Evening star., 1869-07-06

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EVENING STAR.
Warrington News and Gossip.
INrRRNAL RBv1NUI.-The receipts to-day
and yesterday from this source were si,7l5.I33.
GEN. PHIL. SHERIDAN was IN New York
city on the 'glorious Fourth
SENATOR CAMERON, Of Pennsylvania, ar
rived here this morning.
CHlKP JUSTICE CHASE has taken cottage
al White Sulphur Springs, Virginia
SECRETARY RoBseoN has returned here from
visit to his home in New Jersey, and was at
the Navy Department to-day.
GIN. W. T. SHssMAN returned here to-day
fren 81. Louis, No, where he has been for the
past ten days.
GOVERNOR SrRvRssoN, of Kentucky, ar
rived here last evening, On business OF his
State, and will remain here several days.
A TwILvR DOLLAR CONSCIENCE Sec
retary Of the Treasury this morning received
sl2 conscience money from New York city.
FRANKLIN PHILLIP, Esq, left the city last
night for New York, to take the next steamer
for Europe, where he expects TO spend q few
weeks.
SURGEON wM. M. WOOD, U. s. NJ, has entered
on the discharge Of his duties as Chief of the
Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery, Navy
department, relieving Surgeon Horwitz-
SENATOR WADB's party Of excursionis,s
over the Pacific Railroad reached Cincinnati
this morning, on their return trip from Sin
Francisco.
WILLIAM PENN LLOYD, Collector of Internal
Re venue for the 18th district OF Pennsylvania,
has rendered his resignation, to take eRec,
upon the qualification of his successor.
GENERAL JOHN CocHRANcR has declined
the appointment Of Collector of Internal Rev.
enue for the 9th District OF New York, recently
rendered him. Mr.. Field therefore retains the
office until another appointment is made.
JOHN M. LANGsTON, colored, of Ohio, q
prominent applicant for the Mission to Liberia,
was at the Executive Mansion to-day with
Hon. A. G.. Riddle to present to the President
papers urging his appointment
GIN. PORTER, Private Secretary to the Pres.
ident, is absent on q visit to New York, but
Will return in the course of few days. Gen
Babcock is also absent and the duties Of Private
Secretary are being discharged by Col. X. M.
Douglass.
TIE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY has tele.
graphed to Admiral Hof to send the steamer
TaIIapoosa to Washington Immediately from
Key West. Upon her arrival here she will
take party of prominent Off Gals on an ex.
cursiop along the Atlantic coast.
WORK IN THE NAVY YARD was suspended
yesterday except in the ordnance machine
shop, where the hands were employ ed during
the day with closed doors, On worn which it
was necessary to push forward TO completion
as rapidly as possible.
THE GRAND OPENING BALL OF the Stockton
Hotel, at Cape May, takes place ON Thursday
evening next. We notice number OF Wash.
ingtonians in the list of managers, and it Is un-
derstood that a number Of our citizens will
grace the occasion by their presence.
THE SrRAMRR FIRIFLY, an old bio .kade
runner, which left Philadelphia Sunday morn.
ing with an excursion party for Cape May,
was oyerhauled by revenue cutter and
brought back to the navy yard there, on sus-
picion that the party were Cuban filibusters
The party were released on Monday morning.
MIDsHIPMAN WoARr DROwNBD.-Informa.
ton has been received at the Navy Department
of the death of MIdshipman William Woart, of
Augusta, Maine, who was drowned on San
Francisco on the 18th ultimo. He was q grad.
uate Of the class OF 1867, ana on duty on board
the U. s. steamer Mohican.
part of next week for his summer tour, accom-.
panied by Mrs. Grant, their four children, and
Mr.. Dent, the father OF Mrs. Grant. 1t is prob
able they will hrst 60 to st. Louis, Missouri,
and after a short stay return east, and pass
most Of the summer At the watering places.
COLLECTIONS OF IHTRRNAL RsvRNuI IN
VIRGIHIA.-Supervisor Presbury, OF Virginia,
Is in town; and to-day had an interview with
Acting Commissioner Douglass in reference to
Internal Revenue matters in that State. The
collections In the State this year. 1t 10 expected
will double the amount oflast year.
TEE WHITE HorsB-The regular meeting OF
the Cabinet was held to-day. all the members
present except Secretary Fish, who was repre-.
sented by Assistant Secretary Davis. The ses.
sion was short one, and but little business
was transacted. Senators Cameron and Cole
had interviews with the President this morn
ing.
NAVAL OEDRRs.-Commande Richard w.
Meade. Jr., has been ordered 10 special duty
in the Bureau OF Navigation, Navy Depart
ment Surgeon Thomas Hiland has been
ordered TO duty At the Quarantine Hospital
near Portsmouth, N. H. Captain John NJ. B.
Clitz has been detached from command Of the
Pawnee and placed on waiting orders. Lieut..
Commanders Henry b. Seely. b. p. Smith and
w. X. Wheeler; Chief Engineer George S
Blight and other Cfdcers Of the Pawnee have
been de tached and placed on waiting orders.
OUT IN TaI CoLp.-SaoU Banks in Ndiae.-
1t would astonish the natives Of the southern
portion of the State, could they see the immense
snow banks that have continued In the moun.
famous portions of the, State, nearly through
the month OF June. As we rode from Bethel to
Rumford, June 18th, We could count dozen