Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-25
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from this
source to-day were s267 ,s9oss.
/ GEO. W. TERFLINGKR has been promoted to
second-elass clerkship in the Indian Bureau.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL will not prob
ably return from Elkton before Thursday or
Friday.
| SENATOR SUMNER IL still ct his residence in
this city, and win not leave for Boston for sew
eral days.
THIRTY DAY RuLE-Secretary Boutwell, has
has directed that IN no case will more than
thirty days leave with pay be granted to clerks
THE L. S. STEAMER GUARD OF the Darien
ship canal expedition, arrived at New York
yesterday.
CAPTAIN s. ID. TRENcHARD has been de-
tached nom the command of the Lancaster and
placed ON waiting orders
GEE. TERRELL, Third Assistant Postmaster
General. with his family, left this morning for
months vacation, to be spent in the New Do
minion.
HON. WAYNE MoYKAeH, minister to Con-
stantinople, is passenger in the Cunard steamer
that is to arrive in New York this week. He Is
accompanied by his family.
DURING the absence of Minister Thornton IN
England, the affairs Of the British Legation win
be in charge Of Hon. Francis Pskenham, First
Secretary of Legation Sir Edward Thornton
VIII be absent about two months.
CORRESPONDENTS telegraph from this city
that Commissioner Pleasonton rs TO be removed
In the course Of a few days, and that Deputy
Commissioner Douglass Is 10 be Acting Commits
sioner until the vacancy is filed.
REAR ADMIRAL L. M. GoIpsBoRoueH. i'm
command Of the Washington navy yard has not
been placed on the retired list the vote of thanks
which he received from Congress continuing
him in active service. He therefore will remain
in command Of the navy ward.
THE PATENT OFFICE has issued patent. to
the following citizens of W ashington For sub
marine exeavor, to Thomas Jones; lamp chin
ney, ante-dated July II, 1871 to Daniel E. Somes,
lamp burner, to Thomas T. HALEY and John r.
Livingston; pile driver, to Henry Rohrs A
Latent has been reissued to VIM. e. Dodge, OF
washington, for revolving fre-arm.
Mr.. GEORGE w. RIses denies the published
statement that at the meeting yesterday OF gen.
tlemen opposed to the issue of bonds for carving
Raor e re- the proposed by the
not been FAIRLY negotiated by Governor Cooke
He states further that he has never there or
eTsh s attributed anything unfair or dishon-
Works, or any other official Of the new govern
ment, least of all to Governor Cooke, whom he
esteems as personal friend.
IsPoRTAKT RAILROAD CASE COMPROMISED
The suit of the United States vs. the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad Company, which has
been PENDING since November, 1869, in the
compromised. The railroad company paws 10
the United States 81 900 900 in the bonds OF the
COMPANY, bearing four per cent interest and
and fprfx
controversy was about s1,750,00O, and was the
amount claimed by the government for rolling
stock, material and Improvements which the
Tosd received during and at the close of the
rebeiiion: The government settled the ease
under authority of a Joint resolution passed Inv
Congress at its last session.
AN UNTVToRED CHILD OF THE FoREsr.-The
Board of Indian Commissioners are not at al!
sanguine in regard to Vincent Colyer's mission
10 New Mexico and Arizona. Cochise, chief of
the Apaches, whom he goes to invite to come 10
Washington, has been at war with the United
States troops and settlers. He has had A number
on narrow escapes from capture, and has been
wounded several times. He has heretofore
refused all offers looking to peace and If is ex-
ceedingly doubtful whether the persuasive
slo4uence OF the mild hammered Secretary OF the
InClan Commission will be suffi cient to lure him
from his native wilds. Even should he come 10
Washington, he Is likely to prove n more
Troublesome customer than the imperious Red
MONUMENT FOR THE LATE SECRRTARYSrAN-
ToN--The steamer New York, from PhiIadel-
phia, brought to Georgetown, this morning,
monument from Philadelphia, to be placed over
me remains of Secretary Stanton, in Oak Hill
cemetery. The monument, which is of the
Deric order, was ordered by the widow of the
Secretary and his executors, and costs 50 500 n
consists OF a base and sub-base, the former four
Feet SIX inches square and two feet high and
the latter about three and half feet square and
one foot high, surrounded by q shaft fifteen feet
IN height, two feet square at the base and fifteen
Guiding the pedestal, is eighteen feet high. II
pears SIMPLY the name Of the deceased and the
time OF his birth and decease, no allusion being
made to his public services 1t is made of SILVER
unged granite, from Concord, n. H 1t will be
erected tomorrow.
How THEY DO THINGS IN CHICAGo-Tbe