Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-29

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Washington News and Gossip.
TEE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the new loan to-day
we're $4,000.
TIE FHu' IpssT anu General Porter retained
Ter, las- evening
INTERNAL REy SNUx-Thc receipts from this
source today were 800 90. makinga to;a. rJr
tie month Of April Of - 80, $3.50.
=. r. SyLyssTER. OF Maine. and Fl. q. wag-
oEer- q Colorado have appointed hrst class
clerks IL the Pen>.On OHce.
SECRETARY BoHYsoS lets here on THURSDAY
evening scr Ms home in Philadelphia, and VII
return CD Monday.
GIN. sFrySER is decidedly better to-day. AMI
thinks ne viii be able 10 sail for Europe on
wednesday next.
y. SELLA MARTiN RssIGNs.-w. t. B1.cf,-
ford, Of Alabama, has been appointed special
ssent OF TIE Post Office Department for the
states OF Alabama and Mississippi, vice Rev.
Se.la Martin, resigned.
TIE President received but few visitors To-
day, being busily engaged most of the time with
members o. the Cabinet in attending TO matters
OF business which accumulated during his
absence.
Dir. W. ". COECORAN Is more comfortable
to-day, We are glad 70 say, having rested better
Last night The upward progress OF the erysioe-
las N his leg has again been STAYED and there is
some nope That the physicians may prevent its
reaching any vital part.
NAVAL ORDERS TO-rAY.-Comman1er 5. p
Cuackenbush has been ordered TO duty as In
speotoT OF Sgpplis5 at the Norfolk Navy Yard
Lieut.. Commander Charles W. Kennedy. Lieuts
Murray ). Day and Rufus Waterman, and
Master Edward W Remey have been ordered
10 duty in the Cost Survey.
APPOINTMENTS OF CLERKs.-The following,
appointments OF first class clerks in the Pension
once were made yesterday: George White,
District OF COlumbil; J. +. Medbury, Wisconsin;
WelkeT Givin, Ohio: Charles z. Besl, Maine; W.
l.. Cook, Pennsylvania, John Mccormick, Viz
giuia, and James I. Elliott, Michigan.
VIsCOUST GODERICH, son OF the Earl de Grey,
gave grand ball and supper last evening to
the younger members of the various families
with wbC N he has tecOme acquainted during his
stay in Washington. The entertainment was a
very elegant one, and greatly enjoyed by those
who were 50 fortunate as to be present.
ANOTHER CHANGE AT WEST POIxT-Capt
Alexander :. CLARK, 9Th cavalry, has been
relieved from duty at West Point Military
Academy, TO take effect July Ist next, an
grantsu per MISSION 70 delay Joining his compsnv
until october LIST next and Captain Robert n.
Hall, 10th infantry, has been ordered to report
foT.duty 10 the Superintendent OF the Academy
on the lst Of July next.
PROMOTED TO BEREAE ADMIRAL: Rear Adj
miTal Ii 5rry Wake, L. =. y. has been placed
UPon the retired list, az his own request. and
Commodore Ierj. Sands, Superintendent ~
the Naval pbser vatOrv has been promoted 70 the
grace % Rear Admired 20 1.-THE vacancy. Adj
miral Wake wOuld have been retiredin Deem
Der next but rCg uested that he be retired new in
order 10 promote Offices below Tim on the list
q mn o 3 r jan e. Aid-n, Chief OF the Bureau
o Navigation, will also I've promoted to The
grade CT Rear Admiral il the course OF month
CT tgO.
FTSASCIAL AND CONMEECIAL.-During the
week ending to-day the Treasurer of the United
states has received from the printing division
$1,000 in fractional Currency. During the
same PERIOD there was forwarded to national
banks and e-ignated deTo7it0rits = 80 III n
notes and - ;. sjS in fractional currency Che
amount or fractional currency redeemed ana
DESTROYED during the week was Sg3I. 100. The
amount OF securities held by the Treasurer OF
the United States in trust Tor national b .Dks
reported to-day, were a. follows: For cireula-
ting notes. S355.SSI 600. for deposits of puI,Ii,.
moneys, SIS ,5l6s JOO-total, sal ISL 100
THE STATE DINNER THIS EvRYISG-Tke
President will entertain at dinner th;. evening
the Prussian minister and lady, British minis
ter and lady, tie Austrian minister the ArseD-
Tine minister and lady, the Spanish minister
and lady, the Peruvian minister and lady, the
MEXICAN minister, the Russian minister and
lady; the Italian minister, the Gillian minister.
the swedish minister, the Belgian minister, the
Netherlands minister and lady, minister from
Eccsdor, the Colombian minister, Haytien
Minister and lady, Brazilian charge daffsires
the Turkish charge d'afaires, The japanese
charge d'affaires, the Nicaraguain charge
dafaires, the Secretary OF State and Mrs. Flsh
the charge u afaires OF Portugal, III. de BellO-
net. charge d'sffsires OF France, and Madame
dc Bile, wife Of the Danish minister.
DISCHARGE OF TREASURY EMPLoYHs-One
hundred and fOrty-fve employees OF the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing al the Treasury De.
Uartment were discharged to-day, on account OF
the removal OF portion OF the work TO New
OTk city. Of those discharged forty were plate
printers and one hundred and five we're females,
Twenty more will be discharged in the course
OF a week or ten days. The Bank Note Print
ing Companies have been making strenuous ef-
forts % get the work Of printing the national cur
ncy, bond, &c- for several years past; but & G
probabilities are that the portion which has DO n
given 20 them VIII have 70 be taken away from
them again, as the work is done better and at
LEES expense in the Printing Bureau thar bv the
contracting COMPANIES. The large sums OF
money which IL will cost 10 bring the natIopaf
currency here from New York by express affer
it Is finished. would go far towards pay ng for a
good portion OF the work here, as 81, coo were
paid 10 the express company last year for briny-
ing 70 this city the backs OF the legal tenders
alone, 60 say nothing OF the amount paid Tor
the importation OF fractional currency, bonds,
sc. There Is much less danger OF toss or fraud
by having the work done at the Treasury De-
partment, and 10 will probably not be long h.
fore the error OF taking the work from the
Printing Bureau here viii be clearly shown b.
the results
DEATH or EX-SENATOR MAsoN.-Ex>Senator
Al
crate Minister to England, died at his residence
near Alexandria, last night about ten O'Clock,
Of general debility. His nervous system has
been seriously dersnged for some time past.
He has been unconscious for several DAYS, and
died very quietly. James Murray Mason was