Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-27

will be superb number, crammed with inter-
esting matter.
INTERNAL REvRsUK--The receipts from thI ;
source to-day were sl44, 500 os.
MINIS TER WAsHBuRNK sails from New York
for France to morrow.
No APPOINTMENT OF Indian Commissioner
will probably be made before the return OF
Secretary Delano from Cuba.
The PRESIDENTS EVENING RECEPTIONS this
winter will be on Wednesday evening, January
18th; Wednesday evening, January 10Th, and
Wednesday evening, February 18th.
THE BUREAU Of engraving and printing,
Treasury department, is closed, to make some
necessary repairs to the machinery, and will
remain closed three days.
AGAINST ADULTRRATIoN OF NATIVE WINES.
The ruling of the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue in reference to the tax on native wines
to which any foreign substance has been added
after the process OF manufacture has been COM
pleted, will be modified somewhat. but the
basis on which 1t was made originally-to pre-
vent the manufacturer from imposing upon the
copsumer by using q small quantity Of pure ma
tive wine from which to make, by the addition
OF any foreign substance, q larger quantity of
spurious wine-will not be departed from.
GENERAL FRANCIS A. WALKER, Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, has placed his resigna-
ton in the hands of General Cowen, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior, to take effect on the
LIST proximo. The General leaves Washington
on Monday next to assume the duties of profe-
sor oil political economy and history in the Shelf
heid scientific school Of Yale college. The con-
sclenuous and pains taking manner in which
he has discharged the responsible duties OF
superintendent OF the ninth census and cor
missioner Of Indian affairs has earned him the
reputation OF being one of the best officers in
the government service.
TRASsFRRs IN THE OUARrERNAsrsR,s DE-
PARTMENT.-Upon the recommendation of the
Quartermaster General, Col. Rufus Ingalls,,
assistant quartermaster general, has been as
sigDedt TO duty as chief quartermaster, military
division Of the Atlantic, and will report TO Major
General Hancock, commanding the division
Col. ingalls, will retain the immediate charge
Of the principal depot OF the aarterm asters de-
partment in New York.
Col. l.. q. Easton, assistant auarterm.ster
general, mas been relieved from duty as chief
quartermaster, military division of the Atlantic
and Will remain in charge of the general depot
OF Philadelphia and Schuylkill arsenal.
TIE RAwLlNs STATUE.-Genersl Babcock.
commissioner of public buildings and grounds;
MIR. A. X. SPofford Librarian of Congress, and
Edward Clarke, architect Of the Capitol coz
sututrg the commission appointed by the act
Oh congress OF June TO- 1872, to select life. size
statue OF the late General Rawlins, to he placed
as the centre-ptece OF a fountain in Franklin
square, for which the sum of 81 900 was appro-
priated, met to-day and examined the m iels
seven IN number, which were submitted from
the following artists Fisk Mills DIR, Stone and
Sharies OTtner, OF Washington; q. NJ. Rickett,
New York; j. A. Bailey, philadelphia; III. d.
A: Henning, Baltimore, and Charles Drichler
fhey Will announce their decision in day or
two. -