Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-10
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL REvExuE.-The receipts from thi:
source to-day were 81 ,1s5,e2144.
COMMISSIONER PARKRR, of the Indian Bureau
returned here on Saturday evening.
SECRETARY RoBEsoN is expected here thi.
evening.
PosrsAsTER GENERAL CREswErI is expected
to return from Elkton, Nd, tomorrow morning
APPOINTED. The President has appointed
james Neville United States Attorney for Ne
braska.
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
MARSHALL has gone to Fauquier county, and
viii be absent about ten days.
GENERAL BABcooK, Commissioner of Pub,ic
buildings and Grounds. returned here fIom
Long Branch this morning.
GOVERNOR COOKE has appointed Mr.. A. S.
Pratt a member of the commission to audit
claims against the late corporation OF Washing
ton, in place of j. c. McKelden, declined.
REV. DIR. JOHN W. FRENCH, professor OF
ethics and law, at the United States Military
Academy at West Point, who died Saturday,
win be buried tomorrow.
BEER STAMPS LOOKING UP.-The orders re-
ceived at the Internal Revenue DEPARTMENT for
lager beer stamps are now averaging about
49, 600 per day, being nearly four times as great
as the orders received during corresponding
period Of last year.
NAVAL OFFICER LAFLTS AcoUIrTED.-A
Utica dispatch dated yesterday says: Hon. A.
ID. Latin, Naval Officer OF the port of New
York. was on Saturday acquitted of perjury, the
jury returning verdict without leaving the
court room.
Boutwell, is expected to return here on Wednes-
day. Ii is said that he viii spend the day at
Long Branch tomorrow, where he will have n
consultation with the President in relation 10
the difference between himself and Commits
sioner Pleasonton.
The CIVIL SERVICE CoMMIssIoy-Thec COM
mission to-day considered the various constitu-
tional questions which ii is desirable 70 submit
TO the Attorney General, and for that purnose
authorized to be addressed to the President of
inc United States letter containing those prop
ositions, with request that they be submitted
70 the Attorney General for his opinion.
THE PRESIDENT NOT COMING TO WAsHryG-
TON JUST YET.-The President has determined
to postpone his visit to Washington, as no MEM
bers of the Cabinet are in town, and no business
OF Importance requires his attention. Unless
something Of importance should demand his
presence here he win not return for ten days or
two weeks.
BIDS were opened to-day at the Bureau Of Pro-
visions and Clothing, Navy Department, to sup
ply clothing. CAPS, shoes, sheeting, Sc, at the
navy yards at New York, Boston and San Fran
cisco. The bidders were the San Francisco
WOODEN Factory, Co, Jno. III. Wilcox, j. Free
man & Co., David Babcock & Co.. s. p Ket-
tell, The Mission Pacific Wooden Mills, j. III.
howard, A. l.. Haskell, VIM. Matthews, j. s.
Crosby. VIM. Curtis and j. p. Carll The contract
will be awarded In a few DAYS
APPoINTMExTs-w. q. Morton, Ohio: Geo.
Hubbard, Ind; Granville Peddecord, H.; VIM.
j. Martin, n. Y; Leonard Stoddard, Mass; j.
Z. Pierce, Mo-; \. B. Bibb, d. c., and Town
send Clement, n. j., have been appointed as
sorters OF money orders in the Sixth Auditors
once, at salary each of 500 per annnm
Wentworth c. Zeyely has been appointed an
assistant in the blank agency OF the Post Office
department, at salary of = 900 per year. Mr.
Il. &. Brecht has been appointed first assistant
examiner in the Patent Office, vice ID. Wilson
resigned.
THE CORONER MATTER.-An effort is being
made to have the Legislature act upon the bin
for the appointment of Coroner, which is now
before that body. The Supreme Court of the
District appoints and has control of that Off ce
now, but it is contended by members of each
House that the organic Law of the Territory
places all ministerial officers under the Legis-
lature, and therefore provision should be made
Tor the appointment of Coroner. Some men,
than ministerial officer, and must therefore be
under the courts. As the fees and emoluments
OF the Coroner are from the District, the opinion
seems to prevail that that officer should be under
the District authorities.
IMPORTANT TO TowN-sITE CLArNANTs--The
Hon. Secretaryof the Interior has recently made
decision in the matter OF the application of the
Probate Judge Of jefferson county, Montana,
10 enter certain lands, as the Town-site of
"Springville," in which it is held that towns
with less population than one hundred can enter
the public lands under the act of March 2, 1867
thus reversing the ruling of the late Commission,
er OF the General Land Office in this and similar
cases The Secretary concurs in an opinion of
Hon. w alter II. Smith, Assistant ATTORNEY Gem
eral, holding that, although the act Of March 2.
$50. makes limitations, as 20 quantity, according
10 the number OF inhabitants, the limitation for
more than one hundred and less than two hmm
bred being three hundred and twenty acres, vet
a less number than one hundred may enter the
area actually occupied and improved as a town
site, not exceeding the lowest prescribed Hmita-
ton as to quantity.