Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-30
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUs.-The receipts from tbs
source to-day were siSo.O6s.52.
TIE STAMP DUTY upon all documents except
bank, checks, drafts or orders expires to-day, in
accordance with the recent act of Congress.
SENATOR FEoM OREGoN.-The Oregon Iegis-
lature has elected NJ. c. Mitchell to the United
States Senate the rst ballot, he receiS .ng IL
vote., Corbetti2 IL, and Prime 1.
FINANCIAL PROGRAMME FOR OCroBEP.-
Acting Secretary Richardson has directed the
assistant treasurer at New York to purchaSe one
million of bonds or each Wednesday, and - sell
one million OF gold on each Thursday during the
month OF October.
GEN. F. a. WALKER, Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs, has been quite i'll since Friday
with cholera morbus, but is Jmewhat better to-
day.
JUDGE u. j. MARTIN, 9th auditor of the
Treasury, returned from Alabama last evening
He was much among the people while in that
state, and predic+I from 5GO0 to 10000 me- iority
for Grant and Wilson.
The PRACTICE SHIP CONSTELLATION has
returned to Annapolis with the midshipmen on
board, and the studies at the Naval Academy
will be resumed to- morrow. The board to
examine candidates for admission to the Acad-
envy, which met on the 10Th instant closes its
session to-day, and will report to the Secretary
Immediately.
WON'T LET THEM CoMK-On Saturday last,
Capt. AlvOrd, in charge Of an Indian delegation
en- route to this city, telegraphed from st. Louis
TO Gen. COwen, assistant secretary of the In
terror, to know il he might bring Satanic and
Big Tree who were sentenced TO imprisonment
for lite in Texas, to Washington. After con-
sulting with the President and Gen. Sherman
Gen. COwen, replied, saying that those chiefs
could not be permitted to come.
NAVAL OFFICERS TkANsFRRRED.-Assistan
Paymaster John Brecse has been detached from
the receiving ship at Norfolk and ordered to the
Saco, Asiatc station. Assistant Paymaster S.
ID. Hurlburt has been detached from the Saco
ana ordered TO return to the United States.
irSt Assistant Engineer Hiram Parker. ir has
been detached from the Bureau of Steam EngI-
neeIlng and placed OIL waiting orders. Second
ASSISTANT Engineer w. A. Allen has been or
dered 10 TUG duty at Pensacola, Fla.
GARRETT DAVIS Successor. The telegraph
has announced the appointment by the governor
OF Kentucky of Willis b. Machen, of that state,
10 fill the uneXpired term in the L. s. Senate OF
Garrett Davis, deceased. Mr.. Machen has been
prominently connected with Kentucky politics
Tor many years past. He was a member OF the
ConleCerate Congress from Kentucky, and has
but recently had his disabilities removed Mr.
Machen Is between htty and sixty years of age
his hair being we'll whitened with years and is
OF dlgnlned carriage and impressive demeanOr
His term of service expires March 4th next
when he is succeeded by Hon. Thos. c. McCreerv
elected to the Senate at the last session of the
legislature.
PAINFUL But UNFoUNDED RUMoR.-We
have never heard more general and sincere ex
pressions of sorrow on the part of the commu-
Eity than were brought out last night by a report
OF the death Of eN-Mayor Richard Wallach The
report proved to have no foundation whatever
MI. Wallach being in excellent health, and
tnough the numerous inquiries poured in upon
Mr. Wallach and his estimabIe family may have
been somewhat of surprise, yet it was almost
worth while ID experience the temporary annoy-
anGe lGr the sake OF being able to appreciate
something OF the extent Of the hearty love and
esteem in which that gentleman is held in this
city, where he is so well known. We trust in
common with the entire comm1nity, that il
may he many, many years berOre the distress
ing rumor Of last night will be a veritable fact
DEFALCATIoNs UNDER LINCOLN, JOHNSON
AND GRANT.-In reply to a letter of Hon. John
a. Logan who seeks information ps to tn
charge male by Senator TRANQUIL that 25 per
cent, OF 80 81, St22 Is lost TO the government
annually from our revenues, the civil servic
adv sorry board say that the calcul atiOns, upon
which TrUmbull bases his assertions were mad
under the administration OF Andrew johnson
when the evils OF the 'sspOils" system cuImina'
ted, and that they select I'd the facts of its worst
condition rs the most forcible illustration OF the
mlschlets OF the system. They further saw that
olIlClpN cs OF treasury department rela-
tive 70 the actual total of defalcatiors and def
ciencies under the internal revenue law since it
| went INTO operation indicate that they have
amounted S3,a 900, Instead of $4,000 ,OO0 as
Is often stated, and that of this amount $500 900
was by Perrons appointed under Lncoiu's
administration, 81, 100 COO under .JohnsOn's and
the remainder, about 100000, under Grants.
| PERsoNAL.-SenatOr Scott of PENNSYLVANIA
is at the E5bitt house. Hon. w. T. Jones
delegate in Congress from Wyoming, is in the
city. - General f. ID. Townsend, Adiutaut
| General OF the army, met with a slight accident
In Boston last week, which will detain him some
days longer upon leave than he expected to be
| gone. " Mr. ID. A Preston, Tor some years
| recently of the New York Herald bureau in
l Washington, has been placed in charge of thai
once; vice Mr.. Seilhamer, who goes to the
new foTk office. Mr.. James f. Roberts of
ONO, has been appointed special Indian agent
| for the White Mountain reserv ation Ariz1na
T1adge 3: u; Williamson, of Virginia. re-
Gently appointed private secretpry to the Presi-
dent to sign land patents, took the usual oath of
| office to-day. Col. A. s. II. White, of the
| interior Department, mas returned from Rawley
| Springs, looking remarkably well considering
ms recent unpleasant experience in being
thrown from wagon near Harrisonburg.
| TIE PRESIDENT AND THE COLORRD MRY OF
NEW ENGLAND. The committee from the col
cred meas convention OF New England, held
IN Fsneuil Hall on the 5th instant, the commit
tee consisting oflews Hayden, Geo. L. Rutfin,
ana Chas r. Pendeli, were at the Executive
Mansion this morning, and presented letter
rom the convention to the President Mr.
huILn, me CHAIRMAN, in few pertinent
marks, presented TO The President the letter OF
the convention expressive of the feeling
OF the coiored people of New England towards
HIM, and the belief of the committee that lit
also expresses the feeling of the colored peorIe
OF thacountry, adding that they thoroughly APP
preclated has efforts to secure TO all classes pro-
lection to iIfeand property in the unsettled por-
lions of our country.
The President in reply expressed his gratifi-
cation that his efforts to secure protection of
life and property to all classes throughout the
country have been appreciated, and thanked
the committee for the kind manner in which
they had alluded to his action in regard to their
race.
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