Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-14
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.
IMPEACHMENT.

There was y 6utter in the Impeachment stock
market this morning from the report that Mr..
Worden, ("Data," Of the Baltimore Sua,) Mr..
Evarts, of the Presidents counsel, and other
gentlemen, had been Summoned before the i'm.
peachment managers.
1t is rumored that the Managers are insti-
tuting investi cations to certain if any infiu-
ences have been brought to bear upon any
Senators to operate upon their votes upon
impeachment.
The belief has been quite general to-day that
there would be no vote on Saturday on i'm
peachment; but we find number Of the lead
ing Republicans desirous that action should
not be further postponed. Let the vote be taken
then, they say, whatever the result.
II has been suggested that if Senator'S on
either side should be too ill to be present on
Saturday, tha. Messrs. Howard and Wade
could pair off with Mr.. Grimes As it requires
atwo-th4rds vote to convict, the friends Of the
President hold that two votes for conviction
would be only fair par off against one for
acquittal.
Impeachment stock is rather dropping on the
whole to-day. the dependency seeming to
arise from the difficulty of concentrating suffi-
cient assured strength on any one article. Mr..
Stevens continues very confident that his
eleventh article Will do the business.
THE INDIsPosED SENATORS RECOVERING
Senator Howard is improving day, though
still quite sick, and unable to see any visitors
Senator Grimes is better to-day, but Is con-
fined to his bed. His physicians (Dr. Hall and
Dr. Horwitz) ara Of the opinion that he will be
able to be out in day or two.
Senator Conkling is also much better to-day,
though still m bed. He is attended by Dr.
Baxter, who is of the opinion that he will
shortly be out again.
Senator Morton is suffering con siderably
from his diseased leg, and does not go out.
Ho, FOR CHICAGO!-a Newspaper Row - on
1ith street. will be pretty much deserted !durlng
the coming week. There will be a general
stampede of correspondents from here on Sat-
urday for the Chicago Convention, which meets
on Wednesday next Among the number who
60 are l.. L. Crounse, of the New York Times:
Il. De Randolph Keim, New York Herald; Geo.
W. Adams, New York Void; James r. Young,
New York Tribune; Whitelaw Reid, Cincinnati
Gazette; ]. b. McCullagh, Cincinnati CONNER
eidl; E. p. Brooks, Philadelphia Press; u. H.
Painter, Philadelphia Inquirer; w. b. Shaw,
Boston Trdnscript; Ben Perley Poore, Boston
Journal; James Mcconnell. Philadelphia Post
Geo. Woods. Boston Advertiser; and w. Scott
Smith. New York Erening Post.
THEHousE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
have finished the work upon the Indian bill,
and it will be reported to-day if an opportunity
offers. The whole amount appropriated is
S2,21i,2e:, about one-third less than the aggre.
gate of last year. The Secretary's estimates
called for s3.240, 1872 The same committee will
finish the deficiency bill, which is nearly COM
pleted, at their meeting tomorrow, and report
1t at once to the House. The work of the ses-
sion, so far as appropriations is concerned, is
nearly done, and if the session is prolonged IL
will be upon qustions of finance.
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.-The following is the
list Of the Board of Visitors selected to attend
the annual examination of the United States
Naval Academy, at Annapolis, which COM
mences on the 2Cth inst. Rear Admiral Chas
". Bell, United States Navy, President; Com
modore T. H. Green, U. S. NJ; Captain ]. r.
dale, L. S. N: Paymaster S. +. Dunn. U. S. NJ;
Chief Engineer VIM. H. Shock, L. s. N; Prof
Charles Davies, Ii. D., u. 5. Military Acade-
my. West Point; Hon. John Scott, Lieut.. Gov
ernor Of Iowa; Lucien A. Hagans, Esq, Wheel
ing, West Virginia.
COLLECTION OF THE TAX TO PAY THE Mis-
sIssIPPI CONvRNTION.-BrigG General GilIem
in General Orders No. Il, headquarters Fourth
Military District, promulgates the tax ordi-
nance of the Mississippi Constitutional Con-
vention. and announces that the tax mentioned
will be collected as therein prescribed.
THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK Of the
Treasury Department has been removed from
the room adjoining the Assistant Secretary to
the room Immediately opposite that of Assist
ant Secretary Hartley, and formerly occupied
by that Official. The room formerly occupied
by the Chief Clerk " i'll hereafter be occupied
by Major Edwards. Chief Of Customs d.
vision.
ORDERED-Brevet Lieut.. Colonel w. +.
Lynch, 42d Infantry,V. K. c., has been relieved
rom duty with the Freedmen's Bureau in
Louisiana, and ordered to report to the Assistant
Commissioner of Virginia. for duty in that
State.
SENATOR GRIMES. we learn denies the state.
ments made in some OF the papers, that he
owns stock in the Chicago Tribune, or that he
has SON or son-in-law on the editorial staff of
that paper.
The NATIONAL EXECUTIVE CoNMITTE of the
Soldiers and Sailors Union leave here this
evening for Chicago, where they meet on Sat
urday evening next, to complete all arrange
ments for the National Cony yention of Soldiers
and Sailors, which meets there on next Tues
day, 10th Instant.
APPoINTED.-Mr. George G. Poulton, of this
city, has received an appointment as third
class clerk in the Treasury Department.
THE TELEGRAPHIC wires were working
badly yesterday, but were not down as re-
ported
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day Were s23I ,6O7.IO.
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MINISTERIAL ORDINATION The Presbytery
OF the District Of Columbia, together with a
moderately large CONGREGATION, assembled last
evening in the First Constitutional Presbyte.
ran New School) Church, corner of Green
and German streets, for the ordination OF Rev.
:. II. Noyes to the ministry. Rev. John &.
Smith, of the Fourth Presbyterian Church,
Washington. ID. c., acted as Moderator and