Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-27
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Warrington News and Gossip.
THHPRHsIDHNT 5 expected to return to this
city, to attend the Cabinet meeting on Friday
CHIHr JUSTICE CHASE an Mrs. Sprague are
at Concord, nh.
SECRETARY RAwLrNs returaei here from
Danbury, Connecticut. this morning.
ADMIRAL FARKAGUr and w,te arrived a
san Francisco last night.
SENATOR BUcKISeHAM, Of Connecticut, has
been Iii, but is better.
SOLICITOR BANPIELD, of the Treasury De
partment is at New Orleans investigating the
sugar fraud cases.
A MOVEMENT is being made among the armv
officers TO ash OF Congress next winter an in.
crease Of pay.
MIR. lsHHRWooD, fJrmarly chief of The
Bureau of Engineering OF the Navy Depart.
ment, has been ordered to Mire Island, Cal.
HON JOHN r dALE, II Is saiG, Will spen
several months in travelling in Earope before
his return 10 this country.
MIR. GREELEY and several other proniaen,
New Workers passed through here yesterday
en- route TO Virginia
WORK IN TIE PRINTING BuRRAU at the
Treasury department has been resumed, and a
number of male and female employ ees rein.
stated therein.
THE CADETS OF the Unisad States Naval
Academy at Annapolis yesterday arrived a,
Portsmouth, England, on the practice shlps
Macedonian and Savanah
THE MOST pANGHsoCs CouNTzRF sIr of an
internal Revenue Stamp yet discovered has
ben received At the Revenue Bureau from
keokuk, Iowa. 1t is a twenty.one pound
tobacco stamp, value thirty.two cents.
CAPT. HARRISON, commanding the Prac-
tice Squadron of the Naval A idemy, rep or,s
to the Navy Department that the squidron
arrived at Cheroourg, France. on toe Ii;a
inst; all well On board.
TIE OFFICERS composing the boarI of ex
aminers of the revenue marine service have
gone to New York on business relative to the
building OF the new vesses Of that branch OF
the public service, and will probably be absent
week or ten days.
SECRETARY BouI,y sLL has already ra ,sixad
large number OF applications for the position
Of Chief Of the Bureau Cf Engraving and
Printing at the Treasury department, in place
OF q. Il. McCartee resigned. Tine salary is
$500 per annum.
ATTORNEY GENERAL HoAR will leave here
about the first of next week tor visit to hi:
home in Massachusetts,, and will be absen nj
about one month, during which time Assistant
Attorney General Field will discharge the
duties OF the Office.
NAVAL Orders Masters Henry Whelen
and Chales L. Callahan have been ordered to
his city for instructions in reference to Signals
Midshipmen Il. T. Jasper, Frederick Singer
j. .Carlin, Nathan +. Niles, and Charles
Seymour have been ordered to Washington FOR
examination for promotion.
THE CHANGE OF SUPEEvIsORs.-The i'm.
preston that the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue intends TO appoint new supervise.
in place OF those now i'm service is erroneous
The only change contemplated is th a. OF tran :.
ferrlng supervisors from one district te
another.
NATIONAL T8LEG RAPHIC UNIOx.-Mr. Thos
II. Sherman has been chosen by the telegrapher.
OF this city as delegate to the National Tele
graphic Union, which meets at Portland. Me-
on the third Wednesday in September, I5th
William H. Young. Esq was chosen alternate
Mr.. Young II President of the Union.
The Post OFFICE DHPARrNRNr.-Firs, As
sistant Postmaster General Earle has made the
following changes in the Department since
March 6; Appointed, 4.56I postmasters, re.
moved, 2,l3S; and accepted the designations oi
1863 Established 639 post Offices, discontinued
lS0. and changed the names anG sites Of IOl.
RDCoNMIHDHD FOR OFFICE BY A SPIRIT
Among the applicants for q clerkship in the
Internal Revenue Bureau yesterday was q
lady who claimed an appointment on the
ground that she was cordially recommended
by Abraham Lincoln. Her recommendation
she claimed had been received from the spiri,
world. She has not yet received an appoint.
nlent.
AT THE GRAND BALL At Long Branch, in
honor OF President Grant, last night, the
dining-room was thrown open, and the bands
ofGrafulla, OF New York, 9illmore's band OF
Doetou, anu tno 1OVeTnOT 3 1sldn0 O4nQ CON-
bined, played "Hail to the Chief" upon the
PRESIDENTS entering with his wife. ex Secre.
tary Borie and wife, General Sherman and
daughter, General Sheridan, and distin guished
guests from all parts of the country. The ball
was q great success.
THEGovIRNMRNTC CREDIT.-Secretary Bout.
well is in receipt OF proposition from q er.
man house in Frankfort to loan our Govern.
ment $3OU,OOO, 0OO at five per cent which the
Secretary has OF course been obliged to decline.
HIS view is that we may, within q year, Dor.
row all the money we want at four Der cent
or certainly at four and half per cent, and
1t is thought that he will next winter advise
such loan for the purpose of redeemine the
Government bonds paying high rate Of in.
terest.
THH PUBLIC DsBT.-The expectation is tha.
the debt statement for August will show q re.
duction OF about nine millions In the m IN. b of
July, making total Of forty .thrss millions
since March 4. II Is anticipated by Secretary
Boutwell, that he will be able to reduce the
debt the first year Of his administration nfty
millions OF dollars. There are seven months