Evening star., 1869-12-11
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
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NOTICING have again TO reIacst those Who
purchase THE STAR from dealers and new sboys
10 fuse 10 pay moro for il than THREE CENTS
per copy. Ii is furnished TO them at a cost
which affords ample profit a. that price.
and with the understanding. also, that no mere
shall be asked OF charged for it; so that tl.o>e
who pay more merely aid in perpetrating an
IMPOSITION upon themselves and a fraud aIon
the ofiec.
INTErNAL REvESuE.-The receipts to-day
from tllis source were sSt20SS-3a.
VI. SkRRUYs, Belgian Consul, and wife. are
at Willard's.
SENAPoE FEkToN arrived at New Yerk yester-
'lay from Europe.
SECRETARY RoBssos left here last evening
for visit to his home in.Canden He is eS-
pected to return on Monday.
ROBERT CLARKE has been appointed by the
President Assessor OF Internal Revenue for the
second district oi Georgia; vice Whitehead.
FRACTIONAL CUHRENCY.-sa17,1 100 were re-
ceived from tile printers during the week, and
S545, 200 shipped for distribution.
ADMIRAL PORTER is absent from the CITY
having been called to visit his neither who is
very i'll at her residence in Maryland.
To REsIeS.-It is reported that Judge Grier.
of the L. 5. Supreme Court, has written his res
ignation, though it will not be sent to the Pres
ident until next week.
SIDNEY ANDREWS, the cOrrespondent here of
the Boston Advertiser, is announced for a contri-
hutton to the first number OF Hurd & Houeh
tons new magazine, .'Old and New"
The COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFrAlRs win
sustain Presidents Grants views relative TO
ocean cables, and report bill with a view TO
remedy the complaint.
The HOUSE was engaged again to-day upon
The census bill i'm Committee of the Whole. with
Mr. Dawes in the chair, and large number of
amendments were made to the various sections.
SECRETARY FISH gave reception last night
About 200 invitations were issued. The Presi
dent, members of the Cabinet, and NEST of the
United States Senators and members of the for
eign diplomatic corps were present.
An ANONYMOUS PAMPHLET, attacking Mr..
Ciarp, the Congressional Printer, has been en-
teIsiyely circulated, calling for his removal.
and making unfavorable contrasts of his admin
i,tratiOn OF the Government Printing Office with
that OF Mr.. Defrees.
ORDERED To THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD.
Paymaster James ID. Murray, and Assistant
Surgeon John j. Ligget, have been ordered TO
duty at the Washington Navy Yard, in place OF
Paymaster VIM. b. Boggs and Assistant Sur
seon +. *. Haftzell, wLo haze been detached.
Hon. WV. II. SEWARD and party arrived /,
the City of Mexico the 18th ult., and were re-
ceived At the railroad depot by Juarez and his
Cabinet. Minister Nelson gave the party ban
quet on the 18th, and on the 9Th Juarez gave
them another.
CHRISTMAS MONEY.-An order has been is
sued from the Navy Department that officers,
clerks and employees of the various usnayy-yards
throughout the country shall receive their nav
for December OH the sd instant; also clerks of
the Navy Department proper to be paid for De-
cember on the same day.
The TENURE OF OFF1c BILL.-The Judiciary
Committee OF the House has instructed its chair
man to report favorably on Gen. Buffers bill TO
repeal the tenure OF office act. Should the COM
mittee be called next week the bill will be
reported, and it is thought pass in the House
without opposition, though it may be again
defeated in the Senate, as it was last session.
SECRETARY RoBEsON has forwarded to Con-
gress acommun cation requesting the appropria-
ton OF $50, 900 for the use of the Naval Academy,
at Annapolis, as that amount was taken from
the funds of the institution to pay off the con-
tractors for building the new barracks for mid
shipmen, contracted for by the late Secretary.
Mr.. welles, without making any provision for
its payment.
GEoRGIA.-The Senate Judiciary Committee
had another session yesterday on Georgia. A
bill was agreed upon for carrying out the sup-
gestions i'm the Presidents message. Gov. Bull
lock was before the committee and made state
ments relative to the condition of affairs in that
State, which he represented to be little better
than it was during the war, that is, 50 far as
Union men are concerned The bill will be re-
ported next week.
eral Orders No. 50 the General of the Army
announces the death "of Colonel and Breyet
Brigadier General Henry X. Craig, U. S. Army.
a faithful and distinguished officer, and for
many years Chief Of the Ordnance Department,
The order recites his services and concludes as
follows :-"General Craig win be long remem-
bered by all who have had the pleasure of being
associated with him as a refined and cultivated
gentleman and an accomplished officer In
respect to his memory the officers of the Ord
nance Department will wear the usual badge of
mourning for thirty days."
NR. WHITTLEsEY yesterday filed In the House
OF Representatives protest against the admis-
sion OF Mr.. Lewis Mckenzie, member elect from
the Alexandria district, and also notice of con-
test OF the claim Of Mr.. Mckenzie to the seat.
The objection that is urged against Mr.. McKen-
is that in 1861 he voted in the Virginia Legisla-