Evening star., 1869-05-31

SECRETARY BoRIE left this city for PhIa.
delphia on Saturday. and will return to- NOR
row.
THE PRESIDENT to-day appointed David
Turner 10 be Coliec :or OF Customs tor the Dis
tyICt of Alexandra, Va.
Hon. A. G. CURTIN, our Minister 10 Russia,
bad an interview with the President this
morning.
SECRETARY boutwell, to-day had an inyen-
tory taken Of all property in the Treasury
Building, and the stamp of The Department
placed on every article.
INTERNAL RRvENUE.-The receipts to-day
from this source were S2500CG; for the month
ending May 31st, s2O,277,796; and for the fiscal
year TO date, Sl35,e3a,17I.
WHITE HoUsE.--A delegation of the Boys in
Blue OF this District intend, i; is said, TO visit
the President Tomorrow 10 urge the appoint
ment Of a number OF their members to various
Offices.
THE TRLEGRAPHIC REPORT that Hon A. NJ
Clapp, Congressional Printer, had a rencontre
in Buffalo on Friday evening with Hon. d. s
Bennett, member OF Congress from that district,
Is stated by MI. Clapp TO be false.
GEN. W. p. SHERMAN, Gen. Csmstock, Col.
Dayton and their fami 10 ), with other distiu.
guished persons, left b, 70 last evening on the
steamer TalIapoosa for Fortress Monroe, Va,
and Will return on Wednesday.
THE OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OF INTER.
NAL REVENUE was all day a crowd, in conse.
quence Of the rush of parties to pay their in
OrT1a N to ha;p
Of grace previous to an additional assessment
Of I've per cent for neglect.
GENERAL L. A. PELoUZR, A. A. q. who has
been on duty at the War Department for sew.
eral years past, leaves here Tomorrow for
Detroit, Michigan, to enter upon the discharge
of his duties as Assistant Adlutant General
Department OF the Lakes.
u. s. SENATOR CARPENTER, of Wis will,
deliver the address at the dedication of Memo.
rial Hall, which takes place at the next COM
mencement Of Eeleit College. Gems Sherman.
Sheridan and other distinguished officers are
expected to be present on that occasion.
CAPT. CLAYTON OF the 18th Infantry is tenn.
porarily in charge of the desk in the War Ds-
partment vacated by General Pelouze. Lieut..
Col q. A. Mack has been assigned to duty as
the successor Of Gen. F., and is expected to
arrive here about the latter part of this week
from California.
THE PRESIDENT, in conversation a few davs
since, stated that it was not his intention to re-.
move Hon. Joseph 5. Wilson, Commissioner
Of the General Land Once, or Hon. Horace
Capron, Commissioner Of Agriculture, as they
were both efficient officers and 1t would be a
difficult matter to I'LL their places.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CELBBRArIoN.-The
President has directed that the heads of the
various Departments ef the Government grant
leave of absence TO such employees in the De.
partments as may desire to participate in the
celebration OF The Washington City SUNDAY
School Union, which takes place on Saturday
next, ;he 5th instant.
GENERAL F. T. DENT, Private Secretary tn
The President, will leave here on the 10th
instant for pleasure tour through the North
and on the Lakes, and thence to 81. Paul, Min.
pesota, where his family is now on a visit, and
where he will spend a great portion of the
summer, returning here about the latter part
OF August.
Col NJ. III. FREYrRs, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary from Peru TO this
Government, has arrived in New York with
his wife and two daughters. Col. F. served in
the Peruvian army with distinction. He WIS
the Secretary of the Interior unaer Gen Can.
seco's administration, and finally Minister
Plenipotentiary Of Peru to Bogota, Colombia
DEATH OF THE MOTHER OF THE LATE
SENATOR DoUGLAss.-Mr. X. NJ Douglass,
Private Secretary to the President, leaves here
:his evening for New York, TO attend the fune.
raj OF his grandmother, Mrs. Granger, mother
of the late Stephen A. Douglass, who died at
Clifton Springs, N. y, yesterday, i'll the sOth
year OF her age. The funeral takes place to-
morrow evening.
THE WHITE House There was an unusual
crowd Of visitors at the Executive Mansion
this forenoon, and many had interviews with
the President; among them, Mr.. Erni our Con.
sui TO Switzerland; Postmaster Foulds, of C,n.
cinnati; f. ID. Bassett, our Minister TO Hayti.
Senator Spencer, Assistant Treasurer Chess.
man, Judge Fisher, of the District Supreme
Court; Representatives Cove, Edwards, Stokes
and others.
SIR JOHN CRAMPTON, formerly English
Minister here, and lately ut Madrid, has re-
signed that position. 1t will be remembered
that he was divorced. under pecu liar cIrcum.
stances, from his wife, a daughter of the com
poser Balfe, who subsequently married a
Spanish Duke. Mr.. Champion IS position at the
Spanish Court has not been agreeable since
that time, although he retained his post until a
few months ago.
INDIAN FIGHT.-The following telegram was
this morning received at the War Department: I:
AUSTIN. TBxAs, May 2sth, Is69.-To Adjutant
General Townsend, War Departments ,-Oficial
report received To-day Of an engagement near
Double Mountain, west Of Fort Griffin, be.
tween scouting party from the fort and a
band Of Comanche and Kiowa Indians, in
which fourteen Indians were killed. Will send
detailed report by mail.
j. ]. REYNOLDS,
Brevet Major General.
THB REPUBLICAN RATI1ICA TION MIHrING
This morning the committee appointed sy the
Republican Convention Of Wednesday last to
make arrangements for a mass meeting to rati.
fy the nominations, held q meeting and after
fixing on Wednesday night as the time re-.
solved to invite the following persons to ad.
dress the meeting Senator Nye, Of Nevada,
Sc aotor Hamilton, OF Florida, Hon. A. g. Rid.