Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-27

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
lTrIRNAL R1vENUs.-Ths receipts from this
source to-day were d, ,29o. .ss2ss.
VIII. BAKroH has been promoted from third
TO fourth class cierkship in the Office Of the
Solicitor Of the Treasury.
NOMINATION wITHDRAwN.-The Presden
has withdrawn the nominatien of Alonzo b.
Cornell as Assistant Treasurer at New York
city.
BRKvET COLONEL CHARLES SUTHERLAND,
Assistant Medical Purveyor, has been ordered
to New York to assume temporarily the duties of
Chief Medical Purveyor, United States army.
THE BILL BQrALIzINe BoUNTIEs which passed
the House OF Representatives short time since
win, If 1t becomes q law, require the payment OF
s1O1 ,947 ,s25 according to an official statement OF
the Treasury Department.
SECRETARY RoBEsoN left here on Saturday
deliver the annual address to the alumni OF
Princeton College tomorrow. He will return
here on Thursday.
COLONEL M. l. LUDDINGToN, of the Quarter
masters Department, has been ordered to re-
pair to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to appear as a
witness in the case of the United States against
George F. Boongesser and others.
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of gold saved as interest which will be sold bS
the Government next month will reach near
two million three hundred thousand dollars
This is exclusive of the regular monthly sales OF
Secretary Boutwell,.
/ COMMANDER E. o. MATHEWS, in charge OF
the torpedo station at Newport, r. l., reports to
the Navy Department that the French line of
battle ship "Jean Bart" and brig Oblieado.
composing the French practice squadron,
arrived there on Friday from Bahia, Brazil, and
would remain at Newport ten days.
THE PRINTING BUREAU OF THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT.-Isaac Johnston, of the Secre-
tary's Office; @. A. Prentiss, of the Register q
office; and s. Guthrie, Of the Treasurers Office,
Of the Treasury Department, have been ap-
pointed q committee by Secretary Boutwell, to
NAL an examination of the affairs OF the
Printing Bureau Of the Treasury in accordance
with the established custom.
HON. WIN. A. RICHARDSON, Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, will relieve Secretary
Boutwell, for few weeks In order that he NAV
have q summer vacation. Mr.. Richardson, IL
will be remembered, rendered his resignation
some time since, ut it has not yet been accep-
ted. He positively declines to act permanently
IS Assistant Secretary preferring his position on
the Bench in his native state.
WHITE RECRUITS ASSIGNED TO CoLoREp
fEeIMENTs.-Iti Is understood that orders will
he issued authorizing the assignment of white
recruits in the Ninth and Tenth regiments of
cavalry, now composed Of colored troops. The
object of this is to keep the regiments up to the
numerical standard, in view Of the constant
demands upon this arm of the service. 1t 1.
only with great difficulty that colored recruits
are obtained.
THE TEXAS PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The ChrOn-
tcle's leader of vestArdey y--,s----s~-aA---s
ta,. ssaupgeiy. It states that
" The debate in the Senate OF the United
states on Thursday evening, when the bill
granting the right of way over the public do
pany was before that body, was throughout and
finally signal vindicatiOn OF the character and
services OF General Fremont, the president of
the company having that special work in
Now. the facts of the case are Just here:-Tbe
Transcontinental, Memphis, Ell Paso and Pa
cifc Railroad Company, Of which General FIRE.
mont Is president, has had no bill or Joint
resolution before the Senate since the 9th inst.
Two Of that companys joint resolutions, that
had been pending in the Senate many months,
were on that day indefinitely postponed.
The railroad bill debated in the Senate last
Thursday evening was that Of the Tens Pacific
Railroad Company, Of which Gen1 Fremont is
not President nor has he, as we understandit,
anything to do with it excepting that his name
has been placed among the corporators.
Two bills have been introduced during the
present session, granting the right of way, Sc,
over the public lands to the Transcontinental
Railroad Company, but neither, we believe, have
been reported from any committee, or stand
any chance Of passage. ~
NoMIFArIONs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day:
George Cogswell to be Collector of" Internal
Revenue fors the Sixth Massachusetts, District
vice n. 5. Howe, to be removed.
First Lieutenant w. b. Kennedy to be Cap
Second Lieutenant Oliver E. Wood to be First
Lieutenant Fifth Artillery.
Poetmasters.-Julius Ropes. at Ishpenning.
Mich; William d. Hitchcock, Alpena, Mich:
A. 8. Allen, Berea, Ohio; w. w. Webb, La
Crosse, Wis.,; Nicholas p. Trist, Alexandria, Vs.
JUDGE PURCELL ON THE WAR PArH-Judee
Purcell was at the Capitol this morning endeay-
oring to learn more of the g fraud" by which,
he alleges, the bill was passed hysting him from
the judgeship. He had evidence intended to show
that President Grant would not have signed the
bill had he known the contents. Ths v,attar
he says, IL to be tested before the Supreme
Court, when he expects justice to be done him.
Either the old judgeship or the new one must
the Judge have; otherwise dctwu est de repubI;ca.
as the Judge would say, It Is all over with the
Commonwealth, and the ID. Of G..
The AMOUNT DUE TIE CORPORATION La
BoRKRs--ALL THE WARDS HEARD FROM AT
LAsT.-William B. Dobbins, late Commissioner
Of the Sixth Ward, has informed the Senate
Committee on the District Of Columbis, that he
has run the corporation in debt from January
81 to June ], for street work BY days labor the
Amount Of orders redeemed. 1yO69 90