Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-21
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

SENATOR CRAIeEN, Of New Hampshire, is in
town.
the pablo against the spectators who offer to
fur aish exact copies Of United States notes.
SECOND LIEUTENANT HENRY MRrCALFn has
been relieved from daty IN the Ordnance o:fice
a Id ordered 10 the Rock Island Arsenal, Ill,
CAPTAIN ALF Red TouSsEED has been re.
lieved 20 duty in the Firss Military DiJ.clcs
and ordered to his home.
SECOND LrRurEsANr ]. W. wHAN, S5th U !.
S. Infantry, has been de lled for duty as
Indian Agent and ordered TO report to the
Commissioner ofIndiaa Al L.i-s.
THE TEXAS ELRCTIoN-The President, it is
stated, has said that no elocsio will be held in
Texas before next November in any evelt and
that General Rey nolds did not recommend an
early election.
SALES or GoLD.-Ol account OF the large
accumulation OF gold in the Treasury Depart
ment Secretary Bout well has instructed the As
sistant Treasurer at New York to sell two mil.
lions of dollars weekly, until farther orders.
THE REGULAR MREIxNG OF THE CABIN RT
was held to-day; ell t1e me nbe-s prese 1t
This forenoon Senators McDon..ld, Thayer,
Cole, General Batter, a7d Judge bingham had
interviews with the Pre- dent. A lar e mum.
ber Of ladies and gentlemen also call to pay
their re poets.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, has issued an order
to Collectors Of Customs. directing them to dis
continue the COLLECTION Of all discriminating
tOnnf &c duly on Spanish vessels entering ION
the ports in the Islands Of Cuba and Porto
Eico.
Mr.. WEMYss JoBseN, author Of "History
Of the French Revolution" &c, is in town
Mr.. Jobson propose to visit Pr -ident Grant
and Gen. Lee with a view to se ting ma erir'
for an impartial history OF the rebellion for tre
instruction OF the English public. Mr.. Jobson
is q native of England.
ROUTE AGENT APPoIHrRD.-On the line of
Washington, ID. o., 70 Lynchbprg, Va, Isasc :
Newton 10 appointed roRte agent, at SI,OeO per
annum, vice T. w. Durk 9, removed; route
Pittsburg, Pa, 70 Columbus, Ohio, Joseph p.
johnson route agent, at sI,Oso per annum, vice
William ID. Gilbert, removed.
THE CODE COMMISSIONERS, Messrs. James
portions Of their work for submission to Con-
gress. Judge James has prepared a chapter
comprising laws af Getting the Judi ciary, and
Judge johnson has completed the chapter on
the law OF patents.
]. E. BRYANT, editor of the Augusta Repub.
licdn, has been appointed Postmaster at Au.
gusta, Ga, vice Foster Blodgett, suspended;
and rev. Henry M. Turner, the well.known
colored leader ard speaker, has been appointed
Posfmaiter at Macon, vice Washington, sus-
pended.
APPOINTMENTS OF CoLORED CLERKS
Jerome A. johnson and Joseph T. Cook, both
colored men of this Dissric., have b. en- an.
pointed to first c'as, clerkships in the Internal
Revenue Department. johnson is the ideut
Of the First Ward Republican Club. Both of
them were highly recommended for the posi-.
tons.
EBENEZRR ID. BAssRTT, (colored,) Of Phil.
adelphia, our new Minister to Hayti, ar.
rlv'd here this morning, aud is stopping with
Mr.. John Grown, c25 ssree.. This forenoon
he visited tie State Department relative 20 his
instructions, which he will receive IN the
course Of a few days from Secretary Fish, and
leave fere for Hayti.
w. A. HOWARD, Minister to China, con.
clures 10 accept he mission and will soon sail
for China, Geing by the way Of Europe, to con.
suit with Mr.. Burlingame. He has now gone
TO New York and Will, by invitetion, meet the
fesbytsrian General Assembly and confer
with tf m relative to the bstter protection O,
American missionaries in China.
NAVAL ORDKRs.-Commod odore B. N. Wescoti
has been de.ached .fon the Navy Yard q,
Pensacola rpd plcred on waiting orders.
Srryeon F. L. Potter has IN detached from
duty at New Orleans aid ordered to the Mo.
bican. Surgeon Willirm K. Van Reypen has
been ordered to New Orleans, in connection
W tn Lon c'ac-.
DIR. MARY E. WALKER AS A DETECTIVE
DIR. Mary f. Walker, so far having failed to
obtain position under the Government, has
attacked the gallant Major H. O. Whitley
Chief OF tee Secret Service Division of the
Treasury Department, and asks a detectives
position In his depar .menr. Major Whitley
does not see his way clear to make the appoint.
meat.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENr.-Ths
President hes appointed Felix Co7te to be Sur.
veyor OF Cds.oTs at ST. Louis, Mo-; James E
Mclean, Surveyor Of Customs at Chicago
ILL., E<uWdEo 1toulPkS, as se>sOE Vi 4utcEu6
Revenue for Washington Territory: Alfred
Sanford, Supervising Inspector Of Ste eamboats
.our,h district; Charles II. Royce, u. s. Consul
at Peague. VIM. NJ. Morrison to be Postmas.
ter at Cedar Falls, Iowa. p. n. Sheibley, tt
be Postmaster at Rome, Ga
MINING CLAIMs.-Commissio ssioner ilsou, Of
the General Land Once, has Just recei ved
from the local once, at Central City, Colorado
Territory. applications for patents for the fol.
lowing mining claims, under the Law Of July
20. 1866 viz: Peter q. johnson. for 500 feet in
length By SO feet in width. OF the "Ellieth" OF
"Ellott'sode Gregary Mining District, Gil.
pin county, COL; Andrew Gross, for 9cO feet
in length. by SO feet in width, Of the ''Carydon'
lode, in 0ilpin county, Col.
TH1 PUEBLO DoMAIN-Commissioner Viii.
sor, Of the General Land Omcs, has just re-
ceived returns showing a disposal Of ASIA!
acres OF the public domain during the pas
month at the following local ofhces:-Oregou
City, Oregon, 1856 acres; Humboldt Califor.
MIA, 1897 acres; Vancouver. Washington Ter.
ritory, 3,lOi acres; Dakota City, Nebraska. 10.
532 acres. The greater portion OF the iand was
'cken for actual settlement and cultivation un.
der the homestead laws and tina remainder sold
for cash. s-