Evening star., 1869-11-06

were the amounts imported.
appointed John A. Freeman Postmaster at Lex
ington, Va, in place Of Robert Campbell, sus-
pended.
COMMISSIONER DELANo is busily engaged i'm
preparation OF his annual report. Deputy Com
missioner Douglass is acting as Commissioner
meanwhile.
"a LOVER OF JESUS" sent to the Treasury
Department, yesterday, forty books Of gold leaf
he had stolen from it. Another repentant sim
ner sent back dollar gold piece.
Hon. HORACE CAPRON, Commissioner of
Agriculture, has returned from his recent visit
to the Virginia State Fair at Richmond, highly
gratified with his cordial reception and the sue
cess Of the exhibition.
PRESIDENT GRANT has been compelled by
press OF business to decline the invitation to be
present at the meeting Of the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee in Louisville, on the Il tn
and 18th instant.
REcIPRocITY-Secretary Fish and the Hon.
John Rose, Of the Canadian government, have,
rocity treaty which will be submitted to Con-
gress at the ensuing session.
PUBLIC LANDs.-During the last fiscal year
about 100000 acres Of public lands were en-
tered under the homestead and other laws.
yielding the government between four and five
millions OF dollars.
GOVERNOR BULLOCK Of Georgia is here Ia
urge upon the President, Members OF the Cabi-
net and others, acceptance OF the invitations To
viSi fha
instant.
THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT is willing to re-
duce the letter postage between the United
States and Great Britain to three pence-six
cents-and there, is every probability that this
rate will soon be adopted.
|. Miss AMELIA T.. wINANs, daughter of Hon.
j. j.. Winans, Representative u, Congress from
the 1th Ohio district, was married her fathers
residence i'm Xenia Oh Nov. Ist, to j. Frank
Dunnie Of Chicago.
PEIsoNAL.-H0n. j. W. Patterson, of " H..
Hon. j. &. Abbott, of n. c., and Hon. j. H.
Sypher, OF La; Commander f. Higgins, and DIR
Frederick j. McNulty, ''Of the Cuban Navy"
are at the Ebbitt.
SENATOR MORTON arrived here yesterday
afternoon suffering somewhat from injuries
sustained by his accidentally falling OH the plat
folm at the railroad depot in Pittsburg on
Thursday.
THE WHITE HoUsE.-Among the visitors at
the Executive Mansion this morning admitted TO
see the President, were Gen. Harney, MIR. Cata-
cazy, the Russian Minister; Senator Patterson,
and Representatives. Churchill, Orth, Jenckes,
Kelly and others.
GOING TO THE GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL
FAIR.-Secretary Boutwell,, Secretary Cox,
Commissioner Delano, Commissioner Capron,
and other prominent Government officials, ex-
pect to leave here OH Friday or Saturday next TO
attend the Agricultural Fair at Macon, Ga.
The DISEASE FROM WHICH Mn. PEABODY
DIED.-W. W. COrcOran, Esq, received a cable
dispatch yesterday from Mr.. Morgan, Of Lon
don, Of the former house OF Geo. Peabody u Co.
announcing the death of Mr.. Peabody. The
immediate cause Of his death was congestion of
the lungs, and he passed away without suffering.
REV. Dr.. PINCKNEY, pastor OF the Church of
the Ascension of Washington, and Surgeon
Ninian Pinckney, Of the United States Navy, re-
turned from European tour by the steamer
LiePzic yesterday. DIR. Pinckney is expected to
Ofciate in his pulpit at the Church Of the Ascen-
The CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE on Contest
ed Elections will not 60 to South Carolina TO in
yestigate the contested cases there, on account
of the contingent fund heng exhausted, and
nothing further will he done i'm the matter till
Congress meets. There are already about thirty
contests to be submitted to the next session of
Congress.
SQuATTEEs ON MILITARY REsERvArroXs.-
General Orders, No. ~, just issued from the War
Department, directs that hereafter no sIuatter or
citizen will be permitted TO enter or reside upon
a Military Reservation unless he he i'm the en-
plOyment of the Government or permitted by the
Department Commander, I'm which case his resi-
dence thereon must cease upon his being dis
charged or the permission withdrawn. Depart
ment commanders will exercise q general
supervision OF all military reservations within
the limits Of their commands, and will use force
to remove squatters trespassers, when, in their
judgment, it becomes necessary. When parties
are already in possession, with valuable improve
ments the Department Commander will cause
an investigation to be made, and submit each
case separately for the decision ami orders OF tn
Secretary Of War.
Mr.. s. woIP, the Recorder Of Deeds, has re-
Gently written to the Secretary OF the Interior,
calling his attention to the necessity for fire.
proof building for the records OF his Office, in the
preservation of which the entire community is
interested. At present, it is true, they are well
and Systematically arranged; but being i'm an
upper story of the City Hall, which is not fire.
proof, i'm case of fire IL would be almost impos-
sible to save them, and the loss and litigation
which would ensue cannot be estimated Not
only should some such building be erected for
the safe keeping Of the records, but increased
accommodations should be given to the clerks OF
the Office, who now are scattered about the east
wing OF the City Han, and therefore work 70
great disadvantage, the work Of some OF the
desks being subject to interruption by sessions
Of the grand juries. The Recorder recommends
taat some proyision be made for the erection of u
new building, er the procuring of suitable fire.
proof rooms, to be set apart exclusively for the
use Of tho Office.