Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-16

IAsskO ASSISTANT SUBShoN OnAhLbs IL
WHITE has been ordered to duty at the Naval
Hospi tai at Washington. d. @.
THE TEXAS ELDCrroN-General Sherman
| acting Secretary of War, has extended the time
'or holding the election in Texas from one to
four days.
LIEUT.. COMMANDER Z. j. DICHMAN has
teen detached from the Naval Observatory in
this city and ordered to duty at the Naval
Academy.
ONE HUNDRED and forty-seven thousand
dollars in fractional currency were received at
the Treasury Department from the bank note
printing companies in New York.
PRESIDENT GRANT and family are expect
ed to return here on Tuesday evening next by
which time the repairs at the Executive Man.
sion will have been nearly completed. 1t is
thought that no meeting of the Cabinet will
be held before Friday, the regular Cabinet day
ASSISTANT SURGEON WIN. r. BROWN has
been detached from the Naval Hospital at
Washington and Assistant Surgeon Joseph G..
Ayres has been detached from the Washing ton
Navy Yard and ordered to Philadelphia for ex-
animation and promotion.
COMMODORE A. L. CASE, Chief Of the Bu.
reau of Ordnance, ,NavyDepartment, will leave
here shortly on leave of absence, during which
time Commodore James Alden, Chief OF the
Bureau of Navigation will discharge the duties
or his Office.
THE CANAL.-The following figures, showing
the business done by the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company this season up TO September
1st, are of inferest-Receipts from the opening
rf vii tn lists hor
exclusive of waterand other rents; Tonnage for
same time, 47O,626; whole receipts last year,
s2s7, $3.50; tonnage for same year, 552,937.
CONTRACT AwARDRD.-Messrs. En- wisle &
Barron. contractors and builders, have been
awarded the contract for building the Home
for INDECENT Women, endowed by w. W. Cor
coran, Esq. The Home will be located on the
southwest corner of Massachusetts avenue
and 18th street, and the work Will be COM
menced Immediately, 1t is stated.
DON'T LIKE TO BR CATRCHIzRD-The eircu.
lar to the employees in the Treasury Depart.
ment and various bureaus thereof, containing
questions as to where born, age, service in the
army or navy, what State a resident OF, &c,
were distributed To-day, and created much
grumbling among various employees, who
objected to answering them. The female
clerks especially seemed to be out of temper at
being compelled to answer the questions.
THE BALABAMAC CLAIMs.-The administration
has not, contrary to report, restricted Min
ister Motley In the reopening OF negotiations for
the settlement OF the Alabama CLAIMS, although
ii was thought at the time he received his in
stTuctions 1t would be expedient to wait until
the excitement in England caused by the Sen.
ate's rejection Of the Clar endon johnson treaty
and subsided, before even entertaining the SUBJ
ject with her Majesty's government. But it
was never contemplated that Mr.. Motley
should neglect any favorable invitation or op-
portunity TO renew negotiations.
AHRssr OF x-CoMM1ss1ousR CRANE. OF
THE FOURTH WARD-HB Is CHARGED WITH
THREATENING TO "MAsH" HIS SUCCESSOR
John H. Crane ex-Commissioner of the Fourth
Ward. was to-day arrested on the complaint of
Alexander ID. Moore, (who has been appointed
by the Mayor to act as Commissioner since
Cranes removal,) and the case was before
Justice Mills as our report closed. Moore
makes affidavit that Crane met him yesterday
afternoon and, after heaping abuse on him,
threatened to smash him into Jelly." JUS
nce Thompson issued the warrant for the
arrest of Crane, but declined to try the case
CANAL MATTRRs.-The committee OF the
Canal, as mentioned in yesterdays STAR, made
| thorough inspection Of Dam No. /, in the
| vicinity of Little Falls, in company with some
| OF the merchants and proprietors of mills Of
| that town, and views were interchanged as to
the best method OF increasing the supply of
| water on the Georgetown level The com.
mittee will report the result of their visit to
| the next meeting OF the board, and it is under.
| stood that they believe that by enlarging the
| present feeder some forty feet, the present
rubble stone dam, though leaKy, will hold all
| the water requisite.
IMPORTANT OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY
| GBNRRAL.-Attorney General Hoar has lust
| rendered a decision in the case of Kentucky
Turnpike Company, who claim additions al
| compensation of the Government for the use
| OF their turnpike during the war, having
| already been paid 50 per cent. The opinion
l concludes as follows:
This is substantially claim to be paid for
damages to real property caused by the opera.
| lions OF war, and if the accounting officer
| should be Of the opinion that the Company has
| not already received full compensation there
for, yet do not think he is auth oriZed by ex
| isting laws to allow any part Of the claim.
Claims OF this character, when Just compansq-
| ton has not already been made, must be ad
dressed TO Congress, to be dealt with as, OF con.
siderations OF public duty and public policy.
| 1t thinks best"
| further payments until each such case is acted
on by congress.
THRGAININl INTERNAL REVENUE RRCRIprs
| The following is q comparative stat emen, iu
detail of the Internal Revenue from March tn
August is6s with the corresponding months
| OF the present year: