Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-21
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL KEvESUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 35,s6i15
iHE NAVY DEPARTMENT has issued orders TO
nave the United States steamers Narragansett
ana California, at Portsmouth, n. H., navy
yard, htted Tor sea with all possible dispatch.
NEW OFFICE.-Secretary Boutwell, has ap-
pointed Mrs. Eliza Scidmore to supervise the
female employees of the Treasury Department
VINO clean the halls, rooms, &c.
CAPT. ii. X. DAVENPORT, U. s. NJ, for some
ume past on navigation duty at the Navy De-
paftment, has been ordered to duty in the Ord
nance Bureau, at the Department.
PROMOTION IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
N'i. oamuei +. Ellis, of this city, has been pro-
ino'eo from a second to a third class (S1GO0 per
annumn) clerkship in the Bureau Of Ordnance.
navy Department.
uENERAL ScHENCK, it is stated, has closed
with an offer to take the Presidency of the Land
and Emigration Company, at salary of sl2. 900,
ana one condition attached is that he shall not
at the same time hold any political office.
WEISS BEER.-The decision was made yester-
cay at the Internal Revenue Bureau that weiss
beer is a fermented liquor and therefore comas
within the exemption provided for in the act OF
March I'd, 1861.
NEAR ADMIRAL RADPoRD, commanding the
European squadron, informs the Navy Depart-
ment that he arrived at the Downs anchorage.
OIL the coast of England. on the 9Th inst. after
passage OF seventeen days from Lisbon, Por-
tugal.
SENATOR REvELs, according to a dispatch to
the American Press Association, from Louis
Vile, N.Y., yesterday was elected from the Mar
ket street cars in that city TUESDAY, on account
OF MS color, and will bring suit against the
Company for damages
THE IRoN-CLAD MIANToNoMA II ,whichIwas mt
in commission some months since to receive the
feabody funeral fleet, will be laid up at Boston.
ss there Is no further use for her at present Her
ofhcers have all been detached and her crew
will be transferred TO other vessels
TREASURER SPINNER pitched his tents last
Saturday on High Island, above the Little Falls
OF he Potomac, and is now rusticating there
with party of ladies and gentlemen. The
island contains about IA acres, and the party, it
Is said, are enjoying themselves hugely in boat
ing fishing, and other amusements.
SECRETARY boutwell, has not vet awarded
the contract for the exclusive right to catch fur
seals on the Islands OF st. George and st. Paul
Alaska, the bids for which were opened vester
". in rrrUr,
examining the various bids, and will award the
contract during the present week.
COLLECTION OF THE INCOME TAX FROM Gov
ERNMRsT EMPLoYKs.-In accordance with the
provisions Of the new tax bill, a circular has
been prepared at the Internal Revenue Bureau
which will be sent to all government officials.
notifying them that on and after the lsr of An
gust the income on salaries will not be collected
by them from government employees.
APPOINTMENT OF CONSULAR AGENrs.-sec-
retary Boutwell, yesterday nominated r. De
Randolph Klein, (of the New York Herald Mr.
D. Armstrong, (of the Ohio State Journal and
X. b. Dennis TO be Consular agents of the United
States Their duties are to travel over the
world and examine the accounts of our consuls
residing abroad. The President approved the
nominations, and commissions were issued tn
them. They are now awaiting letters of instruc-
ton from Secretary Boutwell,.
DEPARTURE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FAM
rLY--The President and Mrs. Grant, Miss Mel
lie and Masters Ulysses and Jesse Grant. Mr..
Frederick Dent, (Mrs. Grants fatherD Mrs
General Dent, Miss Madge Dent, and Genera,
Horace Porter, Jeff here this morning on the
'.25 train for Long Branch, to spend the sum-
mer. The President, as already stated. will re-
turn here at intervals OF two or three weeks tn
attend to the public business He will have an
efice i'm one OF the hotels at Long Branch
where he will, with General Porter. his secre
tary, attend to various routine public matters
requiring his supervision.
RID CLOUD AN EARNEST Anvoc.rp n.
PEAcE-We have seen letter from An officer
at Fort Laramie, dated July 9Th, in which he
says s:-"Red Cloud has returned and is not
well. He has gone to his village, about twenty
miles from here, where they are to call all the
chiefs together to tell them what they said to
him at Washington. Red Cloud said here that
if all his people did not make a treaty. he
would leave them and join the white people.
He is going to send his son east to be educated
We are all safe yet. have not seen the % 900
dusky warriors. There were about 900 here
to meet him, AID they behaved we'll"
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRRsIDENT.-The
President yesterday appointed Captain c. F.
Hall to command the expedition to the Artic re.
gions authorized by a recent act OF Congress.
and for which the sum Of $50 900 was appropri.
ted.
VIM. Sherman, Thomas b. Shannon and CAL
viR Brown, Of Cal, to be Commissioners OF the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
Hiram j. Springfield, to be United States
Marshal for the northern district of Alabama.
James F. Meline, to be Assistant Collector of
Customs at Jersey city. "
James b. Haevey, to be Surveyor of Custo,,s
at ST. Joseph, Mo.
Samuel A: Orchard, to be Surveyor of Customs
at Omahr, Nebraska.
FROM John e. Parker, and French, Langran
& Ogilvie We have Harper's Magazine for
August, the most taking feature OF which ia the
rich ana richly illustrated adventures of the
:. .Raquette Club" in the Adirondacks: also from
Parker we have The GALAXY for August; lively
number, and Illustrated measurably by a pic
ture of "Mark Twain; from j. Shiliington we
have Peterson's Ladies Aaga:ine and The Tech
Eoiogist, devoted to Engineering Manufactur-
ing. and Building, both for Aueust: aIso Annie