Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-18
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvsNuR.-The receipts to-day
from this source were s315,999.57.
PERSONAL Hon. T L. Cilngman, OF North
Carolina, is at the Ebbltt- ..--Hon. J. III.
Ke'chum, OF New York, is at Williard's.
MR. S. L. CLKMMKNs, better known to the
reading world as MARK rwain," has formed
a connection with the Buffalo IN. " Express
GENBRAL JOHN s. CRoCKRR, acting Mayor
we regret to learn, is confined to his hoase
with a severe attack of illness.
SECRETARY RAwLIFs left here last evening
for visit to his family IN Danbury, Conn.
and will be absent about a week. No member
OF the Cabinet is now in the city.
the Treasury, returned here last evening from
a visit to his relatives in Maine, where he has
been for the past month.
DBrACHBD.-First Assistant Eng neer J. M
DE Kraft has been detailed from duty at the
Naval Station at Mound Citv, Ill, and granted
sick leave Of absence.
PRoMoTIoNs.-Ina addition to the promotions
in the Internal Revenue Bureau published in
The STAR Of yesterday, the following are an
nouncsd to-day: +. E. West and A. Horton,
from 1st to I'd class.
CoNFIRMBp.-ActingS Secretary Richardson
has confirmed the nopi1ation of John Shar.
key, to be Inspector in the Baltimore Custom
House, vice George Kunkel, (of minstrel fame,)
removed.
PRESIDENT GRANT and party arri we'd at Har-
risburg, Pennsylvania, last evening from Viii.
cox, Pennsylvania, and are guests Of General
Cameron. They lett this morning to visit the
iron and coal mirss of Lebanon and Schuylklll
cou otiss.
The PRACTICE SQUADRoN.-Daspatches re-
ceIved at the Navy Department this morning
from Capt w. b. Harrison, commanding the
Practice Squadron, having on board the Mid
shipmen from the Naval Academy At Annapo.
lis, STATE that the Squadron arrived at Brest.
France, on the second of August from Ports.
mouth, England. and was to sail from there on
the fourth for Madeira aud Spain.
SECRETARY RoBRsoN, of the Navy, and
party visited Governors Island, New York.
yesterday for the purpose OF inspecting Fort
Columbus. the Iron-clad Dictator, and United
States sChoolship Dale This afternoon the
Tallapoosa Will proceed on an inspecting tour
of the different New England Navy Yards and
forts, first visiting New London, and thence
proceeding to Newport, Boston and Martha's
VINEYARD.
JUDGE DENT goes to Mississippi on the 5tb
OF September. The convention (conseryatiye)
convenes on the sth OF that month, and the cam
paign commences on the lst of October. Judge
Dent is confident he will be nominated. He
has addressed letter 10 Secretary Boutwell,
c-iticizing the course of the Secretary in refer
ence 10 the recent and approa ching elections
in the South, and denying his right to speak
for the Administration, which lett sr has been
crowded out of our paper to-day
TIE SEMINOLE SAFR.-Informatio has been
4 ceivCd at the Navy Department that the
Unisd States steamer Seminole, Commander
Owen, srrived a. Key West, FIorita, on the
18th instant, nom cruise after the p-ivateer
which vessel was reported as
having committed deprcdations on our com
merce. The privateer was found In the hands
of the English ut Tostola. The Seminole bas
been despatched from Key West for Aspinwall
TO relieve the Yantic.
Hon. THOMAS L. TJLLoCK has entered upon
the discharge Of his duties as Collector of Ip.
ternal Revenue for this District though he
will also discharge the duties of Appointment
Clerk IN the Treasury for a short time, in ac.
cordance with the wish OF Secretary Boutwell,,
drawing salary, however, from one position
only. Mr.. Tullock being perfectly flmiliar
with the status of every clerk in the U,part.
Horf hn nrb NJ mo hi oho~
Quoted by him more advantageously than il a
new Appointment Clerk should be commits.
stoned now.
AWAY FOR HoMR.-walt Whitman, the poet.
left Washington to-day. He takes q few weeks
vacation from his clerical duties in the Attor.
ney Generals Office and varies a visit to his
good mother in Brooklyn, by " laying on" not
only on the solitary sel.shores of Long Island,
but among the crowds and fsshion of Eroad.
way, or on the omnibus top, or with the pilot
boats of New York harbor-amid all of which
we doubt not, after his own way, he will
''loafe and invite his soul"
II is ssid w. W. has new poem on the
stocks in commemoration of the Pacific cont.
mental railroad.
HEAVY SwINDLEs.-A few days since the
banking houses of Riggs Il Co., OF this city, re.
ceived Tor collection from San Francisco
bank several large drafts on the Navy Depart
ment drawn by man who signs himself
Henry Wilson, paymaster United States navy.
Messrs. Riggs Co., on presenting them at the
department, were informed that no plymaster
Of that name is now In the service OF the navy,
and the drafts were accordingly returned. The
Department at once telegraphed to Admiral
OIaven, of the Pacific squadron, requesting
him to inform all the San Francisco banks OF
the facts in the case, and warn them against
future attempts at similar swindles.
GEN. CANBY AND THE TEST OATH FOB MsM.
BRRs OF THE L1GisLATURI.-It has been au-
stated that General Candy will
not exact the test oath from members of the
newly.elected Virginia Legislature unless the
opinion Of Attorney General Roar is to the
effect that IL shau be administered. General
Canby's construction OF the law 10 that the test
oath should be administered, but he will be
governed entirely by the Attorney Generals
opinion, should the same be approved by the
The Attorney General has as
yet given no opinion on the subject published
statements to the contrary Notwithstanding.
General Candy dses not "convene" the Legis.
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