Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-08
Washington News and Gossip.

Ahk REVENUE COhAlsS1ONkRtHlP 6lUES-
TloN.-It was yesterday decided that the ques
ton of the status OF the Revenue Commission
ershIp should to-day be formally referred TO
Attorney General Evarts for his opinion. I'm.
til this is submitted, which will not be till
some time next week, no action will be taken
on the subject. As it Is desired TO give the new
Commissioner, should one be appointed, full
control Of the bureau, no appointments Of su-
pervisors will Be made for the present, unless
some SPECIAL exigency should make action ne
cessary in particular districts. 1t has been said
that Attorney General Evarts in private has
expressed the opinion that the Office Is not va
cant, but the probability of his giving an opin-
ion beforehand on a subject he knew would
likely come before him formally is, at least
questionable.
MIR. Evarts is expected to give his opinion on
Tuesday next, and no appointment of a sue.
cessor to Mr.. Rollins is expected to be made
until after the opinion shall have been pre-
sented to the President
GEN. FICKBRs. late of the u. 5. Legation TO
Chilli, has left Washington to fill engagements
to speak in New York, New Jersey, and Penn
sylvania for Grant and Colfax.
THE PRACTICE SQUADRON from the Naval
Academy is expected 10 arrive back on the lst
ceive leave of absence until October.
GENERAL GRANT, with his family, will
reach Galena, Ill, to-day, and will remain
there for two weeks or more. Preparations
are making 10 receive him.
We HEAR from the Greenbriar White Sal
phur Springs. that the season there is opening
brilliantly, and that the number OF guests at
m ods NV han hnn rho
aggregate AT the height of the season last year.
Among the sOJourners are General Price, tenn
porary Chairman OF the New York Conven-
tiOn; COL Hooker, Attorney General of Missis-
sippI; Judge Marshall, of Maryland; Colonel
Green, OF South Carolina; Prof. N. X. Smith,
OF Baltimore, recently returned from Europe;
Col. Beaurcgard, brother of General Beaure-
gard. General X. L. Lee is daily expected.and
General Beauregard has rooms engaged to be
occupied by himself on the 10Th instant Gen
eral II. A. Wise is also expected there this
week. There are more guests from Mar yland
than from any other State.
Hon. A. w. CLARK, u 5 Consul at Vaipa.
raiso. has been appointed Charge d. Affairs at
Santiago, Chilli, during the absence of General
Fitzpatrick, the Minister, who is about to return
home for few months.
GkNERAL BCTLRR'S SUIT.-We see il stated
that the suit OF Messrs. Kim berly Bros. against
General Butler, Tor alleged extortion of money,
will probably be heard in the Circuit Court OF
the United States al Washington.
GENERAL ROsRCEANs arrived here this
morning and had an interview with the Presi-
dent, with reference to his Mexican Mission.
"DOING" THE BATTLE-FIRLDs.-Afew few days
ago two young students of Yale set ou, to do
the Virginia battle.fields. They returned 10
Washington last night. and give narrative OF
their experience that is quite refreshing. With
the speed OF a ''carpet.bagger'' $50 called) they
rushed directly ON TO Richmond, arriving IN
the morning, went down and took a look at
Libby, asked policeman if there was any.
thing TO see about the city, and were sho wn an
old redoubt at the extremity Of one of the
streets. This they recounotered, ana by re-
turn train came 10 Washington. They say that
the Wilderness battlefield don't amount to
much as seen from the Fredericksburg and
Richmond cars, and as for the defences of RcL.
mond they are OF the opinion that there was a
great deal Of s'ioolin" in taking them. Passing
Mount Vernon they applied themselves yigor-
ously TO the officers Of the road for information
respecting the place, and were an xious to know
If il would pay 10 60 there. They were told
that some thought it did, but one remarked
that their diaries Of the trip Were already pref
ty full, and they guessed they wouldn't bother
with It. The report Of their trip will doubtless
be highly interesting to Yale and their neigh
bors, who made excursions with muskets to
those scenes Jew years ago.
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