Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-06
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvxNuI.-The receipts to-day
from this source were &lso.i5i.
PRRsoNAL.-Gens. Butterfield and ingalls,,
U. s. army, are at Wizards.
TIE RECEPTION Of Mrs. President Gran, on
Tuesday was the last one Of the season.
HON. GEORGE vILLIERs, second son of Lord
Clarendon, British Secretary OF State fop
FcreIgn Affairs, il at Wilards'.
CoMMANpRR RICHARD W. MEADE, JR., has
been detached from command of the Saginaw,
and placed on waiting orders.
w. w. woRDRN, ESQ Of the Baltimore Sun
and other journals, returned to tins city, yes
terday, from California, looking much i'm
proved by his trip.
}. A. w. CLARvOR. Esq, for many years
rast a Detective OF the Metropolitan Police
force, 1t is said will receive the appointment of
Assistant of the Secret Service Division of the
Treasury Department.
COGswRLLs' PORTRAIT Of the late President
Lincoln, painted by order of Congress. which
has been on exhibition in the hall leading 10
the Senate gallery for some time past, was
this morning sent to the Executive Mansion.
DELEGATION of Baptist clergymen from
Illinois, en- route to attend the Conference
which meets in Lynchpurg, Va, this morning
called at the White House to pay their respects
10 the President.
THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONS issued from
the Internal Revenue Department yesterday
was larger than any previous day since the
change of administration, fifty -one being is.
sued to assistant assessors alone, besides large
number to storekeepers and guagers.
TIE STIAMI. SAuGus which left here re-
Gently, is IN the dry dock at Gosport Navy
Yard to have her bottom thoroughly cleaned
and scraped. She will be there menth prob
ably before she can sail to join our fleet in the
Gulf
TIE FAIR at Carroll Hall for the benefit of
the orphans, deserves to be a success. The dis.
play Of fancy and useful articles is very fine,
the music is excellent, the object is worthy
one, and the young lady managers are some Of
the most agreeable and beautiful in the city.
PAYMAsTKR CALVIN q. JACKSON, OF the
navy, who has been on duty IN thi, city for
some years as purchasing paymaster, will
shortly leave here for Annapolis, Md where
he has been recently ordered. Mr.. Jackson is
high both in official and social circles in Wash
ington.
THE WHITE HoUsB-This being regular re-
ception day at the Executive Mansion the
crowd Of office seekers and visitors was very
large. ne'rly two hundred persons having been
granted an interview among whom were DIR.
Mary E. Walker, Chief Justice ID. X. Cartier,
Hon. Horace Oapi on aud others. At noou the
doors were closed and the President was tbs
afternoon engaged In the transaction OF official
business.
GEN. LEE will leave Alexandria for his home
in Lexington, Va, tomorrow. The Alexan.
dria Gd-ette saws of his reception in that city
'sMany dainty glove that touched his fingers
has been preserved by actual or expectant
mothers, to be handed down as a valuable heir
loom. Many Of the young ladies not satisfied
with the pressure OF his hand, were rewarded
with kiss"
Dear, Dear,
GEN. CANBY, commanding the First Military
District, has been instructed by the President
TO submit the constitution recently framed by
the convention which met in Richmond to the
people OF that State on the last Tuesday in
June or first Tuesday in July. The articles to
be submitted for ratification or rejection have
not yet been determined upon, but will prob
ably be fixed at the session OF the Cabinet to-
morrow.
STAMPS ON TELEGRAPH MBssAGEs.-It is
held by the Solicitor of Internal Revenue and
approved by Commissioner Delanc, that when
a message Is written in counter blank "No2"
Of the Western Union Telegraph Company's
message headings, signed by the sender and
delivered to the company, it is a contract, and
as such requires a revenue stamp OF five cents
This decision, OF course, applies with equal
force TO all companies using similar heading.
THE CUBAN CONSTITUTION for a republican
form OF government was prepared in this city
in the interests of the insurgents, 1t is said and
has been or will be presented for the considera.
ton. The trainers acted ON the assumption
that the Cubans would achieve their indepen.
dence OF Spain, ana as in the case of Texas,
seek annexation to the United States. The
Constitution provides for the creation OF one
or more States IN the Island of Cuba.
THE THIRD AUDITORS OFFICB-SeveraI of
the clerks lately dismissed from the Third Au-
ditor's Office have been reinstated by Mr..
Clarke. the Auditor, and the force Of the Office
is now complete, all appointments having beea
made. During the past few weeks the pres
sure upon the Auditor for effice has been very
great, and the changes made in the bureau
nave Mt ceSsdrlly TeLaTueu tne WOTk somewhat.
but the force now being thoroughly reorgan.
ized, the work is progressing rapidly.
MORE ASSOCIATED Press ENTRRPRIsR-
The Baltimore agent OF the Associated Press
telegraphs to this city at O'Clock p. M. TODAY
about the sailing from that port Of the steamer
Baltimore yesterday at2 p. M with Baron Won
Geroit, Prussian Minister, and Major Han
cock, Consul to Malaga, aboard; when infor.
nation of the matter, in detail, Is contained in
the Baltimore papers which reached here early
this morning. The agent At Baltimore had
better wake mp. What might have been a
news item for the evening papers yesterday, is
rather stale by being kept over whole day.
EDUCATIONAL LANHIvsRsARIls.-T annual
msetin of sThs National Teachers' Associa.
tton." "The Nat ional Association Of School
Superintendents, }" and ssThs National Normal
school Association" will Be held in Trenton,
New Jersey. during the third week In August
next. beginning on Monday and ending ON
Friday. This 10 expected to b one OF the
largest and most interesting educational gather.
ings ever held In this country. Every effort
will be made 70 lessen the expense Of travelling
ana of hotel accommodations. for members and
delegates, who are requested to report their
homes to Prof. J. s. Hart, Trenton, New