Evening star., 1869-06-08

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THE PRESIDENT has appou uted Joseph T
Hoyle United States mars al for Nebr tska
MANUEL FREyRE, the new Peruvian Min
isier, arrived here this morning, and is a; the
Ebbitt House.
COMMISSIONER DELANo has decided that
tobsoo and cigars forfeited to the United
States and sold by distraint or the order Of
Court are not subject ID tax.
GENERAL L. III. SHRIvER, Assistant Insuac
tor General u. 5. A. LETT here last evening for
West Point, New York, and will retdrn after
the close OF the examination.
TIE PRESIDENT this morning appointed J.
+. l.. Schiermer to be asssyer at the Branch
Mint. Denver, Colorado. Also, A. &. Stewart
to Re Collector Of Internal Revenue, 4th Ms.
souri,.
SUPERVISOR RAPPOINTED.-The Commission
er OF Internal Revenue to-day appointed Col.
J. A. Bridgiand % be Supervisor of Interna,
Revenue for the state OF Texas, vice Col Jas.
Belger removed.
lGNACfo M ARIsCAL has been appointed Min.
lister 10 this Government from Mexico. Gomez
Palacio has been made one OF the commission.
ers under the con veutiou tor the settlement of
claims between Mexico and the United States.
THE STATEMENT going the rounds Of tine IA.
pers that the Government has recently paid a
cable telegraph bill Of $4,000 has 40 founda-
ton whatever. No such bill exists, and no
payment of over one thousand dollars has
been made for several months, singly, or in the
aggregate.
TH8 WHITE HoUsR.-The crowd of visitors
Mausi0p this vnorrin.
very large, and many were admitted to see the
President among them General John A. L.
gan, James B. Taylor, General Jas. g. Strong.
Collector OF Customs At BufiIo, General J. s
Martin, and others.
To BE DIsMIssRD.-Mr. Vanderbilt. of the
appointment ONCE, I reaeury Department was
at the Second Auditors office yesterday. and
was engaged in making mp the slate for dis.
missals on the lst proximO. 1t is thought that
about twenty five in that office will thus be
disposed of. Those entitled it is said. vii,
have one months leave OF absence with their
discharge.
REDUCTION OF FORCE IN THE TREASURY
DkPARTNENT.-Secretary Boutwell, has re.
duced the clerical force in the Treasury DE.
partment and various bureaus thereof, to the
exact number authorized by law, aud no fur
the- removals will be made at present After
the firsi o. July next 1t is probable that num-
Der OF changes will be made ia the Depart.
ment.
THE OFFICB OF THE PHILADELPHIA BENR.
FICIAL SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY was entered
and robbed on the ith Of April last OF over
Sl.OOO,UtO in Government Iunds and other se-
curities, about S300,000 being in Government
bonds. Information was, this morning, re-.
ceived at the Treasury Department of the re.
covery Of the whole amount and It's restitution
to the Society.
PACIFIC RAILROAD DBoNDs.-Secretary Bout.
well has issued SI,7s6,OC0 in bonds to the Cea.
tral Pacific Railroad Company. bear ing inter.
est from May y, 1859. These bonds are for
sections of the road extending from tn 5IOth to
590th mile post east from Sa.ramepto. The
necessary papers showing the compile ion Of
other sections have been filed. and a further
issue Will be made 10 them in the course of a
few days.
TIE INDIAN HosTILITfEs ~ KANSAs-The
Commissioner of Indian Affairs this morning
received dispatch from Superintendent Euoch
HCag OF the Kansas ssuperintendency, stating
that reports OF hostilities in north western kan.
sas are exaggerated and conflicting. Some eight
or ten remote settlers are said to have been
killed The exposed settlements are preparing
for defence. The hostile Indians are supposed
to be the Northwestern Cheyennes and Sioux.
WANTED MILITARY PRorECTIoN-A gen.
tIeman residing in the vicinIty OF the precinct
In the Second Ward or this city where the elec.
tton riot occurred yesterday, rushed to the
Executive Mansion while the riot was in pro.
gress. and requested to see the President to
have him order out troops to protect the prop.
erty in that neighborhood from damage by the
mob. Gen. Dent informed him that to have
such An application considered it must come
from an Official source.
TEE PRESIDENTS CONTEMPLATED SUMNER
TRIP-The President has not yet determined
upon his summer trip, although he has MANY
invitations from various parts of the country.
The usual summer residence of the President
family at the Soldiers Home is reloy for occu.
pancy, though it Is moi probable President
Grants family will reside there any portion of
the summer. The President thus far has an
idea OF taking short trip to the West, returning
from there TO Long Branch to pass most of the
hot weather. His intentions as to his route
will be definitely settled after his return from
West Point
IEON CLArs TO BB SOLD.-The Navy De.
partment will shortly sell the iron. clads Hor.
net and Algonquin, at League Island, ard the
Shamokin, at the Washington Navy Yard
These vessels have all been appraised by a
competent board Of naval officers, and Of course
will be sold under their appraised value. The
ship.purchasing community OF New YORK
Philadelphia and Boston are on the qui ri s to
ascertain The appraisement, but so far the Navy
Department has kept it profound secret The
Memphis, which was sold few weeks since
to MIR. Sam. Ward, of New York, brought
$4,000 over her appraised value.
ENTERPRISE OF WASHINGTON MECHANICS
We note with much satisfaction the amounts
OF the following proposals for furnishing two
cast iron safes or IRE proofs for the Treasury
Building, opened at II m. to-day In the Office
Of the Supervising Architect OF the Treasury
Department. viz: Wm. Duvall, OF George.
town, sS,0C0; Petit, Dripps & Dalton, of Wash.
ington, sJ,460; Bartlett 4 Co., of Baltimore,
S6,I25.
The foregoing shows conclusiveIy that our
District mechanics are alive to the necessity of
close competition for all Government work In
this city, and intend to provide our own Jour.
neymen mechanics with employment on work
which has heretofore been done elsewhere
TIE RoBBERY OF GovRRNNRNT FUNDS IN
NEW MRxICo-S1O0,00O MrssING.-Gen. Spin.