Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-17

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvKNUE-The receipts to-day
from this source were S376, ,3l3.1I.
JoRN JAY KNOX, Esq, Deputy Comptroller
OF he Currency, h9s returned to this ci,y ON
an e. nded trip through the noIsh.
Hon. CK'PGE HARRINGTON, formerly Minis
ter 10 SW itzer'ard, Will it 's said shortly be ap
pointed Minister to Belgium.
IL Geneva (rl) Republican states that .
brother of Gen. Grant, a lie; ( ,er dealer in
chicago, IS about starting a tannery at Geneva
Ihs ANNUAL PEPoRTs.-Acting Secretary
Richarfsol yesterday requel led all heads OF
Bureaus in the Il 'essmy Department to have
their annual reports ready for the public printer
oy the LIST OF November.
ASSIGNMENT OF RECRrITs-The snperinter-
dent OF recruiting service at New York has been
directed to forward 30 recruits - Omaha, Ne
",
and 200 to Fort Rice, Dakota TIE. tory, for as
signment to 'he .even'eenth irtanry.
LOOKING APTER THE SECURIrIRs.-The Act
ing Comm 3iOner of Internal Revenue has di-
rected that the )nds of all Off GERS of internal
revenue throughout the country shall be ex-
amined in order that the responsibility of sure
tics may be assured.
Hon. HoRArIo KING, OF this city, has an ar
ticle in the October number Of Tie GIlory on
James Buchanan. Mr.. Kings purpose is to
show that Mr.. Buchanan did not sympathise
with the secessionists, and the article will. on
many accounts, be particularly interesting to
Washington people.
ARMY OFFICERS DISCHARGED ANDRss GAo
Captain Walter 3. Franklin, l.. 8. A. Major
VIM. McE. Dye, unassigned, and First Lieuten-
ant Charles s. Medsry, Th'-d ARTILLERY, have
been honorably discharged the service of the
Crited s -ates under the provisions of the new
army BIZ" Sec md I 'euterant Charles II. Rel.
'th cava'ry has re-. NED.
STRICT CoNsTRUCTIoN.-In the legislative
judicial and executive appropriation bill Do ssed
at the last session of Consress, mistake occurs
in the addition OF the amount ne essary I, nav
the salaries OF the employees of the Post Office
Department The latter clause Of the section
appropristes S3c2,4?o, but the various items
mentioned make the aggregate of appropriation
s3i4 ,S00-a difference OF Si23s0. Comptroller
Taylor, in the s,fict construction OF the law
holds that he can only pay the $780,, ,i2o specified
in the act, and not the SS7i, 90 indicated by the
vsrious items.
COMPUTATION TO CRIPPLED SoLDIYRs-Ac-
. 80
crippled soldie.J OF the country were allowed
Communication of seventy-fve dollars fer leg.
and tii.y dollars 5or an arm lest in the service;
the commutation to be paid by the Commissioner
orPens'Ors. The app]ica lions poured in rapidly,
and during the late absence OF the Commissioner
accumulated to such an ext INT that an additiona,
force was put y work; aud the rommutatiors-
,G2s in number-have all been complet I'd and
sent TO the interested pa -ti1 3, the last having
been mailed this al terncor.
CAPT. C4ARLvs q. Cox. 10th infantry, re
c2ntly led before general court martial at
Fort Leavenworth, and found guilty of drunk
enness on duty, misappropriating public proper
ty ard o'iCr conduct p ejudicial to the service
was sentenced - be dism' ssed the service and
casr,e-ed; to be fined $500, and confined in the
penitentjary thr yes-s, and to be IN addition
thereto "opfned in the same pepitentiary for
he fcrther Period OF one year If the fine be not
paid. The President approved the sentence,
but on the recommendation OF the general OF the
al nv so much thereof as relates to imprison-
ment in the penitentiary is RENTED.
The ENGLISH MIssIoN.-The Washington
correspondents: of the Boston Adce, t,sey says tb,t
the President rendered the English mission
about a week since - q western oIitician, who
Is believed u be Judge Orth Of Indiana, and
the notice OF bis acceptance has just reached the
depar tment. The name, however, is withheld
until the papers can be sent to tie President.
just before the adjournrers Of Congress, when
change Of ministers At Berth WIS talked o.,
Judge Orth was rec omrended to the President
by lsrge pumber o. Sena' DTS and Representa-
tives, and the entire democratic DELEGATION !,
the House, and there wes q s.rong disposition
on the part of the Executive {, apr oint him. IL
is believed by prominent officials that Judge
Orth is the man sci ;tcd.
The FArRAGuT OBsEQUIRs.-The United
States steamer Brookb sailed from Hampt,,
Roads, at daylight this morr ing, for Portsmouth.
n. H., where the remairs Of the late Admiral
Fairagut v III be taken on board and conveyed
- New York. The municipal authorities 1T
Portsmouth, n. H.. having the mater in charge.
In connection with Commodore Per1ock, com
manding the na'y-yard there, who Is brothe,-
in-law Of the late Admiral, will fix upon dav
for the removal OF the remalrs, and the Navy
Department will be notified Immediately. Ire
Brooklyn is q second-clsss frigate, carrying %
guns, and sister ship Of the old Hartford. the
flagship Of Admiral Farragut during the rebel
lion. Appropriate horors will be show to the
deceased by the muricipai autho. tiles or New
York. 1t tiseApected that the President, Admi
raj Poi',r and Secretary Robeson will be pres
ent at the ceremonies in New York.