Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-25
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvBNUB.-Tne receipts to-day
from this source were s315,9siss.
SECRETARY RAwLINs returned here las
evening from visit TO his family in Danbury,
Conn.
THE U. s. STEAMER JUNIATA will sail from
New York, in the course Of day or two, for
the Mediterranean.
COLONEL LOUIS w. CAzIARc, Adjutant Gen
eral at General Canby's headquarters, is
the Ebbitt; also, Colonel A p. Blunt A. q.
M, formerly in charge OF Lncoin Depot here
FEMALE CLERKs.-A number o. temporary
female clerks In the Internal Reveaue ONE
have been placed upon the permanent rolls
and others have been continued in Office until
the 1st Of January next.
GOVERNOR ELECT sEsrrR, Colonel ID. M.
Nelson, General ]. A. Mobry, and Colonel
John b. Brownlow, of Tenlesses, passed
through this city yesterday en- route for New
York.
MRS GIN. BIDwRLL, who was one of the
first ladies to pass over the new rail way, East
from ocean to ocean, left Western Pennsyl-
vania yesterday on her return to California
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Jos. @. q.
Kennedy, OF this city.
Two CORRESPONDENTS on Newspaper Row.
representing two of the leading New York
dailies are about to abandon the state Of single
blessedness, and become members of the ha ,py
order Of Benedict, by marrying Washington
ladies.
GENERAL D. o. HoSARD is reducing the
Nl laria al fNrno Sr,t tha
has now not man employed who is not now
required by the demands of the service. Fur.
ther reduction will probably take place
shortly.
PRESIDENT GRANT telegraphs here that he
will not,return to Washington before next
week, aAd then only TO remain two DAYS, to
transact any important business and hold a
Cabinet consultation. Secretaries Fish, Bout.
well, Cox and Robson are expected to return
about the same time.
FREEDMEN's SCHOoLs.-Genl o. o. Howard,
In charge of the educational work among the
freedmen OF the South, is in receipt OF satisfac.
tory evidence of the progress of the work.
Schools for freedmen have been established in
all the southern States, and the opposition to
them Is reported 10 be rapidly dying out.
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New York to relieve Rear-Admiral Hoff of
the command of the North Atlantic squadron.
Admiral Poor will 20 on board the Severn,
the new flag ship of the so uadron. The Alba.
ny, Admiral Hons flag ship, will BE- repaired
at the New York navy yard.
Mr.. L'EsTRANGE. one OF the secretaries of
the British Legation, recently appointed has
been summoned North by telegram on account
OF the accidental drowning OF his wife's
brother, you'h, who is supposed 70 have lost
bis life while bathing. Mr.. L'Estrange LETT
Washington last evening.
SUPERVISOR STANwOoD, of MississIppi and
Alabama, is here and engaged IN preparing his
report in the case of Willis, Collector OF the
Third District OF Mississippi, who was relieved
short time ago for alleged completely with
the whIskey ring.
Supervisor Emery, OF Tennessee, is also here
and preparing reports on Internal Revenue
frauds in his State
INDIAN CLArMs.-The Secretary of Interior
has ordered that hereafter all Indian claims
must be settled through the Indian Bureau.
These claims include bounty ana pension
claims Of Indian soldiers, claims for Indian
depredations, DC. This decision is brought
about because of agents who overcharge their
clients, q mode Of defrauding that is carried on
to very great extent.
TIE DIsBuRsISe CL.RKs in the several De.
partments of the Government are unable to
obtain SUFFICIENT supply OF fractional cur.
rency required for the monthly payments of
salaries; banks are unable to make change
readily; business is crippled, and the people
throughout the county greatly Incor venienced
by tine delay Of the Bank Note Companies.
There is no show for any relief until the work
is brought back TO the Treasury Department.
THE FIFTKKNrH AMENDNKNT.-The State
Department has Official returns OF the adoption
of the Fifteenth Constitutional Amendment as
follows: Complete ratification-North Caroli-
Ia, West Virginia, Massachusetts,, Wisconsin,
LOUISIANA, Name, Michigan, South Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Connecticut and
FIorida-I2. Defective ratifcauon-Missouri
and Kansas. Rejecuons-Delaware and
Kentucky-2.
THE NEW . AND 50 CENT CURRENcY-It
is expected at the Treasury Department that
the new issue Of twenty-five and fifty cent
notes will be ready for distribution next week;
at least the Bank Note Companies have prom
ised to forward a supply Of these denomina.
tons during the present week, but as they
have heretofore violated most oftheir promises
the public will not be disappointed II the cur
reney is not ready for issue at the designated
time.
AN ENTERPRIsINe Frenchman. named Bot.
neau, has written letter TO the President ask.
ing him TO issue q charter authorizing him TO
establish q first-class gambling house in New
York city, to be regularly licensed and placed
under the surveillance Of the police authori.
ties, and portion Of the profits to be paid to
the Government for tins privilege. He says
the Establishment shall b eondu ctsd on plan
similar TO the great gaming honses of Baden.
Baden and Weis Baden.
INCRHAs8 or lHcoNB TAX RDCBrPrs.-It
will b remembered that Commissiousr DeIano
on the 9th instant Forwarded circulars to As.
SCISSORS Of Internal Rsvenue throughout the
country, instru citing them to require parties In
making return Of their incomes 70 specify, -
the law requires, their several sourcss Of
income, with O statement Of their lesses, II any,
and rejsct ali returns not showing. item by
item, the VARIOUS sources from whence income
was derived, &c, The result Of tins has bssn