Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-27


'mmissions in the army: q. A. Dapray. OF the
d. OF c.; Alex. Tracy Dean, DC, Lawrence T.
Hearn, KY; Henry w. Hovey. N. Y; Edward
Lloyd, -; John A. Lockwood, d. c.; Ed Cave
Mayhem, NY; James McCarty, Pa: Frank B.
Mccoy. Ca; VIM. A. Mercer, Conn.,; Edward Fl
Weber, Pa
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssEIs-The Talla-
poosa left yesterday the League Island navy
yard for New York. The {. s. steamer Constl-
tuition arrived at Newport yesterday.
SECRETARY OF WAR RAMSEY left today for a
ten days visit to New England.
SECRETARY SHERMAN Is the only cabinet officer
in the city.
Cost OF TRANSPORTING SILvER-The trans
portation OF silver Is becoming a serious ques-
ton in the Treasury department. The mint
and subtreaSuTy In San Francesca are over
flowing with silver coin, and an application Is
made for the transfer east OF s., 100000. The
cost Of transporting this sum at the rates
charged by express companies and railroads
would be 100000, or one per cent. Silver bullion
costs more In San Francisco than In Ph!ladel
phta, and yet the silver dollar can only be used
for circulation In the middle and eastern states.
The question OF the mode in which this silver
can be transported and where 1t can be most
easily stored. and not exceed the amount OF the
$4,000 appropriated for vault room is the PROB.
lem before the Treasury department.
subsidiary SILVER CoINs-In order to
arrive at some general estimate of the amount
OF outstanding subsidiary silver coins bearing
date prior to 1875, the date OF the new silver
law, the treasurer quite lately caused ten
thousand dollars In silver coin to be separated
and examined. 1t was found that twenty-seven
per cent. OF the amount bore date prior to 1915,
and the treasurer now thinks there fs no doubt
that fully 25 per cent OF the silver coin in ctrcu-
aion Is Of me coinage prior to 1873 As there
coin In circulation of the issue of 1875 the total
am unit In circulation Including the Old coin
age, viii not be far from thirty-one millions.
MEXICAN TROOPS AFTER VICToRIA.-The fol-
lowing telegram has been received at the War
department.:
San Francisco, July rs, 1Ss0.-T0 the Adj,ttant
General: have a long dispatch from Santa Fe
forwarding d1Spstch from Mexican General
Ealle, dated COr1Zela, 18th. via Fort Bliss, 18TH
saying that he had taken the field against Vic.
torta with 800 cavalry and $50 infantry, and he's
authority to cross the line sent him by our
President. This Las no doubt gone up through
MCDOWELL, Major General
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF MRRcHANDIsK-
The preliminary report OF the bureau OF stats.
tics for the last fiscal year shows that the value
Of the exports OF merchandise during the year
ended June 80, 1850, exceeded the value OF the
exports Of merchandise during the preceding
yearabout 1925 600, or Is per cent; and that
the value of the imports OF merchandise during
the year ended June 80, 1850, exceeded the
value OF such imports during the preceding
crease In the value Of the imports of merchan-
disc exceeded the increase In the value of the
exports nearly ss7 600. The value Of the
imports and exports of merchandise during the
fiscal year Just closed exceeded the value of
such imports and exports during the preceding
year about $347 0O0, ,OOO-an increase of 80 per
1ap Sf the or
the fact that the value OF the imports and ex-
ports of merchandise during the fiscal year Just
closed amounted to 81 500, ,679, ,4S9, being about
potts and exports OF 1870, and nearly 119 per
cent greater than the value OF the imports and
exports OF 1850.
TEE PRESIDENTS CALIFORNIA TRIP. - The
fact that the President intends early In Sep
tember 10 make a trip to the Pacific coast has
been construed In some quarters to mean that
he proposes to make number OF set campaign
true that the President intends to visit Cali
fornia, and while 1t Is true he expects that he
Will be called upon to address its citizens, it is
not true that his trip west means political
movement in anybody's interest.
No ADULTERATRD GOODS HKRE.-Capt. Chas,
Smart, assistant surgeon, L. S. A., who analyzed
the water OF Memphis. and who has been per-
forming, other duties under the national board
OF health, Is now engaged In an analysis of food
throughout the country. He has examined
large number OF samples OF sugars. teas. &c.
from our stores In this city, and In his search
found but one sample a1ulterated, and that was
a low priced sugar.
PERsoNAL.-Secretary Thompson arrived at
the Mare Island navy yard yesterday.-Law-
renee Sands and wife, Mrs. F. NJ. Alexander,
James Anderson and wife and Wm Logan and
wife, OF Washington, were registered at Coney
Island yesterday.-Mr Webb Hayes has re-
turned to the city from his western trip -
secretary Schurz is expected to arrive In San
francisco to-day.-Senator Cameron isin New
York.-Dr Joseph Taber johnson has gone to
Long Island for brief vacation-Mr w. E.
Foster. OF the Hawaiian Islands is in the city
With his wife, en- route to Toronto Canada, as
LOO.F.-Count Camporeale OF the Italian
legation Aristarcht Bey. Major Twining and
James G.: BeIret. of Washington. We're regis
tered In New York last eyening.-Dr. W. j.
Hoffman viii leave with his family on satur-
day, for Round Hill, Va, where he intends to
occupy his time making sketches for the Hio-
tory OF the Sign Language, which will appear
the coming Winter.-O. L. Pruden, assistant
private secretary to the President, has left the
city for months vacation to be passed With
his family at the seashore in New Jersey.
COLLECTOR MERRITT NOT TO BE REMovEp.-In
regard to the reported removal OF Collector
Merritt, OF New YORK. special from Washing
ton TO the Herald OF to-day says "a gentle
man prominent in national politics. and friendly
10 the administration, has been made the me-
diuin OF communicating to the administration
me proposed plan for strengthening the repub-
ncan cause In New York state, which In sub
stance asks for the removal of Collector Mer-
nit. OF the port OF New York. The matter has
been submitted to Secretary Sherman who. In
substance, said he had just returned from NeH
York city. where he met bankers, merchants
and business men representing nearly every
in portant branch OF Industry, as well as those
who are prominently identified with the polit-
cal parties. During his stay In New York he
had the best opportunity OF hearing free ex-
pIessiOnS OF opinion In regard to the manage
ment OF the custom house, and not single
complaint came to bis ear. On the contrary he
had stronger reasons for prafsing the admins
tratiOn or the custom house than ever before.
Ir there was just cause for change 1t would
be proper subject for consideration, but there
is none in bis opinion based upon actual con-
tact with those whose complaints would have
oeen entitled TO respectable hearing. He did
not doubt but what there were plenty OF men
who would be glad to have the change made.
collector Merritt being In every way acc ept-
able to the administration, he should not and
would not be removed or disturbed without
Just cause. The plea made for the cnange was
not sufheient 10 effect it, and Mr.. Merritt