Evening star., 1869-08-23

HON. AMOS KENDALL. VINO mas been quite
sick for the past week, is much better to-day,
and is rapidly improving. under the care Of
DIR. J. E. Dexter.
BoULDs BAKER, the Conservative Rspubli.
can candidate for Lieutenant Governor of
Texas, will leave here this week, for that State,
to enter actively into the campaign.
PERsosAL.-Msjor Generals J. G. Barnard,
Geo. W. Cuilum, z. b. Tower, H. G. Wright
and q. b. Reese arrived at ne Ebitt this morn.
ing.
ANDREW JoHNsoN's election to the United
States Senate from Tennessee Is now probable.
Bailie Psyton, whose name has been used in
connection with the Senatorship, is understood
to advocate Johns on's election.
PRoMoTIoNe.-ln the Bureau of Statistics
the following promotions have been made:-J
ID. O'Connell, from third to fourth class clerk
snip; L. F. Ward and ]. u. Gangewer, from
second to third class.
NAVAL ORpRRs.-Passed Assistant Paw.
master Henry G.. Colby has bsen ordered to
the Oyane. The orders of Lieut.. Commander
A. II. Wright to the Severn have been revoked
and he has been ordered TO duty at the New
York Navy Yard.
MR.. STOKES, of Tennessee, who is now in
this city, proposes to answer in a few days the
letter Of Parson Brnwnlow with reference to
the election Of Sener. Mr.. Stokes will also
reply to Judge Dents allusion to him in the
Boutwell, letter.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT has received infor-
nation that the U. 5. steamer Seminole left
Key West on the 18th instant for AspluwaI
The Powhaian was at Montevideo on the 1ith
of July, en- route to New York. The Kansas
Wasp, and Quinnebaug were at RIO de Janeiro
23d OF July.
TIE PUBLIC DRBT.-The public debt state
ment for the present month will show little or
no change since the July statement. The If
teen millions dollars required for pensions, to-
gether with the necessary expenditures, will
consume about all of the receipts for the
month, leaving the debt about the same.
ACTING SECRETARY RICHARDSON, desirous
of reducing the expenses OF collecting the reve-
nue., and believing that the office OF Assistant
Collector of Customs at Jersey City is not
actually necessary for the interests of the public
service, will noufy the incumbept of that po-
sition that his resignation will be accepted.
THE FRoLIc, the intended flagship OF Post
Admiral Stringham, In the harbor of New
after being expected by the Admiral, she will
take her station in the North river, and keep a
sharp lookout for all vioiators OF the law, ca
ban, Haytien or Spanish.
SENIOR LRMUS, the agent of the Cuban in
Surgents to this country, has returned here
from New York, and claims tn 1t oficia dis
patches received by him are of the most en-
couraging character. He thinks the Cuban
sympathizers here will soon have cause to re-
loice over important victories achieved by the
commander of the Eastern Department.
THE REDUCTION Of the clerical force in th.
Treasury Department ana various bureaus
thereof since Secretary Boutwell, took charge
Of the Department, has resulted in a saving of
about $4,000 per month in salaries alone 1t
is expected that by the time the work Of re.
duction in that Department shall be completed,
at least Sl,0C0,0O0 per annum will be saved
from salaries.
MONTANA WANTS SOLDIERS TO FIGHT THE
lNDIAHs-Hon. James NJ. Cavanaugh, dele.
gate from Montana Territory, arrived here
yesterday. The object of his visit Is to have
additional troops sent to his Territory, in order
to pre- vent continuous hostilities in that Terri
tory the coming winter. The state Of affairs indi.
Gates that the Indians will be very troublesome
hereafter if the United States forces are not IN
creased.
THE PACIFIC RAILRoADs.-The final com.
mission on the part Of the United States GOV.
eminent to inspect the Union and Central Pa.
cific railways Will meet at Omaha to-day ana
proceed thence to Sacramento, examining the
work in all its parts. The commission con-
sists OF General Hiram Walbridge, s. M. Eel.
ton, president of the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore railroad, General Boyd. of
kentucky, General Winslow, of Iowa and
GeneI al Comstock, late OF G eneral Grants star
ADJOURNMENT OF NAVAL COURT MARITAL
| The Naval Court Martial, of which Comman.
der Green was President, in session at Pensa.
cola, Florida, for some time past for the trial
| of Capt. Frank Munroe, of the Marine O,rps
have concluded the trial, and forwarded the
record and findings to the Navy Department.
The Naval Court Martial, Of which Captain
Donaldson was President, in session at Nor
folk, is adjourned having tried number of
cases.
STATIONERY PoR CusroM.HousR OFPIc ERA
In accordance with the order Of Secretary
Boutwell,, custom.h house officers throu ghout
the country will hereafter be furnished with
stationery by the Department. Mr. Sturte
want, the stationery clerk Of the Department
has been making preparations TO carry this or.
der into effect for the past month, and will
open bids for the supply on the ID Of Septem.
ber, after which he will be ready to M an re-
QUESTIONS. Heretofore custom. house oficers
have had 10 purchase their own stationery.
SrLvIR BRICK PROM GIoRGETowN, Colo.
RADo.-We have been shown q silver brick
weighing COX pounds from an extension of q
lode Of the mines of the National Silver Mining
Company Of Baltimore, Nd, situated in or
near GEORGETOWN, In Colorado Territory, OF
coin value Of sass and ~ fine. This brick n
from the Lilly lode, and IL the production Of
four days labor, and from orc yielding 500 Der
ton, and will net 70 the owner Of the mines over
Seto per day. The discoverlss Of silver in that
region are becoming matters Of much interest,
and the various visitors who have seen the
veins that seem to run entirely through the
mounia'ns at and about Georgetown, ackno vi.
edge the fact that the extent and richnsss o.
them are really astonishing-some OF the ores
OF the veins averaging over $500 Per ton in
coin value. and many choice ores exceeding
$4,000. We have also been shown native ware
silver intermineled with the ores from ne
same lode in curls quite sinstlar to curled
wool, that can be stretched out 70 considsrable
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