Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-30
EVENING STAR.
Warrington News and Gossip.

Warrington News and Gossip.
BAD ACCOUNTS FROM THE SourH-Adyices
received from the South by the Republican
Executive Committee are not enconraging.
MAJOR Moore, editor Of the San Antonia, Texas,
Express, (Repubiican,) who has Just arrived
here. says there is little hope for the recon.
struc,ion policy in that State. Ll;e and Drop.
erty are very insecure. In one week he chron-
ielsd fifteen assassinations and attempted assas-
sinanons in his paper.
member CT Governor Warmouth's staff
Just arrived from louisiana, says if the Presi-
dent does not respond TO the call for troops
which the Governor Will make in compliance
with the resolution just passed by the Legisla-
ture-the State will be practically in rebellion
He says the western part of the State ia wholly
under the control Of the Ku KIux Klan, who
ride about openly by daylight. Several of the
former rebel cavalry regiments have been
organized and called Seymour knights, and
the infantry companies Blair Guards.
THKAPPoISrNENT of the twenty five super.
visors provided for by the new tax bill has
been postponed for the present. The intention
OF the Law, which says they shall be appointed
by the Secretary Of the Treasury on the nomi-
nation Of the Commissioner of Revenue, was
10 give the latter control OF his officers; but
Secretary McCulloch, who has never agreed
very well with Commissioner Rollins about
the administration of his bureau, will delay
making appointments, even should nomina-
tlons be ssnt in, until Mr.. Johnson decides who
shall be Commissioner. This is a problem of
some difficnIty, as Mr.. Rollins holds that he
cannot legally be removed TO make place for
an ad interim.
REDUCTION OF THE NAVAL FoRCE.-ln con-
sequence Of the act Of Congress, authorizing a
reduction Of the naval force Of the United
States, Secretary Welles will soon order out of
commission number OF vessels belonging TO
the navy, and already orders are being prepared
Withdrawing one or two vessels from each of
the1orsign squadrons, whose crews viii be
discharged and the officers placed on shore
duty. 1t is not yet known what vessels will
be ordered home, as they will b those which
can best be dispensed with by the commanders
OF the various squadrons.
The PRESIDENTS POSITION ON THE FUND
ING BILL.-An impression prevails In some
quarters that the President is yet considering
whether he will sic n the funding bill. ssData.''
however, writes 20 the Sun that the President
positively refused 10 sign the funding bill when
II was submitted 10 hum. before the adjourn.
ment of Congress on Monday last: that he is
not considering whether he shall approve it or
not, and that he does not agree with the con-
struction IS 70 ,he running Of the constitution.
al ts days. adopted by some, bur treats the
adjournment as complete, so Tar as il affects
bills submitted 10 bin for bis approval.
The BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
John W. Garrett. Esq, he President Of
The Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad. with char.
acteristie energy has n large force engaged
IN repairing the road nesr Ellicu:t City, which
was injured by the late flood, and the entire
read VIII soon be in running order. The
damsge TO the road is much greater than was s.
first supposed, and exceeds any previous
calamity TO It. line of stages and hacks run
daily to Frederick. beyond which place the read
is in perfect order.
ALAsKA.-The Government on Tuesday
eonsummated the Alaska purchase by signing
al the State Department a draft iOr s7,a0O,0 ,0OO
for the payment OF the purchase money. The
dram was delivered to the Russian Minister,
and the proper papers in return exchanged.
SENoR DoS MARIANA SANCHEZ FoH9EcIrIA.
Charge d'Afiairs Of Chill, and family, left this
morning for Saratoga, Niagara, and q trip
through the Canadas, to be absent about a
month During his absence the affairs Of the
mission Will be conducted by Senior Carrasco,
the Secretary OF Legation.
ElGar or nine years ago Brick Pomeroy