Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-26

yesterday appointed a first-class clerk in the
Second Auditors Once.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, has promised to be
present at the Georgia State Fair, to be held in
Macon in November
IN coNsRoUEiCs OF the absence of nearly all
the principal Government officers there is but
very little bu aness being transacted in any Of
the Executiv e Departments.
SEcRETArry- RoBEsoN and Vice Admiral
Porter are expected to return here from their
tour OF ms pection about the latter part of next
week.
ANU fAEa DISPATCH says the Con gressional
ketren eameA. Committee spent Sunday at Salt
Lake, and reached Promontory, Ell route to
San francisco, yesterday morning.
LlkADINe TOBACCO MERCHANTS have peti-
tiop Cd Commissioner Delano to suspend the
new regulation requiring tobacco stamps to be
put on the edge instead OF the end of the box,
as heretofore.
TIL; SPECIAL COMMISSION, headed by Hi
ram WaIpridge, Of New York, and accompa-
MED by Senator Thayer, lett Sacramento this
morning 10 make a thorough inspection of the
Union and Central Pacific railroads.
OF the Examining Board III session at the Navy
Department, returned here last evening from
short visit to the Virginia White Sulphur
Springs. He is much improved In health.
SECRETARY RAwLINs, we regret to learn,
had another severe hemorrhage last night He
is much prsstra;ed this morning though his
physicians think he Will be out in day or
two.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, is expected to return
here about the middle OF next week, and among
the first OF his official actions will be the
awarding OF the contract for furni shing stone
for the new Post Office at New York, bids for
which were opened few days since.
TIE UNITED STATES STEAMER .LANCAs.
TER" which is to be the flag ship of the South
Atlantic Squadron, Rear Admiral JOS Ian
man commanding, has been detained at Nor
folk for some weeks, on account of the scarcity
Of seamen. She was, however, commissioned
to-day, and Will leave In the course OF a few
days for Brazil.
TRANSFER OF REVENUE SUPERVISORS
supervisor Barbour, of Michigan and MIS-
sour, has been transferred TO the southern dis
trict Of Ohio.
Supervisor Conklin, of Louisiana ana Ar
kansas, has been tranferred to Michigan and
Wisconsin, and Supervisor Young, Of Ohio,
has been tranferred to Arkansas.
RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMS. The receipts
from customs at the ports below named from
August 1ith to 2lst inclusive, were as follows:
Boston, S405,3S6O9; New York, S},165,i39.25
Philadelphia, sl26, 162. .53; Baltimore, s2l2,-
220.7; New Orleans. August 9TH to IIth, sI7e,-
1889; San Francisco, to July 3lst S26S, S,573.67;
Total, 81 1856, 6,922.10.
THE SRGAR MANUFACTURRRs of Philadel.
phia have applied TO Commissioner Delano for
permission 10 distribute leaf tobacco to Jour
neymen to take to their homes TO manufacture
ssgars. Commissioner Delano declined to
consent to any such practice, and insisted
that all segars should be manufactured at the
factory, where they can be counted and the
tax assessed, in conformity with the law.
PERsoNAL.-Senator NJ. H. Carpenter, of
Wisconsin, is at Willards. .."Edward Thorn.
ton, British Minister, has returned to Wash.
ington from his summer vacation. ....Sena.
tor Abbott, of North Carolina, passed through
here last evening on his way North. Hon.
w. A. Howard, whose nomination as Minister
to China was confirmed during the last session
Of Congress, is stopping at the st James.
TIE NAVAL COURT MARTIAL in session at
ough Is President, has concluded the trial OF
Passed Assistant Paymaster Ohas. ID. Mans
field, and forwarded the record Of proceedings
with the findings to the Navy Department
The Court will remain in session to dispose OF
the cases of NUMBER of seamen who are to be
tried.
WAsHINGToNIANs AT FORT LRAvBNwoRTH.
Colonel James M. Moore, Quartermaster U. 5.
Army, is on duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas, and has with him as clerks John Brod.
head, e. @. Glare, and ]. q Moore, well known
in the q Quartermaster's Department here during
the war. Colonel William G. Moore is pay.
master and Major w. A. Elderkin cor, nissary
at the same post.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN N-Commissioner Will
son, Of the General Land Office, is in receipt
Of returns from the local office at San Fran
cisco, California, howing a disposal of 49, 800
acres OF the public domain during the past
month. The greater part of the land was sold
for cash, realizing S55,377; the remainder taken
under the homestead law, and located with
agricultural college scrip and military war
rants.
The EUROPEAN SQuADRoN.-Dispatch
have been received at the Navy Department
from Rear Admiral VIM. Radford, command.
ing the European squadron, dated Naples,
August 7th. The flag ship Franklin was ar
Naples, but expected TO sail on the sth for
Trieste. The Plymouth sailed from Naples on
the 9Th OF August for Athens, Smyrna, Bey.
rout, Jana. Alexandria, Tripoli, Messina, Pa.
lermo, and Marseilles. The Richmond was
stationed OF the coast Of SPAN.
TEE BASE BALL TAX As there has been
much grumbling at the recent decision OF the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue. requiring
treasurers Of base ball clubs 70 make returns
ana pay the tax ppon their receipts, 1t nay be
proper to STATE that the Commissioner did not
Voluntarily take up the question and make
such decision, hus the matter was submitted
to him BY IN assessor sf the department, hence
he was compelled TO rule upon II, and his de.
cision was made In accordance with the law
PRIsIDHHT GRAFT arrived as Concord, N.
H., ysstsrday at 33O p. n, and was immsdi.
ately escorted 70 the State House. where he was
introduced from the front stops 70 the assem-.
bled crowd W Governor Stearns in few
well.chossn remarks. He was then intro.
duced TO Mayor Stevens, who welcomed the
Presidsnt to the Hospitality Of the city in
brief address. 70 which the President replied,
expressing regret at not being able TO spend
more time among the Granite Hills. 0ensral
hand.shskiBg and fntroductions followsd.
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