Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-28
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENuB-The receipts to-day
from this source were S3ss,1l2.
ATTORNEY GENERAL HoAR goes TO Massa.
chusetts on Friday on brief tour
SENATOR SHERMAN will leave here to NOR
row for his home in Ohio.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY RICHARDSON de.
clines the Massachusetts, Judgeship rendered
him by Governor Bullock.
A. B. MULLRTr, Esq, Supervising Architect
OF the Treasury, is in Boston on official bust
ness, and Will return here on Monday next.
Mr.. CLEMENTS, Of New York. who, during
the war, was on the staff of Secretary Cox, has
been appointed disbursing clerk of the Capitol
Extension, vice Kendig.
LIEUT.. GKN. w. L SHERMAN, has taken DOS.
session of his new house on l street, lately
occupied by General Grant, and now resides
there.
r TIE PRESIDENT received a few visitors this
forenoon, but after twelve O'Clock the doors of
his office were closed and he was engaged in
the prosecution of public business.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, it Is
said, is considering the propriety of re.
ducing the number of national banks, so as
to leave only one in each election district.
SPEAKER BLAINE has purchased a house in
Browns new block on 18th street, in which
Senators Swami and Buckingham and Fer.
nando Wood have recently bought dwellings
1t is one OF the finest buildings In the city
FROM AND AFTER this date, the President
will receive general visitors on Mondays and
Thursdays, in the morning between the hours
OF 10 and l2 O'Clock. On other days he will
receive only on cards and in special cases
THRSRCRETARY OF THE NAVY has appointed
S. b. Chittenden, Esq, member Of the Board
OF Visitors 10 the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
in place Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, ESQ.
declined
THE PRESIDENT will shortly Issue an order
in accordance with the supplemental recon-
struction law, directing that the constitution
for the State of Virginia, recently framed by
the convention of that STATE, be submitted TO
the people thereof for ratification or rejection
MR. L. W. LITTLE, formerly of this city, and
who was recently nominated and confirmed as
Receiver of Public Moneys at Santa Fe, has
been designated by the Secretary of the Treas
ury as depository of public funds at that
place.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, has issued an order
requiring the collection OF the customs tax
upon all goods purchased in Canada and
brought to the United States. This has special
reference to fancy articles purchased at Niaga.
ra Falls.
THB SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR has de.
cided that an actual change of residence or
abandonment Of land entered under the home.
stead act for more than six months AT any one
time, worked forfeiture thereof TO the dow
ernment.
LIEUT.. COMMANDER WIN. G. WISE has been
detached from the " Saugus, " and directed to
hold himself in readiness for duty on board
the iron.clad Miantonomoh, now being fitted
out at the Philadelphia yard for duty in Span
ish waters.
GENERAL SHERMAN was at Fortress Monroe
yesterday, and presented the officers who have
recently graduated from the Artillery School
with their diplomas. salute was fired and a
will visit the Portsmouth Navy Yard TODAY,
and return to Washingto ton via Richmond.
THE PRESIDENT has appointed Gen. Hiram
Walbridge, of New York, commissioner To
examine the Pacific railroad, in place OF Mr.
Horace Greeley, who declined in consequence
of pressing literary engagements. Senator Car
penter and Gen. Comstock, formerly OF Gen
Grants staff, have also besu appointed com.
m toner's to examine these roads
RESIGNATION ACCRPrKD.-The Secretary Of
he Navy has accepted the resignation of Rear
Admiral Joseph Smith, as Chief OF the Bureau
OF Yards and Docks AT the Navy Depar tment.
10 take effect on Friday next; after which date
Admiral Smith will assume the duties of
PRESIDENT OF the permanent court martial now
in session at the Navy Department for the trial
Of such cases as may be brought before it,
REDUCTION OF FORCE AT THE GOVERNMENT
PRINTING OFsICK-Twenty. five females EN-.
ployed in the folding room at the Government
Printing Office were DISCHARGED Yesterday on
account of the decrease Of work in that estab.
iishment Another discharge will b. made in
the course OF month, as there is but little
Work TO do, Congress having adjourned A
lew employ ees will be kept during the summer
out they will be put upon half time.
MR. PATRICK HENRY JONES, late register OF
New York citr, has been appointed Postmas.
ter OF New York city, In place of Mr.. Kelly,
v ho was nominated but not confirmed oy the
Senate. He is the same gentleman who gen.
erously came forward and accepted the regis
tership of New York city, made vacant by the
death OF Charles q. Halpine, Miles O'Reilly,)
10 whose widow he turned over the full salary
Of the office for the unexpIred term.
SENATOR SCHURZ called at the White House
The President is said to have re-.
marked "4eneral, see by the Democratic
papers that you and l have been having a
fierce fight" EYES," said Schurz, .sthat is the
first had heard OF it, "Well," said the Pres.
ident, "if it isn't fiercer on your side than il Is
on mine. it isn't much Of fight" "Well, il il
isn't fiercer on your side than 1t is on mine we
can afford to make mp" responded the Senator.
jecularly. 'WeIl, let's make up," said General
Grant.