Evening star., 1869-07-07
EVENING STAR.


Washington News and Gossip.
MARIscAL, the new Mex lean Minister to the
United States, leaves the city Of Mexico on the
25th Of July for Washington.
A DELEGATION OF MIssIssIPPIANs now here
nave, il is said, enderei Judge Dent, the Pres
sdents brother- In law, the minati oL for Gov
ernor Of that Safe en- the Conservative ticket
SURGEON p. ]. HoRwITZ, late Chief OF the
Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery at the Nav
Department, has teen ordered to duty at the
Naval Hospital at Philadelphia, from the Ist
Of October next.
WAR DEPARTMENT STATIONERY -Blanch-
ard & Mohun have been a1arded the contract
for supplying the War Department and all its
bureaux with stationery Tor the next fiscal
year.
HON HORACE CAPsoN, Commissioner OF
Agriculture, who has been seriously i'll for
some days past with neuralgia in the head. has
we are glad TO state, partially recovered, al.
though lot able to attend to his official duties
yet.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR SAMUEL Nj. PooK has
been detached from the Boston Navy Yard,
and ordered to the Portsmouth IN. H yard,
in lace Of Naval Constructor Isaiah Hanscom,
detached from that yard ana ordered to the
Boston yard.
TIE WHITE HoUeR.-There was q very large
crowd Of visitors at the Executive Manson
this morning, among whom were many ladies
About eleven O'Clock the President directed
that the doors Of his ONCE be thrown open,
when lie received all who were in waiting.
TIE FOLLOWING SONS were expanded nv the
executive departments Of the Governmen. dur.
ing the month Of Jane OWL and miscellane.
Gus and foreign intercourse, S3,s19,2sa; War,
.29e5 ST. Navy, g., ,6s5, ,O9624 Inepor, fPen.
sions and Indians.) S2,Os2, ,il6O4-tntal, sl3,.
S5O,l96.S2.
DESERVED PROM0TION.-At the meeting of
the Board of Directors Of the National Metro.
politan Bank to-day, Mr.. George II. B. White
for many years the faithful and eff eient paying
teller OF that bank, was elected to the position
OF Assistant Cashier. This is a welI.earned
promotion.
THE VIRGINIA ELhcrIoN-WAIKRR ELECT.
BD GovHRNOR.-Tne President this morning
received despatch from Mr.. Daniel. the
Chairman Of the Virginia Oonser vatlve Execu.
tive Committee at Richmond, announcing that
walker the Conservative candidate had been
elected Governor by an overwhelming ma.
Jority.
GEN. BUTTBRFIRLD's APPOINrMRNr.-By
direction Of the Secretary OF War, leave OF ab.
sence from the army from July 1, 1869, until
further orders. has been granted to Brevet Ma.
jor General Daniel Butterfield, who was re.
Gently appointed Assistant Treasurer at New
York city. This leave enables him to accept
that position.
nDr fovt thn,
Fifteen years Chief Of the Bureau OF Provisions
and Clothing at the Navy Department has re.
signed his position and peen ordered to duty
as Chief Inspector of Provisions for the Navy
Paymaster Edward T. Dunn, the senior paw.
master on the active list, has been ordered to
duty as chief Of the bureau, in place OF Mr.
Bridge. and will take charge on the 18th inst
APPOINTMENTS By THE PRRsIDBNr.-The
President has made the following appoint.
ments:
Hamilton Taylor, to be Collector OF Customs
for the District Of Pearl River, Miss
Hiram A. Burt, to be Collector of Customs
for the District OF Superior, Mich.
Henry p. Rolfe, to be u. S. Attorney for the
District Of New Hampshire.
TIE NEW FRACTIONAL CuRRRNCY.-Agrs great
demand is being made upon the Treasury De-
partment by assistant treasurers and national
banks throughout the country for q supply Of
fractional currency, but the Department will
be unable to supply them before the 18th or
Goth instant The first instalment of CURRENCY
is expected here from New York tomorrow
but this will be in ten cent notes and not ready
for issue for several days.
FROM TEMPORARY TO PRRMANxHr.-Tbe
appointment clerk of the Interior Department.
Mr.. Thompson, has been quite busy for the
past two or three days filing up the blanks of
appointments Of permanent clerks in the Pen.
sion and other bureaus, from among those who
have heretofore been temporary clerks. This
proceeding is in accordance with the require.
ments OF a recent act OF Congress. for employ.
nent OF permanent instead Of temporary clerks
The temporary force are receiving the appoint.
ments to the permanent clerkships in the va.
rious branches Of the Department. which makes
no changes in the present officers on duty.
POST OFFICE APPoINrMRN re- Pos tma.ter
General Cresswell to-day appointed Msssrs.
Gibson q. Lightcap route agent bet ween
BlaIrsville and Pittsburg, Pa, vice Alexander
Adair, removed; william Monaghan, Of Wells.
willie, Ohio, route agent between Cleveland and
Wellsville, Ohio, vice H. H. Laverty, re.
moved; Bronson Meddaugh, OF Detroit, Mich,
route agent between Detroit, Mich, and Chi
cago, ILL.,, vice A. ]. Oonnors, removed; g. s.
Williams, Of Griffin, Ga, route agent between
Vicksburg and Meridian, MISS, vice James
H. Rhodes, removed; and Louis Brash special
agent, with compensation at rate Of $3.50 per
annum and 90 per diem for subsistence.
TIE NATIONAL SINKING FUND-The Sscre.
tary OF the Treasury TO- day appointed Gen. F.
e. Spinner, United States Treasurer, custodian
Of the sinking fund, and Of such bonds as may
be bought, subject to the future action Of Con.
gress. with instructions that they must be
charged to the account Of registered bonds, and
books opened which must at all times show
the true condition Of the fund. He is also in.
structed TO open IN interest sccount with the
sinking fund, and credit that account with all
interest due on bonds bought on account of the
sinking fund or subject 70 the future action OF
Congress, and purchase new bonds win such
interest. 70 be added to the sinking fund