Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-02


THE FoUR1H.-Next Friday being leg II hor.
day, all the departments of the government
will be closed.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Senators Paddock and
logan and Representatives Russell, IN. C.)
Carpenter, Shellenberger and Errett called on
the President to-day.
PAYING INTEREST ON DISTRICT BoNDs.-The
payment Of the semi-annual and quarterly in
terest on the registered stock Of the District of
Columbia was due yesterday. Owing to the
delay in receiving the schedules the Treasury
will not be able to commence payment until to-
morrow. A large number of intereste i people
called at the Treasury to-day to see what was
the matter. The interest amounts to Sl9,6S7.
A DISTINGUISHED PARTY GOING TO FORTRESS
MoNRoE.-The Tallapoosa will leave the navy
yard tomorrow morning for Norfolk and For
tress Monroe, the trip to occupy several days.
The President and Mrs. Hayes. Secretary and
Mrs. Thompson and others will be aboard her.
Soon after returning from this trip Secretary
Thompson will make an extended visit to his
home in Indiana. The Secretary of War, the
Attorney General and others will accompany
the party.
PERsONAL.-SenatOr Jones, Of Florida, will,
with his family, spend the summer at Wythe-
vile, Va, short distance from here. -. Sena-
tor Jones will deliver the 4th OF July address at
Newark, N. j. Mr.. John T. Crow, managing
editor of the Baltimore sun, and Colonel r. NJ
Johnston, OF Baltimore county, are In Washing
ton, and dined to-day with Hon. Alexander H.
Stephens. Col. Johnston is the literary execu.
tor OF MIR: Stephens, and has written his life
Hon. G.. W. MOultOn, OF Cincinnati, a broth
er-in-law Of Secretary Sherman, is In the city.
THE PRESIDENTS HOUSEHOLD will move out
to the Soldiers Home tomorrow. When the
President returns from the Fortress Monroe
trip he will take up his residence at the Home.
He will remain in the city the most of the sum-
mi mr. will mr. no fnr tnov, ov~
three days at time.
BIDS FOR DISTRICT BONDS ACcEprED-An
the bids received last Monday for the District
five per cent. refunding bonds have been
accepted by Secretary Sherman. The Bank
OF New York (National Banking Assocla-
tion) thus gets S600,O0O OF the bonds at
54-10O per cent. premium; the Bank of Washing
ton $4,000, at par; Lewis johnson & Co. SIS, 900,
at / 4 per cent. premium; and two small bidders
$500 and $500, respectively, at par. Secretary
Sherman Will at once advertise for the balance
OF the s, ,o92 GOO authorized to be issued by the
recent act Of Congress. The amount not yet
taken is $466, 200.
CONDITION OF THE TREAsURY,-The liabilities
o. the Treasury, as compiled by Treasurer Gil
fillan, at the commencement of the fiscal year
yesterday were $471 ,7O3, ,695 26 and the assets
S4I1, ,103. .69526, with a balance in favor OF the
Treasurer, including bullion fund, s2s7, ,3O5 1872
coin and bullion. S3 ,236, ,474 62 standard silver
dollars, $2s,147,351; fractional silver coin,
9os 40l s6 silver bullion S. o92. .565 81; gold GER
U. S. notes, S66, ,O15, ,969 60; u s. notes Especial
fund for redemption OF fractional currency,
national bank notes. S., 1877 ,56l 35; ma
uonai ban bank e gold notes, sl4s14o; fractional cur
depOsitaries $201 ,4O2, $50 97 deposits held by u
S. designated depositar1es S2S3 O3O 65 nickel and
minor coin, 81 ,541 ,ss6.13 New York and San
Francisco exchange, ss6s, $780, one and two-year
notes, &C., sl36.5O; redeemed certificates of de-
post, June s. 1872, 81, ,45O OO0 quarterly interest
checks and coin coupons paid, lO2,015.1s; regis
.. s: bonds and interest, $2443, 1898 so; interest
on District Of Columbia bonds, ST so; Pacific
railroads, sinking fund, $21 O35 SO; speakers
@certif1cates, cert s22,351; deficits, unavailable funds
LAID UP.-The Navy Department to-day or
dered out OF commission the T. S. steamer Des
patch, which has just arrived at the navy yard
nere IRON tne European station. She will be
laid up In ordinary.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY
ANXIETY ABOUT THg VACANCY.-Secretary
Thompson has designated no one as yet to sue
ceed Commodore Parker as superintendent OF
tpe U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis The
position Is evidently very desirable one, for
every commodore and rear admiral in the navy
1t. The Navy Department is overrun with them,
and the Ebbitt House corridors nightly swarm
with candidates discussing each others chances
ana trying to find out If anything has been de-
PETITION FOR PARDON.-Governor Young, M.
C.. OF Ohio, to-day filed petition with the
PRESIDENT requesting the pardon OF Alderman
Kelly, OF Cincinnati. Kelly is democrat con-
V1cted OF inducing nonresident TO vote at the
last municipal election in Cincinnati The pett-
tlOn is signed by all the judges of the Hamilton
county courts, and among the signers is Gene
for
lieutenant governor.
NAVAL ORDKRs-Commander q. IT perkins
has reported his return home, having been de-
tached from the command of the Ashuelot,
Asiatic station on May 10th, and has been placed
on waiting orders. EnSignS S. G.. Fouik and
wafer Mclean to the Alert at Mare Island,
report to Rear Admiral Patterson for duty on
mat station. Passed Assistant Surgeon s. E.
II. Harman from the Naval Academy and or
Assistant Surgeon II. p. Harvey and Passed
Assistant Engineer A. j. Kenyon have repOrted
thelr return home, having been detached from
the Gettysburg, European station, MAY 9Th.
ana nave Deen placed on waiting orders.
THE BRITISH INDIANS GONE HOME AGA1N.-As
stated In THE STAR yesterday the Interior de.
partment was Informed that large numbers of
were destroying the buffalo upon which the
eros Ventres, AssinabOfnes and sother Indians
suDslst. The War department Information re-
celVed to-day Is that the British Indians crossed
over and committed some Slight depredattons
on United States Indians, but have returned to
brush territory without effecting any conSid-
cradle damage.
GEN. TOWNSEND, Acknowledgement U.SA..
has left the city for Boston, Mass, to be absent
about month. During his absence Gen. r. C..
Drum, assistant adjutant- general, will act in
Gen. Townsends stead. IL Gen Townsend.
upon attaining the age Of 81, retires from
actlVe service, Gen. Drum will be his successor
THE FOLLOWING CASUALTIES among the COM
missioned officers OF the U. s. army were re-
ported to the adjutant generals office during
the week ending Saturday, June IS, 1879: Sec
OLD Lieut.. MyrOn w. Howe, 4th artillery died
June l6, 1879, at San Diego Cal; second Lieut..
Elijah II. Merrill, 9th infantry, resigned June !.
1870; second Lieut.. Ar1Osto McCrimmOn, 18th
ln1antry, resigned June 2s, 1879.
IHE DISTILLERs WILL SWEAR. - Congress
having adjourned without taking action on O.
bill before 1t, authorizing allowance to be
made for leakage on export packages OF alcohol
between the distilers and the port Of export,
the commissioner OF Internal revenue, with the
concurrence OF the Secretary OF Treasury, has
ordered the immediate collection of all draw
back assessments for this cause, which have
been delayed pending the action OF Congress-
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