Evening star., 1869-10-04

Y, ID. c.. MONDAY. OC,
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
THE INTERNAL RRvIyUB RECEIPTS from the
South will be nearly nifty per cent greater
for the present fiscal year than for the last
fiscal year.
REDUCING THE ExP8NsRs.-Tne salary list
OF the New YORK custom. house is to bs re.
duced S25.000 per annum by removals OF EN-.
ployees.
MRS. ABRAHAM LINCoLN is still in Frank.
fort, Germany, living in great retirement and
In very unpretending quarters. She sees but
few persons, and those generally American
ladies.
WANTS A CHANaR.-Collector Clerk, of the
Charleston IS. C.) custom-house, complains
that many Of the appointees made at the re-
quest OF the South Carolina delegations, are
ex.rebels, and he wants change.
SENATOR KELLOGG, of Louisiana, has pub.
lished a card, in which he pronounces the state
ment telegraphed North that there were frauds
in the New Orleans Custom-Houss during his
administration as Collector, a most base and
dastardIy fabrication from beginning to end.
THE WHITE HOUsE.-But few visitors were
at the Executive Mansion to-day, nearly all
of whom were admitted to see the President
Secretaries Sherman and Boutwell,, Senator
Spencer and Mr.. Yeamsn, u. s. Minister at
Copenhagen, were with the President this fore.
noon.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, having accepted an
invitation from the Republican State Commit
tee of Pennsylvania to address a meeting In
Philadelphia, left here o.day for that purpose
The Secretary will return here Tomorrow or
next day. During his absence Assistant Sec.
retary Hartley will act as Secretary.
HON. AMOS KENDALL has been i'll for severa,
weeks at the residence OF his son.in law, VIM
Stickney, Esq corner of Sixth and NJ streets
with bilious fever. At 2 o'clock to-day, we
learn from his attending physician, DIR. Dexter,
he was gradually failing, although his mind
was perfectly clear.
THE U. S. STEAMER LANCASTER, fl agship of
the South Atlantic Squadron, recently fitted
out at Norfolk, has arrived az Annapolis from
that port where she will be inspected by Sec
retary Robson, Admiral Porter, and other
prominent officials before her departure for the
squadron.
THE CONGRESSIONAL EXCURSION PARTY,
consisting OF Messrs. Ferry, OF Michigan, Ste.
vtns, OF New Hampshire, Halsey and Hill, OF
New Jersey, and other members, accompanied
by Sergeant alarms Ordway, arrived at Salt
Lake yesterday on their way to California.
The entire party numbers twenty.seven. Vice
President Cofax and family will join the party
;o.day.
TIE DELEGATION OF steel importers had an
interview with the Secretary of the Treasury
and one with the President Saturday, in reia-
ton to the valuation of steel invoices at foreig
ports, and they presented arguments to contr l..
dict the statements made by the steel manufac-
turers in their interview a few days ago. L, is
understood that the Secretary, having now
heard both sides Of the question, will receive
all the papers il the case and lay the whole
matter before Congress early in the coming
session.
A. M. CLAPP, Congressional Printer, leaves
the city to-day for north h-western PennsyIya.
MIA, to accept the invitation extended him by
the Republican Committee OF Erie, Pa, to
canvass and stump the county. He commences
the campaign at Erie city, Tuesday next He
is a telling speaker, and universally liked
throughout the country, and always does good
work. Gov. Geary, Hon. John Scott, Coyode,
and other notables are stumping the same
grounds, and meet in Convention at Erie on
the h instant.
The telegraph money order system in use
IN Belgium and Switzerland is about to be es.
tablished in Great Britain by the Government
ana the idea is received favorably by the peo-
pie. The plan proposed resembles the post
office money order system. Two similar forms,
showing the amount Of money to be SENT are
filed up in the same way by the remitter. The
postmaster receives these cards and the
money. He stamps one OF them and gives il.
back to the sender, to send anything he may
wish by way Of telegram. 1t Is then sent to
the telegraph Office, and the receiver. by ap.
Ply ing with the telegram at the district post
Office, obtains the money.
A SINGULAR CLAIM.-There is q belief in
Mexico and throughout the world generally
that when the Jesults were driven out Of that
country, years ago, they buried In one OF their
principal colleges an immense amount of
treasure. Various unsuccessful efforts have
been made to find II. Some years ego a firm,
composed Of one or two Americans and some
Sptnldrus, was lOrmtO IOT Tue purpose OF eX.
cavating on grand scale. TIE machinery was
seized in one OF the political commissions and
destroyed. A claim for this loss is 10 be
brought before the Mexican commission whics
meets here in December, and 1t will be one of
he most interesting cases which will come
before that body. The claim amounts to $4,000.
Hen. Ginery Twitchell, Representative in
Congress from the third Massachusetts dis.
trict, turned back the wheels Of time in pleas.
ant way on Wednesday last, by driving load
Of passengers from Worcester to the Barre
cattle show-a distance Of twenty miles-in the
identical coach he used to mount when stage
driver theIeabouts some thirty years ago
There was a marked difference, however, be.
tween the past and present. Then, ne was a
poor young man, earning scant living by
picking mp such chance wayfarers as might
offer, and doing express errands for the old
women living along the route; now, he is a
millionaire, a national legislator, and, for the
fun Of the thing, consents to play "whip" for
q company of State and other dignltaries on
pleasure trip. A fine chance for bit Of NOR
allzing here, for the benefit of "the youth Of
America" but we kindly forbear. the "fu.
ture Presidents will excuse us, we know.
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