Evening star., 1869-07-09

On. d. c., FRIDAY, Jul
EVENING STAR.
Warrington News and Gossip.
IHT1RRAL RsvKHuH.-The receipts To-day
from this source were s6sa.osl.9e.
HOE. N. p. BANKS sailed from New York for
Europe yesterday.
GovERRoR FLANDERS, OF Louisiana, is at
Willards.
Mr.. ROBERT w. GoseIN, first class clerk in
the Patent once has been removed.
The PRESIDENT has appointed James S. Up
ton as Postmaster at Battle Creek, Mich, vice
Chandler Ford, removed.
CHIRF ENsINKBR THEODORE KELLER has
been ordered to duty at New York in shipping
machinists and firemen for the naval service
NAVY CHAPLAIN HENRY Il. HIBBRN has
been ordered to duty Oh board the school ships
attached to the Naval Academy.
COMMISSIONER BARNARD, Of the Educa.
tional Bureau, will issue his elaborate repor,
on educational matters in this District in q
short time.
MAJOR THEODORE EDISON, Ordnance Depart.
ment, has been relieved feom duty at Rock
Island and ordered to the command OF the
Arsenal at Columbus, Ohio.
MR.. EDWARD THORNTON, the British Minis.
ter, Glare Ford, First Secretary of Legation,
and Count Faverney, Charge d'Araires OF the
French Legation, are sojourning at Newport.
MAJOR GEN. BRRJAMIN F. BurLER is stay.
ing at New Brighton, Staten Island. The Gen.
eral is the guest Of Colonel Drake DE Kay, for.
merly of the army.
CONMIeeIoNRR FIsHIR, of the Patent Office
returned TO Washington this morning and en-
tered Immediately upon the discharge Of his
official duties.
SILAs ID. WOOD, recently appointed Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue for the fourth distinct
will Immediately enter upon the discharge of
his duties.
OFFICIAL ADvlCBs received at the State DE.
pArtment show that Minister Motley, IN his
numerous interviews with the English author.
tiles, has as yet made and heard no reference to
the Alabama claims.
MIR. EDWARD M. GALLAUDRT, president of
the National Deaf Mute College in this city, has
had the degree OF Doctor Of Laws conferred
upon him by Trinity College, Hartford, Con.
netlcut.
MIeSIG9IppI vat
ford and Mr.. jerks, OF the Mississippi delega-
ton, this morning had an interview with the
President in reference to fixing a time for the
election in that State.
THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Mr.. Van
Aernam, left Washington this morning for the
North, where he will spend about ten days on
official business. During his absence Mr..
Treavett, Chief Clerk, will act as Commis.
sioner.
TIE PRESIDENT has appointed Courtland G.
Clements to be Surveyor General for Utah
Territory, in place Of John A. Clarke, suspend
ed, and Ezra Harrington to be Postmaster at
Newburgh, N. Y, in place Of Joseph Lomas,
suspended.
THE WHITE HOUsB.-There was quite q
large crowd OF visitors at the Executive Man.
sion this morning, but very few were admit.
ted 10 see the President. The regular meeting
Of the Cabinet was held this afternoon, and
the session continued for long time.
THE SUIT OF WIN. MCGARRAHAN, to compel
the Secretary OF the Interior to issue him
patent for the tract of land in California,
having been decided in his favor by the Su-
preme Court, the injunction was served on
Secretary Cox yesterday.
THE WALKER PARTY OF Virginia talk OF
electing Dr. Alexander Sharp, the Presidents
brother. in. law-formerly Postmaster of Rich.
mond, and now Marshal OF this District-as
United States Senator. He is Republican, OF
moderate tendencies.
TIE CONDITION OF Hon. Horace Capron,
Commissioner Of Agriculture, Is gradually i'm.
proving, and he is now freer from suffering
than at any time during his illness. Several
days will yet elapse. however, before he will
be able to resume his official duties.
HON. JOHN ROSE, Minister OF Finance for the
Canadian Dominion, has arrived here with the
view, IL is said, Of consulting with the Secre.
tary OF State respecting a new reciprocity
treaty. Mr.. Rose is also Commissioner for
Great Britain on the Hudson Bay Company
and United States claims.
APPOINTMENTS in the Indian Bureau were
made yesterday as follows NJ. Wilson, W.
b. Nichols, X. Randebugn, q. p. Washburn
and Leroy Wood, to frst.class clerkships, and
J. ID. Petit and T. H. Carpenter, temporary
clerkships in the General Land Office; George
L. Cook, r. @. Jones, Joseph Laughlin, A. B.
Cate and T. H. Wilson, to first.class clerk.
ships.
TIE UNION WAR PRISONERS MONUMENT
w. p. Lasselle, chairman of the organization
OF Union war prisoners, has had an interview
with the President relative to securing his aid
and cooperation In the erection Of a monu.
ment to the Union soldiers who died in rebel
prisons or from disease contracted therein
The President promised to do all he could,
and suggested that the association agree upon
some plan Of operation and then get to work.
G8N. JOHN COCHRANB AND THE sixth DIS.
TRlCT NEW York CoLLxCToRsHIP. 1t is
thought that the ground Of objections advanced
by General John Cochrane against his accept.
ance OF the Revenue CoIiectorship for the sixth
District OF New York will be removed. II viii
be remembered that General Cochrane was
unwilling to assume the responsibility of the