Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-30

INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICERS APPOINTED
Geo. Everhart has been appointed internal
revenue gauger for the 4th district OF Maryland;
John c. Kingsbury storekeeper 5th district OF
Illinois, and c. c. Thomas storekeeper and
gauger for the I'd district OF North Carolina.
THE MOORE LETTER-OPRNING CASE. The
STAR yesterday briefly stated that letter ad-
dressed by Gen. Ewing's private secretary to
Col. w. B. Moore, formerly of the Treasury
secret service, had fallen into the hands Of
Deputy Fourth Auditor Moore and had been
r; Ledlle, from Middleport, Ohio, on August
Sth, and 1t suggested to Col. Moore to furnish
certain Information to kill of Sherman as a
Presidential Pre- candidate. Deputy Auditor Moore
he read q portion OF 1t, and states that as soon
as ne discovered that 1t was not for him he
sealed 1t and marked the residence OF Col W.
In very few days thereafter the letter was
published In the Baltimore American Col,
moore having kept the contents to himself was
at loss to know how it had been made public
ana naturally supposed that the deputy au-
ditor had something to do with It, Col. w. A.
Cook was retained by him In the matter and
1t Is said that the authorities refuse to act
MIR. Depew, who In the absence OF Messrs. Car
son and Soteldo sent the dispatch to the Ameri-
fG a11s anae M ne sent IT, out declines to state
able that the matter will be presented to the
grand Jury when 1t reassembles next month
tNc AAW dppilCaDle 10 bno case pfeScriDeS that
any person who shall open letter With design
to obstruct correspondence, ETC., is liable to
fine OF $500 or imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or both.
Ex-Treasury Agent Moore says "that he be-
neves he has the proof that the deputy fourth
auditor furnished the copies to the press In per
son he says also that there never had been
Ledlie or any other democrat, touching the
furnishing OF any Information to any demo-
cratic committee or to any democrat, and that
tne allegation that he Is In conspiracy with
any one for such purposes Is false. He says
Whatever ne has said or may say In the future
Will say over his own signature"
AS stated above, Deputy Auditor Moore de-
MES that he copied the letter or furnished
copies OF 1t.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander E. c. Merr1-
man from duty as light house inspector of the
18th district, Portland Oregon on the lst OF
october next, and allowed thirty days for
eetuement OF accounts and then wait orders.
Lieut.. Perry Garst to duty on the coast survey.
Lieut.. G. c. Reiter to duty as inspector of the
18th light house district october 1st Medical
Inspector w. N. King to the Shenandoah Sep
temDer 9Th, and also to discharge the duties OF
heet surgeon OF the south Atlantic station.
GETTING THE SILVER DOLLARS IN CRcuLA.
T1oN.-During the present week, not including
to-day, the Treasury department paid out here
$685. ,s05 tn standard silver dollars-befng ten per
cent. OF all checks presented at the counter
Most OF the checks were from disbursing officers
70 government employees for their salaries
That the dollar Itself is not very popular is
SHOWN by the fact that s23, 1853 Of the $65, ,sO5
paid out was returned and silver certi1cetes re-
celved IN exchange therefore.