Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-20

GENERAL AMRs has assigned Brevet Briga.
dier General E. Swift, surgeon In the army, to
duty as Mayor of vicksburg.
CATACAZY, the new Russian Minister to the
United States, has reached Paris, and will
very soon arrive in this country.
THE PRESIDENT is expected to return here
about the middle of next week to attend a
meeting OF the Cabinet, but Will remain in
town about two days only.
COLONEL ROBERT M. DOUGLAS, the Presi
dents private secretary, has returned from his
visit to Virginia, and was at the Executive
Mansion yesterday.
Mr.. WIN. b. w HITB, recently appointed Col.
lector of Internal Revenue for the sixth dis
trict of New York has furnished his bond
and to-day received his commission.
THE FRANKLIN, nag. ship CT Rear Admira
Radford, European squadron, arrived at Ma
pies, July 26, from Genoa. Tue Plymouth ar.
rived the same day from Leghorn.
HON. JOHN SHERMAN addressed q large
assemblage at Canton, Ohio, on Saturday night
He spoke for an hour discussing the leading
p'litical issues of the day, and explained the
fifteenth amendment. advocating its adoption.
THE COMMIssIONKR OF INTERNAL RRvR-
NUE. has received Information from Supervisor
Tutten Of the seizure of Atwell's distillery, one
OF the largest establishments in Philadelphia,
tor violation of the revenue laws.
PReMoTIoNs.-W. o. Denison, of Kentucky.
mas been promoted from second TO a third class
clerkship, and Edwin Coomos, of Massachu.
setts, from first to a second class clerkship in
the Sixth Auditors Office.
ANOTHER COUNTERFEIT $40 note WAS re.
ceived by the Treasurer yesterday from Pitts.
burg, Pa. The paper is quite fiimsy, and the
face Of the note is poorly executed. The back
is much superior, and almost equals the genu.
inc.
HON. JOHN CovsDE. chairman OF the Penn.
sylvania Republican State Central Committee.
was In the city short time yesterday, and
seems to be sanguine OF the success of the Re-
publican ticket in his State this fall. He had a
lengthy interview with Commissioner Delauo
relative ID internal revenue matters in his
State.
RsPoRTE2 INTENTION OF CHrRF JUSTICE
GRIRR TO REsIGN.-The Pittsburg PENN
Commercial announces that Justice r. @.
Grier, OF the UEited States Supreme Court,
age, and while his mental faculties are not
much impaired, he has become physically en-
feebled.
THE BROKERS TAX.-The committee of the
New York Board Of Brokers, who appealed to
Commissioner Delano yesterday for a revision
OF his decision relative to the tax on them, a.
mentioned in the STAR OF last evening, left last
evening for Baltimore. By arrangement made
previous to their departure, Judge James will
meet the Board of Brokers in New York NEXT
Tuesday, as the representative Of the Revenue
Department, to confer as TO any further stems
that may be deemed advisable.
The CURRENCY PRINTING-We learn from
good authority that If the printing of the
Treasury notes and currency transferred
from New York to this city IL will not necessi.
tate any additional expense, Is there are one
hundred and fifty presses now in the Treasury
building, which, together with the neces ary
machinery, are in perfect order, and are capa.
BILE OF printing all OF the Treasury and Nation.
denominations whi ch may be needed.
APPoINTMRNTs AND PRoMoTIoNs.-The
following appointments and promotions have
recently occurred in the Second Auditors OF.
fees. ]. Himball promoted to Chief Clerk;
Charles F. Herring, Assistant Chief Clerk,
vice Kimball promoted; ]. H. Holden, of Iowa.
and E. K. Hill, of Maine, appointed to first
class clerkship. Charles F. Herring has be en-
promoted from third to a fourth class Gle rk
ship; Claudus B. Smith from second to third
class; Henry Coon and f. a. Jacobs from first
to second class.
TIN DEAD OF THE UNION ARMY.-We have
received from the @ Quartermaster Generals
Ofnee volumes eighteen and nineteen Roll
OF Honor" embracing the names Of soldiers
who died in the late war of the rebellion, and
are inferred in the various national cemete.
ries throughout the Union. Also, volume
fourth of a pamphlet containing a statement
OF the disposition of some of the bodies of de.
ceased Union soldiers and prisoners Of war
whose remains have been removed to national
cemeteries in the Southern and Western cities.
INDIAN AFFAIRS IN ARIzoSA.-Capt. Ell
Darling, U. s. Surveyor for Arizsna Territory,
In letter dated August ed. announces his ar
rlval at the Navajo Indian reservation July
z3d' and the commencement Of the survey july
2oth, running through the northwest portion of
rev Mexico into Arizona. The Navajo In.
dians are living on their reservation under the
treaty made By Gen. Sherman. They are quiet
and desire to remain at peace with the United
States. Up to August I'd, Captain Darling had
not been molested By any Indians, and ex.
poets no trouble.
CoMMIssIoHKR D8LAno has decided that the
pNctice Of railroad companies, canal com.
panlee, banks, insurance companies, and other
corporations which are required by Law to
withhold and 70 pay over 70 the United States
q tax Of hve per cent on all dividends, inter.
est, coupons representing interest, surplus
and contingent funds, &C., Of treating
said amounts a. expense Of business, ana
deducting them in all returns where expenses
are deductable, is wrong, and cannoe b al
lowed; that the amounts thus paid are not an
expense Of business, and no such rstarn should
be accepted until the Assessor ID convinced no /
deduction Of the kind has been made. i $50
WHISKY Law RIeuLArIoxs. = Commis ]
sioner DeIsno will issue within . lev, sdays q
complete revision OF the whisky Law reeula.
tions. They are framed so as TO fully enforce
the law OF April last Oompounders will
hereafter be considered a. recidsrs, and not
allowed to use Wholesale Stamps, but viii be
permitted to put their trade marks conspicu.
ously on packages. Rectiners, when they pur.
chase high wines, can report to the Collector
the serial number OF packages, and all circlm. s
stances Of purchase. and different marks, to. 2
gether win the number Of proof gallons, ana
after rectiHeation can receive stamps for the
same number Of proof gallons. Collectors by
these regulatisus also haSelnsw and very per.
feet checks npons rsctiAsS, ana as good O
knowledge Of their operations - Of distillefs.