Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-24

iiuu eOuTCe were E4Io.0So.Cl.
Z THE PRESIDENT refused to see any visitors .o-
day, being briskly engaged in his office. Alarge
number Of persons called during the day, but
were unable to Obta'n interviews.
DIR. w. ID. STEWART, of this city, Special
Agent of the Treasury Department to examine
into Marine Hospital matters, has been re-
moved, his services being IND longer required.
. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHERIDAN is still uuite
Ill at his residence in Chicago being confined, to
his bed with fever, but his physicians anticipate
an early improvement in his condition.
WILLIAM V. STRAUGHN has been appointed
mail route messenger between Seatord Della
mail service. fFf
PERsoNAL.-Hon. ID. W. GOOch, of MaSsachu-
setts; Hon. y. A. Darling, of New York, and
Gen. s. o. Tyler, Of Kentucky, are at the Eb-
bItt. Gen. q. w. Palmer, OF New York.
Hon. F. II. Rollins. of Connecticut and Hon.
Wm 5. Kenyon, of New York, are at Willard's.
IHE ALABAMA CLAIMS AGAIN.-InfOrmatio
was received at the State Department yester-
day to the effect that Minister Motley had re-
opened the negOtans with the British Govern
ment for the settlement of the Alabama claims.
The sUB-JUDICIARY COMMITTEE of the Hous e
of Representatives meet here in few davs to
make up their report in the matter of the ina
peachment of Richard Busted, United States
District Judge for Alabama. The investigation
has been pending for two years.
The MIDsHIPMEN's BOATING CLUB of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis have CHALLENGED
the Potomac Boat Club, of Georgetown, the
Victors III the recent contest on the Potomac
for race between now and the first of next
June, the race to be three miles, in four-oared
shells.
CONGRESSMAN Cox isn't the man to 90 back
on his native place. He delivered lecture on
spain a few evenings ago under the auspices of
the Young Mems Christian Association of Zanes-
Vile, Ohio, the place of his birth, and at i,s
close donated his share of the proceeds-amount-
ing to S1Oo-to the purposes of the Association.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENr.-The
President has made the following appointments:
Samuel A. Wheefright, of New York, TO be
United States Consul at Rosario, Argentine Re-
public.
John i. Southworth, to be United States At
tOrney for the Northern District of Alabama.
vice Francis Bugbee, suspended.
MRS. GENERAL DUNCAN, daughter of Hon
joseph Wilson, of the Lani Office, who has for
some months past been on visit to her fathers
house, in this city, has started on her return to
Fort Rnss~n, Wyoming Territory, where the
General has been located since driving the hos
tile Indians out OF that country and making it
habltable. The General Is IN 1.t-.
cago and accompany her the rest of the tourney
IHE ECtsToM REcEIPTS.-The report of Hon
Nathan Sargent, Commissioner of Customs. for
The last fiscal year shows the receipts to have
been as follows From customs, $50 Ots i96.
Fines, penalties and fOrfeitures S734 .415. Steam
boat inspectors, 500. .is3; Storage and services
u, 5. officers, $50. ,55l Official fees $3.50 Ooo
Total. s1s1 ,s9l ,*S2. Total expenditures. sI4.-
266,O31. Fines, penalties and forfeitures last
year were over SiOO,O0 About Sl75OOO. 900 of
custom receipts were in gold and receipts, and
were equal to S23+,00O,0OO in currency. Cost of
collection has been 2h per cent. currency.
VISIT TO THE NAVY Y.RD.-Tbe Preside,,
and Mrs. Grant, General Dent and lady and
Mrs Judge Dent, Secretary Robeson, Admiral
Porter, and large number of distinguished
persons went down to the Navy Yard at three
O'Clock this afternoon. After visiting the u. y
steamers and other objects Of interest at the
Yard they will be entertained by Admiral Dahl
gren at his residence, near the gate. Invita-
tons have been sent to all of the members of the
Cabinet and ladies and other officials by Admi-
"a Dahlgren. Upon the arrival of the distin-
gushed visitors the usual salute will be fired.
the Marine guard paraded, &e.
REORGANIZATION OF THE CURRENCY BUREAU.
MIR. McCartee, Superintendent of the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing at the Treasury De-
partment, yesterday made a reorganization of
his Bureau, and appointed Mr.. Frank A. CAST
lear, General Superintendent of the Printing
Divisions and Drying Rooms; Charles Evans
has charge OF the seal-room; Mr.. Sparshot, of
legal-tender, and Nj. Morgan of Internal Reve-
nue. Stamp RoOm-all under the general super
vision OF Mr.. Casilear. These appointments
have been confirmed by Secretary Boutwell,
The Bureau is now thoroughly organized, and
Is competent to do all the money and stamp
printing the Government requires. r,
RANK IN THE NAvY.-The Board of Naval
Officers to define the rank Of line and staff officers
OF the Navy resumed its session at the Navy
Department yesterday, and received An answer
from Secretary R0besOn to their protest against
the word pcivil" in the order convenlng the
Board. The Secretary drops the word COM
planned of and substitutes slime and other Off
cers'' for line and civil officers. Several plans
OF adjusting the difference between the two
classes Of officers OF the service were presented
and fully discussed. Finally by a majority vote
it was agreed that the following divisions of rank
should be made among the staff officers Chief
engineers, surgeons and paymasters to rank as
and passed assistant paymasters to rank as lieu
tenants; second assistant engineers, assistant
surgeons and assistant paymasters to rank a.
masters, and third assistant engineers to rank rs
ensigns. To-day the Board was engaged in DIS
cussng the question IS to what rank above lieu
.erlant commanders staff officers shall have for
faithful service, and other minor questions of
rank, win be settled. ..
: SPERsosAl.<-Don; Ristt. and George Alfred
Townsend are together writing book to be
called "Life in Washington" Don p. is booked
this season for series of Washington letters for
he Cincinnati Cemmsrcial, which, a. heretofore,
Ril doubtless afford racy reading for that paper.
: The story tina. The Nation is soon to be
merged into the New York Leader is officially
Denied. - 80 ~
| : john Russell Young goes to Europe mex,
month as the agspt IF the Kansas f'eie Rail
q a c6mprmeniasir5y' dihder Is to be given 70 /
Colonel George H. Butter, the, Dramatic edi tor
rkr n. at