Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-18
Washington News and Gossip.


ment, who has been on leave or absence tor the
past three months. has been accepted by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and Mr.. Clark's
connection with the department has ceased
Inc Joint Committee on Hetren chment, o
which Senator T. imuuds is chairman resumed
tner session at the Treasury Department to-
cay The examination of the affairs CT tae
Note Printing Bureau will be first in order
but the committee declined TO proceed with il
until MI Clark was utterly and finally dis
pensed with. The committee addressed a lei .
ter to the Secretary of the Treas ury last sum-
mer, stating the necessity OF Mr.. CIark's sus-
pension before any comslete or thorough ex
animation could be made The Secretary
responded that Mr.. CLARK would be- granted
TWO lnonths' leave OF absence, al the end
V4 winch Time his connection with the Dapart-
nent would cease permanently. The commit.
lee asceriained that, though Mr. Clark WAS
nop'Inally retired, yet he was still under the
pay OF the Department, and was present IN the
Bureau with much regularity. The committee
therefore declined to proceed with the exami
hailoh oi the employees until they were satis-
heu th;t' MI. Clark's relations TO the EMPLOYEES
would not be productive of detri ment to them
in case they testify to anything not fayorably
TO MIR. Clark.
OCE MINISTER TO PARAGUAY-HopE T. Il
WashburDe called upon Secretary Seward this
i"oi H'hs 10 ascertain the truth in regard to
certain statements recently published relative
10 the official conduct of his brother, G. A
"ashourne, IN not protecting the rights of
certain American citizens in Paraguay, to
which Government MIR. w. is our accredited
Minister. The State Department has reeeivad
no official information on the subject. and has
not been advised OF any Americans having
Tortured ~
retary Seward has been called TO these pub
lished statements concerning Minister Wash.
burnes conduct, but he places no confidence
N them.
REVENUE SUPERvIsoRs-The commission
OF John Oiney, as Supervisor of Internal Rev
enue for the District of Illinois, was for warded
TO him this morning. That Of Jos r. West. a.
SuperN sor FOR the State of louisiana has bee n
signed by the Secretary, but not vet forward.
ed, and II is said that Commissioner Rollins Is
not entirely satisfied with the appointment
though the matter may soon be settled and the
commission forwarded.
ANOTHER SUPERVISOR APPOINTED.-Secre-
tary McCulloch this morning appointed Geo.
Il. Williams a. Supervisor OF nternal Revenue
for the State of Indiana. The nomination of
MT. W iliIams vas made YES erday by Com
IaisSioner Rollins, In the place of John VI.
Commons, rejected by the Secresary.
TIE PAY PoR EIGHT Hours WoEK-It is
understood that the Attorney General has rem
OeTe0 al OPINION that under the recent law of
Congress all employees on Government work
are entitled 20 the same pay for eight hours
work As hey previously received Tor ten
THE PRESIDENT has appointed William II.
Russell 10 be Collector Of the Second District
of toHnecucur, vice Woodruff, deceased. Mr.
BabcOck, recently appointed declines.
PEE~ONAI.-Gen. Grant attended the opara-
at the Academy OF Music III Ne YORK lasr
night, instead of going 10 the complimentary
dinner 10 Attorney q eneTal Evarts. ..--Perry
uller left here We sterday for New Orleans
---'Ten. Mcclellan is 10 supeTIntend :he con-
StrUcuOn OF Stevens battery, at a salary o
>tGtss year. 80. Admiral Semmes is ia Bal
unoTs for the purpose of revising the proofs OF
his book, which VIII soon be ready for press
MIR. HelmbOid. tke druggist. desires he
public 10 be Informed tnat The rumors circu-
lated uy some of me journals In regard TO his
sanity are wirhOu; foundation. Gen. Nc
Mahon, the new nited States Nj mister To Par
aguay. has. aIfIyt at Rio JaneIro n r.0te 10
The scene OF has labor>. Major General
fitzpatrick Will speak n Bergen. Decemo Del l.
Subject --'.>herman's March 10 The Sea-
TIE PoIET OF ROCKS RoAD.-To-day rails
Ht- heirg deposited along the Metropolitan
Branch o. the Baltimore ard Ohio Railroad
across II street, ort Delaware avenue 10 ist
street east, preparatory 10 gong ON with the
work. and tha necessary construction train
wall 0- h-re probably to-day, OF during this
week.
ADMIRAL FAEEAGTT's SUCCEs ssOR.-Rrar
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tory order 20 take commaDc Of The European
squadron, III place Of Admiral ID. G. Farragut,
detached. Admiral Ead;ord for some years
pas; nas tson command OF the Washington
Navy lTd.
Apvl'ES from MrXico state that NJ. Romero
wil! shortly TelurH to Washington a tle Mex
lean Minister.
g GENERAL DYEE, Che; Of Crdnanc,, III his
repOTt o" The Secretary OF War announces that
th- conversion Of the mUZzle- loading rnuskets
INTO breech -lotders has been successful ex-
pertinent, and ADVISES thai II be continued.
ATTORNEY GESEEAL EvARTs has delivered
an opinion on the red .srilli.tion of spirits in
vhlCE h. states that there is no Illustration or
evasion VI NJ revenue acts in the rcdistIlIatiou
Of low wines 10 the production OF proof spirits
before leaving the disaiI-ry.
GENERAL JAMES a. EKIN. I nited States
army, has been assigned to iuty as Acting
OuarteImaster General Of the army during
the temporary absence of Major Gen. Neigs.
-l
MAJOR GKNEEAL LORErZo THOMAS was in
Atlanta Georgia Sunday. lie Is inspect
ing the soldiers cemeteries An the South. and
has nearly concluded that duty, and Will soon
return to this city.
TIE DYER COURT or lNQUIRY.-In this
Court, yesterday, after our report closed, Col.
Benton and John Amsterdam Were examined
IN relation TO projectiles invented by General
Dyer, by the witness, Amsterdam and Others
largr amount OF record evidence was also
offered relative 10 the merits OF the different
pTOJectiles. AT this stage or the PROCEEDINGS
Dir. Field gave NOTICE that be should require
tie counsel for the accusers 10 give direction
10 their case. and show what they intended To
prove, AT d connect General Dyer with the evil
osnce already presented, Adjourned.
To-day the examination Of Mr. Amsterdam
in relation 10 his patents fur pToIectlles and
Assignments of tie same was continued. Am
s'erdam testified that the report OF ms evi-
dence published by the Congressional Com
mI'tee was incorrect in important particulars.
HIS answers had been mutilatsd, he said, and
words which he never uttered had bsan 10
stf'ed- and whole questions LETT out entirely.
ht case ls progressing very slowly, although
NE mem neTs OF The court are anXio2s 10 hurry