Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-14
THE EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip,
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-InternRl rev.
e lue, 1868 Cos As: customs $500, ,5sO.so.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TsTO-pAY.-Internal rev.
e1ue, 1868, ,6s5.45; customs. s49o, ,5so.so.
OUTSTANDING U. s. BONDs.-During the pre-
sent month all the outstanding ten-forty and
five per cent. US. bonds which have been called
by the Secretary of the Treasury become due
and settlements will have to be made The
amount Of these bonds Is 46,0OO,OOO.
THE REDEMPTION Of the old six per cent. reg
isteTed stock of Washington and Georgetown
was begun to-day. About 100000 in the stock
was received for redemption. The whole
amount outstanding was $500, 500.
AT THE WHITE EHoUsE.-Representative Jor-
gensen, OF Va. and ex-Representative Thomp-
son, Of Pa, called on the President to-day.
SECRETARY SHERMAN left the city last evening
on the trip outlined in Saturdays STAR.
JUDGE PORTER, First Comptroller of the Treas
ury, has left on three weeks vacation at Cape
May and elsewhere.
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.-Vice President
Billings, of the National Board OF Health, has
issued circular defining the powers and duties
OF the board, and asking local sanitary authOri-
ties to cooperate with it and adopt the rules
and regulations heretofore prescribed by it.
MRS. SECRETARY THOMPSON, who has been
very i'll, has considerably improved In health,
though suffering from nervous prostration.
HON. JOHN NJ THOMPSON, of Pa, is in the
city. He was republican member Of the 45th
Congress, and a prominent candidate for the
position on the District bench now occupied by
Judge Cox. He Is now candidate for the
vacancy Gaused y Judge death
Devens to-day In regard to his candidacy. He
thinks that he has fair chance Of success, but
others do not.
COLLECTOR POWERS OF NORTH CAROLINA SUs-
PENDED.-The President to-day suspended Thos.
Powers, collector of internal revenue for the
second district of North Carolina, and ap-
POINTED in his stead Elishu A. White. This
change seems to be the elimination of fight
that has been going on for scme time between
the two factions Of North Carolina republicans.
Powers. the man suspended. was opposed by
stated that he was opposed to Secretary Sher-
n ans candidacy for the Presidency, and that
White, the incoming man. is In favor of the
in toto that such an objection was made to
Powers, and states that the opposition to him
In the Treasury department is based wholly Oh
the manner In which the business Of his Office
has been conducted.
PAY OF LETTER-CARRIERs.-The following
O. der was issued to-day to all postmasters of
I'll st-class offices:-"An act making additional
appropriations for the Post Office department,
81 900 for increased salaries to letter Carriers
fer the last fiscal year, ended June 80, 1879, as
provided by act OF February 81, 1879. 1t is esti-
mated that this sum (s71 ,OOO) will pay one-half
the carriers who were in service from February
21st to May 31st, 1873, inclusive, at the rate OF
81 900 per annum. You will therefore nay one
balf Of the most efhc1ent and faithful Of your
carriers (after deducting auxiliaries and SUBJ
stitutesl who were In service at that time and
who had been In service at least one year prior
to February 81, 1879, at the rate OF 81 900 per
annum from February 21 to May 81, 1879, inclu-
sive, deductlng the amount already paid them
for the same time. Please pay them as early as
practicable, and furnish special pay rolls to the
auditor Of this department..
THERE ARE THREE Bx- -CoSFKDERArEs to date,
who have been appointed to positions in the
War department, as follows: Mr. Roberts. OF
the New Orleans Times is a clerk at 81 500
share the codi1catiOns OF the army regulation
and laws prepared by others. Gen. NJ. A. Wrigh-
has char. e Of the preparation OF the archives OF
the rebellion for publication. he is well-known
to all the southern historical societies, and hi
experience In such matters led to his appoint
ment. Gen. Harvey, who was on Gen. John
s,ons ss stan, Is employed at the same work 70
1T best to make more such appointments an
the work requires it, he will meet the necessity
PRRsoNAL.-From cablegram received this
morning we learn that Mrs. Somers, of Mount
vernon Seminary, with Miss Lizzie Bryan
daughter OF j. B. Bryan), Miss Anna B. Wilson,
Miss Mary Landers and Miss Elise j. Allen, OF
this city, spent the Sabbath at Cologne, "Hotel
victoria" They embarked early this morning
on the Rhine, and will register at "Hotel
Union" Frankfort-o on the Main this evening
-. Mrs. A. T. Whiting and daughters are
spending the summer at Ocean Grove New
jersey. -. Gen. B. F. Butler Is In the city to
attend to business connected with the Soldiers
Home, OF which he is one OF the managers.
-. Hon. Charles Foster left for his home In
FostoIla, Ohio, on the early train this morning.
-. Gen. Thomas c. Anderson, deputy collector
OF customs at New Orleans, Is in the CITY
-. Mr.. ID. r. Mckee, Of the Associated Press,
left with his family to-day for Mount Desert
-. Chief Clerk Crosby, of the War department,
has returned from short trip out of the city
ARMY ORDERs.-Major j. j. Copplnger will
report In person to the commanding general
department OF the Missouri, for assignment to
duty as acting assistant inspector general. First
Lieut.. F. A. Whitney, Sth Infantry, is relieved
from duty on general recruiting service, and
will join his regiment.
MOVEMENTS OF u s. NAVAL vEssELs-The
U. s.. ship Powhatan left Vineyard Haven,
Mass, on the 10th inst, and arrived at Port
land, Me-, on the 18th. The Portsmouth ar
rived at Boston, on the 18th, four days from
Newport, RI, via. Vineyard Haven and Nan.
tucket Sounds.
4 Lively Campaign Expected i'm
Georgia.
WHAT THE RECONCILIATION OF MEssRs, STEPHENS
AND HILL MEANS.
ga many years ago." and until recently, Hon.
Alexander II. stephens, OF Georgia. and Senator