Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-02
WASHINGTON FRIDAY,

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTHRFAL REvKNUR.-The receipts from
this source to-day were si.2so,0a2.
GATzRAL MA4KBRnT, United States Minis
ter to Bolivia, arrived at lima June OH.
GENIAL sIoKLrs sailed yesterday from
New York Tor Europe.
GBrIRAL JOHN CocHRANK hiss accepted
temporarily the position OF Collector for the 6 b
Collection Distric. Of Ne York, and duly
qualified.
IErKREsr ON TIE CORPORATION BONDS
We are authorized to state that the coupons Of
the Corporation tenyear bonds are now paya-
BILE at the City RsgISter's Office, City Hall.
STATIONERY CoNTRACT.-Messrs. Philip Il
Solomons have been awarded the coutract,fJr
supplying the Department OF State with sta
tionerg for the present fiscal year.
Ex-PRRsIDRNr JOHNSON expects ID leave
he proposes to address the citizens in favor OF
SenteT for Governor.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL RRvRNUR De.
LANO left here this morning for pleasure trip
North, and Will be absent ten days or two
weeks.
THE REGULAR MEsTING CP The CABINET
was held to-day, all the members present
except Secretaries Fish and Rawlins, and
Attorney GeneralH Hoar.
THE BOARD OF NAVAL SURG soNs, of which
Surgeon Nioian Pinckney was President. hax.
ing completed their duties at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, has been dissolved.
THR ASSISTANT TEBAsURRR at New York
will receive proposal until IL O'Clock noon to.
morrow for the sale 20 tie Government Of
United States bonds, the amount not to exceed
S3,OtO,OO0.
THE BRAZILIAN MIAIsTsR has received a
dispatch CONSERVATORY OF the report that Lopez
had offered through MRister Mem ,hon. TO
surrender his Amy, provided the allies would
guarantee him personal safety.
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY has ordered
Master Albert L. Sprague to the s.Ssminole,n
AssIsta Mt Surgeon Robert A. Wneldon to the
.zavy yard at this city, and Second Assistant
Engineer Edward A. Nagee to the nav yard
at New YORK.
GENERALS SHBRIDAN AND MEADE, Secre.
tory Rawlins and Governor Holman have ac.
ceped Invitations to the reunion banquet of the
ArRy Of the Potomac in New York. Presi.
den: Grant and Cabinet and Chief Justice
Chase have been specially invitsd and are ex.
pee ted to be present
kor. GEORGE BRIGGs, ex-member Of Con.
gress from the city of New York, died at Sara.
toga on Wednesday, aged 81. He was in Con-
Rress f1om 1ei9 to 1853, and in 1855 he was
Reelected to the 35th Congress, serving as
chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims.
COMMISSIONER DRLANo has appointed
Messrs. Given, Arneld and Chesley, of his
bureau, board to inquire whether the stamps
for spirits now in use are sufficient for all pur.
poses under the law and for the public ser.
vice, and whether any of the several new
devices COW urged upon the Commissioner for
adoption VIII serve better purpose than the
stamps already in use. 1t is understood that q
heavy pressure his been brought to bear in
favor of one partic ular in nvention but whether
its hackers will be able to carl y their point or
not remains to be seen.
PATRNTs.-The Board of Examiners have
considered and disposed Of the following ap-
phcations for extensions OF patents: Refused
application Of William L. Ward, machine for
making bolts; Jonathan Z. Barrett, method of
raising and lowering cutters and haryesters;
Hiram Tucker, spring bed bottom, and S, T.
Thomas, loom. The patents of S. T. Thomas
OF loom, William Adamson, sand d-paper cut.
ting machine, and Addison p. Brown, self
adjusting wind mill, have each been extended
for seven years.
ACCIDRNT.-Alderman, portly and Jolly and
fine, on his way yesterday homeward to dine,
walking up Seventh street, just above L, trod
on an orange peel slipping, and fell; no joints
luxating and breaking no bones; swearing no
oaths and indulging no groans; arose to his feet
and cheerily said, could he make choice he
would not choose that bed; nor did il please his
good judgment or taste, getting to bed in such
unseemly haste. Quoth his companion, 81
think, sir, it's plain, though there's no bed you
can suffer no pain: lie where you will, sir,
you'll sure find repose, cushioned so soft on
your warm adipose."
MIR. WILLIAM p MKLLBN, who during the
war was Chief Special Agent Of he Treasury
Department in relation to captured and aban.
doned property. and since its dose Special
Attorney Of the United States, clssed his oiciai
connection with the Government to-day.
During his incumbency in Office Mr.. Mellen
enjoyed to an unusual extent the conf ience OF
Secretary Chase ana his successors, and leaves
the service with his accounts, covering some
six millions Of dollars, balanced and closed,
and a reputation for rare ability, industry, and
integrity. Mr.. NJ, we understand, proposes
to engage in the practice OF law in New York
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT The
President has made the following appoint.
ments: Il
Postmasters-James McKean Mercer, Pa;
VIM. b. Griswold, Manka, Mnn.; Henri E.
Wells, Molins, ILL.,; VIM. p. Guest, Fenton.
vile, Mich; Albert q. McDaniel, Hannibal, /
Mo-; VIM. H. Sturgis, 6reenpdnt, N. T.; Ed
win Lisle, Kendallville, IND; Chos. b. Irwin.
Paw Paw, Mich; VIM. J. Libbison, North
field, Minn.; joe. r. Moore, 81. Peter, MINI.
samuel Chism, Newton, Mass; Joseph Han,
OcoAto, Wis.,; Mrs. Z. b. Outhbertsou, New |
Bn ghton, Pa; Peter Platter, Seymour, Ind. i
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