Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-01

NEARLY EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS was paid
out Of the Treasury during the month OF Sep
tember on account of pensions arrears. But for
this the decrease in the pubic debt during the
month would have been about s1O,000,000.
MOVEMENTS OF U. S. NAVAL vEssBLs-The
Tallapoosa arrived at the navy yard here last
evening from the north. The Kearsage
left the Charlestown (MaSs.) navy yard yeSter-
day afternoon for Hampton Roads.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY leaves tonight
for Jonesboro', Tenn, at which place he will
deliver an address, the occasion being the Gen.
tennial celebration of the settlement Of Jones'
boro', the Oldest in the state.
IT IS DENIED at the Post Office department
that the Seaton house has been rented for local
post Office purposes, and that the commission
has yet decided upon any location.
PoLYGAMoUs WIVES AND PUBLIC LANDS. Act
ing Secretary Bell of the Interior department,
has decided that no woman who voluntarily
acknowledges her position to be that of plural l
or polygamOuS wife should be permitted to
make homestead or pre-emption entry OF pub
lie lands. If the first polygamous wife obtain
title in her own name to 100 acres OF land the
the so-called husband would thus obtain, for his
own use and benefit, the control of that num-
Der OF tracts Of public land.
"sYMoNDs' BAY."-The Navy department has
received the report of Commander Beardslee,
of the L. S. steamer jamestown, who, in addi-
ton to other duties, was charged with the sur
vey Of the harbor Of Sitka, Alaska and its
approaches. The work of the survey was per-
formed by Lieut.. Symonds, and his labors and
the accompanying charts are the subject of
warm cOmmendatiOn from Commander Boards
lee, who recommends that the harbor (Which
has never before been surveyed or name6 be
called "Symonds' Bay The .eport and charts
will be Of great value to mariners in the waters
OF that remote region.
THE RAILWAY MAIL SERvICE.-A meeting of
division superintendents of the railway mail
service, summoned by General superintendent
Thompson for the purpose of consultation upon
the general administration OF the service, COM
menced its session at the Post Office depart
ment yesterday, and is in session to-day. At
to-day's session greater portion Of the time
was taken up In the discussion Of the proprlety
of placing the mail transfer service in large
cities under the control OF the superintendent
Of the mails, instead of under the local postmas-
tiers. There was also good deal of discussion
with reference to partial change of the pres
ent blank system. The convention will close
It's labors to-night; d: a: Holmes, OF Boston, TO-
latter'S absence.
THE REVIVAL IN THE IRON TRADE.-Mr. Adolf
Cluss, superintendent Of repairs Of the Patent
Office building, returned here yesterday from
visit to Pennsylvania and New York. He went
east to get supply of irOn He says that the
mills are all overcrowded with orders and have
COUIidCIS dQedQ covering u1OnInS. IN new 1OFk
Mr.. Cluss says the firm o. Cooper & Hewitt
have orders which will take them six months to
complete.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Leutenant n. E. Niles, to
ordnance duty at Portsmouth, Nh, navy yard
Lieutenant j. A. II. Nickels, to duty at the Bos-
ton navy yard. Surgeon j. II. Ktdder, from the
Speedwel, and ordered to report to the surgeon
duty. Surgeon j. d. Coles, from duty connect
ed with the quarantine at Philadelphia, under
the direction of the National Board of Health
and placed on waiting orders.
AMATEUR JOURNALS IN The MAILs.-The Post
Office department has just issued a circular
giving the reasons for holding amateur publ.
cations as ina0missibie to the mails as second
class matter. The chief reasons are, that the e
publications are not issued from known Off ce
OF publication, and are not printed for the dis
semnatton of public Information, but generally
for the benefit of some single interest and often
for personal interest
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY HAS ORDERED
that any local letters addressed to Charles
ton, W. Va, be delivered at that point, not
withstanding the official designation of the
post Office at that point is known as Kanawha
Heretofore, letters thus addressed were sent to
the dead letter Office under ruling made by
the superintendent OF the railway mail service
Mr.. LoRIN PALMER, editor of the Brooklyn
Unioh-Argsts, Is candidate for the vacant in
ternal revenue collectorship In the Brooklyn
CN.Y.) district. He is endorsed by all of the
leading citizens OF Brooklyn and by that por-
tion Of the trade generally, which Is subject to
the excise laws. Mr.. Palmer has taken great
interest for years in the simpl1flcatton and en-
forcement Of rates of taxation in the internal
revenue system.
THE FREEDMAN's BANK BUILDING.-The Act.
ing Secretary of the Interior has leased the
lower floor of the Freedman's Bank building
O O nj nor forf foo
States Court Of Claims. The law creating the
court directs that'fhe Secretary of the Interior
shall provide it with quarters. 1t now occu-
pies rooms in the Capitol building, but mas
much as there are not rooms enough In the
Capitol building to accommodate the various
committees of the House. it become necessary
by the court. The bank building will at once
be placed in readiness for the accommodation
OF the court.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT issued to-day
shows interest debt, 81, 1906 967 $50; in
terest on same $21, 1872, 105 81; debt on which in
terest has ceased since maturity, $29 674, 72O 26:
interest on same, g. .s5s 7os; 80; debt bearing no
interest," A12, ,S37 ,67926; unclaimed Pacific Rail-
road interest, 49, O3 total debt, principal and
and interest, 1926, ,9S1 ,131.sS. Totai cash in
the Treasury, s234, 80; debt less cash in
the Treasury, october l, 1879 81 027 2o2, ,452 SIS;
debt, less cash In the Treasury. September /,
1879, S. 029, 166 204 sc; decrease of debt during
the month, 81, $685. 751 9S; decrease of debt since
June 80, 1879, s., ,s03.I9.
THE GOLD AND SILVER FLOWING To U.s.
The report OF the Bureau OF Statistics, just
issued, shows that the imports of gold and Sill
yer at all ports OF the United States from July
1st to August 3lst, exceeded the exports thereof
by S., 1881. At the port OF New York, during
the four weeks from Monday, Sept. 1st, to Satur-
day, Sept. 9th, the imports OF gold and silver
exceeded the exports by S26, $780, ,O56, which,
added to the excess Of July and August, makes
total excess Of $32, ,567.2s7. At New York 95k
per cent. OF the imports consisted Of gold and
~ per cent OF silver; 80 per cent. came from
Great Britain, "a per cent. from France, 80 per
cent. from Germany and IA per cent. from other
countries. At all the ports the total exports
and imports OF merchandise were as follows:
Domestic exports, $57, .992; imports, $42.S19-
81; foreign exports, S6SI, 1855. For the month OF
August the total excess OF exports over imports
OF merchandise amounted to SIS, ,7S6. 976.
THE CLOSING OF THE PER CENT LOAN
All the accounts with depositary banks, dis.
bursing Officers, postmasters and other officers
for the proceeds OF per cent. bonds have been
closed without the loss OF dollar. All the
proceeds have been paid into the Treasury
except the called bonds and coupons now In
Iransltu from the government agent in London
The amount OF called bonds outstanding, not
yet presented for payment, Is $2s 81 500: an of
which bonds are provided for by cash In the
Treasury, except 1876 $50 for which N ooY,I