Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-04
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


NlITEE or VIRGINIA, comprising two members
nom each Confessional District, Convened
last week IN Richmond 20 consider the subIart
OF ne restoration Of hat State - its former r.
iatiOEs IN the UnIOn- Prominent Repubncaus
III n All sections of he State were in vi,a5 and
lOlGsd IN the dellberat ions, which lasted seye-
iaI oays- Ihey decided 10 ask Congress 10
ooL,lnre The FIeadmsn's Bureau in the m
reconstructed States till their admission 70 the
tnIcn -and 70 order au election for the Slata
''nsu'Uuon 1T the earliest possible day IL
WaS resolved that the present Coustttu
non should be submitted As whole
IOf adoption IL now stands
ptt.hnn TO Congress was prepared and
signed by leading Republicans of the state, IN
ciGCing Governor Wells, Judge Underwood
John NJ. Bolts, Mayors ChahOon and Burgess,
oi Richmond and Petersburg, Generals Wick
Lam and Mulford, Franklin Stearns L. Ed
WIN Dudley District Attorney Chandler
Robert Rollins, sc. About a dozen OF these
gentlemen have arrived here and about twenty
VIII ae present as a delegation next week, to
urge The subject upon tho attention of Con-
Tess
ITALIAN AND GERMAN OPERA.-Our readers
VIII no doubt be pleased at the announcement
that Max Maretzek's italian and German Opera
Combination Company intend visiting Wash
anu kNiIEs tue NdtlOntl Ileatp-.
one weeks opera, commencing Monday, De-
cember IL. The company comprises Madame
La Grange, soprano; Miss Agatha States
soprano, ian American lady-her first appear
ance IN Washingtou;) Madame Rotter, soprano;
madame Cellini. contraltO; Miss McCulloch,
soprano; Sig. Brignoli, tenor; Sig. Boetti
tenor, (his first appearance) Herr Hablemann.
tenor Sig. OrlandIni, baritone; Herr Formes
baritone; Sig. Antouucci. basso; Herr Her.
manns, basso, and other distinguished artists
Conductors, Max Maretzek and Sig Goyriaui
The following operas will be given during the
short season: Norma, Traviata, Trovatore,
Sleilian Nespers, Robert LIE Diable and Faust
Mdll Wesnael, the fayorite danseuse will
also appear in the above operas.
IHE DYER COURT OF ISQUIRY.-The Court
OF Inquiry in the case of Breyet Major 1fen
Dyer resumed its session this morning and
the examination of Col. L. ). I.aIdley was con-
Guided Col. j. Tres well, acting Chief of Ord.
nance, was the next witness called by the
prosecution The testimony thus far has been
mainly concerning the character and compare
tive merits Of rlfie proIectiIes; the aecusors
ehaEgi ng that Gen. Dyer as Chief OF Ordnance
bought at great outlay worthless ones ana
refuse superior ones. 1t Is probable that the
Court VIII be in session some time, as the
evidence fcr the prosecution Is not yet in.
L.rge number Of witnesses Will be called for
the defense.
PEEsoNAL.-Hon. Jos. : Fowler. Tennessee
Hon Charles Mason, Iowa; Hon. w. T.. Nib
lack Indiana, and Hon. j. w. Patterson. New
Han rs hIre, are AT the Ebbitt House Gov
eTnoI Bullock, Georgia; Justice " H. Swayne;
Hon j. II. McVear, Hon. T.. W De wees, Hon.
VIM u. Kellogg, of Louisiana, and Hon James
wilson, OF Iowa, are Al Willards'. ---.Hou.
b. r. Loan, OF Missouri, is at the kirkwood
House.
The PRESIDENTS MEssAGE-The Presi-
dents message has oeen comp Ieted and a Dor
uOn OF IL Is in type AT the Printing Division Of
the Treasury department. The remaining
sheets will De- given to- the printers this even
IL Z or Tomorrow morning, and the document
completed by Sunday, when all the copies Will
be sent TO the President
UNION PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-Seyeral of the
CfheeIs of the MON Pacific railroad are in this
-ity. and last night Were engaged in the pre-
paratIon of a statement in reply to the report
of the special commissioners filed with the
President on Tuesday last.
Col. BELGER, Supervisor Of Internal Reve-
nue. for Texas, has received his commission
and instructions from the Secretary of the
Treasury and Commissioner of Internal Reye-
nue., and Will leave next week for the South 10
enter upon the discharge OF has duties.
THE PRESIDENT has received Official infor.
nation of the death of the Unit-d Safes Mar
shall for the Eastern District of Missouri, men.
tened in yesterdays STAR. There are several
applicants for the position, among them Gen.
Morgan l.. Smith and Capt. John A. Duble.
RECRUITS FOR THE WEsr-The Superin.
tendent Of mounted recruiting service ut Car
Isle Barracks, Pa, has been ordered to for
ward without delay all dispossble recruits at
that post 10 Fort Harker, Kansas, to report TO
Gen Sheridan. They viii enter in the cam
palgn against the Indians.
MEETING OF THE SUPREME COURT RT-Chief
Justice Chase Will return here to- morrow from
Richmond, as the Supreme Court Of the United
States meets on Monday. All of the associate
Judges are in town, and there Will be a full
bench al the meeting Of the court
RECEIPTS PROM CUsroNs-The receipts
from customs at the ports below named from
November 23d 10 50th, inclusive We're as fol-
lows-BostOn, s297,756l5: New York, sI,ess,.
$50 Philadelphia, sl02.2s6.65; Baltimore,
so go 3Ui San Francisco. (Uct. 21st 70 3lst,l
Sdll-Ol7.7y. Total, S2.766, 6,7l5.S9.
TIE WHITE HoUsK.-The regular meeting of
the Cabinet was held to-day, all the members
present except Secretary Schoheld. The ses-
sion was quite lengthy, and the concluding
portion OF the message was read.
Conscience FUSD-From 1853 10 July, 1857,
81 GGO, and In the fiscal year closing with une,
l-s-, Si9,OtO Were received from unknown per-
sons at the Treasury department and credited
TO the Conscience Funo."
1T Is EXPECTED TO-DAY that the public debt
statement for November will not made pub
lie before Monday. It's figures will not differ
materially from those heretofore given in the
STAR.
CAPTAIN j. X. MULLANY, who lost an arm
during the recent war, has been ordered TO
command the Richmond, now fitting out for
sea a. the Cnarlestown Navy Yard.
GENERAL GRANT visited Cambridge, Mass,
yesterday and arranged for the tuition OF his
son.
PASSPORTS TO GERNANY-The United
STATES consul at Lsipsic has written to the De.
partn.ent OF State advising that all American
cftizens who desire TO reside any length of time
IN a German city should provide themselves
with passport from the Department OF Stale.