Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-02
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were $3.50 ,2es.s.
GOV. COOKE arrived at New York yesterday
from Europe, in the steamer Russia.
CAPTAIN GEORGE A MAeRUpER, U. s. ",
died in Paris on the 10th instant.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION was engaged
to-day in the consideration of the appointments
of minor Officers who give bonds.
PERsoNAL,-Secretary Robson left for New
Jersey yesterday. 800 stephen A. Douglas, Esq,
OF Rockingham, n. C., is in town.
Mr.. GEORGE II. f. FLETCHER, of the Secre-
tary's Office, Treasury Department, has resigned
his position.
Mr.. HENRY X. BROWN, the sculptor, is in
the city, staying with Mr.. j. c. Mcclure, ON Z
street.
Mr.. JAMES II. MARI, Chief Clerk OF the
Appointment Office of the Post Office Depart
ment, who has been quite i'll for several days,
was better to-day.
RICHARD NJ. HOE, the lightning printing.
press man, has been granted an extension of his
patent for a mode Of operating the fly fans of
printing presses.
THREE PER CENT. COMPREHENSIVE
tary Boutwell, yesterday ordered in another one
and half million of three per cent temporary
loan certificates, the interest to cease upon the
bonds called in on the 3lst of December.
VISITORS TO THE PREsIDEsr-From now
until the meeting of Congress the President will
receive no visitors before u O'Clock m. On
Tuesdays and Fridays-Csbmet days-no visitors
will be received.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENT.-The
President made the following appointments to-
day:-Charles c. Beaman, jr., Examiner of
Claims, Department of State; Moses y. Adams,
Agent for the SissetOn and wahpeton bands of
Sioux Indians, in Dakota Territory.
Miss JOSEPHINE G. SPINNER, daughter of
the I, 5, Treasurer, well known and much adj
mired in Washington society, is to be married
to Mr.. james VI. Shoemaker, in the First II. F..
Church at Mohawk, y. Y, on wednesday eve
ming next, the sth instant.
THE SAVANNAH CUSTOM HOUsE.-There are
still differences of opinion among those who
profess to know as to the decision reached in
regard to the effor beir made to remove Col.
RObb from the COllectorship of Savannah, but
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assured and feeling satisfied, as he alleged, that
he will not be removed.
Mr.. GEORGE B. WILLIAMS, Second Deputy
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, has accepted
a position under the japanese government, for
the purpose of organizing an internal revenue
system for that empire. Mr.. Williams is well
qualified for his Few position. He sails for Japan
about the LIST Of January next.
AFTER THE PHILADELPHIA INVALID PEN
SION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of prominent citi-
zens of Philadelphia, among them Mayor-elect
StOkely and ex-Collector Pollock, were at the
Interior Department to-day, some urging the
appointment of A. p. Tuition, at present Super
visor of Internal Revenue, and some Mr.. Poul-
son, formerly pension agent in Philadelphia
as invalid pension agent in that city, vice
Forbes, suspended.
A TENpER-HRARrKp REVENUE COLLECTOR.
There will probably be a change in the office of
Collector of Internal Revenue for the second
district of MARYLAND in a few DAYS, as charges
have been made against Collector Evans, the
present incumbent. His accounts are not in
perfect order, though he is not defaulter, a.
has been represented. Evans claims that he had
persons specially employed, and a. they were
poor men and in want of money he advanced
them the amounts due them. instead of com
Polling them TO wait until their accounts should
pass through the various accounting divisions of
the Treasury Department. This, of course, was
irregular, and not warranted by law. The reve-
lenent with delinquent debtors; and il seems TO
be the impression that he will be removed.
The PHILADELPHIA PENSION OFFICE De
FALCATIoN.-Col Forbes, the defaulting Pen
sion gent at Philadelphia, in reply to a question
asked him Yesterday as TO whether he had been
or expected to be arrested, said: :" see no
reason why / should be, for the defalcatiOn
occurred nearly year and a half ago, during
the first year of my administration, at a time
when was unacquanted with the duties of the
Office, and unable TO give them my personal
attention. The money was distracted by other
parties, whose names i would not like now to
mention, as some of them are dead. par
tial investigation was made at that time but
never completed, and this is now the conclusion
or 1t. OF course / am responsible for every
breach of trust committed in my Office and
will make every cent of the deficiency good, if
am bankrupt after it,
He was arrested yesterday afternoon. however
and held TO bail in S25 900 to answer the charge
OF embezzlement. 1t seems to be conceded that
the government will not lose anything by the
def lcation, which il is now believed will
reach larger sum than was at first supposed.