Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-20
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.


the House to-day a bill putting the Pass
LOutre, at the mouth of the Mississippi river,
into the hands of James R. McClint ntock and
John X. Scott, upon condition that they keep
the channel cleared out to the depth of eighteen
feet, in which case they are allowed to charge
a tonnage duty on vessels passing through that
channel Of 80 cents per ton OF registered me rs.
urement on vessels drawing fourteen feet and
upwards. They are allowed eighteen months
to comply with the conditions of the bill, and
whether the required depth of channel is at
tanned is to be determined by the Engineer
Corps of the United States. The Engineer De-
partnent are opposed to the bill, but as the
Government has for years been appropriatng
money to improve this channel without sue
cess, the committee are disposed to favor the
project Of the parties who undertake to deepen
it for the privilege Of charging specified toll.
II Is not intended to ask the House to act on the
bill, however, before the next session.
THE IMPEACHMENT INvEsrIsATIoN.-The
Impeachment Managers were in session this
morning. and had number of witnesses in
attendance, among whom was Hon. Ed. Cooper,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and
formerly Secretary to the President: ]. G. Dun
leary, Of CINCINNATI; Gen. Boynton, Of the Gin.
cinnati Gazette, and w. w. worden, of the Bal.
ton of Wooley's s25, 600 was followed up to-day
We hear that he testfies that he sent $4,000 to
Peter Swaub, of Cincinnati, and that some por-
tion was sent to one Shocks in New York; but
the Committee do not seem TO be able TO see
daylightk exactly in their Investigation upon
the great question what became of the S25, ,OOG.
Mr.. Stevens is better to-day and was in at
tendance at the session Of the Committee.
POLITICAL "A sharp but quiet contest is
going on between the friends of Hancoc and
Pendleton, which is attracting much attention
here. Hancock's friends claim that he is the
first choice Of New England, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, and the second choice of New
York, and will enjoy the preference of ma
-JorIty OF the Southern delegates on the score of
availability. The Charleston Mercury, Lynch.
burg Republican, Petersburg Inder, Mobile Re-
1ster and New Orleans Picayune, and other
southern newspapers, advocate his nomina-
tlDn. The Virginia politicians propose to take
a back seat, but will advise Hancock's nomina.
tion. Still, Pendleton's friends are very active
and hopeful.
Still another committee has waited on
Governor Seymour to learn his intentions
and has been told that under no circumstanc
will he accept the Democratic nomination. Ii
Is thought, however, that third profTer will
induce the reluctant Richard to accept the
crown. --
= The Jefferson City (Mo.) Tribuae hoists
the names of Gen. Gen. Frank p. Blair and
Thomas H. Seymour, OF Connecticut, for Pres.
Ident and Vice President.
- The ST. Louis Republicda nominates Hon.
John S Phelps for Democratic Governor of
Missouri. .....
= The New York correspon dent of the Buf.
falo Courier writes:
% Mr.. Pendletons name will certainly come
before the Convention and be strongly urged.
But Yet Hancock will also be there, and prob
ably Horatio Seymour. have reason to be.
lleNe that Hancock will be supported by four
hfths OF the southern delegates If nothing
but prncIple was staked in this contest, the
ton, but there is something else, and the Leading
minds of the South feel tnat Hancock is the
safest man to nominate"
AN OFFERING FROM SCOTLAND-Mr Alex.
ander Williamson, of the Second Auditors
Offiee. Treasury Department, and an old resi-
dent Of Washington. acting IN behalf of Alex.
ander Mac donald, Field Il Co., workers i'm poI.
ished granite (red, blue and gray) to the O ueen,
Aberdeen, Scotland, has offered to present to
the Fortieth Congress, in trust for the Ameri.
can people, handsome pillar of polished red
granite, upon which to place any bust OF the
late illustrious President, Abraham Lincoln,
which they may see proper.
THE CHARTER QUEsTIoN.-We hear that
Joseph II. Bradley, Esq, has expressed an
informal opinion to the effect that the old
charter will hold good until its place is sup
phed This opinion, from a lawyer of the
eninence of Mr. Bradley. Will be satisfactory
information to those who have feared that we
were all at sea, without municipal law or
government MA
THE WHITE House. There was an unusual
crowd OF visitors at the Executive mansion this
morning, ard many We're admitted to see the
President. Secretaries Seward. welles, Post
master General Randall, General Rosseau, and
several Representatives had interviews with
the President this morning.
REsIGNED.-The designations Of the following
named officers have been az copied by the Pres.
ident, to take effect from and after May IA, ls6s:
Capt. Hancock T. Mclean, 9Th U. s. Cavalry:
First Lieut. VIM. p. Schall, 18th U. s. Infaptry;
fantry; Second Lieut.. George X. Walbridge, 9th
L. S. Infantry. -.- ..... -r.. = .....
THE DEPARrMENrs.-Many of the clerks in
the various Departments of the Governmeut,
who belong to the Masonic fraternity, avaiIed
themselves Of the permission to be absent this
afternoon from their duties in order to attend
the laying of the corner. r.stOne Of the Masonic
was nearly suspended.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander VIM. Gibson
has been ordered to the Pensacola Navy Y ard
Commander VIM. e.. West has been detached
from duty as Naval Store keeper at the Pc rts.
mouth, n. H Navy Yard, and placed on wait
ing orders.
THE PRESIDENT this morning ordered Mai
Gen. T. U. g. Ord and Brig. Gen. James b. Fry
as members Of the retiring board at San Fran
CISCO. in place Of Gen. Irwin Mcdowell, re.
tired and ordered East, and Col. Frederick
Townsend, 9th infantry, resigned.
SENATOR HENDERSON, Of Missouri, it is said,
is about to marry a New York lady, Miss
Foote, daughter Of Elisha Foote, Esq, who is
employed in the Patent Once at Washington.
Publishing CoMPANY.-Mr. Ingersoll in.
troduced bill to-day, which was referred to Dis
trict Committee, to Incorporate J. C. @. Whaley,
John Collins, Cassimer Bohn. George Savage,
Hugh r. Austin, Hugh Cameron, and their
SUCCESSORS. for seven years from the ist of jan
1uary, 1853, by the name and title of the ma.
tionai Publishing Company" The object of
the company 10 declared to be the publishing Of
books, pamphlets, &c. The business to be
managed by a board of directors who shall be
elected annually, aLd who shall choose their
President Secretary, Treasurer and other ON.
GERS, Dividends are to be declared as profit ac-
cum lated and at the expiration of the charter
the assets Of the company shall, after payment