Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-28

SEIzuRHs OF wHIsKEr.-rne following
seizures Of whiskey were made BY the internal
revenue officers a. Baltimore last week, on the
ground that tbe barrels did not bear proper ev.
hundred and seventy Ave barrels, shipped from
Philadelphia; eighty fren the - Pennsylvania
district and forty from Lynchburg, Ohio.
THE NATIONAL INraLLIsENcRR-OuS Sat-
urday night meeting was held at wormley's
Hotel, in answer TO the following circular
issued to a number Of our business men -
WASHING TON, June %, ls69.-Sir You are
respectfully invited 20 meet with a number of
gentlemen Of this city, at wormley's Rooms,
corner H and 18th streets, on Saturday ITO.
morrow evening, at o'clock, for the purp Jse
OF taking into consideration the propriety OF
placing the Jnteh, escer newspaper on a flrm
basis, with ID nate capitaI, thereby sustaining
at the seat OF government national conserva-
tive organ.
[Signedl-J. q. Mcclure. ]. ID. Hoover, Cor
nelIus Wendell and others
The meeting was attended by a number of
leading citizens. Various plans were dis
cus sed for putting the paper on a firm basis
and the difficulties In the way OF their execu.
tien talked over. and the meeting u journed 10
Tuesday evening.
MENT.-C. J.French. SPECIAL agent and assigned
to duty as superintendent railway mail SER
vice, with headquarters at Atlanta, Georgia
George w. Hoyt, first district, sixth division,
Jacob Cohen, route agent between Ind,anapo.
lis, Indiana, and Louisville Kentucky, vice
Alexander Griffith, removed. Washington W.
Williams, local agent at Albany, New York,
vice Archibald Young, removed. Geo. Giles,
local agent at Albany, New York, vice James
Young, removed. Lorenzo w. Farms worth
route agent from Sacramento, California to
Promontory Point, Utah. Roswell Hart.
special agen. and assistant superintendent rail-
way mail service for second division, with
headquarters at New York ci'y. George A. q.
Miller, special agent at large to duty on mail
depredations. Thomas Il. Humphrey, route
agent from Macon, Georgia, to Eufaula, Ala.
bama, vice r. A. Calvert, resigned
Disconiinued-F. w. Schwartz, as special
agent for Arkansas, and assigned as post Office
inspector for third district, fifth division; L.
F. Ward, special agent al large; Jas. F. wag.
ner, special agent for Maryland, Delaware aud
West Virginia, and assigned rs post ofiics in.
spector for third district, second division: John
n. Wickizer, special agent for ILLINOIS, and as.
signed to duty as special agent third district,
sixth division; Samuel Smith, special agent at
New York city; b. X Sharretts, special agent
Eastern New York, Connecticut and Rhode
Island; Harrison Park, special agent al large
b. b. Fassall, special agent New England
States.
Commission Reroked-James Gayler, as spe.
cial agent, ana reappointed special agent at
large on mail depredations.
RECEPTION OF NAVAL OFFICERS BY rUR
NEW SBCRETARY.-At noon o.day the officers
OF the Navy now In this city assembled at the
Navy Department, In uniform, to pay their
respects 10 Hon. G. NJ Robson, the new Sec.
retary OF the Navy. The officers were intro.
duced by Vice Admiral Porter, and cordially
received by Secretary Robson. Among those
present were Rear Admirals Harwood, Smith,
Poor, Commodore Jenkins, Captain Diyen.
port, Captain Reynolds, Commanders Young
and Shirk. Lieutenant Commander McCor-
mick, Paymasters Russell and Boggs, Surgeons
Maxwell, Edwards, Williams, and CIymer.
General Zeilin, Majors Graham, Nicholson,
Slack. and Butler, Captain Nokes, Lien tenants
Muse, O'Brien, Reed, Goodloe, Allen, Porter,
Slack and Wallach. Of the Marine Corps, with
many other officers of both branches OF the
service. The Secretary, after making each Of
fter by the hand, said he would be glad to re.
ceive them at any time, as his services were a.
their disposal and the disposal Of tn couu Try.
Like all others taken from civil life, he. of
course, had not yet become acquainted with
the business Of the Department. The routine
n alters would Of course be transacted through
the various bureaus. but as far as general rules
and principles for the government of the navy
were concerned, and their application and
working In particular cases, he intended to try
to understand them thoroughly. He hoped
no favors would be asked which would inter.
fere with the rights OF anybody, and he would
do all in his power to study the interest of the
omcers and that OF the country. After few
minutes passed in conversation the officers
withdrew, and the clerks Of the Department
and various bureaus thereof, were received by
the Secretary, being introduced by Holmes z.
Omey, Chief Clerk Of the Department After
snaking hands with each one, the Secretary
said ne was glad 70 receive them and was happy
to announce that he had recei we'd highly com.
reports relative to all OF them, and
at present saw no reason why any changes
should te made in the Department.
THE CASE OF THE CoLoRKD PRINTER Dous.
LAss.-The following, from the Colorado Ga
zette, FURNISHES some additional light upon the
dark subject now agitating the Columbia
typographical Union, and tearing up the
mind OF the roaring and remarkable Oavis
From the Denver (Colorado) Gazette, Juue ISL
DAILY Gazette 0Bce, Denrer, Col, June IA,
ls6e.-Columbia typographical Union, No. 10l,
Washington, ID. C.-9entlemen: see by the
New York dailies that Lewis Douglass has an.
Piled for admission as a member OF your
Union. and that he is objected to on the ground
that he has worked in a ssrat'' ONCE at q lower
rate than authorized by the Denver Union. 1
beg to say in Justification OF Douglass that this
charge is most infamously false, which nv
books can testify, and any person deputizsd by
ron shall have the privilege OF examination. /
will also make oath or amdavit upon this sub.
ject If required. The fact that the Gazette ofice
was voted -'rat'' ofiee once is vitiated now
by the Union having, in January last, re.
moved the embargo, and accepted all my com.
positOrs but one as members OF the local union
The only objection TO Douglass was his color.
and after both OF the Republican ON ,ss having
With the consent Of my hands, TO give the two
DC euglass brothers situations In my ofice,
though my ONCE was the only Democratic
ONCE in the city. The objection to my ofice
was not on account Of the non. pay ment of
regular rates, but a rivalry and bitter feeling
between the Nescs and Gazette Offices, which
commenced ON political grounds. wish to
give my testimony that Lewis Douglass u a
very fAir average compositor, and much above
The average OF the members Of the Typoeraph.
lcal Union Of Denver. i write this simply
rom the fact that don't want my odice to be
made q cats paw by certain dis.eputable par.
lies to take their colored chesta uis ont Of the
IRE. - . - : =
1.-THE typographical Union wishes 10 take |
up this matter in manly way, the only cues.
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