Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-21
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL RBvENUg.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s72s, ,s5i.41.
The HOUSE to-day decided to meet herea Ser
at IL O'Clock a. m, and to adjourn at p. m.
COMMISSIONER DELANo returned here last
evening from Ohio, and was at the Internal
Revenue Bureau to-day.
GENERAL JORDAN, late commander Of the
Cuban forces, arrived here yesterday and visit
ed the capitol.
Hon. PBILETUs SAWYER, who represents the
Fifth Wisconsin district in Congress, declines to
be reelected.
STBcHBN A. DOUGLAS, JR., who is resident
of n crth Carolina, was chosen as one ofthe of.
fcers Of the late Republican Convention.
Cash IN THE TRRAsURY-The coin balance
in The Treasury is s1O7 81 900, Of which $780,
I44,5c0 is for coin bearing certificates. The
currency balance is 50, 100000.
SENATOR REvKLs will address the people of
Easton, Pa, on Monday, the sd, when they
will celebrate the ratification of the Fifteenth
amendment.
SEIZURE OF DIsTILLERy AND ONE HUN
DRED BARRELS OF wHIsKY.-Supervisor Em.
bry, of Tennessee, reports to the Revenue De-
partment that the distillery of Harris, in the
9TH district, has been seized, together with one
hundred barrels Of whisky, valued at IS ,OOO
The HOWARD INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
this morning continued the examination OF
Major Clarke, formerly Inspector General of
General Charles Howard, Assistant Commis-
sioner OF the Bureau for this District, whose
testimony was in relation to the settlement of
the Barry farm fund.
WE REGRET TO LEARN that the wife of Gov
ernor j. w. Shaffer, Of Utah, died at Freeport.
Illinois, yesterday morning. Mrs. s. possessed
In an unusually large degree the respect and
affection Of all who knew her, and Governor S.
will have in his desolation the sincere sympathy
Of a large circle of friends.
CoLoRED FEMALE CLERK APPOINTED
nate V. Jennings, quadroon, has been ap-
pointed clerk In the Fourth Auditors office.
Ih1s is the first colored appointment among the
Ienale clerks IN the Treasury Department.
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate yesterday con-
firmed the following nominations e. p. Jacob-
son, United States Attorney for the Southern
Dlstrlct OF mississippi; George A. Batchelder,
Secretary OF the Territory Of Dacotah; Geo w
Dent, Cnrsed States Appraiser Of Merchandise
at the port of San Francisco
GENERAL THOMAS left no will. The amonnt
OF his personal estate is reported to be s4o.cOO
His brothers, John w. Thomas and BENJAMIN
X. Thomas, are still living and also three sis
ters, judith e., Ann, and Frances Thomas who
nves on plantation near Newsom's Depot
Southampton county, Va.
THR LATE INDIAN RAID.-The official dis
patch of Gen. Wood, dated Fort Wallace. Kan
sas, shows that the Indian raid made on the
western end of the Kansas road on SATURDAY
Ek last was more serious than has been represented
There was about five hundred Indians engaged
In II. They drove off three hundred head OF
cattle and killed eight or ten men Tbey
moved towards the Platte river, after making
the attack.
SAMUEL BARD, Governor of Idaho Yesterday
wrote the President letter resigninp his Office.
and dgiving as a reason that the political condition
3I Georgia Is still unsettled and unsatisfactory
He had hoped and expected ere this, he saws.
that II would have been otherwise, but as IL il
not he deems it his duty to resume his profession
OF Journalist In Atlanta. Bard intends to en-
yer on campaign against the Bullock admins
ratlon In Georgia.
ARMY ORDRRs.-Maj. ID. b. Burnham, Judge
Advocate, will, as soon as he has finished his
duties connected with the late Department of
virginia, repair to Atlanta. Georgia. and re-
port in person to the Commanding Gener al. De-
partment of the South, to relieve Major Henry
Goodfellow, Judge Advocate, as Judge ACiyo-
upon being relieved, will repair to this citv and
report in person to the Judge Advocate General
Tor duty in the Bureau of Military Justice.
Captain and Brevet Major W. A, Elderkin
Commissary of Subsistence, has been ordered M
report to headquarters, Department OF the Mis-
souri,, for assignment to duty at Fort LYONS.
Colorado Territory.
TRANSFER OF PAYMAsTERs.-The following
changes in the stations and duties of Paw
masters in the army have just been made by the
Secretary of War: Brevet Lieut. Col. David
Taggart will as soon as relieved from duty as
Brevet Col A. H. Seward report o e to tSs Soste, y by
nanding General Department OF Columbia 70
relieve re s Major w: 4. Gibson as Chief Paymaster
being relieved will report for duty to the Com
manding General of the Department Major
Brantz Mayer, OF the late Department OF Vir-
ginia, will proceed to New Orleans and renort
to the Commanding General Department of
Texas, to relieve Major Nicholas Vedder. Msior
yedder upon being relieved will report in person
to the Paymaster General at Washinoton
Major F. M. Etting of the late Department of
the Cumberland has been assigned to dntv in
the Department OF the South.
The PRINTERS OF wAsHINGroN-We have
had occasion heretofore to quote from the
interesting history of the ancient and honor
able Columbia Typographical Society pre-
pared for The Printers Circular by A. L. Cavis
and +. MacMurray of this city, and in the
numbtr for May we lind graphic "reminiscences
OF the some Of the more prominent individuals |
who were taken into the membership of the
Society in 1888. Among these were Samuel
Sherwood, David d. Fiske, John C. Franzoni.
Columbus Drew, Josiah Melvin, G. w. C. Dun.
nington, Jos. W. Davis, George II. Randall. and
Joseph Burroughs Tate, son of Andrew TATE.
one of the founders of the Society. OF Mr. Tate,
and of this paper with which Mr.. Tate was con- |
nected for some time, the following mention is
made -
cat the March meeting, among others all
mitted was jos. Burroughs Tate, son of Andrew
Tate, one of the founders of the Society, He
served his apprenticeship with Gales & Seaton.
and afterwards passed into the news room.
where he continued for several years. After
the Scott campaign of 1856, he bought out an /
evening paper, owned formerly by McGiI &
Winner, and ran it q short time. Atthat period
no paper not conducted in the interest OF a
political party or aspirant was likely to stand l
ofthe many cheap newspaper enterprises origi- |
mating here, this had shown most vitatiyeness
Mr.. Tate having tired OF II and the struegle.
found a purchaser in W. ID. Wallach a. Co
who built up the EVENING STAR on this founda,
ton. MIR. Wallach, whose ownership survived l
that N a