Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-04


MINISTER MOTLEY will sail from New York
for Liverpool on the 10th instant.
GENERAL SHERMAN returned to this city
from New York last evening.
ABOUT THIRTY cLBLKs were dismissed from
theTreasury Department yes terday and to- day,
and new appointments will probably be made
to fill the vacanc 'es within the next week.
THE COMMISSIONERS OF INTERNAL REVENUE
has appointed Ira A. Bloomfield to be Super.
visor OF Internal Revenue tor the State OF
Illinois.
1T is STATED to-day that A. b. johnson
Chief Clerk Of the Internal Revenue Depart.
ment has been removed. Mr.. }. has been con.
fined to his house by indsposition for several
days past.
THE PRESIDENT to-day appointed E. J. Cur
tls to be Secretary of the Territory Of Idaho, in
place OF J. r. Hewlett, suspended under the
tenure office act until end OF the next ses.
sion of the Senate.
1T IS PROBABLE that the Secretary of the
Treasury will rescInd the order issued yester-
day fixing the office hours of that Department
from Q q. m. to p. m, and return to the old
Gu stom of to 4.
MIR. MARTIN, of ofAlabama, recently appointed
Sixth Auditor, arrived yesterday and took the
oath Of office. He will enter upon duty Imme.
diafely. Mr.. Anderson, the retiring Auditor
TOOK formal leave Of the clerks at noon yester.
day.
BARON GBROLT, the Prusslan Minister to the
United States, who is on the eve Of departure
for Europe, took informal leave of the Depart.
ment OF State yesterday. He has continuously
represented that Government at this capital for
twenty-five years.
THE THIRD AUDITOR of the Treasury De.
partment, Hon. Reader w. Clarke, yesterday
accepted the resignation Of twelve female
clerks out OF the eighteen employed in his Of.
flee, they having been notified that their resig-
nations would be accepted. Three new ap.
poirtments were made, and the other vacancies
will be filled Immediately.
FRANK A. MCCARTNEY. Esq, was on Satur.
day duly qualified, and entered upon his new
duties as Disbursing Clerk and Superintendent
Of the Postoffice Department. He is the wor-
thy son Of the Rev. DIR. Mccartney, who, for
nearly half a century, has been a prominent
He has been on terms Of intimate friendship
with Mr.. Cressweli from their boyhood.
CoLoRRD MEN FOR JURORS IN MISSISSIPPI.
Brevet Major General Amps, commanding the
Fourth Military District, Department of Mis-
siss,ppi, has issued an order that all persons.
without respect to race, color, or previous con-
dItion OF servitude, who possess the qualifica-
tions prescribed by Article 135, page 4s9, OF the
Revised Code Of 1857, shall be competent lu.
roT5.
GENERAL RoBHrT L. LIE left Washington
this m orning for Alexandria. He took passage
at IL O'Clock on the steamer City of Washing
ton, and as the boat was moving OFF stood on
the outer deck. where he remained for several
minutes with his arms folded, looking over in
the direction OF Arlington, his old homestead.
He was accompanied to the wharf by a lady
relative and her son.
CORRESPONDENT OF the New York World
says that the recent article in the CHICAGO Tri-
hume depreciatory OF Grants cabinet and the
appointments made by his administration, is
attributed to the pen. If not to the prompting
Of Senator Trumbull, the Tribune being his
advocate, if Iot his organ. The World CORES.
pondent gives as reason for this attack upon
Grants administration that Mr Trumbull has
been sighted In the matter of appointments.
We believe, however, that Mr. TrumbuIl had
notning whatever 10 do with the article In
question.
INSULT TO, AND IMPRISONMENT OF A Con.
sUL.-Rear Admiral Thomas Turner, com.
manding the Pacific Station, forwarded to the
Navy Department the reports of the visit of
the steamer Tuscarora, Commander q ueen TO
Bueno Ventura, TO investigate the nsuIt to our
Cons ular Flag and Imprisonment of the u. s
Consul, Mr.. james NJ. Eder, who had been re.
leased from imprisonment. Mr.. Eder had
communicated all the facts to Mr.. Sullivan, L..
s. Minister at Bogota, and assurances had been
given by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs that
ample satisfaction should be made for the in.
suit. Under these circumstances Comm ander
Queen decided to make TO demands for re.
dress, leaving the case in the hands OF the u.
s. Minister.
MRS GRANTS RECRpTIoN-The regular
weekly afternoon reception of Mrs Presideat
Grant took place this afternoon, and, like the
preceding ones, was a brilliant affair, attended
by the elite Of the national metropolis.
Mrs. Grant was assistC in receiying by Mrs
James Paul OF Philadelphia, MRS. General
Augur, and Mrs. General Hunter. She was
attired in a fine corn-colored MORE antique
trains, black lack shawl, coral jewejry; hair
dressed with eurls, over the chignon, and
adorned with single pink rose.
Mrs. Paul wore a green satin, with black
lace trimmings.
Mrs. General Wallen, who is now the guest
Of Mrs. Grant At the Executive Manson, was
not present, being in deep mourning.
THE PATENT OFFICE.-The resignation of T.
J. Barnett, as examiner Of the Patent Office.
was accepted yesterday. The following re-
mo walls were made. viz: N. Peters, examiner;
ID. Curlie and &. L. Coombs, first assistants; T.
H. Sypherd, second assistant. Appointments
Were made as follows: j. y. Tasker and g. A.
Nolen to be examiners, and J. w. Albert to be
first assistant examiner. w. Bradford was
promoted. L. Curry, laborer in the Patent
Office, was also removed yesterday.
SURPIRvIsoRs APPoINrID.-The following
appointments Of supervisors OF internal reve.
nue. have been made: Parker w. Perry for the
district of North and South Carolina, vice
General Bennett; and s. j. !nklin for Miss.
issippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, relieving E.
&. Or; ecy.
ALExANDER DUNCAN, the new superirten.
dent Of the Interior Department, entered upon
his duties yesterday. Mr.. Goodwin has been
acting in this capacity for some time.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, contemplates the en-
forcement of the act Of Congress OF 1862, au-
thorizing him to set apart portion of the pub.
lie revenue for . sinking fund to pay on the
public debt.