Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-20

pox among the Indians of the Upper Missouri.
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS sAPPoINrRp.-The
President yesterday appointed John W. Dixon
Collector OF Customs for the district of York
town, Va.
SUPRRvIsoR BUTCHER is having the lottery
and policy dealers Of New York who do busi.
ness without payment Of the special tax
required by the in ternal re venue awe, arrested.
GEORGE PEABODY states in q letter that he
had a very pleasant voyage to England, and
that his health is about the same as when he
left the United States.
Two MILLION three hundred thousand
money orders were issued by the Post Office
Department during the year ending Both June
last, embracing an aggregate OF sisOOO,OOO
against SlG,OOO,OOO last year.
APPOINTED TO CLKRKsHIPs.-Captain Hen.
~ Browne, Of Iowa; James Il. Austin, Of
Maryland, and Henry s. Austin, of Arizona,
have been appointed to clerkshIps IN the SIKH
Auditors office.
A SPECIAL CABINET MEETING was held this
morning at ten o'clock and continued until
near noon, all the members being present, but
the utmost secrecy Is maintained by them as to
the business under consideration, which was
reported to be Of an important character.
THE WHITE HoUsR.-The usual crowd of
visitors were at the Executive Mansion this
afternoon, and many were admitted to see the
President. Col. John W Forney L. H Ohand.
Ter, OF Virginia; Blacque Bey, the Turkish
Minister, and j. N. Morris were among the
visitors.
THE SUPREME COURT was occupied yester.
DAY In nearing the argument in the case of T.
Harris, suit against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad to recover damages for Injuries re-
sulting from collision between two trains
near Warrington, West Virginia, in October,
1854
WHoLEsALE AND RETAIL LIQUOR DRALRRs
are required TO make returns and pay tax of
81 Oh every sl0O sales In excess Of s25,OJO per
"nnum, unaffected by the fact that such sale.
are Of liquors under or over nve gallons IN
quantity at one time, /. e., whether at retail or
wholesale, as defined by act Of April 10, 1859.
Mr. EDWARD THORNTON, the British Minis
ter, has addressed a letter to Secretary Fish
transmitting letter from the master Of the
English barque Shefield, than king the Govern.
ment for the services OF L. 5. steamer Pow
hatan IN saving the crew OF the Sheffield,
which were wrecked on the 10th of June
in the South Pacific.
INDIAN AFFAIRS IN THE SoUrHwEsr.-
NJ ssrs. Brunot. Dodge and Bishop, sub-com-
mittee Of the commission Of ten appointed by
the President, last spring, TO look after the In.
dian affairs, report that they have visited the
tribes assigned to their supervision in the
Southwest, and were highly gratihed at the
state OF affairs which they found to exist there.
THE POST OPpICs DEPARrMHsT.-The &C.
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fiscal year ending June 80. 1869, have been sta.
ted, and there Is an unexpended balance remain
ing from the deficiency appropriation Of sl,.
429,627. The prospect Is favorable for keeping
the expenditures for the present year within
the limit of the regular annual appropriation.
A SPECIAL NETTING of the committee to in
vestigate the charges made against Mayor
Bowen, was held at o'clock to-day in the
committee room adjoining the Council cham.
ber, when MIR. John F. Seitz was examined.
Collector Bowen is also to be examined to-day.
The committee intend to push the investigation
TO conclusion as rapidly as possible; hence
their meeting to-day.
THE NATIONAL JUNCTION RAILwAY.-The
Directors of the National Junction hallway
held meeting in this city yesterday and had
under consideration the report OF the engineers.
WHO have surveyed two different routes for the
proposed road, ana, after disc ussion, they were
directed to make another survey. A basis OF
settlement between the directors and other
connecting lines was agpeed upon, and mu-
tual interchange Of views resulted in the choice
of the Aqueduct bridge, above Georgetown, as
the point for crossing the Potomac.
TAX ON IRON AND IRON MANUPAcruRRRs.-
Mr.. Moorhead, late member of Congress from
Pennsylvania, has been here for several days
in the interests Of the iron. workers and manu-.
facturers of articles made OF iron, seeking to
obtain reversal OF the rulings Of the commits.
sioner of internal revenue TO the assessment Of
tax on iron and iron manufacturers, but Secre-
tary Boutwell,, TO whom the matter had been
appealed from q decision OF Commissioner
Delano, sustaIns the rulings Of the internal
revenue bureau.
WHAT FArHBR SroHssrasDr SAID AID
DIDN'T SAY.-Some little cOmmotioa has been
created amongst the Catholics here, by the
following Washington dispatch In the New
York Ereaing Post Of Monday:
"Quite q sensation was created at st. Al.
ssr1se SS FssAsr u.S Is.
olic priest of this Dlstrlct characteriztng
Father Hyacinthe, Of Paris, a. Q 'crazy French.
man. whose ntterances could have but little
weight in the Catholic world. Alluding to the
Ecumentcal Council, ne said it, action and
ascisions were matters Of utter indinerenc @ to
the Catholic church: and in NO way snsend
The concluding paragraph Of the dispatch
puts Father Stonsstrsst in the same category
with Father Hyacinths In rejecting the al
thority Of the Ecumsnical Council. What
Father Stonestreet did say. We learn. 10 - fol.
lows He denounced Father Hyacintns - go
crazy Frenchman, whose uttsrances would
have NO weight in the Catholic world" and IN
regard to the Ecumenical Council he said that
1.-The DEGREES Of the Council were matters about
which there would b NO difference among
Catholics, feeling secure a. they did about Its
decisions, and knowing that the deliberations
OF the Council would be under the guidance Of
the Holy Spirit Of Coz. Hence whaSver de.
crees the Oouncil should make wouid be ac-
ceptsble to the Catholic world, relying on the
Divine Wisdom 70 guide the Church to the end,
as 1t had already directed i. for the past 1850
years"