Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-18
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News ana GOSSIP.
INTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from this
| source to-day were s2is,Si442.
PRESENT INDICATIONS 90 not point to a crop
of more than 200 bales of Co., IN this
CONGRESSMAN Charles ST. John and r. H.
Duell, of New York, who have been i'll Cor some
| time, are row DO h recovering.
| LIEUT.. EDWARD HoPPY, OF the Oh infantry,
he's been ordered - hold him.e't in readinc for
examination by the retiring bosrd, o. which
General George G. Meade is president.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CowEN, OF the Dc
| p rtment % the Interior, has so far recovered
bis health IS to be abe to take a trip to the
plains, where he hops ID gain additional
Strength.
CLERICAL CHANGEs.-J. NJ. Sullivan, second
cless clerk in the Land Office, has been dropped
from the rolls. K. A. Fiske, o. Massachusetts,,
has been appointed principal clerk OF private
signed.
SECRETARY DsLAso delivered an able adj
dress before the Board Of Missions I'm Baltimore
last evening, setting forth in detail our duty to
the Indians and the advantages - both races
OF faithful adherence - the pc..ce policy of
Pre- ident Grant.
MORE Room W ANTED.-It is understood that
several members OF the Cabinet in their forth
coming annual reports will .et forth the neces-
sity OF providing for an increased number of
buildings tor the transaction of the public bus.-
Mt. in his city. -
& CONVENIENT PROSECUTION INTERVIEWED
WI"H.-Interigence has been received from
Chicago > the effect that all the Papers of the
L. ). Attorney were dcciroyed, and that the
Pre- ccuiion of parties indebted to The United
| Sites viii be seriously interfered with.
THE CHICAGO NATIONAL BANKS ALL
RIGHT.-Acting Comptroller Knox this morn
ing received dispatch from the comptroller Of
the currency in Chicago saving THE Chicago
national banks are sound, and pay all demands"
re barts reopened Tor business yesterday
morning.
Mrs. ID. T. PATTERSON, wife of ex-senator
Patterson, of Tennessee. daughter of ex-Presi-
dent johnson, who presided over the affairs of
the " mite House during her fathers admins
tration, took the first prenip for the bet but
ter at the recent Cleveland County Fair I'm Ten
rCsseS.
NAVAL OFFICERS TRASsFEREED.-Lieuten-
an Commander Eryan Wilson is ordered to duty
1tie equipment depcI trent at the pavy-yard
Norfolk, and Lieut. Seth N. AckIey u the naval
has b en- detached rom the Bureau OF Ordinances
and ordered 70 command the gunnery prac. Zee
sip CO. So on.
DEPARTMENT OF JUsTICE.-The new quar-
tiers consisting of q rooms) OF the Departmen:
of Jr Ike, in the new Freedmen's Bank build
ing, are now neSrlv fitted up, and will be occu-
picd by part of the clerical iorce OF the At
t)rney Generals Office .1me time during the
pr ent week. The prc5ent oice of the At.
torney General will be entirely vacated e:rly
next week.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, which met.
pursuant to adjournment, at the Interior De-
partment yesterday, are engaged in discussing
the opinion of the Attorney General upon the
questiors as to the power of the Commission.
p-oIounded TO him previous II ADJOURN ent
All the members are present except Jos. Me-
dul. E.q., OF Chicago, and Hon. A. G.. Cat6ell,
o. New jersey, who viii join the Commission In
a few days.
GOVERNMENT AID FOR THE MICHIGAN AND
WHCoHsIN SUFFERERS. - The following tele-
lam was forwarded from the War Department
this n orring:
Lieut.. Gen. =. H. s. eridan. Chico 70, III
The Secretary of w ar directs that you " III i've
to the sufferers in Michigan and Wisconsin such
aid as you n ~ deem adyi'..ble.
JOHN PoTTH, Chief Cle.k.
Mr.. SIDNEY ANDREWS, formerly Washing
ton correspondent of the Boston Adreriiser, is in
'he city on a brief visit. His many friends will
be glad TO learn that he has so iar recovered his
health - to be able to resume professional
labors, although il Will be generally regrett ID
that he has concluded to " ithfraw permanently
from duty at the national capital. He will reside
hereafter at Boston, where he is ENGAGED in the
editorial management of Every SdtGrdcy and
with pleasant connection of the same charac-
ter with one of the leading New England DALI
ENGLISH v1sIToRs.-Mr. e. b. Eastv ick, G. |
B., Member of Parliament ior PenrS i and Fa
mouth; Mr.. A. p. Longboi'om civil engineer
of London: Hon. W. S. Campbell, late Corsul
for the United States at Dresden; Mr.. j. F. Dali
rvmple Hay, Bart, Member of Parliament; Mr.
henry Prince, from Canada; the Hon. RI re
Stepher. on. member of the Dominion Parlia-
ment Ior Kent, Ontario; and the Hon. T. b
Perdce, member of the Ontario Legislature for
Hampton, are at the Arlington. The party W
terday gave 500 to the Chicago fund.
STORM SIGNALs.-It is the intention of the
chief signal officer of the a-my TO display in all
the large cities cautionary signals in the form
OF a rcd flag with black aquare in the ceut7r
by day and a rcd light by night when the dan
ger rom an approaching ST orm appears so great
as demand precautiOn on the part o. navigP-
tors and others interested. In this city the e
ra's reIeTr-d - win be displayed from the tower
o. the signal Office on G street, between 18th
and 18th streets, and from such other points d
may hereafter be designated by the chef signal
officer.
BACK FEoM THE PACIFIC SLoPE.-NIessrs.
James f. Meline, George II. f. Fletcher, H. A.
Lockwood, L. s. Kimball, A. b. Claxton, and j.
NJ. Morhors, OF the Treasurer's Office Treasury
Department, returned this morning from San
FranciSco, where they were sent with S3,fO0,C0O
in greenbacks. They made the entire trip in
three weeks, and returned ria New York. de-
posting there $1,000 600 in gold and $685. in
mutilared currency. They report that hA.2ore
reaching Chicago, on their return the news oT
the fire was received, and $500 was immediately
Subscribed on the train,
Chicks ON THE TREAsuRY-Tbe Secretary |
Of the Treasury directs that hereafter all dis
bursting officers or agents OF the United States
Except pension agents) drawing checks on
moneys deposited 10 their o;ficiai credit with
the Treasurer of the United States or any of the
assistant treasurers and United States deposi-
tarics, in favor of themselves or bearer, or in
favor of any person other than public creditor
must state on the face or back of the check the
object or purpose u which the awaits are 10 be
applied. Pension agents Drawing nlch cheeks
must furnish list containing the names of the
amount due - each. - : VIII [ 4
SocIETY.-The marriage Of Mr.. r. p. Ander-
son Durham and Miss Margaret A. Decide took |
place at the New York Ayeurre ,preefgferisn