Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-23

CHRISTMAS TURKEYS FOR THE MHsssSGEEs.-
The Secretary Of War this morning presented
tie several mcssen,e in his Aft &c .:l with
tuyxey lor Chi s,mss.
MONEY FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Delaro
has approved the payroll for the clerks in the
Land Office up - the Is irst at. and the en-
pioycs of that Office u day rccejSCdtieir m0l-..
The CABINET met to-day at noon with all the
members present except Secretary Robson
and Attorney General A.crman, who are ol.s
o. the city. Unless ,omeih ug of inportlu,..
should tar spire, there viii E-Ob9hv be A.,
farther meeting Oi the ibinet until January 81
Arrest or AN Ex-COLLRCToR OF INTERNAL
RByBNUB-SuPerviSOr Dwyer has caused
warrant TO issue for the arrest of DR.. Andrew
Lewis. la;e Collector ofInternal Revenue of the
First Disn'ct OF Indiana, on the charge OF en-
hezz'ement " public funds while scllg az col
lector.
FREDERICK DOUGLAS As COMMISSIONER TO
SAN DUNINGO.-It is believed tn 1t the Pfesi-
dent will appoint Frederick Douglas as one Of
the Commissioners to visit san Domingo and
inquire into the resources OF that Island. col,Ii-
ton of ,he inhabitants, &c, under the ioini
resolution which passed the Senate Yesterday
and which Will pass the HoUse early in January.
TIE CENSUS OF MARYLAND made by the
United States Narshals show, n total population
OF ISlG54, being an increase of "a OO0 since 1860
Calvert Charles, Dorchester, Hartford, Prince
Georges. Queen Anne's and St Marys coup-
ties all slow decrease Stree 1860. Under the
present appOrtiOnment of Representatives in
Congress, Maryland will he ent,tied under the
figures TO five nemberG-the present number.
VIOLATIONS OF THE REVENUE LAws-Su-
pervisor Emery, OF Tennessee, reports to the
internal Revenue Bureau the seizure of three
copper stills, 40 acres Of land. one yoke Of oxen
and ore wagon. aud the breaking up OF three
Illicit stills IN tie Sth district of Tennessee
Supervisor Simmons. OF Massachusetts re-
ports the ,eizufe of y COO cigars. belonging to
s. j. Smith, in the 9th district OF that State, ior
a VOCATION OF the revenue laws.
THAT DUEL.-DOrn Piatt takes occasion. in
in letter 70 tie Cincinnati Commercial to depy
al absurd atoIy that he had been challenged
by Clinton Rice, that he had failed to accep,
the challenge, aud that Rice had heep mn
urder t 70 keep the peace Rice also
denies it, and saws that the story OF his arrest
was sell on newspaper reporter who was at
Police Headquarters when he called there 70
zee Major Richards on other business. As
neither Piatt or Rice know anything about the
duel busiDc-s, 1t IS evidently stupid hoax.
NAVAL ORDERS Commodore FaIirs
Stanly ordered TO duty as Light House Il
spec or OF The 9Th District Midshipmen VIM.
r. Bulklav, Samuel P. ComIey, Henry c. Long.
neCker. and Sidney II. May, ordered 20 thr
Tennessee. Second A.sstant Engineer wm. A
Mintzer Or.e red to the y avail ic .deruy P.yz,.l
ASSISTANT Paynaster Chas. A. Mcdaniel ordered
TO the Terror. Commander James y .JoJetf
detached from duty a. Light House INSPECTOR
or the 9Th ID trict aud ordered - orina,.e
duty at the Norfolk navy yard. IfeHt. Com
VIM W. Maclay detached from the FaciEc iiecs
to return hOIre.
TIE AENT RETIRING B1AED.-The ARMY
Rctiiing EOsTd, cOrvered under act of July
10th, so, row in se,s'0n at Winder's Building,
in this city, is composed OF the following OIL
Cers.-Maior Gen. w. & Heucnck Brio Can
\. Ii. Terry, Brev"t Major Ger. Thomas II
Rueer, colonel 18th Infantry; Breyef Major
Gen. O. h Smith, eolOrel 18Th infantry: Brevet
Major Ger. X. :. Mackenzie. colonel 2i.h in
iantrv; Brevet Major James McNiTan. captair
lith infsntIy, TeIo."eT; Major II. w. GO6df-I-
low, Judge advocate; K. Il. HIT Congressional
stCnO2raol eT; John Cameron. chief clerk ana
a large 'OTce of CLERKS, detailed with Nueci41
reference 10 tier efficiency. lrom the va ous
bureaus Of the War Department.
HOLIDAY IN THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES Al
of the government Offices Will lie closed Oh don
day, December 2oih, and Monday, January "a
Ire Secretary of War further directs that du--
ing the intervening week the ONCE hours will he
ION . q. m 10 II IT., and only orc half OF ihe
nuinbtr OF Clerks employed will be required o
De present 1T tho1e hours, so that each inGiy;d-
rsl may have one-half OF the number OF d.1,,
ehure holiday between Christmas AMI New
Years.
In the Navy Department, no order has bee,
issued, but permission has been granted the
clerks TO arrange with zach other Tor the ne
torrance OF the necessary work, 50 that ono
halt OF the clerical IOrce may be Off ON al se-.
nate days. Those 90 duty VIII be permitt-d "a
leave during the week at noon.
The Treasury and Interior Departments win
be closed daily at noon during the holidtvS
AFFAIRS IN ST. MAEY's County, MD.-
tTes-On Friday last. the dwelling OF Sena.or
Maddox. near our village was a.. r1varsd N 10
the htlil,ifpD had IN he aba
the flames. The next effort was directed IL me
removal of Mr.. Maddox who was HELPLESS ,irL
IN ore OF the chambers offhe building Ills
"Ss happily accomplished, and the Senator
was thought TO be better at latest account5
The loss was $1,000. no insurance.
The steam grist mill OF the MesSrs Adams a.
MechanicsyIlle in Charlotte Hall district was
destroyed by fire on Thui FLAW last The ire is
rSIGrtedL 10 have originated from the boiler and
the loss ABOUT SlCtO. No insurance.
Point Lookout an the Nd,kct.-CapitaIists will
take notice that the celebrated Ba thing Resort,
known as Point O0kOut, is in the market IL
viii he sold under decree ofoIr Circuit Court
and the trustees are Coils. Harris and Crane
AN KNKUrk lately occurred at the HalIes Cen
tralos IN Paris, caused 10y the indigna ton pro-
yoked by sudden ard great rise In prices
HOTsemeat sauEages were offered AT a. ma,
kilog. ANNE and tOrsellcsh black pud1iDgs at ~
crowd OF women who sought to make pur-
enc: es protested against these prices hat fail
ing to convince the vendors they pelted tban,
with their own saussges. The disturbance was
checked only BY the active Interference CT the
National Guard, and the shops OF the unponu-
lar dealers were summary closed.
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The following is the population of some NJ
ire prir cipal cities and towns in Virginia: AL
exandria city 1916; Lynchburg, l6,i25: Oar
Vile, ,fG4; Lexington, 3,755; Petersburg Is gjo
kichnord, 81 ,G93; Norfolk, 9,25i; Portsmouth,
Manchester, e,2iI; winchester, $50; Wiiljs@s,
burg, 1852.
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