Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-27

maryland SENATE.
GRN. GEO. H. THOMAS arrived IN Omaha
from the East, en- route for the Pacific coast
Monday. 40
NEW YORK BRs GONG HONE TO VoTE.-
About fifty employees in the 9overnmen;
Printing Office, residents of New iork, have
received permission to visit their homes to vote
al the approaching election in that State.
THE OFFICIAL ORDER in the case OF Frank
Munroe, of the Marine Corps, who was tried
before a naval court martial at Pensacola, Fla
was promulgated &c. day by Secretary Robson
and is the same as mentioned in THE SrAR of
Monday.
PERsoNAL.-Gov. Geary, Of Pennsylvania
Gov. Randolph, of New Jersey; Senator Pome.
roy, OF Kansas, and Representative Niblack, Of
lndIana, are In town. ...Hon. Thos Ewing
is now fully restored to health. .-..Hon. &C
WasnburI, of Wisconsin, is at the Ebbitt.
THE COMMITTEE appointed by the late Com.
merclal Con vention at Louisville, KY, to pre-.
sent the resolutions adopted by that body to
the President, will arrive here on Monday, to
perform that duty.
CoNsCIEScE MoNEY.-The total amount OF
money received by the Treasury Department
Is Sll3,s9l 81. Gen. Spinner will recommend
that this amount be credited to the general
sinking fund.
JAMES X. HOOD died in Chattanooga Iast
week, Of consumption. He formerly edited tue
Chattanooga Gazette, and for one term was a
member Of the Tennessee House. Mr. Hood
was at one time connected with the Caronicle of
this city, and was a writer of considerable
ability.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.-The commission
appointed by President Grant to examine and
report on the construction Of the Pacific rail.
road will submit their report TO the Secretary
Of the Interior about Friday next. 1t is said
that the report will be quite favorable to the
road.
THR CAPITAL CONVENTION at ST. Louis is
regarded as capital subject for capital Jokes
by all the itemiZers. A Chicago paper remarks
that, "It is true that the town (St. Louis) needs
capital, bss n win ss~~r s-s ~ -asHsne
speeches and drinking toasts.' Another wit
thinks that its removal would be capital pun
ishment for st. Louis.
GEE. MCMAHON, late nited States Minister
TO Paraguay, who is now in Washington.
thinks the present position Of Lopez is stronger
than heretofore, and that the announcement by
the allies OF the war being ended was simply
prete xt for Withdrawing the invading troops
The course Of General Nc Mahon has been ap
proved by our Government. rsE
INCRRAsE0 OF CONFEDERATION FOR CLRRKs-
General Spinner, IN his forthcoming report
will strongly recommend an increase Of com.
pensation for Department clerks, it is said. He
also takes strong grounds IN IA vor Of the class.
fcation Of female clerks, a large number of
whom he has employed in his bureau. He
says that there is a certain class OF work in
his Office in which the women clerks far excel
the men, and fayors paying them as much as
the men.
SMALL ARMS FOB TIE Army AND NAVY
The board OF officers assembled in St. Louis for
the revision Of tactics, ana OF which MAJOR
General Schodeld is president, will, in addi-
ton TO the duties assigned, alo examine and
report on the best small arms and accoutre
ment for the use Of the army Of the United
States. The board will act in conjunction
with q board Of naval officers, and endea yor,
If possible, to adopt small arms OF q pattern
and caIIbre suitable to both branches of The
service, with common ammunition and parts
interchangeable. The final report Is expected
ON May 1, 1870.
SRIZURIs OF DIsTILLERIRs.-Inform
has been received at the Internal Revenue OF.
fee from the Collector Of the 9th district of
Pennsylvania of the SEIZURE of Everly L
South distillery, valued at S50,e0O.
The Collector OF the I'D Virginia reports the
seizure CT j. +. Wooldridge's tobacco factory
and the Collector Of the I'd Virgin ia reports the
seizure of two Illicit stills in mis- district
Detective Brooks, of Pennsylvania, reports
the seizure OF the distillery OF Jonas Il. Goods
hpu n - ~
Co., at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for frauds.
LARGE INCREASE OF THE REVENUE FROM
VIRGINIA ToBACco-Supervrsor Presbury,
CT Virginia, reports 10 the Revenue Once tha
the collection OF tax on tobacco in that State
TOR the seven months ending September 3rh
was s2,l9i,3J3.09, against S225,6l4 81 for the
same period Of last year; the increase this year
being 81 ,96s,73.3s. He estimates that the in
erase Of revenue from Tobacco D In Virginia and
West Virginia for the year commencing March,
1853, and ending March, 1870, Will be at leas,
three millions OF dollars greater than for the
previous year..
The PAY DRpARrMENr.-General Order
No. 81 lust issued from the War Departments
directs that the following places be made
General Depots of Funds tor the Paymasters
named below, are made subject only to the
orders from these Headq uarters and the Pay.
maser General: New York City-Brevet Brig.
Gen u. w. Brown, Assistant Paymaster
General U. s. A. New Orleans-Ool. Daniel |
Mcclure, Assistant Paymaster General u. 8.
A. San rrancisco-Brevet Brig. Gen. Hlran
Leolard. Depaty Paymaster General U. s. A.
st. Louis-Brevet Brig Gen. Cary II. Fry,
deputy Paymastsr General L. $. A. All other
psynas,ers will continue as heretofore, uud.f |
the immediate command Of the Department
and Division Commanders.