Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-26

ed that 81 Ilt kindling wood heretofore taxed shall
be relieved of tax in future.
FIRST ASSISTANT ENGINEER w. III. KING has
been detached from the navy yard i'm this city.
and ordered TO the iron-clad Alaska.
MASTER RICHARD NJ. Curtis. L. s. ". has
been ordered to duty at the photographic Office
in this city.
GEN. CAPRoN, Commissioner Of Agriculture.
returned yesterday from Georgia where he has
been attending the State fair.
lNCoRRECT-the statement that the Supreme
Court is ready TO give decision upon the con-
stitutionality of the legal tender act. The Court
has not even considered the question.
BISHOP NORRIS, OF the VI. Z. Church. called
at the Executive Mansion this morning. i'm COM
pany with Rev. DIR. Newman, and had pleas
ant interview with the President
ONE AND Two-CENr PIECES are not now re-
deemable at sub-treasuries for currency, but
they are exchangeable for three and five-cent
pieces, the fve-cent pieces being reedeemable
i'm currency.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE GRIER, Of the United
States Supreme Court, has taken quarters for
the winter on Capitol Hill. He has no inten-
ton Of rendering his resignation, as has been
stated, as his health is much better now than it
has been for some time past.
FASHIONABLE wEDDINe.-It is given out that
Miss Romaine Goddard, step-daughter of Adj
mral Dahlgren, is shortly to be led to the hyne-
NAL altar by Mr.. Overlook, Austrian Consul at
Hong Kong, and that the bridal trip will be to
that far-away place. via EurOpe
Col. JOHN 5. LOOMS, well known i'm Wash
ington, was reelected president of the National
Land Company at the annual meeting recently
he'd in st. Louis The sales of the compapv tn
actual settlers for the year ending ON the lst
instant amounted to IA ,5s1 acres OF land, mainly
in Kansas, yielding S52i, ,32i.1O.
The ANNUAL REPORT ofthe Secretary of the
Navy is finished. The financial exhibit is very
fattering, IrJying cOnclusively that with all
the money spent recently in fitting out vessels
the Department has been run at an expense less
than it cost during the last year OF the previous
administration.
The UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT in
consequence of the large number OF cases which
nave been argued but not decided, and tie
necessity OF consultation before rendering decis-
IONS, adjourned yesterday until Monday next
No argument will be heard after Tuesday dur
ing the present term.
SUIT AGAINST a PAYMAsTER.-TheF Fourth
Auditor has placed the accounts of Passed Az
sistant Paymaster Il. MelIeck, United states
Navy, into the hands of the Solicitor of the
Treasury Department, who will instisute pro-
ceedings against him for deficiency in his ac-
counts.
PERsoNAL.-GeOrge W. Childs, Esd propri-
etor OF the Philadelphia Ledger, is in town, and
Is being made much of in prominent circles
Last evening, Mr.. Childs, Mr.. A. Il. Drexel and
Joseph Patterson, Esq, of Philadelphia, dined
with President Grant, and i'm the course OF the
day they had long interview with Secretary
Boutwell,.
COMMODORE JNO l.. WoRpEN. u. =. N WIN
has been in Europe for some time past, arrived
here this morning, having been ordered to the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the Naval Academy at An
napolis, Maryland, to succeed Vice Admiral
Porter, now on duty at the Navy Department.
Commodore Worden was at the Navy Depart-
ment to-day, and had interviews with the Sec
retary and Vice Admiral. He will take charge
of the Naval Academy early next week.
Il kCoMMIssIoNERjDELANo it is stated favors the
re-enactment Of the income tax, which expires
by Limitation June 9Oth next, and if he shall re-
fer to the subject at all in his forthcoming re-
port, it will be to recommend the continuance
OF that tax. He believes that ultimately the tax
OH incomes and tobacco and whisky should form
the basis of the entire income for internal rev.
enue for the support Of the government, and
this being established, taxes on other articles
to large extent can be dispensed with.
ELSEWHERE will be found a letter from Gen.
Balloch, giving correct version OF what trans
pired at the interview with Mayor Bowen in re-
gard to the case OF the admission of the colored
girl Martin to the public schools. 1t will be
seen that the Mayor did not say that colored
children must be admitted to the public schools.
but did state that i'm this case the child having
been legally admitted and recognized as pu-
pill, she could not, in his opinion, be expelled
without a violation of the rules.
SECRETARY boutwell, to-day directed the
Superintendent Of the Treasury Building to al
low persons in to see heads of bureaus in the
Department, after Office hours, when the per-
mission of the bureau chiefs be given for such
persons to be admitted. Heretofore the Super
intendent of the building has positively refused
to allow persons in the building for any purpose,
after office hours. The wife Of well known SEN
ator called yesterday to see one of the promi-
nent officials in the Department, but was refused
admission by the dOorkeeper, under orders from
Mr.. Rice; hence the above order.
THE CURRENCY BUREAU INyEsrIG ALTON
CoNCLuDEp.-The investigation, counting of
sheets, money, &C., in the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing at the Treasury Department, which
has been i'm progress for the past three days, was
concluded last evening, and the report made to
Secretary Boutwel this morning by Mr.. whelp-
ley, of the Treasurer's Office, who has had charge
Of the investigation. The affairs Of the Bureau
were found to have been managed properly
throughout, and the report was entirely satis-
factory and creditable to Mr.. McCartee, Chief
OF the Bureau. Work was resumed therein this
morning, and as the Bank Note Printing Com
panies in New York are again fully at work the
usual amount Of national currency will be com
pleted daily and handed over to Treasurer Spin
ner hereafter. ~
The CABINET MEETING To-DAY-THE SPAN
IsH GUNBOATs.-The regular meeting of the
Cabinet was held to-day, and it is said the ses-
sion was enc Off the most important which has
been held Tor some time past, the seizure of
the Spanisll eunboats at New York being the
principal subject under discussion. There