Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-28
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERVAL RzvEsuE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were s4is,i77.
CONN Iss1oNRR FISHER, Of the Patent Office
returned to the ciiy and resumed the duties of
his ofHce yesterday.
THE NEW CASH ROOM in the north wing of
the Treasury Depsrt nent Was occupied to-day
and the business transacted there.
SECRETARY RAwLINs rs improving, hat is
not yet able to attend to the duties of his Office
h'S physician having recommsEded that he
remain as quiet as possible.
COMMISSIONER DzIANo left here last even.
ing for Sandy Springs, Md, but will re .Crn to
the city this evening with his wife, who has
been il bad health for some time past.
SUPERVISOR DUroHIR, of New York, has
seized the dstiIleries of +. q. Farrell and
Dwyer & Co., in the Sd New York district, for
violation Of the Internal Revenue LAVE. Both
ofthese distiilsries are large establishments.
TIE CASHIERS Of the National Blrks ara to
be ,qured to furnish the Government with a
de,,iled statement OF the i'sms of their specie
accounts. TIE inform alton is desired for gen.
eral and statis icsi purposes.
Mr.. w. W. CoRcoRAN is expected to reach
this city on Monday from White Sulphur
Springs, as we stated yesterday, and will be
accompanied by Mr.. George Peabody, who
will be his gueT for a few days.
SUPERVISOR DRUMMeND, Of Iowa, has seized
the tobacco factory OF ]. A. Henderson Il Co,
At Ksokuk, Iowa, for a violation OF the Inter.
nal Revenue laws. Tnis es .ablisament belongs
to x-Senator Henderson, OF Missouri, and
Brothers.
b NAvAL.-Lseutenant X. ID. Hitchcock is
detached from the Nipsic and O. dered to report
TO Rear Admiral Str1rgham al New YORK, for
duty.
Ensign Cornelius r. Meeker from the
receiving ship at New York and ordered to the
''Ssyern."
PRoMOTIoEs.-Dar iel Robertson has bceu
promoted from 1st to I'd class and f. NJ. Bow
ling from ID to Sd class CLERKS in the office of
Treasurer Spinner. Andrew johnson. S. Il
Jackson, ard Isaac Thornten have bee1 pro-
motsd from I'd to5d class and T.. L. Mills rem
Ist 10 ID class in the office o. the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
SECRETARY RAwLINs h,s received a letter
from Senator Osborn, OF Florida, enclosing a
list of Democratic employees at the Pensacola
Navy Yar6, and Recommending their removal
and the appOIntInept pt in the T stead of Repuhli.
cans. Many OF the persons named served in
the rebel army, and a few of them are employ ed
by the War department. which is the cause OF
the Ie-;er be ng aGdres led TO Secretary Raw
lirgs.
THR Inc ONE TAX- Commissioner Delano il
said TO be opposed to the repeal of the income
SIX law. The receipts from internal revenue
his yC IT estimated at S2C0, ,OOO, 900, but Mr.
Delano's Plan is 20 relieve the manufacturing
and producing intere-t as tar as possible. In
his opinion the income tax is the Iholt Just and
equitable that is collected, and therefore when
the reduction is made be will try to have it on
some other 7,rce, and leave the income tax
last TO be stricken off. Secretary Boutwell, Is
said to agree with Mr. Delano.
INDIAN NAPFAIRs.-Commission Parker, OF
the Indian Bureau, has received dispatches
from Messrs. Brunot and Dodge, of the iude-
pendent Indian Commission, TO the effect that
they have succeeded IN mskIng arrangeme n q
with the leading chiefs OF the CheyenIes and
Arrapahoes to have all the Northern Chey-
ennes brought In and located upon their reser-
vations. When this is accomplished much
will have been done in the way Of quoting
the Indian troubles IN southern Kansas and
vicinity.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PREsIDRNr.-The Pres
ident, accompanied bv Mrs. Grant, Governor
Stearns, wife and daughter, Senator Cragin,
Chief Justice Buriys and several others reached
the Concord House in the White mountains
early Thursday night. At all the stations
along the route immense crowds OF people were
assembled and were allowed q few minutes for
an Introduction. At Plymouth the party were
received by Senator Slmuel ID. Craig. OF
Boston, and a committee of guests of the Pemig-
ewasset House. A Presidential salute was
fired, and a large concourse of citizens of Ply.
mouth were assembled in front OF the hotel
The President appeared on the balcony, and
was received with applause. After meeting the
guests OF the hotel in the parlor, the Presiden-
tial party sat down to an elegant dinner
At half-past twelve the party resumed the
journey, passing through the villages Of Rum
ney, Wentworth, Warren, Woodsville, Bath.
and Lisbon. At each place the people had
turned out sH Btdsge. receiving the President
With cheers, salutes and ringing OF bells. At
three O'Clock the train reached LIttleton, an d
the President there passed about twenty
minutes in a drive through the town. The
party then left, the President leading the way,
the rest following IN two six.horse coaches. At
Bethlehem the party were entertained at a
lunch a. the Sinclair House. From there the
President rode rapidly ahead, reaching the
Concord House, a distance of twenty. fl We
miles, in five hours, including delay OF one
hour Al Bethlehem. Yesterday the entire party,
II charge OF Mr.. Nathan White, visited the
summit Of Mount Washington by the mountain
railroad.
THR WAR IN JAPAN-INTERRsrING BIS.
PATCHES FROM ADMIRAL RowAH.-Dispatches
have been received at the Navy Department,
from Rear.Admiral s. u. Rowan, command
ing Lsiatic squadron, dated Yokohama, July
July 23d. On account Of var being antict-
pated N the northern part OF Japan. the U. s.
steamer Aroostook, Lieut. Com. Bradford, had
been opSiered to Hakodadi TO AFFORD protection
70 our consul ana American interests that
might be there. On the arrival Of the Aroos-
took there. Enno0oto was found strongly en-
trenched and determined to resist any attack
on the pat Of the Mikado's land and naval
forces. AZ soon q the Mikados troops should
reach the rear Of Ennornoto contained