Evening star., 1869-04-19
EVENING STAR.

| EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL R.vrNuH-The receipts to-day
| from this source were e549. 9.36O.22.
GKSERAL G. p. STONE, formerly U. S. Army.
is at the Metropolitan.
Mr.. REvERpY JOHNSON will probably visit
| the continent of Europe before bis return home.
| SECRETARY BoRIR is expected to return to
Il this city tomorrow.
Il PRESIDENT GRANT has notified Mr.. Motley
that be expects that he Will be at his post IN
London, ready for duty. on the 1st OF June.
Il THE POSTMASTER GENERAL will make no
change in the Georgetown Post Ohce, at
y present.
IT rs NATURAL that ..dead beat" newspapers
and "dead-beat'' correspondents should hang
I together. ....1 .......t.
| EX-SENATOR DIXON, Of Conn, who arrived
| in town Saturday, purposes, with his wife and
daughters, TO visit Europe this summer.
MAYOR BOWEN is considerably better to day,
but is unable to be at his Office yet. He will be
| in his office tomorrow, should the weather be
/ favorable.
Il COMMANDER S. Livingston Breese has been
/ ordered TO command the Galena, and Lie uten-
ant J. H. Baker has been ordered to Washing.
ton, ID. c. for examination tor promotion.
| ]. w. SMITH, Esq, chief clerk Of the Secord
Comptroller's Once. has resigned his position.
A list of recommendations for removals from
this Office rs now being prepared. I"
THE SENATE, in Executive session on Satur-
day, confirmed the nominations Of Lucius ID.
kellogg to be General Appraiser for the South;
and Edward M. McCook, Of Colorado, to be
Governor of said Territory.
HON. TIMOTHY q. DAY, formerly Q well.
known Ohio politician. at one time managing
editor Of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and a mem.
ber Of the 3ith Congress, died at Cincinnati on
Thursday last, the 18th inst.
THE SENATE just before adjourning on Sat.
urday, adopted resolution to investigate the
premature publication Of correspondence in re-
lation to the Perry Hale quarrel, with power
TO send for persons and papers.
been ordered to the command of the Galena;
Also, Lieut.. T. H. Baker to examination for
promotion at Washington, ID. e.. and Carpen-
:er Hiram l.. Dixon to the Saratoga.
The CLERICAL FORCE of the Second Auditors
ONCE was curtailed on Saturday by the dis.
charge of fifty-seven clerks, with permission,
as usual, to draw their salary for the entire
month Of April.
THERE WERE NO CHANGES in the First Audi
tors office to-day, and the published report this
morning that nineteen Of the thirty-seven
clerks employed there would b, discharged
during the day was without foundation.
BY DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF
WAR, Brevet Major General J. H. Wilson,
now stationed at Keokuk, Iowa, has been or
dered to Washington, ID. O., on duty connected
with the improvement Of the Rock Island
Rapids OF the Mississippi river. az
MIR. SIMON WOLF, of this city, who was
nominated by the President on Saturday last a.
Recorder of Deeds for the Bis,rict of Columbia,
is q gentleman Of courteous manners and ex.
cellent business qualifications, and his ap
pointment seems to give general satisfaction.
REMOVAL IN TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary Of the Treasury on Saturday
Sworn Measurer Of the Treasury Department
Mr.. y. was appointed under the Buchanan ad-
ministration, and formerly served as Assistant
Superintendent Of the Treasury Extension.
NoNINATIoNs sWIrHDRAwN.-The President
on Saturday withdrew the following nomina.
tons Harrison Adreon, to be Pension Agent
at Baltimore; Joseph Brooks, TO be Assessor OF
Internal Revenue for the second district of Ar
kon D>-
at Hesse Darmstadt.
VICE ADMIRAL PORTER, on duty at the
Navy Department as assistant to Secretary
Bore. is unable TO remove his family to this
city at present on account of the bad health Of
several members ofit They still reside at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, where the Admi-
ral goes every evening and returns to the De-
partment early the next morning.
THE NOMINATION OF MIR. CROW as Cover.
Dor OF New Mexico, gave rise to considerable
debate in the Executive session Of the Senate
on Saturday, Mr.. Grow having been in the
rebel service The vote, when reached, stood
y for and 16 against confirmation. The name
OF Riotte, Of Texas, as Minister to Costa Rica,
also caused lengthy discussion, but was also
confirmed.
THERE WERE large number OF visitors at the
White House to-day, including several rem-
bers ofthe Cabinet and Senator'S At half past
one o'clock a delegation Of q uak6rs from vari.
GUS portions Of the Union. headed by Mr. sam
n. Janney, Of Virginia, waited upon the Pres.
ident by invitation, and had an interview of half
IN hour upon the subject OF moral reformation
at the South. 1t is proposed by them TO appoint
Q Superintendent of the Quaker interests
at the South, whose duty 1t shall be to visit the
members of the sect In all the Southern States,
and endeavor to work some improvement in
the condition Of the people in that section.
President Grant received them cordially, and
the interview was q very pleasant one.
ARREST OF GRNKRAL BURBRIDGE.-This
morning certified copy OF an indictment
against Gen1 s. q. Burbridge, special agen.
Of the Treasury Department, found by the
grand Jury Of the United States Circuit Court
for the Eastern District Of Missouri, charging
him with bribery in receiving money from dis
tilleries engaged In defrauding the Government
was produced in the Criminal Court, aud
Judge Wylie issued warrant for his arrest.
Deputy Marshal Phillips this afternoon ar.
rested Gen. B., and he was taken before Judge
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