Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-17

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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL R.vExu..-Fhe receipts to-day
from this source were sJOi,107.
FROM what we hear the Senate Is likely to
adjourn on Tuesday next
GENERAL HEBRON, of Louislana, is at the
Ebbitt.
SECRETARY BoRIK lett this city TOT his home
last night 20 be absent until next week.
THURLow WEED hss returned 20 New York
considerably improved by his receGt soiourn
in South Carolina.
MAYOR Bowen is no; much better To -day
but expects to be able to be in ms ONCE on
Monday.
]. ST. CLAIR Boa. of III, viii go ~ Mexico
with Mr.. Nelson as Secretsry OF she A nierIcan
Legation there.
AMONG the nominations sent n yesterday
was that o; Capt. ]. y. Burritt, Of the Evening
Press Association, as Secretary 70 the Pres.
dent to sign land warrants.
Col. PHILIP H FoRNEr, son OF Col. Jno. w
Forpey, will go to st. Petersburg with Gov
Curtin as Secretary OF the Legation al that
Court.
COLONEL. HoRATIo e. KING, formerly of this
city, has been rendered the position of Judge
AhyOcato q liz nrk
National Guard, but declines.
MRS. 5. ]. FIELD and Colonel Kinney, Of
Washington. were registered among the Ameri-
cans IN Paris during the week ending with the
1st instant.
THE VOTE upon the nomination of Ebonezer
ID. Bassett, (colored,} of Philadelphia, who
was confirmed by the Senate yesterday as
Minister tc Hayti, was ie yeas 10 five nays.
THE sTATRMENT In yesterdays STAR that
Judge Edmunds had been removed from the
office OF Postmaster of the Senate, Is, we learn
to-day, incorrect. Our Information was OBJ
tanned from sources we thought reliable.
MRS. JOHN HIT, wife of the Consul General
of Switzerland, and daughter, sailed ON Thurs.
day last on board the steamer Hansa for Bre-
men. Also, our esteemed fellow-cltizen, VIM
q. Metzerott, Esq.
TIE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY has or.
dered the postponement, until July first, OF the
operation of recent regulations requiring all
railroads and transportation lines earring du.
table goods to be bonded for that purpose.
The NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE after
the adjournment Of its scientific meeting yes
terday afternoon, held a business meeting and
fixed upon Northampton, Mass, as the place
for holding the semi. annual session, which
convenes on August 3Ist next.
A LARGE CROWD of office.seekers were at the
State Department this morning, looking after
the Consniships, but much to their disgust
Secretary Fish announced that no more ap.
pointments to those positions would be made
at present.
NOTWITHSTANDING strenuous efforts on the
part Of leading BostonIans to defeat the con-
frmation of Ex-Governor Hartman, recently
nominated for naval ofhcer at Boston, the COM
mittee has reported in his favor, and he will be
confirmed.
1T IS RHPoRrBD to-day that there a sharp
effort being made TO resist the confirmation of
Colonel Mark,and to be Third Assistant Post
master General. We do not hear the ground OF
fed for the post, and Is ''sound' IN a party
point of view.
GEN. ELY ;. PARKER, the new Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs. was at the Interior Depart.
ment this morning., and had an interyi with
Secretary Cox. He has not yet received his
commission, but it will he ready for him early
next week, and he Will enter upon the dis.
charge OF his duties in the course OF a few days.
SEVERAL MRMIRRs OF THE CABINET and
some ether visitors were admitted to inter-
views with the President to-day. GEN raj
Dent having left the city for a few days. his
position as Chief Secretaryis Is temporarily sup
Piled by DIR. Robert M. Douglas, one of the
Private Secretaries of the President.
SuP.RINTRNDRNT OF THE POST OFFIcR-
Postmaster General Cresswell has determined
to appoint +. A. Mccartney, ESD, as General
Superintendent of the Post Office building and
Mr.. M. will enter upon the discharge Of his
duties on Tuesday next. Mr.. Mccartney has
every qualification for the position. and /. held
in great esteem by all who know him.
SENATOR CAMBRON made hot war yestsr.
day, 1t 10 understood, upon the nomination of
ex-Gov. Curtin to Russia a nomination not
III TO be made and not desired by the people of
Pennsylvania. When the vote was reached a
division was demanded, and q Senator says
fifteen Senators rose in the negative. Mr. Cam
eron stated that be done his duty, and he
would not call the yeas and nays.
VISITORS TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY-The
following have been selected by the President
as a board of visitors to the Naval Academy al
the annual examination in May next Geo
II. Stuart, of Philadelphia; Cornelius Wander
bilt. OF New York; Hon. ]. r. Hawley. OF Hart.
ford, Conn.,; Dr. +. ID. Kitloe, OF Galena, ILL.,;
Hon. w. H. Wadsworth, of Maysville, Ky:
Judge Humphreys, of Huntsville, Ala.
Mr.. A. GRANT, a politician OF some local
notoriety, is an applicant tor the position of
Supervising Architect of the Treasury Depart
ment, in the place Of a. b. Mullett, Esq. and
Is pressing his demand with con siderable per.
tinacity, though with very little show Of sue.
cess, as Mr.. Mullett is an able officer ana
sound Republican Even should there be a
change, Mr.. Grant does not seem to be the man
for the place.
ISAIAH ROGBRs, ESQ.,, formerly Supervising
Architect OF the Treasury, died At Cincinnati
on the 18th instant in the 69th year Of his age.
Mr.. Rogers was well known in his profession,
as having been the architect OF the Barnet