Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-13
TIE EVENING STAR
WAsH.sCTos NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASHsNGT0S NEWS AND GOSSIP.
PoronAo NAVIGATION AND TRAssPoRrA-
Tfcn EosPAkY Y-Mr. Ta&yer introd Rced ia
the SerRp today q bill 10 incorros tts ne
Potoms Nsv,gA Ton sod rransp Ortaticn U5n-
laIy Of hp Hi.uIet ~ Colum ois, " si1h xss
III ma . me District Cpm,nItteeO Uih
M,s,ra f;.aTEs u. z sRs. Maith " - l. n.
or, Ftizagsb CoNtS, " ard a. lamon. Geo
Ia Plslt, H,BTy ID. Cooke, Ssnues A Pen b,
Rpsy IA Ma u. ssu PIcheI ell aud (isorZs
hlI, IE.. - moon oistorF, the cspi'al SO o. u
Shtth -'uPaIy snaIl rot D. less taan sSpl.uCO
nor ore thsn SP,L1c,t0c, u ~ divided tuto
sBsrSs % SIOJ'Aeh. Tbe company - aGtha--
Dfd 10 Br base and h1lt I8Dn=, ana n y
ioe-te ana construct Ens-ses. docks and
railway into tbs Potomac rIver, and ia from;
OF Mss ItIsI q 30 call~d a. may be
tary tor tbs o. J-Lis o. SAID eCrn psny, t. NJ
tubt md r 70" srIervision of ne Sapsrl1-
knsrI Of the Coasi SGrysy so Rs G0t to inter.
t,fs wtth u bAsiEA ion OF ihs PoJomsc rtysr;
sBd The osp ard ma'p'sn,Gce OF ssid wh9rves
Populations Of tir cry OF wssbing'o on. Their
,hsll b. no @ T-oDal ltsoiii'y beyond tns
snoRIt 81 stEcb eid by esch stOcvnoIder Ne
prOyi ion eonesrnsd IN tne act or noorpora.
top 50 Do os 80 ronstrui q "a % conflict pi.h
ne charter 6f the cities OF Wsshir glon and
Gtofgstovp.
TEE EIPRCTeD VETO The President hSv.
irs ben bu-Ily srgsged for several days psst
has nc. y-t began the preparation OF MS ysto
OF the eIIl striking out the word phI,s from
all The lszs OF the District OF Oolnubia. The
neesske will es short, be having sta'ed the
eroppos OF nis oblscIlons IN former veto mes
sases of bills OF ths ssms character. I, ia
tAousht tbsG the message will D. trsasml.,ed
te tie Sspsts on Tpesdsy or Wednesday next.
CREvALIBR WICsorY was married ysstsP-
cay IN Brookiyn, New Yors, 20 3 Isdy OF h u
city. He succeeded this time better Than IN nis
desperate atIsmpt TO marry lhe EsgIish heiYess
Mrs Gan Die, H5!ens rO!ess.
DsTILLpRs RESIDENT CoMNIrrEE.-Tas
Preeidsnt OF the Con vshtiop OF Liquor DisIil.
iers and Dealers, Istsiy in session IN this city,
has appointsa the following named persons
a. committee to remain here ana look afs@r
ne Interests of toe distIiIers, rsctiders. aud
merchants, before Con onsress-S. p. Ingraham,
New Yorh; G. II. Gurus, Illinois, ID X Sort
Vel, Asssscnnsstts; :. ". Murphy, ONO:
Oliver Perrin, OHIO, and Julius Dom, Ken
tuesy.
ERuEsr KSABE. of the ceIebr.ted pisuo
house, William Knsbe L Co, who was mar
rsed 70 Mns Laura g. Beck, q beautiful Bale.
more girl, on the 3Oth OF last Jelly, ana who
sailed for Europe on the lst of August ia
among the late arrivals from the other side.
VETsRAs REsKRvE CORPS OpYrcERs Mrs
rRRRD OUr.-Special Orders No. SIG. lust is.
sped BY Gen. Grant mus,ers out l2s Officers
OF the Veteran Reserve Corps, 70 take effect
irnu the lst OF Jan nary, ls6s, their services
Glhf no longer required Among them are
bfeves Brig Gen. Fred. ID. SeWsiI, "a resi-
msbf; breye, Brig. Gen. y. +. Forest. I6th
reeineni: Breyes Brizadier General Martin
1000, Ism regiment; AID Lieutenant CoJons n
Sepeen Moore, l6lh regiment. In the Itst
lieutenant colonels, twenty-five brevet ms-
tors, two oreyet colopels, ana the Others nrs,
and second hsutsnants- The ofrcers mus
isJed ont are of the lst, I'd, ID. 5th s,h 7th ON
lOto, l1th, i2ih 18th, l7Gh, 18th, 18TH 2Oh, 2lst
a2d and 18th n gimepts.
TIE WHITE Housk-Au the members O.,
the Cabinet We're 1t the meeting TO -aay, and
The sessioh continued untlI two O'Clock Gen.
W. T. Sherman. Senator Stewart and several
Rspresen taiiyes had interviews with the Pres
idens.
FRAUD ON THE PENSION OFYIoR-Jannes
Bradford. OF Bradford. New York, who plead
guilty toan attempt al fraud upon the Govern
ment, in connection with claims FOR Pensions
las been Oroered by Judge Hall, OF the e. =
DistrIci Court n Buffalo, 10 pay two hu undred
and ffty dollars hne, and stand committed
nnnl paid.
max AARKTzsx closed o most uns uccessfu al
SdtuYdaY.
MAJ fnds in New York as IN Washington
nat primers ink II Indispensable 20 success
FRANCIS 9KRRY FAIEPrHLD, sormeriy OF
Washington, 8 well known httsra,.,.S, has out
lately entered mstrimsry. having been mar
T'ed, short time since, 20 q writer known in
literary circles as "Mark Crsyon," nee Joseph
N Girls weld. The lady is fast making her
mark as . contributor 10 the New York Tribune
kSr Nrrx Ill
EvFRY TAAeIsABLE STYLE OF yehic uIar
conveyance capable OF oeiuK mounted on run
ners is 70 be seen en- the avenue TODAY
crowded with happy looking mortals OF tns
male a3d female persuasion. Those les.
favored, occupy the side alks, and look Oh
Win watering mouths 20 see the sleixhsrs
sleigh.
THR Hoss JOURNAL tells OF q new s.Fanny
ferp," who Is astonishing Rochester, N Y,
ander the4aOn de plume OF Rose RoyIand."
MAIL COSTRACT-The Postmaster Gsne-.I
has awarded the contract for carving the
mail from Montgomery TO SeIms, Aiabans,
six lines week and return, 20 " q. John.
son. or Cross Plains, Ala. The contract 70
Commune from February !, l-6.. TO June DO
ls5I.
AeASA @UAc-lONS.-IH PIeallSQl
VIII not Tor several days send any nominations
10 he Senate 20 ali the several important for
eisH missIors now vacant The mission. 70
hustria- Verezpela. aud Ecuador besides a
nun Der oilesnsal gen eralships. are 70 be tIIed
ana the matter was before the Cabinet to-day,
and several appointments determined upop.
TWENTY PEE CKNT.-The Attorney Gene.
raj addressed a communication to the House
Of Representatives, to-day, In answer 10
resolution OF inquiry as 20 the Aggregate
snonrt OF the twenty per cent allowances 10
me clerks and employees of his Departm sut
Tor ibe year endisE the 3Oth of June J26Z. nm
Ger fbe set OF Congress artherizin2 II. nav
meBt tnsrrof setting forth the same al ~ ss2 -
Mr- brovnine. Secretary OF the Interior. In
com mum icaiion s'ates the additional con-
p~nsauon pSi0 On compliancr with ihe aboye
Act TO Be SIR, ,s7ss2- In addition 70 which there
bas ben expended from the Paten. Once rnpd
sa2,s85 % additional compensation on sI6i.
$3.50 paid for salaries, &c.
TIE PRksIDEsTs MESSAGE 90 ths Ssnst.
yesterday, IN regard 10 the suspension OF Sec.
rstary Stsrton, was read in executive sessiou
yesterday, referred 70 the Committee on Mill.
tsry Affairs, and ordered 20 be printed.
kksIeSED.-Judse J. e.. Theaker this morn.
ibr rendered his resignation OF the once Of