Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-02
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

TIE NEW EaUIPNErTs FOR TIE NKv Yong
AND WASHINGTON THROUGH LISR-To-day
four handsome thcroughfare passenger cars
have been placed upon the consClida,ed rail-
road line between this city and New York
These cars cost 5000 apieCs and are bpt a, in
siaiment OF ffty new cars which are beipg
built IN BALTIMORE, Wilmington, bel. and
Newark, N. j., for the through una Tbi.
number are 70 be partially divided ss foIlovs-
twenty Cay cars, seven smoking cars. five
compartment or parlor cars, We cars with r..
Ginning seats for night trains. and six sIeepipg
eAis' lnese cars are all provided with a new
system of heating and ventilation large water
eiosHs- improved seats, etc. and are larger
ana wider than the old cars They are pro-
'lded with rnssed platforms and automatic
eOuPIers, winch eneble passengers TO pass from
one car to another with safety while the train
Il In motion, and also prevent the snpi ieasant
IolIng and Jerking when trains suddedIy sion
OF start.
Among other improvements is an arranra
mem " hereby observed seats can be secured
IN advance Tor the compartment, chair or
sieePlng cars on any desired train. This will
enable families or other parties desiring To
travel together TO secure their seats with a
view 10 that purpose. An Office for the sale of
these tickets Will be opened in a central and
easiiy aecesSoie part OF The city. The company
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designed to secure easier riding, and ha. also
ntted up a ear with a new heating apparatus
IN which the fire is beIe " the car which is
heated by means of hues.
All OF these charges are being made by the
New Jersey and Camden and Amboy PhiIa
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore and Balti-
more and Ohio Railroads, through their execu-
i've officer and the general manager of the
New York and Washington through line, viii
liam Prescott Smith.
SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE EN-
RoUTE--United States Senator ]. T. Robert
son. from South Carolina, who leaves Charles.
ton for Washis gton to-day, addressed a Isr,a
Republican meeting in that city last night on
the political situation. Governor Merrill. r
Allison, James Wilson of Iowa, john A. Io.
gsn OF Illinois, and T.. G. Washburn were i'm
Chleago yesterday, oa their way 10 Washing
ton.
ukN GRANT, SECRETARY SCHoFIRLD. Qan
Geo. II. Thomas. Gen. Dent and a punb Of
other prominent army officers, will attend the
reunion OF the armies of Tennessee, Cunber
land, and Ohio, which takes place in Chicago
On the 10th instant. General Grant will re-
turn here about next Wednesday
We HEAR that the Sons of New Fn,land
resident in Washington ara Organizing for the
purpose of celebrating Forefather's Day on the
I'D instant, when they propose forming a New
England ASSOCIATION for social and charitable
purposes.
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAIIRoAD-Ths prasi
dent has accepted another section of twenty
miles OF the Central Pacific Railroad, extending
from the 3yOth to ilOth mile post east from
sacramento, and directed that the bonds be
issued 10 the company.
1t is thought thar by Saturday, the print
lng OF all the annual reports of Government
officials, including that of the Secretary of the
Treasury. as we'll as the Presidents messags
Will be completed and in the hands OF their
authors.
COMMISSIONER ROLLINS yesterday gave the
first directions under the opinion of the Attor-
hey General relative to redistillation, specify.
ing the particular process of distillation, by
winch the law will be complied with, Ia accor-
dance with the construction of Mr.. Evarts.
ORDER SUsPENDED.-The order mastering
out Paymasters Taylor, Drew, Tucker, Dyer,
Robinson. Brooman, TruesdiII, and Moore.
after January 1st, issued on Monday, has been
amended by Secretary Schofeld, so ss to
muster them out on February LIST, 1859.
SECRETARY SCHopIFLD will leave here this
evening for Fort Delaware, TO witness the
experimental firing which takes place there
tomorrow.
GIN. ChAs. y. STOSl- who was Major Gene
raj commanding the Division composed Of the
Ninth Infantry, Eighth volunteers, and First
New Hampshire regiments in 1861, is now re-
siding near Richmond, and has charge of the
TTedegar Iron Works.
BREvET BRIG. GIN X ". KIREHAx, Deputy
Quartermaster General, has been granted leave
Of absence for six months, with permission TO
leave the United States.
SENATOR HOWE, who has recently arrived.
here, says that the Statement, made that he is
candidate for position in Grants Cabinet, Is
without foundation, and that ne would not ac-
cept such a position If rendered.
PERsONAL.-Hon. F. W. Kellogg, OF Ala, is
al the National .-..LieHtenant Governor r
q. Wintersmith, Of KY, Hon. Jas. Brooks, of
n. \, Hon. VIM. Mungen, OF Ohio, Hon. NJ.
Vidal, Of La, and Thomas e.. Durant, Esq,
President OF the Pacific Railroad, are at Will
lards- Major John Hay, of Ill, is at the
Owen House.
LETTER PROM SECRETARY SEWARD to the
American Consul at Panama, dated October
-, directs him to admonish American citizens
that they have no claim for protection from
tins Government II they take part In the civil
wars Of Panama; also instruct Is him to demand
protection 10 United States citizens, and prompt
redress and indemnify for any In Jury received;
also, that he shall insist that American citizens
shall not be required 10 submit 10 forced loans,
or perform military duty IN the service OF
either party. The naval commanders have
teen instructed to afford full prote ction to any
cItirs Is IL hanger.
NAVAL OKDEEs.-Second Assistant Engi-
neer John Lowe has been detached from the
Washington Navy Yard and ordered TO the
TaIlapoOsa
Lieut. Commander VIM. A. Van Week has
been ordered 10 The Saratoga.
COUNTY CLERK--General Stoneman, Com
mander of the First Military District, has
appointed Samuel ID. williamson Clerk of the
County Court for Campbell county, Va, aud
rhe appointment has been approved oy General
Grant.
TIE INTERNAL RHvKsUE-The report of
Commissioner Rollins for the fiscal year end
Ing June 30 Is6s Will show that the total ex-
pense of axseesipg the revenue for the year was
soIi293l The total expense Of collection for
the same period was s2.406.+ss. exclusive of