Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-03

INTERNAL REvRNUR-The receipts from this
source to-day were t3ei ,e49 IS.
TIE SPECIAL AGENTS of the Post Office de-
partment have oil been re- sppoin ted for the
year 1873.
CERTIFICATES CALLED IN.-Secretary Bout
well yesterday called in $500 900 three per cent.
certificates, dated November %, 1858, TO Janu
airy IS, 1859.
CoNMAEDRE JoYArHAN You've, U. s. n,
has been detached from duty as chief of staff of
the South Atlantic feet and ordered home to
FIRST LIguTzrANr r. ID. PorTs. Sd artillery,
has been relis.fd from duty in this city and
ordered to join ms regimen: in the department
Of the east.
COLONEL j. I. g KRGG, 9Th cavalry, has been
relieved from duty as superintendent of the
mounted recruiting service at st. Louis, No., at
his own request, and Colonel B. H. Griersou.
10Th cavalry, has been assigned to that duty in
his place.
CONGRESSMAN ELscrED.--Ata special cleo
ton yesterday in the Bradford district of Penn
syivsnia, to I'LL the vacancy caused by the res
ignatiOn of Mr.. Mercur, Mr.. Bunnell, rep., was
elected by about 1000 majority over Victor E.
THR House committee on appropriations have
agreed to recommend An amendment to the
navy appropriation bill, which provides that
nom and after June 30, 1873. he term of study
law.
To THE SANDWICH IsLANDs.-The Secretayv
OF the Navy has ordered three vessels of the
racine squadron to Honolulu to look after
American interests there, which NAV be leon
ardiZed by the demise Of the king and the chs
OF government there. Major General Scofield
health, and not upon any official business.
LAND OFFIoEs BURzED.-The Commissioner
OF the General Land Office received dispatches
from Dardanelle, Arkansas, and Lincoln, Ne.
braska, o-day, stating that the land Offices at
those points were destroyed by fire few NIGHTS
since. AT Dardanelle the records and plats
were destroyed, but at Lincoln some of the pa-
peTs OF the office were saved.
MADAME JANAUsCHEK, the tragic actress
who has been winning such wonderful SUCCESSES
recently in New York and elsewhere, is to ap-
pear at the National next week, ACCOMPANIED
by the favorite tragedian, James ii. Tavlor. and
fine general company. Her rendition of
"Mary Stuart in New York, according to the
W0rid, Tribune, and other papers, was a start.
liDgly vivid portraiture.
AN ITEM FOR TEMPERANCE RAFoRMzRs.-Tbe
internal revenue Office reports that there were
2S6 distilleries running on the first Of December
last, with a producing capacity OF 9el. 343 gal
Ions daily, and on the frst of this month there
were 269 oistilleries running, with q producins
capacity of 239,63s gallons daily; An increasc;oi
50 in the number of di tillsries, but q decrease
OF 22'645 gallons in the producing capacity.
COMPETITIVE ExAMINATIoNs-The civil
service board Of the Treasury department on
Saturday will hold q competitive examina alton
to I'LL one vacancy IN class three In the Third
Auditors Office, and ten vacancies in class two
OF the same office, by promotion. This viii make
some vacancies in the frst-class clerkships for
which applications are in order, the exam lima :
ton for that purpose, however, will not take
place until next month or later.
A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT showing the re-
ceipts from internal revenue for the first four
months OF the fscalyears ending June 80, 1872
and 1873 respectively, shows that the receipts
were increased in the last fiscal wear from
spirits, tobacco, fermented liquors and penal
ties, S2,Sl5,956, and decreased by reason of leg
islatiOn, ~ ,454 2l5 on banks and banks adhesive
stamps (abOiished) and sources formerly taxed
but now exempt.