Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-22

PERsoNAL.--McCullagh of the ST. Louis
Giobe. is strongly in favor Of Deacon Richard
Smith for Secretary Of the Interior. In adj
dition to his true goodness, Mac says she
has more dignity than Mr.. Fish, more beau
" than Mr.. BelkEap, and more suavity than
Mr. Jewell. Vice President Wilson il
going 10 preside over the coming MaSSachu-
Setts republican state convention. -. Mr..
and Mrs. James X. Young have returned TO
The city for the season. ....Secretary Delano
was at the Astor House, New York, yes,er-
Gay, en- route TO Long Branch, and Gen.
Meyer, of the Signal service, and Gen. But
Ter were at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Gov.
Kellogg, OF Louisiana, is in the city. ...'
representative Garfield. OF Ohio, who is ia
This city, Is quite hopeful of republican
victory In Ohio next month. Hon
Leonard Myers, Of Philadelphia, is at VIII
arcs. II is understood he represents the
keely motor before the United States Patent
once Col. Spencer. of Tennessee the
adroit manipulation of political conventions,
Is no town. ''--Gen. y. F. Butler is expected
in Washington tomorrow ON legal bnsIneSs
Before he returns he will argue the case of
A Grant VS.. the Phoenix Mutual Life Insur-
Ance Company. of Hartford, Conn, which
Involves over 300, 600 and the handsome row
on last Capitol street, known as GRAFT
block. WIN. p. Copeland, OF the New
York Bulletin, goes 10 New York to morrow
night Tor the purpose of completing his series
OF articles on the terminal facilities OF the
Atlantic coast. Col. j. W. KnowIton
chief clerk of the Post Office department, has
returned from visit to Connecticut.
THE Boston PosrMAsTERsHIP.-As re-
CARDS the postmastership at Boston, Post
master General Jewell states that he is moi
dissatisfied with the management of Post.
master Burt, OF Boston, and has never COM
planned TO the President about IL, hat that be
is dissatisfied with his falling to Fl e his bond
Mr.. Burt was appointed I'm Marc J. 1875, and
during the spring IL was arranged between
the Postmaster General and himself that hi ;
bond be fixed at $685. 600. On the third of An
gust last notice was received by Mr.. Jewell
from the auditors Office that the bond hai
not been received, whereupoR Mr.. Jewell
notified Mr.. Burt that unless his bond was
forthcoming he would be considered as not
desiring TO hold his office longer. Ten DAYS
ago IL was again reported TO the Postmaster
GENERAL that the bond had not been received.
he Immediately laid these facts before the
PRESIDENT, suggesting that as Mr. Burt nd
neglected TO file his bond he be requested To
resign. and that Mr.. T.. 8. Tobey be appointed
IN DIS place. Yesterday Mr. Burt appeared
az the Post Office department and said that
MS bond would be here to-day. Mr. Jewell
Immediately telegraphed the President, ask
my Wnat steps should be taken in the mat
ter, and he replied that nothing further
snouId De done; so that Gen. Burt still holds
ms once as heretofore. Mr.. Jewell saws that
III the people OF Boston have been dissatis fiei
with Gen. Burt's official action, they have
neglected TO mention IL, and that he makes
no complaint Of him officially, except as 10
his failure 70 tle bis bond.