Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-22

VOL. XXXIV
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvHNuK-Tne receipts to-day
from this source were s3O6,e59.
Hon. GARRETT DAVIS, OF Kentucky, is In
own.
DANIEL BRADBURY has been appointsd mail
route agent between Moberly, Missouri, and
Bloomfield, Iowa.
THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
the Ohio State Republican Association have a.
length secured rates for the trip to Cleveland
and return to accommodate voters.
slsc,eOO IN FRACTIONAL CURRENCY was re.
ceived at the Treasury Department this morn
ing from the Bank Note Printing Companies
In New York.
PROF. BARNARD, commissioner Of education
is at HEREFORD, Connecticut, busily engaged in
the preparation, of material tor his annual re-.
port
Our NAyY.-Forty-eigh iron clads are now
IN a sea going condition, and ready for I'M.
mediate use. and by the 18th Of December next
from fifteen to twenty sloops and frigates will
be ready for service.
REGISTRATIONS ACCEPrED.-The President
has accepted the designations of MAJOR Samuel
F. Clafiin, Assistant Adjutsnt General U. s.
A. and II. X. Wirtz.
TEE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL ReyR.
NUE. decides that serial numbers Of packages
should not change with change of rroprietors
OF distilleries.
TRUMAN A. Cook, Esq, principal examiner
in charge of the class of steam eE cheering at
the Patent Office, has resigned his position TO
engage in private business In tins city. Gen.
eral Samuel A. Duncan has been appointed as
his successor.
A MEETING OF DEPARTMENT CLERKS is to
be called next week to take into considera.
ton the propriety Of q permanent clerical or
ganization for the purpose of securing an in.
crease o. compensation and more permanent
'eL ~ " m ce.
TONNAGE ON FISHING yKssRLs.-Persons
engaged in the oyster trade have addressed
Secretary Boutwell,, protesting against the
legality of the States of Maryland and Vir-
ginia collecting S3 tonnag, fees on the capac-
lty OF fishing vessels and on oyster drsdeers
The case has not been considered yet.
AUG. EDWARDS, Esq, for the past seven
years the efficient head of the division ia the
office of the Secretary Of the Treasury for the
settlement Of protests and appeals from the
action OF Collectors of Customs in assessing
duties on goods imported into the United
states, has rendered his resignation, to take
eject on the lst proxino, for the purpose OF
establishing an agency in this city for the
prosecution Of such business.
A BILLIARD Room AT THE WHITE House.
During the absence Of the President an elegant
billiard room has been constructed for his use
between the Conser vatory and main building,
upon the right of the passage leading to the
Conservatory. The room Is handsomely fitted
up and wainscoated with narrow strips OF
walnut and North Carolina pine. 1t is about
twenty feet square, affording ample room for
a large table. I he billiard room IL accessible
from the private part Of the house only, being
reached by the passage on the second floor
between the State and private dining room.
RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT AND FAMILY
The President and Mrs. Grant, with their
children, Miss Nellie and Master Jesse, and
Gen. Porter, private secretary, returned here
this morning ON the 10 30 train from Wheeling
via the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, all being
in excellent htaith, and greatly benefited by
the "trip, with which they express themselves
much pleased. The President, after visiting
his stables and inspecting the repairs recently
made al the Executive Mansion, drove out to
the State Department, where he had a confer.
enee with Secretary Fish. The President re.
ceived no visitors to-day, being in the library
but short time. The repairs in the Executive
Ofice are not yet completed, and it will prob
ably be week before that room is ready for
occupancy, during which time the President
will receive visitors in the library, where he
will transact all business. The furniture has
been replaced in the private secretary's office
and clerks room, hall and ante.room, which
are now occupied by Gems. Porter, Babcock
and Dent. Mrs. Grant, accompanied by Gen.
MIchler and Gen. Dent, her brother, went
through the entire building, minutely inspect
ing the various Improvements and repairs
which have been made during her absence,
with all Of which she expressed herself well
pleased. Attorney General Hoar and Secre-
tary Cox were the first members Of the Cabi.
net who called to pay their respects TO the
President.
Mr.. WILLIAM BLAIKIR, Of the Harvard BOAT
crew. has arrived here and eutered upon the
discharge of his duties as Pardon Clerk in the
Attorney Generals Once. The statement that
Mr.. Il. received the appointment of Pardon
Clerk Immediately upon has retura from Eu-
rope, on account Of his connection with the
Harvard crew, was without any foundation,
as that gentleman was rendered the position
about six months since, but as the resignation
OF Mr.. Hoar, the son of the Attorney General,
who last held the position, did not take effect
until This month nothing was said about the
matter, MIR. Blake preferring to keep il
quiet until after his return from Europe.
Several gentlemen representing the Analostan
and Potomac Boat Clubs Of this city have
waited upon Mr.. b. and requested him to visit
their boat houses, witness their rowing, &c,
with view TO making such Suggestions to.
wards their Improvement as may TO him seem
proper. Mr.. Blaikie accepted the nyitation,
and will witness the rowing of the Aaaiostan
Club tomorrow evening at six O'Clock,
though he will not take an oar with
them. He expresses the opinion that the
Englishment are somewhat ahead Of rs in the
manner OF instrucung Q boats crew. With
them the schooling is done from q boat accom-.
panying that Of the oarsmen. The instructor
orcupviuO a uoSitiou paor th>v.