Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-02

TIE WHITE HoUsK was crowded with visi-
tors this morning. many OF whom were ad.
mitted to see the Presicea,
DIR. CHARLRs ALIEN, a well known local
politician, has been notified that the resignation
OF his position as clerk in the Patent Oftice
Will be accepted by the Commissioner.
JOHN II. THOMPSON, of ofCentreville, No, has
been appointed Postal Cie-k between Wash
ington and New York, and yesterday entered
upon has duties.
THE SECRETARY OF WAR has communicated
to the President of the New Orleans Chamber
Of Commerce the perfect harmony OF the Gov
ernment with the wishes of the Commercial
Convention respecting the improvement Of the
Mississippi.
AProINTED.-Mr. VIM. b. Long. VINO. for
some time past has been employed as the as.
sistant to the Superintendent and Inspector
OF Sewers, has been appointed to a cIerkship
IN the Third Auditors Ofice, and has entered
on his duty.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREVENTATIVE
President to-day made the folio wing appoint.
ments: Robert L Brown, TO be Collector of
Internal Revenue for the 23d District OF Penn
sylrania. Postmas.ers-Edson w. Lyman.
Faireury, ILL.,; Edward j. South worth, Hud-
son, Mich; Chas. =. Wheeler, Eufaula, Ala:
and Geo. H. Dunn, Greensburgh, Ind
Mr.. REvBRDY JOHNSON, our late Minister
TO the English Court, is expected to arrive in
Baltimore on Friday. He is a passenger from
southampton by the steamship OHIO, of the
North German Lloyd Bremen and baltimore
Line. The Baltimore City Council propose to
dine HIM upon his arrival, the Second Branch
n tn hat. oNa
terday.
A MOANING CONTEMPORARY seems unhappy
over its news defeats. A paper that didn't
find out that so prominent a citizen as Ex-
Mayor Magruder was dead until three DAYS
after it happened shouldn't talk about "earliest
and most reliable intelligence" and when il is
obliged to steal bodily from our report of the
funeral, it shouldn't indulge its spleen over the
fact by fUssy fault-fnding.
WIN. HI. ANDREWS, ESQ, for the past three
years the able chief of the Loan Branch, Sec.
retary's Ofhce, Treasury Department, has re-
signed his position TO accept the position of
Examiner OF National Banks, and Will be as.
signed to duty in New York. Mr. Andrews
will probably be succeeded in the Loan Branch
by j. p. Bigelow, Esq, who has been his as
sistant in that office.
FAREWELL DINNER was gi ven last even.
ing al Gray's hotel by number Of prominent
citizens TO the Hon. Charles NJ. Walker, late
Fifth Auditor OF the Treasury. George )
Baker, Esq, of the Department of STATE pre-
sided. Mr.. Walker purposes locating himself
in Kansas city, where he will practice law. He
leaves Washington much TO the regret OF his
numerous friends, and carries with him the
hearty good wishes of the community.
The WARRANTS issued by the Treasury De.
partment during The month OF May to meet the
requirements of the Government amount TO In
round numbers, the following sums, viz: Civil,
miscellaneous, and foreign intercourse, SS,55,-
QUO; interest on the public debt, Si9,S}I,OC;
Sl163,CUe Interior Department pensions and
lndians,) 81 6}s, 900. Total, S}u,jf6.6UO. Tha
warrants issued for the redemption of the pub.
lie debt are not included in the above
WEST POINT GRADUATES THIS YRAR.-The
graduating class of lSG9 at West Point Military
Academy is unusually small, consisting OF but
80 members. They are Eric Bergland, Ini-
nois: Leonard g, Hun, New York; Samu el f.
Tillman. at large; Philip NJ. Price, Jr, Penn.
sylvania; VIM. q. FitzsImmons, Michigan;
Dan'i NJ. Taylor, at large; VIM. p. DuyaIl
Maryland; Worth Osgood, New YORK; Arthur
large Jacob A. Augur, at large; David "A
Lyle, Ohio; John q. Bourke, at large; Chas. H.
Rea, Illinois; John AspinwaII, Wisconsin;
fsmss kms%era1Ss poTer NJ Manu- Lindsey Pennsyvaa
nois: Franz E. Nye, MainejOharles Braden.
Michigan; Franklin Yeaton, at large; VIM. l.
Reese Reese. sII Ksntnesy; VIM T. Crayeroft, Ken
w. Pullman, Washington Territory; Charles
Morton, Missouri; VIM. f. Smith. New York:
Charles H: Rockwell, Ohio; Wells w. Leggett,
at large; WentZ e. Miller, Pennsylvania; Jani.
ter H: Smallwood, New Jersey: George r. Ba.
con, Illinois s. VIM. Rawsou, Missouri; Henry
W Sprole. New York; Edward w. Brady, In
dianai Martin b. Hughes, Pennsvlvania; VIM.
W: Robinson, Jr.. Wisconsin; VIM. Gerhard,
at large; Mason NJ. Maxon, Wisconsin.
FRAUD ON THE U. 5. PANsfoN OFFIcR.-In.
formation has reached the Commissioner of
Pensions thatJ ohm II. Loudon, Of Blooming.
ton, Indiana, has been sen ten sed by Judge
Davis, of the u. 5. Circuit Court at Indianap1-
lis, TO pay fine of $1,000 and all costs Of his
prosecution. The accused had been indicted
Two years ago for presenting false paper 10
the Commissioner of Pensions TO enable a
claimant to secure pension. Judge Davis, in
passing sentence, took occasion to dwell at
some length on the character OF the offence of
which the accused was guilty, and remarked
that he would in all similar cases infiict The
severest penalty which the circumstances and
The law would justify. Five indictments Were
Court ST Indianapolis for fraud on the Pension
Once. all of which will be vigorously prose-
cuted. AT the present term OF the U. S; Circuit
NouIt oo DcS mOluc>. 1OWds EuWlu Uaut-
rich, heretofore indicted, was to have been
tried. but the Court continued the case until
the October term. The accused was arrested
last summer and succeeded in escaping, but by
the efforts put forth at the instance Of the Com.
missioner Of Pensions, he has Just been re.
arrested, and is now in jail. 1t will be seen
that the frauds on the Pension Office are being
very Aalously looked into, and the guilty par.
ties are meeting the results Of their infamous
conduct. Mr.. Van Aernam IS The right man in
the right place, thoroughly qualified for the
N h0c kuov1 Lad
cupy.
ALEXANDRIA AYPAIRe-The Gazette of last
evening has the following items:
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