Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-01


RRsIGEATIGSs ACCEPTED.-The President
has accepted the designations OF FIRST L'euteu-
ant Daniel w. Walcott, lst United States cav
airy; James l.. Hunt, 2lst infantry, and ] q.
CurTier, l2th infantry.
The Secretary of the Navy has accepted the
resignation of Ensign Andrew A. Blair.
LOST HIS SALARY Commissioner Delano
received his pay for the month of August on
Monday, amounting 10 nearly 500. The money
was handed to him In a sealed envelope, and
that is the last the Commissioner has seen of it,
Whether he lost it out Of his pocket, or whether
the envelope found its way into the mail bag
by mistake, he has not yet been able to ascer.
tain.
TREASURE SPINNER has decided to adopt
the plans submitted by an experienced lock.
smith as an additional safeguard for the locks
in the vaults Of the Treasury Department. BY
the proposed new arrangement the custodian
Of the keys will be enabled at glance to dis.
cover whether anybody has been tamperine
with the lock, the only possible way OF ascer.
tanning the combination thereby being cut off,
HON. ID. w. Q. SBNTBR, Governor. ELECT of
Tennessee, and Gen. J. A. Mabry, who was
one Of the delegates to the Chicago Con yentiou,
and who is spoken Of as the successor OF Seua.
tor Fowler; also, Hon. ID. NJ. Nelson, Of the
same State, one of the Grant electors, and an
active participant in the recent Gubernatorial
campaign, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. A
serenade to Governor Senter is talked of.
morning with office-seekers, male and female,
nearly all Of whom were admitted to see the
President. Secretary Cox and Commissi oner
Parker were in consultation with him this
forenoon relative to Indian affairs. The va
rious members Of the Cabinet aud Acting Sec
rearies had interviews during the day to ar
range matters pertaining to the Departments.
EXPENSES OF THE GovERNMRNr.-The
warrants issued from the Treasury Depart
ent to meet the expenses OF the Govern
ment during the past week were as follows
Civil and Miscellaneous and Foreign Inter-
course, S3s5O .421.i2; War, $3.50, 567 09 Navy,
81 929, ,4i5 65, Indian and Pensions, 47i,2I7 ~
Total, 3O,7ss,652.4.
The above does not include the payments
made on account Of the public debt.
PRHsRNf FOR MRS. LINCoLR.-Amsng the
presents sent by "an humble Mexican" to
prominent officials Of the Government tor their
efforts in the cause Of humanity during the
late war, and Of which mention was made in
the star some weeks since as having been re.
ceived by the Collector OF the port Of George.
town, there was beautiful silver card receiver
for Ms. Lincoln, which has been preserved at
the custom house till yesterday, when, by re.
quest Of Robert Lincoln, II was forwarded by
express TO him at Chicago, Illinois.
HOE. w. B. SFoKss, Of Tennessee, had an
interview with tAs President yesterday morn.
ing and took occasion 70 deny the statement
that he (S.) intends % call the Legislature
together for the purpose Of assuming control Of
the STATE eovsrnment He also denied the
statement that he intends TO bring the subject
Of the election before Congress, and dscIared
that as his State II fully reconstructed, Con.
gress has no moro control over its Affairs than
1t has over the afairs Of Wisconsin or Masss.
chusetts. He furthsr sxpiainsd thaH ths object
OF his visit hsrs Is 70 obtain proper reward
for ths sxsrtions Of his friends In bahalf of the
Republican cause By securing for thsm sp.
poinimsats to oaaces nov held by Senior msn.
rHI BuRIIxeAn1 TRlATT-Secrstary Fish
has received telegram from the Hon. Anson
Burlingsme, denying the report that the
Chiness 0overnnent has rejected the treaty
with the Unitsd States and explaining that the
Chinae Government did not expect to ratify or
finally act upon any Of the treaties negotiated
BY him and confreres until his return froa his
great diplomatic tour. During his soiourn in
the United States Mr.. Ruriingame made ar.
tors and railroad men 10 visit China on the
that until the treaties were ratified IL would be
ness operations there.