Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
SPEAKER BLAINE is at Saratoga.


INTERNAL RKvENUE--The receipts from this
source to-day were s476,342.e5.
THE AMOUNT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS to the new
loan to-day was $40,
SENATOR SUMNER was in New York on
Thursday.
GOVERNOR COOKE has gone 70 Philadelphia,
an d will return on Monday.
Col. ID. q. Cox, acting chief clerk of the Dc
partment of the Interior, was obliged to leave
the Office to-day on account of a sudden and
somewhat severe attack of sickness which his
friends hope will be only temporary.
The BOARD OF DIRECTORS of Columbia Col
lege have received a letter from DIR. j. c. Well
ing, announcing his acceptance of the presiden-
cy of that institution, rendered him some weeks
ago.
THE COMMISSION of Charles Francis Adams,
to be one Of the Arbitrators, at Geneva, under
the Treaty of Washington, was forwarded TO
him to-day, having first been signed by the
President and Secretary Fish.
PARDoNED BY THE PREsIpENr.-The Presi-
dent has pardoned Travis Redwine, convicted
of Illicit distilling in Arkansas, and Henry Will
rs, convicted Of importing cigars, contrary to
law, in Maryland.
the city at about O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
and left again at $40 p. m. He and President
Grant dine this afternoon with ex-senator Cat
tel, at his residence near Camden, n. j.
SECRETARY FISH recently told an interview
ing reporter, "I have given no intimation of an
intention to resign, nor do intend to resign for
some time yet. Every man who fills my position
has to submit to be removed by the newspapers
from time to time"
Assessor OF INTERNAL REVENUE FOR THIS
DIsTRICT-The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue to-day nominated to Secretary Boutwell,
Walter w. Burr, for Assessor of Internal Rev
enue for the District of Columbia, vice b. \.
Needs, resigned.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIpENT-The
President has appointed James Birney and
Claudius b. Grant, of Michigan, to be COM
missoners to the centennial exhibition, at Phil
adelphia; j. NJ. Lewis, postmaster, GAINESVILLE,
Ohio; Lemuel SAVERS, postmaster, Tecumseh,
michigan; q. q. Gillespie, postmaster, Calvert,
Texas; j. E. n. Graham, Sd lieutenant revenue
marine service.
THE SEWARD PARTY-The latest letters
received by Mr.. Risley from his daughters in
Constantinople, say that both they and Mr..
Seward were rapidly recovering from fatigue
after their hard iaunt in Egypt, and that after
all they felt inclined to tarry in Europe, instead
decided TO do. The plan then being considered
(July 14) was to reside in Italy through the
coming winter, and make the tour of Europe in
the Spring.
THE New York Star, which has generally been
all wrong in regard to the controversy existing
here about public improvements, hits the nail
square on the head when it says SO The fight
grows in intensity, and the whole country has
an interest in the result" That is exactly it,
The progressionists understand that 4" the whole
country has an interest in the result" and they
propose to justify and meet that interest by
keeping the city up to the times in improve
ments and appearance, even If ii costs some
thing; while the moss-backs insist ON keeping
suits in keeping the city in the condition il oc-
cuPied half century ago. That is all there is
of it.
COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS to-day ordered the
removal of the following Internal Revenue Off
GERS in New York Detectives Willard Billiard
Alexander n. Lewis; special assistant assessors
George w. De Costa and +. j. Wheeler of the
"a district; K. M. COoney, Arson Atwood, and
A. NJ. Stansbury of the 80 district. This action
is taken after full consultation between Super-
visor butcher and the Commissioner, and will,
no doubt, be of much benefit to the public
service. These appointments were made ont of
the regular order, and without the recommended
ton OF the assessors in those districts or of the
supervisor, and the necessity for them has never
been apparent. The saving to the government
by this reduction is $50 per day.
THE NORTHERN SIoUx-The Secretary of the
Interior has received communication from the
Secretary Of War, inclosing extracts from re-
ports of Generals Sheridan and Hancock rela-
tive to the condition of the Sioux in Dakota.
The Secretary of War recommends that the Sec
rotary Of the Interior does all he can consistently
In the way OF issuing rations, to keep the North
ern Sioux quiet until spring. Both General
Sheridan and General Hancock represent these
Sioux as disposed TO make war on the slightest
pretext, and ask for troops, especially for Fort
Buford, which is virtually in a state of siege.
General Sherman, in endorsing these reports
says SO The army is in no condition to meet
the requirements of a war with the SiOux
Indians in the inaccessible region about Mix
river. All our measures in that quarter are de-
fenslve and necessarily weak"