Evening star., 1869-05-08
EVENING" STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RHvKNuR.-The receipts to-day
from this source were sis0,Is5.
SENATOR FENToN, of New York. Is expected
in this city on Monday evening next.
INSTRUCTIONS to Minister Motley will be
forwarded to him before he lie ives, on the 10Th,
for England.
GEoFGE MYERS AND HENRY BLACK (col-
oredl Of Balt more, have been appointed mes
sepgtrs in the Post Office Department
REPORTS RECEIVED at the Internal Revenue
Department frem Assessors say that more per-
sons have made income returns this year than
IN any previous year.
COMING BACK.-A private dispatch was re-
ceived here yesterday from Ex-President
johnson, stating that he would be in Washing
ton in the course of the coming week.
Z. :. TIEvITT. of New York has been ap-
pointed Chief Clerk, aid DIR. Francis Salter
Medical Referee, in the Pension Ollie, De-
partment of Interior.
SUPERVISOR APPOICTgD.-Itis understood
that w. Kryzano owski Vill be commissioned at
once as Supervisor Of Internal Revenue for
the States Of Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
BRRvKT LIEUT. Col. JAMES THOMPSON, Cap
tam Cd infantry. has been placed on the retired
list on account OF disability resulting from
long and flithful service.
THE abominable types made rs say ssmis.
use," inste:d of"dIsuse, - in our notice OF Col
onel Moore's departuIe6or the land of the noble
red men. Disuse is a much tenderer word, as
the elder Weller W ould say.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, gives notice that he
Will purchase S1,OOO,CO0 OF Five.twenty bonds
each week, and has directed the Assistant
Treasurer at New York to receive proposals
therefor.
SERGEANT ROBINSON, the soldier who saved
the life Of Secretary Seward at the time of
Payne's ASA ulf. has received gold check for
S5i from citizens Of Nevada. He is AT present
clerk in the Quarterma ster's Department.
BREyEr LIEUT.. Col. E. H. LUpDINGroN,
Assistant Inspector General, has oeen author
lied to report in person toNajorGeneral GEORGE
H. Thomas and accompany him to the military
division of the Pacific
Col. ALFRED SPATIs, President, and Direc.
tcrs of the Chesapeake and OHIO Canal, have
bad their regular monthly business meeting at
the Seaton House, bat their proceedings have
not I. In pired.
To BE DIsCHARGED.-Betweent this date and
the first of July next, ninety six employees
will be dismissed from the office Of the Super.
intendent OF the Treasury Building, Congress
a Z ha radu tha foro
that Office.
HON. COLUMBUS DELANo, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, leaves here tAIs evening for
visit to his home in Ohio, and " i'll not return
for week or ten days. During his absence,
the duties OF his Office will be discharged by
Assistant Commis sioner Douglass.
BREvET MAJOR GEN. JOHN &. ROBINSON
Colonel sd infantry, has bc IN placed upon the
retired list BY order of the Pre- 1ident he hay.
ing been found to be incapacitated for service
on account OF q wound received IN battle He
is retired with the full rank OF Major General
ROUTE AGENTS sAPPoINTRD-Robert E Hall
was yesterday appointed Route Agent between
Cumberland and Wheeling, Joseph r. Can't
well between Washington aud Lynchburg
George b Pennington between Baltimore and
Philadelphia, and Alfred r. Cook from Balti-
more to Union Bridge
An IMPORTANT DECIsIoN-The following
decision has been made by the Deputy Com.
missioner OF Internal Revenue, under act of
April 10, 1869:
dealers in liquor who sell in quantities
less than .Ere gallons. and also in quantities of
dve gallons and upwards, must pay special
tax 10th as achotesal and retail Hqusr dealers"
THE CITY PosTMAsTERsHIP.-T Presi
dent has the question Of the appointment of
new postmaster tor this city in place of Col.
Alexander under consideration, and il is said a
change will be made in the course of a week or
ten days. Mr.. H.. g. Robbins is spoken of as
the successor Of Col. Alexander. The friends
of Gen. Balloch also seem to think his chances
very good.
ARMY OFFICERS AS INDIAN AGRNTs.-rh
order assigning officers OF the Army TO duty
as Indian agents is now beng prepared at the
War Department, and will be promulgated on
Monday. A list Of the various agencies to
which appointments are to be made imme.
diately was received yesterday from the In.
dian Bureau, and the selection of officers to
be assigned thereto is being made by the Sec
retary Of War and Gen. Sherman.
APPoINTMENTs.-The President to-day
made the following appointmeuts:-Robert w.
Lassiter, TO be Pension Agent at Raleigh, N
&. Richard r. Gaggin, to be Collector OF Gus.
toms fer the District OF Erie, Pena. Willett A
Hawkins, TO be Cole ctor OF Internal Reyenue
Let District N. Y. Daniel ID. Snyder, to be
Assessor of Internal Revenue for the 4th Dis
trict of Georgia. John Wilde, to be Surveyor
Of Customs at Chester, Penn. Geo. A. Houeb
ton, to be Supervising Inspector Of Steamboats,
9th District.
ARMY OFFICERS AS INDIAN AGENrs-The
question Of assigning army officers now await.
ing orders TO duty as Indian Agents and Su.
perintendents was, it is said, fully decided in
the Affirmative by the Cabinet at their meeting
yesterday. and it is also stated that fifty officers
were thus selected yesterday, and duly com.
missioned. The law Of 1894, creating the In.
dian Bureau, authorizes this TO be done, and
the officers while ON duty receive their ply and
are subjected to military discipline and pun.
ishment the same as II on military duty. This
assignment does not partake in any respect of
the nature OF an appointment.
PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE ARRANGENRNr
IN pnn~sa nun u~n