Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-09
THE EVENING STAR
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

2 mp loy menI in ne Ayr culturai Department,
a there sTe no vacancies. and il is the lnten-
tion o. Cot. Capron. the new Commissioner,
20 curtal the expenses OF the Department and
redsce tue force a an early day. Al The eX
perimental farm there will be = great reduc
ton, and the effice OF superintendent will De
abolished. There are enough seed bags on
hand 10 last for two years, and no more vii
be ordered for some time. Major G Iesson, the
. fficIent superintendent OF The EXPERIMENT.
iarm, has discharged the duties OF that off e
for some TINE past with entire sa:sfaction
bat the Commissioner intends to- red 20 toe
work there, and superintendent will no: bs
needed
NAVAL LIFE lysURANCE.-Nr. Grimes has
introduced in the Senate a bill which was
referred % The Committee on Naval Affairs)
providing thar On and after the 30th day
of June next there shall be annually set
asIde, from the surplus interest of tue Naval
PENSION Fund, the sum of SlJO,UUO, tor the
purpose of forming nucleus OF a Naval
Li.e Insurance Eund, which shall be increas I'd
by yearly charge upon the pay of each ON
Ger OF the Navy entitled To the benefit OF such
fund, excepting r1ids sbpmen and third assist
ant engineers, a. the following rates, viz: Ad-
mIraIs. Wee Admirals. and Rear Admrais a.
me rate OF Sln0: Commcdores, 800; Captains,
$50 Commanders, $50; Lieutenant Command
ers, S6N; Lieutenants, $50: Masters. $40: En-
iRns, $50; Boatswans. Gunners. Carpenters
and. .Sailmaksrs. so: and aii the officer Of the
Stan and Marine Corps according 10 their rel.
ative or assiniIated RANK with the foregoing
line officers Upon the death OF an Admiral.
Wee Admiral, or Rear Admiral, his repre- sent
atves shall receive $1,000: represeD tativss o.
q Commodore, Sa,OH!; OF q Captain, = $50;
Commander, = 600 LIeuienan. Commander,
5000: Lieutenant, 5000: Master, $1,000; En-
s'gn, $500. Forward and Warrant officers
>2,OC, and representatives OF The officers OF
The STAFF and Marine Corps according TO their
q 4 IN a "a la~ ~a% ar-
TWENTY PER CEHT.-The sub committees
20 secure the additional compensation for the
clerks and other employees IN the depart
ments, consisting OF MessTs. Kelly. Brady,
Brandt, CoppIe, Pratt, and Wilson. had an
interview with Jhe House Committee on Ap-
preparations to-day, between IL and IL O'Clock,
and after general presentation OF the sub.
ject, retired with high hopes OF 'he favorable
recommendation of that committee and action
of the House at an early day
RAILROAD From WASHINGTON TO CIScIy.
NATi.-Mr. Eegleston introduced q bill i'll the
House to-day which was referred 10 Gem
mittee on Commercel 20 charter the Washing
toE and Cincinnau National Railroad Com
psDy.
The bill makes A. II. Shepherd, Richard
McAlfster, Thomas NJ cMouLt w. H. Lamon
g q. Willard. y. o. Watson, Moses Kelly, Of
Washington; Esau Pickreli, John L. Kid well,
a. h Dodge, of Georgetown; John M. Bolts,
J. q. Jnderwo ood, BRENNAN Wood, William
X; Smiin: John Clements, F. H: Pierpoint,
OF the State OF Virginia, John Hall. James
W. HoRe, B. H. Smith. Homer j. Holt.
OF West Virginia; Samuel Mcdonnell, T..
b. Green, John o. Terry, Thomas Dugan
John Peers; Benjamin Taylor, John Camp
oeii, Hugh Means, Charles Fox, Miles Green
wood. and Peter Hayden, OF the State of Ohio,
com missioners. The amount of stock 10 l5O 600
shares, al $50 per share; the read to be laid out
may be selected at the city Of Washington 10
cross The Potomac river; thence through the
State OF Virginia to the best point on the Ohio
river 70 cross the same, TO the city Of Cinein-
natl.
Gen. Butler have arrived in Washing on for
the season. Miss Butler will be remember
ed as having graduated with high honors at
the Georgetown Convent year or TWO ago.
Members OF Congress seem inclined to bring
their home circles 10 Washington, very sensI.
bly,, and more than half the Senators and at
least one quarter Of the Representatives have
their wives and families with them in Wash
ington this session. A large proportion Of the
Senators keep house. but the Representatives
from the more transient nature of their resi- =
dence here, generally take furnished lodg.
ings.
PKRsoNAL-Hon. F. Stone Of Maryland
Robt. Rideeway, rejected a. member of Con.
gress from Virginia. and Edwin Forrest, the
ira gedian. are at Bunker's Avenue Hotel ....
Hon. j. w Cake, CT PhiIadelphia, is II the
National Hotel General McCandliss OF
Philadeiphia; Col. W H. Roberts, Of Ken.
tucky; j. Munson. u. ). navy yard, at Ports
mouth. are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
PATENTS TO BE IssUKD-For the week end
ing on Tuesday, December 18th, 2GO patents
will be ISSUED from the Patent Office During
the past week eco applications and 60 caveats
were filed.
FARMS IN FLoRrDA-Commission Wilson.
Of the General Land ONCE, has received re .
turns from be local office at Tallahassee, Flor.
ida, showing that during he month OF Novem-
Der last, one hundred and twenty-six farms
comprising 7,70l acree, were added TO the pro.
ductive area of that State, under The Homestead
act Of June 2lst, 1S6G, which confines the en- I.
tries 10 70 acres each.
ALEPosTPoNED-The sale OF eight hundred
shares OF stock in the Dismal swamp Canal,
owned by the United States, which was adver.
iited 70 take place to-day at the Treasurf De-
partment, under a resolution o. Congr&ss OF
July 2jtb. lso6. was postponed until tAe I'd
day of January next, the law req uirin} th at
the canal should be kept open as nav:EsSls
highway; hence the matter has been referred
TO the Attorney General, in order that the Iega,
papers compelling purchasers to keep the
same open may De prepared and ready for sig
nature at the time OF sale.
IT Is THOUGHT that the House Committee on
Elections Will report in favor of giving the
contested seat for the representation OF the
sixth district OF Missouri 10 Hon. Robert T
Van Horn, the sitting member.
RECOMMENDATIONS from leading CONNER
cial men are being reeei we'd by The mem bers Of
the senate favoring the purchase OF the Danish
West India Islands.
TIE INDIAN PEACE COMMISSIONERS were
20 have had a con ference to- day with the Sem
ave Comm ittse on Indian Affairs, but owing to
the absence of Gems Harney aud Sanborn, it
was not held.
RETRENCHNENT. = IL Is understood that
Messrs. Washburn and Blaine, OF the House
COMMITTEE on Appropriations. advocate a very
strict reTenehment in all classes of expendi.
ture, and are IN favor OF putting down the