Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-21


Quartermaster General. has been assigned to
duty as Chief Quartermaster, Military D.yi.
sion Of the South.
SENATOR MORTON, OF Indiana, left this CITY
yesterday evening for Indiana, and will stop
on the way for few days at Cresson Springs,
near Altoona, Pa.
HON. READER W. CLARKE, Third Auiitor,
will leave on Monday next for his home in
Claremont county, Ohio, and will be absent
three weeks.
CABINET RUMOR CoNTRADICTRp- n ,b
lIsheO statements that Attorney General Hsar
will soon retire from the Cabinet are with out
any foundation, as he states that he has at
present no intention of resigning
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS To DARTMOUTH
CoLLEGE.-Chief Justice Chase, G eneral Sner
man, Senator Patterson ard Hon. l.. A. Rollins
have arrived at Hanover, n. H., TO attend the
commencement of Dartmouth CoIlsge
PRESIDENT GRANT took a drive along the
seashore al Long Branch yesterday morning,
and after dinner was waited upon by an ex.
cursion party from Newark, who paid their
respects. Extensive preparations are being
made for grand reception on Monday evening.
SECRETARY boutwell, Yesterday issued a
circular modifying the warehouse reg ulations,
In order to relieve the transaction of custom
house business at ports on the northern from :.
tier from a much embarrassment as possipI.
and III the same time enforce the laws
Boston POST OFFICE The drawings for
the new post office IN Boston have been nearly
completed by Supervising Architect MuIlet,
and VIII be photographed IN The course OF a
f..yr day Th.ln hn A,rv
lie, tour stories high, with Man ard roof
APPoINTMkNTs.-Secret Boutwell, has
confirmed the following nominations for posi-.
tions in the New York CUSTOM house:-In
spectors-Geo. ii. Shirley and Thomas d. Wi
nant. Wa:chman-Thos. Mcguire. Clerks
A. II. Phillip and Charles T. Smith.
A MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION OF Conservative
Republicans has arrived here, end yesterday
had an interview with Judge Dent, assuring
him that II was the desire Of that party TO give
him the nomination for Governor Of the State,
ana that they had no doubt but that the ticker
would be successful
SRMI.MONTHLY PAYMRNrs-The Secretary
OF the Treasury yesterday issued orders 10 the
disbursing clerks OF the Department. directing
that hereafter semI.monthly payment Of sala-
ries be made 10 all clerks who desire it, No
advance OF wages will be made at any time,
under the recent orders OF the Secretary.
RELIEVED FROM DUrY-MaIor John M.
Goodhue, Capt ID. ID. Vanvalzah, First Lieu.
tenants w J. Kyle, N. H. Parsons, J. w.
Whiiten, A. NJ. Trolinger, Wharton White, +.
T.. Town, and Second Lieut-nant Eugene Pick.
EFT have been relieved from duty in the First
Military District and ordered 10 proceed to
their homes.
SOLD AT LAsT.-Tbe sixty.six hydraulic
presses used in the Treasury Department for
several years pa ST in printing the national cur.
rency, have at last been disposed OF, Secretary
Boutwell, having accepted the bid of IL. H.
Loire, OF Philadelphia, who secures them tor
old iron for about S10,OW. The presses cost
originally over SlO0 .OOO.
PROPOSED SALE OF IRON CLADs.-The Navy
Department is ANXIOUS TO dispose OF a mum Der
OF our iron clads now Ia id up at League sland,
Pennsylvania. The Presidents Of some of the
South American republics are the only persons
who appear desirous to invest in these COM
modIties al present, but they and the Secretary
OF the Navy cannot aglee exactly on the d cures.
REGULATIONS FOR SELLING SMOKING To-
BAcco-The Internal Revenue Bureau has
decided that smoking tobacco cannot ba re-
tailed from pound packages except from ,yood-
en- ones, packed and stamped, and has directed
notice to be given 10 all dealers in tobacco that
The practice of retailing tobacco from pound
packages, as now prevailing, must al once
cease.
YELLOW FBv8R IN THE WEST INDIEs.-The
United States CONSUL at ST. Croix, West
Indies, under date of June ~, informs the
Department Of State that the yellow fever made
its appearance among the soldiers IN the gar.
rison at Christiansted about the end Of April
last. The disease seems to have as .umed an
epidemic form among them. Ten cases and
Eve deaths have occurred.
THR DoHfSrsN OF CAnADA.-The Oommis.
sioner Of the General Land Once has Just ad.
dressed a communication to the Crown Land
missioner Of the Dom MON of aAda, in .
closing with the letter . sketch nap of all
Brush North America north Of the United
States boundary line, and has req uested that
ofncer to delineate on the map the exact out.
line of the Dominion OF Canada and the several
constituent provinces. He has also req uested
re Grown Commissioner to furnish informa.
don concerning the purpose OF the British
Government to extinguish the in tsrest Of the
Hudson Bay Company on thus coutinent and
whether 1t is tine purpose Of the British Gov
srnment 70 attach that region Of country to the
Dominion OF Canada, and II not under wha,
separate organization it will be established and
what will be the sest Of the legislative, execu.
| tive and judicial power If 1t should not be an.
| nexed. The enicer charged with the sur
yeys and management OF the Grown lands
| in the Hudson's Bay territory has called upon
Commissioner Wilson tor reports calculated to
Give him com plete inform Alton of tha svstsYn
affecting the original surveyors OF the town.
ships in the Western and Northwestern States
| 1t Is thought that the American system OF sur
II xars Ia th.. hast Ia use In thai antrx