Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-17

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.TBrwEsr PoINf VISITORS appointed by the
House of Representatives are Gen. Coburn, of
Indiana, Judge Poland, of Vermont, and Mr..
Marshall, of Illinois.
A DELEGATION from Baltimore was at the
White House this morning to see the President
in reference to the col,ectorship of that port.
Collector Thomas was also at the Executive
Mansion. The President promised TO receive
the delegation some time during the afternoon.
THE U. s. STEAMER COLORADO, which re-
Gently arrived at New York from Capetown, has
been put out of commission. Capt. q. Fl. Bald
win, her commander, and all the other officers,
(some fifty in NUMBER have been placed on
waiting orders.
PRESIDENT GRANT varied his fayorite recre-
alton of driving on the Avenne by horseback
ride from the White House to the Capitol on
Saturday afternoon. He was mounted on the
iron gray which he usually drives with dark
bay horse, and seemed to be quite as much at
home in the saddle as when he commanded the
Union armies in the field.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL WHISKY RAID-In-
ternal Revenue Inspector Perry reports, under
date Of the 18th inst, that Assistant Assessor
ThOs. ID. McAlpine, of the 9th North Carolina
district, with a small detachment OF United
States troops, recently seized and destroyed two
Illicit stills in CASTOR county; also 80 hogsheads
of mach.
THE PAY OF INDIAN INsPEcroHs.-Secre-
tary Delano finding that no appropriation will
be available during the present fiscal year for
the payment of salaries and expenses of Indian
inspectors, whose appointment is directed by
the last Indian appropriation bin, no inspect
ors Will therefore be appointed until after the
Goth of next June.
REORGANIZATION OF THE INTERNAL REEVE
NUE. SERvICE.-The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue has decided upon the reorganization
of about fifty internal revenue districts. In a
majority Of cases the present collectors have
been retained, while in others the assessors
have been promoted to be collectors, and in a
few instances both collectors AMI assessors have
been ignored and new persons appointed.
PERsoNAL.-Among the passengers by the
steamer Adriatic that left New York Saturday
for Liverpool were Pay Director John 5. Cum
bingham (whO gees to the Vienna Exposition as
Naval COMMISSIONER and Mis-. Cunningham
49,. Alexander H. stephens, having again got
into political life, has retired from journalism
and has sold ont his interest in the Atlanta San.
49, ID. Shelley Lewis, son OF Senator Lewis, has
been appointed internal revenue collector for
the fifth collection dstnctOf Virginia. Sen
ator Cameron, Senator Howe and several other
gentlemen expect to start on An extended SOUTH
ern tour on Monday, the 18th inst. '''' Col.
RObb, chairman of the Mexican border COM
mission, writes to a friend i'll this city that lie
intends TO resign.
Mr.. SUMNER AND TIRE BATTLE FLAGS
There is truth in the statement made i'm
various papers that Mr.. Sumner is writing
letter to the Massachusetts legislature on the
subject OF his battle-fag resolution. He has not
prepared line IN regard to it, either in the way
OF a letter or OF speech. and will attempt no<
defense of himself, it is understood, until he
regains his health. The report that he is writing
letter at this time is absurd in view OF the
fact that all well-informed persons have ceased
to criticise the intent of his resolutions, and
those who succeeded in forcing a vote of censure
through the Massach usetts legislature last De-
cember are considering how they can hest with
draw from the position they then took toward
Mr.. Sumner. Mr.. Summer viii probably remain
in Washington until June, and will then go 10
Massachusetts, to spend the warm weather with
his friends at the seaside.
SPECIAL CABINET MEETING was convened
by the President at 10 O'Clock this morning and
lasted until noon. There were present Secreta-
ries Boutwell,, Fish, Robson, Delano and
Belknap, Attorney General Williams and First
Assistant Postmaster General Marshal. The
PrS ident informed them that he desired til at
they would make out their recommendations
for nominations in their respective departments
and forward them to him as soon as possible in
order that he might send them to the Senate
All OF the members of the Cabinet then verbally
rendered their designations in accordance with
the usual custom, and the President informed
of form, but that il was his purpose to renomi-
nate them to the same positions they now held,
and forward the nominations, including that Of
by the resignation of SenatOr-elect Boutwell,, to
the Senate this afternoon for confirmation
Mr.. Boutwell, left for the Senate to take his
seat at the close Of the Cabinet meeting.
NAVAL CHANGEs.-The following changes
have been made under the recent act of Con-
gress foIbiddng the employment OF retired ma
val officers, to take effect April 1, 1873 De-
tached and placed on waiting Orders-Rear
Admirals Theodore Bailey and Henry Wake,
from light house board; Rear Admiral NJ.
Smith, from the governorship of the Naval
Naval Hospital; Medical Director William NJ
Wood, from the inspectOrship general of hospi-
tails, sc. Ordered-COmm0dore F. A. Parker
and Commander John Lee Davis, to lighthouse
board; Commodore George b. Balch, governor,
and Commander A. W. Weaver, to Naval Asy-
lum at Philadelphia; Medical Inspector p. j.
detached from navy-yard, Philadelphia, and
ordered to command receiving ship Potion &c;
Commander Walter w. Queen, from comma nd
sistant executive Washington navy-yard; First
Assistant Engineer John Lowe, to duty at the
Washington hayward.
The SEMI-ANNUAL CONVENTION of the gen.
eral ticket agents association will convene at
WIZARDS hotel on Friday, March q, 1873
Some twenty odd years ago there was instituted
among railroad men the general ticket agents
association, composed Of an the general ticket
hold semi-annual conventions, and at these
conventions the delegates compare notes and
ideas regarding equalizing rates OF fares; the
formation Of schedules, time tables, &c., and in
the endeavor to establish q uniform system of
the multiplicity Of work which general ticket
agerts have to perform.
The last convention was held in the city of
New York, and was presided over by Mr.. f. A.
Ford, general ticket and passenger agent OF the
Missouri Pacific railroad, who Is the president
of the association. Attic last convention IL was
determined that the next one should be held in
the city Of Washington, and this will be the first
time It has been 80 honOred. The session will
continue for some days.
This association Is composed Of intelligent,
influential, and highly respectable men, and
the proceedings of the convention will doubt
less be of an Interesting and important charac-
ter. Most Of the members will be accompanied
bp their ladies.
PRoBABiLITY OF GLADsroHE's RETURN TO
PowER.-lt seems possible that the '.crisis'
occasioned by the pro6ered esignation of G lad
stone as Prime Minister Of England will prove
to be Q sstempest in q teapot" The probability
now IL that Gladstone, who has had another in
terview with the Queen, will return to power