Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-05
Washington News and Gossip.

Sne paIues In New YORK engaged In getting up
charges against Commissioner Rollins, arrived
in this city last evening to look up testimony
to sustain tie charges, bnt left again this morn
ing on the early tram for New York. Com
missioner Rollins has received no summons to
appear in New York, and has no intention O
visiting that city. As stated by us yesterday,
ne will visit his family In Manchester, ~ H.,
In the course OF a few days, if he can make l.
convenient TO leave his official duties for a
short time. Nothing new in the Buckley in.
vestgation has transpired to-day the further
examination of the case in New York having
been adjourned until Monday next, after tax.
ing the testimony Of one witness as to the ca
pacity OF certain distllery in that city.
RETURN OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY EARRING
roH-A MYSTERIOUS AssAULT.-District At.
torney Darlington, of this city, has Just re.
turned from visit to his mother at Charlottes-
VILE, va. The evening Of his arrival there an
assault with slung shot was attempted upon
him by an unknown assassin, who hung around
the house for that purpose. Mr.. Carrington's
brother happening to step out, the man mis-
took him for the District Attorney. and struck
him down with his weapon, following up the
assault with several other blows. Aroused by
the groans OF the wounded man those inside
rushed out and the assassin fled.
REDUCTION OF FORCE AT THE TRRAsURY-
About the latter part OF the present month there
Will be quite heavy reduction os force in the
various bureaus of the Treasury Department,
the appropriations being inadeq nate for the
present force. The number to be dismissed has
not yet been determined upon, though it is
thought about two hundred will be dispensed
with, certainly not less than one hundred and
twenty-five large number of whom are
female clerks. The reduction will be In every
bureau Of the department, and be among those
employees who are the least efficient
BINCKLRY.-A number of New York Demo-
Gratis, including Mr.. VIM. T.. Robinson, mem
Der of Congress, have been here urging the
President to recall Binckley, who they say has
been turning the movement to get rid OF MIR.
Rollins into IiGcule.
GENERAL +. T. DENT, A. ID. g. on the staff
of the General in chief arrived here Yesterday
evening from the West where he has been with
General Grant. Gen. Dent was accompanied
home by Master U. 5. Grant, jr., the second
son of Gen. Grant. Gen. Dent reports that
Gen. Grant and family are at the latters resi-
dence in Galena, enjoying excellent health
and looking remarkably well. Gen. Grant
will not return to Washington before the mid
die Of October next. Gen. Dent will remain
here few days, but will join Gen. Grant in
Galena before October, and return TO Washing
ton with him. General ID. visits here for the
purpose of returning his children and Master
Grant to school
COLLECTOR APPOINTKD.-The Secretary of
the Treasury to-day appointed Chas. G. Dame
Collector of Internal Revenue for the Fifth
Massachusetts District in place Of ]. Ineent
Brown deceased.
MORE SUPERVISORS NoMINArED.-Hon. E.
A. Rollins. Commissioner Internal Revenue
this morning transmitted to Secretary McCul.
loch six nominations for supervisors hips, under
the new Internal revenue la W, making the whole
number nominated up to this time twenty, and
leaving five more yet to be nominated to COM
plete the number authorized by law. Tie Sec
retary and Commissioner had another consul
tation upon the subject this morning but no
appointments have yet been determined up N.
WHAT GENERAL RosECRANs SAYs-3enera
Rosecrans, when here on his return from
White Sulphur Springs, sent to an old friend
substantially the following message: Tell -
that be need not be afraid that am going to be
used by any set OF politicians, or in the interest
of any political party"
CAPTAIN Mp. HARRISON has been detached
from duty IN charge of the Hydrographic Ohice
from the 3Oth of September, and ordered to the
Naval Academy, as Commandant OF MidshIp-
men.
eCoNTRACT AwARDID.-Major George Bell
Commissary of Subsistence Department of
Washington, has awarded the contract for
furnishing 500 barrels OF No. l flour to ID. L.
Shoemaker, at S12. 10 per barrel, and 900 barrels
OF No. flour to VIM. w. Gait, at S1l per
barrel, they being the lowest bidder.
"TRIBUrEs OF THE NATIONS TO ABRAHAM
LINCoLN."-I. will be remembered that at the
last session Of Congress resolution was passed
authorizing the State Department to publish
the letters OF coincidence received upon the
death OF the late President Lincoln, tor distri.
button to Foreign Governments, societies, &c.
The book has been prepared and bound in a
handsome manner by the Department, and
makes very neat volume. large number
OF applications haue been received from per.
sons through III the country for copies Of the
same, but they cannot be supplied, and q cir.
cular is sent to each applicant stating that the
book is only intended for distribution to the
Governments, Corporations, and Societies
whose expressions of coincidence are published
in the volume.
APPOINTMENTS OF GAueERs AND STORE.
KKEPERs.-The Secretary of the Treasury to-
day made the following appointments Of store
keepers and guagers, under the new Internal
Revenue law:
Storekeepers-Otis q. Perkins, Milwaukee,
Wis; David Walsh, Chicago, ILL.,; Daniel
Dempsey, New York city: Augustus G Weis-
sert, Milwaukee, Wis; Robert p. Gardner,
Buffalo, N. X.
Gaugers-A. Il. King, 1st Illinois; Peter Ste.
man. ath Pennsy lvania; ]. L. s. Ladd, 9th
Missouri: &. .. Townsend, LIST Illinois; Angus.
tus Bruning, lst Illinois.
PoLITIcAL.-william B. Allison, after a
warm contest, has been renomi mated for Con.
gyess by the Republicans of the Third district
of Iowa. This completes the Republican NOM
inations. The election will be held this year
in November.
George W. Woodward has again beer
nominated for Congress in the Luzerne and
Susquehanna district, Pennsylvania There
was considerable opposI'ion TO him in the
party.
- Minnesota has been stirred to its profound.
est depths by the Donnelly and anti.Donnelly
hight. Both sides claim TO have carried the
primary electionsi In st. Paul, and nothing is
very clear in reference to the present condition
of the quarrel. Donnelly's last speech against
the Washburne family is most astonishing
specimen Of dirt. .fInging.
, We see it stated that the Democratic Ma
tional Committee has sent one hundred thous.
and dollars into Maine to carry the election,
against twenty-five thousand contributed by
the Republican party to the same end,
Baltimore city Democrats hold primary
meetings on Monday afternoon and night for
INVENTIONS Of the Second and Third Districts
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