Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-18
Washington News and Gossip.

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recently had been employed in surveying the
Potomac. During the war he was det..iled for
service under General Grant and Admiral
Porter for duty as an engineer on the Mssis.
sippi, in the nerghborhood Of Vicksburg, and
his services there were officially recognized by
Admiral Porter Ga more than one occasion l.
was when on this duty he contracted the
disease, chronic dIarrhPa, OF which he died
Mr.. Fensall was a graduate of Georyetow wn
College. He was thirty three years Of age and
possessed such traits of character as to draw
around him many friends, a large number of
whom are IN this city. HIS remains Will
arrive here tomorrow morning, and be taken
to the lamily residence, from whence thA
funeral will take place
HARD ON THE LoBBY.-A Washington cor.
respondent of Vermont paper in a lie, ter ON
the workings OF the lobby in the Capitol say.
the lobbyists are simply amblers, who risk
nothing. They have no influence whatever
with Congressmen except to prejudice them
against any claims they may FAVOR. The
shrewdest ones never &c near a Congressman,
although they may profess to the victim to be
manip ulating his claim, but they simply wait,
and when the claim is granted, although
through no influence whatever of their own
they quietly demand their share. The writer
We
attempted to represent himself personally as
Ben. Butler.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE UKIMBRoGLro.-With
the return of Attorney General Evarts to
washington (he arrived this morning) il Is ex-
peeted that some immediate action will be
taken towards bringing to close the Internal
Revenue imbroglio. as certain questions con-
nected Herewith will, it is understood, be re.
ferred directly to that officer.
Solicitor Binckley, having tired of the affair."
is understood to be enjoying the early autumn
IN the country, away from the haunts Of In.
ternal Revenue officials and United States
District Attorneys
THE SEPTKMBER SEssIoN.-Gen. Schenck
has received from a large number of Senators
and Representatives kilograms announcing
that they will be in their seats on Monday. In
conversation this afternoo n, Mr.. Schenck said
he did not think there was any doubt that q
quorum would be present in each House at the
appointed time, although there have been bu.
fe W arrivals yet.
PERsoNAL.-IIon. +. w. Kellogg, Alabam
n. u. Ordway, Sergeant-at-Arms OF the House
OF Representatives. and Charles Abel, Collector
of Customs, Philadelphia, are At the National
Hon. Frederick Stone, of Maryland, il at
Bnnkers Hon. John l.. Dawson. Of Penn
y III. l.x .SrH W,
of Ienne. see, is at Willard's. Solomon
Hodges, Esq of the Norfolk Virginid1, is al
the kirkwood House. ....Hon. John f. HYDE
OF Nashville, Tennessee, is at the Metropolitan
Hotel
TIE FOLLOWING CHANCES have been made
in the Paymaster's department of the Navy
Paymasters George w. Beaman, w. l.. Da-
ling- and w. II. Anderson have been detached
from duty at the United States Naval Acade
my and ordered to settle their accounts. Pay
have been ordered to the Academy. Paymas
ter +. j. Painter has been detached from th
L. 5. s. Jamestown.
WALT WHITMAN, ewhom the newspapers
have sent away several times this summer, re-
mained at his desk in the Attorney Generals
ofiiee until Wednesday, when he left here tor
Long Island where he expects 70 recreate for
several weeks.
THE CABINET MEETING To-DAY.-A.torney
General Evarts returned TO Washington this
morning and was in attendance AT the Cabinet
meeting to-day. All the other members of the
Cabinet were present excepting Mr.. Browning,
who was represented by Assistant Secretary
otto.
ThR PREsIDEsr's WIFE and his daughter
Mrs. Patterson, and her children, arrived here
last evening from Tennessee.
SEVERAL HUNDRED TICE METERS are ready.
and the work of attaching them to distilleries
will commence at once.
REsIGNED.-G. w. Adams Surveyor of Gus
toms al the port OF Llewelly nsburg, Mo, has
resigned his office. disappointment to the va
cancy has yet been made
SECRETARY MCCULIocH is oyerruu with
applicants for the positions of gaugers and
storekeepers under the new tax la~. Already
he has appointed the requisite number of these
officers in most of the localities where they are
and hereafter no more appointments
are TO be made, except 10 fll vacancy or upon
the certhcate of a collector OF Internal revenue
that the public interests require additional ap-
pOintments.
PoLIrICAL.-The Democracy of Wes. Vir-
gina had grand procession and mass meeting
IN wheeling yesterday, in which they were
joined oy mechanics, farmers, and workingmen
from Eastern OHIO and Western Pennsylvania.
i he meeting was addressed by Hon = +. Cary,
Senator Thurman, and Others.
- Senator Joha Il Henderson addressed a
Radical meeting al Macon city, Missouri, last
week. II was his first speech since he was
resd out of the party for his v0ta on impeach-
lowship with mis- party il was tor act of his.
He claimed that he had acted conscientiously
and hosorably, and remarked that his "politi-
cal differences with the President are deep aud
self hrmly on the ground OF impartial suffrage.
- The misunderstanding between the Pen
ileton and Hendricks wings Of the Indiana
Democracy, that had its origin al the New
j Sork Convention. has eliminated in the re-
noval of J.afe Devlin, the Pendleton chief
nanager of Indiana, from the chairman- hip OF
he Demos S-atic State Central COMMITTEES, and
he substitution Of The Hon. Jos. T.. Nj donald,
warm personal friend OF Senator Hendricks.
General Grant wAs al Platteville, wiseon-
.in, twenty -one miles from Galena, last week
w hen the new normal school building in that
place vas dedicated, the General attended A
says that he was presented to
he assembled people by Ma jor Rountree; that
d. made a few appropriate remarks, and that
be was greeted with rouods OF hearty cheers
or General Grant, next President OF the
United States"
-General Carl Schurz will thoroughly can.
sass the State Of Missouri In October, having
hirfy-sIx different appointments within its
borders.
= Brick Pomeroy admits he don't like the
news from Maine. He is announced soon TO
axe The stump in Pennsylyanra.
The Democracy are organizing cslored
,luos all over Nashville.
Albert Pike spoke to q large crowd of Dem
oerais In 81. Louis "Wednesday hight.
Hon. George H. Pendleion addressed the
Democrats at Spri ngreid. Ill, yesterday.
INTERNAL RlvExrE.-The re eeipts to-day
rom this soIrce were elii.t 10.
CBIcKBn CBoLBRA.-Tbis disease !. Staying