Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-21
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENuE-Tne receipts .o.day
footed up the handsome sum Of sl,C32,J72G2.
VICE PRBsrpENr CoLPAx Will visit Senator
morrill,, at Stratford, VT, to-day.
SBCk1rARY BORIEls expected to return mere
with the President this evening.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, is expect cted TO return
here on Wednesday morning.
Ex-SECRETARY MCCULLOCH has returned to
this city from his recent visit to the West.
THE PRESIDENT left New York this morning
in special car attached TO the 9 O'Clock tram
and will arrive here at $40 this afternoon.
FRANCISCO SALIvEREs, OF the Spanish Le-
CATION, has arrived here and is stopping at the
Union Hotel, Georgetown.
THE colored man Turner }, appointed several
weeks ago Postmaster at Macon, Ga, has not
yet furnished his bond.
ADvICBs from Rio Janerio confirm the re-
port that communication has been had with
Minister Mcmahon, but give no details.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE left Raleigh, NC.
this morning tor Richmond, Va, where he
will remain a few days.
THR PRACTICE SQUADRON, having on board
the Midshipmen from the Naval Academy left
Fortress Monroe yesterday morning for Euro.
pean waters.
THE REMAINS OF Capt. Henry A. Wise, u. S
N, son.in.law of the late Edward Everett,
who died in Naples a short time since, will be
buried at Mt Auburn, Boston, to-day.
A DENVER DISPATCH reports the safe arrival
OF ex-Secretary Seward and family. They re-
ceived serenade from the Grand Army Of the
Republic.
THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS is to-day
hearing the application of Jonathan +. Barrett
for an extension in the case OF patent haryes-
ter.
THE THIRD REVENUE COLLECTION DIS.
TRICT OF New York, (Brooklyn.) Michael
Scanlon, Assessor. has been reorganized and
twelve new appointments Of Assistant Asses.
sOrs made.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE INDIAN OPPIcR-
Joseph T. Bender and George w. Terfinger
Were to-day appointed first.class clerks, and
Patrick Henry King temporary clerk in the
office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
has decided that newspapers are not manufac-
tured articles within the meaning OF the revised
statute, but that editors and publishers must
pay a tax as dealers.
THE WARRINGTON CORRESPONDENTS CLUH
met this afternoon at 3 O'Clock, and adopted
resolutions of respect to the memory OF the late
Henry ], Raymond, editor of the New York
Times.
HRALY's PORTRAIT Of the late President
Lincoln was received at the White House on
Saturday. Portraits by the same artist of
Madison, Tyler, Pierce, Van Buren,, Fillmore
and others already grace the walls of the
Executive Mansion.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER THOMAS II. EAST
MAN has been detached from the command OF
The Penobscot and placed on waiting orders.
Lieutenant Commander Frederick ]. Naile has
been detached from the same vessel and placed
on wait ing orders.
MINISTER WEBB having demanded payment
of $4,000 of the Brazilian Government for
damages TO the ship Canada, the Minister OF
War refused 10 enter into negotiations; where.
upon Minister w. demanded his passports,
which were at once granted, and we are now
without representative to the Brazilian
Court
The RAN SToNKwALL.-The Japanese Gov.
ernment paid S300,00o for the ram Stonewau
when she was purchased here. and stipulated
TO pay 100000 additional when the ram arrived
in Japan. The State Department has recently
received the final payment, and placed the
same IN the Treasury TO the credit OF the Navy
Department.
THE CENSUS COMMITTEES Of the House OF
Representatives adjourned Saturday to reas.
semble upon the call Of the chairman They
have not yet determined upon the form OF
schedule to be used in taking the census, but II
is understood they have agreed to recommend
the plan Of sending schedules in advance to be
filled up prior to certain day named, which
are to be called for by the census taker in pref.
erence to the old plan.
CoLoRED JURORs.-To- day, Judge Fisher
presiding in the Criminal Court, ordered the
Marshal to summon number of colored citi-
zens to I'LL the vacancies in the grand and petit
Jurors in attendance on the term which was
commenced to-day. and accordingly list was
PREP ared, and those selected are being sum-
moned this afternoon. This list has not, as
yet, been made public, but the following names
are among the mum Der: u ohm A. Gray and w.
IL. Wormley, First Ward: r. II. Booker and
Herbert Harris, Second; John T. johnson,
Third; W. q. Marshal and q. Humphrles,
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