Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-05
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvEsUB-The receipts from thii
source to-day were s76l5i3o5.
TIE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the new loan To- DAY
amounted to sJll 500.
ID. X. MCKEE and wife returned kese yes.s-
day from their we tern bridal toRg.
CARL FREDERICK CLACsRx has been recOg
nized by the President as Vice Consul o.
Sweden and Norway in this city.
Miss LIZZIE Poor, daughter orRea- : G-l;ra
Poor, is to be MARI I'd 70 Lieutenant Commln
der Jewell, OF the navy, on the 18Th inst.
SECRETARY RoBEsoS left here this m9rn.nl
for the Naval Academy at Annapolis. L
distribute the diplomas 10 tie graduating
Class of midsblpmen.
SENATOR FENToN was Frustrated - sudden
attack of fever, on Friday evening, at James
town, New York, but although Sill confined q
bis bed. is doing well now.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx writes that La
arrived home in South Bend. Saturday morn
ing and stood the journey very T-I, despit
the hot and dusty weather.
It p
been retired from dut5 as Indian agent in Arr
IONA Territory and ordered - LIS pTOpeI
station.
SENATOR WILSON leaves Boston to-day for
New York, and will sail in the Scotia Wednes
day for Europe, to be absent about one hun
dred days.
MRS. SENATOR AMEs laee Blanche Bntler) i.
at the r sidence OF her father, Gen. Butler, in
Lowell, Mass, where her husband viii icin her
in few days.
A INV YORK CoEsCIREcE.-An anopYmou.
letter was received az the Treasury Department
This morring from Corning, N. Y, iucloslng
S13.4i on account OF custom-house duties unpaid
TRANSFER OF CoIN.-The acting Treasurer
Of the United States o-dsy made a teiegraphic
transfer Of $780, in coin from the sab-treasury
of the United States at San Francisco to New
York.
Mrs. CRANER, sister-in-law Of the President,
sailed for Europe rom New York, on Saturday.
in the steamer Rhine. The President and his
daughter, Nellie, accompanied her down the
bay.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE, whose health con-
tinues to improve, will be tie guest of his
daughter, Mrs. Senator Sprague, az Narragan-
sett this summer, and Will probably go 10
Europe.
Ex-SECRETARY SEwARD.-Mr. Il. A. Risley
has lately received letters from his daughters
stating that Mr.. Seward and his party were at
Suez on the 9Th of May, and were going thence
through Egypt. They lad already traTeled
over ~, OCO miles.
The IsTHMUs or DARIEN CANAL TREATY
was not acted on at TIE late extra ssssIor the
Senate for the reason that it j. not sufficiently
explicit in its terms, and bcsGeT, TIC committee
on Foreign Relations we're de7irous CT learning
officially the result Of the TChUautePec survey
before coming 70 a conclusion o. either OCEAN, :
connection.
COLOMBIA has A GEIEvA---E.-Tls Secre.
terry of State has received letter from the Go
.ombian Minister requesting that American
seamen before landing in that country be placed
under the charge OF some officer CT the shin
who may have control over then, and prevent
dlsorderly conduct. This request is made on
account OF riOtous conduct recently by araeri-
can seanen WHO went ashore there.
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AT HRADoUAETERs.-Goverr Cooke was
not at his Office this morning, greatly to the
disappointment Of the large crowd on hand to
interview him about their little matters. The
commissions OF the new officers were all signed
this morning By BIZ. Stanton, Secretary of the
Territory, and will be forwarded u the an
pontees as soon as they receive tie Governor
signature.
HENRY HIMERR DIsIISsED TR ~ TIE PENSION
OFF1CR.-By order OF the Secretary of the
Interior, the services OF Henry Timber, An
employe in the Pension ONCE, lave been dis.
pensed with on account OF ineai cheney and
inatteDtion TO duty, and not because OF his
having Rsrtelpated in the labor stI Ike of last
week. The fact seems to be that Himber h as
shown constitutional disposition TO strike
against all labor.
INSPECTION OF TIE "UEATHEE OFFICER
The Secretary OF War, accompanied by some
friends, made a visit OF inspection TO the Chief
Signal Office on Saturday, and examined the
various self-registering meteorological instru-
ments, the manner of making observations, the
process OF receiving the reports, OF printing the
daily maps and bulletins, and also the rletsoro-
logical instruments being prepared for the
North Pole expedition.
MINISTER SCHRNCK, with the British members
Of the Joint High Commission, arrived in
Liverpool on Saturday. Tie Chamber OF Com
merce presented an address = General
Schenck, which was replied 70 b. our Minister
who EXPIRE zsed hope that the friendly relations
now existing between his native country and
Great Britain would be perpetual. his cTaden-
tials WILL be pre-ented % the Queen in a few
days. lie "liIIecelYe warm welcome from
the minlstu.
RESULT OF THE TEMPER ErE -r6-r--Eyr.-
A comparative statement CT the number o.
grain and molasses distillcries in operation this
year aud last, shows that on the LIST day OF June
1871, there were 2li grain and molasses distil-
leres in operation, with total spirit producing
capacity of 192.059 gallon daily, while at the
same date of 1870 there were -. grain aud 8
moiasses distilleTies I'm operation, with p total
spirit producing capacity daily Of 1866 gal-
lors, falling OFF in daily capacity in 1sIi, as
compared with 1870, Of &c. CO gallons.
THE CIVIL SRRvICR.-TLe President has ap-
pointed George Vim. CUrtiss, (editcr E1rper's
We.dy) Of New York; Joseph NedilI, of
Chicago, (of the Chicago TriJurs;) Alexander G.
Cattell, OF New Jersey; ID. A. Walker, Of Penn.
sylvanis; K. b. Elliott OF the Treasury Depart
ment: Joseph II. Blackfan, o. tie Post 0flce
Department; snd Col. ID. c. Cox, OF the Interior
Department; to prescribe, under the act OF Com
gress approved March Sd, ISL, such rules and
regulations for the admission OF persons into the
civil service Of the United States as will promote
the efficiency thereof, and ascertain the fitness
OF each candidate IL respect 20 age, health,
Character, knowledge and ability for The service
into which he seeks to enter. The board will
convene on the 2sth Instant, At tho Interior