Evening star., 1870-01-05


GOVERNMENT NITRE DRPoTs.-The Govern
ment has at present stored at the nitre depot at
Maiden, near Boston, about 3 3,6OS tons of nitre,
and it is proposed to erect another depot in the
West.
LIEUT.. BURNS, with squad Of the 5th cav
airy, for some months on duty in Virginia to aid
the revenue officers in suppressing illicit stills,
has been ordered to transfer his command to
another section, but it is not yet known to what
quarter he goes.
INDIAN CoUNCIL-Informatio has been re-
ceived at the Indian Bureau from Superintend-
ent Enoch Hoag, of the Central Indian Super
intendency, to the effect that he has arranged
for council with the Cheyennes, Arapahoes,
kiowas, Comanches, Osages and Kaws, to be
held at the new agency of the Cheyennes, on
the Canadian, on the 25th of February.
A CONVENTION OF LETTER CARRIERS, com
posed OF delegates from all the principal cities of
the United States, where the free delivery sys-
tenn is in operation, will meet in this city, on the
18th inst. for the purpose of calling the attention
Of Congress to their claims pending for an in
crease Of salary equitable with other EMPLOYEES
OF the Government
NAVAL ORDERs-Paynaster W. F. A. Tor
bert has been ordered to the Alaska, at Boston.
in place of Paymaster Frank Clarke, of r. l.,
who has been detached from that vessel. En-
sign John M. Hawley, Of Mass, has been de-
tached from the Boston Navy Yard, and ordered
to the Guard, at New York. Ensigns Fred. Col
lins, Of Me-, and Joseph G. Eaton, Of Mass,
have been detached from the steamer Guard.
THE WORLDS FAIR.-There will be a public
meeting at Lincoln Hall on Saturday evening
next, at which time addresses will be delivered
by prominent gentlemen in advocacy of the
proposed International Exhibition in this CITY,
Several Senators and Representatives have been
invited, and an interesting meeting is antici-
pated. Our citizens should show their interest
in the enterprise by their presence at this meet
ing.
THE NORTH ATLANTIC FLEET, under COM
mand of Rear Admiral POore, has been divided
into twosquadrons, both Of which will remain
under his command. The East Squadron will
be under command Of Commodore Joseph F.
Green, Of Maine, and comprises all that portion
Of the Atlantic north of the mouth of the Chesa-
peake Bay. The headquarters of Commodore
Green will probably be at Boston or New York
ARMY CHANGES AND DAssIGNMENTs-Thef fol-
lowing named officers have been ordered to re-
port without delay to the superintendent GEN
eral OF the recruiting service at New York CITY
for assignment to duty :-Brevet Major C. j.
Wilson, Captain Oscar Hagen, Brevet Captain
VIM. Shields. First Lieut. John w. Jordan ia
ordered to the Department of the Missouri
Capt s. L. Barr is ordered to Fort Leavenworth.
The NEW STATE DEPARTMENT BUILDING
Mr.. Mullett, Supervising Architect OF the
Treasury Department, has completed the de-
signs for a new State Department building.
which will be submitted to the committee to ex-
anime plans for the new edifce. 1t is proposed
to locate the building on the Government res
ervation corner Of 18th street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue.
MAJOR THOMAS CUMMINGS, Captain 10Th
Infantry, recentlyOn trial before court-martial
in New Orleans, has been found guilty, and
sentenced to be cashiered and held in CUSTODY at
such place and in such manner as the proper
authority may direct until he refunds the sums
Of s172.l0 and s172.15, found to have been en-
bezzled by him. The President has approved
the sentence, and Fort jackson, Louisiana, has
been designated as the place Of confinement.
CORNELIUS WENDELL pronounces the alleged
conversation between him and New York Sun
reporter incorrect in many things and wholly
unauthorized by him. He says when the re-
porter called on him he (Wendelr refused to
answer questions, and protested against any
publication on the subject of the Impeachment
trial as coming from him. He knows of no
money reaching any Senator, directly or indi-
rectly, to influence his vote on the impeach-
ment Of johnson.
THE sEvEN-THIRTY BONDS recently receivsd
from the Second National Bank of Louisville,
and which were pronounced to be c0unterfeits,
were yesterday returned to the bank as fraudu-
lent bonds. Experts were puzzled for some
time in detecting variations with the genuine,
and were finally compelled to admit that the
bonds returned were much better executed than
the regular issue. There are imperfections in
the genuine, owing to oversight on the part of
the engravers, that were omitted in the counter
feits, and 1t was this difference in the genuine
that first called attention to them.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS AND DrsBuRsxxENrs.
The disbursements from the Treasury Depart
ment during the month Of December were as
follows:
Civil and Miscellaneous. SO ,864762 SO
war Department: t:.....".."........ 4,30,84S 86
NavvDepertment... ..s............. 2,141 ,046 95
Interior, (Indians and Pensions,).. 960,623 As
Total.... .................s......S1 S11 ,7I ,2S2 II
The above does not include payments ON 40
count Of interest or the redemption of the pub
lie debt.
The receipts during the month were From
Customs, $4,000 900; from Internal Revenue,
Sl3 900 900; miscellaneous sources, 81, 900.
TIE PROPOSED TRANSFERS OF Army Orrr-
cERs-Adjutant General Townsend, of the War
Department, will shortly begin the preparation
Of q list Of officers now on duty in the West for
assignment to duty here and other Eastern
cities, In place of officers who have been on duty
in cities for three years or more, and they win
take the places made vacant in the West. It is
the desire of Secretary Belknap to have as few
officers a. possible on duty in this city, and
therefore every Department viii be required 10
drop a. many officers Is possible. OF the four
Adjutant Generals-Vincent, Kelton, Williams
and Breck-now on duty in the War Depart
ment, three win be sent 10 the field and but two
new ones assigned to duty in their places. A
proporti0nate reduction win be made in the
Quartermaster Generals, Paymaster Generals,
Surgeon Generals, Commissary Generals, and
other Bureaus OF the War Department. The
order making the change win be issued in the
course Of week or ten days, though not 60 into
eject pptl The 31st Of March.