Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-24

is hereby given to the corporation of the city OF
Washington to levy and collect taxes, In the
same manner as now provided by law, sum
cient to defray all expenses contemplated by
This act and all laws limiting the amount OF
lax mat may be levied and collected by said
corporation, which in any way interfere with
tne objects OF this act, are hereby so far re-
pealed.
THE INAUGURAL CRRRMoEIRs-The dele
gates OF the Lincoln and Johnson Club and of
The various State organizations, having i'm
charge the preparations for the inaugural cere-
monies and ball, met again Wednesday night
at the Union League Rooms, with Lewis Gle
phane in the chair.
The Chair announced Bradford Eastman and
Norman Ricksford as delegates from Wiscon-
Mr.. ]. r. Elvans moved that the programme
of the ball be published in all of the papers OF
the city, including the Constitutional Union and
Times. He was In favor of liberal advertising,
ms 1t was bound to be beneficial.
Mr.. Job Angus could not vote for the Consti-
tutionGE Union and Times, and he therefore OBJ
jected to advertising in those papers.
DR.. Bangs wanted II published in the New
York Herald. He was no friend of that paper,
but he believed it had more readers In this city
than any morning paper published here.
An inquiry having been made by Mr.. Plant
as to what the advertising would cost, Mr. J.
H. Clements wanted to know If it was not GUS
fomary for the administration papers to give
"puffs" to affairs of this kind without charge.
One OF the gatesremarked that If compile
menla1y ucketS were furnlsneQ 10 the cOrreS-
pon dents of the New York Herald Times. and
Tribune, the next issues OF those papers would
contain ''big puffs."
The Chair (Mr. Clephane,) said he did no.
like to speak of his good deeds, but he had at
tended to the matter. Tickets had been fur
nished some of the newspaper correspondents,
and they had promised to notice the ball IN the
northern papers, bat 1t was not necessary to
name them.
After some further discussion the subject was
referred to the committee on finance.
MIR. j. T. Clements here arose to personal
explanation as an act OF justice to himself as
well as another gentleman. Three weeks ago
he moved that no one be placed upon any OF the
committees who was not Saember of the LAM
coin and Johnson Club. In this connection
Mr.. Job Angus was brought up, and he (the
speaker) objected to MIR. Angus, on the ground
that he had a man (Mr. Tom Brown,) in his
employ, who was considered a rebel. The
speaker thought he was well informed when
he accused MIR. Brown of tearing down an
American flag, but since that he learned the
flag had blown down. Some malicious person
reported that Mr. Brown had torn down the
flag and he was arrested ard tried, but there
was no evidence to show that he had anything
to do with the flag. Mr.. Clements made this
explanation in justice to Mr.. Brown who now
claims to be n Union man.
The meeting adjourned.
U. S. COURT OF CLAIMS, February 23.-Or-
dered. That the Law Docket shall be called on
the first Monday of every month and contn-
ued from day to day during first week thereof,
and all cases thereon, which, on the first call,
shall not be continued or heard on the issue
Joined, shall, upon the second call, unless heard
or continued for good cause shown, be dis
missed.
The above rule applies to all "war claims"
which have been transferred from the trial to
the Law Docket on the motion to dismiss the
same, and TO all other cases on the last named
docket
Richard Goodman vs. The United States. This
cause was argued byMr. Lyon for the claim
ant, and by Mr.. Bingham, the Solicitor, and
by Mr.. Weed, the Assistant Solicitor, tor the
United States, and the case submitted. Ad-
journed.
U. S. SUPREME COURT, February 23.-On mo-
tion of Mr.. Ccfey, Edwin III. Abbot, Esq, of
Massachus usetts, was admitted an attorney and
counsellor Of the court.
No 800 The United States, appellants, VS..
Seventy two bales of cotton, Elizabeth Alex
ander, claimant. The argument Of this cause
was continued by Mr.. Ashton, Assistant At
torney General, as counsel for the United
States and by Mr.. Corwine and by Mr.. Spring
er for the appellee. Adjourned.