Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-21

here to help the President write his mes,age is
all bosh. He is here on private busine ss. and
will leave this evening.
DINED WITH THE PRBsIDENr-Collector
Murphy, of New York, and Hon. VIM. Orion
PRESIDENT OF the Western Union telegraph
Company, dined with the President Yesterday.
MAYOR EMERY, is negotiating for the DUR
chase OF the residence Of the late Secretary
stanton, on street, between 18th ard 18th
streets. The property is valued at 900.
Hon. w. H. SEWARD and party have arrived
at Pekin, according to q telegram received by
Hon. d. A. Risley this morning, ria London.
They 60 next to Ceylon.
AT THE WHITE HoUsR-Amopp thosa who
had interviews with the President TO-DAY we're
secretary Fish, Senator Cattell Collector Mur.
Phy, or New York, Gen. Butler, and Others.
The latter was with tho President this Altar.
noon for some time.
VIscouNT TRErLHARD, appointed Minister Z.
the United states BY the late Emperor Napoleon.
expecting soon to receive formal credentials
from the Provisional Government at Paris
aiter which he viii be officially recognized by the
government here as NJ. Berthemy's Successor
recently vacated by the Spanish Minister.
SENIOR RoBRETs, the Spanish Minister, will
be married in New York on the 18th instant. At
St Stephens Church, to Miss Terry. of that
city Invitations to the wedding have been
issued to the President, members of the Dip,o
matte Corps, and other distinguished people In
washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts will reside
at the corner OF Thirteenth and X streets.
THE SKAL FIsHRRIEs-Information recs;,.,
here from the Islands of st. Paul and ST
George, Alaska, is to the effect that about 600
seals had been captured up to the 10th of Octo-
Der, and II was expected that 4 900 more would
De captured before the close Of the season. The
seals were beginning to leave the Islands how
ever, and the captures were not so numerous As
heretofore.
To INVESTIGATE ALLEGED INDIAN PENSION
FRAUDs.-Mr. T. f. Foster, a clerk in the Pen
sion once, and now acting as special agent, and
george r. webster, pension agent at Fort
Gibson, Oregon Territory, (the latter now in
TINS city, have been appointed special COM
mission to proceed to Fort Gibson to inyestisats
alleged pension frauds among the Indians
there, and will leave to night to be absent six or
eight months.
INV QUAGTRRs.-The clerical force OF the
Pension ONCE being rather crowded by the
occupation Of some Of their rooms by the Patent
ONCE clerks, it has been found necessary To
seek quarters outside, and to-day q number of
decks with accompanying furniture are being
removed to the "McGee" house. on G street
which has been rented for the purpose, and al
joins the building occupied by the Bureau of
Education.
BIDS FOR STAMP PRUNrryn Saoo&o,
Edmunds, Comptroller Tayler, and VIM. p.
Sherman, ESQ.,, the committee to examine the
bids for printing internal revenue stamina
which were opened a few weeks since, have
had no meeting recently, on account of Senator
Edmunds being engaged in the Supreme Court
They will hold meeting this week, however.
and make their report to the acting Commits
>ioner Of Internal Revenue Immediately there
after. The contract will be awarded about the
close Of this week or FIRST of next.
The ERROR reported as having been dis
covered in the report of the Commissioner of
internal Revenue was unimportant, and will
not delay Its completion at ALL but the report
will not be promulgated until the return from
the south Of ex-Commissioner Delano. The
only error was in the item of "spirits in ware
houses" which was at once detected by COM
parison Of the copy with the original, and has
been now corrected. 1t was slight, however.
being nothing more than a mistake of 90 600
gallons among millions.
WE SHALL all be sorry to lose handsome
genial, gentlemanly James X. Young, who leaves
washington and the Tribune bureau to take
charge OF the business department of his broth
er's paper, the New York Standard. He is the
Youngest (no pun intended) man ever entrusted
with so important position as chief correspon-
Gent Of great New York daily, and his success.
full management Of the Trb. Bureau gives as
surance OF brilliant newspaper career before
him. He is to be succeeded on the Tribune BY
Mr.. z. L. White, late day editor of that paper,
said to be capable newspaper man.
SECRETARY FISH ON THE EUROPEAN srruA-
TIoN.-From the latest advices received, Secre-
fary Fish stated to-day that the feeling in
Europe seemed to be more pacific, and ex
pressed the opinion that there would be no
general war. There Is no truth in the report
that the Uuited States has been invited to Join q
congress of the great powers to effect an
amicabls settlement OF the existing difficulties
And even If An invitation should be extended
our government would not accept it, as We have
never interfered in European politics, and it is
against the policy OF the sdministra alton now to
do 30.
REAR ADMIRAL gibson, the present COM
mander OF our European squadron, will be
retired in January next, and will, therefore, be
detached from that command. Rear Admiral
Charles s. Boggs is the next in order
10 succeed Admiral Gibson in the command
Of that squadron, though the name Of
Rear Admiral T. A. jenkins is mentioned as his
successor. Admiral jenkins has been on shore
duty for several years past, and it is probable
that be will be sent 10 sea at an early date.
VICE ADMIRAL ROWAN, who arrived in New
YORK on the Delaware on Saturday, win proba-
bly, visit this city during the present week for
conference with the Secretary OF the Navy.
HIS commission as Vice Admiral was signed and
to him some time since. Mrs. Rowan
resides in Baltimore At present, where she has
lived for the past three years, while the Admi-
raj was in command Of the Asiatic feet. The
new Vice Admiral has not yet been assigned to
any duty, and he win probably reside here
during the approaching winter.