Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-20
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNOR REED, of Florida, is at the Ebbitt.
INTERNAL REvESUB.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s326,755e2.
SECRETARY BELKSAP is expected to return
early next week.
Justice JOSEPH p. BRADLEY, of the United
States Supreme Court, is at his home in Newark.
Mr.. GANGEwER, chief clerk Of the Third
Auditors Office, is seriously i'll.
Col. FoRSEY's "REMINISCENCES of dIstin-
guished men are very interesting. They are to
be published in book form.
SENATORS Clayton and Carpenter, and Gov
Alcorn, of Mississippi, were at the Treasury
Departmentto-day.
Col. +. ID. HARRINGTON, in charge of the
Census Bureau, to-day received n preliminary
report of the last census of England.
Mr.. Gro. SIMMONS has been promoted from
second to third class clerk in the Office of the
Secretary of the Treasury.
CORRESPONDENTS announce the wedding of
Secretary Robson TO Mrs. Aulick widow of the
late Captain Richmond Aulick, of the navy, as
to come on next week.
THE Patriot says just thing about the
neglected condition of the Smithsonian grounds.
We doubt not Gen. Babcock will institute a re-
form there.
The FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS to first-class
clerkships have been made in the Post Office
observation-disclosures Walsh, n. Y; T. s. Nc
Gowan, Pa; John w. Hagen, Va; and VIM f.
Doyle, Ky.
DIsTILLATIoN FROM FRUrT-As the new
regulations for the distillatOn of fruit are more
liberal than formerly, it is believed there will be
a 49,
this source than in any previous year.
SECRETARY FISH is i'll at his home ON ,ha
Hudson, and will not come here probably until
he returns from the Presidential Overland Pa
cifc excursion. Assistant Secretary Davis Iu-bo
IS the guest of Mr.. Fish this week. is exnectad
here IN about week or ten days.
THE AuDITfNG -Coyernor CooLa
to-day issued commissions to Colonel E. F.
faehtz and Mr.. William Dixon as members of
the commission to audit outstanding claims. Mr..
PIaTt, who has been named as one of the COM
mission, is not at present in the city.
kENTUCKY's WAR CLANs.-Hon. Mr. Beck.
of Kentucky, and the Adjutant General of that
State had an interview with the Secretary of
the Treasury to-day in relation TO the claim of
kentucky for war indemnity for troops orga-
nl2ed, EQUIPPED, and mustered into the United
states service during the late rebellion. No
conclusion has yet been reached in the case.
SERIOUS CHARGES are pending against Collec-
tor Robb, of Savannah, Georgia, whose arrival
here was mentioned in yesterdays STAR. and
the object of his visit 10 Washington is TO clear
himself OF any responsibility for the irregulari-
ties complained OF, in which, it is ALLEGED his
deputy, Mr.. " Gilman, is particularly IMPLICATED
An attempt was made by searching the books TO
show that the defalcation occurred under a for
mer collector, and that il was only Continued on
unObserved under the present administration.
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Republicanism would seem TO be gaining
ground in France, and the course said to b.
marked ont by NJ. Theirs win strengthen the
hands of the advocates of liberal government
He will, it is stated, the conclusion of the re-
cess-the first week in October-invite the As
sembly TO re-enter Paris; will retain NJ. nj. Jules
Favre, Jules Simon and Picard; and after NJ.
Gambetta has organized the Left, will admi.