Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-27
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RsvkNUE.-The receipts to-day
from this source were Sas7, $40 70.
JOHN JAMES PIArr, the Ohio poet, is spoken
Of as Consul at Naples.
Gov. BULLOCK, OF Georgia, now in Wash
ington, was compositor in the eraId cffice at
Utica, N. Y, few years ago.
that ex President johnson is very much better
and out of danger.
CoMMANDER JAMES w SHIRK has, by direc-
tion OF the Secretary OF the Navy, been ordered
to duty at the Navy Department.
THE SKcRErATY OF THE NAVY has ordered
Commander James H. Gillis to the Washing.
ton Navy Yard, as equidment officer.
Acting MAsrER EDWIN BABsoN, and acting
ensigns J. o. Winchester and L. A. Waterman,
have been mustered out of service.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDBR A. G. KsLLoGG
and Lieutenant ID. q. Woodrow, Of the Navy,
have been placed on waiting orders.
MIss MARY WELSH. of Missouri, was to-day
appointed copying clerk in the Pension Bu-
reau.
ABOUT SIXTY FINALE BMPLoY RHs in the
Printing Division at the Treasury Department
were dismissed yesterday on account of the
scarcity of work in that bureau.
REV. J. J. KANE, Chaplain United States
nAu (rnv tho vTr,tn
cook, on Havana, Cuba, arrived here yester.
day. and il at the Kirkwood
SRhoR LINUS, the Envoy for the Cuban
Provisional Government says that the revolu.
tionists have twenty 1--we thousand men under
arms, and would have many moro il able to
provide arms for them.
PREsIDENTGRANT was slightly indisposed,
and received no visitors to-day. His illness
does not seem 70 be serious, but is q temporary
prostration from the over work and harass-
ments Of the position since his inaug uration.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR has appointed
Michael J. Hewston as Superintendent Of the
National Cemetery at Salisbury, North Caro-
lima, and ordered him to Immediately assume
charge Of the same.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT has to-day issued
General Order No. lis, approving the Il nding
and acquittal of Captain James H. Strong. of
New York, late of the Canandaigua, tried by
court.martial.
SENIOR LEMUs, the envoy from the Prov
sional Government Of Cuba, and Senior
Valiente left here this morning for New York,
but expect TO return in the course OF few
days.
BY DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR,
Brevet Major General Daniel Z. Sickles, Col
onel 42d U. s. Infantry, veteran Reserve
Corps) will, At his own req uest, report to Gen.
Mcdowell, President OF the Retiring Board OF
New York.
HON. w. A. RICHARDSON, the new Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury, took the oath of Of
fee this morning, ana entered upon the dis
charge Of his duties. He occupies the room
adjoining Secretary Boutwell's, immediately
at the head OF the stairs.
BREvEr MAJOR GENERAL ApRLBRRr Aays
Of the oath U. 5. Infantry, has been assigned to
duty as Commissioner OF the Bureau Of Refu-
gees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands of Mis-.
sissippI. Brevet Major General J. j. Rev
nolds, OF the 26th U. 5. Infantry, has been a..
signed to the same position for the Safe of
Texas.
- ID
James as a member of the Appeal Board at the
Patent Office not having been acted upon at the
last session, a vacancy now exists in that
Board, though it Is probable that 1t will not be
filled until q new Commissioner OF Patents
shall have been appointed.
THE ILLNESS Of ex.President johnson was
in the nature Of paralysis OF the right side, and
was the result Of complication of disorders
fvNv
ferer-neuralgia Of the nerves in the region of
the right eye. a frequent violent vertigo, and
the formation OF stone in the bladder.
COMMIssIoNBRo OF FPATRNTs.-Mr. Hunter an
ex-representative from Indiana; Mr.. Fisher,
an eminent patent lawyer, of Gin ncinnati New
ton Crawford, Esq late Principal Examiner
in the Patent Once; brother Of Gen. Sher-
idan, and several others, are spoken of in
connection with the Office of Commissioner Of
Patents.
SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
MCCLELLAN (who has been succeeded by Hon.
Giles A. Smith) to-day arranged all business
OF his department, preparatory to retiring from
the office. Mr. Smith having been confirmed
by the Senate yesterday, will probably qualify
on Monday or Tuesday. The Second Assist.
ant Postmaster General has charge of the con-
tract office, and makes all contracts for the
transportation Of the mails.
SECRETARY Cox having decided that the
appropriation made in the Patent Office de-
fciency bill was applicable TO the payment of
salaries for the month of February last, as well
rs hereafter, the clerks in that office will, ON
Monday and Tuesday, receive the remaining
half Of their February salary, having been
paid for but one-haif Of that month. All the
clerks Ct the Interior Department and bureaus
thereof to-day receive their salary for the
month Of March.
DISCHARGED. - Sevent Ave females en-
ployed in the folding room Of the Government
Printing Once, were discharged to-day. An
additional number have been employed for
some time upon the agricultural repor. In past.
ing in the illus trations, q new feature This