Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-21

lieved that the Senate win grant until the fol-
lowing Monday, March 3oth, when the trial
will commence in form.
STATE DINNER OF THE PRRsIDENr.-The
seventh State dinner this season of the Presi.
dent took place last evening In the State di.
ning.room at the Executive Manson. There
were present Hon. Henry Stanbery and lady
Hon. Montgomery Blair and lady, Judge Mel
son OF Tenn, Hon. r. r. Curtis, Hon. VIM. NJ.
Evarts, Judge Loring and daughters, Judge
Robertson Of Ken, Mr.. Thayer Of N. Y, Mr..
Herbert Of Conn, Hon. @. e. Phelps Of Md,
John F. Coyle and lady, and several otner
prominent personages, nssrly all of whom
were accompanied by ladies.
IT MUST BE O'CoHNoR, of the New York
Herald, we think, who gets up the gigantic
hoaxes about military movements in this
vicinity for that paper. Connery is hardly
imaginative enough for the work; but O'Con.
nor, by his fertility and success in inventing
and ralming OF nitro-glycerine stories upon
gaping correspondents of country newspapers,
is evidently equal to the task 1t certainly
must be O'Connor.
SECRETARY SEWARD arrived in this CITY by
the early train this morning, after ten days ab.
sence, which he quietly passed at his home in
Auburn. He was accompanied by Mrs. Fred.
erick Stewards sister, Miss Wharton, and by
Mr.. James Donaldson, messenger of the State
Depart ment. The Secretary is at the Depart.
ment to-day attending to business.
THE TKLEGRAPHIC WIRES are down North
and West which accounts for the absence of
dispatches from either quarter The newspa.
per correspondents at the Capitol to-day were
high and dry, with no vehicle to carry off their
"specials" to their expectant papers. How.
ever, there was not much news afioat to send,
The WHITE HoUsE-There was quite large
crowd of visitors at the Executive Mansion
this morning, many of whom had an inter view
with the President. Among whom were Sec
retary Seward, Senator Buckalew, and several
Representatives. This afternoon the President
was closeted with his counsel, and no visitors
were admitted
GEN. HANCOCK visited the Executive Man.
sion this morning, and had an interview with
The President Of about an hours duration
Subsequently he visited the Headquarters of
the Army, where he paid his respects to Gen.
Grant, and had pleasant interview with him.
FEMALE DIPLoNATIsTs.-Some time since
Mrs. Frances Lord Bond, an able and eloquent
advocate of woman's rights, obtained warm
recommendations from quite a number of
leading public men of both. parties for some
diplomatic position abroad. Among the recon.
mendations was the following from Senator
Wade, in which he expresses himself a be-
lever in the capacity Of women to occupy Do
sifions OF more prominence than those to which
they have heretofore been assigned:
To his ExceLency Andrea johnson, Presi,eat of
the United Stdtes-SIr: Believing, as we do, that
the time has come when women of capacity and
talent may properly represent this Government
at foreign courts and in foreign countries, we.
the undersigned, most cheerfully solicit tor and
recommend the appointment Of Mrs Frances
Lord Bond to such embassy as may be compat-
1oe Tth 1as Interests and the honor Of the
Washington, ID. O., Nov. 25, 1867.
REoRGANIzING THE Posi- OFFICE DEPART.
MENT-In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Ramsey in.
troduced bill to reorganize the Post Cffice
Department and fixing the pay of its officers
which was referred to the Committee on Post
Omces and Post Roads. 1t provides that from
and after the Both Of june, 1865, the annual
salaries OF the Assistant Postmasters General
snail De $5,OOO each; Of the Chief Clerk 81, 900;
OF the deputies and disbursing clerk and super
intendent Of the Post Once building, and topo.
erapher OF the Post Office Department, $4,000
each; Of the chiefs of divisions 500 each; of the
division clerks, $1,000 each: of the librarian of
the Department, $1,000; OF messengers s1,OUO
each OF assistant messengers, &siO each; OF
iaOOrerS.
each. Each Of the deputies shall perform such
duties as may be assigned to him by the head
OF the office In which he is appointed, and
shaii, during the absence or inability Of such
mead act In his stead and perform his duties. In
lien OF the superintendents, chief clerks, clerks
Of classes four, three, two, and one female
clerks, and messengers, now authorized by law
in the Post ONCE Department, the Postmaster
General is authorized to appoint one chief clerk
and one librarian. and in the Office of the First
ASSISTANT Postmaster General one deputy, one
rntag Aaxat e.
tendent of the free delivery of letters one chat
OF division, ten division clerks, eleven clerks of
class four nine clerks of class three even clerks
OF class two SIX clerks OF class one, two messen-
gers, ana TWO assistant messengers; in the
ONCE OF the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
efai, one deputy, one superintendent Of do
mesuc mails, one superintendent Of inspection,
one disbnrsing clerk, and superintendent of the
Post Omce building, who shall give bonds as
now required by law; one topographer Of the
Post once Department, two chiefs Of divisions,
fourteen division clerks, fourtee clerks Of class
four, fifteen clerks of class three, fifteen clerks
OF class two, five clerks of class one, one
messenger and three assistant messengers; and
IN the once OF the Third Assistant Postmaster
denerai, one deputy, one superintendent of the
money order system, two chiefs of divisions,
twelve division clerks, eighteen clerks OF class
four, eleven clerks Of class three, six clerks of
class two. twenty-five clerks Of class one, four
messengers, and five assistant messengers; also.
nine female clerks, at an annual salary Of 900
each, forty at an annual salary Of 5000 each,
1t du dUnu6l Sdidry OF NcOU cacn,
SIX folders at an annual salary of 500
eacn, and two messengers, at an animal salary
OF $500 each. The Postmaster General is au.
thorized to employ temporary clerks, not ex.
ceediDg twenty in number, in the Post Of1ce
Department, whenever in his judgment 1t shall
be necessary for the prompt and efficient trans.
action Of the public business, and in his discre.
ton to classify them according to the character
OF their services, not exceeding class four All
acts and parts of acts Inconsistent with the
above are repealed.
MAIL CONTRACTS AwARDRD.--The contracts
for carrying the United States mail over the
following routes In this city and Maryland, for
4years from the first Of July next the proposals
for which were opened on the 4th instant, have
been awarded as follows: iT
From Washington to Georgetown, ID. o., to
W H. Hennins, at s4oo per annum; from Wash.
mgton, d. c., to Upper Marlboro, Nd, to Jno.
G. Howard, at S2i9 per annum; from Washing.
ton, ID. O., TO Rockville, Nd, TO Jno. c. Thomp-
son, at e230 per annum; from Washington, b.
O., to Leonardtown, Md. six times a week and
back, to Jno.C Howard, at el,S83 per annum;
from Washington, ID. g., to Unity, Md, six
times week and back, 70 Alexander Ledding.
ham, at s5e3 per annum; from Rockville to
ClaIksville, Md, TO Richard T. Thompson, at
S3A per annum; from Rockville to Poolesyllle
Md, TO James w. Boswell, at $3i9.50 per an.
mum; from Laurel Factory to Olney, Md, to
Jno. E Baker, at S3f2 per annum.