Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-02
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERr AL REvESUE.-The receipts from this
soul ce to-day were sGOi,55G6G.
THE TOTAL NUMBER dismissed from all the
departments is not far from 200.
FIRST LIEUT.. z. r. EAGAN. 12sh q. s.
Infantry, has be' N appointed captain and com
nisaTy OF subsisttnce
IT is KUMoREp, at p. ~, that Glenni W.
Schofeld, of Pennsylvania, Is to be appointed
Postmaster General.
PRESIDENT GRANT cid intend to leave to-
morrow night, with his family, for Long Branch
but the press Of business crowded upon him vii
rrobsply delay his departure until next Mon
day.
Mr.. JAMES GILFILLAH, formerly chief of
the division of loans of the treasurer's Office,
and at present chief clerk of that office, will be
appointed to succeed Mr.. Ii. V. Vanderbilt, ap-
pointment clerk OF the Treasury department.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT, in general orders
No. p, just issued, publishes for the informa-
ton and government of all concerned the act
of Congress "t0 protect lines os telegraph con-
structed or used by the United States from ma
icous injury and obstruction"
The FOLLOWING TRANSFERS are announced
in special orders from army headquarters in the
18th infantry: I'd Lieut.. A. III. NJ. Taylor, from
co. to co. II, vice % Lieut.. George b. Read,
Il. infantry.
Lieut.. j. l.. Glenn, from co. G to CO. B. vice %
Lieut.. U. H. Lester, from co. to CO. 9.
THE MOUTH OF THE MIssIssIPPI.-Tne Sec
rotary of War has appointed the following CON-
missioners to examine the mouth of the Missis-
sippi river. Army engineers-GeneralsW Wright
and Alexander, aud Colonel COmstock; civil
engineers-W. Miner Roberts, j. d. whitcomb
and - Slckles; coast survey-Prof. Mitchell.
TIRE TREASURY DEPARTMENT is TRANQUIL
to-day, the storm created by the discharges
having lulled. The seat of war has now been
transferred to the White House, the ante room
this morning being filed with large number of
dismissed female employees anxious to SECURE
executive influence to reinstate them in their
positions.
THE NEW DIVISION in the Treasury DEPART
ment for the redemption of national bank
notes, in connection with the office Of Treas
HreT OF the United States, will be presided ovar
by Mr.. T. .. Graves, late chief examiner OF the
ClVlI service. Mr.. Charles l.. Coon will be the
principal boOkkeePer, Frank a. Simons assist
ant, and b. u. Underwood and ". V. s. Wilson
tellers.
POSTMASTER GENERAL CREsswELL still pre-
sides over the Post ONCE department When
shown the item in relation to his selection az
one of the commissioners TO settle up the s4f.ir.
OF the treedmens bank, he stated that lie hal
DOT heen appTlSed OF the matter, aud il W1uld
require some consideration before he made up
his mind whether TO accept such trust
CONTROLLERS TAYLOR AND BRoApHEAp, of
the Treasury Department, to whom has been
confded the auditing the accounts or the late
Board OF Public Works, visited the Columbia
buildings this morning, and were shown through
connected with the office. Messrs. Willard
Msgruder and Blake were present, and received
the Controllers most cordially.
The NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF TIKI
TREAsURY.-This morning, Mr.. Conant, the
neWly-appointed Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, accompanied by Secretary Bristow
visited the White House, where the former was
sworn IN by Chief Justice Cartier, of the Dis
trlct supreme Court, in the presence OF Presl-
dent Grant, Postmaster General CresweII At.
torney General Williams and Secretary Belk-
nap. AFTER congratulations Mr.. Conant re-
turned to the Treasury department and as
sumed his official duties.
PERsoNAL-GeneraI y. p. Cbipman and
wife left for the Adirondacks yesterday. sir
Edward Thornton, British Minister to the
United States, who sailed for England on Sat.
urday last, left the legation in charge OF tue
Watson, who entered the East India army a1
years ago, but after being employed in many
diplomatic transactions was in 1859 transferred
TO the diplomatic service. j. n SaviIIe
formerly Chief Clerk OF the Treasury depart
ment, and who has been in Europe for the past
year, returned to Washington this morning and
was at the Treasury department to-day.
The VACANT DISTRICT CoMMIssIoNERsHIp.
It's understood that President Grant has desis.
mated successor to a. G. Cattell as one of the
District commissioners, but declines to give the
name to the public until he Is advised that the
person whom he has selected will accept
Ito p. m. Secretary Bristow had not been
ADVISED that either Messrs Blow or Dennisou
had qualified as District Commissioners. The
law provides that they shall give a bond in
the sum OF 100000, To be approved by the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury. The latest rumor in
connection with the vacant COmmissionership
names John III. Ketchum, OF New York, as the
coming man.
THR BURLL-CHANDLER LIBEL CAsR-BueL
Iadtcted.-It will be recollected that during the
last session Of Congress A. g. Buell., then cor
respondent of the Detroit (Mich.) Free Prsss
was arrested on the charge of criminal libel in
publishing In that paper a statement to the eff
feet that Senator Chandler had been drunk in
the Senate, and he was taken before the Police
Court. Here the jurisdiction of the court was
questioned, as the case was one for a iury
This question was certified up, and the plea was
sustained by the Court in General Term The
witnesses have been before the grand iury OF
the Criminal Court, and that body TODAY re-
turned true bill OF Indictment against Buell..
Buell. is lot now in the city, but his counsel
General Birney, has been apprised of the indct
ment, and II il understood that Buell. will re
turn here and the case be tried in September