Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-10

VOL. 36-No. 5.459.
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
iETxxsAL Rxvxscs-The receipts to-day
from his source were s4Oi 1896.
TIE President and General Porter, returned
to Long Branch isSt evening on the late train.
Fly GAITHEF has been appointed by the Sec.
retory OF the Treasury to be inspector Of Gus
toms at Baltfziore.
CHARLES a. BoYNTOS, OF Ohio, was to-day
appointed g first class clerk IN the Census Bu
rCau.
JUDGF :. j. DALLAS, Chief OF the Surveying
Diyisior. OF the General Land Ofice, has gone t
the mountains for n few weeks 70 recruit his
health.
THZ NEW FRENCa MINIsrER,-M. Berthemy
has received Official information of the appoint
meTt of NJ. Ledru Rollin to succeed him as min
REsIGNED--A. Curry, Superintendent Of the
Branch Mint at Carson City, Nevada, has ten
dered his resignation to take effect when sue
cessor shall have been appointed and qualified.
HEALTH OF CHIEF JUSTICE CHAsE.-we have
a letter from Nsrragsnsett, X L., stating that
Chief Justice Chase Is slowly recovering from
his illness and is now able TO ride out an hour
each day.
SECRETARY boutwell, will return to Wash
iagton in about a week or ten days when Acting
Secretary RichardsOn OF the Treasury will re-
tuI N 10 Massachusetts and resume his legal du
ties as judge ofthe Probate Court.
ISD,AT TRBATY.-The Commissioner of In
dian Affairs has received and filed a COPY OF
treaty OF everlasting peace concluded between
the Chippewa and Sioux Indians and the United
States at Fort AbereTOmbie, Dakota Territory
on tire 9th OF August last. The treaty is for
warded by Rev. Father Genin, a missionary
and they ask therein that part OF their appro-
pristion be set apart for the erection OF a
Catholic chapel on their reservation.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRRsIDENr-The
President yesterday appointed Alvey A. Adee.
OF New York, Secretary of Legation at Madrid;
VIM. K. Page, Virginia, Consul at Port Said,
Egypt; Saul I'll. Kingman, OF South Carolina
Consul at Brindsi; Thomas j. Brady, Indiana,
Consul at st. Thomas, West Indies; John III
Steuart, OF Pennsylvania. Consul at I.eip ic
Henry Fox, Consul at Plymouth, and Ralph
Ahercrombie, OF Pennsylvania, Consul at Turn
be-.
NAVAL -DRDRRS.-orders have been issued
from the Navy Department, detailing the neces-
OD tbp
Washington navy yard on the 2)th instant, and
Mayfower, at Norfolk, for duty in the Tehuan-
tePec and Nicaragua surveying expedition OF
which Captain X. w. Shufeldt has command As
noticed in The STAR OF yesterday. An order
was also issued, Getachtng Captain Shufelds
from the navy yard at Portsmouth, y. H., and
ordering him to command the expedition.
DECISION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE BIZ
EHAU AS TO WHOLESALE DEALERs.-The Act
ing Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
reversed the recent ruling respecting the sales
OF wholesale dealers. 1t is now held that such
sales are included among those exempted By
section two OF the act OF July II, 1870, and that
those made after the 3Gth instant are not to be
taxed. Sales of leaf tobacco, manufactured
tobacco, snuff, cigars, foreign and domestic
distilled spirits and wines, continue to be liable
alter that date.
TIE WEDDING of Edgar 4. welles, late Chief
Clerk OF the Navy Department, to Mrs. ice
B. Colt, the widow of Edward Colt, will take
place at the residence OF the brides parents. g.
College street, Hartford. Conn.,, on Thursiav.
the 18th inst Mrs. Colt. formerly Miss Alice
Brainard, married to Edward Colt, the
nephew oil Samuel Colt, Esq, OF pistol fame a
few years ago; but her husband lived a very
short time. She is n lady of great personal at
fractions and great wealth.
The PRESIDENT AND Mrs. RAwLINs-A
statement has been copied into certain news
papers that James Fisk, .Ir., or his partner, Jay
Gould, paid the thOusand dollars subscription
for the President last year TO the fund for the
family OF the late General Rawlins There il
not only authority for emphatically contradict
ing his statement. but the additional fact has
been ascertained that more thau double that
amount was contributed by the President. He
has, a trustee, invested S3s, 800 for Mrs. Raw
lins in registered bonds, besides paying 50 O0J on
house for that lady in Danville, Conn.
MEDIATION OF THE UNITED STATES Big
TWEEN FRANCE AND PRUssIA.-The Cabinet
yesterday afternoon, IL is stated, thoroughly dis
cuSsed the Franco-Prussian question, and finally
agreed that despatch be sent to Minister Ban.
croft IN reply to one from him. in which this
government says in substance that while we can
not act in conjunction with other nations vet il
our good offices should be requested by the
belligerents, We would be happy to lend them
with a view 70 bring about a peace between
the two great powers, with which we have ira
ditional friendship. Such a despatch has al
ready been sent TO Mr.. Bancroft
The AMEsWHITNEY CAsH.-The case
Whitney against Ames, land cross BILL is now
before Mr.. James .. Clephane, commissioner,
who has taken the testimony OF Mr.. Whitney
which is very volumnous, making over 800 pages
of legal can. Mr.. Whitney. who as alleaad