Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-26


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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TopAy.-Internal rev.
enue, s434, ,O41; customs, $933, 3,O47..
J. WHITE was yesterday appointed fourth
class postmaster at Hope, Md.
The U. 8. 8. BALTIMORE arrived at st. Vim
cent today en- route to Chill.
BONDS REDEEMED.-The amount Of Az per
cent bonds redeemed yesterday WAS s9l 500,
making the total to date $11, 1877 900.
A FIvE-DoLLAR CoNscIENcE.-A conscience
contribution Of IS was received at the Treas
ury Department yesterday from a man in
Nashville, Tenn, signing himself J.S.F.
FROM SHEBMAN's OLD REaIMENT.-Coi. H.
8. Gibson, commanding the third artillery, in
which regiment the late Gen. Sherman was at
one time n subaltern, has issued general order
eulogizing the memory of the dead soldier and
commencing his example to his followers.
PROMOTIONS IN THE PosT OFFICE DEPART
MENT.-The following promotions have been
made in the Office of the third assistant post
master: Miss Elizabeth E. Blood of Maine from
81 200 to u, 400 and Harry NJ. Chapman Of
Maryland from 81, 900 to $1,200. Office of
mail depredations: John D. Hunt of Virginia
from $500 to $1,000.
CouNTERFErrERs ARREsrED.-The chief Of
the secret service division is informed Of the
arrest by Operator McSweeney yesterday ct
Johnstown, Fa., of James T. Myers and George
Hadley for passing counterfeit standard silver
dollars, and Of Benjamin Reese for having in
his possession three counterfeit dollars and
four plaster Of paris molis for making them.
INCREASED REvENUEs.-The total collections
Of internal revenue during the first seven
months Of the fiscal year ending June 80, 1891.
were ss7 900, ,9s5, being s7,4s7, ,412 more than
the collections during the corresponding period
OF the previous fiscal year. The increase was
u ,SSf ,l72: on fermented liquors. 81 $40. .060; on
oleomargarine, slOO, 712, and on miscellaneous,
S95, 525.
REVENUE APPoINTMENrs.-The acting secre-
tary of the treasury has made the following ap-
pointments in the internal revenue service:
William G. Hurt, at Murray, KY
grass, Beattyyille. KY; John P. Alumbaugh,
Station Camp, KY; Charles NJ. Hoffman,
Lowell, NC: Calvin Z. Farmer, Solitude, NC. i:
Joel Cloud, Pleasant, NC; VIM. Snmmey. Gas-
toria, NC; Columbus W. Burton, Bold Creek.
NC; John w. Lay, Gastoria, NC; Sylvester
T. Hinshaw, Chestnut, Ridge, NC.
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ExAcTINa Duty on NATURAL As--The
Treasury Department has approved the action
Of the collector Of customs at Buffalo, NY, ex-
acting duty on natural gas imported into that
district in pipes nnder the Niagara river from
the interior of Canada. Assistant Secretary
Spaulding has informed the collector that no
by him of requiring daily entries of estimated
quantities and the liquidation at the end of the
months according to the quantities shown by
the returns Of the meter.
The INrERcoNTrNENTAL RAILwAY.-Secretary
Proctor has selected the following officers for
duty in connection with the survey and loca-
ton of the proposed intercontinental railway
connecting North. Central and South America:
Capt Edgar L. Stecver, third cavalry; First
Lients. :. N. FOote, fourth artillery, and
Arthur Williams, third infantry; Second Lieuts.
A. s. Rowan, ninth infantry: A. T.. Burlington.
seventh infantry; C. A. Hedekins, third cavalry,
and Samuel Reber, fourth cavalry. Three other
officers are yet to be selected, making ten
in all.
New BAsKs.-The controller of the currency
has authorized the Peoples National Bank of
New Iberia. La, to begin business with q capi-
tai Of $4,000. The following applications for
authority, TO organize national banks have
b<.a slx.I nit th.ao ,1,<
tional Bank Of Gaithersburg, Nd, by H. C.
Miller, Gaithersburg, Nd. and his associat tes:
tho Virginia National Bank of Fredericksburg.
Va, by A. r. Howard, Fredericksburg, Va. and
his associates; the First National Bank of Mar
shall, Ill, by r. L. Duianey, Marshall, Ill, aud
his associates.
DR. RoYER, who was Indian agent at Pine
Ridge until his removal was demanded by the
military authorities, was in the city, but has
left for his home in South Dakota. The army
has full control at Pine Ridge just now. but it
is generally believed that within few months
(should there be no outbreak in the springl the
power will be retransferred to the Interior De-
partment. When this occurs DR.. Roger stands
q very good chance Of reappointment. There
was no charge against him in the department
and his removal was the direct enect Of what
the War Department called military neces-
sity."
LAhok 1b1ASohh IAaMkNIs.-AcslhG Secre-
tary Nettleton today issued warrants for the
payment of nearly $40. .000O 900 on account Of
pensions This amount was distributed among
the different agencies as follows: Augusta,
Me-, SI50, 900; Boston, 81. .500, 600; Columbus,
Ohio, IS, ,250 900; Concord. N. H., s750, 600; Des
Moines, $l,c00.000; Troy, q, SEQ 900; In
dianapolis, sa,550, 900; Knoxville, u, 800, 600;
Louisville. 81, ,000, 900; Milwaukee,, q. $50. .O0O
Kansas City, e2,A50,000 San Francisco,
800 600, making in all S1S, 800, 900, in addition
TO which e75s 600 were paid out on account Of
naval osnsions Yhe ran,1iyeu.an<a Pr