Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-06
THE EVENING STAR
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

premise 10 be revived on the arrival here OF
Mr.. Thornton, the new British Miai.s~r. VINO.
Is said, Will bring 81 h him 8 charming wifa
10 disprpse liberal aui graceta hospi 8 it,
dur'ng his so}oura a. Washington.
"A rather novel ia are io THIS country -
TO te introo uced en tss ,cis ION OF ,hs W, diins
OF Mr. W ). Wycxof (iormsrIy OF toe nous
If Wyckhon DeDni-on, Of this ci,y) 70 Ms.
Polhemus, Sc Brooklyn. ON the lisn Instant
Csfds Of admission TO :ae church accompinS
tie invitstions. ana no one can wItn-ss he
ceremony who is not armed with the msglc
bat Of pastehourd 70 be gwen up A. shs door
The death of Mise Anna Dickn son 3
bro her, which occurrsd IA this city on ru-s.
day, will break mp that lady's arrsugemsat-
ior iecturing during the winter.
Mr.. General Gaines IL ~ present visiting
at NV Orleans, butIsexpscted TO os 10 w a-h
iostou by the comn-ncemen. o, the season
proIer-sfter the holidays.
Hon. Emerson Etn-ridge is shortly 10 he
married 10 beaauful and Accom- plis he'd lad v
residing n Dresden, Tenn.
Nh harrington, for some time connsct.
ed with the British Legation here, leaves for
England to- day. As he was attached to Sir
FIeoerick Bruce's official family it is under.
stood that he Will be connected with the for.
eigu ONCE at home until detailed else where In
he Diplomatic service
Mr.. Dickens, despite his intention 10 ac-
cept no hospitality here. attended the dinner
Of The Atlantic Club, in Boston last Saturday,
where be met many noted authors, poets, and
men OF letters OF the s.Hub." .....
SENATE CAuoUs.-The Senate me, in saucus
1t Ii O'Clock o-day, and II is understood the
sab)ect under consideration was the election Of
new Sergeant. alarms in place OF @ gorge T.
for the meeting Of the Senate, and adjourned
without coming to any concIu sion, with the
understanding that another meeting should be
held a. An early day. Senator Trumbum is
understood 10 be the champion of Mr.. Brown,
aad Ne Is supported by Senators Yates, Tip.
ton, Stewart Chandler, Howard, and others
while the case of General Burbridge, the can
oidats Tor Mr Browns place, was supported in
caucus by Senators Fowler, Fsssenden, Sum
ner, Wade, Ramsay. Grimes, and others
The friends OF General Burbridge urged his
claims chiefly on the ground Of his services to
the country in the late war, and sreued tha
the Senate to be consistent with itself and
with its record, should give its Offices and
patronage 70 soldiers in preference to civil
ians II was urged by the friends OF Mr.
Brown that he is a good officer, is poor, and
needs the place as mneh as anv soldier Quite
..
between Senators Trumbull and Sumner upon
the merits Of the two candidates, after which
The caurus adjourned.
TIE DEPARTMENT or SAeRIcULruRR.-Col
Capron, the new Com Dmissioner of A sricpItnre
slnce he entered upon the discharge of his
duties, has been oesiegsd by hundreds of per-
sons OF both ssxes after positions in the dc
partment. and great innuence has beeu broushs
49, spx~ -
jnten ton Of the new Commissioner. hovevsr
to devote himself first TO the thorough oreant.
1ation OF the department and make known the
wants thereof TO Congress. As stated in the
STAR OF yesterday, Mr.. j. A. Mclean has
Teen appointed temporary chief clerk in place
OF MI Stokes, resigned, which Is the only
change. The old clerks will be retained for the
present. as they are familiar with all the busi.
ness Of The department.
UNDER THE OPERATION OF ME-. SrArn,rc,s
RksoLUTIoS, prohibiting Investigating com
miuees of the House from incurring expense
by subppnaing witnesses from q distance the
work OF the Pay Department and other com
mlttees has been suspended.
PARDoSKD DCouSrIRFEITlRs, FoRelRs. 40.
Mojor Stitt. the pardon clerk at the Attorney
Generals Ofice, Is now having prepared a
Inst OF those convicted of counterfeitins, per
Jury, forgery and alteration OF papers wbs
have been pardoned by the President, 10 be
transmitted TO the House, In ans wer to the res
olution passed on the 2oth OF November. ana
another list OF the pardoned counter letters, 10
be transmitted TO the Senate, in answer 10 their
resolution OF December I'd The list TO go IN
the House will contain about two hundred
Names and that TO the Senate abou, thirty
fve.
As GENERAL STKADMAN was on the ayepus
yesterday in good health, apparently, there
must be some mistake in The statement pub
hshed in some Of The papers here. that he was
Ill from an attack Of spopisxy.
Mr.. STEVENS was in the House for n ron.
siderable time during the progress OF the m
peacnment debate, but was finally compelled
70 leave the Hall for his room, steadyine him.
SELF feeoly by The railiDgs OF the desks passed
q bis way out and showing signs of great
physical prostration.
His eye, however, mann tains It's old fire and
flashed ont from time TO time responsive TO
some telling point made by SPEAKERS In de-
bate.
MORE CLHREs wANrED.-The business n,
the Attorney Generals once is rapidly on the
iDeTsase, and IL Is almost impossible fer the
seven clerks employed there to keep up To
oaIe. IL 10 necessary that the force be in
creased in order TO have all business of the
ofiee promptly transacted.
MOVEMENTS or Mr.. DAvIs-Mr. Jefferson
Davis, Who, wih his WIFE, has been in Bal,i
more city since Saturday las, LEFT there THE
morning on the steamer Samuel i Pentz
Captain klrwan, for West river, Anne Arundel
cnuniy, Nd. he is accompanied by Colonel
Geo. W. Hughes, with whom Mr. Davis N "a
Understood, Will spend several DAYS ON his
beautiful farm on West river.
REcoVERED.-Hen.G Gideon Wells, Secretary
OF the Navy, has entirely recovered from his
recent illness and is now daily ii tue NAVY
Department, discharging the duties of his
Office.
WEST INDIA PURCHAsE-The treaty re
Gently concluded with The Danish Govern.
rnent fer the purchase by the United States of
the Danish Wes, India Islands, was ves,erdav
sent 10 the Senate, and considered I'm execu.
live session. II was referred to the Commi,,ea
on Foreign Relations
iHs HOUSE COMMITTEE or AspPRopuIA
rioss held meeting this morning, Thaddeus
stephens IN the chair. The only su CT under
was the civil deficiency appro.
priation bill No definite conclusion Win
regard 70 II was reached IL ia ths ,p,an,;o,, =,