Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-02


duties yesterday.
PRESIDENT GRANT before his departure from
the city last evening called upon Admiral Por-
ter, who is lying sick at hisresidence street.
SENATOR MORTON is enlivening the Kentucky
campaign by vigorous stump speeches, aimed
alike at "Bourbons" and "New Departuristsy
Mr.. HENRY WEsrENBERG was yesterday in
troduced to the President as Minister Resident
of his Majesty the King Of the Netherlands.
w. T. s. DUvALL has been appointed first
class clerk in the contract Office OF the Post
Office Department.
JAMES c. wELLINe, L. l.. D., is now here to
consider the propriety Of accepting the presi-
dency of Columbia College, vice DR.. Samson,
which has been rendered him.
PATENTS have been issued the past week to
the following citizens of Washington: For the
manufacture Of Illuminating Gas to Ferdinand
King, and for Disinfectfng Compoundto Oscar
Oldberg. :
The Sioux QU1ET.-Special Indian Agent j.
". Wham telegraphs the Indian Bureau from
Fort Laramie that the Sioux at that post were
never more friendly to the whites than at pres
ent. Stories to the contrary, he says, are abso-
lutely false. =
SURVIVORS OF THE WAR OF lS12.-The num-
Der of applicants for bounty for the War of 1912,
already passed, is $4,000. The Third Auditor
estimates the whole number OF applicants at
10000. Commissioner Van Aernam, in his
report 70 Congress, thought they would not
POPULATION OF NEW YORK CITY.-The
census tables give the following interesting and
suggestive facts in regard to the population OF
New York city:-Males overs twenty-one wears
which ar
and lib ,265 are foreign born. The whole popu1
lation is 942 ,2s2, divided as follows: Native born
1s6,4s1; of foreign father, q ,03s; of foreign
mother, 11,7s3; of both foreign parents, 100, $50
is THIS THE RESULT OF THE TEMPERANCE
MOVEMENT ?-Returns received at the Internal
Revenue Department show that on August LIST
1853 grain and Q molasses distilleries were i'm
operation, producing 155, Isl gallons of spirits
daily. During the Corresponding period of last
year there were $50 grain and 10 molasses distil-
daily; decrease in the daily production during
the past year Of / AT gallons daily.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRBsIDRNr-The
President, prior to his departure last evening"
appointed Barclay White, of New Jersey, su-
perintendent of Indian affairs for the northern
superintendency; John g. McCallum, register
Of the land Office at Sacramento, California;
wales Hubbard, register of the land Office at
Lewistown, Idaho Territory; F. w. Lincoln.
appraiser of merchandise, Boston, Mass; Thos
Donaldson, Of Idaho, commissioner to the CEN
Reynolds, of Idaho, do, do.
CHAs. FRANCIS ADAMS TO BE ONE OF THE
ARBITRAToRs OF THE ALABAMA CLAIMS
The Cabinet yesterday considered the subject of
appointing an arbitrator under the treaty of
Washington, which provides that one shall be
named by the President, one by her Britannia
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by the Emperor Of Brazil, to meet at G. eneys
Switzerland, to settle the Alabama claims The
conclusion arrived at was that the appointment
be rendered to Hon. Chas. Francis Adams.
aAPPorNTMEsr OF CoMM1ss1oNRn OF INDIAN
ArrAiRs.-In Cabinet meeting yesterday it was
determined to appoint Mr.; Felix r. Brunot, OF
pittsburgh, Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, rice
Parker, lately resigned. yEsH#F $3.50
Mr. BrunOt is at present in Oregon and ii is
not known positively whether he will accept the
appointment or not. His own tastes and incIjna-
lions are understood to be against it, but it is
hoped that he will waive these, and give his per
sonal and efficient aid in carrying out the policy
IN the Inauguration Of which he has heretofore
had 50 much to do.
A STRIKING CosTUME.-At the fancy dress
bah at White Sulphur Springs last week, Miss
Preston, of Lexington, KY, who, with her friend,
Miss Dudley, is chaperosaed now, as during their
brilliant season last winter in Washington, by
Mrs. j. M. Carlisle, of this city, represented
"Arctic Moonlight" Her dress was a succession
VI luu iluslOH eklfS QOtte0 with swans down
and sparkling with oxydized glass; and silver
bands gfistened beneath the tube and a silver
crescent Topped the oyerdress on one side; crown
or pine cones and slender vines, frosted with
gold and sprangled with oxydized glass, rested
on her head, and Q veil dotted with swansdown
and sprangled with the glass fell from her head
70 her feet at the back. Her necklace was pearls,
with diamond pendants. q -
THE REVENUE IMBRoGLIo.-It is understood
to-day that the President yesterday asked GEM
Pleasonton for his resignation as Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue, and that as soon as the
vacancy occurs it will be filed by the perma-
nent appointment TO the place Of Mr.. j. w.
Douglass, at present Assistant Commissioner
Up to the hour Of placing this in type 1t was not
known what action Gent Pleasonton will take
under the Presidents Invitation. 1t Is well un-
derstood, however, that SONS time ago he ex-
pressed hfs determination TO act on no hint to
givepp his office, and to accept no foreign mis-
SION in lieu OF il; and, further, that IL the Pres
ident wished to get rid of him he must do SO
under the provisions Of the tenure-0f-ofiee act.
II is held by his friends that he still adheres To
this determination. This is probably hardly the
fact, however; but If il Is true, there can be no
doubt that the President win pursue the course
so kindly pointed out. lr,s +. III 800, =
OF the wisdom Of the intended appointment of
MI. Douglass nothing need be said He has
heretofore well proven his fitness for the place.
and, Judging from the efforts hitherto made in
his behalf by leading republicans from every
part Of the country, II VIII be one OF the most
popular within the power Of the President to
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