Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-05
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington news and GOSSIP.
MRS. CoLFAN will receive on Wednesdays
during the season, commencing January 3d,)
Mrs Secretary DelanO will receive on We'd
nesday of each week.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-Ther receipts from this
source to-day were s53i ,25i.62.
THE BRISK SALE OF SEATS TO-DAY AZ Netzc-
rott's fer the German Wachtel opera indicates a
brilliant and profitable season.
CLERKS RELIEvED.-W. If. Hunt, Dr. s. S
Stearn ard DIR. j. C. Green, third-class clerks in
the Third Auditors office, have been relieved
from duty i'll that Office by Auditor Rutherford
GONG eEUEorE.-Mcs>rs. Charles 6 Ever
OF the Second Auditors office, and - Lincoln,
of the Office OF the Secretary of the Treasury,
leave fer Europe this evening with bonds for the
European syndicate.
RELEASED ON BArL.-Mr. F. A. Mar,leu.
charged with embez Element from the United
States Treasury, yesterday released from
Jail on giving bail IN the sum of 900; MesSrs.
A. =. SOlomOns and p. y. Byrne becoming his
security.
THERE WILL BE an extra steamer dispatched
by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for
Aspinwal direct, on the Sth instant. This will
make connection at the Isthmus with the steam
erS for South Pacific and Central American
ports. These steamers will carry the L. 5. mails.
DIR. RYLAND T. BROWN, an eminent agricul-
tural chemist OF indianapolis, Indiana, has ac-
cepted the position OF chemist of the Depart
ment of Agriculture recently ten sered him by
commissioner Watts. DIR. Brown will enter
upon the discharge of his new duties at an early
day. The position to which he has been APP
pointed has been vacant since the resignation OF
Ant in Ill l1Sf H.
endorsed by leading scientific men is an expeTi-
enced agricultural chemist.
THE CIVIL SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD met
to-day, AS usual, and have been busily en-
ployed in arranging and mapping out their
plans for tie organization OF the committees
upon which will devOlve the minor details OF
examination or candidates for office. Each de-
paTtment OF the government will have its own
committee or board, which will act under the
imme date control OF the advisory board. The
examinations OF candidates will be rigid and
conducted IN much more systematic manner
than heretofore. HS
IMPOLTANT CASE DECIDED.-A special tele-
gram TO the Cincinnati Commercial from LaTay-
cite, Ind, says:
1.-The case OF Judge Hughes. ami Others
against John 5. Williams, was decided to-day,
in favor OF the defendant. The case arose out OF
a law partnership at Washington shortly after
the close OF the war. Suit was brought here To
thousand dollars was demanded. The case was
tried about month ago before committee con-
skt ng Of Hon. j. NJ Larne, Hon. ID. z. Vinton,
aud Hon. John l.. Miller, and a finding was
flied to-day er the defendant OF two thousand
TWO hundred dollars on his crosS-petjtiOn. The
parties TO this suit, under the firm name of
hughes, Denver * Peck, made upward of one
hundred thousand dollars during ten months i'm
the claim agency business at Washington, lust
after the close OF the war"
F. IMPORTANT TRANsFRRs OF NAVAL OFF
CEEs.-Com. A. S. l.. Benham has been ordered
to command the Canonicus, (now at League
lsland) Com. o. Stanton to command the
MonOcacy, (Asiatic Squadron.) 1t. John l..
Newell to the MahOpac, (n0w at the Washing
ton navy-Sard) First Asst Eng. William Ii
Nicholi to the Bureau of Steam Engineering.
1t. Com. Edwin i. Woodward To the CanOnl-
Gus as executive officer. 1t. +. 4. Miller and
First Asst Eng. George II. White to the Canoni-
Gus Master L. III. CHEM and First Asst Eng.
\. II. Greene Ia the MahOpac. Second Asst
Eng. f.. F. McElwell to the CanOnicus.
Commander James II. ellis from the navy
yard at Washington, and ordered to command
the MahOpac. Commander ellis has been on
equipment duty at the yard here 1t Com
George W. Wood from The receiving ship Yer
mont, and ordered TO the Mahopac a. executive
officer. Commander David d. Harmony from
duty as inspector OF supplies at the navy yard AT
New OF *, and placed ON waiting orders Com
mander Edward L. McRea from the command
OF the Monocacy, Asiatic squadron, and ordered
manCer W. +. Dickens from torpedo duty
and ordered to the receiving ship at New York
1t. Com. Harry H.. Gering, from the New York
navy yard ordered 10 the photographic office
in this city. Asst. Paymaster Jos. L. Addicks
from the navy yard Philadelphia ordered to the
Mahopac. First Asst. Engineer Jefferson
Brown, from special duty at New York. and
ordered to the Terror. First Asst. Engineer
Sidney L. Smith, from the Bureau OF Steam
Engineering, and ordered to the navy ward
Washington. Lie 1T. Engineer Watson, from
the New York navy yard, and ord red to the
Canonicus; Lieuts. John NJ. Taft and John c.
Ri'h, from torpedo duty, and ordered to the
Mahopac; Lieuts. +. NJ. Cove and 5. F. Garrison
from torpedo duty, and ordered to the Canonicus
Assistant Surgeon ID. Dickinson, from the Ma
val Academy and ordered to the Mahopac; AS
sistant Surgeon B. S. Mackie, from the Naval
Hospital, New York, and ordered to the Canon
ieus. Assistant Paymaster +. X. Calhoun and
First Assistant Engineer III. ID. McEwan from
tue Philadelphia navy yard, ordered TO Canon
icus. First Assistant Engineer F.. A. Mayer
from navy yard, Washington ordered to Canon.
icus First Assistant Engineer j. G. Brosnahan
and Second Assistant Engineer IIarrie Webster
from Washington navy yard to the Mahopac.