Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-29
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
BLAcQuB BKY. the Turkish Minister. expects
to take a summer residence IN New England.
INTERNAL REvKNUR.-The receipts to-day
from this source were S4U7,5O0.
Coin in the Treasury yesterday S1l9, $1,000
s19,C0O,OO0 OF which was payable on demand
upon coin certificates.
1T Is NOW SAID that General Terrell, OF In
diana, is 10 be appointed Third Assistant Post
master General.
Mr.. THORNTON, British Minister, will take
house for the summer either at Lenox, Mass,
or at Newport.
MINISTER MOTLEY is in this city, waiting
the return of Secretary Fish to receive his
final instructions previous to his departure for
England.
PAYMENT has been commenced by the Gov.
srnment on May interest Of the flve-twenty
bonds.
THE APPOINTMENT of Mr.. Mccartney, as Su-
perintendent Of the Post Office Department, has
been made out, and he will take charge May
first.
HON. HENRY VAN AERNAN, the new Com
missioner OF Pensions, arrived in this city yes-
terday, and will enter upon the discharge of
hls duties on Saturday. Hon. q. u Cox, the
late Commissioner, will retire tomorrow.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, will be in New York
to-day, at the opening Of the bids for the pur.
chase of Government gold. As this is to be the
first trial of the plan, the Secretary is anxious
TO witness it himself
DIsMIssALs AT THE PATENT OPFICs-rhe
new Commissioner Of Patents yesterday dis
missed Messrs. J. g. Poulton and p NJ. Nc.
Gill, temporary clerks employed in that Office
O;her dismissals Will be made in the course of
few days.
J. M. X. DAVIS, who came out first OF the
class Of seventeen artillery onicers who re-
celved diplomas from General Slocum as
graduates Of the Artillery School, at Fortress
Monroe, on Tueaday last, is a native Washing
tonian, son Of DR.. Alexander McDavis, of this
city.
1T Is REPORTED that the Congressional Prin-
ter, Mr.. A. M. Olapp, will make the following
appointments Mr.. A. ID. Brock, to be foreman
III,
q. Otis, to be foreman Of the document room,
vice O. E. I.atnrop; Daniel Flynn, ass istant
foreman, vice Mark Wood ward
THK Washington correspondent of the New
York Commercial says at is rumored that the
President is considering the propriety OF su-
perseding the appointment Of Ashley as Gov.
ernor Of Montana" Mr.. Ashley is in town
to-day, however, looking as sunny as q June
morning, and not at all as if he dreaded de.
capitation.
REORGANIZATION OF THE ADJUTANT GEN
ERAL's DKPARTMKNT.-The following named
officers have been ordered to report to the Sec
retary of War tor duty in the War Department:
Brevet Major Generals Daniel Butterfield,
w. 5. Ketchum, John E. Smith, Wager
Swayne, Brevet Brigadier General W. Nc X.
Dunn and Brevet Colonel Oscar A. Mack
They will be assigned to duty in the Depart
ment to fill certain vacancies made by the order
published in the STAR few days since making
certain changes in the AdJutant Generals
Office.
PRESIDENTIAL EXCURSION TO MOUNT YER
NoN.-Secretary Bore having arranged for an
excursion Of the President and members of the
Cabinet with their families to Mount Vernon
on board the fine SIDE wheel steamer Tallapoo.
sa to-day, the excursionists embarked at the
Navy Yard this morning about ten o'clock
The party consisted Of the President and Mrs
Grant, Miss Nellie and Master Jessie Grant,
General Porter and family. General Babcock
and family, General Dent, Secretary Borie,
Secretary Cox, Attorney General Hoar, Mar
shall Sharpe and lady, Judge Dent, General
Badeau, and several invited guests. Upon
the arrival Of the party at the Navy Yard
they were received with a salute of seventeen
guns, and Immediately repaired to the steamer
awaiting them at the dock The moorings were
cast of and the distinguished excursionists
were soon steaming down the river. The Tai
lapoOsa is one OF the finest light vessels at
tached to the navy, and is commanded by Com
mander Ralph Chandler. The party will re-
turn to the city this evening.
MILITARY BOARDS DIssoLvEp.-The Secre.
tary of War has directed that the board Of OH
Gers, Of which General J. A. Hardie is Presi-
dent, which has been in session in this city
since June, 1868, to examine and report all
claims brought against the War Department, be
dissolved, and the officers composing 1t close
mp their business and return to their proper
stations soon as practicable. The board is
composed Of Brevet Major General j. A. Har-
die, Colonel Dewitt Clinton, ana Colonel Geo.
Gibson
ne mas Qlrected tnat the BOARD OF army Om.
GERS, OF which Brevst MAJOR General w. II.
Emory is President, be dissolved, and the off,
GERS composing 1t join their respective com.
mands. This board has been in session at the
War Department for some months past, to ex-
anime and report upon a system of cavalry
tactlcs, and is composed Of Brevet Major Gen
erals w. II. Emory, James l. Palmer, Samuel
Sturgis, and Colonel J. H. Taylor, Recorder.
General St1rgs, the Junior member of the
board, has been directed TO close up the bust.
ness thereof, and hold himself in readiness to
join his new regiment as soon as his promotion
shall be announced.
BUREAU OF MILITARY JUeTICE.-Specia
order No. 100, Just issued by command of Gen
eral Sherman, directs that the following dis
tribution be made Of the onhcers composing the
Bureau of Military Justice: Brigadier and
Brevet Major General Joseph Holt, Judge
Advocate General, Headquarters Of the Army:
Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General W.
Nick Dunn, Assistant Judge Advocate Gen.
eral, to report to the Secretary of War; Major