Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-27

WASHINGTON.
s EVENING STAR.
! Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvgNUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s+s6.oei.ij. ..,...
SENATOR MORTON had a long interview with
the President this morning.
COMMISSIONER DEIA 10 returlled here last
evening from his visit TO Georgia ard Florida
and was at his Office to-day.
Hon. John &. BREcEENRI RIDGE, OF Kentacky.
has engaged rooms at the Ebbist, and will ar
rive here on Tuesday next. +'
COMMODORE JOIN L. WoIDFS has been or
dered TO the superintentency OF the Naval Aead-
emy at Annapolis on the lst of December next
sd. P.' says Mr., Washburne would have been
appointed Minister to England "but for the in
superabe objection of language rl.ss g..
2 THE PRESIDENT was busily engaged in his
office to-day and received but few visitors A
large number OF persons sought All audience but
were refused. l+l
MR. GEORGE w. DENT, another brother
in-law Of President Grant, is at present guest
at the White House. Mr.. Dent is a resident of
California.
JESSE ID. BRIGHT, formerly United States
Senator from Indiana, but now a member OF
the Kentucky Legislature, was in Georgetown
this morning, looking after his property inter
ests there.
The POWER OF CONGRESS to establish police
regulations in the States is involved i'm the case
of the United States against Henry C. Dewitt,
now pending before the Supreme Court of the
United States.
THE McGARRAHAN CAsE-In the Supreme
Court of the District to-day, in the case of
McGarrahan sgt. the Secretary of the Interior,
(mandamus to issue land patiently Mr.. Ashley,
of counsel for Secretary Cox, filed motion to
quash and set aside the Judgment entered ON the
sth Of July, and the motion was granted.
ARREST ON THE CHARGE OF DEPRaUDyNe
THE REvEyUE.-Information was received at
the Internal Revenue Department this morning
of the arrest of j. H. Whitehurst, of Baltimore,
proprietor of Forrest S Juniper Tar for failing
to properly stamp the bottles containing it, he
systematically emitting to stamp two bottles in
every gross put up.
The BOARD OF NAVAL UgFICERs, now i'm ses-
sion at the Navy Department to determine the
rank of staff officers in the Navy win probably
conclude their business early next week, and
make their report to Secretary Robson, who
will transmit their recommendations to Con-
gress for legislation, and thus have the whole
question of rank finally settled. ..y
/, RECONsrRUCrroN OF THE TmID AUDIroI's
OrFicE-Hon. X. ". Clarke, Third Auditor OF
the Treasury Department, has designated
Messrs. \. Cauldwell, q. III. Thurston and G.
VI. Smith, OF his Office. as a commission to en-
anime the present method of settling the ac-
tsof that bureau, to determine whether by
q encouragement OF the clerical force the work
cannot be prosecuted with greater facility.
The, REPORT or THE LiGHr-BousE BOARD
for 1859 has been completed. The condition Of
the lighthouses is thoroughly reviewed, and the
attention Of Congress Is called to the necessity
Of lighting the dangerous coast between Capes
Henry land Hatteras. The lighthouses i'm the
Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac river are re-
ported in excellent order, and there is no special
mention in the report in reference to these 10
calties.
OREGON CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-The first
twenty miles OF the Oregon Central railroad
have just been completed, the evidence OF which
was to-day presented to the President by Senator
Williams with a recommendation for the APP
pOintment Of government commissioners to
examine 1t. The following gentlemen will be
appointed tomorrow: Jesse Applegate, ThOs
/ A. savier and Edward Il. Geary. The latter is
| brother of Gov. Geary.
Il THE CENSUS COMMITTEE has now a quorum
l here, and they met Thursday and ordered that
I the bill submitted by General Garfield's sub
committee, be printed for convenience of fur
ther consideration. Its essential features are
i The establishment Of a census bureau under the
i Jurisdiction OF the Interior Department, the ap-
i pOintment by the President of commissioner OF
the census, whose Office shall expire three years
from the date OF his commission; the appoint
| ment by the Secretary OF the Interior of one
L deputy commissioner of the census for each
Congressional district. The time proposed for
taking the census is the month Of June, 1870.
The ADMISSION OF VIRGINIA.-BOLrERs
L TIE PREsIDENT-Messrs. u. q. Carr, T.. W
Massin, and j. Amber Smith, members of the
Virginia Senate, together with colored man-
all representing the minority of the late Repub-
lcan Convention held I'm Richmond, who bolted
from that convention, and are in favor of the
l immediate admission OF Virginia into tile
l Union-caDed at the Executive Mansion and
had an interview with the President this morn
ing The Object OF their visit was to counteract
l any move made, or to be made, by the majority
of that convention, with view to delaying the
admission OF the State upon the assembling OF
Congress. sta f. b esf.yfr f...-
Dramatic, Musical and Art Gossip.
During the week the Watkinses have had rea-
| sonable success at the National, while Herr
1 manns has filed Metzerott Hall nightly with
first-class audiences to with ,ss his surprising
feats in iegerdemain. Next week we are to
have the German Opera, Troupe in fun force,
i and with most attractive programmes. We
L look, therefore, for o most successful season
| Nor do we expect anything less Tor Mrs. Scott
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