Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-24

receive by card between the hours OF eleven
and two, except OF Tuesdays ami Fridays.
which being Cabinet days, no one will be
received except government officials.
SECRETARY BELKNAP hal an interview
with the President this morning.
SECRETARY BRIsTow left here last night
fer New York, to be absent three OF four
days.
LIEUTENANT Samuel Beldeu has been de-
tached from the Fortune, and ordered To
special duty at the navy yard, Washington.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were S210.SS}.5S. Total for
the month 10 date. S5.3l5 t25.15.
CUSTOMS RECEIPrs-The receipts from
this source to-day were 500 ;'9S: total receipts
for the month TO date, st1.5G0,o 900
THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re
ceived for redemption at the Treasury to-day
was S9Gj,Is5, and the total receipts for the
week were - $50 ,iiS. being the largest amount
received in one week since the organization
OF the bureau.
IT MAY BE STATED ON the very best au-
thority that Secretary Bristow viii not ac-
eopt the Attorney Generalship should the
position he rendered him. The rllmOrs to day
affirm that Hon. Henry T. Blow, of Mis-
souri,, has been rendered The portfolio of the
IL.
Gated that he will accept the Office.
PROMINENT GENTLEMAN from the far
west to-day gave il as his opinion that Sec
rotary Delano's successor will be western
man and probably Californian. He de-
ciinod 10 mention the name Of the latter, but
some guess that il is Senator Sargent. and
Others that it is ex-senator Cole.
TIE INTERRUPTION OF THE MAILS on
THE UNION PACIFIC II. R.-Mr. George s.
Bangs, general superintendent of the railway
mail service, has received the following telr-
gram from =. II. If Clark, general Superin-
tcnd"nt of the Union Pacific railroad, rnia-
tive TO tn" recent wash out OF the track near
Green river, Wyoming: Par: OF the east
bound mail arrived here yesterday and part
Of the west bound arrived nj ogden ye~tcr-
Jay. The rest Of tie east bound mail will all
be cleared up, and by Monday will arrive
here. Hope To have the roIt re-
paired by Tuesday
SAM SCNNARILY SQUELCHED.-As the
readers of THE STAR are aware. Il few days
after the nomination Of COnlcy to be post
master at Atlanta. Georgia the present iu-
cumbent. Governor Sam Bari. made his ap-
pearance in Washington IN intcrce,ie with
Posi- master General Jewell and the old
man.. as he familiarity Terms the President.
for his retention a ''P. NJ On his first in
teryiew with the Postmaster General he was
told. in answer TO n question, as to why he
was removed, rs was stated in The
STAR az The time, that he was altogether too
unanimous; he talked too much. wrote too
much; and. in fact. 'SloShed around too
much for the good of the postal service Not
satisfied with Governor Jewel''S frank re-
sponse to the question. he haunted the White
House for days, and, il is understood, finally
received the assurance of the old man" that
If he could convince him las he asserted
he could) that tile grca majority OF the re-
publicanS Of Atlanta desired his retention he
would be retained. sam at once left for At
lanta. and since his arrival there has been
working like beaver 10 get up tn" neceS-
sary petitions. After his departure Post
master General Jewell receiver a number OF
petitions from Atlanta. signed by all OF the.
prominent republicans of the town, indoors
'r2 the appointment of COniey. and praying
hat he would not reconsider his determine
lion IN remove Bard. The latter recently
;elegraphed To Washington that he would
con be here again 10 show what Il blunder
the administration had committed in 70
moving him. Yesterday. however, The ulti-
matum o. the administration was conveyed
70 him by telegraph, as follows:
''IIOf,. Son3 Rad, fHf,nfd, Gal am di-
iCcted by the President To say that If YOU
wish to resign You can DO so. To take etIec:
u" first day az June. but that the proposed
c"aUge will be carried out. and that there j.
y" ~ ce>>itN for YOUR coming To WASHINGTON
to talk further about II.
MARSHA ALI. JEWELL.
Postmaster General