Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-31

WASHINGTON
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GEORGE PEABODY passed through Washing.
ton last night, en- route for Baltimore.
GxHL SHERMAN and Vice Admiral Porter
are expected to return here on Saturday.
SECRETARY RAwLINs is rapidly recover
ing from his recent indisposition, and was AZ
tending TO his duties in the War Department
to- day rs usual.
THE COMMISSIONER Of the General Land Of
fce has declined to receive any proposition for
the purchase of the rocking island known
"Grand Tower" in the Mississippi river, nea
Island No. IL.
MR.. LBMUs, the Cuban Agent to this coun-
try, denies the statement that the Spanish Gov
ernment has rejected the proposition laid be-
fore it by Minister Sickles for the settlement of
the Cuban question.
INTERNAL REvBNUE.-The receipts to-day
from this source were si25, Isl "A, making the
total amount for the month ending to-day
Sl5,015,i46,oI, and the total since the beginning
Of the present fiscal year. $4,000, ,458.I6.
SECRETARY RoBEsoN returned to this city
last evening, and was at the Navy Department
to-day. He will probably remain here during
this week, and return to the North early in the
coming week.
THE u. s. STEAMER PowHATAN, late flag.
ship of Rear Admiral Turner, commanding the
Pacific fleet, is daily expected at New York,
Admiral Turner having transferred his pen.
nant to the Pensacola some time since.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Master r. Mason IdsIe
has been ordered TO duty at the PhiIadslphia
navy.yard.
Ensign Charles P. welch has been ordered
to duty at the Boston navy-yard.
amount Of whiskey now held in bond through.
out the United States has been prepared at the
Bureau of Internal Revenue, and it is estima.
ted that 1S2l7,OO0 gallons Of the article are now
stored In bonded warehouses.
THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS has had
tabular statement prepounded showing the
average amount of work done by each clerk in
his office, and several Of them were yesterday
notified that their exhibit was not satisfactory
and that tspeedy improvement in that particu
lar was expected.
THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS has in
formed the examiners that two days leave of
abs ence will be given to such of them as desired
10 attend the fair of the American Institute, fn
New York, which commences on the sth OF
September and continues until the , ,th of Oc.
tober.
THE OHIO STATE ASSOCIATION has rnsde
arrangements by which citizens Of Ohio, In
diana and Illinois can be furnished with
tickets over the Central Pennsylvania route
10 tne principal poists in OHIO, indianapolis
and Chicago, at a reduction OF fare for the
purpose OF go ing home to vote at the coming
elections.
DR.. SIMoNs, an American, who was Impris.
onec by the Spanish authorities in Cuba for
over seven months, and who has had all his
property destroyed, arrived here on Sunday.
direct from Havana, having been released
through the efforts of our Consul General at
Havana. He proposes to bring his case to the
attention OF the Government, and ask for some
redress.
GREAT INCREASE OF THE WHIsKRY TAx-
From a tabular statement prepared at the In
ternal Revenue office, il appears that the
quantity Of whiskey upon which tax was
paid during the fiscal year ending June 90
1865, was sos, SAG gallons, while for the year
ending June 30, 1869, il was 81 ,3sI ,6yO gallons
with thirty-seven districts yet to be heard
from. This Is indubitable evidence that the
law is more faithfully executed now than it
has been heretofore.
No ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Van Aer.
nam, of the Pension Bureau, has caused the
following notice TO be posted about his ofIce
and the rule il to be strictly enforced:-"All
inquiries in relation to the condition of claims
pending In this Office must be made throueh
the post office" Another notice is posted de.
nying persons not connected with the Depart.
ment admittance to the rooms Of the clerks. In
case of important business with the clerks
interviews can be had in the Chief Clerks
room. seAS
"MAc," of the Cincinnati Enquirer, feeling
very sore and insulted over an insinuation
thrown out in the Commercial that he was not
only an Orangeman, but destitute Of fighting
qualities, Halsead makes the amende honorable
as regards his courage, as follows 1--WE do
not wish to be understood to charge that the
minute, but monstrous, OraEgeman of the Gin
clnnati enquirer is coward. IhOuRh petite,
he is pugnacious; though tiny, he is terrible
He is spunky as a rat. II one should step on
him, accidentally, or otherwise, he would, We
have no doubt, bite through double-sol
boot"
THE CURRENCY QUEsTIoN.-Ninety seven
thousand and five hundred dollars in frac.
tional currency was received at the Treasury
Department this morning from the Bank Note
Printing Companies In New York. or this
amount $4,000 was in ten cent notes, s1I $50 in
fifteen cent notes, Sls,750 In twenty .fves and
s37, 500 in fifties. 1t will be remembered that
the Bank Note Companies few days since re.
ceived orders from the Treasury Department
to forward daily Sis7 ,0O0in fractional currency
% great is the demand for 1t upon the depart.
ment from all parts Of the country.
The POLITICAL SITUATION IN TIxAs.-0en.
eral Clarke, Of Texas, now here says the com.
plexion OF the political parties in that State are
pretty much a. they were in Virginia and
Tennessee. A. ]. Hamilton Is the candidate OF
the Conservatives for Congrsss, and will 70.
ceive the greater portion Of the Democratic
vote, the exception being those extreme old
Southerners who believe in the perpetuity Of
the Southern Oonfederacy, and who may Pre-.
sent Q separate candidate. Davis b the eandi.