Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-22

hcCu Ioch mas confirmed tn. Ronult!ons
made by Commissioner Rollins, OF John lie ,ro
rs Supervisor OF the Internal Revenue Bure III
for the Distract composed OF the Safes o.
Maine, New Hampshire. and Vermont, and of
A. r. Fulton for the District OF Western Penn
sylVania. The commissions of these gentlsnel
will he FORWARDED immC d ately, and they will
AZ once enter upon the discharge of their
duties.
The Secretary has relected the Nominations
OF Il. +. Tracey and Spencer Kirby for Saoer-
VlSoTs OF The soIthefn d istr.c. OF New York
John l.. Smith for the Distric: of Indians. Jno.
t. Creamer for the States OF North and Sodth
Carolina, and X. r. Patterson for the Dissr.c.
OF TIE ssGe. The rejection OF Il. T. Tracey
VIZ acco mp luicd by note from the Sc cretary
stating that Mr.. I. was eminently qualified
Tor the position, but in the opinion of the Sec
re'a-y, his services Were Of more value II the
Government in the position he now occupies
Attorney for the Eastern District of New
YORK. Other appointments of Supervisors
viii be made IN few days by the secretary
and 1t is highly probable that the whole num-
btr twenty -tive) will be appointed before the
middle of Move nber.
IHE PRESSURE brought to belt upon Com
missioner Rollins by Western whisky men to
place such a construction on the Revenue Law
a
distillery without first paying tax, has been
very great fo- several iys. The law says no
redlsniiation shall de done within 81 K hundr. 4
feet OF dts .ilery, aud if the letter of the law
is adhered TO- nearly all the Western dis illeries
Will be compelled to suspend operations
General Schenck has informed the Commit
sioner that the Committee Of Ways and Means
did no. intend this construction - be pIae ID
upon the law when the bill was framed Conn
missioner Rollins and Secretary M,Culloch
were clo5eted two hours TO- day, discussing the
question but without coming to any conclu-
lion. IL is probable the que stion will be SUBJ
lhitted to Attorney General Evarts for bis
opinion.
CHANGES N THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT,
Jpun the recommendation OF the Chief of Ord
nance, the following changes OF ST atoms OF ord
nance officers have been made:-Brevet Major
j. M Whittemore, from WatervlIet Arsenal,
New York, to Watertown Arsenal, Mas. Bre-
vet Ma or A. Il. Burlington, from Wat:rtown
Arsenal, Mass, to WatcrvIiet Arsenal, New
York; Captain J. =. Farley, from the Wishing
ION Arsenal TO Frankford Arsenal, Pa: Erevet
Major J. X. McGinness, from duty in the Ord
nance Bureau at Washington ID. g., TO the
Springfield Armory, Mass; Brevet Captain F.
Ii. Phipps, from the Watert wn Arsenal to the
Washington %. O. Arsenal: Brevet Major
m ,. B-bee, from FTankfoTi Arsenal, Pnila-
deiphla TO fortre Monroe, Va Second Lea.
tenant Isaac w. Maglay, from the Springfield
hrmory 10 Headquarters Department of tae
Platte.
DEPARTURE or GENERAL HANCOcK-The
Secretary OF War having issued an order in a..
cordance with The reQue I of General Ha cock
directing that the Headquarters of the Depart
ment OF the Atlautic be removed from Wash
Ington 10 New York. the Headquarters Will be
estabii he'd i'll thar cry tomorrow or next day.
General Hancock leaves this evening, and will
be followed by his staf and attaches who VIII
superlntend the removal of the records, &c
The General called upon the Pre- gident and
Seoreary of War this morning and took l. I'VE
OF the m prior 10 has departure.
TIE FRIENDS or OLMsTEAD, the ALLEGED d.
faulting clerk OF the Post Office Department.
were TO be prepared with b.ul to-day at one
O'Clock. but up to the hour we 20 10 press they
had nOt appeared. Unless bal is found very
soon the pI soner 1T is said will b. sent 10 iLiI
TIE ALABAMA ACLAINs.-Dispatches received
by the Government yesterday, announce that
the question OF the settlement of the Alabama
Claims has been referred for arbltrament to the
King Of Prussia, and not the Emperor OF Rus
sia, rs stated in a cable dispatch to the Associ-
.'ftri Press yesterday.
DISPATCH received here this morning from
New York, announces that the Dcmociaac
National Executive Committee Will meet ia
Philadelphia to. morrow.
X. I. McLAIN, ESQ, Cb,"f Clerk of the De-
partment OF Agriculture, LEFT the city to-day
for the purpose OF representing said Depirt-
-nent AZ the FAIR OF the Frederick County Agr.-
cUlfUTal sJciefy. now IN session nj Frederick
city, Did.
BREvET BRIG. GES'L 1READwELL MOORE,
Suartermaster. has been ordered TO repair to
Troy, y. Y. and there await orders.
RETURN OF GENERAL GRANT.-It is now
said here that General Grant talks OF port
poning his return TO this city until after the
Presidential election.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts to-day
from this source We're S2Y9, 1856.