Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-23
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Warrington News and Gossip
INTERNAL REv.Hur.-The receipts to-day
from this source were S7i399I3).
GUNNER JOHN A. MCDONALD, U. s. N. has
been ordered to the Navy Yard in this city.
GENERAL SHERIDAN arrived at Omaha Mon.
dag, en- route to Chicago.
PkRsoNAL--Sir John Darlington, of Dubiiu;
James Stewart of Glasgow, and X. L. Forbes,
of New York, are al WIisrds'.
POSTMASTER GEsERAr CR.sswRLL has ap
pointed John X. Loring Postmaster at Water
loo, Seneca county, NY.
Six FEMALE CLERES wer. to-day dismissed
rom the sffice Of the Comptroller Of the Cur
Tency, Treasury Depar meut.
INDIAN AGENTS APPoINTED.-Thomas NIL
ler of Ohio, has been appointed Agent OF the
Sacs and Foxes, and Martin Stubbs, o. Kansas,
Agent OF the Kar Indians.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND
MEANS spent last Sunday AT Salt Lake City,
and reached Promoatory Point Monday on the
way to San Francisco.
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY has accepted
the designations Of First Assistant Engineer
H. O McIlvane and Second Assistant Eugt
neers 5. U. McLanahan and Thos. Lynch.
SECRETARY boutwell, has returned here
from his VISIT to his home in Groton, Mass.
and was at the Treasury Department to-day
and busy in receiving visitors most OF the FORE
noon.
TWELVE GAUGERs of the Internal Revenue
Department in Chicago wer, dismissed TODAY
upon the recommendation OF General Webster
the new Assessor, and six new appointments
made.
COMMoDoRR CHARLES WILKES, ". s. Nayy,
since his retirement from active service, has
been a resident Of Rutherford county, NC.
on the eastern base Of the Alleghanies, where
he has an estate Of sixty square miles, being
fifteen miles in length by four in breadth.
HON. j. WATSON WEBB, our late Minis.c-
to Brazil, was at the Executive Mansion tbi.
morning, and had a long interview with the
President relative TO the condition of aif.irs in
Brazil and the reasons which prompted his re-
tirement from that country.
BRRvRT MAJOR GENERAL W. H FeIycp
Lieutenant Colonel I'd Artillery, has been re.
heved from future operation of tia order
dire cling hlm to report In this city for court.
martial duty and has been ordered 20 San
Francisco, California.
APPOINTMENT OF A COLoEED MAN-Mr.
Joseph F. Cook, colored, a brother Of the
recently elected Register OF Washington city,
John +. Cook, was to-day appointed TO a first
class clerkship in the Interaal Revenue Office
The appointment was strongly urged by Col
John w. Forney and others.
REMOVAL OF HIADQUARTERs-Theh head.
quarters OF the 5th u. s. Cavalry which have
been in this city for some time past, have been
transferred to the Department OF the Platte
under General Augur, and the headq uarters
will hereafter be at Fort d. A. Russell, in
Cheyenne.
THK WHITE HoUsE.-There was a large
crowd al the Executive Mansion this morning.
and a few were granted interviews, among
whom were Senator Cole, Representatives
Prince, Loan, and Loughbridge; Thos. Adam.
son, Jr, U. s Consul at Honolulu; Hon. Reader
w. Clark, Earnst Mendelssohn Bartholdy,
Farnst Westphal. of Europe, and others.
APPOINTMBNT OF SUPERVISORS IN. ID
Stanwood was to-day appointed Supervisor OF
Internal Revenue fer the States OF Alabama and
Mississippi s. ]. ConKlin for the States of
Louisiana and Arkansas: and Gen. W. Kry.
zanowski for the States Of Georgia and Florida.
These appointments are under the recent re.
organizations Of those districts.
President has appointed Augustus Putnam
Collector Of Customs for the District of Mid.
dleton. Conn. John T. Harper to be Collector
Of Internal Revenue for the 9Th district Of Illi-
pois. George ID. Montague to be Collector OF
Internal Revenue for the 18th district OF Penn
sylvania. VIM. T. Harlow TO be Assessor OF
Internal Revenue for the sth district Of Massa.
chusetrs.
CLERKS DIsMIssID-Messrs. VIM F. Toury
w. E. Tew, WurGeman, ID. Taggart, and ID
MAJOR Soper. clerks in the Surgeon Generals
once, (Ford's Theater,) received notices yes.
Ierday that their services would be dispensed
with from and after the 18th Of July. on account
OF the reduction in the appropriation bills, and
they were granted leave Of absence until tha,
date.
ASSISTANT TREASURER AT NEW YORK
pointed Assistant Treasurer OF the Uni ed
States at New York city in place Of Mr.. Van
Dyke, resigned. The commission of Gen. b.
was made out at the State Department to-day,
and after receiving the Presidents signature
will te transmitted to him.
INDIAN NAFFAIRs.-Commissiou Parker, of
the Indian Bureau, has received advices from
Mr.. Enoch Hoag, Superintendent OF Indian
Affairs, dated Lawrence, Kansas, June 18th,
that q party from General Hazen arrived at
Ellsworth on the 18th instant and returned on
the 13th Instant, taking down agent Darlington
to the Cheyenne Reserve. They report NO
danger from hostile Indians, a. none were seen
in coming up. Two men were killed twenty
miles north Of Salina at Winneapolis, near the
Solomon, on the 18th instant, and seven In.
dians were seen south OF the railroad ON the
18th instant.
A DBLIeATIoH or TEXANS now here pro.
posed to visit the President to-day, and set
forth the condition Of political parties in Texas,
and urge the naming Of . day in September or