Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-03
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvESUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s77s,6215l.
| Ex-CoNGREssMAN j. NJ. ASHLEY, Of Ohio,
l is in town.
REPRESENTATIVE STARKwEArHER, of Con-
| nectcut, is in town.
GEN. n. P. CHIPMAN, our Delegate in Con-
| gress, returned last evening, from the Pacific
| slope, in improved health.
ATTORNEY GENERAL AKERMAN will remain
| here until September, when he will 90 TO his
| home in Georgia, to spend four or five weeks.
SENATOR STEWART, of Nevada, sails for
| Europe in the steamer "City of Paris" on Sat
urday.
THE SLooP-oF-wAR PORTSMOUTH, of the
| South Atlantic fleet, has been ordered to return
home.
Hon. FRANCIS JOHN PAKENHAM, Of the Bri-
fish Legation, has been spending few days at
| Newport.
THOMAS II. DupLEY, for nine years past
| American consul at Liverpool has resigned
that post, and win return to his home, in Cam
den, n. j., on the 18th of September, accompa-
MED by his family.
DIR. GREELEY talked to the people of Alexan-
dria, Va, last night, in the Methodist Church
in that place, in favor Of the1new departure"
During his stay in Alexandra he is the guest of
/ Judge Underwood
| THOSE WHO ARE In MUST STAY IN.-The
Secretary of War has issued a circular, referred
to In THE STAR few days since, TO the effect
that no more discharges of enlisted men win be
| granted, as the army has already been reduced
TO the standard authorized by the recent act of
| Congress.
| DIsAPPoINTEp.-Quite a number of Office
| seekers, with prominent friends, arrived here
Tuesday night and yesterday morning in hopes
| of seeing the President yesterday TO urge their
| claims, but were greatly disappointed when they
! ascertained that he had returned to Long
l Branch.
THE Governor and Secretary of the District
l and members Of the Board of Public Works and
| Ct the Legislative Assembly, are all to be paid
have yet drayn their salaries from the Treasury,
l although theappropriation to pay them became
available on the LIST of July
i REDEENINa THREE PER CENT. CERr1Fr-
| CATEs.-Secretary Boutwell, to-day directed the
Assistant Treasurer at New York to give public
j notice of his readiness to redeem S1,75O,OOO of
the three per cent certificates, on which the in
terest will cease September 80, 1871, after which
date they will be no longer available as portion
of the lawful money reserve IN possession of any
national banking association.
ARMY ORDERs.-The President has accepted
the resignation Of First Lieut.. Richard G.
Churchill, 4th artillery. Captain n. S. Consta-
BILE has been relieved from duty in the Depart
mant OF Dakota, and ordered TO the Department
of Texas, in place of Captain James w. Scullv
who has been detached from duty in that de
partment and ordered to the Department of
Dakota.
NONE But GOOD, TALL MEN WANTED IN
THE ARMY.-The recruiting officers of the army
have received instructions from the War De-
partment to be more particular in examining
persons proposing TO enlist and the standard OF
height is now five feet six inches, instead of five
feet five inches, as heretofore. The new army
law, il will be remembered, reduced the army
TO 10000 men after the list of July; hence, the
government can get more men now than are
needed. As the standard has been raised, quite
a number of persons desiring to enlist are re-
fused, only the best men being accepted.
ASSIGNMENT OF LAND wARRANrs.-In
view Of statements made to the Commissioner OF
the General Land Office, to the effect that a
large business has been carried on bv inducing
the benefciaries under the various bounty land
acts, by false representations to sell their claims
to land warrants, in advance of the issuing of
the warrant, the Commissioner has directed that
hereafter the assignments to land warrants must
be made on the back of the warrant assigned
thus checking this practice. and protecting the
claimants entitled to warrants.
THE KENTUCKY WAR CLAIM D1sALLowEp.-
Secretary Boutwell, has decided against the paw
ment of the claim Of the State of Kentucky for
S525, 25s.72, the amount paid by that State for
furnishing and equiping troops for the Federal
army during the rebellion, on the ground that
ane troops were not called into service by the
authority OF the President, or of the Secretary
or War; or by any officer of the regular or vol
unteer army Of the United States; but that they
were in the service of the State Of Kentucky by
State authority, under officers appointed by the
State, and as is shown by the evidence thev
were never attached to the command Of any
officer of the army of the United States.
WHAT IS SAID OF THE INJUNcTIoSIsrs.-
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Times, telegraphs from this city that the in
junctionists are reported to be demoralized and
ready TO give up If they can find graceful way
to retreat. They have threatened If thew faiIed
in the first instance to 60 to the Supreme Court,
but it is now doubtful If that intention win be
The correspondent of the Boston Advertiser.
after stating the position of both parties in refer
ehce TO the injunction business saws: sThe
t OF ashington is less than any other city of
its SIZE In the United States, and it is SO small
that almost all the large Taxpayers are ready 70
incur more for the improvements projected"
Our NAvY.-The Navy Register to July 1,
1871, just issued, shows that we have twelve
frst-class vessels, carrying from twenty-one to
forty-fve guns; fifteen second-class Ones carry
ing from fifteen to twenty-three guns twelve
euh Siaes Onccs carrying lrOin eight 70 twelve
guns; eleven fourth-class ones carving from five
to seven guns; nineteen ffth-rate ones, carrying
from one to sixteen guns or howitzers. The total
number of vessels Is 179, of which 81 are IRON
clads, laid up at League Island, New Orleans
washington and other places, the Terror, of
the North Atlantic feet, being the only one in
active service. Thirty are tugs, doing duty at
the various navy yards and stations Thirty-six
vessels are abroad on the several foreign stations
and large number are laid up at the navy yards
throughout the country, being of no use, as the
law does not permit the enlistment
number Of men to send them to sea.
CHEsAPEAKR AND ONO CANAL-There were
thirty-one boats loaded and dispatched from
l,umhArland Tuasdaxr q a.