Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-28
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip
INTERNAL REvESUE-The receip.s to-day
from this source were s9iG, ,SG7.
PKRsoSAL- Hon. @. w. Scnofeld, OF Penn
sylvauin, is at the Eobitt.
VIZ. BROOKS has been appointed Inspector
in the Baltimore Custom House, wee John X.
Holiday.
II. A. Loo WOOD has besn prom oted TO the PC.
sition Of Chief Clerk of the off e of Commis-
sioner of Customs. vice Thos. Feran, resigned
THE VACANT CoLLECTORsHIP-Sey per.
sons, u is sand. have already gone TO Long
Branch 10 secure the position Of Collector OF
Internal Revenue IN this District, vice H. =
Flynt. deceased.
Mr.. II. e.. ADDISON, the senior Assistant
Collector OF Internal Revenue, has peen dIrect-
ed oy Commissioner Delano to act as Collector
OF this District until the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Collector FIynt is filed.
COLONEL BARR, of the Judge Advocate
Generals Office, who acted as J udge Advocate
at the trial of Yerger in Mississippi. arrived
here a few days since with the record of the
conrt. The finding is OF course unknown.
WEARING OF THE q GRRRN-Nrs. Dc. Mary
+. Walker made her appearance on the Ave-
nue. To-day IN q very neat and nicely fitting
bloomer costume OF green silk, trimmed with
black lace.
PRoMeTIoN.-The following named gentle.
men, clerks in the Bureau OF Statistics, were
yesterday promoted DR.. !. K F. Gleeson
from third TO fourth class; J. X. Parker, second
10 third; q. q. McChesney, first TO second; B.
+. Wmdslow, first to seconded cIerkships
BIS We're opened At the Treasury depart
ment today 70 furnish envelopes and ink
stands 10 the department and various bureaus
thereof for he year ending June 30, Is %, and
'he contract for the former was a wardsd 70 f.
II. Lockwood, of Philadelphia, and for the
latter TO Philip II Solomon, of this city.
EARTH CLOSETS FOR The ARMY.-rhe War
department has under consideration the pro.
osed use OF a system of the earth closets AZ
barracks and other military establishments,
where their introduction might prove of ad-
vantage 10 the officers and men stationed there
The matter is now undergoing an examination
IN The bureau of engineers
PRESIDENT GRANT last evening attended a
concert in The parlor of the Stetson House a
Long Branch. He leaves for this cry to-day
10 attend the Cabinet meeting tomorrow, and
returns TO Long Branch oa saturday. Gene.
rails Sherman and Sheridan left Long Branch
yesterday morning. Secretary Fish arrived
there last evening on important public
business.
HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON. CLERK ot he
United States House OF Representatives. will
sail for Europe this afternoon in the North Ger
man steamship Leipzig, from Baltimore Mr.
Mcpherson Will spend about three months IN
touring Great Britain and the Continent, re-
turning home IN November. He goes in search
of the recreation amid new scenes rendered
necessary by many years OF continued labor.
LIBRARY OF CoNaREss-A n.w building
tor the library OF Congress is talked Of The
present quarters IN the Capitol building, al.
though recently enlarged, are reported made.
qua'e. On the assembling OF Congress next
Dece nber bill will be Introdu ced, il is
thought, asking for an appropriation for a new
library building, and also for change of name
from Congressional Library TO the National
Library.
The PUBLIC DoMAIN.-Comm:ssion Viii.
son, Of the General Land Once, is in receipt of
returns showing distace Of 1882 acres OF the
public domain during the past month at the
following local Offices Fort Dodge. Iowa.
2i,2s1 acres; Oregon City. Oregon, 9,lII acres:
olympia, Washington Territ $50 acres;
Winnebago City, Minnesota, 7,}s3 acres The
greater portion Of the land was ia zen up bv
actual settlers under the omestead law.
POST OFFICE APPOINTMR RNrs-The follow
ing appointments were made by Postmaster
General Cres well To-day: Francis L. Pease. OF
81. Paul, Uinn., route messenger between ST.
Paul and Mankato, vice J. Henry Skelburne
removed; Oliver NJ. Martin. Of Detroit, Mich,
route agent between Detroit. Mich, and chi.
caeo, ILL.,, vice James Nj. Cole, removed; 5. H.
Edwardf, Of Wilmington, N. o., route agent
between Weldon and Wilmington, N. g., vice
John Busey, removed; William II. Lewis of
Mattdon, III, local agent at Mattdon ILL.,, vice
A. X. Van Gieson. removed.
THE NBw STATE DEPARrMBNT-TheS Secre.
tary OF State has appointed a commission 10
select site for the new State Department and
prepare plans for the building. The commis.
eion consists o. the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Secretary OF War, Mr.. Clark the ar.
chltect OF the Capitol, Mr.. NJ MulIett. the super.
visng architect OF the Treasury. and General
Michler, the superintendent Of the public
buildings. The resolution under which the
appointment Is msde passed both houses of
Cor gress last April, but for want OF time TO
enroll IT failed 10 reach the President until the
ad dJournment had been declared. Under the
circumstances the Secretary Of state concluded
to make the appointment and have the report
contemplated by the resolution ready % I,y
before Congress upon reassembling.
TROUBLES OF COLLICrINs r:R REvsNusI IN
9HoRGIA.-lnform he's been received at
the once Of the Commiss, Sper OF Internal Rev.
enue, that on Saturday last General Terry,
commanding the Third Military District, or
dered company Of infantry at Atlanta TO
proceed directly 10 Washington, the county
sect OF Wilkes county, IN the third collection
district Of Georgia, and assist the revenue ON.
GERS In making the assessments In that part Of
the district. The enforcement OF the revenue
laws IN at least portion Of the state of Georgia
appears TO be matter Of 80 much di6aculty IL
not danger, that three gentlemen have declined