Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-05
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RRvKNUR.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s577 ,oi5.os.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, left here last evening
fer his home in Groton, Mass, and will be a5-
sent until the latter art OF next week.
TREASURER SPINNER leaves here to-morrov
evening for his home in New York, to vote on
Tuesday nex..
Hon. q. P. MORTON who has been in Wash
iugton for week past, started for his home in
Indiana last evening.
THE CLERKS in the Pension ONCE who vote in
Maryland, were to-day granted three days
cave of absence.
SECRETARY BKLKNAr lie the happy father OF
a son, presented to him by Mrs. Belknap day
before yesterday. Mother and babe are doing
well.
GONE HOME TO VoTR.-A large number OF
clerks in the various Executive Departments
left here last evening and to-day, for their
homes in New York, TlliAois and other States,
where elections are to be Md next week.
THE COLLECTOR AT BALTIMoRB.-Secretary
Boutwell, has no intention OF removing John l..
Thomas. of the Port Of Baltimore, Nd; hence
the published reports as to that officer being
superseded are without any foundation.
"GRN. TERRILL, it is decided, fs to be the
next Assistant Secretary Of the Interior. We
congratulate him on his preferment." SO says
morning cetemporary. If such is the ca %,
however, neither Secretary Deiano nor General
Terrill know anything Of it.
CONFERENCES AT THE WHITE HousE.-Secre-
tary Robson and Col. John W. Forney were
closeted with the President this morning for
some time. Miss Van Lew, the rostmistress a,
Richmond, Va, who is in the city, also had q
long interview with the President in relation TO
her position.
SECRETARY DBLANo has not yet had time
even to Look over the rolls Of his ONCE. but IL
seems 10 be generally conceded that he will
effect, slowly but surely, a thorough organi1a-
ton, both in the heads of bure Sus and the cler-
cal force. 1t lie rumored that the ball will be
started by the resignation of the Commissioned
of PatentE
Mr.. John DELAro, son Of the Secretary of
the Interior, and chief clerk OF the Department.
has taken chsrge Of his Office. Mt Jos. Dvyer.
Supervisor Of Internal Revenue, viii rem lin
here III the lest OF next week to assist the See
rotary in closing up affairs in connection with
his former position OF Commissioners of thu In
tea nal Revenue Bureau.
NEWSPAPER ROW seems to be copsjder an, %
mystihed as 10 the purpose and results of the
conference between the President and Senators
Morton and Thayer and Col. Forney 1t the
White House, the other day. Orc correspon-
dent says that all the talk was about the English
mission, while another is positive that that eub
ject was not mentioned. One says il was set
lied that Mr.. Schenck is to be next minister To
England; another says Mr.. Schenck was not
mentioned, that Mr.. Forney is 70 succeed Mr.
Motley; and still another is certain, that Mir
Forney Is not to go to England, but shortly to
succeed Mr.. Creswell ss head of the Post once
Department. How Is it, gentlemen; have YOU
settled it yet?
TIE CoNsTITUTIoNALITY OF TIE LEGAL
TENDER AcT.-A motion to restore the Dur
ming legal tender case TO the T)cket for decision
was made in the Supreme Court yesterday, n
the alleged ground that it was dropped by an
error at the last term. The motion v IL be
gued on Monday. This case involves the direct
foeSeioi VI tio SoisdtuuOualty Ok the legal
tender law, and if decided adversely will super
seds the decision Of last term that all
must pay coin interest on bonds issued prior to
the passage Of the legal tender act. It is in this
interest that the question Is revived. According
to the way the court stood on this branch of the
issue at the last term, majority, with Justices
Chase and Nelson absent. will be against the
constitutionality Of the law.
THE NAVAL PAYNAsTRRs ON TRIAL EY
COURT MARITAL IN THIS CITY.-The findings
Of the naval court martha, now in session at the
navy yard in this city, in the case Of Paymaster
hich. Washington, who was tried for a den-
cheney in his account OF so, 600, on the desk
At the close of the defense, Paymsster Washing
ton mar ded IN written paper pleading the negii-
gence OF his clerk at Norfolk, Va, on whom he
throws the responsibility of the deficiency
Paymaster William q. Marcy, who is in close
confinement, will be the next one tried. II j,
said that he confesses that his deficiency which
amounts 70 coo, was occ asioned by reck less
past two years. Paymaster Jas. s. Giraud was
arrested III New York on Thursday, and is now
confined at the navy ward in this cltV. He il
charged with the ENFORCEMENT of about $50 on o
OF government funds, The case OF Payma ,ter
Lockwood, now in confinement on a similar
charge, will probably be brought to trial next
week. Ills friends are moving for his release on
"A VIII OF habeas corpus, on the ground that he
was Illegally arrested.
ROBINSON CRUsoE OUTpONE-Nine Years on
a Desert Isiand.-A man claiming to be John
JARVIS, who was carpenter of the United States