Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-12
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
SENATOR DRAKE, Of Missouri, is in town.
INTERNAL REvKSuR.- receipts from this
source to-day were s2o.072.os.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE is recovering his
health, and is now able to ride an hour each day.
HON. +. Il. SPINNER, Treasurer of the United
states, who has been iii for several days past, Is
much better to-day, and able to attend to his
Official dutes.
APPOINTMENT oP>A REVENUE COLLECTOR
The President has appointed Hiram z. Kelley
Internal Revenue Collector for the 9Th district
OF Wisconsin, vice Daniel B. Priest.
SOLICITOR BANFrHLD, of the Treasury, has
gone to Boston to confer With Secretary Bout
well in regard to the uaexpended balance
muddle.
THE L. s. STEAMER GUERRIRRE Just fitted out
at New York, will probably sail from that port
about the latter part of this week for the Med,-
terranean to join the European squadron.
j. FRED. MYERS, late proprietor o. the Cira
Serriee Journal, has been assigned to duty in tho
Internal Revenue Division of the Secretary 3
Office, Treasury Department.
THE L. S. STEAMER TALLApoosA left the
Portsmouth, n. II navy-yard on Thursday for
Washington, leaving freight at New York, Phil
adelphia and Norfolk on the way hom..
ASSIGNMENT OF REcRUIrs-Tbe suDeriptep
dent OF recruiting service at New York citv has
been ordered TO forward fifty recruits to Fortress
Monroe, Va, for assignment to Co. A, Sd artiile-
ry.
CAPT. s. p. LEE, L. 5. A, has been relieved
from duty in the Department of Missouri. and
ordered to report his address to the President
of the retiring board at Fort Leayenwofth
Kansas.
ASSISTANT SURGEON H. AUIICH has been de-
tached from the Naval Hospital in this city, anl
ordered to the Lancaster, in the South Atlantic
Fleet, and Assistant Surgeon T.. G. Dunnlng has
been ordered to the Naval Hospital here.
fHE WILL OF the late Admiral Farragut has
betn offered to Surrogate Hutchins, OF New
York. for probate. His property in that city
consists of real estate valued at 500 o00 all of
which he leaves TO his wife and son. His war
trophies are beIueathed to his son.
THE DIsTILLKRIEs throughout the country
which have been idle during the ho: weather
are now resuming work, and already the demand
for internal revenue stamps is rapidly increas-
ing. Active operations will b. resumed i'm all of
the distllleries during this and the next month.
INCREASE OF INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The receipts from Internal revenue from the
first of July TO date have been Si5,74i4325S
and the receipts for corresponding period OF
1sC9 were So, ,i24 ,0iG65, showing an increase OF
80 sSao, IS during the present year.
The BrsrAU or ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
will turn over to the Treasury this week the
new one thousand dollar notes, completing the
last oil the new series oil legal tenders. A Wig
nette OF Oliver wolcott, the second Secretary of
tie Treasury, adorns the notes, which are fine
~peeimens of engraving.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE PATENT AND PENSION
OFFIcks.-The Secretary Of the Interior to-day
made the following appointments: Pension Of
ice-First class clerk. w. s. Worcester, of Yer
mont. Patent Ofice-Laborers, s. l.. Nichols,
Wm. Fl. Bell, James Ritter, and Henry Quinn;
copyists, at $500 per annum, Misses Lizzie G.
Jennings, Eosa Whiting and Elizabeth varney.
TIE STORM SIGNAL CORPs.-Thirty-two men.
ranking as sergeants, have already been enlisted
in the signal corps, and are to be assigned to
duty In the different parts of the country. They
are at present encamped at Fort whipple, near
his city. and are under competent instructors.
The most advanced will be examined this week
and at once assigned for duty at the most imror-
tant points. The whole number, it is thought.
will be ready for assignment by the last of this
month, and the system of telegraphing and sig
mailing the approach Of storms and making OBJ
servations OF the weather practically begun. A
number Of those encamped at Fort whipple are
suffering with ague and fever, and bilious com
plants, which are very prevaenton that side OF
the Potomac, and measures should be taken to
remove the camp to some healthier locality.