Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-23
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvKSuE.-The receipts from this
source TO- day were S3I3,05
SECRETARY DELANo viii return to the city
this evening.
F. W. FooT, Of New York, has been appoint
ell first class clerk in the Pension Office.
MISS ANNIE HoPPERToN has been appointed
stenogrspher On duty in the Office Of the Secre-
tary Of the Interior.
INDIAN AGENTS APPoINTRp.-Robert 8.
Clark, OF Ohio, aud James y. Miller, OF Mis-
souri,, lave been appointed Indian Agents for
the territory OF New Mexico.
GEN. SHERMAN left here last evening for
Cleveland, to attend the reunion OF the army
of the Cumberland, and will return again on
Saturday.
The TREASURY DEPARTN EST was closed az
noon to-day, by order of Secretary Boutwell,,
and the clerks therein allowed to leave the Office
10 prepare for Thanksgiving.
AT THE WHITE HoUsB.-Among those who
had interviews with the President to-day were
John Russell Young, Mr.. Wells, President of
the American News Association; Supervisor
butcher, Of New York, and others.
ALL CLAIMS to be adjudicated by the Mexican
commission, which were not flied prior to Feb
ruary 1, 1869, will be rejected by the commits
sion. Under this rule two cases have already
been rejected.
NUNBER OF U. .. TRooPs have been
ordered to Georgia, to aid in enforcing the exc
nj ba esin al al To
State, at the approaching election. Atlanta
will be the point OF distribution.
The LIBEL SUIT of Mr.. j. nj. Binkley against
Hon. T.. "A. Rollins. late Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, was yesterday postponed In the
United States Circuit Court in Baltimore until
the ensuing term. The suit has now been pend.
ing for more than two years.
POSTMASTER GENERAL CRRswKLL in his
report will recommend the adoption OF the
penny postal card, similar to those now in use
in England and Germany. The card is bought
stamped at the Government postoffiee, and i.
transmitted tbrO ugh the mails open.
The INTERIOR OF THE CArIToL has been
greatly improved during the past summer. Up
holsterers, painters, carpenters and others h ave
been busy throughout the building rentting
Il
ventilation OF both Houses has been materially
improved. A new carpet mas been laid upon
the door OF the Senate at cost Of $1,000, being
81 goo less than the old one cost.
TIE ARMY RETIRING BOARD in session at
the War Department, of which Gen. Hancock i.
president, will probably complete its business
in about two weeks. over $50 officers have been
summoned before the board for examination a.
TO their fitness for the continuance in the ser
vice. 1t is thought that over eighty officers will
be found incapacitated for service on account
of physical disabilities contra cted in the line Of
duty. .r
NAVAL ORDERS To-DAY.-Lieut Eugene W.
Watson, ordered to ordnance duty at the Nor
folk yard; Passed Assistant Paymaxter j, K.
CarmOdy, ordered to the Pawnee; First Asst
Engineer Clark Fisher, ordered to special dut ;,
at New York; Commander A. W. Weaver de-
command the Terror; Mdshipman Charles p
kunbardt, detached from the Nipsic and Or
dered to the Guard. The orders of Commander
r.. T.. Grafton, to command the Terror, have
been revoked.
The Alleged European Alliances,
STRANGE STORIES OF SECRET TREATIES.
Our cable kilograms have made brief mention
of alleged secret alliances between Russia and
Prussia on the one hand, and England, France
and Austria On the other. In reference to these
matters special correspondent at London tele-
graphs as follows l have undoubted informa-
ton, which will be able to substantiate i'm a
few days by evidence, OF the existence of Sc
eTet alliance, offensive and defensive, between
Russia and Prussia, entered into before the
present war between Prussia and France. The
fact recently discovered that, after the signing