Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-07

INTERNAL NENENN E. ne TSCe tFiLs fEOLi this
source to-day were s3)i,o3S.s5.
GUESTS OF THE PRgsIrR
BoIie and j. Russell Jones, our minister 10
Belgium, are guests OF the PTesi dent at the
Executive mansion.
ACTIFG CHIBF OF BUREAU.-Tha Presiden
this morning appointed Commodore Ammen -
Acting Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance durin-
the temporary absence ofRear Admiral Case.
AT TIE WEITE HOUSE To-DAY.-Ex-Sacra
tary Cox called upon the President this morn
ing, and had an interview. Gen. o. o. Howard
who has just returned from the Indian country
aisO had an interview.
A BOARD Of revenue marine officers, consist
ing of Captains Slicer, Henriques and Fenger,
viii meet here on Monday next 10 examine APP
plcahts for admission to the revenue marine
corps a Sd iieutenants. and also 10 examine Off
GERS Tor promotion in that corps.
A CASE AFFECTING CONGRESSIONAL LoBBY-
IsTs.-The case OF OeTich and others against
Hill and others, now before the United States
SUPREME court on appeal from the courts of this
District, presents among other less import ant
Joints, the question whether there can lie any
legai claim tor services under an agreement to
use personal influence in procuring the enact
ment OF laws for consideration.
MAST runs riot in his cartoon in Harper's
.
Amusing the Gods.' Charles Sumner figures
as Jupiter, "The Thundarer:'' Greeley "a Mi
nervs; Graft Brown as Bacchus God of Wine,
represented with a wreath of sott-she,led crabs
and e rldlhg bqttered watermelon; Carl Schurz
as the God of War, boastful and vainglorious;
Whitelaw Reid as Apollo, God Of Music, Poetry,
and Fable; Fenton AS Mercury; Theodore Til
ton as Cupid, &c, &c.
NAVAL OFFICERS TRANsFRRRsp.-Leut.w W.
". Rhoades ordered TO duty in Nicaragua sur
veying expedition. Master X, f. Carmody AMI
Second ASSISTANT Engineer jefferson Brown
detached from the Terror and placed on waiting
orders. Surgeon II. NJ. Stein detached from
special duty in Treasury Department and placed
on waiting orders. Assistant Surgeon Edward
EvsTS detached from the Naval Hospital and
ordered TO the Naval laboratory. New YORK
Chaplain ". r. Coff detached from Naval
Academy ard placed on waiting orders.
TREASURY CLERKS APPoINTRD.-TLe fol-
lowing appointments of frs t-class clerks in the
Treasury Department were made to-day, they
having passed the competitive examination held
from the 18th TO the 10th of October Harriet
Z. Root, Pliny j. Loeb, (colored,l Geo +. Snow
Calvin f. own, John A. Quinan, Elizabeth
n McNeir, Henry A. Curtis, Isabella Hamblin
Mary willard Mary Dean. VIM. T.. Wapgpner
James F.. wilkins, Henry j. Aver. David h.
NeDtress, III 3nrv G. Wire, Frank g. Severance
Eugene q. adams. l.. a. +. Hazard. James j.
Purman, John II. Carmiencke, Elizabeth s.
Gurley, John W. Reid. Augustus H. Girard
AdoiIh Van Reuth and Elizabeth w. Rogers.
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The VIENNA EXPOSITION IN 18Th. Au,eri-
can Educational System TO be Represented-Hon.
b. G. Northrop, secretary of the board of edu-
cation OF Connecticut, and Hon j. p. Wicker
sham, superintendent OF schools for Pennsyya-
ma, write the commissioner of education
encouraging the idea OF the conference of school
officers in this city, with reference to deyisiny
plans for presenting al the Vienna exposition
IN response TO the special Austrian invitation,
fun representation of American educational
improvements on that occasion. Mr.. Wicker
sham goes somewhat at length into suggestions
in regard to the subject. The commissioner has
porn: chief manager OF the exposition, ii ankng
him in warm terms for the interest he takes in
the educational branch of the exhibition.
PRRsoNAL.-GeDeral y. o. Howard returned
to this city from his special mission to the
Apache Indians Of Arizona yesterday. .-..Gen
Cowen, assistant secretary of the Interior. re-
Iarhed rom ONO Yesterday. SECRETARY
Boutwell, arrived in this CITY from Nassachu
sets last evening. General Boynton of the
CINCINNATI Gazette, has gore TO Cincinnati for a
lew DAYS. $50 Governor Walker, OF Virginia
passed through the city yesterday on his wsv to
New York, ''''"Grace Greenwood and dauyh-
ter returned 70 Denver, Col. from their moi1n-
Tain trip, few DAYS ago. The Rocky Noun
residence lot at Manitou, near the soda springs
and will erect Is dwelling house thereon next
srh nm She is showing her faith in Colorado
is passenger on the steamer due at New YORK
On Saturday next. 60. Cen lanes Shiaids a.
seriously Ill at his residence, Carrol,on. Mo
Hon. george L. Hoar, OF Massachusetts is
at tie Lbbitt House. ..-- Col l.. c. Eaton. as
slstaHt cuartermaster has been orJersd IN
washington as a witness before the court OF
claims. -
The VACANT MAJoR GXNRRALsHIr - The
seventh section of the act OF July 18th, Is7o
provides that no appointment to the grade of
major general in the army shall be m sde until
the number OF officers OF that grade shall be
reduced below three, and after that time the
number OF major generals shall not exceed
three. When that law WAS passed the major
generals were II. w. Halleck George q Meade
w. s. Hancock and John NJ. Schofield; but the
list is now reduced TO two-Gen. Halleck having
died on the 9th OF January last, and Gen. Meade
last nlght-hence there will be one prorE Otion TO
the grade OF major general The list of briga-
dier generals now numbers eight, follows:
Irwin Mcdowell, department of the east; Philip
st, George Cooke, department OF the lakes;
John Pope, department of Missouri; y. o. How
ard, special Indian service; A. IL. Terry, depart
ment OF the sOuth; Z. O. G.. Ord, department OF
the Platte; +. X. s. Candy, department of 90,
lumbla and u. &. Augur, department OF Texas
The President has authority TO select any one of
the bri2adier generals above named for promo
ton, and those well posted say it will be either
Gen. Terry or Gen. Candy. There will be no
promotion to the grade OF brigader, however
as there are now eight on that list ami the Sth
section of the act above referred To providas
that no appointment 10 the grade of briradier
general shall be made until the number of Off
GERS of that grade shall be reduced below sir:
after which the number Of brigadier generals
sEall not exceed SIX.
PRINCE NApoLRoS's SUIT.-The procurer
general of France has declared that Prince
against the minister of the interior. The
Princes expulsion from France was an act of
the government over which the assembly alone
has jurisdiction. Prince Napoleon writes that
IN, IN TO-