Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-13
EVENING STAR.
Warrington News and Gossip.
THE NEW SECRETARY OF WAR.
GENERAL BELkNAP OF IOWA.

GENERAL BELKNAP OF IOWA.
The President to-day appointed General
William w. Belknap, of Iowa, 10 be Secretary
OF War, and telegraphed to him at Keokuk
notifying him OF his appointment
Mr.BelEnap, for some time past, has been
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the FRS
District Of Iowa, with his Office at Keokuk
He served during the rebellion, entering the
army with the 18th Iowa volunteers, and com.
manded division in the Army of the Tennes.
see while that army was under command Of
General Grant. He is a lawyer by profession,
and has gained considerable prominence in his
State by professional ability. He is about 3s
years Of age. tall and stout OF fine figure, fiorid
complexion, and full growth Of sandy beard,
OF very pleasing address and courteous man.
ner. In childhood he resided in (ieoreetown.
ID. O., with his father, but removed West in
early life. Mr. Belknap is spoken OF as gen
ueman OF fine executive abilities. As Collec.
tor OF the Revenue he instituted reforms in his
district on account Of which he received the
highest commentators Of the Department.
SPEAKER BLAINE had an interview with
the President to-day.
JAMES H. CUNMNeHAM, colored, has been
appointed postmaster Of the city OF Manches.
ter, adjoining Richmond. Va.
SECRETARY RoB.eON has accepted the res
ignatioE Of Lieut.. Commander Francis s.
Brown, attached TO the Flagship Franklin Of
the European fleet.
TIE NEW two dollar legal tender notes will
be ready for issue about the first Of next week.
About Sl5O,OOO have been received thus far
from the bank note printing companies.
JEFFERSON DAvIss personal friends here
expect that he will favor them with a brief
visit on his route from Baltimore to Missls.
sippi
AMONG the Americans registered in Paris for
the week ending October 1, we notice the
names Of MRS: w. Blrwell and Thomas +.
Maury, Of Washington.
The NUMEROUS PRIInDs in this city OF Mr.
Bierstadt, the artist, will regret to hear that he
is suffering with ophthalmia to such an extent
that fears are entertained that his eyesight will
be seriously impaired.
AMONG TBI ARRIVALS at WIZARDS this
Hutchings, New York; James H. Bowen, Chi.
cago; General j. s. Easement, wyominA and
Marquis de Laizer, Paris.
BIDS FOR THE REVENUE OUTTRRs.-Secre.
tary Boutwell, has directed the postponement
OF opening bids for the new revenue cutters
until the LIST Of November. to give Contractors
better opportunity Of preparing and present
ing models. tFH
The CoTNCIDRHCB OF two former judges OF
the U. S. Supreme Court appearing at its bar
on the same day occurred yesterday-Mr. r.
Il. Curtis, Of Massachusetts,, closing one cause,
and Mr.. Campbell opening and closing an.
other.
TIE BOARD OF EXAMINERS of the Revenue
Marine Service will begin their duties on the
2Oth instant. The board consists Of Captain
John Faunce, president; Capt. Geo. X. Slicer,
both these Off GERS Of the marine service;) Cap.
tain G. c. Patterson, Of the United States Coast
Survey, and Dr. f. II. Stone, medical exam.
Iner.
IT Is NOW STATED, by the New York papers,
that Mr.. Mitchell,-whose suicide was chroni.
cled in THE STAR Of yesterday-had lost
heavily in New York Central Railroad stocks,
in which he had been operating, during the
panic. II il thought that, Notwithstanding his
losses, the amount of which is not indicated,
his family will be left comfortably on, in
pecuniary sense.
TIE PRESIDENTIAL EXCURSION TO FRRD-
IRICK.-President Grant General Sherman,
Postmaster General CreswelI, Secretary Cox
and Gen. Horace Capron will leave Washing
ton IN q special car tomorrow morning att
q m. They will be joined by committee at
the Relay House, which will escort them to
Monocacy Junction, where the President and
party will be received by q committee. OF which
Dr. Fairfax Schley Is Chairman, and under its
escort proceed TO Frederick depot, and thence
TO the grounds Of the Agricultural Society.
The distinguished visitors Will remain in Fred.
erick until Friday morning, and thence pro-
ceed by carriages TO visit the battle-f1elds of
South Mountain and Antietam, returning here
the same evening.
SENATOR FEssKNDEN's WILL.-The will OF
the late Senator Fessenden was admitted 10
probate in Portland last week. 1t bears
date october 81, lc67, and was witnessed
by Gen1 Washburn, Jr, Lewis Il, Smith and
David Moulton. 1t is quite brief, covering bu
two pages of foolscap paper, and was undoubt-
edly drawn by Mr.. Fessenden himself. No
bequests are made outside of his family. After
dsvising certain paintings, crayon pictures,
books, &c, TO his sons
and sister Ellen, (Mrs. ID. Lincoln,) he be-
| queaths his own and Wife's watches 10 two
Of the former. To his sister Ellen and his nece,
Martha Oliver Fessenden, he leaves memeutoes
OF himself. To his cousin, Elizabeth Caroline
Warmer, he bequeaths $4,000 in bonds; for
VIM. Pitt Fessepden, son Of his brother Hew.
ett, he directs q suitable gold watch TO be pur.
chased. All the residue Of his estate, real and
personal, including that devised in trust by
his wife, is to be divided equally between his
threo aona. daductiua from thA shAra of aither
any amount charged against them on his books
as an advance. His sons, James D., William
II. and Francis, are named execatsrs.
TIE TBNNIssIB Observation-Disclosures Of
Governor Senter 6c.-Governor Sonters message
wa read to the Tennessee Legislature yester.
day. II advises the adoption Of the fifteenth
amendment and scouts repudiatiou. IL fayors