Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-09
WASHINGTON d. c.. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST g.

UGUST 9, 1871.
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1895 OI1.1..
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the new loan to-day
were s1Co,Coo.
GEN. SHERMAN will leave here for the North
next week.
GENERAL HUN FER and family, Commodore
Aulick and Col. Audenreid, are a. Narragansett
Pier, Rhode Island.
SENATOR SUMNER declined to T ceive .,le
medal offered him in the name of the people of
Hayti.
Col. PIATT, of TIE Ccp,tal, returned to the
city this morning, looking, and doubtless feel
ing, better for his trip westward.
MAJOR JONES, Chic. Clerk of the Pension
office, is confined to his room bv sickness, but
hopes to be out again in a .ew days.
Ex-Governor ASHLEY, of Montana, made
ta,y and Solicitor of the Interior Depa rtment
upon the Ottawa lust FUNDS, in favor of the
Indiars.
CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONER APPOINTED
The President, prior - his departure last even
ing, appointed j. d. Creigh, of C,.H,orria, COM
missioner from that STATE TO +he Centennial
Exhibition at Philadelphia.
HE AccEPTs.-President Grant yesterday
received telegI am from Hon. Charles Francis
Adams, announcing h's acceptance of the APP
pointment, under the treaty of Washington, -
represent the United Stats in the Board Of
Arbitration which viii meet Geneva.
SECRETARY DELANo leIt for Ohio this NOM
ing, to be ab;ent for aeveral weel-s.
He is announced ID address republican mass
meeting at Sandusky on the 2ith, and i'll prob
ably make one or two other speeches du<ing the
pending canvass in Ohio.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN MoSTANA-Sec-
rotary Delano last night received a dispatch
from Governor Pos, of Montana, announcing
'he election of Clagett, the republican candi-
date for delegate in Congress from that terrific
ny, by majority of 2)0. THIS is a republican
gain, ss it will be remembered that Mon ana
was Represented in the last Congress by Caya-
naugh, democrat.
INTERNAL REVENUE CHANGEs.-The occu-
pancy Of the internal revenue office bv Com
missioner Douglass vii speedily be marked by
some changes in the official personnel of that
bureau. Particularly " i'll the influence o. the
new regime be felt and seen in the organization
of the sO-called detective force i'm New YOrk-a
combination that has for some time past badly
needed an overhauling. The notorious Mr..
Thompson lost his grip on the Office Yesterday,
and his confreres here and elsewhere will soon
follow.
THE SEAL LOCK BUsINEss.-The commss
appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury 10
consider the merits of the American Seal Lock
Company, with special reference to the obiec-
IONS that have been made to il, and a'sO ID cor
slider the price at which it is furnished by TIE
manufacturers, will meet at the Treasury De-
paltment on Tue day, the 18th instant. Man
ayers of railway companies, whose roads are
used Tor the transportation of goods in bond
are invited - present their views - the COM
m'cson either in Whiting, or otherwise. as may
be convenient; and parties interest ID in TIE
manufacture or use Of the locks v IL be he ID
by the commission.
DIPLOMATIC NoTEs.-Right Honorable Rus
.on Quincy, Recorder o. London, appointed
commissioner for .ettlenent of claims rnder the
Washington Tre-ty, will reach this county u
September, and will be ACCOMPANIED by Mr.
Henry s. NorthcOte as his secretary. Mr.. North
cote, 1t will be remembered, was here with his
father, Sir Stafford NOrthcote OF the Joint Hiqh
Commission, and it is said is delighted at the
prospect of returning to this city, the hospitality
him.
Sir Edward Thoi nton is still in England. He
has not vet been, but will be appointed Privy
Councillor, which will entitle him to be called
Right Honorable"
Mr.. Lawrence, who came here from Persia 10
AXE the place of Mr.. Freeman in the British
Legation, has been transferred - the Legation
at Japan, and will be succeeded here by Mr.
ia r's-Gasnell, now of the British Leg alton at
Berlin. Mr.. Lawrence ill leave here in about
week, and will sail IRON New York by the
steamer which leaves there on the LIST of Sep
TENDER.
Count de Turenne, of the French legation
mere, al o goes - Japan, as an attache of the
french legation there, and will leave with Mr.
lawrence ON the steamer which sails Septem-
Ter list.
GFN. PLFAsoNToN's LETTER in reply to the
Prcs.dents request for bis rcsignat'on is pub
lished. The wIter says: "Mr. Boutwell, claims
powers which, under the laws of Congress
governing that bureau, a-e vested .olely in the
commissioner. The question is, therefore, a
purely legal one, and the precedents of our gov
eminent have been to have such questions, when
appealed - the President, referred TO the law
officer OF the government Tor his opinion, and
upon which the President would base his
dents Jack son. Tyler, Pierce, Van Buren, Fill
ore, and others, and has been the uniform
prac'ice OF the government. Knowing thee
faets and believing this TO be the proper way to
settle any difference of view as regards the law
which might exist between the secretary and
commissioner, addressed YOU communication
decision OF the powers of the commissioner under
the act of July 20, 1865. This appeal 1 under
stand is not TO be entertained, but the subject
is to be treated rather as a personal difference
between the secretary and myself. In this con-
ncc,.on ii is proper TO add that the personal
conduct OF the secretary has been such as to
pr ,lude the tender of my resignation until some
OPT orlunity is granted for indicating nv adj
minis,ration of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
In justice TO the public interest placed under nv
charge and the importance TO the taxpayers of
proper solution Of these difficulties, mrst
respectfully decline to tender you nv resigna-
ton, and, trusting it W i'll not be deem inappro-
pirate, will again request that your present
determination may be roconsidered and an in
vcstigation of the mater of difference betw -en
the secretary and myself be referred to the At
torney General for his legal opinion"
THE ANTHRACITE COAL TRADE-The Phila-
delphia Ledger of Monday says: ssThe anthra-