Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-26

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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUR.-The resaip.s to-day
from this source were sei3,45i.9J.
SECRETARY RAwL1Ns Is expected to arrive
here to-morrox.
SENATOR FKNTos ana family sailed from
New York on Saturday for Europe.
GEN. ROBERT WILLIAMS, A. A. G., whc . :
been on short leave of absence, has Returned
to the city looking n ucl better.
]. w. DOUGLASS, ESQ, Deputy Cnnnis.
sioner OF Internal Revenue. is out CT town on a
short VISIT to his home in Erie, Penn.
JUDGE DENT leaves this city te-Right fo-
Long Branch, accompanied by several promi-
nent Mississirqiins, where they expect TO meet
the President.
RRsIGNED.-Sscretary Boutwell, has &C.
cepted the resignation of Thomas l. Humas
Inspector CT Boilers and Steam5oats ~ Chi.
cago, Illinois.
Mr.. HITZ, Consul General OF Switzerland,
left here on Saturday evening for Wisconsin
and Minnesota, on a visit of inspection 20 the
Swiss settlements. He Will be absent about a
month.
SURGEON J. BRINKERHoFF has been ordered
to duty at the New York Navy Yard. Chief
Engineer Il. +. sherwood has been or Tered N
the Navy Yard AT Mare Island, California, ON
:he alst September.
SEIZURE OF ALCOHOL. Il nformstion has been
received at the Treasury Department of the
seizure OF 100 barrels of alcohol by Collector
Stockdale, at New Orleans, fJr violation of
the revenue laws.
CUsToM-HousR APPo1NTMRNTs.-Secrets
Boutwell, has appointed George III. Abbott
Deputy Collector Of Customs al FL Paso
Texas, and George Parcoer Inspector in the
Custom-House at Portland, Maine.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, has issued an ordsr
for the collection OF a Tee OF twenty cents per
thousand for the affixing and cancslIipe of
stamps on imported cigars, the work 10 be dene
only by sworn officers OF The Customs
THE WELLS MEN in Virginia have made ar
rangemeLts 20 present their objections to tine
late elections IN that State ~ Congress, through
the sg 'ncy of a delegation " hich will doubtless
II side in Washington until the matter is finally
disposed Of
THE PRACTICE SHIP DALE, with the ith
class Midshipmen at the Naval Academy, has
returned 10 Annapolis from a cruise in the ad
Jacent waters, and will leave again about the
1st Of August Tor a cruise on the New England
coast.
SENATOR ANTHONY. IN a private letter to n
friend here, denies the story that he is preparing
to attack his colleague. Senator Sprague, in the
Senate next winter Mr.. Anthony "; II n OF take
the offensive. II he is attacked he will defend
himself, as he did last session.
The CONGRESSIONAL Committee of Ways
and Means arrived az San Francisco from Port
lar d, Oregon, via Victoria, Saturday morning
They leave for the East to-day, visiting Viz.
ginia City and the White Pine silver mines en-
route.
THOUGH the cOlored men have never had
their pictures either on the bank notes or the
postage stamps, they are now getting their full
share of srch notoriety on the new tobacco
stamps about TO be issued. The colored man
is displayed on these stamps in all his phases
and conditions.
POSTMASTER GENERAL CRaswKLL met with
a severe accident yesterday, a. his home near
ElktoD, Nd, we regret to say, by which his
left arm was broken. The chair in which n e
was seated being too near the edge of the
porch, tell of, throwing him violently on his
arm.
THR STATE DEPARTMENT has received a
large bundle Of dispatches from Minister
MCMAHON, who Acknowledges the receipt Of
his letter Of recall, which was sent to him bv
Secretary Washburne, and, In reference to Lo.
peg, says that he does not consider that he GI.o.
peZ) is so near the end of his career as people
have been led to suspect.
COMMODORE A. l.. CASE will succeed Ad.
miral Dahlgren as Chief OF rhe Bureau of Ord.
nance at the Navy Department, and enter upon
the discharge OF his duties about the 10th prox.
imo. Admiral Dahlgren will then take com.
mand of the Washington Navy Yard, reliev-
ing Admiral Poore, who will sail for Havana
10 relieve Admiral Hof, shortly after the lO,h
of August.
SUPERVISORS AT LARGR.-A F. Tuition and
+. y. Southworth have been reappointed Su.
pervisoIs Of Internal Revenue, with authority
10 act IN any part OF the country. Both of these
gentlemen were formerly assigned 10 duty In
Pennsylva Other reappoIntments will be
made shortly, without assigning them to any
particular districts, as formerly.
G Is. MCCARTEB, ESQ, for some time past
Chief OF the Bureau Of Engra wing and Printing
at the Treasury Department, has rendered his
resignation 10 Secretary Boutwell,, and will re.
tire from the Bureau in the course OF a few
weeks. Mr.. McCartee leaves the Depar lmsnt
for the purpose Of engaging IN business in New
York, and has the best wishes OF hosts of
friends for his success.
The COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL RKvRNUR
has decided that the use by Collectors OF fac
simite die to impress their name upon stamps
for distilled spirits cannot be allowed hereafter
The regulations require the actual signature
OF Collectors on such stamps. This revokes
the authority given by the late Commissioner,
Rollins, allowing the practice in some cas.s OF
singing stamps by means OF foe simiies of their
names.
MIssIselPPL-Ex.9ov Sharkie is in
town, bat leaves here this evening for theNorth.
He represents the condition OF AFFAIRS in his
State as very hopeful. and says there is great
anxiety among all classes to nave the State
back again into the Union. The Conservative