New-York tribune., 1873-01-04
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH1
WASHINGTON NOTES.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRI3UyR.l
WASHINGTON, Friday, Jan. 8,

WARRINGTON, friday, jan ., loIjs
The report published In New-York paper that the
President decided offer the Secretaryshp OF State
to the Hon. wm NJ Evarts is not credited here. Men,
bers OF the Cabinet do regard it at all certain that
Mr. Fish will leave the State Department on the ith OF
March, say that the President wishes him to remain
therefore not improbable that OF his resig
nation and denials OF their authenticity may continue
furnish themes for newspaper comment for two or
three TO come In case OF his withdrawal common
rumor assigns him to the English Mission, but falls TO
provide any place for Gen schenck, whom the Admins
tration would not be likely to leave unproyided for
The House Elections Committee will make decision
in the BowenDe Large contested before the 18th
inst. Mr.. Bowen is confident that he will be given the
in time to draw the two years. salary mileage sta
tonery and other perqusites before the Congress ex
pres the 4th OF March, DE Large holding the seat
has of drawn pay and allowances up to date,
of the contest and wi beside have to pay the
expenses incurred by both contestants in taking
testimony
1t is well understood here that exGov. Ogesby will
have no opposition N the Republican party for the Ili-
nois Senatorshp. The election will take place in about
fortnight Senator Logan, who has been seriously III
for the past few days, Is now recovering.
The House Appropriations Committee were engaged
on the Forhcauons bill to-day. The amount TO be ap-
propriated will be about the as last year. The
Naval and Military Academy bills are completed and
will be presented on Monday or Tuesday.
GENERAL PRESS DfSPATCHI
The official relations between Secretary Belknap and
Gen. sherman have lately been a matter Of comment
aud rumors have existed Of serious difference between
them as TO orders shall be issued. But this differ
ence has been enc merely OF opinion which, it is said
has been settled the satisfaction Of all concerned by
the promulgati0n Of the army order issued by Gen.
Sherman to-day.
The Commissioner of the General Land Office is in tue
receipt of dispatches, to-day, reporting that the Land
Office and many OF the records at Lincoln, Neb.,
destroyed by the fire there also that all the records Of
the Land Office at Dardaneles, Ark were consumed
in the fire which destroyed about half OF that town
week ago.
There full Cabinet meeting to-day, all the Depart
ments being represented. The session commenced at
noon and continues. II Is not known, however, that
ANYTHING beyond Department routine business is under
consideration though yet there has been opportu-
nifty for obtaining positive information concerning the
deliberations.
The payments made from the Treasury by warrants
during December follows: Civil and miscellane
ous s5232777 war, 0lO444 navy, s,5s677O; interior,
pensions and Indiads ssSSe3s5. Total s4,16s974 The
above does not include payments made on account OF
the interest or principal OF the public debt.
Reports TO the Internal Revenue Bureau show the
number of dIsteries TO be in operation in the United
States INST be 269 with daily capacity Of
23963s gallons During the month OF December there
was an increase Of 80 disteres and decrease in the
daily capacity OF 22,645 gallons.
general order just issued by Gen. Sherman an
nounces that Major wm d. whpple Assistant Adjutant-
General and Major o. NJ Poe United States Engineers.
have been appointed aidedeeamp the personal staff
of the General OF the Army, vice Co.'s b. L. Dent anu
Horace Porter resigned.
The Postma ster- General has decided that families,
firms or companies cannot combine TO rent postoftce
boxes copjonty but that one boxrent must he collected
from each firm, family, or company enjoying such
facilities.