Evening star., 1869-10-09

IHrIlNAL R1vnuH-The receipts TODAY
from this source were s5OO.O00.
TEE OouRr OF CLAIMS will meet at the
Capitol. according to adjournment on Monday
nextat - O'Clock m.
CAeH IN THE rRlAsuRY.-Secretary Bout.
/ well now has on hand sI1LC6i,7G8 in coin ana
coin ceriacates and sS,i45,56i in currency.
A. d. MApeI has been appointed supervis.
ing special agent Of the Treasury Departmen,
ats salary OF ss,so0 per annam.
| HoH. AMOS KENDALL is much better we ar.
glad to hear, and hopes are now entertained
| Of his recovery.
RorHIRnxI's great picture Of the Batue o.
Gettysburg 10 to have place, wSsee it stated,
in the Capitol. Only temporarily, we presume
| R.C. PAGE was to-day appointed a tempo.
rary clerk IN the contract o6ioe Of the Post
Once Department to take effect from Nov. 1st,
| APPoIxTHHHr By rHI PRHsIDsNr.-0eoree
W. Goliath to bs postmaster at Dover, N. H..
and Seth w. Hedges to be postmaster at Dams.
VILE, N. Y. ar1.' -... @
GINBRAL GBoRGs H. THoMAs is In this city
| and this afternoon had long consultation win
the President and Secretary Sherman at the
War Department. "a
NYwsPAPoRIAL-E. A. Pollard, Of Rich.
mond, is stoppiag at the Ebbitt. 1t is under.
stood that MI. Pollard il negotiating for the
purchase OF morning paper here.
Coxxns1oHxn DEIANo expects to start for
Ohio tomorrow aftsrnoon. He goes out for the
purpose Of casting his ballot, and will return
here very soon after that dsty Is performed.
GYMRAL AMIs positively denies the trut6
Of the statement autographed from Mississippi
to the effect that he would not give fair cleo.
ton. sE."S
PIRsoNAL.-Hon. ID. Mccarthy, OF New
York, and General George H. Thomas, ". s.
Army, are at Willards. ..'-Hon. j. H. Doc.
little, of Wisconsin, is in town.
JOHN I. FRINCH was to-day promoted to
second.class clerk in the contract office Of the
Post Office Department, to take effect trom
November 1st, vice ]. Tabor johnson, re-.
signed.
PARDON.-The President has ordered q par.
don In the case Of Colonel Alexander, Of Erie,
Pennsylvania, who was sentenced to one
years imprisonment for violation OF Internal
Revenue laws.
The YBRGIR CASE IN The SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court will, on Monday next, fix
day for the argument in the Yerger case, ON
petitions for writs Of habeas corpus ana eerI-
orai.
THE DEPARTMENTS TO BE CLOSED ON Mon.
DAY.-The various Executive Departments of
the Government will b closed on Monday, the
day of tn. funeral of sx-Prss,asns Pteros, Sn
accordance with the order OF the President.
THE WHITE HOusB-A number of visitors
were at the Executive Mansion this afternoon.
many Of whom were admitted to zee the Pres.
ident. Associate Justices Miller and Field, o.
the United States Supreme Court, called to nav
their respects.
AN ART CRITIC IN TowN.-A gentleman
and lady stopped on the avenue this mornin
at the show window Of Philip l. Solomons
admiring the large Photographic picture OF the
runs Of the Pantheon ON exhibition there.
Turning to his companion, after a long look,
the gentleman remarked: "Bat won't 1t make
magnificent building when finished!"
GIN. ADAM BADHAu, Second Secretary 10
our Legation in London, arrived here this
morning, and was at the Executive Mansion
leave Of absence for the purpose of examining
papers left by tie late Secretary Rawlins to
gain further Information which will be of
value 70 him in completing his second volume
Of the life OF President.
PosTMAsfIR GIHxkAL CR,swuL has
opened negotiations with the British Post
Once Department for q further reduction OF
letter postage between the United States and
Great Britain. II this reduction be agreed to
by Great Britain, it will establish an ocean
penny postage between the two countries, at the
combined rate Of six cents, comprising a sea
postage Of two cents, and an inland charge OF
two cents iE each country.
SINGULAR CrRCUMsTANCB.AA dangerous
looking well constructed torpedo was dis
covered In lot OF coal being delivered urder
contract to Howard University on Thursday
last. II was fully charged with powder and
caps, and wss large enough in capacity to have
done considerable damage had concussion or
any other cause produced an explosion. As the
coal containing the torpedo was taken directly
from the vessel (Which was loaded at Phila.
delphia) TO the University, the presumption is
entertained that the dangerous little visitor
was not designed for the purpose Of injurius
that establishment but rather with the inten.
tion OF SINKING the schooner engaged in trans.
porting the cargo; or possibly to do damage in
some other quarter before being placed on
beard, and, failing TO explode, was lost sight OF
by those who planned the mischief. .r'
The WILL OF TIE LATE S1cRHrARY RAW.
IISs.-About noon to-day Mrs General Raw.
lins, accompanied by President Grant, ap.
peared in the Orphans Court, Judge Pur.
cell,) in session in the Aldermen's chamber
City Hall, win the viii Of the late 0eneral
John A. Rawlins, for the purpose Of qualify.
ing - sxecutors under the will. General John
E. Smith. Colonel Eli Parker and Hon. Jacob
ID. Oox, who wisnesaea TIE execution Of the
Will testified % the genui4esss of the Ngnature
OF The deceased, and the win Was Admtted 70
probate and record. Lettere tostamentary werO
aseued to MB .RAWhns and Proet0ent 0rant, tn
amount Of boad for the faithful execution Of
their trust being Axed at twenty tnousand dol.
lars. mrs. RAwlins and the PTeoideat not
being aware that if vas necessary 70 have
sareIies, neglected 70 heye bondsnsa present;
and Msssrs. John n. johnson and =. q. Hne,
two nemhers az the bar. volunteered 70 60 On
CELL Col. Webstsr, the Register Of WiiIs, bsins
made aVare o. UrS, RaWlins' intsntion &
leave tie ct1y ihis aitsfloop, imIs6iasSiv -
his clefks q work making the necessary c0ptSs
and prs0aYine TIE legal papers The Wfii is .
dated go. sth lsss, and covers three ara
.i 2s:si ~ g sr g ne S'gfn;oss sss:
RawlIns, cf tie city Of Washington, DIstric,
Of CnAna "a tf1a aRo a tniftV. .n,nS - -