Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-26
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvESUK.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s72i ,s9o.ss.
GENERAL SHERMAN is now in St. Louis, but
win return here Wednesday or Thursday.
SURGEON C. 8. j. WELLS has been ordered to
the New York navy yard, in place of Surgeon
NJ. Bradley, detached from that yard ana
placed on waiting orders.
COMMISSIONER DRUMNoND, of the General
Land Office, has gone to Colorado, where he
will remain three weeks for the benefit of his
healty.
SIGNALS ON PIXIES PEAK.-The Secretary
OF War, at the request of Prof. Hayden, has or
dered signal station to be esta blished on the
summit OF Pixies Peak.
j. r. DoDeE, statstician of the A gricultural
department, who has been appointed by the
President an honorary commissioner to the
Vienna Exposition, leaves for Europe i'm next
Saturdays steamer from New York.
CAPT. 8. j. QUINN, of Fredericksburg, Va,
has been appointed deputy L. s. internal col
lectOr for the counties of Spottsyl$ania, Stat
ford and Hanover, in the Old Dominion The
salary Is about 81 200 per annum.
NE ohoshoNEs AND bANNOCKS.-A special
agent sent ont to the Indians in Idasy rs,,r.s
10 the Indian office that the Shoshones and Ban.
nocks are off their reservation and near the
settlements, but are peaceably disposed.
The PRESIDENT, accompanied by General
Babcock, left here this morning for Harrisburg.
Pa, y spend a few days with some personal
friends there. He will return here "Wednesday
evening or Thursday morning.
PosTMAsTERs COMMONWEALTH resi-
dent this morning signed the commissions of
the following postmasters: Robert Dennison
Warren, Pa; Samuel A. j. SNYDER, Fremont
Ohio; Joseph Bobleta, New Vim, MINI.
THE RUSSIAN MIssIoN.-Nothing has yet
been heard yet from ex-Gov. Jewell, of Con-
necticut, as TO whether he will accept the Rus
sian mission, which has been rendered to him.
but it is the impression here that he will do so.
KRLLcGG's OFFICERS SUSTAINED BY THE
LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT.-The Attorney
General has received a dispatch stating that the
supreme court of Louisiana has just decided
two cases of contest for Office under the intrli-
sion act, and in both cases the legality Of the
officers holding under the Kellogg government
was sustained.
ANOTHER NEW PLANET DIsCovRREp.-The
Smithsonian Institution received this morning
Ds -
the celebrated astronomer of Hamilton col
lege, New York, announcing the discovery of a
new planet in sixteen hours fourteen minutes
OF right ascension south, twenty-one degrees
eighteen minutes declinatiOn, motion due west,
eleventh magnitude.
INCREASED REvENUE-A comparative state
ment just prepared at the Internal Revenue
office, showing the receipts from fermented
liquors at one dollar per barrel, in some of the
leading collection districts returning the largest
revenue from this source for the first six months
OF the fiscal years ending June 80, 1872 and 1873,
shows total increase Of 5000 S37, or Il per cent
In the District of Columbia the receipts for the
first six months of 1872 were S6,6O4. and in 1873
$3.50, showing an increase of S2,1S5. In the LIST
Maryland lBaltimOre) the increase was Sill 1893:
in the 5th Maryland (Annapolis) Si,si3.
DR.. MARY +. wALKER's APPLICATION FOR
A PENSION REJKCTKD.-Some time ago DR.
Mary +. Walker made application for pen
sion on account of disability incurred while
performing duty as a contract surgeon with the
Union forces in the southwest during a portion
OF the rebellion. The particular disability of
which she complained was weakness of the
eyes, which prevented her from reading or
writing to any great extent at night. The case
was thoroughly investigated by the Commits
si0ner OF Pensions, who came to the conclusion
that the disability from which she suffered was
not contracted while she was a contract surgeon
In the army, and therefore rejected her appll-
cation.