Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-28
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, 1922, ,G53.s9; customs. $3.50 1888.
NATIONAL BANK NorEs received for redeno.
tion. sci 900.
ARMY ORDERS The 10th infantry head
quarters at Fort Riley, Kansas, is ordered TO
transfer with the Nth infantry headquarters Of
Fort Davis, Texas.
THE Treasury SAFE ROIBERY.-From an
official letter written by the second auditor of
the Treasury to Secretary Sherman, touching
the Treasury safe robbery, 1t appears that the
total defalcation OF the late Chief Clerk c. F.
Herring amounted TO "a I40, and that all the
papers in the case were turned over to the chief
Of the secret service division December 29 1879.
for investigation.
PRESIDENT HAYES AND PARTY had reception
at Yreka, Cal Sunday evening. An Illuminated
arch was thrown across Miner street. and the
buildings were decorated with flags and lam
terms The President and General Sherman
were received With an address Of welcome by
Judge Steele and made brief responses.
NAVAL ORDERs.-L1eut. NJ. F. Wright to the
Naval academy; Ensign Bradley A. Fiske, to
the receiving ship Colorado; Commander Theo.
+. Kane. from the Naval observatory on the
SOth instant and ordered to the Naval academy
on october 1st; Lieut.. Geo. c. Clay has reported
his return home, having been detached from
the Monacacy Asiatic station, on the 10th ul.
timo. and has been granted leave for one year
from the 2.th instant; Lieut. Isaac A. Yates.
home and await orders; Master VIM. C. Bah
cock. from The Wyoming, European station on
the lst of November next and ordered to pro-
ceed home and report arrival.
OUR AsIATIC SQUADRON. Dispatches from
Rear Admiral Patterson, commanding the
naval force on the Asiatic station, dated Sep
tember Sd. report that the flagship Richmond
was at Yokohama, Japan; the Ashuelot at
Ien1tS1n, China The MOnOcacy remains at
Cheefoo. China. The Alert left Yokohama
Kobe; The Swatora arrived at Yokohama on
the 2Sth of August. The health of the SQUAD
ron was reported as excellent
IMPORTANT POSTAL MEErING-A postal con-
gress will be opened In Paris on October g. All
the powers OF the postal union will be repre-
sented. The conference will last three weeks
ard its object will be to fix tariff for small
parcels.
COL GORDON, of the English service, who has
lately been in China on visit to his old comrade
In arms, Ii Hung Chang. has recommended the
chinese government to fall in with the views
which the Cnited States government at present
advocate regarding the restrictions which ought
10 De imposed On Chinese emigration to the Pa
ciflc slope, and to agree, In concert with the
United States commission, shortly expected at
Shanghai TO an abrogation of the emigration
adjustment Of the Kuldja difficulty he purposes
to bring about by arbitration, and he Will advise
the chinese government to seek the aid, for that
purpose OF General Grant
THE SAFE ROBBERY AT THE TREAsURY.-Sec-
07ld AUDITORS O0ce September %, 1880. EIitO,'
Sdr:-Permit me to make slight correction In
your report published yesterday, under the
containing bonds and money left Mr.. Rath-
bone, the clerk from whose hands 1t went to
Herring, the former took out several papers
IN O OF aay1f nS hfc h0r{prv
reasons for so doing
The facts are as follows: The package In uues.
t1on, properly sealed and tndOr5ed, was handed
chief OF the paymester's division, to be locked
up In the Office safe for security. Herring broke
the seals and converted some Of the bonds to
his own use. ! never saw. or even heard Of The
package until after Herrings death.
THoS. RATHBONE
Chief BookkeeperS' Division.
PERsoNAL--Ignacio Ramon Garcia, who has
been the fiscal agent Of Peru at New York for a
year past, has been appointed charge d. aft aires
OF that country to the United States. and Will
shortly come to Washington in his new ca u
city. Senior Adolfo Falcon the newly -appon Ell
attache to the Peruvian legation. arrived in
New York last saturday. -Representativ.
Carlisle, OF Kentucky, and Gibson, OF Louisi
ara,-the latter accompanied by his family
son, the Norwegian author, arrived in this coun-
try On Sunday, and is now visiting In Bos-
fch:|Gen. Albert Pike and VIM: Ireland, of
Washington were registered in st. Louis last
Saturday.-MisS Aunie Louise Cary pays
s2ll.65 taxes on real estate In POrtland.-Capt
Montgomery, U. S. A., stationed In western Me-
braska, is In the city.-Rey +. L. Norton, the
new rector of st. Johns Church, and Mrs. Nor
ten are at the Arlington.-Ex-Sen Senator Ere.
lfnghuysen is seriously i'll at his summer home
IN New Jersey with malady in the nature OF
paraly ysis.--Gen. Schenck, who was registered
In New York last night, is expected at home N
this city In day or CwO-Mrs. Colonel S S
Smcot has been very Ill for the past few weeks
suffering from the effects of a severe attack of
neuralgia CT the stomach. but she Is now bet
ter.-Rear Admiral Scott and Mrs an1 MS,
Snead OF Washington, were registered In Pn.
adelphia last night