Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-21
THE EVENING STAR
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

good. TIE officers OF the society are we'll
knovn citizens, whose selection is a guaran.
tsJ that the affair will be managed for the
exclusive benefit OF the suffering poor, OF
which there are a great many in our midst.
1t was determined at the meeting Of directors,
held last evening, TO establish soup. houses in
four different sections OF the city, and q com
mittee, consisting of Rev. g. II. Hall, b. II
StiDemetz, w. T. Walker, w. T. John son, and
Alex Ashley, appointed, with power 70 estab-
Ish them at once. Ii is expected 10 have one
or more in operation on Monday next. IL is
important that the ladies of the city should be
interested, and we hope to see large attend
snce of them at the meeting to be held at the
City Hall on Monday, at i2 m. Let every one
contribute their time and money to this good
| object, for "blsssed is he who considersth The
poor"
THE CHARGE OF FALSE IMPRISONMENT
AGAINST HON. EDWIN STANToN.-To. day
the motion made by the plain yif IN the case of
Smithsen against Stanton for oyer and inspec-
ton was TO have come before Justice Wyiie,
| but, at the request Of counsel, the hearing has
been postponed for few days. The plaintiff,
Smthson. 1t will be recollected. was a banker
| in this city, and during the war was arrested
by the military authorities on the charge OF
sending information to the enemy, convicted
by a military commission, and sentenced to
the Albany penItentiary, from which he was
| afterwards pardoned. Smithson brought sui,
| against Mr.. stanton for false Imprisonment nj. .
laying damages al S5eC 100, and the defendant put
in special plea to the bill, III which reference
| il. made to a number OF documents, and the
| plaintiff now makes this motion OF oyer and
inspection to compel the defendant to prod uce
| the documents referred TO or to furnish copies
| OF them for the inspection of the plaintiff
| The plaintiff is represented by Judge Hughes,
| Gen. Denver, and Mr.. Peck. (of the firm of
Hughes, Denver Il Peck and Mr.. w. ID. Dav-
| idge, of this city, and the defendant by Hon
II. Stanbery. Attorney General, Hon. James
| Z. Brady, and Judge Pierrepont, of New
| York, and Mr.. w. Y. Fensall, of this city
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC RESIDENT
| EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE waited upon tn,
President yesterday to present him with
| copy OF the resolutions passed by that commit
tee In commendation OF his message TO Con-
gress, recommending public recognition of
| the eminent services of General Winfield s.
Hancock in his administration OF affairs in the
| 5th military district.
THE SOUTHERN RADICALS, it seems, are very
much dissatisfied with the action Of the Re-
| publican Executive Committee in fixing so
early date as the 10th OF May for The meetir
| OF the Republican Presidential Nominating
Convention. They say 1t is scarcely probable
that the Southern States will be admitted To
representation In Congress before tnat time;
| and as the committee has decided that only
such States as are represented in Congress
snail De entitled to send delegates to the
National Convention, they are virtuallv
de5aIred from all participation in the
choice of Candidates tor the Presidency And
Vice Presidency. 1t Is alleged that this action
upon the part OF the committee was taken
with view TO secure the nomin alton of Gen
Grant. as 1t is known that a majority of the
Southern Radicals are in favor OF Chief Jus-
uce Chase for the Presidency. The project OF
holoing separate convention is seriously
contemplated by the leaders OF this dissatisfied
class Of Republicans.
COHFIRMATIoNs BY THE SENATE -Tba
Senate yesterday in Executive session con-
nrmed the nominations of T.. H. Nichols and
george II. Plant to be members of the Lew
Court OF the District Of Columbia; and Ed ward
Higgins, Of Michigan. to be Secretary OF the
Territory Of Utah.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL W. T. SHERMAN,
Major General Z. II. Sherican, and Brevet
MAJOR General g. G. Augur have been ap.
pointed by the Secretary OF War as q Board to
examine the proposed system Of revised army
regulations. The Board will shortly meet in
This city, and proceed 10 discharge the duty
imposed upon them.
The WHITE HoUsB.-A large number O,
Visitors were at the Executive Mansion today.
many of whom had an interview with the
President Among those who called this
morning were Secretary Seward, Secretary
MeCulloch, Senator Sprague, Hon. d. w
Norhees, General J. b. Steadman and other.
GOOD NEws FOR THg CLKRKs.-Gen. Gran
ID 10 morning igsupd a
the War department and the various Bureaus
thereof be closed on Christmas and New Years
day, and that during holiday week the office
hours De from a m. TO IL m, which time
only portion OF the clerical force Will be re-
quired to be on duty.
PKRsoFAL.-Mr. Alexander X. Stephens,
Georgia, passed through Augusta yesterday
On his way 10 the North ...General W s
Sweetzer, U. ;. A, is at the Ebbtt House
CoNPiscATION CAsEs-Two writs OF error
were this morning granted by Justice Wyue
in the cases OF Dr. Jas. J. waring and II. II.
Lewis for the reversal of the judgment of con.
hscaiion rendered by the District Court here
in 1863 Hon. Caleb Gushing and Messrs. APP
pleoy and Edmonston, sued out these writs as
also others In the case OF DIR. A. Y. p Garnet,
Tor the recover y Of his personal property AL.
so MS residence on 9th street, now occupied by
=. r. Brown. These cases will be tried next
January by the Court in General Term.
FRAUD ON THE PENSION OFFICg-Jucee
Hall. presiding in the U. 5. District Court at
Buffalo, New York, has sentenced Ueles I,
Atkyns TO imprisonment In the peniten.tary
Ior one year for fraud on the Pension Once
Inc prisoner pleaded guilty 10 the charge q,
forging marriage certificate 10 be sed in sum
port OF claim Tor pension.
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IFJrRED.-The many friends OF 6 T How
ard, Esq, formerly Deputy Comptroller OF the
Currency, will be sorry TO hear that he was
among the wounded by the recent awful acci
osnt on the railroad between Cleveland aud
Buffalo We have not learned the Character
or extent OF his injuries, but trust they are not
severe.
INDIANS CoMISG.-About the first O.. lam
az several delegations OF Indians from va.
Tious tribes in the far West will arrive in ms
city for the purpose OF consulting and making
treaiee with the Indian Bureau Some OF me
chiefs expected are entirely unciv ilixed. ard
decorate wtth paint, feathers, rings ana ali ;bs
paraphernaba OF savaKes