The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Naval Order Suspended.
Special Despatch to The Eoenf,sg Telegraph


WASHINGTON, June A.-The general order
No. 155 of the Navy Department, dated May Is,
1870, setting forth that wherever there is an
assistant paymaster on duty as an assistant to a
paymaster, he will be considered in the place of
q clerk or writer and the clerical force will be
reduced accordingly, to have taken effect LIST of
July next, has been suspended until further
orders
The United States Steamship Plymouth,
which has been thoroughly repaired at the
Portsmouth Navy Yard since her return from
Europe with the remains of Mr.. Peabody, has
been ordered by telegraph to proceed to New
York for full crew, after which she will doubt
less sail for European waters.
Adyices from Japan.
Adyices have been received from Admiral
Rowan, dated May 49, that he would leave
Yokohama in his flagship the Delaware, on
May 2, for Singapore, via Hong Kong, China,
the Colorado and be relieved by him of the
command of the Asiatic fleet. He will then
start for the United States, and expects with
favorable voyage, to reach New York by the
first of December. et
A Naval visit TO a Military Post.
A few days since the bay and harbor of San
Francisco presented very enlivened aspect on
the occasion of visit to the different military
posts by Commander William Rodgers Taylor,
commanding the North Pacific Squadron ac-
companied by his staff consisting of Lieutenant
Commander Wilson, chief of staff; Lieutenant
Petit, secretary; and Ensigns Cogswell and
Stevens, aids. There were also very large
party of invited guests of both sexes. The first
place visited was Black Point, where the party
were received by General Ord and staff. who
escorted them around the various points of in
| terest. 4 salute of IL guns was fired
| in honor of the visit, when the
! party re-embarked and steamed away
| to Aicatrez. Here they were met by General
| Robinson and staff, by whom they were COR
Quoted to headquarters and Handsomely enter
tanned with refreshments, music and flowers,
after which they repaired to the theatre of the
| post, in which were assembled all the soldiers
! who were not on special duty, for whose benefit
| Miss Adelaide Phillips, who was one of the in
j vited guests, sang some beautiful ballads TO the
especial delight of the ssoldier boys" for whose
| qualification it was intended. Commander Tay-
| lor was again saluted as the company left
4 for the steamer, and a trip was taken
| outside the head, but the sea
| becoming rough the steamer was headed for the
| Angel Island, where General Wilcox and staff
| received them, and amid the booming of the
saluting guns, complimentary to the naval visi-
tors everybody proceeded to the Generals resi-
| dence where reception was held, which ter
minated with a dance. The party then pro-
ceeded to Yerba Buena Island, receiving there q
hearty welcome from Colonel Mansfield and
officers of the garrison, after which they steamed
back to San Francisco.
Important to Brewers.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue hai
directed Supervisor Barber, of the District o.
Michigan and Wisconsin, to instrucs all officers
under his jurisdiction 10 enforce the law