Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-03
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
IsrHENAL REvESrk The receipts to-day
from this source Were 81, ,ss3,s6J
WM. WARD has been appointed Postmaster
at Newark, n. J., In place OF Alexander
Dougherty.
SOLOMON POOLE, Assessor of Internal Reve-
nue. for the ith district of North Carolina, has
resigned.
BISMARCK has refused TO recognize Emil
dorchester, OF Chicago, recently appointed
United States Consul AT Barmen.
Mr.. FRANCIS KLEY, one of the prime Ipal
bCokkeepeTs IN the Registers Once, al the
Treasury Department, was removed yesterday
CoNNANpKI G. g. CAErKNrER has been or
dered TO duty At the navy yard at Port tsmouth,
N. H., as Inspector OF Supplies.
Ex-PREsTDENT JOHNSON, accompanied bv
his son and Col. John Williams, left this city
this morning on the Southern train for his
home at Green willie, Tennessee.
THR oFFICB OF THB APPOINTMENT CLERK OF
the Treasury Department was to-day removed
TO the second floor of the building, south wesi
corner, 10 rooms formerly occupied by the
Register.
CHANGES IN THK INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
large batch Of dismissals, promotions, and
appointments Were made out by Secretary
Cox, OF the Interior department, yesterday
afternoon. The list embraces several sheets of
toolscap.
TBR oFFICR OF GIN. SPINNER, Treasurer OF
the United States, was removed to his new
room IN the northeast corner OF the new wing
to-day. The other Offices OF his bureau are be-
ing removed to-day 10 the same fioor though
the cash room will not pc removed until the
latter part OF next week
IN AERyANCR.-Tne ThIrd Auditor of the
Treasury. Hon. X. W Clarke, consented 10
give DIR. Mary f. Walker a clerkship in his
office; but The appointment being submitted 10
the Secretary tor approval, that official de-
clIned TO do so, and tor the present the mater
is held Iii abeyance
SENATOR -. l.. MORTON aud wife arrived in
this city last evening, and are stopping at the
Ma ional Hotel. The Senator seems 10 be en-
toying greatly improved health. His arrival
was The signal for general concentration o.
his friends al the hotel, 10 welcome Inn back
to Washington. and compliment him on his
brilliant oration AZ the Gettysburg celebration
"HOw SHARPER THAN SRRPRST's TOOTH
&C-"G. A. T. who was pretty well puffed
not long ago by one OF eur city cotem poraries
returns the kindness by saying he journal IN
question is mot fl tor the smallest towR IN
Illinois, and that u - lives on gar Dage'
Warming vipers always did turn out 10 be
bad business.
REsIsrArIoS AND ! I"PoIsrNRNT-Tha Sec
retary OF the Treasury has appointed M. W
a. Hunt chief OF fourteenth section OF the
Qartermasters Division, Third AUDITORS Ut-
fice, uice IL. ID. TAYLOR, thIrd class clerk, I--
signed. MIR. Taylor resigned his position TO act
as general agent OF the New York Life Incur
ance Company OF New York.
FIFTY-TwO CLRRKs have been discharged
from the Adlutant Generals Once, War DE.
pariment, on account OF the reduction IN the
appropriation bill. Most OF those dismissed
Were from the bureaus OF General Williams
and General Ereck. Several discharges from
other bureaus OF the Department We're ais.
made.
LANDS TO THE STATE oP MICHIGAN FOg
CANAL PURPosRs.-The Commissioner OF he
General Land once has transmitted % the
Governor Of Michigan two certified transcripts
OF lands, embracing ASH 90 100 acres selected
10y the agent of the State in the district of lands
subject 10 sale at Marquette under the act of
Congress OF July Sd, 1861, ..to aid ~ the con.
struction OF a harbor and ship canal AZ Portage
Lake, keeweaan ana Lake Superior, IN SAID
STATE"
BIDS PoR THB PURCHASE OF THR TREASURY
DEPARTMENT PRINTING MACHINERY, 40
Sealed proposals tor the purchase of q large
and valuable lot ofsurplus printing machinery
and material a. the Treasury Department were
speRed yesterday Al the once of the Superip.
tendent Rice, Dut the bids being IN most an.
stances enureiy 100 low, there was but little
property of value disposed of. The articles
for which Is believed sales have been effected
are several thousand pounds OF cast iron,
wrought IRON columns one engine and boiler,
three Gordon presses ard one hydrOs;atic press
complete.
THR GRANT -BORIE CoRRR RRsPONDHNCE-THE
PRESIDENTS ACCEPTANCE OF Mr.. BoRIR's
RksIGNATIoN.-The President, a few days
since, addressed a letter TO Ex- x-Seerettry Bori.
requesting him to forward TO the Executive
accepting has resignation. Mr. BJrie immp-
uiately forwarded copy OF the letter TO the
President, which is As follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, DC,
June p, l>61. Hon A. T.. Bore, .Secretdry of TIE
Ndry-Dear Sir: Your letter OF this dale, ten
drrIng your resignation of the posiIIon OF
Secretary of the Navy IL received 1
need not assure you how much | regret the
severance OF our official connection, nor how
confident l am that The high esteem have
always felt for you, Increased with further ac-
Huamtance, will continue while acquaintance
lasts 1 accept your resignation with regret
therefore, and hope that the ~ uiet You will find
IN retirement may restore you TO perfect health
Win great re spect, your obedsnt servant,
L. ). GRANT.
POSTAL APpOINTNRNTs.-POstm Gen.
erai Cress to-day made the tolio wing ap.
pointments:
Special Agents.-W. q. Hammett, assigned
To duty as Post Ofiee Inspector for the first
district OF the third division, with nav III the
rate OF $1,000 per annum aud g per diem for
subsistence; Thomas r. Cheney, Assistant Su-
psrintendent of Railway Mail Service for the
first division, at Boston, same pay, &c; r. r
Wade, Special Agent on Mail Depredat1ons.
same pay.
Postal Clerks. NJ. MilIy, between Louis.