Evening star., 1870-01-10

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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts to-day
from this source were SOS, ,l6o.
REAR ADMIRAL GoDoN, L. 5. N, is ut the
Ebbitt House.
THE PRESIDENT transmitted to the Senate
to-day the San Domingo treaty, an abstract OF
which was Published i'm THE STAR nf Saturday.
SUPERVISORS DwYER of Ohio, Cowen of Cal
ifornia, and Bailey of Oregon are in the city,
and were at the Revenue Department to-day.
THERE WAS HARDLY A QUORUM of the House
present to-day, many members not having re-
turned from their homes, where they went afer
the adjournment to spend the holidays
JUDGE +. FITZPATRICK, of Iowa, formerly act
ing chief clerk in the Interior Department
under Secretary Harlan, and recently a third
class clerk in that department. this morning
rendered his resignation.
ONE OF THE NEW JUDGES DECLINEs-Judge
Withey Of Michigan, who was lately nominated
and confirmed for the circuit comprising Michi-
gam Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, telegraphs
here declining the position.
COMMODORE SELFRIDGE leaves here to-day for
New York, which place he will depart on the
Goth inst, in the United States steamer Neipsic
for the survey Of the Isthmus OF Darien for the
proposed ship canal.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Surgeon f.. II
Ware has been detached from the Tallapoosa
and ordered to the Naval Hospital at Philadel-
phia. Assistant Surgeon S. p. Bower has been
ordered to the Tallapoosa in place Of Surgeon
Ware.
DISCHARGED FROM THE SERvICE.-By direc-
ton Of the Secretary of War, Second Lieutenant
HO-tal-keah, First Indian Home Guards, has
been discharged from the military service of
the United States, on account Of having abb
sented himself without leave.
ORDERED TO THE EAsT.-Upon the recon-
mendation of the Surgeon General, Assistant
Surgeons s. NJ. Horton, G. p. Jaguett, and IL.
L. Brown, U. s. A, have been ordered to report
to the Commanding General Department of the
that department.
WANTS TROOPS TO HELP COLLECT THE REV
ENUE.-James Mullins, Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Fourth District Of Tennessee,
has notified Commissioner Delano of outrages
recently committed upon Revenue officers in his
district, and asks to have troops detailed to as
sist the Revenue officers in that district.
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF THE CLOSE OF THE PA
RAGUAYAN WAR.-Dr. Garcia, the Argentine
Minister to this country, has notified the State
Department that the war in Paraguay has closed,
and that his Government is Withdrawing nearly
all its troops from that country, leaving only a
sufficient number 10 prevent uprisings.
JOHN ID. BARCLAY, Esq, for the past sixty
five years clerk in the Treasury Depar tment,
died this morning, at O'Clock, We regret to
learn, at his residence, on 18th street, near
Pennsylvania avenue. Mr.. Barclay had nearly
reached his eightieth year. He was the father
OF the popular journal Clerk Of the House OF
Representatives.
MINISTER WAsHBURNE sends to the State De-
partment information of decree of the French
government reducing postage ON letters from
France to the United States to sixty centimes
for ten grammes, instead OF eighty centimes for
seven grammes. In other words, it is reduction
OF four cents with an increase in the postal
weight.
RELIEF FOR THE Poor ASKED FoR.-Mr
Sherman presented in the Senate, this morning
petition, signed by Peter Parker, 8. p. Chase
Joseph Henry, Joseph Casey, w. w. Corcoran
| and Geo. W. Riggs, a committee Of the Wash
! ington Association for the Relief of the Poor
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| extending relief to destitute persons. Referred
! to the Committee on the District Of Columbia
ORDERED TO THE wEsr.-By direction of the
President, Brevet Major General r. B. Ayres
has been relieved from duty, Department OF
| Louisiana, ,andorderedt to Little Rock, Arkansas
/ to assume command OF his regiment.
By direction Of the President, First Lieu.
1 tenant John +. Hosmer, U. s. A., has been
i relieved from duty in the Signal Office, and
l ordered to Fort Shaw, Montana Territory.
ExCUEsION.-The Hon. john A. Peters, Re.
| preventative from Maine, together with Mr.
l Barclay, journal clerk of the House Of Repre-
L sentatives; Messrs Spencer and White, clerks
in the Office Of the Secretary of the Senate, and
| Messrs. Wood and Thornton Smith, visited the
l South during the holidays, returning to Wash.
| ington last Saturday. They met with warm
| friends, who made their trip in the highest de-
l gree pleasant.
/ ASSESSMENT OF THE INCOME TAX THIS YEAR
| Commissioner Delano will advise the Assessor
Of Internal Revenue to call at the earliest prac
/ ticable moment a convention Of the Assistant
Assessors Of their districts for the purpose of de-
/ termining the most efficient method to obtain
the most thorough and practical canvas Of their
districts in making the assessments Of income.
/ this year. He further recommends this meeting
| of the Assessors and Assistant Assessors OF the
several districts that by an Interchange Of opin.
ions they may profit by the general experience
Of the revenue officers in different parts Of theil
respective districts.
l CHANGE OF MILITARY COMMANDERS IN TnI
l SouTHwEsr-Brevet Major General Charle
| II. Smith, commanding 18th infantry, being the
next in rank to General Joseph A. Mower, lat,
commander Of the department Of Louisiana
has been assigned to the command Of that de
partment in place of Mower, deceased. Breve
Major General X. B. Ayres has been assigned Z,
the command Of the 18th infantry at Little Rock
Arkansas, and Brevet Major General j. j. Rey
nOlds has been assigned to the command of the
25th infantry, vice Mower, deceased, thougl
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