Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-14
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
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NAVAL ORpERs.-Lieutenant W. 81. briggs,
from the coast survey steamer Hassier and
placed on waiting orders: Ensign w. D. Rose
from the receiving ship Independence and OF
dered to the coast survey steamer Hassler.
VICTORY FOR GEORGIA MooNsa1NERs.-C)ilic c.
tor Wade. Of the third district Of Georgia, in
forms the acting commissioner of internal reve-
nue. that special force In attemating TO de-
stroy an Illicit distillery 10 Ebert county We're
repulsed by a body OF armed men and we-e
obliged to return to Elberton for additional aid
and arms. Revenue Agent Wagner is expected
to join the force to-day.
"FATHER MEEKER," who was slain by the
Utes at White River, was recommended for the
position of Indian agent by the Unitarian de-
nomination, to which he belonged.
ANOTHER PLANET TDIsCOvERRD.-Prof.P Peters,
of Clinton, announces to the Smithfonian Insti-
tuition the discovery by himself of a planet OF
the eleventh magnitude in one hour no minutes
north declinatiOn, with daily motion of five
minutes south.
They DON'T BELIEVE IN PEACE CoMMIs.
sIoNERs.-The reporter Of THE STAR to-day
inquired of several officers at the War depart
ment what they thought of the "peace COM
mission proposed by Agent Stanley as satis-
factory means OF settling the trouble with the
Utes. 1t was speedily discovered that none of
the officers were enthusiastic in favor of the
proposition. On the contrary quite the reverse.
One officer remarked, when the reporter
sions.' using the biggest kind of a D. Another
officer high1n rank said: "Well, If they are sat-
isfled with the work Of peace commissions for
the past fifty or sixty years, they can go on and
try them for the next fifty or sixty years"
THE SOUTHERN UTEs PEACEFUL.-The follow
ing telegram from Gen. Sheridan was received
by Gen. Sherman last night: "The last official
news from Gen. Merritt is dated the 9th inst.
He says he has been joined by Major Bryant's
command and will send back the wounded on
the next day, and will move against the In
goes to show that any Of the southern Ute
bands will become hostile. 1t is quite certain
none hayeso far been engaged with the White
River Utes. have at last succeeded In getting
Crook to arrange for speedier Information from
Merritt"
THE U. s. SUPREME COURT yesterday admit
ted to practice before 1t Messrs. Phile Chase, Of
New York city; GAYLORD B. Clark Of Mobile,
Ala: John Lyon, Of Richmond, Va; Miner Mer-
Hinsdale, of Raleigh, N. C.
The Court was engaged TO- day in hearing the
zen Of ane pea G1 1e G s If
the United States court This case involves the
constitutionality Of the civil rights act.
WILD HOG AT LARGE.-The Indian bureau
has received dispatch from Agent Miles, at
Lawrence, Kansas, stating that the cases of
Wild Hog and others, charged with murders
during the Cheyenne raid through Kansas, last
autumn, were called yesterday and a nolle
prosequi was entered by the prosecution.
ARMY oRDERs.-The following changes in the
stations and duties of officers of the medica;
department are made:-Surgeon j. r. Gibson
will report at the expiration of his present
department Of the east. Assistant Surgeon Fl.
s. Kilbourne will report for duty In the depart
ment of the east; and Assistant Surgeon c. B.
of Texas and will proceed to New York and re-
port by letter from there to the Surgeon Gen.
eral. Second Lieut.. w. R. Hamilton, 5th arttl-
and tactics at Indiana AsDury University,
Greencastle, Indiana. Leave for six monts on
surgeons certificate is granted Col. F. +: Flint,
4th Infantry. The leave granted Second Lieut.
s. N. Chase, 4th infantry, is extended five
months.
editor Of the Sunday Republic, is In the city for
a few days. He comes to take his family to
Denver, Colorado, at which place he proposes
to locate; =. REYNOLDS lands, 2. 8. army,
is at the Ebbitt house: Major |: l. Dawson,
Navy department to Visit Mexico. ASST. P.
NJ. G. Brady was registered in New York last
evening.
POSTMASTER JAMES, OF NEW YORK, enforced
the Postmaster Generals order to detain all
letters, the superscriptions of which lacked
the additions of county and state, or either,
for one day only. In that one day so many
letters accumulated, and so many thousands Of
complaints were made, that the postmaster
decided to relax his obedience to the order and
follow the old custom Of delivery.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT became men,
ber Of the New York clearing house January
1st last. Up to this month all government bal
aDces through the clearing house have been
settled in United States notes. Since the first
of the present month the total balances paid
by the sub-treasury at New York through the
clearing house amount to $15.241 600. OF this
sum, $5,00O,0OO, and all checks for called
bonds, 81, ,500, ,0eO, have been paid in gold, max
ing total amount Of gold paid out at New
York since the 1st of $7,50O,00O. These pay.
ments in gold will be kept up while heavy re-
ceipts of gold and the scarcity OF notes continue
While the $4,000 0C0 was going out about 81. .000 :
000 in gold has been received by the Treasury,
so that the actual increase OF gold circulation
is about $1,000, 900, including 100000 shipped
from the mint under the recent circular of Sec
retary Sherman.