Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-21
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RsvENUE--The receipts from this
source to-day were S319,977.o9.
ANOTHER DISCHARGE of clerks of the Pension
Office is expected in a few days.
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROP at
their meeting yesterday, took mp the Indian
appropriation bill, and nearly complet, action
upon it.
| +. K. CHAPMAN has been assigned to the
| charge of the stamp division Internal Revenue
| office, temporarily, vice W. p. Sherman, re.
| signed.
SECOND LIEUT.. FREDERICK ID. GRANT. 18th
| cavalry, has been relieved from duty with the
general OF the army, and ordered TO join his reg
lment in Texas.
| DELEGATES FROM TIE INDIAN TERRIroRY
| The delegates elected to represent the Cherokee
| Nation in Washington are VIM. +. Ross, Wm
i. Adair, and Jos. Nann. Col. BOudinot will
| also pass the winter in this city.
| NAVAL OFPICERs TRANsFERRED.-Midshi
| man G.. W. Mentz, ordered to the Wyoming
| Ensigns j. b. Collins and II. F. Fickloben, de-
| tached from the naval academy and ordered to
| the Richmond.
The PRESIDENT will receive no visitors in the
| forenoon from now until the meeting of Con-
| gress, being engaged upon his annual message
and other business to be brought to the attention
| of Congress. In the afternoons he will receive
visitors as usual.
THE U. s. STEAMER NIPsIC arrived at 81.
| Thomas, W. l., on the 18th instant, and was TO
| proceed next day to SANTANA, Domingo, to meet
| the flagship Worcester, which had left ST
| Thomas for SANTANA just before the arrival of
the Nipsic.
| APPOINTMENT BY THE PREsrDRNT.-The
President to-day appointed Silas b. butcher
| pension agent widows agency - New York
| city. Mr.. butcher for several wears has been
supervisor of internal revenue for that city, and
resigns that position to accept the appointment
| OF to-day.
| THE OUTRAGRs ON THK MEXICAN BORDER
| Messrs. Robb and Savage, members of the COM
| mission TO investigate outrages on the Texas
| frontier. have arrived here with their report
| which they will present to the President to-
morrow. lie will make their recommendations
the basis OF his message to Congress on the sub
| ject
| The LIBERAL CHAIRMRN OF NGREssToN-
AL COMMITTEES To RETIRE.-A letter received
here from New York, where General Banks is
at present residing, says that he will resign the
| chalrmanship of the House foreign affairs COM
| mittee on the first day of the session, and that
| General Blair, OF Michigan, who also supported
| Greeley, will withdraw from the head or the
| claims committee. Senator TRANQUIL will
| doubtless pursue a similar course in leaving the
head Oh tue judiciary committee in the Senate.
| OUR FLEETS IN THE NORTH AND South
| ATLANTIC.-The L. s. steamer Worcester lag
| ship OF the North Atlantic fleet. arrived at St
! Thomas, West Indies, on the 81 instant and at
| st. Johns, Porto Rico, on the eth. The Ticon-
| dY Sga, OF the South Atlantic fleet arrived at
ne vdeO on the 18th OF October, after visiting
the ports of Santos and St Catherine Tbs
L MOntPVi6pO m a of .tn JNar
| The health OF officers and crew on the station
| was perfectly good
| IHR ILLINOIS SRNATORsHIP.-In reply to the
| suggestion that Hon. f. b. Washburne will be a
| candidate for United States Senator from ILL
| nols the Gslena Gazette, the republican paper
OF Mr.. Washburne's town, says: Those who
believe that he desires the position, or that she
| Will be pressed by his friends as a candidate
Will soon learn this mistake. His friends under
stand very well that his present position is more
cOngehlal TO his taste than seat in the United
states Senate would be, and hence they have
no reason TO advocate his aims for that Off ce
Mr. Washburne came home to vote, visit his
lileNds, ana transact some business in WASH.
on. Having completed his errand he will
return to Paris"
| REDEMPTION OF CHARRED NorRs AND Boyps.
In reply to a letter OF inquiry from a Boston
banker, Treasurer Spinner states that .'circu-
Lating notes and government bonds injured BY
hre should not be manipulated at ali by any
u,
came from the fire, until they reach the hands
OF the proper persons, whose business il is to
| ascertain their value and the source from
| whence they issued 1t would therefore be we'll
| that you should advise all persons who have
| charred notes or bonds of the government to do
| them up lust as they End them, first in tissue
paper ana then in batting, and then pack them
! securely In strong box so that they cannot be
crushed or shaken, and then for W arded by the
Auams Express company to the treasurer of the
REGULATIONS FOR DETAILING NAVAL OPT
| CERs.-Secretary Robson has directed that in
/ oruering omcers to their domicil, or when re-
| leving them from duty and placing them on
| waiting ORDERS" the Office OF detail will be
guided by the following consider atoms: An Off
| Ger VINO mas been under orders full three wears
from the date OF issue to the date of detachment
| from sea going vessel may be given orders to
/ return to HIS dOmicil. If sea duty for a less
time, or if detailed after any length OF service
| from other than sea duty, he will be placed on
| waiting orders" unless he be on a foreign sta
| ton or at Key West, in which cases. if detached
without application to be relieved before the
l usual peTlod, he Will be ordered to his domicil
An ofhcer on duty ordered hence for examine
/ non TO court martial, on other tempor ,ry
duty, Will, on its completion, be ordere to re-
/ turn and resume his duties. III OIL leave and or
/ uereu as above, he WILL when the temporary
| DUTY Is performed, be placed on "waiting or
ier r special cases, where it is thought trav-
| ehhg expenses should properly be allowed, will
be referred by the Office OF detail to the Secre-
tary OF the Navy.
| How THE PRESIDENT PREPARES HIS Mgs-
sAGEs.-The President in preparing his annual
| messages to Congress usually commences about
ten days before the opening OF the session, and
d. votes about two hours each day in the fore
| noon, to the work. He writes rapidly, and with
no reference to notes, further than to refresh his
l memory as to subjects which he proposes to
| write about. DevOting two hours each day to
1t, Re usually completes it in about TO 1T days. or
| eight hour works. He examines thoi oughly the
various departmental reports, statistics included
| before he begins work, and carefully stores his
l mind with the contents. After he prepares the
| document he reads it to the Cabinet and re-
| quests the members to make such suggestions
AS they desire concerning their respective de-
| partments. If such suggestions meet his ap-
| prevail they are incorporated in the message,
| and the document is then handed to Messrs
Luckey and Snifin, who prepare two perfect