Evening star., 1869-11-05
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipt. to-day
from this source were S5Ss, ,113.05.
MAYOR BowES, We regret to learn, is confined
t. his house by sickness.
The House COMMITTEE OH Elections contin-
nuss its sessions here, and yesterday had under
consideration the South Carolina cases.
LIEUT.. COMMANDER FREDERICK j. MAIZE. u.
5. N, has been ordered to signal duty at Wash
ingtOn, c.
QCARTERMAsTER GENERAL MEIGs leaves
here tomorrow for a two months tour of inspsc-
ton. During his absence Gen. j. c. McFerran
will act as Quartermaster General.
GEN. CowEN, Of Ohio, will accompany Super
visor Fulton, of Baltimore, to California, to aid
in the investigation of revenue affairs i'm that
State.
Hon. wM. NJ. MERRIcK, just elected to the
House OF Delegates OF Maryland, from Howard
county, is very generally spoken Of as Speaker
Of that body.
Ex-MINIsTERs MCMAHON AND woRrHIyG-
TON were before the Committee on Foreign At
fairs yesterday, and testified generally i'm relation
to Paraguayan affairs.
REsIGNED.-B. Platt Carpenter, Assessor of
Internal Revenue for the Twelfth District of
New York, has rendered his resignation, and it
has been accepted by Commissioner Delano.
WN. W. MOORE, Collector Of Customs for the
District of st. Marks, Fla, las rendered bis
resignation, which has been accepted, and
Washington Rogers has been appointed to fl
the vacancy.
Col. J. r. SPIAGUE, Brcvct Major General
A. II. Howe, and Col. H. A. Du Pont, Captain
5th Artillery, have been ordered to report to the
for court martial duty.
Ex-Governor Low, our new Minister to
China, yesterday had interviews with the Pres
ident and Secretary of State. His instruction.
contemplate full and fair trial of what Is
known as the conciliatory policy.
MINISTER MOTLEY was instructed 10 secure.
Ii possible, the negotiation OF an important
treaty with great Britain regarding the inter-
consular service. The negotiations are likely TO
prove successful, and the protocol Of the treaty
will be probably submitted to the Senate in De-
cember.
The CENSUS COMMITTEE win meet here ON
the 18th instant, when General Garfield, chair
man OF the committee, will present hill he has
prepared for the taking of the next census, and
Will ask its approval by the committee, in order
that it may be acted upon early i'm the ensuing
session of Congress.
RECEIPTS FROM CUsToNs.-The receipts from
customs at the ports below named, from Octo-
Der 25th to 3Oth, inclusive, were as follows
New York, s2,l9s, ,s6C.25; Boston, 1913 ,21e.6.
Philadelphia, s153 1851; Baltimore, sI9a, 1888 81
New Orleans, October nth to 16th,) ss3 .gg1
San Francisco, October 18th to 23d) sls9, q 81
Total. "a, ,l3i ,I1045.
The COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, in the mat
ter OF the interference between the application
Of Joseph Jewsbury for a patent for improve
ment i'm machines for raising weights and the
patent granted William and William j. Fades,
has confirmed the decision of Board of Exam
iners issuing patent to said Jewsbury for seven
teen years from May II, 1868.
THE PORK PACKERS TAX.-In the case OF
the appeal OF the ork-packers against the de-
cisiOn Of the Revenue Bureau, taxing them as
manufacturers, the decision was sustained by
Commissioner Delano, but he agreed to order
Collectors to suspend the collection of the tax
until January 1st because he does not believe
that Congress intended to tax provisions.
THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTIoN.-General Ames.
commanding the Fourth Military District has
issued an order prOmulgating the several Sec
tions Of the Constitution OF Mississippi, to be
voted for on the 30th instant and 1st proximo.
and directs the Boards Of Registration to COM
mence the revision Of the poll lists on the ljth
instant. The order also gives the list of officers
to be voted for prescribes the duties of canvass
ers, commissioners, &C., &c.
THE Nashville Union makes public mention of
Andrew johnson, late President of the United
States, ''sittng i'm all the grand and lofty dgni-
ty of his nature" in the Tennessee House OF
Representatives, on "Wednesday, as a private
citizen, and tells us that she looked calmly and
serenely upon the proceedings OF his fellow citi-
zens in council, ," just as il he hadn't just been
refused by them the privilege OF bringing his
constitution and the nag into the Senate Cham
Der OF the United States.
A MERRY JUVENILE PARTY assembled last
evening at the residence of Judge Dent, on La
fayette Square, to celebrate the thirteenth birth
day of his son Baine. Among the children pres
ent were Miss Nellie and Master Jesse Grant.
and the children of DIR. Sharp, Gen. Dent, and
Judl Dent. With the exception of the Pres-
dent and Mrs. Grant, and Judge Dent, who Is In
Mississippi, the parents were present, and great
ly enjoyed the scene. General Dent was master