Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-08

GENERAL SHERMAN Is expected here the latter
part Of next week CT first Of the week after.
TIE NEW one hundred dollar gold certificates
authorized by the sct o, Mar Sd, 1853, will be
Issued from the Treasury Department next week.
THE GovFRsMxsr PRINr1xe OFFICE has
began work upon the population volume OF
che census.
EX-SENATOR WARNFR, of Alabama, has for
mally declined the appointment OF governor of
New Mex co.
SENATOR FRsTos's health is improving,
though he win be confined to his room in
James wn, n. Y, Or some ';me. His diser &c
is gas tric lever.
GENERAL RoDMAN, U. 8. A. best known -
the inventor of the Rodman gun, ard an artil-
leiy officer of ability, died at Rock ls'snd
Ar. ersl, n''ro's, yesterday.
APRRsrRp-The Post oGce Dspai tment has
received Information of the arr, It Of Waite L.
Ship, route agent Uritsd Stats mel VICE
from Norfolk, Va. to Raleigh, n. c., on q
charge OF violating he petal IMJ.
TIE suPBRv isINe INSPECTORS OF STEAM
BOATS met in this city to-de-, and commenced
i:f1sacting the busin~-l ior which they were
convened. The Gcss.on viii last sSo or three
week..
TEE SOUTHERN CT ms COMMISSION IS to dav
examining the cascs Of Mary Jane Little, OF
Winchester, Va; Lyman BIoughtop, of Wash
Station, Va, aud Mis-. Meg +. Carpenter, Of
VIZ shipgton.
SUPERVISOR PERRY, of No. h Carolina, re-
ln'' the Internal Revenue office that Co.
lcctor J. Il. Young, OF the fourth district : d.
that s. tie, siZed .So stIs aud fixtures aud us
acres Of laud .or viola ION Of jutsrrel revenue
laws.
SENATOR HENRY WILSON, Lady Lisgar, wife
OF the Gover1or-Gereral of Canada, George W.
Childs OF the Philadelphia Ledger, and his wife,
and Henry 8. Nor'hc0te, son Of Sir Stafford
Northcote, sailed from New York for Europe in
the CuDard ste lmship Scotia yesterday.
Mr.. j. H. SAvILLE. chief clerk of e
Treasury Department, was married in Mary
land to-day ID Mrs. SuGie Houston ne Posie,
Maryland lady and widow o. Lieut.. Thomas
Houston, formerly or TIE y. s. Nav. The
newly n arried p ir will make q bridal tour to
California.
WINNIE RBAM IN NEW YoRK.-The New York
Star says: "Miss Winnie Ream, the witchiest
sculptor OF the age, has achieved a success in
New York, her rcoTs being crowded ne)rly
every day. Orders, more than she cares 20 take,
are at her dspo31l, and IL she cares to Iettle
here her fortune Is rs cert IS ner face is
comely."
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRRsIDENr-The
President has made the following appointments,
and forwarded the com m'ssions here for record:
Hiram w. Perker, register of the land office at
Beatrice, NebrF ska; Henry III. Lewis, collector,
aud Henry Hsinden, go Or OF Internal reye-
nue. Tor the ID and Sd districts OF Wisconsin,
ICON olidated and now knoRn as the I'd dis
trict)
BIDS WIRE RECEIVED at the Treasury De-
partment until neon to-day by Supervising
Arch 'tect Mulleit, - furnish 10 800 barrels of
hydraulic cement; 300 cubic yards of sharp
river sand; 500 cubic yards OF rubble stone,
and 2 500 cubic yrs Of durable stone, broken
to the size OF hens eggs, suitable for concrete,
for the new State Department buildingon Eth
street. There were tblriy-one bids received, OF
which ten were Tor SIND. nine for rubble stone,
Muilet, without breaking the seals, took the
prop ais > SecretIry Fish, who will examine
them in connection with Mr.. Muliett, and the
contrac1 Vii be awarded in a few days.
THE ACCTIo Exploit oS.-The proposed
route Of the Polaris is to st. Johns, Newfound-
land, thence to the Danish Colonies of Holstein-
burg and Levele on the WeJt coast OF Green
land, past the Ecqutmaux settlements of
UperDsick erd Di.co, through Joncss Sound as
far as latitude 81 degrees, where Winter quar-
tiers will be established, and from which expedi-
tons will ststto off. The Rev. DR.. j. p. New
man, Chaplain Of the senate, will accompany
Capt Hall for Summer excursion as far as
Labrador, returning as best he may. Fred.
Myers has been detailed from the Signal Ser.
vice Office to accompany the expedition. TO have
charge OF the meteorological observations, and
the Instruments TO be used are now testing at
the Weather Signal ONCE here. There Is a
Thermometer that registers to SO below zero.
DBPARTNENr COMMANDERS NOT TO HAVE
CONTROL OF ORDNANCE SUPPLIRs.-The Sec
rotary of War has issued an order directing that
oil United States srsensls be excepted from the
provisions Of the general order OF March II,
1869, by which Gen. Sherman took command OF
the Army, and wherein he directed the generals
comm N ding military departments, In addition
20 me duties required Of them, to give their
special attention 10 the economical admin'stra-
ton Of all branches of the service within their
command, whether Of the line or staff and TO
this end directed them to exercise supervision
and command OF every part of the army within
their limits rot specially excepted. By the or
der just Issued, the Secretary also calls attep-
ton to the army regulations, directing that i'm
time of peace ordnance and ordnance Stores are
to be Issued from the arseDais and armories
only by authority from the ordnance bureau of
the War Department. Hence department COM
manders can no longer issue ordnance supplies
wan DEPT, OYYIon OHIxr SIGNAL oyyrosa.l
WASHINGTON, ID. O., June s-IO.3O O. 10.
Synopsis for the past 81 hotrs.-The weather
has remained without material change at the
Rocky Mountain and Pacific stations. The
perior southwark to the Gulf, ard eastward 70
Lai.e Ontario and the mid-Atlantic coast. The
area OF lowest pressure has mo we'd northeas,.a
ward beyond our stations. Cloudy ard rainy
weather has prevailed from West Virginia 20
Lake Ontario and eastward, where il Is now
generally clearing mp. Southwesterly winds are
now reported from Lakes Erie and Ontario 10
the Atentc coast. Cool north westerly wind
ftom the Ohio valley nor Inward and westward
PrCtabilittes-Cool and cloudy weather Is
probable for Michigan and Lake Michigan, and
clearing mp weather on the Middle and Eastern
coasts. Clear and partially cloudy weather win
probably prevail very generally east of the
Mifsissippi river, with light winds and rising
barometer.
HMsjor Cook, who was q trusted member
Of Lees staff, is now Principal or the colored
high school In Petersburg, Va.
~ Mrs. Fair says she doesn't mind hanging
but to be accused OF q weakness for gin is too
much. s'a fllGIA
0The third hotel in the Yosemite valley,
just established, adyertises /" good bath houses
attached"
~Jef Davis says he accepts nothing. He
accepted the Presidency Of q Life Insurance
Company. -
1The heat was intense in some parts of the