Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-12

WASHINGT
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
| MR.. SCHKNCK's bill to strengthen the pu' c
credit was passed by the House this afternoon
| INTERNAL REVENUE receipts to-day
from this source were S2sl, 1853. so.
THE House voted to-day, the Senate CON-
| curing, TO adjourn on the last Friday in
March.
THE ERPORT that Mr.. Commissioner Delano
| has purchased the house and furniture OF Hon
f. Il. Washburne is incorrect.
EX-COMMIssIONER of the Iaternal Revenue,
Rollins, left this city last night fo- his home in
New Hampshire.
FAME. - Chief Engineer sherwood gsts
RACED by telegram to the New York apers to
81. Sherwood ~
JOHN ID. BARCLAY, son of the Journal
Clerk of the House. has received the appoint
ment of Clerk to Speaker Blaine.
A GOOD MANY believe that Judge Shellabar.
ger. OF Ohio, Will receive the appointment of
Minister to Italy.
1T Is BELIEVED that Il. g. Robbins, of this
city, stands a number one chance of being made
City Postmaster.
LIEUT.. GENERAL p. II. SHERIDAN arrived
IN town this morning from the West, accompa-
MED by Col. Crosby, of his staff, route for
New Orleans.
1T WAS EXPECTED that Speaker Blaine would
announce the House Committees TODAY but
there seemed to be some hitch, and only the
Election Committee was given out.
Mr.. GEORGE E. GAMBRILL was Yesterday
appointed TO a frst-class clerk ship in the Post
Office Department rice ID. Humphreys, re-
moved.
GEN. GEORGE w. MORGAN, Representative
elect from the 18TH Ohio district, VIII o has been
detained at home by severe illness, took his
seat in the House to-day.
THE DATE of Mr.. Washburne's departure for
Paris has not been decided upon. He will first
60 to Galena TO settle up and arrange his pri.
vate business.
MAYOR Bowen was at the City Hall for
some time yesterday, but after went TO
the White House and had conference with
President Grant in relation to city affairs.
Hon. J. A. RAwLINs, Secretary of War, ap-
peared in the East Room at the Executive
| Mansion about noon to-day, and the officers OF
the army there assembled paid their respec
| to him.
VICE ADMIRAL ID. ID. PORTER, recently in
charge of the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
has been detailed for duty at the Navy De-
| partment as assistant to Secretary Borie, and
occupies desk in the office Of the Secretary.
| PKRsoNAL.-B. Mitre Vedia and Carlos
CarTanza, of the Argentine Legation, Lleuten-
ant General Sheridan, Colonel Schuyler
Crosby, u. s., Army, Governor Flanders, of
Louisiana, Ex-Governor Newell, of New
Jersey and Hon. A. Cummings, of Philadel-
i.hIa, are AZ Willards. ...General Long
81 eet has rooms al No. ass 10th street
TowN.-Assessor Webster, of New York
who SO remorse. .essly stirred up the bulls and
bears Of all street, ana Collector Bailey, who
similarly distressed the whisksy rings, are il
the city. They both say that if they receive
from the " adm ini straton the moral support
"
in their respective districts will be largely in
creased for the current year.
| THE PRESIDENT has directed that hereafter
| Senators and members Of Congress alone will
De received between the hours of nine and
| eleven O'Clock In the forenoon. Between
eleven and twelve the doors will be open 10
| the public In the afternoon none will be ad-
| mltted except members of the Cabinet and
| such persons as have appointments to meet the
President.
| Mr.. JOHN T.. RIsLKY resigned on Wednes-
| day last the position of Deputy Commmis-
| siOner OF Internal Revenue, held by him for
| some time past, and his resignation has been
| accepted. During his connection with the Of
| fee MIR. X. impres sed the public favorably by
| his quiet and gentlemanly bearing, but for
some reason not clearly understood, he never
| took a vigorous hold on the duties OF his po-
| sition, or seemed TO be much addition to its
| working force.
MR. MOTLEY is very warmly urged upon
| the President for Minister 10 England, but he
! gives no expression OF opinion In the matter.
| The original STATE had Hamilton Fish tor this
| position, and this was broken by the ap
| pointment Of Mr.. Fish to the State Depart.
| ment, the mater requires some little time for
ad dlustment. We should not be a bit surprised
| il the President paid Horace Greeley the com.
| piiment of rendering HIM the place. Tnat Mr.
/ Greeley would accept the position is doubtful.
I VICE PRESIDENT COLFAx will leave here
| about the last of next week, with Mrs. Colfa X,
| for Astat ula. Ohio, the home of Mrs O., and
| will leave her there TO spend some time with
| her Il lends. The Vice President will Immedi =
| ateIy return TO Washington, and preside over
the Senate during the remainder OF the seS sion
He will be absent for a very few days onlv.
during which time Senator Anthony, of Rhoce
Island, will preside. Mrs. Colfax, who has
| been in New York for several days past, wi
| return here this evening.
IT HAS BEEN telegrapheed from this city that
| among other appointments substantially
| agreed upon are the following: Hon. George
| V. Lawrence, late member from the Twenty.
fourth Pennsylvania district, First Assistan,
Postmaster General, vice St John B L.
| Skinner; Major General Giles A. Smith, OF
1 Illinois. Second Assistant Postmaster General
| vice Geo. w. Mcclellan. So far as the appoint.
ment OF First Assistant General is concerned
| nothing is known at the Department of the
proposed change. 1t Is believed, however
| that Mr.. Mcclellan received information yes.
i terday afternoon that his removal would take
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