Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-03
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, <453, 3,534o2: customs, s6l1, ,9S2.SS.
GEN. W. d. wHIPPLE. adjutant general OF the
division OF that mission. headquarters at Chica-
20, arrived In the city this morning.
DURING THE WEEK ended to-day, nationa
bank notes to the amount of 81 q 600 were re-
ceived at the Treasury for redemption against
81 1.23S 000 for the corresponding week Of last
year.
THE TREASURY now holds 1861, ,652, $50 In U. 8
bonds to secure national bank circulation; u.
s. bonds deposited by national banks during
the week on this account, 1925, 600; and with
drawn, s5O0,OO0.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
UPTON will leave this evening for Oakland for
a short stay.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY Is expected to re-.
turn toWashington this afternoon on the limited
express
WASHINGTON LITERATI.-Hon. j. X. Upton,
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury, has con-
t1ibuted to Appletop's Annual Cyclop9ala for
1879, two articles, admirably concise and lucid
In style and complete in historical detail-one
upon the Reiundfng of the Public Debt at diff
ferent periods since the foundation Of the gov
Specie Payments;-both being achievements OF
signal distinction In financial history. The
same publication has very minute and COM
prehensive account OF the organization and
prepared under the supervision OF the Chief
Signal Officer. Gen. A. j. Myer. Captain How
gate also contributes paper OF singular in
terest upon the Arctic Explorations OF the
year.
The FOLLOWING CHANGES have been made in
the Office OF the Second Assistant Postmaster
General: Hereafter the entire control of the
railroad route books will be under the railway
adjustment division. A new corresponding
Clerks desk has been created, and Charles E.
Joyce assigned thereto. He will have charge of
all correspondence relative to the mail messen-
ger service throughout the United States. Geo.
I. Page has been designated as route book clerk
In the Virginia and North Carolina sections, vice
Joyce promoted. John NJ. Young is transferred
from the Inspection to the railway adjustment
division, and A. NJ. Wilson from the journal
room to the inspection division.
THE SELECTION OF Hon. MARsHAL JEWELL
to be the chairman of the national republican
committee, gives confirmation to the rurnor
heretofore printed In THE STAR that he was the
fourth person urged to take the place, it having
been refused by Senator Cameron, w. E. Cnand-
Ter and Hon. Mr.. Platt OF New York. Mr..
Jewell, although not a delegate. attended the
Chicago convention and did all in his power to
influence the delegates to vote against General
Grants nomination. His selection to the Chair
manship OF the national committee, it is
thought, will not be acceptable to the Grant
wing OF the party, although it is urged that
they ought not to be lukeWarm inasinuch as
two of Gen. Grants friends refused the place.
Senator Dorsey, who was elected secretary of
the committee, is an ardent Grant man. He
was chairman OF the Arkansas delegation to the
Chicago convention and voted its twelve solid
votes on every ballot for Gen. Grant,
PERsoNAI--Mr. Coreoran left this morning
for White sulphur Springs, where he will re-
in New York;-Rey. Edward ". Blyden, DID.
president OF Liberia College, Africa, and Minis
ter from Liberia to England, Is In the city,
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett left Washing
Hartford, where they expect to remain until
early autumn.-Rev. G. w. Denison, Mrs.
Denison, and Mr.. W. s. Eaton, assistant ap-
and his wife are at Fortress Monroe.-Among
the late arrivals at the Gettysburg Springs
Hotel are the following Washingtonians: Rear
tain G. B. Haycock, U. S. M. C.-Mr.
James R Young has returned from Colorado
Mr. and Mrs E. G. Cutter have gone to swamp
Branch. but will go next week to Saratoga, and
afterwards to the White Mountatns-Senator
Edmunds pays taxes at Burlington on a valua-
81. .3O4.3O at Augusta.-HOn. H. r. Hulburd,
formerly comptroller OF the currency, is now
known to have been lost on the steamer Sea
is spending the summer at Bridgeport,
Conn.-Gen. and Mrs. Jeffries and Mr. b. A.
Chambers Of this city; are registered at Coney
tor OF Music by Yale college yesterday.-Hon.
Charles Payson, Assistant Secretary Of State,
VIII spend the summer with his family at Mar
ragansett P1er.-It is said that after resting
three or four months Mr.. Moody will under
take-to get up revival In Washington.
CHARGES AGAINST AN INDIAN AGENr.-The
Secretary OF the Interior Is in receipt of charges
filed by Senator Plumb against Indian agent j.
S. Shorb and his wife, Mrs. Amanda Shorb, of
the sac and Fox agency, Indian territory. Mrs.
Shorb Is superintendent OF the Sac and Fox
Manual Labor School, and the charges against
her relate principally to the acknowledgement OF
that school They are signed by A. II. Ktrtley,
farmer; Belle Stevens, teacher. and Clara VIII
forced to give up their positions by the brutality
Of Agent Shorb and his wife, and are indorsed
by NJ. E. Milford. clerk; E. B. Fem, physician
Il: Il. Miggans. blacksmith, and c. Hutchinson,
carpenter, at the agency. 1t is alleged that
ShorD has, since october, 1879, appropriated to
the use OF himself and his family provisions
and goods belonging to the Manual Labor
school, including Two barrels Of seed potatoes
fresh and corned beef, hay, corn, vegetables
peaches, the milk from five COWS, pillows, pill
Eys.f g4oa.. clock e "a. rocking ehair and
school. He is charged with forcing the mis-
sion seamstress TO cut and make clothes for his
quartered at the mission, at the expense of the
employ es. Mrs. Shorb, the superintendent of
tne Manual Labor school is also accused of
neglect OF duty. IL Is said that she does not,
and never did, rsside at the mission and that
her attendance there does not average two and
half hours day. She orders the seamstress
OF the mission to make clothes for her son and
daughter. The agent and his wife are Charged
WIN allowing ''disreputable woman" to visit
Tue mission and make use OF prOfane, immoral.
ana obscene language In presence OF the en-
pioyeS and Children OF the school. Mrs. Seely.
the seamstreSS at the school, makes use of pro.
Zane and obscene language, and uses tobacco.
ana Is not proper woman to associate with
Finally, Mr.. Kirtley says that Agent Shorb
threatened 10 Kill him On the 14th Of May, and
ne ne Is In constant fear of his life. Senator
fiumo says II the charges are sustained Shorb
VIII De removed The Interior department will
seEu a special agent to the agency to inveStl-
gate the allegations.
THIRD CALL FOR REDEMPTION OF OLD WASH.
INGToN CORPORATION SToCK.-The following
call, the third, for the redemption of 'sregis.
tered stock OF the late corporation of Washing
ton" was issued to-day:
Treasury or the United States, Washington,
D. c., July 8, 1880. BY virtue of authority given
by the act OF the legislative assembly of the
District Of Columbia approved August 10, 1871,
entitled IAN act to create commissioners Of the
sinking fund and to prescribe their duties, I" and
the seventh section OF the act OF Congress ap-
proved June II, 1875, entitled 'an act to provide
permanent form OF government for the Dis
trict Of Columbia" !" hereby give notice that the
principaland accrued interest Of the stock here
ln-Oei0W DESIGNATED. known az ssroQfStafpd