Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-03
EVENING STAR.
DO BILE s HEET.

DC UBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvKNuK.-The receipts to-day
from this source were ss5e ,59O.cs.
CONGRESSMAN KERR is very III at his home
in New Albany, Indiana.
Ex-SBCRETARY BoRIE is in town, and this
morning called upon the President.
THE Western Union Telegraph Company is
brushing up for Congress. II is having a new
sign painted on the 18th street wall OF its Office
F.A. GOLIATH, OF Massachusetts,, has been
appointed first class clerk in the Pension or
nee, TO date from December LIST last; a promo
ton from a messengership.
POSTMASTER SUsPENDEp.-The President
last night suspended Charles w. Lowell as post
master at New Orleans, La, and appointed In
his stead 3. p. Blanchard.
REDUCING THE ExPENsKs-Asse.sor McMic-
duced his force from seventeen Assistant As
SCISSORS to six thus saving $50 per day for assess
ing the revenue in that district.
APPOINTMENTS OF PosTMAsrKRs.-TheP Pres
ident to-day appointed the following postmas-
masters Joseph g. Bidamon, at Canton, H.,
vice Christian Bidamon, deceased, g, 400 per
annum; and Charles L. Talbot, at Williams
bury, n. Y, vice James Senior, suspended,
$1,000 per annum.
p. ii. LE PoER TRENCH, third secretary of
the English Legation, who left here for his
home in England few months SINCE and vn
to have been transferred to the Legation at
Lisbon, has been reappointed on the Legation
here at his own request, and win continue to
reside in Washington.
VIRGINIA vs.. WEST VIRsIy1A.-Tbs ;mno,.
tant case OF the State Of Virginia and West Viz
ginia involving the legality Of the separation of
West Virginia from the State of Virginia, is to
be argued next week in the United States Su-
prene Court. Hon. Chas. Faulkner, counsel
tor West Virginia, is here to argue the case.
VISIT TO THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT OF
TIE TRRAsURY.-The President, ex-Secretary
BoTie, Minister Thornton, Secretary Fish, and
several ladies visited the Treasury department
this morning, and, aiter calling upon Secretary
Boutwell,, were escorted through the Printing
retary and Superintendent McCarty.
ARMY OFFICERS DIscHARGED.-First Lieuts
NJ. j. Aurick, 10th cavalry; John H. Purcell
ard John +. Cluley, 21st infantry, and Capt.
VIM. j. Broatch, assigned, have been hon
orably discharged the service under the new
army bill.
TRANSFER OF ARMY OFFICRRs.-First Lieu
tenant George ID. Ramsey, Jr., Ordnance De-
psrtment, has been relieved from duty at the
Allegheny arsenal, Pa, and ordered to relieve
Charleston IS. Co. arsenal. Capt. Lyford has
been ordered TO report to Gen. Halleck, COM
handing the Military Division OF the South.
NAVAL ORDERS To-DAY.-Assistant Paymas-
ter George E. Baughman, ordered to duty at
Norfolk, Va; Second Assistant Engineer John
A. Scot, ordered to duty in the North Atlantic
fleet Lieut.. Richard NJ. Cuts, detach ed from
the Pacific feet, and ordered to the receiving
alp Independence, at the Mare Island navy
yard.
The MONTANA INDIANS RECEIVE THEIR
ANNUITIEs.-A dispatch received at the Indian
Office, Sd instant, from Superintendent Wall
dated Helena, Montana, I'd instant, states that
he had Just returned from Crow Agency. where
he had distributed annuity goods to III lodges
The Indians were well satisfied, and all Wei
disposed and anxious to act in good faith. The
rest OF the Indians would arrive in about three
weeks. All the chiefs were present but two, and
these last were represented by messengers:
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