Evening star., 1869-08-11
EVENING STAR.


Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENuE-The receipts from
this source to-day were S37s,sS.
RfsIGNATIoS ACCEPrED.-The President ha !
accepted the resignation OF Edward 5. Hunt
ingtsn, 30 Infantry.
TEE INrsRNAL REvsNuE R &c EPrs continue
to be much larger tnaa at the corresponding
period Of last year.
Commissioners DRLANo had a long inter-
view with the President to-day. during which
number OF importint revenue appointments
were arranged.
BARON GERoLD, Minister of the North
German Union to this country, will return
here shortly from Europe, where he has been
for the past three months.
COMMODORE M. SMITH this morning took
charge of the Navy Department, and will dis
charge the duties OF Secretary during the ab-
sence OF Secretary Robson.
GENERAL CANBY, commanding the First
Military District (VirgiDia,) is in town, and
had a long interview with the President this
COMMANDER ]. q. WALKER. commanding
U ). steamer Sabine, reports to the Navy De-
partment his ARRIVAL AT Spithead, England, on
the 27th Of July; all well on board.
MAYOR BOWEN, who has been spen ing a
few days at Cape May, is expected to arrive
here this afternoon, and resume the duties Of
his office tomorrow.
THE ARGUMENTS before the naval court.
martial for the trial of Surgeon Green, of the
steamer Nipsic, were concluded yesterday. 1t
is expected that the verdict will be made pub
lie shortly.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE, which was to have
been held here, between the representatives OF
the South American Republics and Spain
will not, it is understood, take place before the
early part OF next January.
PRESIDENT GRANT will make a pleasure
tour over the Erie railroad, leaving New York
on Friday morning, the 18Th instant. He will
remain few days at Cory and al Kane Penn
sylvania.
PRESIDENTIAL DINNER TO THE CABINET
The President will entertain the members OF
his Cabinet now in this city and the Acting
Secretaries at dinner this afternoon az the
Executive Mansion, and will leave here on the
late train for New York.
WITHDRAWAL OF TEN-DoLLAR NorRs -
| General Spinner has directed that all ten
| dollar notes coming into the Treasury b. held
| and that no more be issued. The design is to
withdraw the entire issue from circulation and
| destroy ii. 10 guard against the corruptions of
| the newly discovered dangerous couLterfeits
! Of that denomination
a. A. WYMAN, Assistant Cashier OF the
| bank of Omaha, has accepted the position of
Cashier OF the United States Treasury under
Gene Spinner, and will enter upon the dis
charge Of his duties on the lst OF Septem Der
next, vice 5. f. Middleton, resigned. M
Wy man formerly filled this Office, and resigned
the position to seek his fortune in the West
CLEAN SWEEP AT THE CHARLESTON, :. e.,
Custom HoUsK.-Mr. Clarke, the new Collec-
| tor of Customs, at Charleston, 5. O., is making
| a clean sweep of DIR. Mackey's appointments
In the Custom House there, and a large mum
Der of nominations were confirmed by Acting
| Secretary Richardson yesterday. John b
Dennis has been appointed Deputy Collector
| OF the Port.
GENERAL CANDY has issued an order re-.
voking so much Of an order issued by General
lf.
permitting certain officers who could not take
the test oath to hold ofiic ces TO which they We're
elected. All persons holding Office and who
cannot take the test oath are to be at once re-
moved. General Canby seems determined 70
enforce il in every instance, and the issuing of
the order alluded to is regarded by some as an
assurance that he will impose it upon the Leg.
islature.
ID
Permission has been granted to Assessor Belch- =
er, OF the third Georgia Distrci, to consolidate
several Of the divisions of that district, on ac-
count of the decrease of labor I'm that section of
the country. There are at present fourteen
divisions in the district, and by the consolida.
tion the services of three or tour Assistant As.
SCISSORS will be dispensed with. This is the
district, it will be recoflected, of which so much
complaint has been made of resistance to the
authority of the Revenue officers.
THKRRvENUE MARINE SERvICE.-The board
of examination Of revenue marine service.
composed Of Captains McGowan, Fauncs and
Sheer, yesterday submitted a report to Acting
Secretary Richardson against the purchase of
the steamer Virgin, now lying at New York,
for the revenue marine service. Messrs. Ra-
ney, Sons and Archibald, Of Chester. Pa, the
lowest bidders for the construction Of the fou T
new vessels, are in town. The modification OF
the plans as prepared by the board to bring the
cost within the amount of the appropriation
was submitted to the acting Secretary yester.
day. If the proposed changes are approved
| the contract will be awarded to that firm The
original bid was s34 coo in excess of the appro-
priation.
THR SCARCITY OF FRACTIONAL CURRENCY
is still the subject OF complaint from all parts
OF the country. Treasurer Spinner yesterday
received letter from General Butterfield, the
Assistant Treasurer at New York, stating that
be had but s3,2l5 of all denominations at his
disposal. The amount in the Treasury here
yesterday was only e3l.6O0. The bank note
printing companies at New York are very
much behind in the work OF supplying the De-
partment with the printed sheets, and as vet
none Of the twenty-five cent notes have been
received. The old currency is received at the
rate OF S15.OOO per day for redemption, and (as
the original plates have been destroyed) the
only recourse 10 through the bank note compa.
MES having the printing. The amount OF frac-
tional currency actually in circulation Is not
over SIS, 600. Something will have to be done
to remedy such state Of things In the future.