Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-28


lengthy interview on Saturday last relative to
the Indian troubles and the sending Of troops
to the Southern States. The result Of the inter.
view was that more troops will be forwarded
| al once TO General Shermans (Indianl depart.
/ ment and to General Meade's (Southern) de.
| partment. The 10Th regiment Of infantry, which
hes been on duty here for year past, number.
night TO take passage for Nashville direct VIA
Knoxville and Chattanooga. On reaching
Nashville they will be distributed to other
points in Tennessee to aid in preserving the
peace in that State. This reduces the garrison
here one-half or one-third.
THE COMMITTEE OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
have received letters from Generals Howard,
Pope, Sigel, sherman, and others, which VIII
be read at the Mass Convention IN Philadelphia
ON the lst proximo. General Sherman sends a
letter paying the highest compliments TO Gen.
Grant, and quoting an extract from an interest.
ing letter written by him TO Sherman after his
nomination at Chicago.
THE WHITE HoUsE-There was a large
crowd Of visitors al the Executive Mansion
to-day, neariy all of whom were admitted to
see the President. Senator Whyte, Of Mary.
land, and Governor Green Clay Smith, Of
Montana, Were among those who had inter-
views.
ARMS FOR CITIZENS ON THE INDIAN FROM.
TTER.-It 10 understood that Lieutenant Gen.
eral Sherman has determined TO issue arms and
ammunition 20 the citizens living along the In.
dian frontier for their protection against fur.
ther depredatons of the savages.
Hon. Z. A. ROLLINS, Commissioner of Inter.
nal Revenue, left the city on Saturday evening
for New Hampshire, where his family has
been soJourning tor some months past. He will
be absent about ten days or two weeks and
return here with his family.
GENERAL HINRY H. SIBLEY is in command
of the troops who have been pursuing the In.
dians, and have driven them beyond the board.
ers Of Texas, and not General Sully, as the
telegraph erroneOusly reported. General SIP.
icy was the hrst Governor and first delegate to
Congress for Minnesota.
THE APPOINTMENT OF SUrRRvIsoRs.-No
further action upon the appointment of Super.
visors Of Internal Revenue Will be had until
the prosecution now being made against Com.
missioner Rollins in New York shall have ter.
minated.
REVENUE APPOINTMENTS Secretary Nc.
Culloch to-day made the following appoint.
ments of Internal Revenue officers
St0rekeepers.-E. T. Spooner, 1st Ct; Myron
NJ. Allen, I'D N. Y; Julius H. Alexander, Sth
N. Y; Richard X. Bond. Sd Miss; Henry NJ
BAILEY, I'd Texas; John p. Ballard, I'D N. Y.
James Z: Bricker, lst Iowa: r. !. H. Crason
White, LIST La; Amasa Wentworth. Sd Mass;
w. H. Wilkinson. Sd Tenn; J. N. Weston, 10th
Mass; Chas. w. Van SauE, sth N. Y: John J.
n. Smith, lst ILL.,; Chas. Il. Slack, 1st La; Jas;
Robinson, 4th Ga; James Z. Portero, 9Th Tenn
R.W Porter, 9th Tenn; VIC Pickens, ID Tenn.
T. b. Potter, lst Conn., Jos. Phillips, Sd Conn
u. M. Olds, 23d N. Y; Roderich Morrison. 2lst
N. Y. Malcomb Mcintyre, ID Ky, William
Moore, Sd Iowa; James Mccullough. Sd Tenn;
Thaddeus IN hattell, 9Th Tenn; Geo. n: Jenkins,
4th Tenn; Walden Harker, 1st Ill; J. 9. Hen.
dirk, Cd Ala: Gardner p. Houghton, 1st La;
James McHulser, goth N. \ :; Michael Halpin,
an n; Y; Charles Z: Goss, 9th Mass; Tn. H.
Henry T. Noyes, 25th n. Y; Jno. c. Waterman,
25th n. Y. Henry Tracker, 9th Ky.
Guogers,-Levin Wiley: lith Pa; John Far
Filbrun, I'd Mo.
The PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
sHIP.-Information has been received at the
Attorney Generals Office that an argument Is
to be made before the United States District
Court in philadelphia, to-day, upon the propo-
si'ion that the commission of John p. O'Neill,
Esq, as United States District Attorney, is no
longer Of avail-that if the President had pow.
er to commission Mr.. O'Neill at the time he did,
during the recess Of Congress, between July
and the 2lst of September, the commission ex.
pired with the adjournment OF Congress on the
DAY last named. 1t is understood that Mr..
Eyarts holds that the adIournmentot of last Mon.
udy was Out X continuation OF the recess from
July, and this is the decision OF the Republi.
cans in Congress. If these propositions are
teuable, Mr.. ONeilPs commission has not ex.
pired.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDRNT-The
President has appointed Simeon E. johnson,
Esq, of this city, to be a Commissioner to cod.
ify the laws Of the United States, vice Hon.
Caleb Gushing, resigned. He has also app
pointed Jesse l.. Williams, of Ind, Breyet
Major General H. q. Wright and J. Bleckans-
derfer, Jr., OF Ohio, Commissioners to examine,
under nstrucuOns of the Secretary Of the In.
terror, the entire road and and telegraph lines
OF the Union Pacific railroad, and report as per
specifications and instructions.
JEFF. DAVIS, 1t is stated, will certainly be
brought 10 trial at the next term of the United
States Court in Richmond, as Attorney Gen.
eral Evarts is said to be actively pushing the
matter.
PATENTS TO B1 IssUED.-For the week end.
ing Tuesday, October 9th, 255 patents will be
issued from the Patent Office During the past
week $40 applications and B caveats were fled
NAVAL ORDBRs-Commander VIM. N. JET.
fers has been detached from the command of
the Swatara, and Commander Homer q. Blake
ordered to that vessel.
GENERAL JOHN A. RAwLINs LETT this morn
ing for the West, 10 be absent about week.