Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-28
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL,


Manager Williams did not conclude his argu-
ment until nearly p. m, and Mr.. Evarts sue
ceeded, but will not conclude his speech to.
day. Mr. Stanbery has an argument of SON
seventy printed pages prepared; but the belief
is, to-day, that he will simply file it, and that
Mr.. Bing ham will enter upon his argument on
Thursday, closing mp the case.
Among the spectators to-day in the Diplo-
matte gallery was Mu Anthony Trollope, the
English novelist. He has Great Britainous
freshness of complexion and mutton-chop
whiskers; is bald headed, and matter of fact
looking; bears some resemblance to Henry s.
Foote, of Mississippi, and has not, In appear
ance, particle Of romance in his composition
He dozed comfortably in a corner during the
speech making, but walked up on the occasion
of the sparSing between Gen. Butler and Mr..
Nelson on the Alta Vela case and leaning over
the gallery with his hand to his ear as the ac-
cusation of falsehood was made and sshurled
back with scorn and indignation and con-
tempt" seemed to think he had lit upon a trait
of the "Domestic Manners of the Am ericans,"
such as his mother depicted in her lively book
about us years ago. In the course of the day
Mr.. Evarts. spent some time in conversation
with him in the gallery.
The TRIAL OF JEFF. DAvIs.-Statemants
have been extensively circulated that the trial
of JEFF. Davis is likely to come off at the next
term of the District Court at Richmond. There
is no ground fcr the belief that such will be
the case. 1t is true that Mr.. O'Conor, when
here few days ago, held some conversations
about the probabilities of an early trial, but il
is also true that he neither knew nor learned
anything definite. This case is dependent
upon matters beyond the control of Davis
counsel or the District Attorney. The question
of further continuance must be decided by the
Attorney General for the President, who may
be in Office at that time. 1t is not likely
that Mr.. Browning, on the part of Mr..
johnson, will take the responsibility of having
the trial proceed, If the question of
the Presidents retention or removal should
still be pending before the Senate, and should
Mr.. johnson go out of Office, it will readily be
seen that the course of action which will be
determined on by his successor can only be a
subject of guesswork. That so important a
trial should not be proceeded with in the first
weeks OF the new Presidents incumbency
seems to be generally agreed, even if the ex-
citement of Presidential can vass and the ne
cessary reconstruction of the various DEPART
ments of the Government do not make IL an
inconyenient time 10 attend to the trial of a
late criminal.
THE NOMINATION OF G GBNERAL SCHoFIELD-
The InfeuiGencer this morning denies, appa-
rently authorItatively, the statement that
General Schofield was not informed that he
would be nominated as Secretary Of War, and
intimates that it was done with his knowledge
and consent. Contrawise, the statement Is re-
iterate,. by those who ought to know, that
" lille General Schofeld was here a few days
ago, he held no communication with the Presi.
dent. and after his departure none was more
surprised than he to learn that the President
had nomnQted him for the same position
which he positively refused to accept some
time ago when rendered him. 1t is stated to-
day that General Grant has advised General
Schofield to decline this nomination, and
request the President to withdraw the uomina
tion at once.
THE LONG DEFERRED soldiers bounty claims
are being adjusted at the rate Of about fifty
thousand per month, of both classes. From
thirty to forty thousand cases of these claims
from the Paymaster Generals Office, and fifteen
to twenty thousand claims of soldiers who
have lost their discharges, and Of heirs OF de-
ceased soldiers whose applications go to the
Second Auditor, are monthly passed through
the scrutiny of the proper accounting officers
= THE 'sTo BE- or not sto be"-question has
been decided, by the announ cement shy au-
thority" that the nomination Of General Scho-
field TO be Secretary Of War, was in place of
Edwin M. Stanton removed, and not ..to be-
removed, as telegraphed from here.
THE WHITE HOUsK.-The regular meeting Of
the Cabinet was held to-day: all the members
present. This morning several Representa-
tives had interviews with the President.
THE TAX ON DISTILLED SPIRITs.-The Sec
retary Of the Treasury sent to the House to-day
a communication giving the amount of tax COL
lected on distilled spirits in the several coIec-
ton districts Of the United States, for the
months of January, February. and March
The whole number of collection distSjcts in the
United States Is two hundred and forty. There
are no returns from Delaware, Dakota. Maine
New Jersey, and Vermont. The whole amount
collected for January was 1893, 752.lS; Febru-
aIy. sl253, ,s4s:52; March, S1,0s2, 1924 Total
S3.33o,4ONi4. The amounts for the three months
received from some of the larger States were as
follows:-New York, s514. I4.d5: Pennsylvania,
1869, 53; Illinois, $500, I6542 Massachusetts,
34.49; MARYLAND, Sl18,32O.s2: Ohio, $751;
oo3.5o lhe returns from the District OF Co.
lumbia amounted to S3,33o.s5, as follows:-For
January, S93.06; February, s2,Os7.97; and
March. S1,1i9.&2.
THB PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The Secretary of
the Interior has submitted TO the President the
report OF the Commissioners appointed to ex-
anime the Hth section of IS miles of the Union
Pacific Railroad, Eastern Division, represent
irg that the said lith section is ready for pres
ent service, and completed and equipped as
nrst class railroad, and that the telegraph line
Is completed for the same distance, which CON-
mences on the 535th and terminates on the 36Jth
mile post IN the Missouri river al State line
The Secretary recommends the acceptance OF
the report and the issue to the Company of
bonds and patents for lands on account of the
section which has been approved by the Presi-
dent and Secretaries Of the Treasury and ofthe
Interior to carry into effec the same.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1857, IiS0i.