Evening star., 1869-09-06
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL R8vBNUE.-The receipts from this
source to day we sS57.O53 2s.
SENATOR FRssnNDEN, it is now thought, will
recover from his recent dangerous illness.
SENATOR MORTON. OF Indiana, Will 20 NORTH
this evening to JOIN bis family IN New York.
GEN. SHERMAN returned he.e on Satu-t,v
evening. Admiral Porter W II NO. re urn for
several days.
THB RRTRENCHMENr COMMITTEE this morn
ing left San Francisco for the q sers, abou.
one hundred miles nor b OF TIM city.
JOHN TYIeF, J., (s ~ of thu former Pres.
ident,) whose habits IT Gently have given mr"h
pain to his ''iepds, was yeste rdsy III tied
F!ovidence Hospi II.
TIE Pc ,1aAsrKR GENEsAL has xppo' qted
George Bandel, of Bait t.more, aud Alfrsd Deaf
OF this city, assistant postal railway clerks q
the route between ashington and New York
PRNsIoN OFFICE REQUIsITIONS.-The fol-
lowing sums have been paid out of the Treas
ury on acquisitions drawn for payment OF
pensions since tie Jst of July, 1859 For in
valits, s'sl, 10; widows, 81 ,OO5 ,3O7 81; to.
tai, Sll s73,lss.Ci.
TRB CCRRRSCY PRINrING.-Tre Treasury
Department this morning received SIas 900 in
fractional currency from the bank ne e print
ing companiss in New York. In consequence
OF the great demand upon the Ire .sary De.
partment for fractional currency, the compa-
mics have been ordered to foi ward D the de.
partment ss6O,OO per day.
TIE NEW RUSSIAN MINISTER. Mr.. Con.
stantine de Catacazy, is expected to arrive in
New York tomorrow, and will reach this city
about the 18th instant. We learn, through
Messrs. Fitch & Fox, that the furnishe resi-
dence, No. 2e7 i street. recently occupied by
Count Pourtales, has been temporarily engaged
for him.
WHA1'sINA NAME.-Actng Secretary Rich
ardson has issued an order directing that here
after the name OF employees shall appear on the
rolls with their full Christian names. The
reason for this is th lat number of female CLERKS
have been drawing the pay of male clerks, the
initial Of their Christian names only appearing
on the rolls.
TBE FORTHCOMING REPORT of the Superjn
tendent Of the National Insane Asylum WILL
show an average o. 375 inmates for the mas
year. Illinois furnishes the largest number of
patients, the result rather of her want of ac
commodation at home for her insane than An
excess in the number Of insane within the
State.
HURRYING THE WORK-In CONSEQUENCE ~
the urgent demand for fractional currency and
the pressure of business in the bureau of on
craving and printing at the Treasury Dspart
ment the employees OF that bureau will here
alter begin work at fifteen minutes before eight
o'clock in the morning. instead OF af.esn
minutes before nine, as heretofore, and stop AZ
four O'Clock in the afternoon.
DIST osAL OF PUBLIC LANES s-Tue Commits
sioner OF tra Gems raj La Id Once IS in rece ~
OF returns from the following local land offices
showing disposal OF y, ,295 aCres of the public
lands:-Sioux city. Iowa. $3.50; East Saginaw,
Michigan, II, ,}25. Ihe eate- portion Of these
lands were sold for cas- h, and the remainder
taken by actual settlers under the homestead
law and located with military warrants.
REMOVAL OF COMMISSIONER CRANs-Tn,s
morning Mayor Bowen addressed the follow
ing note 20 Mr.. John II Crane, rem moving him
from the position of Commissioner OF Improve
ments OF the ith ward
SEPrRMHBR 9TH, I869-Sir: That ample time
and opportunity may be afforded you TO prose-
cute ID the extent of your ability the charges
you have already preferred, as Well as any
others you may choose to make against me.
and that you may do so totally uurestrained, l
deem il best to relieve you from fur Lher ser vice
in come ction with this corporatien.
You are therefore removed from the office of
Commissioner OF Improvements of the An
ward, to take effect ImmediateIy.
Very respectfully,
>. J. BOWEN. Mayor
To John II. Crane, Esq, Washington, u. &.
No CLAIM AekA RS MED Apply, EXCEPT
IN WRITIEG.-Commission Deiano to-day
l. sued the following order
OFFICE COMMISSIONER INTERNAL REVENUE,
september 4, 1cG9.-OTdered;-That all parties
having claims In TINS office and all attorneys,
claim agents, or other persons acting IN their
BEHALF having business with this Office be re-
CURED 10 communicate the same In writing,
addres sed to the Solicitor Of the Bureau
through he channel Of the mails, and that NO
per- On whatever, who is not connected with the
once by ofbcial relations. he allowed inter-
course with its clerks or employees except by
txprs permission OF the Commissioner,
Deputy Commissloner HougIass, or the SolIcl-
OF. q. DK"ANn, Com IN ioper.
EOsTAGg STAMPS TO BB CHANGED AGAIN
General Terrell, the Third ASSISTANT Post.
master General, in order 10 remove the dissat-
isfaction express against the pre- sent postage
this view has dire ted the Bank Note Com pany
which furnishes them TO prepare the designs
for new issHeg. The I" ads CT Washington
Jackson, Franklin, Lincoln and Jefferson are
TO be restored IN place o. the present designs
for the various denominations. The stamps
are to he larger tt an those now IN use, and
oblong. Instead Of one hundred and fifty being
printed on a sheet, there Will be only one hun.
dred. The former color, red, will also be
restored. month or two may elapse before
the ntw stamps will be ready.
GENERAL LAND OFFICR-Commiss ioner
Wilson, OF the General Land ONCE, has re.
ceived advices from the Surveyor General at
Lawrence, kassas, showing the completion OF
the survey OF twenty additional townships In
that State north OF the Central Pacific railroad,
eastern division, and Fort Hays, between solo.
mon and Saline Forks OF Kansas river, en-.
bracing an aggregate area of 4s9,7 acres.
The surface of this region Is generally roll.
ing. intersecred by several branches OF Saline
and Solomon Forks, which are skirted with
timber consisting Of elm, cottonwood, ash, box.
elder, and blackberry. The soil is mostly sec.
ond and third rate, not 50 well adapted oagri.
cultural purposes as grazing. The tract is
sparsely timbered, but lime and sand .stone OK.
lists in abundance in all parts, and Of excellent
ifvvf fnr h1i linz