Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-13

WASHINGTON,
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvKsUE.-The receipts to-day
rom this source were sl93 ,99225.
COMMODORE ALDEN, Chief OF the Bureau OF
Detail at the Navy Department. is acting Secre
tary OF the Navy during the absence Of Secre-
tary Robson, who is at his homein Camden.
INDEMNITY SCHOOL SRLKCTIoNs.-The Com
missioner OF the General Land Office has sub
mitted to the Secretary of the Interior, for his
approval, two lists OF school selections in the
San Francisco and Msysville districts, State OF
California, containing an aggregate area Of
% 1880 acres.
THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS has desip-
mated Mr.. j. w. Babson as acting Chief Clerk
of the Pension Bureau till the return Of Mr..
Trevitt, the Chief Clerk, who is absent on sick
leave, and In the meanwhile Mr.. Cleary, who
has been serving in that capacity, will act as
assistant.
CENSUS BuRRAU.-The following appoint
ments as frst-class clerks were made to- day in
this bureau: Christian NJ. Beckert, William G.
Keech, wm Haines, and Levi Rosenbaum, Of
the District Of Columbia; W. j. Parker, s. j.
Douglass, and j. e. Reynolds, of New York; II.
X. Kretchmar, of Wisconsin, and F. A. Scan
Ian, of PENNSYLVANIA.
DECISIONS IN PATENT CAsEs-In the inter-
ference cases of Albert Jeffers VS.. VIM. Duche-
min, for machine for moulding, rounding and
ehannelling the soles Of boots and shoes, and F.
A. Hewins We. ID. b. Spooner, for improved
watermeter, the Commissioner of Patents to day
rendered decisions in favor Of Duchsmin and
Spo0ner in their respective cases.
BAILEY's BoNDsMRN.-Accordng to New
York paper the gentlemen who were sureties on
the official bond Of Mr.. Bailey, the defaulting
internal revenue collector of New York, have
not been and will not be made to suffer. 1t
says ait appears that more than Bailey we're
mixed mp in the defalcation, and, IL the matter
was thoroughly sifted, some important individ-
uals would be unpleasanty involved in the diff
fculty. Hence the entire matter is allowed to
drop" Doubtful.
BIDs YoR INDIAN SUPPLIRs.-The Commis-
sioner Of Indian Affairs yesterday opened bids
for furnishing supplies for issue to Indians at
Ysnktown, milestone, Crow Creek, Cheyenne
and Grand River Agencies insDakotah Terri
tory, the supplies bid for amounting tn i've mil
lion one hundred and forty thousand pounds of
beef, and three hundred and ninety thousand
pounds Of bacon. There were seventeen bid
ders iE sll, Of whom Joseph F. Gibbs, at3x
cents for beef, and j. W. Bosler, at Is cents for
bacon, were the lowest.
CHANGES OF STATIONS OF NAVAL OFFICERS
Several changes are contemplated in the stations
Of naval officers, the most important of which is
the transfer Of Rear Admiral Melancton Smith
from the command OF the Washington Navy
Yard to the command OF the New York yard, in
place Of Rear Admiral Godon, and the assign
ment Of Rear Admiral L. N. Goldsborough to
the command Of the Washington yard. Admi-
raj Godon will be assigned to du.y as Post Admit
raj at New York, in place Of Stringham, who is
retired ofhcer, and cannot be upon active duty
under the recent order Of the Secretary That
order also abolishes the position Of Post Admi-
raj at all places except New York, and by it
Rear Admiral Goldsborough Ton the active list),
who is Post Admiral at Washington, ID. c.,
would have no duties to perform after the
date upon which the order takes effect, October
LIST, unless q change is made.
TIE POSITION Of the United States In refer
ence to the French-Pruss war seems to be
misunderstood abroad; otherwise It would not
be believed in Prague that our government has
sent q dispatch to the American Minister at
Berlin, expressing the hope that there would
now be q cessation Of the war, in view Of the
fact that its misson-namely, the disbursement
OF Napoleon-had been accomplished. Nor
would 1t be believed In London that three ener-
getic dispatches have passed through that city
from Washington to Berlin. protesting against
the further continuation Of the war. The only
Official dispatch sent abroad relating to the war
was that referred to In Saturdays STAR, 3D.
dressed to Minister Bancroft, hut copies of
which were also transmitted to Ministers Wash-
burne and Motley, to the effect that while ne
cannot act In connection with other nations. ret
IL our good o6ices should be requested by both
the belligerents, we should be happy to extend
them with q view Of bringing about peace be-
tween the two great powers with which we have
traditional friendship.
PRBsEST CoFDITIoN OF THE UNITED STATES
NAvY.-There are about $50 vessels belonging
t0 the Navy, but not one-half OF them are In
not number fifty vessels In all. Six or eight
steamers are on special service, and fifteen or
eighteen are In use at the various navy yards
and stations as tug boats, receiving ships, &C.
few vessels are being fitted out at the several
navy yards, and four or i've are in use at the
Naval Academy. The others are lying Idle at
navy yards throughout the country.
The fourth class screw steamer Galena, at
the Norfolk navy yard, was recently offered for
sale at public auction; but no bid was received
equal to the amount Of her appraisenent, con-
sequentiy she was not disposed Of There are
large number OF such vessels laid up in the vari-
Gus navy yards, which we're purchased during
the rebellion, and are OF no use to the govern.
ment now, and cannot be sold, "a private parties
WIN not pay the price for them which has been
fixed by board Of naval officers. These vessels
are mostly fourth clas steamers, from one To
fve hundred tonnage, And were purchased for
service in the Southern rivers during the rebel.