Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-04
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internalre rev.
enue, 1925, ,6s3.24: customs. $5ss, ,251.ss.
SECRETARY SHERMAN returned to the city
this afternoon on the limited express from New
York.
MOVEMENTS OF U. s. NAVAL VEssRIs.-The
practice ship Constellation left Boston last Sat.
urday. The Portsmouth left Boston Satur-
day for Portsmouth. N. II. the Saratoga
sailed from New London this morning for New
Bedford.
COMMODORE j. Il. STEVENS has been ordered
by the Navy department to hold himself in
readiness to command the South Atlantic sta
ton. He will relieve Rear Admiral Nichols.
JUDGE C.P.JAMEs, who was recently appointed
one of the judges Of the Supreme Court OF the
District OF Columbia, was taken Ill Saturday
night with dysentery, and yesterday and this
morning he was so Ill that no one was allowed
In his room save members OF his family.
ARMY ORDERs-Surgeon j. II. Bill is detailed
as member OF the board Of officers to examine
into the physical qualifications of graduates
from and candidates for admission to the mill
tary academy, vice Surgeon D. L. Huntington,
relieved. Leave OF absence for four months Is
granted Lieut.. Col E. A. Crofton, 18th infantry,
and for six months to First Lieut. Abner Haines,
jr., I'd Infantry.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieutenant Commander II.
II. Gorrtnge, from the photographic Office and
granted six months leave, with permission TO
go beyond the sea. Lieut.. Com. Gorringe goes
to Egypt to superintend the transportation to
New York OF the Worlds Egyptian obelisk]
Pay Director r. II. Clark, from the inspection OF
the League Island navy yard 1st September and
ordered to settle accounts. Pay Inspector Ed
win Stewart, as Inspector at the League Island
navy yard: Paymaster Jas. E. Tolfree, from
the Washington navy yard and Will hold him
self In readiness for duty on board the Shenan-
doah as fleet paymaster Of the South Atlantic
station. Paymaster l.: g. Billings, to duty as
Thos. T. Coswell, to duty at the Washington
navy yard.
PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNTERFEIT five dollar notes
On the Globe National Bank, Boston, Mass,
letter c, and Bedham National Bank Bedham,
Mass, letter b. made their appearance on Sat
ulday at San Francisco, Cal.
PROJECT OF A MARINE RAILWAY ACROSS THE
IsTHMUs.-Capt. j. B. Edds Is in the city
Having opened the Mississippi river to CON-
Merce ne is now turning his attention to an
other great engineering feat The establish
the Isthmus OF Darlen. This he proposes to do
by means OF his marine railway. HIS plans for
this railway have Lot been exactly completed.
He has. however, gone far enough to demon
entire feasibility OF the marine railway. He
will submit his plans to the government at an
early day and expects to secure national CO.
operation In his work. Capt. Eads purposes to
take ship out of the water on one side OF the
1sthmus and transport her across in less than
twenty -four hours without injury from strain
The ship after being taken out Of the water is
to be placed in cradle. The railroad tracks
VIII be perfectly straight and viii have no
cnange OF grade In them. He would avoid
tnrnfQhIpC a
when necessary. Turntables that can be ele-
vated at one end and depressed at the other
are to overcome the grade. He does not ex-
pect grade anywhere Of over fifty feet to the
mile. ais railway would cost one-quarter as
much as canal, he estimates, and could be
finished IN one.quarter the time He says he
has talked with capitalists and others In New
York and elsewhere about this marine railway
Men acquainted with work OF this character are
perfectly satisfied as to its entire feasibility,
and he states that capitalists can be found
willing to assure its completion.
SITTING BU1L.-From advices received at the
War department, the prospect OF war With
Sitting Bull seems to be about over Most of
the Indians who crossed the line have returned
and those who remain ON this side are friendly
Indians. 1t Is not thought that at any time
were the Sioux on Wartike deeds intent. They
came south to hunt buffalo and came in
such numbers to defend themselves II they
should meet with United States troops. The
Dominion government Is understood to be look
lug dltcI SiGUlnS Dull, as JQlS government has
notified Canada that she win be held RESPONSE
BILE for any damage that he may infiict on set
tiers In the northwest. It Is not thought that
the Sioux chieftain has been at any time on this
sfde OF the line, and adv1ces received today dts
credit entirely the report that he was engaged
18th.
SOMETHING FOR THE EYE OF THE WANDER
ING POSTMASTER GENERALS.-Deor Star:-If
mail copy OF THE STAR this afternoon, say at
81 O'Clock, to party In Bro0kv1lle, Nd, the
paper will go to Rockville on the 4:35 train The
stage that carries the mail from Rockville to
BrOokvflle, waits for passengers at the Rockville
depot, but that STAR Will stay In the Rockville
post onice until tomorrow afternoon, for the
reason, ] am informed, that the stage calls at
BEFORE the 4:s5 train arrives Coming this way. 1sl
letter from Brookville, dated this morning,
VIII not be delivered here until tomorrow, for
ae makes sses s Close
not mail train, and the mail remains in Rock
Vile until the afternoon mail train which ar
fves here to- too late for delivery by carriers
men, clerks ana others, whose families sum-
mer all along the route OF that Internal
stage; as Wen as subscribers to The STAR
residing IN BroOkvflle, to get better mail facil-
it1es-frst, by having visit made to the Rock
vile Office for mail after the mail train arrives;
ana second, by having that stage driver start
train leaving Rockville about 7:45 a. m. why,
a few years ago, when the whole tourney was
by stage, We had much better facilities.
1t Is OF no use to say call on the postal
authorities. That has been tried, but without
erect. 1t seems rather strange that q letter
can be brought here from Boston and delivered
In less time than one from post Office eighteen
or twenty miles out OF Washington and that,
100, on route where the government pays
heavily for daily mails. MONTGOMERY.
August 3, 1879.
CORRECTION BY CANDIDATE-EditOrS STAR
In your paragraph Saturday evening you refer
to me as OF Missouri. This was very pardon
able, considering that was Missouri oflicer
during the war. The fact, however, is that
Arkansas Is my state and Little Rock my home
Your closing remark seems to have been penned
without reflection, as 1t fails to display the
usual brilliancy OF THE STAR. However worthy
the deputy auditor may be, do you think the
President or Secretary Sherman would Just now
appoint one Moore, OF the Sixth Auditors from
the state OF Ohio. Well, no, not even "harily
ever" Respectfully yours,
LUCIEN j. BARNES
EX-GOvEREOR HARRISON, OF Indiana, one OF
the members OF the Mississippi river commits
sion, arrived in the city yesterday Two mem
bers OF the commission are now here, Capt. Eads
and Gov. Harrison. Gen. Gilmore will call a
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