Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-28
EVENING STAR.

EVENING SIAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RBvRNUB.-The receipts to-day
from this scource were 1915, $50.
SENATOR THURMAN has arrived at his home
in Columbus, Ohio, from his California trip.
SECRETARY SHERMAN left here last evening
for brief visit to New York, and will return
tomorrow morning.
s. II. HoDsEe, ESQ., 10 acting Commiss ioner
Of Patents during the absence Of Commissioner
Fisher.
JEFFERSON DAVIS sailed from England for
America on Saturday in the steamer Balti.
more.
SENIOR GARCIA, the Minister of the Argen.
tine Republic, and lady, have returned to this
city, and now occupy the elegant residence i57
street, between 9th and 10th streets.
GENERAL CLEMENT, the Haytien Envoy to
Washington; and Admiral Films, of the Hay
tien navy, who comes to take out the iron. clad
Atlanta, have arrived in New York.
Two HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS in fractional currency was received
at the Treasury Department this morning from
the Bank Note Printing Companies In New
York.
NJ. CATACAZY, the new Russian Minister.
visited the various Executive Departments
yesterday accompanied by Mr.. Bodisco, Sec
retary of Legation, and paid his respects to the
several Cabinet officers. Z,
EXTENSION OF THE NAVY YARp.-The report
OF Captain Ammen, U. s. N. chief of the
bureau Of yards and docks, will recommend
the extension Of the Navy Yard in this city,
and ask an appropriation for the purchase of
grounds on the east and west sides.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, to-day addressed a
letter to the Ship-owners' Association in New
York, in reply to one receivsd from them in
relation to the decline Of American commerce
in which he promised to heartily cooperate
with them in promoting our commerce and to
prevent its further decline.
HARPRR's FERRY TO BE SoLD.-In pursu.
ance OF an act of Congress, the property of the
United States at Harper's Ferry and vicinity
is to be sold November Both. 1t includes the
musket and rifle factory, the Shenandoah
ferry, houses and lots in the town, lands, water
power, the right to dig iron ore, &c.
MAIL ROUTE AGENTS APPoINrRp-Ru-
dolph Deniche, from Augusta to Macon, Ga,
vice Walter F. Adams, removed. ]. f. Dense,
from Augusta, Ga, to Eufaula, Ala, vice Ad.
am M. Baldwin, removed. John A. Benham,
from Sacramento. Cal, to Promontory Point
Utah, vice VIM. ]. Cowan, who never quail.
fed.
THE AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY has filed
with the Postmaster General its acauissence
in the regulations of the law Of 1866, relative
to the landing OF cables on the shores of tbs
United States. The company propose to Law
the cable between France and Uafssd s,sa.c.
at once, and II is understood their rates tor
tolls will be very much below those now
charged by the Atlantic and French Cable.
DAMAGE BY THE SroRM.-lnformation re.
ceived at the Bureau Of Yards and Docks,
Navy Department, shows that the damage
done by the recent storm to the shipping and
buildings IN the Eastern navy yards amounts
to about thirty thousand dollars. Nine theu.
sand dollars will be required to repair the
damage in the Boston yard alone.
NOTES OF NATIONAL BANKs IN LIQUIDA.
rIoN.-Treasurer Spinner Will shortly issue
circular directing the Government deposito.
ries throughout the country to redeem and
forward to the treasurer ali notes of the ma.
tional banks In liquidation, for the purpose of
returning them to the banks which issned them,
and thereby withdraw them from circu lation.
There are between thirty and forty banks on
this list, and their notes still In circulation
INCREASING INMIGRArIoN TO COLORADO
Commissioner Wilson, of the General Land
hno
Surveyor General at Denver, Colorado, show.
ing that that officer has let . contract for the
survey OF ten additional tow nships in the east.
ern part Of Colorado, in the valley of the South
Fork Of the Platte, covering an aggregate area
OF two hundred and twenty.nine thousand
four hundred acres. These lands are chiefly
valuable tor agricultural purposes, being roll.
ing ana level prairie with rich soil. These
surveys are rendered necessary by the lncreas.
ing demands Of emigration to that part Of the
Territory.
ENFORCING THE REVENUE LAws.-A letter
received at the Internal Revenue Department
from Supervisor Presbury, OF Va, announces
that the squad Of cavalry under Capt. Burns,
recently sent to that State, are rendering val
liable assistance to the internal revenue Of
ficers in enforcing the laws. In one district
twelve persons held for indictment, and many
who have heretofore distilled brandy illicitly
are now complying with the law. Mr.. Pres
bury expresses the opinion that the revenue
IN that State this year from apple brandy, at
fifty cents per gallon, will reach S3Oo,OOO.
against ss5,oOo last year, when the tax was 50
per gallon.
EXCURSION OVER THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Hon. T. w. Ferry, of Michigani Judge Ferris,
Of New York; Hon. g. A. Halsey and Hon.
John Hill, Of New Jersey; Hon. A. F. Stevens
and Dr.. Aver, Of New Hampshire; Hon. John
+. Asper, Of Missouri, and Judge Loughridge,
Of Iowa. will leave Chicago on Wednesday,
the 10th instant, accompanied with ladies, in
one Of Pullman's palace cars, for California.
Colonel N. q. Ordway, Sergeant.at.Arms OF
the United States House Of Representatives.
and family, will leave Washington to Join the
party at Chicago. This is wholly q pleasure
trip. taken by the par les for the purpose OF
visiting the Pacific coast, and is not s.com
mittee OF Congress-" although several Of the
number are members Of that body.