Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-31
THE EVENING STAR
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.


POLITICAL INrELLresNoa-Fred.O q. Prince,
Of Boston, Secretary Of the National Demo-
cratic Com ittee, has issued an official call
for the meeting Of SAID committee, to be held
In this city on the 22d of February, to name
the time and place for holding the next Demo.
cratic National Convention.
The Republican State Convention of
Uonnec ecticut meets in February. The friends
Of Ex-Gov. Hawley state that he will not be Q
candidate. The Democratic Convention meets
January 2s, and will probably re-nominate
Gov. English.
The New Hampshire election takes place
In March, and both parties are already making
preparations for the campaign.
The New York legislature meets to-
morrow. In the Assembly there is q spirited
contest for Speaker. The country delegates
are said to he Tor -.Ss-z G. Js4eoAs, -ssRsSt,
Albany correeponaeBt Of TAe Werid.
In the Ohio Legislature. that meets to-
morrow, the Democracy have one majority in
the Senate, and seven majority In the House
eight majority on jeint ballot.
"A mass con vsntion of the Democracy of
Colorado Territory will be held in Denver
City on Janusrys.
The Democrats Of Leavenworth, Kan
sas, have organized Sherman club, the OBJ
Ject Of which sis to put into nomination for
the Presidency Of the United States, Lieuten.
ant General william T. Sherman, a statssm an
and soldier, and . At representative Of the De-
moeracy Of the Great West believing that the
Democracy Of the whole country, and particu-
larly the State OF Kansas, can better harmonize
upon him than upon any other man."
THRPRRsIpINr's RECsPrIoHTo. MORROW.
Workmen were to-day engaged at the Execu-
tive Mansion in putting down the covering of
the carpets in the East Room and the Red
Blue and Green Parlors- The carpets In the
main ball and ante-rooms have been removed,
and sre now covered with oiiciotn. A tenn
porary platform leading from one OF the north
windows to the front pavement was erected
to-day, and visitors will pass ont by that way
tomorrow. The Marine Band, under Profess
scr Scala, will be in attendance, and uudoubt-
edly large crowd will pay theiE respects to
the Chief Magistrate of the nation.
NAVAL ORDERS. - Commander james s.
Thornton has been detached from the Ports
mouth IN H navy yard, and ordered TO COM
mand the Kearsarge. Lieut.. Commander Rod.
erick 5. McCook has been detached from the
sarge. Acting Master VIM. Budd has bsen
detached from the De Soto, and ordered to
command the Purveyor- Lieut.. Commander
lam and Purne'l F. Harrington have been
ordered 10 the DE 500. Lieut.. Com mander
William Whitehead and Lieut.. Ohas. v. Grid.
ley have been ordered 10 the Kearsarge.
The TEACHERS AND THE RRsIsrnR.-We
learn that the Teachers Of the Public Schools
and their creditors contemplate going to the
Courts 10 ask for mandamus compelling the
City Register 20 countersign the checks OF the
Mayor, giving them their pay under the law
They have been waiting patiently until the Isl
OF January, expecting that the Register would
then find no further occasion for delay, but as
II would appear from his communication O!
last night to the Councils that they are no
nearer getting their pay than ever, they see
Court to Issue persnptory order requirins
the Register To pay them.
TEE LEGAL TxNDKR AoT.-A case IL now
pending before the United States Supreme
Court, which, 1t Is thought, will elicit decision
Of the question Of the constitutonality Of the
United States Legal Tender act. The case
case comes up from Oregon, whose statutes
require payment Of taxes collected by the
Or erifs TO be made in coin TO the several coun
ties, by hom, in turn. they are paid into the
paid the amount collected by him in currency
10 ,ne county, alleges that he has thereby made
valid tender. MI Reverdy johnson repre-
w
appears In the case as representative Of the
county.
The Evening LKvKBs OF TIE PRDsIpINr-
We understand that the evening receptions OF
the President and the Ladies' of the Executive
Mansion will be commenced shortly, and IL ID
probable that the first one will take place nexl
week. The President has not yet determined
whether to hold Q levee every week or every
alternate week during the season.
The afternoon receptions of Mrs. Patterson
and Mrs. Stover, the accomplished daughter
OF the President, will also be commenced
shortly after New Years day.
GARRETT DAVIS is spending his holidaysi
Paris, Ky.
CLosINs THE DEPARTMENTS. - Secretary
MCCrlioch this morning issued an order al
lowing the clerks In the Treasury Department
and various bureaus thereof to leave the offi ces
at noon to-day. Tomorrow being New Years
day. all the public departments will be closed
and business suspended.
GENERAL M1ADD-General George G..
Meade, recently appointed Commander OF the
Third Military District, is now In PhIia-
deIphia, but il expected TO arrive here about
Thursday or Friday. when he will have inter-
views with the President and General Grant
He Will probably remain here one day, and
thence proceed TO relieve General Pope and
take command Of the Second Military Dis.
trict.
Hon. THADDHUs STEvKSs.-This gentleman.
who was quite sick Yesterday, is much better
lo-dsy. He has bssn sitting mp In his room
and conversed Ia q lively manner with num-
Der Of friends who called on him. DIR. Young,
his attending physician, thinks Mr.. Stevens
wilt be able 70 be In his seat upon the reas-
sembling Of Con gress.
The WHITE HoUsK.-Tbe regular meeting
OF the Cabinet was held to-day, all the men,
bers present except General Grant, and the
session continued until nearly two o'clock.
PHRsoNAL.-Hon. Z. n. Tomlinson, Of
Tenn, and Hon. Il. Pratt, Of Conn, are at the
National Hotel. ....Gen- Geo. Z. Spencer, OF