Evening star., 1869-08-07

terday, looking in excellent health.
COMMISSIONER DELANo has decided that
shingles are not taxable.
VICF.rRRsIDRNr 0oLFAx has been presented
in Denver City with pitcher m ade OF Colora-
do silver and gold
rUMBER Of feeeral office holders IN Texas
have written letter to General Butler asking
his cooperation and influence to secure the
election of Gen. Davis.
No CHANcKFoR "MosHs."-A dispatch from
q well-posted Conser vative in Nashville says
mere Is no probability of Andrew Johnson's
election to tie Senate of the United States.
GINERAL RosECRANs, late United States
Minister 70 Mexico, arrived in San Francisco
ON Wednesday, and was serenaded by the
Young Mems Democratic Club.
RETTRNRD.-Our genial friend, Mr.. Francis
H. Smith, Congressional Sterographer. who
accompanied the Heuse Sub-Oommittee of
Ways and Means on their late tour of investi.
CATION has returned to this city, in capital
hearth. and looking as If he was prepared tor
any amount of hard work this winter.
THE SPANISH GUNBoATs.-The Juuiata,
Dale and Dictator have been ordered to New
York, to assist Marshal Barlow in the deten
ton Of the gun boats seized as being intended
for use by the Spanish Government against
Peru. The Frolic is ordered to be in readiness
so proceed to their assistance il necessary.
A CABINET MEETING has been ordered bv
the President for Tuesday next, for the consid.
Grafton of important business, at which Sscre.
IA Fish, Rawlins, Cox. and Robeson will be
present, with Mr.. Richardson. from the Treas
ury Department.; Mr.. Esrle, from the Post.of
fee Department, and Mr.. Field, from the At.
torney Generals office.
MAN who put over three thousand dollars
In % bonds in the ash. hole Of his smoke
house for safe keeping, and where his wife
made fire and burned them all to pieces, sent
the remains to the United States Treasury here
for redemption, and the experts managed TO
identify the whole amount, which will BE- re.
issued to him.
WILLIAM E. HAYGooD, Assistant Assessor
OF Internal Revenue in the Third District of
Georgia, and assigned to duty in the counties
OF Wilkes ard TalIaferro, has positively de.
clined to withdraw his resignation, stating that
he would not serve for fifty dollars day, not
withstanding the tender of troops made by Gen
Terry. James Is. Wilson has been recon-.
mended for the position.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PRRsIDENr-Presi.
dent Grant, Secretary Fish and Admiral Por
ter visited West Point yesterday morning and
returned TO the residence of the Secretary for
dinner. In the afternoon Gen. Pitcher and
Col Black, OF West Point, paid the Presidents
return visit This morning the President and
friends will leave West Point at ten O'Clock in a
special steamer for Newburg, where the Presi.
dent will have formal reception. He will
dine with the Mayor Of Newburg and return to
Gov. Kemble's residence, at Gold Springs, at
o'clock p. m.
THE Usage TRBATY.-Representati
Clsrke's conference with the Usage Indians in
Kansas, published in yesterdays STAR, is
under discussion at the Indian Bureau. The
treaty complained of was made May 9th, 1869.
and by Its terms the Osages agreed to sell about
s.000,C00 acres Of their land in Kansas for
sl,6O0 900 10 the Leavenworth. Lawrence ana
Galveston Railroad Company, and to remove
and settle in the Indian county south of
Kansas. The treaty is still awaiting the final
action of the Senate, and the agents who nego-
tiated II agree that the Indians were disap.
pointed when the treaty failed to be ratified.
INDIAN AFPAIRs.-Rsports from the Indian
country are all favorable for peace. Comms-
sioner Parker sees no reason for disturbance
Indians on reservations is being pushed, and
unexpectedly large numbers OF persons are
coming in and showing disposition to adopt
the habits Of civilized life. The system of dis.
tributipg annuity goods at large towns, which
led to lawlessness, and ended In a transfer OF
most OF the goods to white traders aad sharpsrs,
at nominal prices, has been broken up, and
distributions are now generally made on the
reservations, access to which is denied to
traders. This plan is found to work great
deal better than the old one did
EXTENSIVE FRAUDS ON THE TREASURY
ARRESTS BY THE UNITED STATES SsCsRr
SsRvICE.-Several months ago the Secretary
Of the Treasury was informed that numerous
ana extensive frauds ON the Treasury Depart.
ment We're being perpetrated in New York
city, and Major y. s. Whitley, chief of the
United States secret service attached to the
Revenue Department, was detailed to work up
the case. Major Whitley Immediately com.
mtncei operations in that city, and discovered
IL AT regularly organized gang were issuing
revenue stamps that had been used aud can.
celled. The mode Of operation, according to
the New York Journal Of Commerce, was as fol.
lows: Brokers contracts and similar papers
to which revenue stamps had been attached
usually became the property Of the Office
boys and Janitors employed by the bank.
ers, brokers, and real estate agents.
The stamps were in all cases, so far as ascer.
tanned, properly cancelled when used; but the
documents were carefully treasured by the
janitors, and after wards sold at fifteen cents
on the dollar to certain rag dealers, Junk men
and waste paper buyers. The men who bought
them from the janitors had rooms in several
parts OF the city, In which the cancelling marks
on the stamps were removed by acids. The
stamps were then put under heavy pressure,
and when thoroughly dry were regummed,
properly assorted, and then resold to certain
dealers In revenue stamps at the rate OF fifty
to eighty cents on the dollar. Major Whitley
has arrested a large number Of the gang. The
issue Of fraudulent stamps IN that city alone
has reached the sum OF twenty thousand dol.
lars per week. The ages Of the men arrested
range from forty eight 70 eighteen years. and
the stamps disposed OF range IN value from two
cents to one hundred dollars each
NAVAL LORD8Re.-Ensigns Lambert G. Pu-
mer and Raymond p. Rodgers have been
ordered to duty on board the Junists, and |
upon her arrival In Europe, to duty in the |
European flset.
Surgeon William johnson, Jr., has been |
ordered to the Jamestown. |
Surgeon w. h. Van Reypen has been ordered l
10 the Naval Hospital At Chelsea, Mass.
Lieutenant @. q. Shulze has been detailed i
from the Nipsic ard ordered to the Navy Yard i
n assistant to the Equipment Omcer.