Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-18
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvENuE-The receipts to-day
from this source were $685. ,ea6.
MR.. AND MRS CoLFAx lett Rondout yester
day for New York in the steamer Mary Powell
CON, woRpRN, of Monitor fame, is at Dresden
for a second seasen, in greatly improved health
THE ORDER dismissing Capt. Peter Moriarty
5th Iowa volunteers, has been revoked, and he
has been honorabiy discharged the service.
SECRETARY boutwell, is expected to return
here on Tuesday next from his home in Groton,
Massachusetts.
Ex.PRRsIDENr JOHNSON writes to hts
friends that he expects TO be here about the 1st
July.
THE ORDER assigning Capt. N. Thonasson
to duty in connection with the registration and
election in the State of Virginia has been re.
voked.
GENERAL PORTER, Private Secretary, this
morning received information from the Presi-
dent stating that he will return here on Mon
dav evening.
MAJOR J. GREY JEWELL has resigned a third
class clerkship IN the Sixth AUDITORS ofice,
and has been appointed consul at Singapore,
British India.
THE 2p INTERNAL REvsNUE DISTRICT OF
MAINE, Enes T. Luce, Assessor. has been re-
organized, and the ten Subdivisions consoli-
dated into six. BY the reorganization the force
is reduced four assistant assessors.
ELEVEN MESSENGERS were yesterday dis
charged from the Sixth Auditors Once, and
five this morning from other bureaus of the
Treasury Department. The discharge il on
account of the reduction in the late &pPropria-
tion bills, and their places will not be supplied.
Mr.. N. WILSON, lately Assistant District At.
torney, was not removed, as many persons
suppose, but resigned that position for the
purpose of entering into partnership with Mr..
J. Hubby Ashton, lately Assistant Attorney
General.
RRDREMBD.-The sum Of $540,0O0, in three
per cent. certificates, were redeemed in New
York yesterday. This is q much larger
amount than has been redeemed in any single
day heretofore, the redemption OF these certifi-
Gates having been very slow for some time
past.
Col. RAYMOND BURR, chief OF detectives and
superintendent of supervisors Of the Internal
revenue bureau, is about to leave here for Co.
lumbus, Ohio, to enter upon the discharge of
his duties as warden OF the Ohio penitentiary.
Col. Burr is succeeded by Col. Jos. w. Dwyer,
late government pension agent at Columbus
| Ohio.
SECRETARY RAwLlNs has taken no further
action in relation To the reduction of force in
War Department or bureaus thereof, but was
| to-day engaged in the examination Of reports
upon the subject from several heads OF divis-
| ions. All the reports are not yet In and no
| further action will be taken until all are re-
ceived, which probably will be on Monday or
Tuesday next.
THE CELEBRATED MCGARRAGHAN claim
havir 9 been referred to the Attorney General
| by the acting Secretary Of the Interior for his
| opinion, Messrs. Thomas Ewing, Jr., and
| Judge Dent, Of counsel for McGarraghan, ap-
peared before the Attorney General this morn.
ing and made an argu ment against any ac ion
being taken while the case is pending before
| Congress.
PROMOTIONS In THE TREASURY DEPART-
ly been made in the Treasury Department
Office Supervising ArchItect-A. G.. Jacobs
l. from I'd to Sd class. Second Comptroller's
Office-J. q. Adams from 1st to ID class; j.
Mccormick from assistant messenger to mes
| senger; Jacob Lyons from laborer to assistant
messenger. First Auditors Ofhce-H. G..
Daley. J. N. Henderson; A. B. Jamison and
| John W. Porter from I'd to Sd class; John Jay
Hawkins and H. q. Stier from lst to I'd class
v. s. Eggleston has been appointed 10 first
class clerkship in the Statistical Bureau.
MOVEMENTS OF PRESIDENT GRAsr.-The
President arrived at Worcester, Mass, yester-
day afternoon, accompanied by Secretary
Boutwell,, Gov. CIafiin and others. Mayor
Blake made a brief address Of welcome. The
President was then conducted through the
principal streets in an open barouche, with
the Highland cadets as body guard, the mill.
tary, Post No. 10 G.. A. Z. and the fire depart.
ment acting as an escort Six thousand school
children lined the streets and loaded the Presi.
dents carriage with flowers. A collation. was
served At the Bay State House. The President
then left for Springfield and was received there
| with salutes. He was introduced to the citi-
zens by Mayor Winchester, and made a brief
speech, and soon after left in the train for New
York.
TEE SALARIES OF FEMALE CLRRKs.-In the
Legislative, Judicial ana Executive appropri-
tion bill for the year ending June 81, 1870, au-
thorty is given for the employment of sixty
female clerks in the Treasurers office, and the
sum OF s72,o0O was appropriated for their sala-
ries. Twenty-one are autn orized in the offices
Of the Comptroller If the Currency, and the
sum OF Sl5,20O was appropriated for their sala-
Iies. Fifty-five are authorized il the Internal
Revenue Bureau, $4,000 being appropriated
TOR their salaries. These appropriations, 1t
will be observed, are at the rate of SI,2OO for
each female clerk authorized In the above
offices. Under the law Of July 23d, 1866, how
ever, NO female clerk can receive more than
$500 per annum; hence they are paid at that
rate. In the body Of the bill the appropriation
is fixed at s1,20O, but in the sum total at the
foot OF each Office, only $500 is allowed for
them.