Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-11

BE WAsHIN GTOE CORREsPON n DENTS CLUB
composed OF the correspondents Of all tue
leading papers of the country at their meet
ing on Saturday night elected that brilliant
journalist, Ssm wilkeson. an honorary mem
Der Of he Club. The following u smed gen.
tlemen have heretofore BEEN elected honorary
members Senator II. Il. Anthony. of Rhode
Island. editor aud proprietor Of ne admirably
conducted Providence Journal; Speaker Col
fax, who had dIstilg aisaed himself in loar-
nalism before he entered upon his political
career; Henry ID Cooke, Esq, who grad uated
as first-class news paper man pr'or 20 taking
his present leading position rs 4 banker, and
John X. Young, whose fine journalistic capa-
biliues have caused him 20 be called TO the
manager ship OF he New York Tribgae when
barely twenty. eight years OF age.
1.-THE OgpER DIsMIssISG Col BELsER RI
voKED.-The President this morning trans
mitted 20 Gen. Grant an order revesing the
order issued by Secretary Stanton on the 3Oth
of November, 1853; dismissing Ooi James Bel
ger, quartermaster at Baltimore. L. Will be
membered that Col Belger was tried In 1868 by
a court. martial, Of which Gen. Hancock was
president, nd found not guilty. Subsequently,
Secretary Stanton issued an order dismissing
Col. Belger from the service. The question Of
Gel. Belger's restoration 10 the army remains
open. All vacancies in the Quartermaster's
department have been flied.
ORDERED SoUTH.-The following named
medical officers have been relieved from duty
in the Department of W as hington and ordered
TO report to the commsnping General and
Medical Director of 5th Military District for
duty; Brevet Maj. J. " ID. Middleton, assistant
surgeon; Brevet Mai. VIM. Thompson, assis.
tant surgeon; Brevet Maj. VIM. III. Nelson, as
sistant surgeon.
THE NEW SECRETARY OF WAR.-Presidep
johnson will probably select during this week
a successor to Mr. Stanton, and nominate him
to the Senate At the meeting next week The
President will claim the right 70 remove Mr.
stanton, and not give any reason for suspend
ing him from Office. The Civil Tenure Act is
construed by the President as invalid 90 far
as it applies to Cabinet officers. BY some the
first section Of that law is interpreted as ap-
plying only to members Of Cabinet actually
appoint ted by Mr. johnson. and as Mr. Stan.
ton never received a formal nomination by the
present Executive, his case, it Is argued does
not come within the terms Of the tenure Of Of.
flee law.
SECRETARY WELLEs-Hon Gideon Welles
Secretary Of the Navy, rested well last night,
though he is no better to- day. He is not dan.
gerously i'll but it will be some time before ne
is able to leave his room.
RBTURNEp.-Ien. Garfield is announced AZ
having arrived in New York last week from
his European trip.
PERsoNAL-SeaatorS Sherman lett for New
York Saturday evening to remain for sew
eral days. He will occupy his house ON
X street on the first OF December. ....
Chief Justice Chase is in New York, to
meet his daughter, Mrs. Senator Sprague
man is expected here this week, but not to
take command of this department, as so freely
stated. THE Y. Tribune says Montgomery
Blair is the author of the statement that Gen.
Grant did not endorse the Chronicle editorial
in which the latter was nominated for Pres.
ident ''"Hon. John Ii. Ketcham, of New
York, has taken furnished house on Massa
chusetts avenue, near Tenth street, and will
Keep house this winter a much larger Bur.
Der of members Than usual are trying to find
homes OF their own for the coming session
- Hon. Edwin NJ. stanton, who has been ab-
sent some weeks in Ohio and PennsyIvania
returned to the city Friday. ...-Senor Mn.
rlio, the Colombian Minister, with his Sec.
retary, +. Santomani, and his Adjutant, M
Selger; Messrs. T.. Cunard and II. OeIrichs a,
in town. ....Senator Williams, of Oregon. and
Senator Drake, OF Missouri, have arrived in
Washington. '...Hon. Edmund Cooper, of
the Presidents household, has returned from
Tennessee. 80. Senator Chandler, of Mich
igan, is engaged to-day in experimenting the
furnishing Of his paiatial brownstone front
mansion, in II street near llth, for which he
paid, it will be remembered, $4,000 to Mr
Fowle ''.' Governor f. H. Pierpoint, OF
Virginia, is At the Kirkwood House.
INTERNAL RKvENUE.-The receipts from this
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