Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-04

Tor Trip North on business, and expects 10 De
absent about a week.
LIEUT.. JAMES B. MAcKALL, OF the Engineer
CorIs died at Santa Fe, New MeNco,on the 18th
OF April.
Wells, OF Indiana, j. NJ. Ashfeld, of Ohio, and
John Enoch, OF Tennessee, were to-day ap-
pointed frst-class clerks in the Pension Bu-
reau.
j. n. GRANGER, Recorder OF the Genera
Land Office, yesterday afternoon resigned bis
position, to tax effect on the 3lst proximo. His
resignation was accepted TO day, but no one
has yet teen designated for the vacancy.
GENERAL y. p. CHIPMAN has RECONSTRUCTED
his intention OF rssgnmg his position as Terri
torisl Secretary, and Will hold on at least until
the new government of the District is fairly
inaugurated.
TIE STATEMENT that ex- Governor Curtin OF
Penn, now our MINISTER to Russia, has been
rendered the Postmaster Gsner alship, is with
out any foundation, as MIR. Creswell has no
intention OF resigDing, and the President does
not desire to make change in that office.
GOVERNOR COOKE to- day, in accordance with
request Of the Adjutant General of the State
of MAI yland, granted permission for the pa
sage OF the Fifth MARYLAND regiment through
this city on the 10th Instant TO Mount Vernon
The regiment will he reviewed BY the President
THE PRESIDENT visited the Treasury Depart
meDt to-day and had a long interview with
Judge Richardson, acting Secretary, in rela-
ton to the new loan, and the proposed trip OF
Judge Richardson to Europe in connection
herewith.
SPECIAL MAIL AGENT Postmaster
General has appointed Geo. s. Bangs special
agent OF the department to superintend postal
matters connected with the railway mail ser
vice, at 81, 500 per annum, and IS per day for
subsistence, vice Geo. b. Armstrong, resigned
IRON CLAps LAID UP.-Orders have been
'ssued from the Navy Department to remove
the iron clad vessels Ajax, Manhattan Sausus
and Wyandoite, which have been laid mp at
Key West for some time. to philadelphia,
where they will be laid up in fresh water.
GENERAL Waller, Superintendent of the
Census, is at present making a tour of the
Western States Oh business connected with his
bureau, and reached Chicago this morning on
his return to this city. He will arrive here TO-
morrow night.
APPOINTMENTS have been made in the Patent
once as follows X. Z. Catlin, j. r. Sleigh.
and II. Z. Smith, 10 frst-class clerkship L
ii. Hutchins, transferred from Land Office 20
second-c'ass clerkship; Alopzo Hughes, e. "
Forbes, III. III. BnrtOD, and II. T.. Smith pro-
NOTED from first 10 second-class.
GETTING Down THE ExPESsRs-The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue will begin next
month further reduction in the number and
a consolidation of the internal revenue districts
III the country. This is made possible BY tie
removal of special taxes. the law for which
went into operation on the LIST inst.
TEMPORARY CHIEFS OF BuREAus.-Ihe
President has appointed Captain W. y. Jen-ls
acting Chief of Bureau OF Ordnance, and q l.a-
mander i. y. FillebrOwn acting Chief of Bureau
o, equipment and Recruiting. during ne
absence OF Commodores Case ana Reyno' -
chiefs OF these bureaus, who left here recen.ly
for California.
"NRwsPAPER Row, !" On 18th street, the head
quarters OF the Washington correspondents, il
to be reconstructed during the recess OF Con-
gTess; that is 10 say, Mr.. Caleb Willard, prouri-
etor OF the houses constituting the Row, will
have them pulled down and replaced by hand
some and commodops structures, with iron
fronts, and specially adapted to the uses of the
newspaper men.
WHEN THR TERRITORIAL Act GoBs ISro
EFFEcT.-AttOrney General Alderman recently
had the question submitted to him, unofficislly,
by a member Of our Territorial Legislature a. TO
the legality Of the Legislature transacting bust
ness prior to the LIST of June. at which time the
corr alton OF Washington expires BY virtue of
replied that in 6is opinion it was proper for me
District Legislature TO pass laws not copfictiu1
with the corporation laws before the LIST OF June.
as tne act dld not specify any time when ii
should go into effect.
STATIONERY CONTRACTS AwARpEp.-Fir.,
Comptroller Taylor, with Messrs Parnell aud
Man, the committee who opened the bids yes
terdsy 10 supply the Treasury Department.
custom houses and sub treasures throughout
Tie country with stationery for the fiscal wear
ending june 80, 1872, we're to-day engaged in
awarding the contracts for the various articles
to the lowest bidders. The liet OF articles TO be
furnished during the year comprises about 300
items, the leading ones being 5000 reams of
letter paper, SEQ Teams OF note paper nearly
5000 GOO envelopes, nearly 6 600 gross of pens
bands, between coo and zoo gross of pencils
are divided principally between Mes1s pill
& SoloDons, X. b. Mobun. Il. f. French n a
raTkeT and VIM. Baflantyne, of this city, aud
T.. ID LOCKWOOD < Co., OF Phlalelphia. The
contract for the paper has not yet been awarded
The entire coet OF furnishing stationery for Ali
$50 COO per snn1m The BIDS this We ar 70 on a"ont
OF the arlicles were lower than those OF last
y.sr. -
MIR. w. w. CoRCoRAN's ILLNEss.-Tbe an
nouncement in last evenings STAR of the i'm
provement ia Mr. Corcoran' 8 health YESTERDAY \
gave much satisfaction to his numerous friends:
and it is therefore with the greater regret that
We nave to state that his condition is not so
favorable to day. Last evening he seemed 10
grow worse, and. although he rested comforta-
bly, last night, the symptoms in his case TO-DAY i
are NOT promising. HIS ply scians fear nothinI
now nom the effects of the erysipelas in his leg
but his excessive weakness is cause of ANXIETY
as II leaves little power in the system to resist
the progress OF the disease. Mr.. Corcoran has
the morning an aversion TO conversation with
any one, but has memory is unimpaired "a the
following incident will show: A short TIME since
he ordered from Europe about 81 900 worth OF L
eyerereens with which to adoTn the Potomac
slopes OF the Mount Vernon estate, and has
been there lately two three times TO give
directions as TO their planting in consonance
with his own taste, and just before he vas taken
SICK ne made arrangements to meet Miss Cuu-
bingham, one of the regents, with a view OF Il
having the plants set out. In conversation With
his private secretary this morning, he said that
az be could not GO, he would ike messags sent
10 Miss u at once, 10 come up and see hun. II
was concluded 10y his attendants. however thar
he was TOO III TO receive any visitors on busi
ness,
HE Coal kEsuMPTIoN.-Tod sy work /. 10 |
De resumed by the employees OF the Wukesbarre l
Coai ana iron Company at a reduction of i've |
cents per ron. This corporation employs Np |
mer, ana ships from so, 600 to 600 tons or coal
a week. TIE miners delegates at Scranton i
n as a Il