Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
EX.SKCRKrARy SEWARD ie!t New York city
night for Auburn.
THis rs THE MONTH cGiled GentIe Spr:n-.-
Ifo Ho. Ho!
INTERNAL RKvENrE.-The receipts to-day
from this source were s,ia5, "a i..I.
"HUNPTY. DUMPTY" has been reconstrn ed
At The National Thester, and with IN. Greg '-y
troune will draw for another week, when We
are promised a season of opera bouffe.
SBroE ROBERTS. the Spanish Ambassador TO
the Government here, sailed from Havana SAL
nrday III the regular mail steamer for New
York.
DIR. ALEXANDER SHARP. now Postmaster At
Redmond, Va, and brother.in- of the
President. will probably he Marshal OF the
Di. trIct.
LAURA kEENE has been Obliged 10 snccumb
to ibe demand for further performances Of
g. ii untad Down." and il will ba given at W Wsil's
Opera House this and to- morrow evenings
JAMES 4. MURDOCH, Esq, who came here a
few days ago to give a series of readings sfore
the members of the Grand Army Of the X q. nb.
llc, is Ill at the residence of Franklia Paiip,
Esq.
SEVENTY FIVE EMPLOYEES (male and fem ,le)
of the Treasury Department, were discharged
in consequence of a lack of employ
maut and the exhaustion Of the appropriations
for the Treasury Department.
A DESPATCH received ut the ATTORNEY Gen.
torney Generals Office from Judge Hoar, the
new Attorney General, states that he would
leave Concord this m0rning, and expects 10 be
in this city by Tuesday night.
The COMMITTEES OF SEVEN -four whites and
three blacks appointed to present TO Congress
copies OF the resolutions ad opted by the Repab
lican Convention in Georgia, left Atlanta for
Washington yesterday.
GENERA SHERIDAN left Fort Hayes yes,er.
day on special train FOR Fort Leaveuworth,
from whence he will come imnediately to this
city where be has been summoned bv trl-.
graph
GENTLEMAN was informed by the Prssi.
deLt Saturday, that he would tolerate no idiers
in any department OF the Government, and
that The people were too poor to pay salaries
as mere bonus to profess ioual politicians
ONE WHO HAS KNOWN him for many years
states that Adolrh T.. BoIie, Secretary OF the
Navy is thoroughly posted in shipping matters =,
and knows everything concerning a vessel,
trCm SIT m TO stern.
GENERAL kILPATEICK, with his mother n nd
wife, leave town to. night for New York The
Gensral will return TO his miss ion to Chill us
soCn a. the necessary preparations tor Dis de-
pcrture can be made.
ME. SUGNER's BILL striking out the w Drd
s'white" from the District charter passed the
Senate to-day for the third time. II will un-
dcubtedly "s:ick this time, as there is no Iikrl-
hood OF It's encounteriug a "pe cket'' o. other
veto.
TIE ORDER by the President assigning Gen.
Shtrman 10 duty as commander Of the armie
Of the United States, will be promulgated to-
morrow. together with the order Of Gen. Sber-
man assuming command OF the armies and de-
tailing the officers for duty upon his staff.
IN THE DEPARTMENTS Of the Interior and
Post Office, matters are At a stand still, be cause
of the absence of both their heads. Postmas .eI
General Cr.sswell ia expected here this after.
noon, and Governor Cox, of Ohio, Secretary oi
the Interior. il expected tonight or to-moGro "
morning.
MR.. SUMNER presented in the Senate thi:
morning petition signed by twenty-five
artists OF Boston and vicinity asking the pass
age of sn act giving to artists the same exciu
siNe copy right which is conferred on autnors
of books, charts, sc. Referred to Commit - OF
Patents.
GENRRAL Cox, the new Secretary OF ii,
Interior, was to leave Cincinnati for Washing
ton last evening. He was congratulated by hi.
Cincinnati friends on Saturday; and tn,
students OF the law school in that city passed
resolutions complimentary TO him, and TX
pressing their regret at parting with him II,
was of the faculty of that institution.
CoLoNFL WILLIAM G. MOORE, Paymastel
u 5. A., late confidential secretary to Prrsi
dent johnson, has been ordered to report I,
Paymaster General Brice for orders, but hs
not yet been assigned TO duty.
Breyet Colonel Wright Rives, captain Gti
infsntry. also lately acting as military secre
tary TO the ex-President, has been gran,at
leave of absence for one year, with permission
to travel beyond the United States.
WHAT Mr.. STEWART THINKS about IT, Il
the. He will accept if the law is modified s.
as TO make Il practicable. II not, he will ha
to decline, but not with regret, as he is free
from the ambition of seeking post which vii
only add to the strain on his mental. faculties
compensated only by the eciot Of little punli
honor. He is not anxious to ac .ept, but wal
cbeerfuliy do SO in Acknowledge OF tn
graceful compliment rendered by Grant
Congress gives its consent by mod fcation c
tie prohi bitory law.
CHANGES AT THE EXECUTIVE MANSION
MAJOR Richards, Chief OF Police, has relieve,
Messrs. John Borland and Jos. Shelton, mem
bers Of the Metropolitan Police. from duty q
the Executive Mansion, where they have bee
for several years past, and ordered them to re
port to their respective heutenants. Messrs
Fox and Ross have been assigned :e duty at tn
White House IN place Of Messrs. Borland au
shelton. Three servants, who were there uu
der Mr.. johnson. have been dismissed, thong
the stewart, James Thomas, still retains his pc
sition. r-r.
Hon. A. T. STEWART, the new Secretary
the Treasury, is staying at the Eohitt Hous,
with Judge Hilton, his legal adviser, and the
| parlors are constantly filled by many prom
neut persons In reserenca to the repeal of III