Evening star., 1869-08-06
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,
INTERNAL RlvlNuB.-The receipts to-day
from this source were S632.7ii.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT will
have the new tobacco stamp ready next week.
SAMUEL CARrRR, has been appointed post.
master at Poolsville, Montgomery county,
Maryland, vice VIM. Metzgar, removed.
CHARLES H. LOOMS, colored, who for some
years past has acted in the capacity OF barber
at the Executive Mansion, has been appointed
to a cierkship in the Third Auditors Once.
BREvET CAPTAIN F.C. vow SCHIRACH. U.
=. A., has been assigned to duty in the Freed
mems Bureau, and ordered to report 10 Gen.
eral Howard.
BRBvRT LIEUT.. Col. Jos. W. GRLRAY and
Brevet Capt. Leonard ]. Whiting, L. s. A,
have been detailed for General Recruiting
service and ordered to duty in New York city.
AMONG THE MoRMoEs.-On our second page
will be found another interesting editorial
letter from Salt Lake City correcting some
iueds pTeNdicut dIHOuS StulittS gen
orally as to the Mormon question.
THE PRESIDENT has accepted the resigna.
tions OF Fret Lieutenants james A. Waymire,
Isl cavalry; John Murphy. Will. ]. Moberly,
ith cavalry; Second Lieutenant Nathaniel
Burbank, 5th in fantry.
EX-SENATOR LAFAYETTE 5. FOSTER Of Con-
necticut, who was tor several years presiding
Off roff fha JTpit tod has
the position of Professor of the Yale Law
School, to I'LL the place made vacant by the
death Of Ex-Governor Dutten.
SECRETARY Cox, General Sherman and
other prominent officials will accompany Sec
retary Robson and Admiral Porter on their
tour of inspection to the various Navy Yards
on the Atlantic coast. They will leave here on
Monday or Tuesday next In the steamer Tai
lapoosa.
LOOKING AFTER THEM.-Authority has been
granted TO three Assistant Assessors of Income
of Philadelphia to investigate the returns Of
business firms, railroads, and insurance com.
panies. The same investigation has been
gong on in Baltimore, it is said, for some
tire past.
APPoINTNENTs.-Acting Secretary Richard
SON to.day confirmed the nominations of VIM.
Rose, to be Inspector of Steamboat Hulls, at
Savannah, Ga, and Henry ID. Headman to be
Inspector OF Steamboat Boilers at the same
place. He also confirmed the nominations of
J. NJ. Jones and L. H. Nice, to be clerks in the
United States Depository, at Baltimore, Md.
CUSTOM HOUSE APPoINTMRNTs-Jacob
FAIR, for the past thirty .eight years opener and
packer in the Boston Custom House, has re-
signed, and acting Secretary Richardson has
confirmed the nomination Of Timothy Stanley
TO fill the vacancy. The nominations OF James
NJ. Thompson, Stephen Lee, and John NJ.
Downs, to be Inspectors In the Chicago
Custom House, have also been confirmed.
THE ACTING Secretary OF the Treasury, Mr..
Richardson, has abolished the division in his
Department known as the Record division.
hereafter the heads of each division must take
press copies Of their several letters and other
confidential matters. This arrangement is
made to prevent the divulgement of Treasury
matters except by authority of the Secretary.
Each head of division will be held responsible
for secrecy in his particular work.
THE PHILADELPHIA FIRE.-The point has
been raised here that the owners Of spirits de.
stroyed by the recent fire in Philadelphia can
demand OF the G Government that the taxes paid
upon sugar have been refunded under similar
circumstances; but as Patterson warehouse
ceased to be an internal revenue bonded ware.
house on the 30th Of June last, there Is no
probability that any claim will be entertained.
CUBAN AFFAIRs.-Letters received bv
Cubans in this city, state that Puerto Principe
was still cut of from its communication with
the coast. Several unimportant sklrmishes
were reportei. Eighty Cubans had been cap.
tured by the Spanish forces, and are re.
ported to have been executed. Cuban troops
are free from disease, and in good spirits A
decisive action was expected in the Eastern
Department within twenty days.
COLONEL ID. u. BARzIZA, Of Texas, counsel
for Ben. Brown, who murdered Dr. Maxwell
at Bryan, in that State, some weeks since has
arrived in this clay, to secure on the part of
his client the same understanding as that ar.
rived at in the case Of Yerger, viz: A suspen.
sion Of any Judgment that may be decreed by
the military commission, until the constitd.
uonality of the right OF trial by such commits
sion in said State has been definitely deter.
mined by the Supreme Court.
CHANGE OF SUPRRvIsoRs-Under the pres
ent arrangement of transferring Supervisors
Of Internal Revenue from one field OF labor to
another, the Commissioner has under contem.
plation the temporary transfer of Supervisor
Ira M. Harris, Of New Jersey, to the State OF
West Virginia, for the purpose Of making a
thorough investigation of internal revenue af.
fairs In that State. Mr.. H., having already
made q thorough canvass OF his State, was
found 70 be at leisure tor q short time; hence he
was sslgned to duty in West Virginia.
MovEMsNrs OF Tns President
Grant and wife reached West Point at O'Clock
last evening. Thence the party were conveyed
across the river TO Gsl rison's where they were
received by Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary
of State, together with Gen. Porter. The
party were then conveyed in carriages to the
residence Of Mr.. Fish. The President Will visit
Newburg tomorrow, and will come to this
city on Monday, leaving his family at Mr.. Cor.
bin's, and after q few days stay here will
return to take them on visit to General Kaus's
residences In Pennsylvanis, and afterward to
Saratoga and the White Mountains, returning
by way Of Newport. r. /. The foregoing ve
gather from our exchanges, bat NO Information
has been received at the White House from the
President as to when he will return here.
TIE SOLAR EoLIPsE tomorrow Afternoon
will commence In this city at two minuses
past O'Clock. and will Be over At eight min.
utes IN = Elsvan diatts Of the ann ,vtlp =.