Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-22

source to-day were s4lS.fS270.
THB SUBSCRIPTIONS 70 the new loan to-day
amounted to $4,000. ..-..
MINISTER ScHENCK viii tomorrow present
his credentials to the British government
THE PREsIDESr and Mrs. Grant are on a visit
to Mr.. COrbin, at Elizabeth, n. j., and will
return to Long Branch on Friday.
THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFArRs ha
not yet awarded the contracts for the transporta
ton Of Indian supplies.
THE EARL and Countess of EIlesmore and
Lord GOderieh, attended by his tutor-Mr
Creamer-are in Ottawa, Canada.
PAYING THE INTEREsT.lThe Secretary of the
Treasury has authorized the payment Of the
July interest, without rebate, on Monday next,
at the various Treasures.
F. W. MoFFATT has been appointed by
Governor Cooke a member of the Board OF
Guardians of the public schools of Georgetown,
in place ofW. c. Magee. declined.
JAMES III. CAvANATGR has been defeated for
denomination as a Delegate for Congress from
Montana. Warren Toole nominated by the
democrats as his successor represents the extreme
Tingof the party.
ATToRNEY GENERAL ASFsMAy was in Allan
ia, Ca, a few days ago, looking remarkably
well, the Era says, and appearing to be much
more vigorous than he was last winter. He
expects to be in Washington on Monday next. -
THE CONSOLIDATION of Internal Revenue dis
tricts still continues. Assessors of Internal
Revenue are being removed at the rate of
betwet n fifty and sixty per week on this account.
Sncn consolidation Is not confined TO any
particular section of the country, but is general
Mr.. Jos. b. VARNUN, a resident of New
Nnwl n,,1 a. l.
this city, brother-in-law Of the late Silas Hill.
called upon Gov. Cooke this morning TO offer his
congratulations 10 him and the Board of Public
Works for having recommended a systematic
plan ofimprovements for the national Capital
HENRY BOWMAN, of the Internal Revenue
Bureau, who has been detailed for year past as
stamp agent at New York city, has been recalled
by Commissioner Pleasonton and placed in
charge of the Division of Supervisors and Detec-
tives OF Internal Revenue, vice Thomson re-
signed.
Miss ELLA GURSEY, daughter of Major Gen.
Quincy, formerly commandant of the post at
Charleston, win be married in that city to-day
TO Mr.. Robert S. Fletcher, formerly of the
United States Army, and nephew of General
Robert c. Scheuck, our Minister to England.
Immediately on the ceremony being performed
the newly welded couple will come North on
their wedding tour.
PROMOTIONS To BE MApE-Tn accordance
With an act passed by the third session of the
Forty-first Congress, providing for an increase i'm
the number of higher class cIerkships in the
Post once Department, several promotions will
be made ON the LIST proXimo; also appointments of
dozen or more hrst-class clerks to the vacancies
occaSioned by the promotions referred To. Desig-
nations for examinations are now being made
out at The departments.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE ASSESSMENT DIS
TRICTs for the District of Columbia have been
reorganiZed, and the force of eight assistant
assessors has been reduced to foua, The force
a. now constituted is: Division I, EsL. Clements
assessor, for all OF Georgetown and all of the
District outside of Washington and (ieorgetOwn-
once at the custom -honse, in Georgetown; dvi-
sion ., Walter L. Burr assessor ali that part of
Washington north OF the canal and west of 10th
street-otfice in Plants building; division 3.
James Campbell assessor, all that part Of Wash
ington north of the canal between 9Th and 10th
streets, and all of the Seventh Ward-Office, 6S2
+ street; division 4, VIM. II. Brainard assessor
all that part of the city north of the canal and
east of 9Th street-0ffce at the City Hall The
four assessors who resigned were Charles L.
Hulse, Major De We're Burr, VIM. p. RYDER.
and DR.. A. n. Brown.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., june 22-1O.30 a. m.
synopsis for the past tscenty-four kOHrS.-The
barometer has changed but little at the Pacific
and Rocky Mountain stations; it has fallen In
the northwest and is probably quite low in the
Missouri valley. The high pressure which was
"Wednesday morning over Lake Michigan has
disappeared, distributing itself eastward The
barometer has risen in the New England States
Temperature is rising in the northwest and fan
ing somewhat in Middle and Eastern States
The northwest winds have now abated on the
east Atlantic coast, and light winds from the
south aud east very generally prevail from New
York to Arkansas and northward. Threatening
weather with occasional light rain prevails from
Pennsylvania westward. Partially cloudy
weather in the Middle and Southern States
Slight rains have continued in northern Florida
and small storm has passed over North Caro-
lima during the night.
PrObobilitteS.-It lie probable that the baron
eter will continue TO fall during the day on tn,
Lakes and sOutheastward 10 the Atlantic with in
creasing clOudiness and occasional light rains
Fresh sOutheasterly winds will probably be ex-
perlenced on the Atlantic coast and ON the