Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-30
EVENING STAR.
Y Washington News and Gossip

IHTERN.L REvsNuE.-The receipts to-day
from this source were SI.0f,2l0.
fHE PRESIDENT and family and suite will
visit Sarsroes en- Tuesday.
MAYOR CHAHoos, Of Richmond, is At Will.
'arr's.
THk PRESIDENT and Gen. Porter will leave
here THIS evening at nine o'clock for Long
Branch.
THE INDIAN BUEsAU has ordered an investi-
CATION into the recently reported outrages by
the Apache Indians in New Mexico.
SOLICITOR BANFIELD left New Orleans
Wednesday night for Washington, having
completed bis investigations in the former city.
A RUSH FOR rHE EVAcANcy.-There are over
dozen app,icat )ns f,r the poison of Collec-
tor Of Internal Revenue for tb' -'.strict.
ARCHIBALD STiHLISG. JR.. f Baltimore.
Eas yesterday appointed by resident Grant,
United States Attorney for Maryland vice A.
Sterrett RIdsely.
J. WOODRUFF LEWIS, ci1im agent. OF New
York, has been arrested and held for trial, by
direction OF the Second Auditor, charged with
fraud in ob'ainIng bounties.
On THE GETTYSBURG BATTLE FIRLD, On the
It'll o: August, the officers of both armies will
meet TO designate the positions of both armies
on the day OF the memorable battle.
AUGUSTUS LUDLOW CASE has bee appointed
by the President Chief of the Sureau OF Ord
nance OF The Navy Department, vice Rear Ad-
miral Dahlgren, resigned.
SENIOR LENrs sticks TO It. in spite of the
newspapers, that lie is the "original jacob
-ba Ix-a ~ ha
Republic in this country.
SECRETARY RAwLINs AND GENERAL SHRR.
NAN had long interview yesterday in refer.
ence TO various matters of army administration
connected with the efficiency and economy Of
the service and the duties of the military in the
South.
POSTMASTER GENERAL CHRSswRLL iS still
detained at his residence in EIktop, Nd =, in
consequence o: the accident that occurred TO
him on Saturday last, by which he broke his
left arm, and did not come to tae city to-day,
as expected.
SECRETARY ROBESoN has decided that of.
flcers OF the Marine Corps serving on ship
board shall Eot be considered a in the enjoy
ment of he quarters to which they are entitled
oy law, and for the loss OF which they are enti-
tied 10 allowance.
THE REvRNUR LoCK.-The Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue yesterday awarded TO the
Townsend Manufacturing Company, OF Kuf-
falo, the contract for supplying its patent lock
for distilleres. The lock has register IN ad-
dition TO the seal
FRANK BROwNRLL. OF Troy. New York, VINO
killed Jackson after he had shot Ellsworth. IN
alexandria. Virginia. in 1861, has Obtained the
.nusket used by HIM on tina: occasion, and de-
taA N
where the coat aud hat belonging to Ellsworth
are kept.
TIE AMOUNT or MONEY sent through the
mail by postal money orders increasing at
the rate OF one hundred per cent. annually.
This year the aggregate foots up thirty million
dollars against sixteen millions last year. and
t is estimated that this amount will asan
double next year.
1T Is REPORTED THAT II. =. VANDERBILT,
FOR some time past Assistant Appointment
Clerk at the Treasury Dep9rtm ant, Will be
promoted 10 fill the vacancy caused by the
appointment OF Mr.. Tulloch to the District
Colectorship. Mr.. Vanderbilt is a courteous
gentleman, and has hosts of friends who
would rejoice az his promotion.
BURNED MAILs-Cieneral Giles A. smith
yesterday afternoon received a dispatch from
Special Agent Markland, which says that the
through Northern and Eastern mails which
left New Orleans on Monday last, together
with the through mails sent from points be.
tween New Orleans and Clarksvills. Tenn,
were burned in the disaster on the Memphis
and Ono road yesterday morning.
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF CUsroMs-We
have been requested 10 state that Mr.. H. A.
lockwood is not Acting Commissioner ofCus-
toms during Judge Sargent's absence in New
York, hut that Chief Clerk Fsran, who ha.
been IN the Office for thirty-thTee years, and
whose resignation does not take effect until
August 3nth, is acting as Comm issioner OF
Customs by request otthe Commissioner.
COMMISSIONER DELANo this morning re-
ceIved telegram from ]. F. Bailey, Collector
OF Internal Revenue for the 32i District of
New York stating that all assessments against
bankers and brokers as q tax upon the capital
employed by them in their business which as.
sessments We're rercely contested by them,
had been collected except twenty ont OF two
hundred and eighty, and these twenty do not
exceed $40 each in amount.
THR SESSION OF THE CABINET yesterday
was a very protracted one, though a great
portion of the time was occupied in talking
over routine matters OF the various Depart
ments. No action was taken relative to in.
stTucllOns 10 uenefal CdnDy III reference TO the
newly elected members of the Virginia Legis-
la,ure taking the test ;c~.h, that matter still
being in the hancs OF the Attorney General
for his decision. The Cuban question was
fully discussed, but Il is not known what
course was determined. upon.
PURCHASES FOR THE NAvY.-A general or.
der issued from the Navy Department declares
that in all cases where contractors provide ar.
ticles OF an inferior quality 10 those called for
by the contract, and at q time when expedition
is required, or failro provide the articles at the
time stated in the contract, the eommandans
will order the purchasing paymaster to 60 into
market and purchase the articles on the best
terms for the government, the difference in
price to be charged to the contractor; or, in the
absence OF order from the commadant, the pur.
chasing paymaster will do the same.
THE WHITE HoUsR.-There was quite a
large crowd Of visitors at the Executive Man.
sion this morning, but only few We're ad.
mitted TO see the President among whom were
w. H. wads worth, senator Craigen, and Mar.
shal Sharpe Several well known politicians
of this District were waiting In the ante room
for an interview to urge their claims for the
vacant Collectorship mere. but the announce.
ment OF MIR. TuIIocks appointment to thar
position tell like a thundarbolt among them,