Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-22
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

INTERNAL RKvRNUE-The receipts to-day
from This ssurco were s273,ois.s4.
SEcRETARf robson is expected to arrive
here on MOs'lay.
AT THkCABINET MEETING YESTERDAY, Sec
Rotary Boutwell, denied the published state ments
charging a disagreement between himself and
Commissioner Delano, of the Internal Revenue
Office,
INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICERS DrsNIsssp-
Nlc;or Heinberger, G.. II. Anderson, and WA.
.. Matthews, assistant ASSESSORS and q. A
Coachman, gauger of isternal revenue in New
York, have been dismissed by Commissioner
DelaDo.
MAJOR GENERAL ". s. HANCOCK who Ar
rived here last evening to attend the Retiring
Board, of which he is president, visited the
white House this morning in company with
Lieutenant General Sherman and had q pro-
uacted interview with the President.
IHk SCHOOL STATISTICS FOR THE DISTRICT.
MI Barr I'm charge Of the census returns for the
District Of Cclunbia, desires us to s.ate. that
the school statistics to which reference WAS
made in yesterdays STAR, were rot for the
whole District as our reporter was informed.
but only for the city of Washington, and that
he believes them to be correct
APPOINTMENTS by The PRHsIpKNP.-The
PRESIDENT this morning appointed William X.
Thrah L. s. Marshal for the southern district
OF Ohio, and s. W. Ashenfelter L. 8. Attorney
for the Territory of New Mexico
yesterday evening he appointed the following
New Mexico; Orlando F. Piper. OF Ill at New
1iexic0; John j. CritchiOn, Of n. Y, at Utsh:
=. -. Williamson, of ID. c., ut New Mexico:
y. Grmch, OF ILL.,, Chcctaw and Chickasaw.
ThR feDeTDRNc visited the Treasury Depsrt-
nent this morning and had an hours inter Wow
With Secretary Boutwell,. Hethen had lengthy
conference with Commissioner Delano in the
Internal Revenue Office. member Of Ihe
Cabinet who saw the President TO-DAY sisted
that it was now settled that Mr.. Delano wa to
be made Secretary Of the Interior. His ecm-
mission, however, will not be made out for sev.
erai days, as Secretary Cox will not retire for
week or two.
( The CASE oP THE CoLoRED CApRr-The
court-mart:al at West Point heretofore referred
% in the STAR, assembled at West Point Thcrs-
day for the trial of Cadets Smith, Wilson and
Davies. Cadet Smith is the colored boy whose
presence at the academy has excited 90 nu oh
Comment. He and Cadet Wilson are arraiersd
upon charges preferred by Lieut. Col. Uetcn,
the Comm0ndant. COR creating q disturbance
in camp, and coming to blows with fellow
cadet" The court is expected to continue IN
session for q week or so.
DID WASHINGTON HAVE SHAKE IN TEE
BARrHQuAKR BUSINESS And now it is said
that very faint shock of the earthquake OF
Thursday was felt in this city. A prominent
navy officer on duty at the Navy Departments.
and who lee experienced earthquakes in differ
ent parts OF the world, sitting In his office in the
department. on Thursday about 1l:I5, felt dis
thct movement of his chair, and remarked TO
himself, being alone at the time, "If We're In
an earthquake country should say that was An
earthquake" but paid no further attentio, to
the matter until that afternoon, when he read
the reports ofthe shake up in The STAR.
l"DRKADPUL EFFECT OF THE EARTHorAKE-
effects of the late rumbling and 1uaking or
terra frpsd is the fate Of one of the editors OF
orr evening contemporary. On the first shake
Metropolitan Hall, and thence ont into the
street, where, in his mad efforts to seek some
SHELTER, he got lost In the cesspoos and common
levers. bsa thing Tor dyspepsia, that Very
digestion. '-Sforning 'Putlicdn and Sinner.
Not half SO distressing As the effect on our
cetemporary 'publicans AID sinners. One.of
tAem, according to general report, gnawed his
nails to the qaisk in the fright, and The other.
who has been guiding unlimited lager for his
stomach's sake, until he coafounds Lazarus
with the much-praying Pharisee, in Scripture
qpotation, was so badly demoralized that he
mistook Murder Bay for his own quarters. Very
bad for dyspeptics, very,
The ILLNESS OF SENATOR CAMERON There
seems to be good deal Of contradictory state
me mt in regard to the illness Of Senator Cam
eron A telegram from Baltimore Yesterday
to the effect that he had been attacked with
paralysis, was received by the President and
rRd' in Cabinet. subsequently a messenger
arrived here, bringing the same information
and stating further that the left side and left
arm of the Senator were affected by the stroke.
and that he was sent on to Harrisburg by a
special car.
dispatch from Harrisburg to- day st ates that
the illness of MIR. Cameron was nothing moro
serious than congestive chill We trust this
good news will be fully confirmed. 1t is certain
thet MI Cameron was in excellent health and
spirits while in Washington. A few hours be-
fofe he Jeff he was remarking that though
setenty-four years OF age he did not feel older
IMAM thirty. In the same connection, and speak
Ing on the subject Of death he said that his choice
of Charles Dickens, and Of his own brother,
Gen. Cameron, killed at Bull Run.
Though Mr.. Cameron has got into the seven
ties he has buoyancy and activity, ciearnes
Of complexion and general look OF health be-
tofening many additional years OF life. In sp-
peArance, and in IN unvaryine buoysncy and
philosophical chserfulness, he is REMARKABLY
Zip William H. Seward. We trust that both
these distinguished public men may long be
spared to their country.
TEE THIRD AUDITORS RRPoRr.-.The report
OF General Rutherford, Third Auditor or the
Trtasury Department, for the year ending June
sop, 1870, shows that The amount OF Qusrt,r-
mStsrs , q sceornts settled during the year,
Peesion Agents, e25,596, s763o; Engineers,
$5tl2, S4SA; Freedmen AID Abandoned Lands.
SIS, 2l.4l. The total value OF accounts 1T,
tieS during The year involve total expenditure
OF oS S1s6o, leaving 10 Sos unse tiled accounts
on eands involving total smount or $685. !.
~. Inc number Of Pensioners on the rolls
Juee SO, 1910, mot including children who re-
eeSe e per month"; was 1885, 3s. Amount
drswn from the Treasury 10 pay pensions dnrl
ING the year ending j une 30, 1870 SOS 2Si O43 %.