Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06


AMONG the yi'Itors at General Sherman.
headquarters this morning were S,na.ors
Shurz, Fentop. and Governor Boutwell,
MR. WAsHBURNE. Mr.. Cresswell, AMI Ir
Stewart arrived a. The White House this m ,rn
ing aGout eleven O'CLOCK, and immediately pro-
ceeded 10 the Executive Office
HON. JNo. HARTLEY, Assistant Secretary
OF The Treasury, is discharging lhe dnrias OF
Secretary, and TIE business OF the Department
Is being transacted ss usual.
REtvET BRIGADIER GENERAL James w
Forsyth, who was severely wounded Il few
mouths since. in an engagement with the
Indians, is in the city.
The DISTRICT BILLS passed by the senate
to-day were the same bills passed by tnat u ,dy
at their last session but not acted upon by the
House.
THERE WAS no formal Cabinet meeting h-ld
TO day, hut several of the Secretaries called
upon the President between eleven and tw-Iye
o'clc this morning.
SECRETARIES WAsHBuRNE CREsswELL.
STEWART AND SCHoFIELD were in consuita-
tion with the President for more than Ali hour
to-day.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Cox has no,
yet reported at the Department. though IL is
expected he viii do so on Monday. The en-
plOyee are said 10 BE- awaiting with some
anXietV the action OF the new administration
TIE NAME of the new Secretary of the Navy
Is Sariously spelt as "Boorer," ..B,,re,.',
" Bohree, Bohrer ~ "Bohrie" Boibre
= 'BoihIie' and "Bori-." The latter is SAID 10
he tie correct card.
TONIGHT closes the second weak OF "Humptv
Dumpty' az the National Theater aud y hat
Is unusual IN our city, the bouses. good 40 The
op' nIng, have steadily increased with sch
repT.scItaiiop.
IN TIE MAILS TO the various Executive De.
ra1iments this morning were letters addressed
10 The new Cabinet officers from neishbnr,oe
cities, but tie officials on duty did not Eel
themselves authorized 10 open the same.
SECRETARY TO VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAy-
hr. W. j.. Todd who has held ;he position of
GEEK 20 accfrtabIy 20 Mr. Speaker Colfax for
several years past, has now been pp,tuted
Secretary 10 the Vice President
NO APPOINTMENTS OF private sacr1tarie. for
tLe President have yet been made but tie OH
GERS OF General Grants staR are all al the
White Horse discharging The duties Of se-re-
iar"S The appointments TO those offices will,
ne made in the course OF day o. two
SENATOR HAMILTON Of Maryland, IS he
Cniy one OF he new Senators who has not been
80 orn In. a letter was received here several
days since THAT AIr. Hamilton vas III and c,n.
III "a 10 his bed, but II is supposed lie will b.
t0ie - te here In = few DAYS
We RtGEKT To HEAR that Mrs Senator liar.
an is lying quite Ill at her residence in tais
city Il Is hoped Der Hines. will not terminal.
seriously, nevertheless fears are entertained
gbd The idmi.y physician finds /. necessary TO
.nterdict all callers.
HUNTED DOwN" drew another immense
aUdl' nee tt Walls Opera House las. night, and
Will be performed for the last me this eve.
ninc, as "Our American Cousin" Will be
tIought cut on Monday by the Laura Keene
company.
1T WILL EK REMEMBERED that John NJ
BiEChly. Solicitor Of Internal Revenue. once
rendered his resignation, which was net ac-
o'Pt'd by the late Secretary. As soon As he
retired Ut. Binckly resigned again, his purpose
teinT, after an interval OF rest, 10 enter upon
The practice oflaw in this CITY,
Hon. COLUMBUS DELANO, the new Conn,
sion.r Of Internal Revenue, will not relieve
M Rollins until about the middle OF next
week, as he Will be engaged for several days in
sett.ins up his private affairs preparatory 10
entering upon the discharge OF his OIL! ciai
duties.
GENERALS Dent, Cornstock, and Por,aT r.
Gently OF General Grant,s STAFF, have been re.
tanned by General, Sherman upon his staff and
hence hey are assigned TO duty acc ,rd!u.- TO
theT breEet ranks. The officers Of General
Grants staff are ct present discharging the
CutHs OF Secretaries 10 The President, bu, in
q few days civilians will De appointed TO those
positions.
TIE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF the various
del armeDts were summoned 10 the White
House AZ neon to-day, the object being - As.
cer'aIn 'he exact con ditien OF the pubic busi-
ness IN the various departments and TO ins ,ruct
'h' IN net 20 transact nything beyond routine
business until the new Secretaries enter upon
the discharge OF tSeir duties.
It's sTATED that the following is the Feu,on
slate FOR New York appointments:-For Col.
lec'or. ChauEcey NJ. Depew; for Surveyor, 1.
". 6 odard; ior Naval Officer, n. Ii. Pond; tor
United States Marshal, j. NJ. Thomp ps 1n; Tor
United States District Attorney, IL. A. Low; for
Postmaster, William Stewart A strong effort
Is b'ing made in other quarters In behalf of
Moses II. Grinnell for the New YoI k Collector.
ship.
GENERAL SHERMAN was not At the Head
quarters OF the Army this morning, being con.
fined to bis house by indisposition. General
Dayton, Of his STAFF, is here with him, and
engaged at Army Headquarters. General
Comstc OK, Colonel Parker, and Colonel A, X.
Leet, Of Gen eral Grants late staff, were at
Headquarters portion Of the day, engaged in
settling up the business Of the Office.
TIRE REMARK made by Mr.. Mcclure to G,n
Grant The other day, that il Mr. George II
Stuart of PhiladelPhIa Were appointed I,
place in the Cabinet he would have to Ark he
General TO give him an introduction to ne
lucky gentleman, has generally been regs- let
as somewhat extravagant figure of speech IN
the part OF Mr.. McC., 10 indicate that the js,
pie Of Pennsylvania and Mr.. Smart knew
very little OF each other. But here was reas.n
able ground for il, il another story which
reactes our ears be tru',-and it comes so
directly that We do not fe' at liberty TO doubt
il.
during his late visit here, the story goes. il
happened that Mr. Stuart and Mr.. Glenni w.
Schofield, one Of the most active aud promi.
ANf eat