Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-16


enue, 1855. 7ae. 90: customs. $40, 1861.
ENSIGN MASON \. ScsuFELpr has been ordered
by the secretary OF the Navy to duty in the
Hydrograprtc offi"e.
Mr.. RAMsDELL ts making great hit with h'
Sunday Republic. HIS pungent paragraphs are
being generally copied.
NEWS OF THE JEANNsTTE.-Leut DeLong.
commanding the Jeannette In telegram to
the Secretary Of the Navy, reports the arrival
or that vessel at Oonaiaska on the 2d inst.
All were well. The Jeanette expected to leave
for st. Michaels on the 6th
MESSENGERS AND ORDERMES AT MILITARY
HEADQUARTBRs-By direction of the Secretary
of War, the duties of messengers and orderles
at division and depaltme headquarters must
be performed by men detailed from regiments
serving within the commando; and the men COM
posing the general service detachment. provided
for ia paragraph /. general orders No. 80. OF 1869,
must not be employed at any other than clerical
duties.
STATE OF LABOR IN EUROPE.-The consular
reports, prepared for publication at the Depart
ment Of State, showing the state OF labor In
ard the condition OF the working classes OF Eu-
rope, have passed through the printers hands,
and are now ready for distribution. Congress
ordered the printing OF $4,000 copies OF these re-
ports, OF which s,00o copies were for the House
OF Representatives, 1900 for the Senate and
1900 for the Department OF State. Senator's
and Representatives will receive their allotted
number OF copies by applying at the document
The Department Of State, having only 5000
copies for distribution, will endeavOr, as much
as possible, to distribute that number among
the newspapers and magazines libraries, state
officials boards Of trade, agricultural societies.
manufactures, trade societies, &C.
THE DEATH OF GEN GRANTS DAUGHTER
The dispatches by cable bring the sad announce
ment Of the death Of Mrs. Nellie Sartoris,
daughter of eX-President Grant, Mrs. Sartoris
was the only daughter Of General Grant, ard
was married TO Mr.. Algernon SartoriS. of Eng
land, on the 21st OF May, 1874. at the White
House. She departed Immediately with her
husband for her new home in England, but
visited America again about year afterward,
Mansion. Since that time she has resided in the
South OF England. Recently she gave birth to
her second child-a daughter.
TEE BATTLE OF STONE RIvER.-By direction
of the secretary OF War, the board OF officers
appointed by special orders No. 1S5, August 9Th,
1879, from the War department, for the purpose
OF correcting certain disputed points In con-
also been directed to consider and correct any
difference Of opinion that may exist respecting
the actual position OF the troops engaged In the
battle OF Stone River, Tennessee
LEAVES OF ABSENCE have been granted army
officers as follows: I'd Lieut.. Solon F. Massey,
5th artillery, six months; 1st Lieut.. Geo. II.
Wright, 7th infantry, SIX months; Capt. Evans
Miles, 21st infantry, eight months.
PERSONAL. following Washingtonians
are registered at Cape May: John F. Ennis, j.
Curt1ss Sm1the, Albert Wilson, D. E. W. Carter,
Stevens, Miss E. Stevens, A. Almond, S. B. Mil
ton, Mrs. SttnchcOmb Chas LOsekam and wife,
II. Helmus and Mrs. Captain Byles At New.
poI5D; F; Murphy and wife, James !. Christie
Towles, c. C. Bryan, W. E. Edmonston.
"SHoRT BULL. Commissioner Hayt, of the
Indian bureau, doubts the accuracy OF the
statement made by Gen. Miles that the 81
Indians captured while on their way to Join
Sitting Bulls hOstiles, belonged to the Spotted
Tan or Rosebud agency, He says there is no
Indians, and that the latter have % never mans a
rested any disposition to leave the reservation
The $50 half breeds captured by Cen Miles
command are. the commissioner says, Canadian
half breeds, who have no business on this side
OF the border.
MAIL ROBBERS CoNvICTED.-The Post Office
department Is in receipt OF advices from its
special agent In Texas, stating that the FolS
Worth gang OF highway mail robbers, or 10
number, OF whom were recently captured In
Colorado, have all been tried and convicted.
ExPoRTAT1oN OF SPIRITs.-The Internal Rev.
enue Bureau reports that Il, ,s37, 1877 taxable gal
Ions OF spirits were withdrawn for expectation
during the year ending June Goth, 1879, and
5,4y9,252 gallons during the year ending June
Ions for 1879. The number OF gallons Withdrawn
dulIDg the year ending June 3Oth, 1876, was
l,sos, ,Seo, and during the year ending June Goth,
1877, 2,529,52s
Mr.. GEORGE E. BOwDEN, OF Norfolk, Va, late
deputy collector, has peen appointed collector
OF customs for the district OF Norfolk and
Portsmouth, Va, Vice John s. Braxton, de-
ceased.
YELLOW FEVER VEssRLs.-The National Board
Of Health yesterday afternoon received informa-
tion from their commission at Havana that the
American barks Devoline, Ella and j. r. Stokes,
brig Harry Birden and schooner White Wing
are infected, and will soon leave that port for
the United States, and to-day Is Informed
through Its officers at Havana, that the schoon-
ers Albert W. Smith, from Carbarien, and David
Owen, from Japan, for New York, and the bark
Enchantress, from MatapZas, for New Orleans
have left the port OF Havana for the United
states, all injected with yellow fever
CONTRACT FOR HEADsToNEs AwARDED-The
Secretary OF War yesterday ordered the con-
tract for headstones for soldiers graves to be
awaIded aW1a TO d. W: Whitney, OF Troy, n: Y, and
samuel q. Bridges, Of KeOkuk, Iowa. The price
or the headstones furnished and erected viii
under these awards average about s2.2s each.
SECRETARY SHERMAN Will leave for Ohio on
Tuesday next. He is to speak on the both
JUDGE THURMAN Will leave for Deer Park and
spend several days there before going to Ohio
to enter the campaign. He is fully restored to
health.
FEVER NoTEs-There were fourteen new
cases OF yellow fever reported at Memphis,
Tenn, yesterday, and seven fntermentS, five
Of the latter being white. The prominent sick
are reported as progressing favOrably. The
physicians of Mayersville, Miss, report the ex-
Stence OF yellow fever there.
CALL FOR THE NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONFERENCE.-The New York state central CON-
mittee met at Niagara Falls yesterday, VIM
Purnell presiding, and adopted a call "that the
democratic electors OF the state OF New York
and all friends OF administrative reform ana
economical government as practfsed and en-
forced by democratic state administration, are
Invited TO send three delegataS from each