Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-18
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY-Internal rev.
enue, S609, ,4l4.40; customs s46s, ,6543o.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY-Internal 81 rev.
enue, s6Os, 4l44o; customs. s4s5 ,6543o.
FouR PER CENTs-ss5, 1861 refundine GER
tifcates have been received at the Treasury to
date fer exchange into four per cent bonds
The amount yet outstanding Is about s. 5000
PERsoNAL.--Dr. H. c. Thompson is at the
United states Hotel, Atlantic City. 80 Mr. and
Mrs. X. B. Mohun are in the White Mountains.
Mrs. and MISS Snead are st Saratoga W
T. Metzerott, Miss E. Berthelotte Miss c. LIE
mann, Jacob Lemann and Myer Lemann,
Washington, were registered In Paris on Satur
1ay IN sT,1 g,ss Kelley OF philadephia
family. Hon: W. f. Morrison, NJ. c., o
Illinois, is at Wizards
MOVEMENTS OF THE CABINET OFFICERS
Secretary Schurz viii leave here on Thursday
night for an inspection Of the various Indian
agencies. En- route he win make a speech at
CINCINNATI. He VIII be accompanied by Webb
Hayes, son Of the President, and Maj. JOHN
NJ. Carson. the Washington correspondent of
the New York Times. The party Will remain
absent for six weeks. Secretary Sherman Will
leave for Ohio Tomorrow night to make poiiti-
cal speech and otherwise look after "that Mans
fed fence" which is now historical. Secretary
Thompson expects to leave tomorrow, to spend
some days In the mountains OF Virginia, after
which he will go to Indiana. Secretary Evarts
and Attorney General Devens are already In
New England. By the end Of the week Secre-
taTy McCrary and Postmaster General Key viii
be the only ones OF the official family at their
official desks.
LOUISIANA POLITICIANS IN TowN.-Senator
Kellogg, Postmaster MCMILLAN OF New Orleans,
and other louisiana politicians arrived In Wash
1BgtOn yesterday. To day Senator Kellogg had
audience with the President. There seems to
be one of those tnterminab,e fights again on
hard among the New Orleans politicians, the
burden OF the wall being that j. Madison Wells
Cnf fPOl oil hnr
age. and do not place it judictOuSly. Postmas-
ter Mcmillan said yesterday that he thought
the Louisiana republicans generally favored
the nomination of Grant for the Presidency:
that While Secretary Sherman's name was men,
toned at times by the business men, It did not
produce the enthusiasm that Grants did.
NAVAL ORpKRs-Capt. Robert F. L. Lewis, to
command the Shenandoah, at New York, 9Th
september. Lieut.. Commander W. S. Dana, to
the Shenandoah, 9th September, as executive
Lieut.. F. Fl. Delano, to command the torpedo
steamer Intrepid, at New York, 1st September.
the navy yard, Boston. Passed Assistant sur
geon b. F. Rogers, to the nautical school-ship
SC. Mary's, at Glen Cove, Il. I.0 n. Y. Lieut..
Cadet Midshipmen Francis w. kellogg, Edwin
II. T1llmaD, Andrew c. Cunningham and John
Hood, Cadet Engineers Charles G. Talcott and
to the Shenandoah, at New York, 9Th septem-
ber. Paymaster James E. Tolfree, to the Shen-
ardoah, 9Th September, to discharge the duties
OF fleet paymaster OF the south Atlantic station.
Detached-Lfeut. W. w. Mead, from duty at the
torpedo station, 5th inst, and ordered to the
Shenandoah, 6th September. Lieut.. w. A. Nor
gan, from the navy yard, Boston, s1st inst, and
Lieut. John E. Carmody, from the command of
the Intrepid, and ordered to the Shenandoah,
9Th September. Lieut.. Seaton Schroeder, from
the HydrOgraphic Office, Both inst and granted
leave OF absence for i've months. Passed As
S1stant surgeon F. r. Stephenson, from the
navy yard, Boston, and ordered to the Snenan-
doah, 9Th september Passed Assistant Surgeon
Geo. w. Roche, from the navy yard, League
Island, and ordered to the Shenandoah, 9Th
September. Passed Assistant Engineer John
W. Ross: tom the school.ship st. Mary's, and
ordered to report In person to the president OF
the national board Of health. Chief Engineer
VIM. j. Lamdin, from special duty at Wilming-
ton. Del, and ordered to the Shenandoah, 6tn
engineer OF South Atlantic station. Assistan
Engineer John K. Barton, from special duty on
the examining board, and ordered to the Snen-
andoah.
EQUIPMENTS OF OUR TRooPs.-The Secretary
of War has Issued an order approving, only In
part, the report OF the board OF Officers which
was convened Ia this city for the purpose of
knives, 11trenchfng bayonets, trowel bayonetS,
and tntrench1ng tools for army use, and also
tne equipment OF troops generally. With re-
taIy says:--No immediate change is practicable
In the musket. carbiue, and pistol, but the
ordnance department Is ordered to continue to
experiment, and private parties are requested
TO experiment toward more perfect rifiing and
sighting OF the barrels; adapting to the usual
muSket magazine for five or seven extra car
Tidges In the breech; shaping and strengthen
Ing the present ram or cleaning rod to the uses
OF bayonet or foil after the manner OF Lieut..
Zal1nsh, and the manufacture of light but
efficient knife or trowel for digging ground or
other manifest uses. In due season the best
conclusions Will be reached. The ordnance de-
paftment will also cause to be prepared small
supply OF the multtball or buckshot cartridge
for all arms, for use and further trial, and the
saber Will be sharpened before issue and the
scabbard modified accordingly. AS to the CLOTH
ing ana uniform, the Secretary says:-No
sanctioned.