Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-26
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
SECRETARY DEIANo will return tomorrow.

SECRETARY DELANo will return tomorrow.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1885,, 1881.
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS was the subject
under consideration by the civil service COM
mission to-day. MIR. Medin is still absent.
Mr.. JOHN DELANo, chief clerk of the Int
Iior Department, has directed the appointment
clerk of the department ID give out no more an
nouncements of clerical appointments to the
press, as he is annoyed by applicants for pO-
sitions.
NEW GOVERNOR OF IDAHo.-The Pre- sident
has appointed Thomas Benrett, of Indiana
Governor OF Idaho Territory, in place of Gen
Bowen, rcciSned.
ILLINOIS AND NLw YORK CLERKS are
rcceivingt,n days leave of absence to go home
and vote. Maryland and New Jersey clerks will
receive similar leaves next week.
DIR. WIN. maxwell wooD, of Maryland,
chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery
of the Navy Department, he's been placed on
the retired list, and Surgeon Jonathan NJ
foltz, OF Philadelphia, appointed chief OF that
bureau.
APPo1NTMENTs.-The President made the
following appointments to-day:-Alvan b.
Clarke aSseTor and A. \. Wilson collector OF
internal revenue for the LIST district of Georgia:
VIM. Grey collector for the I'd district and
George B..Chamberlsin collector of the 4th dis
tIict of Georgia; and Caleb b. Lord assessor for
the LIST district OF Maine.
SMALL NoTIs WANTED AT THE South
Ireasrrer Spinner hes ritSen a letter in reply
to one received from a leading banker of the
South in regard - a supply of small notes for
that sectIon irstead OF the larger denominations
inc writer repre- enting that planters and coun-
~ people require small currency. Gen. Spin
ner says fhe department Is ready to supply not
IN denominations iTom one to one thousand dol
lars, that may be required and paid for; the
charges of transportation both WAYS at the ex-
Pepse of the department.
THE CATAckzY CoMPLIcATIoN.-Accord
to the correspondent OF New York paper, Mr.
Catacazy says that alter the visit of the Grand
Duke, he also win return to Russia, but on leave
OF absence. He states. furthermore that he
Will still be minister to this country, and tina.
the Russian mission here will remain vacant
until there shall be such a change at Washington
that II will be pleasant for him to return
Notwithstanding the source from which this
story comes, and the medium through which il
is given to the public, it smells decidedly fshy
MRS. MYRA CLARKE GAINES is now engaged
In contesting the action Of the government in
paying her but $50 per month pension, she
claiming that under an act of Congress passed
February Is, 1859, she is entitled to 800 per
month. The act referred to allowed her a pen
son equal TO half the pay per month that Major
General Gaines was entitled to at the time OF
LIE ueath, winch was 500 per month; but later
on motion OF Senator Seward, proyiso was in
serted and adopted which declared that the
amount OF the said pension should not exceed
the sum OF $50 per month. The compilers OF
me Gplted States statutes, in copying the ORR
ginal bill, omitted the lines applicable TO the
prov $50, but the Pension Office has ALWAYS been
governed in its action by the terms of the
original bill and has refused to give Mrs. Gaines
more than $50 per month.
THE FALL AND WINTER CRops-The Sen
TENDER rel ont of the A. ficudural Department.
just i:sued, states that the influence of drought
and OF the unusually low temperature of Sep
TENDER have been unfavorable 70 the rinenino
OF fruits and 10 the maturing of corn and othe1
crops: No general serious damage has re-
suited TO corn, large portion of the crop being
wen advanced by the high temperature OF
august before the occurrence of frost The
drought OF midsummer he's been almost nm
broken In the West up TO the date of these re-
turrs, interfering greatly with the seeding of
winter grain, and with the termination and
growth of the areas which farmers have been
able to plant. "O'-
THE CASE OF THE HoRSRr.-Tbe Havt3er
minister he's arrived here to ask assistance from
this government to protect the Hornet, now
menaced in Port au Prince by the Spanish war
steamer Charuca. His wishes have been antici-
pated, the Secretary of State having already
Satou Win tne spanish minister on the
SUBJECT IL IS understood that as the Hornet car
ried the American flag, and was properly covered
by her papers, this government would be bound
70 protect her. The Spanish authorities now
propose to hold the Haytien government respon-
sible for any depredatioDs which the Hornet NAV
commit. vessel Of war has been ordered 10
Port an Prince to protect the Hornet wheneyer
she desires to leave that port.
THE DOVER TUNNEL.-Reports from Eurone
state that the French government is abont
granting charter TO a company formed for the
purpose OF excayating tunnel under the Strait