Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-22
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL RIv8NUI.-The receipts to.day
from this source were s3i3.32O79.
JABIz. T. DuNPHY has been appointed a
temporary clerk In the Pepsion Once.
FiPrHsH CHANGES have recently besa mae
in the Galveston Custom Hoase. A maiorirv
OF the new appointees are colored mea.
Mr.. NJ. B. RoBIHsr, of Cumberland. Md
has been appointed 10 a CLERK ship In the mar.
termaster Generals Office.
GEN. BRLKSAr, the new Secretary of War
Is represented to be rs warm q friend O, the
Cuban cause as was his predecessor, Secre arv
Rawlius.
OoMMopoRE JNo. L. woRpRN will ,ass
charge Of the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
as successor to Vice Admiral Por er on the Is,
proxImo.
MARIHIs SoIRKR DANsAHTH last night WAS
very brilliant and fishionably. ATTENDED af.
fair. As heretofore his classes are large, and
made mp OF the el lite of the city.
President GRANT and General Sherman
will probably be present at the reunion OF the
Army of the Tennessee. which takes place a,
Louisville, KY, on the 18th and 18th OF Noyem.
Der. .
TIE NAVY DEPARTM8Hr contemplates the
purchase OF the property known as + rog Pond
near the Naval Academy at Annapolis, for the
purpose Of enlarging the grounds OF that insti.
tion. r.s SEA- s-.
ExPINsI OF COLLECTING THE INrsRrA1
RBvENUH.-The total amount OF internal rev.
enue collected In 1865 was St78. ,0l2 81, and
the total expense Of collecting the ssme 81.
3iS,e50.59, being little over 3-l0 per cent.
TIE CoNMIfrEE Of the House Of Represen.
taiives appointed to inquire into the causes of
the decline OF American ehipbuilding interests,
Is now hearing testimony in Portland, Me.
Their report II expected to.gecommend a re-.
bate OF the tariff on foreign articles imported for
use in shipbuilding.
THE sUB.CoNMITTHR of the House Commit.
tee OF Ways and Means met at Boston yester.
day, to examine into the present bonded ware
house system, the internal revenue tax and
kindred subjects. The members are: Messr..
Allison, Blair, Maynard, Brooks, Kelly, and
Mccarthy.
TBR SrYANERs ALGONQUIN AND SHAMoKIN
were yesterday sold to Thomas Clyde 10,
s55,OO0-e3O.cOU for the algonquin and sas.u0
for the Shamokin. The price for the ALGONQUIN
is the same as that paid by the Hayten govern.
ment and afterwards refunded BY our govern.
ment because the Haytiens refused to recsiye
her.
THB FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS have been
made in the General Land Office: Theodore
Trevitt, J. s. Brown, J. H. q. Wilson, Jas. p.
TANNER, Jr, Geoige J. Buxton, and Charles
r. la ~
o. II. Mckee, A. II. Roessler, Luther Harrf.
son. U. j. Baxter. and E. S. Brosius, from I'd
to Sd class.
HsrRY Coorln, who 10 talked or an a rts,p,
competitor OF Andrew johnson for the Tennes.
see Senatorship, is described in the Louisville
CInTfer-Journdl as clever, modest good. look.
ing and pleasant young man, who has the abil.
ity to make good Senator. but who will pul,
no wire, and spend no money to succeed.
p. SIT will be seen BY our dispatches thar
he has been elected.
TIL. NAVAL CoURr-MARr1AL in session a.
Boston for the past four weeks for the trial O.
Lieutenant Commander Seeley, Of the United
States steamer Pawnee, on charges OF brutal
treatment Of sailors, conduct unbecomine an
ofiicer, &c, has adjourned, and the record win
the findings and sentence have been transmit.
ted to Secretary Robson for approval. They
will be promulgated in day or two.
APPOINTMENT OF SuPRRvIeoRs.-Commis.
sioner Delano this morning nominated ex.
State Senator John O'DonnelI, Of New York,
TO be Supervisor Of Internal Revenue for the
Northern District Of that State, in place of
Smytb, resigned; and General j. B. SWEET
ger. of Pittsburg, to be Supervisor for the
Western District OF Pennsylvania, in place of
Southworth, resigned.
MR. WILLIAM r. SMITH, Superintendent of
the Botanical Gardens, has returned from En-
rope, whittier he went some three months since
by direction OF the Library Committee OF both
Houses OF Congress. During his stay there he
visited all the principal gardens and conssr.
vatories, both public and private, in England,
Scotland, France, Holland, Belgium and Ger.
many, and made complete arrangements for
system Of exchange OF plants. seeds, roofs, &C.,
with the authorities in charge Of ali the places
he visited.
THEU. S. STEAMER TALLAPoosA, which lett
here short time since for Annapolis, to take
the seamen from the practice ship at Annapoh.
10 the receiving ships at New ork and Boston,
is expected TO return here in the course OF few
DAYS, when she will receive extensive repairs
az the Navy Yard. New boilers will be placed
~As "no otucA Accueu improvements m0oe.
IL Is said that Commander T. 8. Fillebrowu,
now on duty as a member Of the Examining
board at the Navy Department, will be ordered
10 the command Of the Tallapoosa, in place of
Commander Ralph Chandler, recently de.
tached.
VIOLENCE AGAINST RsvINUR OFFICRRs,-
General krzy zanowski, Supervisor Of Internal
kevenue for the States Of Georgia and Florida,
reports to Commissioner Delano that Jackson
and Washington counties In Florida, are
under the control Of an armed mob, which has
risen TO prevent execution fthe revenue laws.
Ine leader Of this mob, one James p. Cocker,
VINO 10 represented 70 be . wealthy and in. 4
nuentsal man, has threatened Assistant As.
SCISSOR Lowe, Of Marianne, with psrsonai VIC.
lence AID challenged him TO fight The Asses.
sor writes 70 the Supervisor that ~ can only
canva<shis district at the hazsrd Of his life
The Oollsctor Of Customs at Jaeksonvilis.
Fla.' J. A. Dockray, writes 10 Gen. Krzysa.
nowski thas ths Stats Tax Collector aud his
wife haw besn brutally narosssd in Waahing.
ioa toanys adjoining Jacksoa) that there have
neen sevn murders in Jackson county stace
the "a ina.. and that the Dspaty Collectors and
Ass,sant Assessors 81 Internal Revenue ars IN
Eminent danger. Troops have been caih d
for BY the Supervisor. - .-aae,s 81 IA /
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