Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-16
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RIvRHUs.-The receipts from this
source to-day were S3S2,s9l.s2.
COMMISSIONER DELANo left here to-day 70
a visit to his home in Ohio.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, was in New York
yesterday.
JUDGE OTTO, Assistant Secretary of the In.
terror, left to-day for the West, for the benefit
CT his health.
ASSISTANT SURGEON LEWIS S. PITCHER has
been ordered to duty at the Washington Navy
Yard.
Ex-SRCRRTARY STANTON is spending a few
days with the Hon. Samuel Hooper, at his sea.
side residence at Cotuit, Mass.
MR. ]. w. DwYER, Superintendent of the Di.
vision OF Detectives, Internal Revenue Bureau,
has returned from his home in OHIO. where he
was spending lew weeks.
SENIOR LRMUs AND MR. RUIZ, of the Cuban
Junta, arrived here yesterday from New
York, and had an interview with Secretary
Fish on Cuban affairs. Mr.. Ruiz left again las,
evening for New York.
THE UNITED STATES STEAMER KANSAS.
Commander Henry Erben, arrived at the
Washington navy yard yesterday, from Rio
Janeiro, where she has been for some time
past, attached to the South Atlantic So uadrou.
REDEMPTION OF GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-The
total amount Of bonds purchased by Secretary
Boutwell, is Sil,690,OOO. In addition to this sum
Is the $1,000 bond sent to the Secretary by an
individual residing in Pennsylvania to reduce
the national debt, and which has been placed to
the credit of the sinking fund.
ACOuRT-MARTIAL is ordered to convene at
Boston for the trial Of Lieutenant Commander
Henry b. Seely, who was found guilty, by a
court OF inqniry, of neglect of duty in not re.
porting to the captain of his vessel acts of
cruelty to seamen perpetrated by the master.at.
arms.
SRMI.MoNTHLY PAYMENTS. - Postmaste
General Creswell has issued an order directing
that those clerks and employees who may de-
sire il, can, bv advising the disbursing clerk in
writing on or before the 12.h Of the month, re.
ceive part Of their pay on the 18th, but that
hereafter all advances and orders on their sal.
aries are strictly prohibited.
ADMIRAL HoFP, late Commander of the
North Atlantic Squadron, arrived here yester.
day, and had an interview with Secretary
Robson and Vice Admiral Porter to-day, au.
ring which he communicated many facts OF
interest relative to the Cuban trou bles and the
cases OF Americans imprisoned or executed in
Cuba.
RKAssRssMEHT OF INCOME RETURNS Conn.,
missioner Delano has determined to thoroughly
sift the income assessments, and to this end has
appolnted a large number ofassistant assessors
whose special duty it will be to resssess in.
comes The commissions have already h..r
issued, and the work will commence IN the
large cities Immediately.
ESTIMATE OF INTERNAL REVENUE RRcnrprs
FOR THE PRESENT FISCAL YKAR.-An esti.
mate Of the internal revenue tax collections for
the current fiscal year ending June, 1870, made
by an officer Of the Treasury, is as follows
From spirits, Sii.OO0000; from tobacco, segars
and snuff, S30,0O0,OO0: from incomes, &c,
| s35,OOOOOO; from stamps, Sl7,OOO.OOO; from all
other sources, SiO,6oO,0Oo. Total, $4,000 600.
TIE QUESTION OF REMOVALS FOR PoLIr.
IcAL REASONS There is a heavy pressure
upon Commissioner Dslano by politicians In
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and elsewhere
to make removals Of revenue officers for policI.
cal reasons, but is is understood that Commis
sioner Delano is opposed to this policy beca au SO
he thinks it will reduce the efficiency OF
the service, and has referred the whole matter
TO the President.
/ GEN. SICKLRs' INsTRUCTIONs.-Itis is now au-
| thoritatively stated that Gen. SIckles was not
| authorized TO make any demand on the Span
lsh Government. Hewas instructed merely to
| act discreetly, but with earnestness as a medi
| ator between that Government and the Cubaus
| on the basis already published, for the indie.
| pendence OF the island. Leading members of
| the Government favor the proposition, but are
not free at present to finally acceptit
PRoPosRD TAX ON CoTToN.-Among the
l notifications Of the Internal Revenue laws to
/ be submitted to Congress, ii is said, will be a
| tax of one per cent. per pound on cotton. Itis
1 believed that such a tax will yield fully
/ S15,000,COO a year. and this would Justify the
| repeal Of that portion CT the law imposing
| special taxes, relieving the laboring and manu-.
| featuring interests of great burden. The pros.
perity of the South warrants the belief that the
| Internal Revenue receipts from that section
| will be nearly fifty per cent. greater for the
present fiscal year than for the last year.
| RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OP THE Gov.
! RRsMRHT.-The following is a detailed state
| ment of the receipts and expenditures of the
| United States Treasury for the fiscal year
| ending June 80, 1S69-Receipts from Gus.
| toms, S177,99e, ,i26 internal revenue taxes,
| s159,l22,249; lands, s4,G202s5; miscellaneous
sources, So. ,952.7S5 total, 500, ,593,745 Expen.
ditures, civil service, $50 ,O6; pensions and