Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-04
EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.


SECRETARY FISH left for New York last night
to vote at Tuesdays election.
SENATOR'S Sherman and Chandler and Gen
erals ENJOY and Heintzelman are in town.
INTERNAL RESEEUE--The receipts from this
source too day were s54i,O6l.3I.
Gov. COOKE returned last evening, and called
at the White House this morning to pay his
respects to the President.
POSTMASTER GBNERAL CREswELL left for
Elkton, Md, to-day, and viii not return before
Wednesday next.
Mr.. JOHN A. MADDEN, Of Georgia, has been
appointed first class clerk in the contract Office
of the Post Office Department.
CONSUL AT CONFERENCE.-The President
has appointed George w. Griffin, of Kentucky,
consul at Copenhagen.
GEORGE MARsToN, of New Hampshire, has
been appointed supervisor of internal revenue
for Georgia and Florida, in place of Gen. Kryz-
anOwski, who has been removed.
Col. NJ LA RUE HARRISON, of the Post Office
Department, has been detailed on special duty
connected with that department, with head
quarters at Memphis.
INDIAN SUPERINTENDENT HoAG informs the
Indian Bureau that over 800 of the "Staked
Plain Indians came in a few days ago and ex-
pressed a desire for peace. More are coming.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDEsT.-The
President this morning appointed Geo. H. Be-
ker, of Pa, minister resident at Constantinople;
John Hart Halves, OF ID. c., consul at Hakadadi.
COMMISSIONER WATTS, of the Departmentof
Agriculture, sends us a copy of his annual report
for 1870, containing much interesting informa-
ton as TO the progress and development OF agri-
culture in the United States.
TIE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Yesterday
received valuable documents from the chair
man of the English civil service commission,
and continued the consideration OF the subject
of minor officers who give bonds. The commits
sion were to-day engaged in discussing the sub
iect of promotions and exceptions. Inasmuch as
Messrs. Curtin and Cattell desire TO go home and
vote and TO attend TO some private business, the
commission adjourned for few days to-day.
The LAST BATCH OF bonds for the European
syndicate left New York at noon to-day, in
charge Of Messrs. Noyes, of the Loan Branch:
Baker, of the Lighthouse Board; Bartlett, of
the First ComptrOller's office; and Crockett, OF
the Registers office.
PENSION AGENT FORBES SUCCRssoI.-Gen.
Horatio Sickles, collector ofinternal revenue for
the 18th Pennsylvania district, has been ap-
pointed invalid pension agent at Philadelphia,
vice w. 4. Forbes suspended. Internal Revenue
SGperv isor Tuition, TO whom the position was
rendered, declined to accept.
PERsosAL-Felix r. Brunot, of the Board of
Indian Commissioners; Hon. Maunsell B. Field,
OF New York; Count Arco, of the North German
legation; and Hon. ID. j. Morrell, Pa are at the
Arlington. 80. Gen. F. F. Flint, u. s. A:
Judge Charles W. Forbes, NY. and Col James
L.. Fisk, OF Montana, are at the Ebbtt.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH SYsTKM.-In his forth
coming annual report the Postmaster General
VIII strongly recommend the adoption of a postal
telegraph system. He has received petitions
from leading merchants in the large cities fayer-
ing the system, and several Senators and Repre-
seDtatives have also urged him to recommend if.
promising their support of the measure.
NAVAL OFFICERS DRTACHRD.-An the off,
GERS of tie u. S. steamer Richmond, which re-
Gently arrived at Philadelphia from the Euro.
pean fleet, have been detached and placed on
waiting orders Among them are Mfhshipmen
Martin X: Hall and Richard G. Davenport of
this District.
ARMY PAY DIsTRICTs.-By direction of the
President the geographical boundaries of the
late department of the Platte will be continued
pay district under the charge of its chief pay
master, Major Benjamin AlvOrd, subject to the
direction OF orders OF the commanding genera
military division of the Missouri, andrthe Indian
Territory south of Kansas will be- for the pur-
poses OF payment, continued as heretofore a part
Of the department of the Missouri subject to the
orders OF the commanding generxi OF that de-
partment.
SoCIETY.-Secretary Delano gave a dinner
party last evening to MIR. George Vim. Curtis. at
| which the following named gentlemen were
| present: Postmaster General Cresswell: Mr.
Justice Swayne; Blacque Bey, the Turkish
Minister; Solicitor General Bristow; Senator
Scott; MIR. ID. G. Cox, of the Interior DEPART
ment and Professor Hilgard.
Washington society will miss this season the
| entertainments of Mrs. Admiral Dshlgren Mrs
| General Williams, and Mrs. Bancroft Davis, as
| they are now absent, and will be during the
| winter. We are not going to have long, igay
| season anyway, as Lent comes unreasonably
| early.
-Aneteur concerts and private theatricals
| are not TO be so popular this season ss last.
New York society has recoQered fOrm1the
| artistic fever.
THE NEW LOAN ALL RIGHT.-Assistant Sec
| rotary Richardsop, who is now i'm Europe nego-
| tiating the new loan, writes TO the Department
contradicting all reports about his representing
| the loan as a failure. He saws: Z" The whole
| business here will be a complete success. jaw
Cooke, McCullOch Il Co., and other men of the
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