Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-04
THE EVENING STAR
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.


nrst proposed. DE heysy nov makes a fresh
.ppsars-cc before us, sf'er n Iapse OF twenty
years. A. that tsms Ea maize g-ss. spnsalon,
Iscsiyins tha sppalIaticn oftns "Ii,n pianist,
hIs style beng tn bravu-a. HIS style povI.
'sid % b. somevhS- fioer, though 7at .narkaa
g. reat force aud brJIiancy. HIS fasslsia
sB A0rwa Crslte1 = grss; ssnss;iOn in New
\ Ork, n WI! rs remembered. or Pa-spa
nothing need b5 sGi.i. s. she IL the dsli snf os
AL Uusie Ioysrs. T5ey may be rsmudsd,
however, that IRIS IA ne la, opportunity %
hear hsr 10 cSncs-t, - shsis sn ga:st . sing 70
Opers. Her pr1yrGmns fo- tom 1r-ow even
ing ought % Include lana doubtless Will her
famous soBz OF Five O'clock ia the Morning
which itvsriably briggs down he house.
In DUB DOUBrE sRBRr issue OF yesterday We
.ffyctUaIIT cleaned everything ou. in the
wsy 0f tho Message and ali rne Lending De-
Tartf1sntsi reports ma. ua hsve li..Ie 70 sup
ply 20 day. la me PIFTV.sIE C0LUhSs ~
MISTER given 10 nnr subscribers yesterday, we
snPplied the Prasidsn:'s Message, reports o:
the Sscre-Iry o; me Treasury, May, In ;srIor
and Postmaster General, ,ina report OF Gen
Grant as General and Secretary II War I'D ia.
fs-iu having already appeared In the STAR,
the TspO-- o. Gen MichIer, Supsrintsntsnt o!
PubHc Boiidings ana Grounds, Sc., the re-
Por- Il Acting Commissioner Stokes, OF the
ssriculiurai Department, &c, &c
II II NOT likely thst he President will send
any nominations 10 the Senate this week.
though II IS possibl. he may present a few
names Tor offices CT minor importance on FRI
day next, for theastIDn of the Senar.
SHSATOR WILLIAMS, OF Oregon. has pre-
pared a Dill amendstory of the reconstruction
asf- which he will introdUcs ~ an early day
The change proposed is in the fifth &c zion Of
Ihe act, which provides that q ajority OF the
rsgts'tT.d vo'.rs shall he necessary 10 ratify
tns State constitution. Senator Williams
zpendment strikes out he word registered"
30 as 70 make IL read "a majority Of the votes
cast" This 10 Intended 10 couuteract any sf
fort hat may Be made by the unrsconstructed
10 defeat me con stitu ions OF the Southern
states by fret registering and then staying
away from The polls
TEE STRUGGLE for the mission 70 Mexico
grows warm. there being q number OF appi-
canis for the position. General Fitzpatrick,
our pressnt minister % Chill, il an xious 10 get
nearer home. and would be pleased 10 be com
nissioned TO Mexico. The others who want
The place are Messrs. Mowry, OF Arizona; Nu-
r'si, OF California, la Rientre, OF this city;
Tsnsral AVsrill, now our consul 10 Canada;
49, Ar- Mcmahon. OF New Yorx.
6uBBAL micHLER's REPORT.-we refrain
nom publishing the important report OF Gen
nlebl-r upon the pRbilc improvements "a of Ihe
ciiy until io-mOrTev, AZ his suggestion, IN or
DER tnai me proof sheets may undergo his re.
afternoon ~ the Public Printing Once, was
Imprriecr IN many espects-IatsIig>ncsr
As an inference might o. drawn from the
above 'na- he report OF Gen. Michler as il an
peaIsd IN ful in he STAR yesterday, had not
been revised, At Is proper to state that the copy
~ IL appeared in he STAR, had been fully
corrected, "a will appear in comparison with
the corrected proof. sheets looked for by the
Iht,HigsBc-F.
1T WAS STATED yesterday that q Senate eau
Gus was 10 be held To- day TO consider the cues
zion OF eiecting q Sergeant alarms On IN.
quIry, however. we learn that no such caucus
has been held, and we cannot ascertain that II
IS proposed 70 hold any for the purpose named.
FoR CoSSUL GENERAL 70 Havana thsra sre
three applicants mentioned, :. Wolf, Esq of
Ohlo, Gen. Ieksrs, present Secretary OF La-
gstion 20 Cnili. and Mr.. Hollister, Of Connec-
ucut. Mr.. Wolf is very innuentIaily urged
Tor he position, and seems 20 BE- the prominer,
candidate. As member Of the law frm Of
Wolf & Hart, ana personally in society here
ne Is greatly esteemed for his talents and WORN
OF character
The LATE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE W,ySR
The members Of the haE and officers of tba
tnltsd States Supreme Court held a meeting
yesterday and adopted resolutions OF respeet
10 The memory OF the late Justice WAYNE An
pIopriate adoressts Were made by Chief us
uee CbsSe, Hon. Rsyerdy johnson, hon Ca
leo Cushing Hon. Jobn '. l.. Pruyn. and !
Ia carlisle, Esa. In few minutes after The
adlonrnment OF the meeting the Supreme
he
General stanoery arose ind addressed ti,,
tourt with reference 10 the deceased Chief
Justice Chase responded, aud IN concIusisn
oIeetso that the Proceedings of the Bar and
of the Court should BE- entered upon the min
ntes, and The Court then adio urned tiIl TO- day.
TIE rARTIrs who sold the Presidents mss
sags yesterday did not obtain copies a, he
White House The individuals charged with
selling lt have not recently visited the Execu-
tive Mansion How they 90, aimed ths message
i how pretty well GDdsrs:Oo d. and will b.
MADE pubic In 3 few days. They were a.
snii'y, morally, as though they had pledged
beir honor directly TO the President 10 with
boId u from publication until tne message vas
del'sred IN Congress. for they knew Nhat tae
copies they used were Obtained upoa thar
pledge Of honor
MEs. FRANCIS LOED BsNp a IN. ruprs.s,
fative OF The female sufrsge interest, has uIad
hsr appheaiion for tue Mission 10 England
npOn ihs pre- umPtIOu that Mr. Adam. viii ne
called home 10 take pCsIIion IN The Cabinet
TIE CoNHiTTEE oF WAYS AND Mssgs had
tne subject OF the Contraction OF the Cuir.ucy
Under Consideration al their meeting thIs
morning. but no definite action was ,assu /,
- understood That the majority CT tss Com nit.
Tee no are Western men, are opposed 60 any
TURNER contraction ot the Currency. Messrs
Hooper, OF Massachusetts,, and Meoreh4at. 4. ot
Pepnsylvanis- take The opposite y,sv the
question, =
GkSERAL SHEKMAS - sxpected ha,.,o
morrow, for he purpose Of meeting the In dan
Conmseiorers, who VIII assemble .n Ibis c,ty
Oh he Ioth inst. TO arrange mai 'ers coanstaa
Win ib- recent treaties made with TN indian,
PkEs"NAL--Generu James r kniple q;
harrisonTg- Pa, is az he 81. Charles II oteI.
80 Stnor Don Pedro LueIino, of Mexico: A.
J 6li, OF Coiora6a; snd Nathan CAseney. Of
he AgrleulIgral Iron Work., OF Ne " YORK
AIr az me Nhlsonal Hstel Hon Dasi.i
~ oIrts. Cf New York: Prof Marx Bailey of
aie, conn; q COehraue u = n. n Cr,,0
y = A; Hon. Jossph Segar OF yirgfnIa. Hon
Il. l. Jones, CT Kentucky, and NJ q Saxvsr
81 TIE PItisburg Rspablfcq1. are =, ,s,., E,'ni,,
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