Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-13

is named as candidate for the City Postmas.
tership.
THE FRIENDS of Colonel Doughty are making
rush in his behalf for the City Postmaster.
ship.
BCcHsRR, the Swiss artist, who came to this
country to paint historical pictures for the
Swiss Government, seems to have settled
down as portrait painter In ST. Louis HIS
picture Of General Sherman is much praised.
The FRIENDS Of Chief Engineer sherwood
are making strong effort with the Senate to
save him from the removal asked by President
Grant His prospects Of retention are not
brilliant.
THE NEW Government director of the Union
Pacifc railroad is Gen. J. ID. Webster, OF H.
Tor many years in the engineer corps Of the
Army, and not Col. Webster, late aide. de. camp
to Gen. Grant, as stated in some OF the papers
Not So-The published statement that an
o. der had been issued revoking the recent order
assigning General Sheridan to the command OF
the Department OF Louisiana was without
foundation. No such order has been issued
PosrPoNEMKNT.-Owing TO the illness of
his chief assistant artist, the concert of Mr.. +.
J. Prume, announced for this evening Is post
poned until a suitable time next week, of
which due announcement will be made.
MR. w. NJ. ADAMS, special policeman ut the
Executive Mansion for several years past, but
who was relieved a few days SINCE has been
restored, and this morning res umed the dis
charge Of bis dutIes
THERE is paper published at Ottumwa
Iowa, which states, as s.cunous fact" that
n
insurance on ]. Wilkes Booths life, and al
though his mother Is yet living, she mas never
yet made any application for the money.
IT rs UNDERSTOOD that several gentlemen in
New York and Boston are about to publish
an elegant edition of Senator Summers speeches
In eight or ten volumes, and have requested
mr.. Phelps to collect them, superinten their
publication, and prepare biographical sketch,
which he has consented to do.
THE PRESSURE for office in the Internal Rev.
nue. service still continues great, but as vet
few changes have been made; and Com mis-
sioner Deano this morning stated that he
would not recommend for reno val any reliable
and loyal Republican who is an honest, capa-
bic and dIligent officer, now on duty.
COMMISSIONERS OF THE UNION PACpIC
RAILRoAD.-The following appointments of
the Comm wissioners of the Union Pacific Rail.
road have been made by the Secretary of the
lnterior-Isaac N. M iris, of ILL.,, vice Frank
p. Blair, Jr.; Gen. Gouveneur X. Warren,
vice Gen. N. b. Buford, and Hon. James r.
wilson, OF Iowa, vice Cornelius Wendell.
THR SECRETARY OF TnR INTERIOR has an.
pointed Col. W. T. Forbes as Pension Agent a.
Philadelphia. rice T.. w. e.. Greene, former
incumbent. The agencies al 81. Louis and
Brooklyn, recently made vacant by the resig.
nations of Mr.. Egbert Il Brown and MIR. VIM.
B. Porter, have been filled, though the names
Of their successors have not transpred
How 1T Is SPELLED.-The papers of the
country are as generous in giving surplus let.
ters TO the name OF the new Secretary of War
as they were in the case OF MI Stanbery, when
he was first appointed Attorney General
usually injecting in this instance a supefu.
ousg His name, properly spelled, is John A.
Rawlins.
IN ACCORDANCE with the directions OF Sec
retary boutwell,, lists were to-day prepared at
the Treasury Department Of the division of
duties In the various bureaus Of the Depart
menf, number of persons employed, salary
paid, &c , in order that he may become fully
acquainted with the duties of the several off,
GERS, the distribution Of the office force, &c
THE APPLICANTS for Office in the Treasury
department are numerous, and Secretary Bout
well has already received a large number of
applications. There will probably be a good
many changes in the Department, and 1t is ex.
pected that some prominent officials will be
removed next week. Hon. John Wilson. the
Third Auditor, ii is said, has rendered his res
ignatiOn.
Senator Morton has accepted the invitation of
the Board of Commissioners of he Gettysburg
National Cemetery to deliver the address on
the first OF July next on the occasion OF the
dedication OF the monument, which will be
completed by that time. An original poem
will be delivered by Bayard Taylor. and the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Will perform the
duties OF chaplain.
WE HAVE every reason to believe that Genn
Dan L. Sickles is to be nominated for the Mex.
lean mission. General Grants first purpose
was to have given him a command in the
South, but for some reason q change has been
made in the programme.
Since writing the above, we hear it stated
that George Wilkes, Of New York, is quite
confident Of going to Mexico. We yet think
Sickles is the man.
Hon. N. L. JBFFRIRs, Register OF the Treas
ury, yesterday sent In his resignation Of that
office, to lake effect as soon as b is successor
shall be qualified. Up to II O'Clock to-day no
notification Of its acceptance had been received,
but it will probably not be long delayed, as
there are several persons Understood to be
ready to take the place.
Mr.. Jeffries will enter upon the practice of
law in this city soon relieved Of his official
duties.
40" writes to the Sun -" The latest .slate'
for certain onices in Maryland is as follows
Collector Of the port OF Baltimore, ex-Hon.
John L. Thomas; Postmaster for Baltimore
city, General Andrew w. Dennison; United
States Marshal for the State, Ephraim F. An.
derson; Collector Of Internal Revenue, Third
District, Robert M Smith. The latter gentle.
man has been in mercantile life, 1t is under.
stood, and was orig inally recommended for
this position by Hon. Mr.. Phelps, wIthou. &C.
ceptance by President johnson"
The NEW WARDEN OF The JAIL.-General
John s. Crocker, who was to-day appointed
Warden OF the jail, 10 at present member Of
the Board Of Aldermen from the Second
Ward. He was raised in this city, and
although prior to the war he resided for some
time in New York, has always considered the
District his home. He was Colonel Of the SD
New York volunteers, and served in the Army
Of the Potomac throughout the war, and was