of the material
and arrangement IN form has been ably done
by Colonel W. H. Roberts. aided by Major n.
II, Camp, whom you assigned to assist him.
These gentlemen have shown not only zeal. but
intelligence OF high order in their difficult
task" Gen. Townsend thinks the new regula-
tions will be ready early in the winter.
ARMY oRDERs-By direction OF the Secretary
OF War 1st Lieut.. F. c. Grugan, I'd artillery, act
ing signal officer is appointed to act as inspec-
tor ON certain public horses reported to be per-
manently unservceable and for which 1St
Lieut.. X. p. Strong, 4th artillery, acting signal
officer at Fort Whipple. is responsible. By di-
rection OF the Secretary OF War 1St Lieut.. Law
renee L. Brun, ordnance department, will re-
port in person for duty to the commanding
officer, Rock Island arsenal, Illinois. The leave
OF absence granted 1st Lieut.. f. S. Chaplin, 4th
artillery, is further extended six months The
resignation of 1St Lieut.. E. s. Chaplin, 4th artil-
lery, has been accepted by the President, to
take effect Feb. 18th, 1880. Leave of absence for
SIX months, with permission to go beyond the
sea is granted 1st Lieut.. F. D. Garretty, 18th
Infantry.
"PoIICE GAzETTEs," ETC, PROHIBITED IN THE
DoMINIoN.-The Postmaster General has re-
ceived notification from the postal authorities of
Canada that all publications styled s'Police
Gazettes," &C., are prohibited circulation in the
Dominion, ON account OF their obviously i'm
moral character, but that despite the utmost
precaution of the Canadian postmasterS, some
copies OF the obnoxious papers are still received
in the mails from this country. 1t is requested
that the United States government take meas
ureS to prevent the forwarding of this class OF
matter in the Canadian mails. In compliance
with this request, the Postmaster General has
issued an order that all such publications adj
dressed to the Dominion OF Canada shall be con-
sidered unmailable.
CUSTOMS ACCOUNTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
During the last fiscal year 6,565 accounts were
received by the Commissioner of Customs from
the first auditor. 6,254 were adjusted and ~
were returned. There was paid into the
Treasury from all sources, on accounts that
were settled, the sum of $139, ,022 1854 and the
sum of S19,025 452.4 was paid out OF the
Treasury.
THE POSTAL FREE DELIVERY SERyIcE.-Super-
intendent Gurley, of the postal free delivery
service, in his annual report states that the
number of letters, postal cards and newspapers
handled by the 1859 carriers in the IS free de-
livery cities during the fiscal year was about
S10.000,000, being an average OF over 339, 900
pieces for each carrier, and an increase in the
total number of pieces of nearly one hundred
million as compared with the previous year.
GOVERNMENT ACCoUNTs.-In the Second Con-
trolers office, during the last fiscal year, 2O919
claims were revised and adjusted involving a
total of $50, ,2T1, ,55T and 2,311 claims were exam
ined upon which the sum of 81 244 23O was al
u6 0f
liIe Treasury transcripts for suit were prepared
in IA cases OF double payments to volunteer Of
ticers, and 81 settlements were made involving
S32 1898; 63S claims for extra pay to soldiers OF
the Mexican war were examined and reported
upon. The clerks engaged in this work over
hauled los, ,94 vouchers, and discovered 50 dou-
BILE payments. Many colored soldiers now liv-
ing and the heirs OF others who were killed in
the military service. are clamOring for the pay
and bounty which they claim to have been de
frauded OF under the regime OF the FreedmenS
bureau.
Presentation. Hugh McCulloch, ex-Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, and Mrs. McCulloch are
at the Ebbitt House. w Mr.. John T. Ford will
take charge of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York, next month, in collaboration with Messrs.
Gilbert and Sullivan. Mr.. James Gordon
Bennett will sail for Europe tomorrow. He eX-
poets TO spend the winter in India. ....Justice
Hunt, of the Z. S. Supreme Court, and r. de
Pestel, minister for the Netherlands, at Wash
ington, were registered in New York last even
i'll, but just i'll enough to be kept well before
the public. 80. Hon. Alexander II. Stephens
OF Georgia, registered at the National to-
day.
SECRETARY SHERMAN left last night for New
York to meet Mrs. Sherman, who is expected to
arrive from Europe to-day.
The CABINET MEETING TO-DAY.-SecretarieS
EvartS and Sherman and Attorney General
Devens were absent from the Cabinet meeting
this afternoon. Assistant Secretary Hunter rep
sented the State and Assistant Secretary French
the Treasury department; the Department of JUS
tice was unrepreSenred. But little business was
transacted. Secretary McCrary read a report
from the officer in charge Of the jetty works,
showing wherein the depth and width of water
required by law had not been maintained during
the last quarter. There was some discussion OF
this report and OF the question OF paying
$4,000 TO Captain Eads. There was no de-
cislon, however, the Attorney General, to whom
the question OF law involved in the case will go,
not being present and not having deliYered an
opinion upon II.
ARRIVAL OF INDIAN CHIEFs.-Four chiefs of
the Sac and Fox Indians-Moless, Nokowart,
Huaskawa, and Koshihua-and four chiefs Of
the Iowas-Nagrath, Iohee, Mahhee, and Gar
keha-arrived In the city Wednesday night.
They dress in civilized garb, with the usua
bright colors about the neck and gay shirts
Ijy-of in p0rfbnrD Kansas n aIyo