Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-12

ICIk receutiv Issued Oy the Fost Office Depart
ment exit biting the mail service in that State.
and its connections with adjacent States and
with the Dominion of Canada. is not only one of
the finest specimens of map-drawing and en-
craving that we have lately seen but its accura-
cy and legibilty makes 1t in valuable for general
reference as well as for the i'm mediate purposes
CT the Post Once Department. The similar
maps for the States of Pennsylvania, Ne "
Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland and District
OF Columbia will be ready for issue within
few weeks
THE CELEBRATED Sanitary Fair Ok, weigh
ing upward of 1000 pounds, raised by Carlos
Pierce, and now on exhibition in Boston, was
rendered TO General Grant, Wednesday even
lRg. by Mai. W. w Leland, and is to he sery ed
at the Inauguration dinner, in March, in this
city, under the supervision of the Republican
Central Committee
THE RECENT DISASTER ON THE OHIo-The
Secretary of the Treasury has directed the Su-
peryising Inspector of Steamboats, OF the dis
trct in which the recent collision of tn steam
ers America and United States took place. to
make thorough investigation into the causes
Of that lamentabe disaster. 1t is also under
stood that Mr. McCulloch has recommended to
Cong ress the repeal OF the law authorizing the
carriage of petroleum as freight on passenger
s.eamers.
THE WHITE HOUsE-The delegation o. Sac
and Fox Indians now in this city were at the
Executive Mansion this morning for the pur-
pose of laying their grievances before the
President. They clam that they are not treated
fairly by their superintendent, and the object
OF their visit here is to have the President or.
der an investigation.
THE REVENUE CoMMIss sIoNRRsHIP.-A large
number OF Senators and Representative YES are
urging Commissioner Rollins not to retire
from the Internal Revenue Department at this
time, but remain until the close Of the present
administration, at least. 1t is highly probable
that NJ. Rollins will comply with the desire
OF his friends. and reconsider his determination
10 resign.
The HRMETRoPoLITAN RAILRoAD-ln couse-
quence of the temporary injunction issued
yesterday To restrain the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad from placing any earth, &c, in lst
street east, the workmen who were employed on
Mrs. Gales place, beyond the CORPORATION
stopped work to-day intending to move their
camp further out and commence operations in
the neighborhood Of Col. Brooks place next
week.
GENERAL GRANT, SECRETARY SCHoFrRLp.
Generals Thomas and Terry, and Admiral
Porter, with a large number Of army officers
and Western men, will leave here this evening
at four clock for Chicago, 10 attend the re-
union of the Western armies. a SPECIAL car
has been placed at the disposal OF Gen Grant
and Secretary Schof1eld, and the party Will 20
BY way OF Baltimore and HARRISBURG
THK CHEvALIHR wIKoFF, who has cham
picned Louis Napoleon throughout his career
is out IN communications to the newspapers
eulogizing Napoleon IN extravagant Ianguag-.
and essaylng % dIscrediI the notion that his
power is on the wane. II is creditable to
"lkoH that he sticks by his old friend IN his
decadence.
CONTESTED ELECTION CasEs-The Commit
tee on Elections, a. a meeting on Monday, VIII
consider the Missour contested case. If they
should have another meeting before the holi-
day recess they will take up the Georgia case
That from Louisiana Will probably not be coa-
s.uered un;il after the recess.
He PROTOCOL be- ween the representatives.
of Great i itain and the United States tor 4
treaty defining the mutual rights OF naturaIized
citizens, is saId to sUrpass that signed between
The representatives, of the United States and
NoIth Germany.
PERsoNAL.-EOn. @. II. Dockery, OF North
Carolina, is AT the EbSitt House. Hon J Il
Henderson, Of Missouri, and Senior p. Mitre Y
NidIa, Charge d 'Affaires OF the Argentine Re-
public, are AT WIIIard's.
THE GOVERNMENT Or SWITZERLAND is tn
be the arbitrator IN the negotiations tor so
defining our Northwest boundary that il will
be settled whether the British or the American
flag is 20 tiOat over San Juan
"RACoSTKUR" writes to the New York CAM
merCioI: .sCards are ont for .he wedding of 4
daughter Of Hon. John ID. Defrees, the Con.
gressional Printer, next week"
HENRY A. SMYTHR, ESQ, Collector Of Gus
toms OF New York, is here. Rumor has IL that
he comes to urge his nomination to the senate
Tor Minister to Russia.
THERE ARE SEVERAL CANDIDATES tor the
Office OF Surveyor General of New Mexico, to
fill the vaoany oecasioned Oy the death of The
late incumbent.
SECRETARY MCCCLLoCH. as w yesterday
stated would be the case, appointed General
Young to be Supervisor OF Internal Reyenue
for The southern district OF Ohio.
SrEAKER CoLFAx, General Stonernan, and a
large number OF Senators and Representatives
visited General Grants Headquarters to-day,
and had inter vie rs with the General.
INDIAN AGENT WYNKOoP, under date of
Noyem Der - While route from his agency
10 Fort Cebb, writes 10 the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs and tenders his resignation.
INTERNAL RKvENUE.-Ths receipts to-day
from this source were S239,26i.77
TIE New lNsURRECTIoN IN SPArN-The
insurrection in Spain has assumed a more
alarming character than was at first reported
The proposals Of capitulation made by the IN
surgents at CadiZ We're rejected at the expira.
tion Of the armistice, and hostilItes were COM
menced. A desperate conflict took place, in
which artillery was used, both by the Govern
mel 'roops and the insurgents. The loss in
killed and wounded was heavy on both Sides
but tie result was indeCisIve. The insurgents
still occupy the Hotel de Vile aud the sur
rounding district. The rebels have detained
within the Hotel de Vile all the foreign con.
suls they could seize, and hope by this means
to ne able 10 prevent the threatened lombard.
ment OF that portion Of the city by a vessel Of
war lying in the harbor. Great political ex-
citement prevails in &eres, Malaga, and Terra.
gona. General Prim Is now on his way TO the