Evening star., 1869-09-07

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VOL. XXXIV.
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
SENATOR F.ssENDKN continues in about the
same condition as on Sunday evening.
FRAsK WHITE has been appointed Assessor
OF the Seventh Indiana Revenue district, viee
Harrington resigned.
On DIT that a movement is being made to
increase the whiskey tax At the next session OF
Congress.
SECRETARY OF WAR AID lNrRRIn-It is un-
dsrstood that the President has appointed Gen.
William T. Sherman Secretary Of War al inte-
rim.
PRESIDENT GRANTS family arrived at New
York yesterday afternoon, and will remain at
Mr.. Csrbin 8 house until his return from Wash
lngton.
MR. GEORGE PEABODY has returned 10
Georgetown, Mass. The Newburyport Herald
Of Saturday says his health is not much i'm.
proved.
AMONG THE NAMES mentioned for Secretary
OF War, TO succeed the late Secretary Rawlins,
are George H. Thomas, Judge Holt, q. W.
Dodge, Chief Engineer Union Pacific Rail-
road, and General John A. Logan.
SUPERINTENDENT DRuMMoNp, of the reye.
nue. departments Of Iowa, Nebraska, and
Dakota, in the case Of ]. u. McCoy's distillery,
al Omaha, seized by him some time since, has
obtained a judgement IN favor Of the Govern.
ment.
PRESIDENT GRANT is still suffering severely
from neuralgia and toothache, from q cold
caught on his journey to Washington, and his
face is much swollen and infiamed, but he was
at the White House to-day attending to official
business.
CUBAN AFFAIRs.-It is understood here that
q large amount OF arms and ammunition, origl.
nally purchased for the use of the Fenians
hox lofa L. kao1
Cuban insurgents, and will soon be shipped
by them to Cuba for the benefit Of the revolu.
tionray forces
THE FRACTIONAL CURRIHCY.-Work in the
engraving and printing bureau Of the Treas.
ury Department commenced to-day at fifteen
minutes before eight O'Clock, which is enc
hour earlier than heretofore The employees
who seem much pleased with the change, will
quit work at four o'clock p. m. This change
has become necessary, in view Of the urgent
demand for fractional currency. The amount
received at the Treasury Department TODAY
from the Bank Note Printing Companies in
New York, reached sI35,OOO, an excess of
5000 over the receipts of yesterday.
TIE SCARCITY OF CURRRNCY.-Superin ten.
dent Mccarthy, Of the Printing Bureau of the
companies Interested in furnishing fractional
currency 10 the Government 70 increase their
present supply, so that in future, IL his orders
are obeyed, he will receive nearly 100000 Der
month. He has Official information from the
West to the effect that the merchants and other
commercial men Of that section are now COM
PEELED, owing to the scarcity OF currency, to
take anything offered them which represents
fractional values OF greenbacks, and conse-
quently are forced TO receive and pass stamps
which are sometimes counterfeit.
THE PIRM Of French & Richardson has been
dissolved, II will be seen by the netice else
where, and Is succeeded by the new firm o.
French, Langran Ogilvie. who will carry on
the business Of booksellers, stationers, en-.
eravers, photographers and printers, al the
Hudson Taylor Book Store,' 33i Pennsyl
vania Avenue, and i79 Ninth street Messrs
Langran and Ogilvie are both experienced and
accomplished engravers and lithographers
and their names stand deservedly high in bott
business and artistic circles. Mr.. French
though yet young man, is veteran in the
book business, and probably has no superior
in the country in thorough knowledge Of hi.
calling ard Of the wants Of the public. Hi:
reliability, energetic business habits. good tasts
and good judgment qualify him admirably tt
establishment, the Hudson Taylor BooE
Store"
THE Ar1INPrRD ASSASSINATION OF A
REVENUE OFPICER IN PHILADELPHIA -
The Revenue Department has received further
particulars concerning the attempted assassi
nation OF detective J. ]. Brooks in Phiiadel
phia esterday. 1t appears that Brooks wen
70 Keenan's store TO examine his BOOKS apC
while there a couple Of persons came iE anc
inquired for keenan,. After passing Brooks
on their way out Of the store one Of then
turned and shot him (B.) through the back
whereupon Brooks wheeled and followed
when one of them struck him with a stun,
shot. Immediately thereupon the unknown
parties jumped into a carriage in waiting ant
drove of. Brooks continued persuit for
short distance, when he fell from exhaustion
He Is better to-day and hopes are entertained
OF his recovery. Commissioner Delano ha
instructed Supervisor Fulton to offer rewart
Of IS ,0cO for the arrest Of the party who as
saulted detective Brooks, provided the latter
at the time of the assault, was acting in IN
performance OF his Official duties.
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