Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-05
THE EVENING STAR
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
rHE CoLoBFD ScEoOL QUEsT,oS IN OOv-
,REse.-Mr. FJso., Of Massachusetts,, INTRO.
Guceo -o-day "a he House ,ho following reso-
Iuuop, Eh!.e va Ts:--rez 20 the Estrics
COMMITTEE
whereas n difsrsuce OF opiuioo hls arisen
between Jhe cooperate azIhorItiss cs the 5ity
of Washington IS % me meaning es the act OF
Congress CT he I'D Of saiy, 1850, In rela,lon
20 the ancun: e1e 10 The trustees of the col
ored schools of the es:t.s OF VASE insson ard
George.oTn, Sau whereas IL IS important that
Ne coniroTtr-J saoIlS oe tsrr,Saated: There
Rsss.sed, Thss the meaning and intea, OF
salo act was TO ssc9Te for he use and sensft
oi he esl'osa enhcren OF rhe cities OF WASH
mston ana Geoygetown az equal sIra OF tns
total amornL OF money received. expended.
ana IN every n&nSer sppifsd or uset said
.tties for school pu-poses for white children
IN esch OF The fiscal yeas ..ss5 fssss and .5s7
ofsaid cFIss, bard upan tie proportion 10 tue
nun Der Ehich he cOloreo children between
the sees OF SIX c1o Seven zen years bsaT 20 he
white cAIldren between 5he same ages IN safd
SItIes, as rnov1 By the census OF the Uni;cd
And g 4, flrtksr Tsss!r.d Ths. In cord
ince ~i'h he provisions Of said law and the
HrsI secnon \ hereof the true amount TO which
ine trustees rl the colcred schools Of sad cities
are entitled for tos zscaI ycaRs ending Jane
g, lss5, 1856 and its5, is balance OF s55 96O35
and tns. tas Mayor Of ne city OF WashiEg.cn
Be, ana Is hereby, required 20 pay .ne said
sum, for sald years, 10 said trustees without
further dclsy or litigation.
Prom s7ore scccmpanvir he resolr:ion IL
appears hat IL was dr4En up Dy Mr. A. F.
CLARK, % ihe Cry Councils.
NeEIsArIoSs.-Among. me Nominations by
The President To the Sepste yesterday were
Hon Edmund Cooper of Tennessee, 10 bs AS
sis;an: Secretary OF the Treasury; General
Moan o. Jehrtes, OF Maryland, 70 be Register
Of he Treasury; j. Wsfren Bell. Ia:e o. Ten
Bsssee, 20 be Collector o. Customs 81 Browns
Vile, Texas; =. T. Wood, 70 be Collie tor of
internal Revenue for the third district OF New
Yore, vice 7. G. Calileott, suspended; Jacob
Carzaany, Assessor for the tenth district o..
Pennsylvsnia; General John L. Mulford Col
ieSor for the Ihird district OF Virginia; JOAN
:. Walton, Treasurer OF the branch mir: a.
New Orleans, vice William r. Whitaker, sus
pended; William j. CLARK, Surveyor OF the
Customs at Say brock. Conn. vice G. BIagze
deceased; Edwin klopfer, John Z. Cox apc
John III. Goddard, Justices OF rhe Peace for
me DIetrict OF Oolcnbia. In the cases of srs-
pension The evidence upon which the action
was had accompanied the papers sent TO he
Senate, IN accordance with the provisions
the tenure OF office law.
HoS. HORACE CAPKeN. OF ILLINOIS, the Few
Commissioner of Agriculture, entered L oou
The discharge OF lis duties yesterday and rom
his experienceand Acknowledged ability l. is
expected that under his Ell cient super Wis ION,
he Agricultural Department will be even more
beneficial 20 the great farming interests OF the
country ihan II has beer hitherto. LAST eve.
ming umber Of the friends Of Col. Capron
called upon hin a. his residence, on + near
18th street, and rendered nim a ssreuade The
party was cordially received oy Col. Caprop
and q ,r,NsSh h.aA N.<
Ring OF n collation., some time was spent IN
social conversation.
PUBLIC Loss.-The lovers OF improved
stock every where Will be sorry to hear OF the
death Of Mr. Rooert Ateheson Alexander, which
SAD event took place at Lexington, Ky. on the
Ist inst Mr. Alexander was one OF the most
accomplished and wealthy ciuz.ns Of Ken
tucEy, and had done more Iattsrly toward rhs
improvement of horses and cattle than any
nan IN the country. 80 that his death may
properly be regarded AZ q public calamity. His
farm in Woodford county was also e marvel
of perfection, such as rarely seen in the Uni
ted States.
MRS. LINCoLN's WARDROBE as been as the
public Will be glad TO learn, withdrawp from
sale. good many vulgar people visited the
exhibition, 10 Is said. but few sales were
made-to their credit be il recorded. In short
the failure 20 raise the wind by ar old cIo'
auction appears TO have been as signal as the
attempt was disgusting and humiliating.
TIE CRzATIoN.-From the late pressure
upon our columns we have been uaable TO
make mennon OF the remarkably successful
performance Of Haydn's Oratorio Of the Gre
alton oy the Philnarmonic Society at Metze-
rott Hail on Tuesday. IL was q matter OF
pride 10 all present that Washington city
could present this grand composition of
Haydn's on scale Of such effectiveness in all
B.. the departnents-solo, chorus and orchestra
The solos were by Mrs H. q. Butts, soprano;
Mr- George Simpson, tenor, and Nr. J. F.
Winch, bass. DIR. J. p. Caulheld welded the
baton; Mr.. T. Rosenberg lead the orchestra,
and Miss Ann Howard performed the piano
accomplishments.
To BE MUSTERED OCr-Among the officers
Of the Veteran Reserve corps connected with
the FTeedmen's Bureau, in the First Military
District, Virginia who will be N muslered out of
service on he first Of January, IS6s, In accord
aBce with Gen Grants recent order, are the
following Gen. o. Brown, Richmond: Capt
McNnlty, Culpeper; Capt. j. A. Mcdonnell
Winchester; Capt q K Chandler Winch ester
Capt Z II. Ripley, Front Royal; Lieut. J. T.
II Hall, Shenand oah; Second Lieut. WiIIiam
Shields Fairfax Lieut. :. Il Smith London
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JEseB ID BRIGHT was a candidate fer Speak
er OF the Kentucky Legislature, which me, last
Monday, bot having no prospect of an cleo
uon his name was Withdrawn. Times have
changed win Jesse.
SocIETY---lt Is given out that among those
who Will enter tain handsomely in Washing
ton this winter Congressman Pruyn will not
be surpassed.
THAT "BLACK CAT'-WHo SOLD TIE MES
sAGs'-Tne Baltimore .tmerieaa, of this orn-
ing says that early on Monday morning that
paper receiveda Geographic dispatch of which
the following Is a copy
."AsHTN6ToN. Dec. 2.-FaIfoa, Astsyicnp -
Would you receive exclusive copy of Message
by telegraph for morning paper! WHAT would
ycu pay Answer quick EvASsn
MARX TWAIN, IN his lecture on The Sand.
~icn lslands, Offers 20 snow how the c.npt.
balls eat their food, If some lady VIII hand
bin \ baby