Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-11
THE EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP,

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
No CABINET CHANCES IYTENDED.-Imme-
diately preceding or succeeding the elections,
the weather-wise reader OF the Washington
news almanac, will find in the October and
No yenber kalende, the mystical warning
"About this time leok out for rumors Of Caoi-
net changes" A special despatch 10 Satur-
days STAR. shows that some OF our New York
cotemporaries are predicting change in the
Cabinet, and even going so far as to name Rev
erdy johnson for Secretary OF State, and COL
lector Smythe for Postmaster General. We
have. taken some pains TO as scertain this mora
ing in official quarters the truth OF these pre-
dietions, and are convinced that they have no
substantial foundation, especially IN the in.
stance Of Collector Snythe Nothing is palmer
than that Postmaster General Randall will re.
main in President Johnson's Cabinet.
THE REPORT OF POSTMASTER GENERAL
RANDALL will be completed during this week,
and Will present a most interesting an favor.
able exhibit OF the national postal system. The
postal revenues for the year will exceed by
one million of dollars those Of the last fiscal
year, but the opening OF the expensive mail
service in the South will cause a slight def.
cheney IN the total financial exhibit, notwith.
standing this wonderful increase in the reye.
nue. while TO the expenses may be also added the
additional subsidies paid the ocean mail ser vice.
and the legal increase Of postmasters' salaries
1t il due to state that Postmaster General
Randall has renewed the Southern mail ser.
vice at much cheaper rates thaa have here.
tofore been paid. The slight deficiency will
be made MP by the incre lsing postal revenues
OF this fiscal year, so that by the time the
present Postmaster General has finished his
administration of the Post Office Department,
he will have the high satisfaction Of seeing it
established, mainly by his efforts, on q self.
sustaining blsis.
LRGIsLATIoN FOR OHIO. - Representative
Ashley has prepared, and will offer on the first
day Of the sc ssion OF Congress, a bill designed
to prevent the Ohio Legislature from re.dis-
tricting the State. 1t provides that a State
shall only be re-districted every ten years after
the taking of the census. The object OF this bill
is 10 prevent the Democrats in that State from
so changing the Congressional districts as to
elect next " II two-thirds OF the Congressman.
THE NEW YORK EVENING MAIL is q lively,
readable paper, but 1t fails to render unto Cae.
sar the things that are Caesars. We notice
good deal of our STAR gossip in its editorial
columns, uncredted, and this is the fate of ar.
tielcs OF the length Of "Club Life in Washing.
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The NEW BRITISH MINISTER TO WASHING.
ToN.-Mr. Edward Thornton, who has been
appointed as the successor of SIR Frederick
BI uce, received previously the appointment of
British Minister to Portugal, which be had
desired IS he is connected by marriage with
several leading Portuguese families 1t is by no
means certain that be will not prefer Lisbon
to Washington as a residence, in which case
the British Government will have to appoint
another minister here, but will have gained
two months dosirable delay in the settlement
OF questions connected with the rebellion.
AVALrABLR PAPBR.-The report of Hon
Joseph ;. Wilson, Commissioner of the Gene
eral Land Office, Will be accompanied by a
valuable paper prepared by Mr.. Wilson, show
ing the quantity OF precious and usefuI metals
taken from the mines in this country since the
discovery of the same, and what quantities
have been furnished by other countries II
further shows the great area of this couptrv
occup led by coal mines and the ratio that we
possess as compared with other nations. The
Commissioner has been at work on this for
several years past, and it contains much val
liable information.
GENERAL GRANT has directed that no leaves
OF absence for army officers shall be granted
or even considered, unless applied for through
the regular channels, ana that the applications
n06Q6O.
FAILED-The friends of DIR. MacGowau.
formerly Of this city, VINO were interested In
his scheme for introducing the telegraph into
China, will be sorry to learn that the enter.
prise has been abandoned
The difficulty is not stated, but the Celes.
tials Were probably opposed to the introduc.
tion OF anything into their country which thew
couldn't show had been invented ana in use
there a couple Of dozen centuries ago.
PATENTS TO BE IssUED-For the week end.
ing on I uesday, November 10Th, three hundred
and forty patents will be issued from the Pa.
tent Once. During the past week five hun.
dred and seventy-eight applications and eigh.
ty nine caveats have been filed.
PATENT TO A WAsHrNGToNIAN- Among
the patents to be issued on Tuesday next is
one to Antonio Pelletisr, OF this city, for an
improved composition for coating wood, iron,
paper, &c.
THE JEFF. DAVIS TRIAL ONCE MoRE-On
Saturday District Attorney Chandler, OF Va
telegraphed to the counsel Of JEFF. Davis, MIR.
Evarfs, OF New York, to meet him and GenI
Wells here for consultation relative to the post
ponement Of that trial. Davis counsel are de-
sirous OF having it postponed until May next
but Mr. Chandler wants it to come on now.
GARIBALDI AND THE UNITED STATEs.-It
is said in ofdcial circles that Garibaldi, who
was staunch friend of the Union during the
rebellion, is TO be OH cially rendered An asylum
IN the United States.
sTHI WEST INDIA PURCHASE FOR UNITED
STATBs NAVAL STATIoN.-M. De Billie, re.
Gently Secretary Of the Danish Legation at
Paris, has arrived here, empowered to sell
the Danish West India Islands TO the United
States Mr.. Seward is anxious to purchase
them, and has offered seven millions CT dol
lars, while the Danish Government demand
fifteen millions in cold.
CoNGRRse AND THE BANKs.-The officisls in
the Treasury Department are expecting fierce