Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-27
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s452, 9S9.0s.
SENATOR STEwART arrived in town at noon
to-day.
POSTMASTER GENERAL CREsswELL viii re-
turn on the 10 O'Clock train this evening.
GOVERNOR COOKE expects to return to the city
tonight.
SECRETARIES FISH AND BELKNAP returned
to the city this morning by the train from New
York.
Mr.. W. W. CoRCoRAN is stin at White
Sulphur Springs, Va, and his health has
greatly improved.
BoDIsCo-The President has recognized Wal
demar Bodisco as Consul General Of Russia, re
siding in New York.
HOME AGAIS.-Superyising Architect Mullett
and Register Allison, Of the Treasury Depart
ment, have returned.
COLLECTOR CASEY, of New Orleans. who has
been here for several days, returns to New York
this evening, and will leave there about Monday
for New Orleans.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, will not decide the
Kentucky war claim before Saturday as the
parties representing the State have asked until
that time to file additional papers in favor of the
claim, which request has been granted.
REDUCING THE ExPENsEs.-In Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island and Connecticut there were
15 assistant assessors in service on the LIST July
1870. AT the present time there are but 80 en-
ployed, showing reduction Of 40 per cent.
during the year.
SECRETARIES Boutwell,, Delano and Belk-
nap, and Attorney General Akerman are now in
the city. Secretaries Fish and Robson, and
PoSfm
day or two. 1t is therefore probable that all the
members of the Cabinet will be here by the first
Of next week.
NAVAL OFFICERS TRANSFERRED. - Lieut
Commander James d. Marvin, U. s. N, has
been orderedto report to the Chief of the Bureau
of Ordnance at the Navy Department for duty.
Master Edwin S. Jacob has been detached from
the Photographic Office in this city and ordered
to coast survey duty.
To BE LAID UP.-Orders have been issued
from the Navy Department to put out Of COM
mission the U. S. steamer Yantic which recently
arrived at Norfolk from the North Atlantic fleet
the Guard which recently arrived at New York
from the Darien surveying expedition, and the
tug Pilgrim just arrived at Philadelphia from
the North Atlantic fleet.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIpKsT-The
President has appointed Richard H. Savage to
be consular clerk of the United States; Charles
s. English to be collector of customs for George
town, ID. c.; l.. w. Smith and Thos. Hardiman
Jr., of Ga, to be commissioners to the Centen-
NAL Anniversary at Philadelphia; VIM Silrey
TO be collector OF customs at Newark, n. j.
For EURoPE.-Quite a party of Washing
tonians sailed for Europe in the steamer Russia
yesterday, including the wife and family of Gov.
Cooke, Mr.. W. S. Huntington, and Mr. Henry
Dodge. A large number of friends from Wash
lngton, Philadelphia and New York accom-
panied the vessel in revenue cutter to the lower
". where "A parting ind
wishes were given to the departing vOyagers.
NEW TRIUMPH FOR THE INJUNcTIoNIsTs-
They PreUeEt the Sweeping of the Streets.-The
Board of Public Works have not awarded the
contract for sweeping Pennsylvania avenue
and will not do so while the injunction is pend
ing, as they do not propose to enter into any
contracts unless they have the money TO paw for
executing them. Had ii not been for the in
junction business, the contract for sweeping the
avenue would have been awarded and the work
entered upon.
The PRACTICE SHIPS Constellation and Sara
tOga, with the midshipmen from Annapolis on
board, arrived in Cape Cod Bay on the sd inst.
and will remain there for a few days to exercise
the cadets. The ships will then proceed TO
Portland, Maine. An accident happened on the
21st instant to Midshipman III. A. Osgood, of the
Sd class, who fell from the miZzen rigging to the
deck and sustained an obliQue fracture of the
thigh bone. He was transferred 10 the naval
hospital at Chelsea, Mass
20 No MULES, NO GRUB.-The War Department
has forwarded to the Indian Bureau a copy Of
letter from Colonel b. III. Grierson, of the 10th
cavalry, dated Fort Gill, Indian Territory, the
8th inst, in which he says that Lone Wolf, San
tata's son, a brother of Big Tree, and three or
four other kiowas came into camp on the 9Th
inst. They did not bring the fOrty-one mules
stolen by them some time previous, and no
rations were Issued to them. They stated that
the mules had been disposed of or had died, but
Colonel G. informed them that no rations would
be given them until the animals were returned
The WORK OF THE Posi- OFFICE DEPART
MENT.-During the year, ending June 30, the
Post Office Department has established 2,4O7
new offices; discontinued S54 Offices; making a
net increase in the number of offices created
during the year 1855. On the 30th of June last
there were 30,045 offices in the United States
The number of cases acted upon by the De
nartment, involving establishments, discon-
tinuances, changes of name and site, resigna-
tons, removals and deaths, was 9,4l6; or about
40 per day.