Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-21
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RRvgNUR.-The receipts to-day
from this source were sii2.3tI.2i.
MAYoE BOWEN much better to-day. We
ere glad 10 .tats. and Is AT his office this after
noon.
PKRsoNAL.-N ! Bail.y, the sculptor. is III
town, and receiving much attention from
cOnuoisse1rs familiar with his productions.
E~T FEW combinations wore made by the
esLst- yesterday, and Ocly those where there
was uo contest.
Mas. N3'EnL~, reported appointed Post
nI~tress ot LnqvenyOrrE, k1uss> is the widow
OF Gen. NicDols. lately deceased.
DR. FREDERICK Is. HOU.H was yesterday
appointed 70 take charge OF the census ofiicA
in place OF Jsmes =. Wilson, Esq., in whose
charge II has been for a long time past.
SECRETARY boutwell, has Issued an order
directing That there shall be TO exchange of Sc
cur'tes 10 insure he public deposit in national
banks.
MINISTER MOTLEY and his Assistant Spcre.
tary OF Legation. General Badeau, are stiil in
this city, but Will leave for England about the
middle OF May.
In THE Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT a list of
between one and TWO hundred names OF clerks
whom il is proposed To di>c barge Is being pre-
pared.
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Jersey, and Rear Admiral Stringhsm, u. s.
Navy, are a, the Ebhitt. .... Chief Justice
Meredith, OF q uebec, j. At WiIlards'
TEE VARIOUS Committees OF THs SENATE
have reported or are ready to report upoa all
nornlnatops which have been referred TO them
and no committee meetings were held this
morning.
CHARLES LYMAN, of Vermont. has been an.
POINTED Superintendent of the Dead Letter
Office of the Post Once Department, at q SAL
ary Of 81 $40 per annum. Mr.. Lyman has been
clerk In the same office since iS6i.
MEssRs. SAMUEL JANNEY, Asa Janney Sam.
uel Townsend, and William Dorsey, members
OF the Society of Friends, left this CITY yes;er-
day for the west, where they have been sen,
as Indian Superintendents.
ALMOST the entire executive session 20. the
Senate yesterday was consumed In discussing
the San Jnan treaty. Garrett Davis speaking
nsarly two hours IN opposition to it. The de-
bate upon il will be resumed to-day.
THE NATIONAL Executive COMMITTEES OF
the Union League OF America, which recently
met IN Washington, Will convene AT che ST
Nicholas Hotel. in the city OF New York, on
Friday, the 3Uth instant. At Loon
THB SENATE has ratified a convention with
France for securing the trademarks OF citizens
Of the two countries. IL is similar to the con-
vention for the same purpose recently ratified
with Russia and Belgium.
MR.. HrLBURD. the Comptroller of the Cur
rency, has issued circular requiring every
National Bank to furnish the Treasury Depart.
mont with n statement OF its condition on the
Eth OF April.
ANOTHER BLAcK JtST.-It is said that n list
Of about onehundred and thirty persoue, whose
services viii. be dispensed with about the fret
OF May, has been prepared at the Interior de-
parrment. which comprises clerks IN the
Patent, Pension and Land Offices.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, to-day sent 20 the
Presiden. for his signature a large number Of
Gently been confirmed by the President, ard
they will shortly enter upon the discharge OF
their duties.
UNDIE the recent orders OF the War Depart.
ment consolidating the army, a large number
Of old and faithful officers We're thrown out OF
command. tits understood tnat the Secretary
OF War will endeayor TO have nearly all Of them
r-assisned to duty N various capacities as soon
as possible.
In THE TnIRp AUDIroR's OFPICE about
forty new appointments have been made.
among them two colored men one of whom lie
Robert r. Douglass, son OF Fred. Douglass.
ana the other James T.. OHare, OF Goldsboro'
NJ who was a clerk of the ConstItu tutiouai
Convention, and subsequently performed cler-
ieal duty In the State Legislature.
TIE following NOMINATIONS were Withdrawn
yesterday by the Presiden; A :. Russell OF
Pennsylvania, to BE- Minister Resident at Ecua.
dor; e.. n. Riotte, of Texas, Minister Resident
10 Costa RIca Henry $. We,mors, OF Pennsyl-
vania, 10 be Consul at Manchester. Also, sew
eral nominations Of Postmasters
THE SENATE yesterday conf nfirmed the follow
irg nominations H. ID. Barron, Fifth Auditor
of the Treasury; James Pollock, Director OF the
Mint at PhiladelphIa; Horace Ruble. Minister
10 Switzerland: Walter Hartman, Naval Of
fcer al Boston and Charlestown, Mass. There
Were also confirmed small number of col
lsct1rs and assessors Of internal revenue and
posimasters.
AT THE meeting OF Tn, Senate CDmmlttee
Foreign Relations yesterday, the Chairman
was instructed 20 report adversely upon the
nominations of Mr.. Pile rs Minister to Brazil.
Mr.. Carlisle 70 Stockholm. ana General Rus
sell 10 Ecuador. The nOmIualiou Oh J. Russell
Jones was reported f-voTabiy n the SPECIAL re-
I1es. OF Pres dent Grant. The Committee also
reported fayOrably on some teG OF twelve other
Foreign Ministers. The vote in committee on
Mr. Piles nomiaation was yeas ), naysi.
NAVAL OFFICERS CoNFIRNED BY TIE SEN.
ATE.-The Senate. IN executive session, have
Confirmed the nominations Of Comma nder
Bancroft Gherardi 10 take his former position
in the Navy Register; Green Clay Goodioe. OF
ny, 10 be q Second Lieutenant in the Marine
Corps; Ben Iamin :. Mackis, of Pa. and ID wight
Dickinson. OF y. y, TO be Assistant Surgeons
in the Navy: a1d Capt. James Fornsy, United
States Marine Corps. 20 be Breyst MAJOR for
gallantry in action against the savages III For.