Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-14

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WASHINGTON, |
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENuB.-The receipts to-day
from this source were e263, Ili.4s.
ATTORNEY GENERAL AKERNAN l. expected
~ return here from Georgia on Saturday next
Accommodating Secretary Richardson
has appointed 4. b, Elliott Chief Clerk of the
Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.
CONSUL PARSONS, at Santiago de Cuba, dsed
yesterday afternoon of vomito, after short il
ness.
PERsoSAL.-Jo. ". Holden, editor of the
raleigh (N C.) Stssdard, and Geo. q. Peck,
Collector I'd North Carolina District, are at the
National
INDIAN AGRSTs.-Dr. ". f. Cady, Chi IF
Clerk Of the Indian Bureau, has been appointed
indian Agent at Fort Hall, Idaho res, gsat;on
and A s. Reid, has been appointed Special In
dian Agent at the Milk River Mountain Agency.
THE COLORADO ELBcrIoN.-A dispatch re-
ceived at the Executive Mansion this morning
from Gov. McCOok of Colorado, announces
that Chaffee, republican, has been elected dele
gate TO Congress, and that heavy republican
gains are reported throughout the Territory
This confirms our telegram in another column.
PATENT CASES DECIDED.-In the cases of d.
y. Holman VS.. Patrick Foley, for Improvement
in double acting pumps, and OF Hosea Ball VS.
A. G. Fletcher, for Improvement in CRATE bars
the Commissioner of Patents to-day rendered
decisions in favor of Holman and Fletcher, re-
spectlyely.
GEN. JUDsoN kiLPATgICK, United States
Minister to Chill, arrived in New York on Mon
day on the Arizona with his wife and family.
He brings with him the body of Gen. Edwin
Cook, late Secretary OF Legation, Who died IN
Chill from disease contracted in Southern
prisons.
TOBACCO TAX DKCIsIOS.-Acting Commits
sioner Douglass has decided that stemmed
tobacco imported by cigar manufacturer from
foreign country and subsequently used In the
manufacture Of cigars is not subject to an inter.
nal revenue tax as manufactured tobacco inde
pendent OF the internal revenue tax pa:d by the
manufacturer upon his cigars.
THE MIDsHIPMEN.-The practice ship Sa-
vannah with the midshipmen from Annapolis
on board, which recently arrived in Hampton
rOnro .ts,a,
will come to the wharf at the Naval Acad.
emy in Annapolis tomorrow. and the s.mid.lie,n
will he allowed their leave OF fifteen DAYS from
Tomorrow. Nearly all will leave for their
homes in the afternoon.
LANDS TAKEN Up UNDER THE HOMESTEAD
ACT.-Returns received yesterday by Commits
sioner Wilson, of the General Land Office, from
Santa Fe, y. NJ, Bayfield,, Wis, junction City
Kansas, and Litchfield, Mimi, show a disposal
OF 81 ,Oes acres of the pnblic lands during the
past month. The greater portion OF the land
was taken up under the Homestead Act. of Julv
~, 1862. The books OF the General Land once
show an average of about fifty letters a day. in
reference to the act Of July -, 1870, granting
railroad lands to soldiers. Applicants for infor-
nation are promptly supplied with circulars
and instructions.
SENATOR WILSON, of Mass, who is chairman
Of the republican Congressional committee. ar
rived here this morning to look after the busi-
ness OF the committee. Correspondence which
he has from all sections OF the country goes to
snow that the republican party is IN healthy
condition. Reports from various Congress
sioDal districts indicate that the number of re-
presentati,es lost and gained by the Republicans
will about balance each other. In regard to the
MasgQChnSaffs
presses the opinion that Wendell Phillips vii,
draw no votes from the republican candidate
The "workingmen' drawn to his support will
be mainly those who have heretofore voted the
democratic ticket The Senator leaves hero to-
morrow evening.
RELIEVING RETIRED NAVAL OFFICERS Faox
ACTIVE DUTY.-The Bureau OF Detail at the
Navy Department was to-day engaged in pre-
pairing the necessary orders relieving from ac-
tive duty all officers who are upon the retired
list, in accordance with the recent order OF the
Secretary, noticed in THE STAR. Nearly one
hundred officers are effected by this order. the
principal ones being the Port Admirals. as fol.
lows:-Stringham, At New York; Breese. at
Philadelphia; Paulding, at Boston; Sands. at
Norfolk; Thatcher, at Portsmouth, NH. and
Craven, at San Francisco. A number of Com
modores, Captains, Commanders and minor Of
fcers, who are on duty as light house inspectors
commanding naval stations, receiving shios.
&c, are also relieved, besides large number
OF staff officers, surgeons, paymasters and en-
eineers.
PoLITIcAL.-The republican congressional
convention Of the third district of MARYLAND.
composed OF thirteen wards Of Baltimore, which
met September ], failed to make nominat ations
Arn hat
X. Steckett Matthews and General Adam f..
King. Subsequently portion of the delegates
met and nominated the former gentleman. Yes
terday the delegates preferring General King
met and went into nomination, when the name
Of General Adam +. King was presented nv
George Elliott, of the ilth ward, and his name
was received with much applause. Captain
oliver nominated Il. Stsckett Matthews. The
wards were then called. with the folIowinS
result The 9th, 10th. 1lth 18th, 14th. 18th and
nth wards each gave five votes for King: the
l2ah ward four votes and the 18th one vote (Nr.
Beehler) which was received with applause-
total 40 votes The sth, 18th, 18th and II tn wards
were not represented. (.eneraI X ipo ,was a.