Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-15

| OF mary land, IL at Willard's.
! SKcRIrARv RoBRsoN and Vice Admira,
Porter have returned from Annapohs and
were at the Navy Department to-day.
JIYFRRsoN DAVIS, who has been in Balti.
| more since Sunday evening last, will sail 10,
Charleston this afternoon, en- roa,e for Missis.
1 sippi. t4-
wallace have bsen promoted from first tc
second.clas clerks in the Third Auditors OF.
fice Roger Bells from first to second class in
the Second Comptroller's Once.
REV. JoHH KIMBALL has resigned the supe,
iAtendsncy Of the educational work Of the
Freedmen's Bureau for the border States, and
Major ID. q. Swain has been appointed as his
successor.
DANGEROUS CONDITION OF ADMIRAL FAR.
RAGUT.-A dispatch from Chicago last nigh,
says: "Admiral Farragut has dangerous re.
lapse, and now lies in . very critical condition
His physicians express the opinion that be will
net survive the night" -c
THE SIGNAL LSIRvICR.-Commodor Lee. O,
the Navy, and General Myer, chief Of the Ar.
my Signal Bureau, are now engaged in reor.
ganizing their respective signal systems with
q view to making them the same In both bran.
ches Of the service.
BIDS for furnishing stationery for the use OF
the House of Representatives have been re.
ceived at the Clerks ONCE, and will be opened
next week, upon the return Of Mr.. Mcpherson.
A numDer Of bids have been received, most of
them from our city dealers.
DOUBLE TAx ON LAwYsRs.-Deputy Com.
missioner J. w. Douglass, OF the Internal
Revenue Bureau, has decided, under date of
September %, that lawyers having two distinct
Offices or places Of business, must pay special
tax for each place.
OBLIGATION OF PHILApRLPHIANs, con.
sistipg OF Messrs. Jas. W. Bullock, Henry q
Howell, VIM. Elliot, Henry ID. Moore and
MILAN, called upon Secretary Robeson, at
the Navy Department, this morning. These
gentlemen were at Annapolis with the Secre.
tary yesterday and arrived here last evening.
GEN. CANBY has competed his nvestig CATION
OF the alleged election frauds in Virginia, and
it is stated that his report will show that the
accusation OF fraud il altogether unfouuded
1t is su-mised that il the Virginia Legislature
will only elect Senators who can take the iron. .
~'-~ Se~'o sAAcAc !" MS III Wow VI 0cus O6ROy 9
report, be no further opposition to the admis.
Tnb YsRsHR CAsR.-The Supreme Court of
the United States was to. day engaged in near
ing the a.gu ments in the Yerger case, upon the
motion OF Attorney General Hoar TO dismiss
the petitions for wrlts Of habeas corpus and
eerf'orar', for want Of Jurisdiction. Colonel
Philips and J. M. Carlisle, Esq, appeared for
the defence, and Attorney General Hoar for
the Government.
IMPORTANT SRIzuRE BY INTlRNAL REV.
HNUE OFPICIRs.-Information has been re-.
ceived at the Internal Revenue Bureau Of the
seizure OF the tobacco store and warehouse of
Edmonds, Pettgrew Co., OF Memphis, Ten
nessee, for nagrant violations OF the revenue
laws. The seizure was made by Supervisor
Emory, anG the property is valued at one
hundred thousand dollars.
AFT1R THE SwINDLHRs.-The case of the
swindling firm in New York, who deceive
people bv proposing to furnish them with
genuine imitation legal.tender notes. and
send TO the purchaser lot OF photographs OF
the United States currency, has been referred
to Solicitor Bandeld, and If there 10 any au
thortfy to suppress the swindlers Secretary
boutwell, will promptly exercise 1t.
"ANT To SILL MS oON1S.-A Wo9nlpgtOn
special in the Richmond Eveniny Neacs OF
Wednesday last announced that Eecretarv
Boutwell, had purchased this month 6, 900 900
worth Of "bones" instead Of ''bonds,' in conse.
quence Of which Mr.. Boutwell, this morning
received letter from E. King. ST., inquirins
what was being paid for bones in bulk, as he
had large lot on hand.
STATIONERY FOR THE SENArR.-Mr. Cor
ham, Secretary Of the Senate, has openee the
bids for furnishing stationery Tor the use of
the Senate during the ensuing year, and the
contracts have been awarded as follows
Messrs. Philip & Solomons for paper, enyel.
opes, parchment, tape. rubber bands twine,
matches, portfolios, knives, &c, DC; Messrs
French, Langran 4 OgiIvie for paper, enyeI.
opes, mucilage, ink, twine, knives, &C., &c.
j. q. Parker, paper and envelopes; Blanchard
q Mohun, Knives Bryson q Son. Of PhiladeI.
phia, blank books and memorandum books
Devoe & Waterson. Of New York, twine. The
articles required were divided into las classes.
each class being bid tor separately
SINGULAR DIsCovERIss IN ARIzoHA.-Uom.
missioner Wilson, OF the General Land Office.
has just received returns OF the survey Of the
township and section lines Of five townships
on the CHA river, in southefn Arizona, con.
taining lO6.252 acres Of agrtcultural and grazing
lands, bearing evidence Of having been for.
msrly under . Aigh state Of cultivation for
centuries, and. abounding in ruins OF elaborate
and sometimes magnificent structures, together
with relics Of oblisratsd races possessing CON.
adorable knowledge Of the arts and manufac.
lures; among the most extensive OF the ruins
being those called CAsa Grande, shout two
miles southWsst OF the junction Of TIE east and
south channels Of the 0ila river. These town.
ships embrace the growing towns Of Adams.
VILE and Florsaos, on the Fort Yuma and Fort
Grant wagon roads, . well a. numerous pro.
duc,ive farms and pastarss, well stocked with
cattle and sheep. .g-s5 -,g
SALE OF A HfsroRic PLAc1.-Kflbourn 4
Latta, real estate brokers, have purchased for
ne "Freedmsn's Saving ard Trust Oompany'
that valuable property opposite the north front
oftAe Treasury Department and west Of Riggs
L Co.. baaK, 1856 feet front on fsnnsylyania
avenue By 1876 feet mont on IAfaystss Square
aboat Q, 100 squars 1sst-See Seo'0o e9h. We
understand tits the intsntioa Of ths Frsedman,s
Savings md Trust COMPANY 10 erect an els.
CANT bank builAing on mis- property next
spring,to b occupiad by thsn - the honsonice
Branches OF this company are established
throughout the principal cities Of the cenntry,
and their deposits now reach nearly O., 1000
II viii BE- remembered that on the corner on
which this properly il located the Slckies-Key
tragedy was enacted sbout ten years ago, AND
the three story brick building thereon was oc-