Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-05
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

IL ' Elm lNU OIAh.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from this
source to-day were Si9i ,s3i41.
ALL RIGHT AT GENEvA.-Late official alvices
from Geneva represent American interests in a
highly satisfactory condition.
THE PRESIDENT will return here on Tuesday
morning next, it is thought, and if he does, tn at
there Will be regular meeting of the Cabinet
on that day.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE left Boston yesterday
for Nsrragansett, on his way TO Washington
He has been passing some weeks in New Hamp-
shire, and Lis health has greatly improved.
TRIs is THE LAST MONTH that internal rev.
enue stamps will have to be affixed to lega
documents, as the new law abolishing all stamp
duties imposed by schedule b, except the tax
OF two cents upon bank checks, drafts or orders
takes erect on the 1T of October.
THE U. S. STEAMER HARTFORD is now being
fitted out for sea at the Brooklyn navy yard and
1t Is expected she will be ready to sail before the
LIST OF November. Her destination is the Asiatic
fleet, where she will relieve the Colorado as "A ap-
ship of the fleet. The time of the crew of that
vessel having expired, she will return to the
United States.
PRIZE MoNEY.-In the settlement of the ap-
preparations made TO the officers and crew of
the u. S. steamer Kearsage, which sunk the
rebel ship Alabama, Admiral Winslow receives
$4,000 as his share of the prize money, being in
command at the time. Admiral Farragut re-
eelyed about $4,000 prize money before his
death.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ordered: Assistant Paw
master Joseph t. Addicks, TO duty on board the
receiving ship at Philadelphia; Assistant Pay
master w m. Nj. Preston to duty in the bureau
OF provisions and clothing. Detached: Master
a. Is; Sprague from the Benicia, and placed on
SICK leave; Assistant Paymaster y. q. Sullivan
from duty at Washington, ID. G., and placed on
waiting orders.
Hon. Il. b. ELLIOTT, a colored member of
the House from South Carolina, has the APP
pointment Of cadet at the naval AGA lemy at
Annapolis TO represent his district said cadet
to enter the academy in October next. He has
who will be examined this month. Mr.. Rainey,
a colored member from South Carolina, APP
POINTED one in June last, who passed the exam
NATION, and Is now at the academy.
Hon. GARRETT DAVIS, United States Senator
from Kentucky, is lying in dying condition at
Mount Sterling, KY, where he is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. William Mcgowan. Senator
Davis has never fully recovered from his almost
fatal illness Of last winter in this city, although
ne has been actively engaged in the present
canvass in Kentucky, having made lengthy
speech at Covington some weeks since. Mr..
DAVIS l. ia the fuilnesS OF his years-he will be
II this month.
TEE OLDEST PATENT ON REcoRD.-An ap-
plication was recently made at the Patent Office
for patent on a sort of paddle OF spade at
tachment to the end of a gun, having
sharp point, and which, Ii was claimed,
would be seryiceable in digging holes in the
ground, throwing up entertainments, &c.
The Examiner to whom the application was
referred, happened to be an old and close reader
OF the scripture, as was shown by his returning
the application endorsed "Rejected. Not
Patentable. See Deuteronomy 2}-l3D Bv ref
erence to the text named il will be seen tn At the
invention alluded to is OF pretty ancient date,
and is probably the oldest patent on record.
a STRONG INDICATIoN.-Hon Samuel Is
Axtell, who represented the 1st California dis
trct in the 10th and ilst Congresses is in this city
staying at the Ebbitt House. Although a life
long democrat, Judge Axtell finds it impossible
TO reconcile an endorsement of his party in it
present attitude, and especially a support OF
us candidate, with patriotic sense o
duty to his country, aud he VIII ac-
SeS 1sI1 take Ak I'll, the stump tor General
acts to secure the election OF the republican
ticket as against Greeley and Brown. lie vii.
make two or three addresses in Pennsylvania,
and also in New Jersey, at an early day.
Judge AXtell is q type of a very large class of
thoughtful independent democrats who see
nothing hut danger both to their organization
Al tie country in the position into VIII ch their
party has been forced, aud his action and argu-
me hts cannot fail to have great weight with
large ard influential number of persons with
whom he has heretofore been in political sym
patty.
THE NAVAL ACADEMY NEXT YKAR.-The
second examination of candidates for admission
TO the Naval Academy at Annapolis commences
on the goth instant and closes on the 30th
About sixty boys have been designated fo-
appointment by various members OF Congress in
whose districts vacancies exist, and if found
qualified they will commence their studies AT
the Academy on the Let OF October. The first
examination took place in June, when forty BOYS
passed, many OF whom are now at the Academy
1t is estimated that forty of those yet to be
examined will pass, and the new class to com
mence in october will consist of at least "a hun
dred members. The exercises at the Academy
begin October list, by which time the practice
vessels now, on cruise with the third and
fourth classes, viii return. The first class next
year will have about forty-fye members one o:
them being Zurr Zow Matzmulla, a Japanese
youth, who has been At the Academy several
years to receive instructions in naval science.
The only boy at the Academy credited to the
District of Columbia is Alexander Sharp a son
OF Marshal Sharp. There are, however, num-
Der there vho are sons of navy or a. my Off GERS
who have resided in Washington for years.
THE REDUCTION OF Internal REVENUE
OFFlcIALs-which must be made before the Is.
OF January next, under the new law, as men
& source OF much uneasiness to employees in that
department.. The new law not only directs the
IIesdeBt to reduce the internal revenue dis
u!Cts throughout the country from 81 TO So
with collector and assessor in each, but also
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reduce
the number of assistant assessors, inspect prs
gaugeTs, s;orekeepers, and clerks and employees
IN the internal revenue bureau to as small a
number as possible; hence there will be whole
sale dismissal before the end OF the wear. IL is
hardly possible 10 reduce the force OF the inter-
nal revenue office, there is barely force
enough now TO conduct the business; but by
reduction in the number of districts the work of
the department may gradually be decreased.
The Secretary is to rep TT his action to Congress
at the next session, and recommend any further
changes il the internal revenue service to pro-
mote its efficiency and economy. The President
will have hard time of il between now and
January LIST, to determine between those to be
dismissed and those to be retained, as all the
collectors and assessors are now preparing to
bring all the influence they can to bear in order
to be retained.
THE UPPRRCUK MURDER CAsE.-The pub
lished statements that suspicion has been di
rected towards another person than young
Cppercue in the late murder of Mrs. Wheat are
incorrect. 1t Is learned from the officers who
have given the case their attention that no sus-
picion whatever attaches itself to any other
person than the accused, and it is also asserted