Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-15
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

lTpSCO-t SrTa q haS cte1 SetPc ed oy the several
railway conpa MES ForE ming the roats b. woen
.uis city and New York to take chsrge OF the
throasn travel ostwesn tue two e,des, with al
tncrity 70 in.Fodr'e such impcov~reu,s ard
! 'o.ns a may uecr. e-y 10 rob the zip OF
some Of as prs-ent terrible di comforts: bd
we believe bo oe'-ils Of tne proposC sr.arse-
.renis he,e ye- brsn q1nornc>d. In a b lief
cOnveTSct'o or with Mr.. Smah, 3 lew days ago,
ne inoirafCd d 10 rs some of ne Improve nents
which he hops to Inaugurase at an early day,
and "a fhs na.isr - one very no I-ly dHctng
a large portion otthe public, we Ike pl, sure
a laying the cItliue t. ore the re1ders OF the
STAR, IS n. klew lucy viii fase solid contor.
IN the pfOsvect rhus foressadowsd.
In the frs. pisce, we under md, the present
GIsagrcC- bic sys'c n OF exhibiting ticke.s fo-
'seh 80. Oh OF the route 10 new conductor
sVery lew miles is 10 be abolished, aud q
fa-oash eorG1, II placed an charge Of the
inrOoTn ea-9, Woo will take mp the ticket at
s-ar,Dg, sd lie accountable 0 the different
compsni' 10 their jost proportion of the farel
Tl6n new Grd supe-ior sleeping clrs aud or
d'u3ry cars WIN head -Iest seats 10 be placed
Cl all i ut .rPins, and We believe the .irily
o. cor1Icl .unr 1t LIS also 20 be introduced
as early as pract cable. Last, but Dot leas-, the
tine Between The two cities is - r short
end TO sight hours. The night trains
Will l.; 20 each point SJut Two bopTs lafrr
tran now ID awe o. present time o..
thsrsaboufs, thus giving 70 passengers good
evening in @iiher citv before starting.
The noon pins viii a'so start later and arrive
IS now. wJIle the morning trains eacl way
will start on prr~ent tune, or nearly 30, and ar
rive about two hours earlier.
O.her minor comfor,s are to be introduced.
which, win ne reforms no.sd above, Will 20
TAR 10 make the pas -a.e tole1abie and with i'm.
proved e-tipg -hOu.e IleilitIes and better tabl.
at some proper point on TIE route, the t-ip be-
tween tn political sad commercial c.pital of
roe 'oSnuy y al soon Ssl-e 20 BE- rue foretaste
OF purSatOTy II has bSen considered. and win
ther Ia'r inauguration Mr.. Smiih will iust,y
te leok'd upon - public benef.ctor
The MILITARY COMMITTEE of the House
have & 4 holding 6a'ly sessions on the bill re-
ducing and fixing the pe-ce e-'Iblishment of
the amy. Their efforts Will BE- dire. ted to-
ward sfcuIipg some cons,stent sysran IN ~.
duefIon more in haImony wnh what appsars
20 be the sepSe OF the House than the bill as
hIst repor cd. They agreed this morning 10
support the amen6Tentz proposed yesterday
oy General Pile, which will probably not he
accepted by the House. They rsiuee he rank
Cf Chief o. ) If Departments one grade, and
the number OF staff by rbout onc third. To
AIRY the reduction into fleet council of Of
hcers Is 10 re conven~d by the Gen. ll-in-
Chief. consisting % two general Officers, two
officers OF casa srm Of the service, and one from
each siSH depa TRENT; ore half Of whom shall
be officers appoin d from oiyl lifs CT the VOL
Thteer fo-ee, who shall inqp re INTO the fitness
OF ON ers 10 Irrrain in .eTviee hose unfit to be
CROPPED imn od'ately AND shall prepare lists
of the nrInber IN exc, :, who -hau be honoIa-
bly, mu tered ont on ne 3. : March, IeC'
PKssoEAL.-M'ss Chc-iot.e Cushman Is IN
own. and yesterday had an interview with
- creIary Seward. She dsn,ss the newspap,r
stories about her making the United s. .ts3 her
permanent home, or that she is % appear on
ne stage durIrg her srort sojoura in this couu-
Try, sell her theatrical wardrobe, or give read
'ngs. She VII visit the watering plsc"s DUR
ing the summer months, and leave America
tor Italy IN Novemter next. j. &. Ka'-
lock, haasas, A. at he Seafon House. 80. We
regret 70 learn tbst Mrs. Senator T run bu'l Is
quite rnweli, aud hes b~er confiu to her
-ccm for mo-e than a ISI.ajyhf. .... Cover.
nor Seq mour Is hty-seven years of age. 9ea.
frank Blair is iorty eight .rs Of ege.
LrBEs SUIT-It IS s'aied that Joseph II.
Bradley, Il q, has brought suit against udge
Esher, OF tue District OF Columbia Supreme
CCurs, for libel, laying his damages at sa0,oa !;
tne alleged libel being the action OF Judge
Fisher in striking his (Mr. B,s) name from
be roll Of atiorneys practicing before the
Criminal Court Of this Distinct, IN August
last Mr. Bradley, ii is said takes the ground
hat the remsrks for which he was disbarred
were spoken after the adJournmeat Of the
rim NAL Cor-t while trying the Surratt case,
and that snd refuarks were NOT therefore a
contempt OF court. .....-
A SpPERB PREsEsr.-To-day Messrs.
French L Richardson presented 10 Minister
BIrlin game, AZ The Metropolitan Hotel, may.
nitcent copy Of the UNITED STATES CousrIAR
REGrLAIIoSs published by them II is proba
lily tie hsndsomest book in binding letter.
press and execution generally ever publis he'd
IN inns country, and mnst serve to impre s. the
Chin6se favorably in regard 70 the capabilities
OF our publishing houses. The work is full
bound IN Turkey morocco, with giit-cdgss,
double board, beveled, satin -lined, and all its
are of the richest and most ex-
pensIye sort.
IN NMoURSISG.-The morning after the nom.
N ation OF seymour and Blair by the New York
Convention, some scamp usd Grape to the door
Of Chief Justice Chases residence, which.
he iore II was removed carsei some uneasiness
among the friends of that gentleman, until il
was understood u have only a political sig.
J. ifcance.
Hon. EDWIN NJ. STANTON, late Secretary of
War, hes declined the compliment of a dinner
iender'd him by the members of the New York
Union l. que.
PolITIcAI.-The Cincinnati Enqlirsy, Mr.
Pendleion's organ, remarks OF MIR. Horatio Sey-
mCur, that There is no comparison between
him and Mr.. Grant, either politically or per-
SCnally." IL regrets his nomination. s.He was
not originally the choice OF the West, as is we'll
known. They preferred, with extraordinary
unsnimity, the Hon. George H. Pendleton; but,
UUIHg 70 odreTse eircEmstdRces, he has been de.
feated. and the nOmina has fallen upon
Governor Seymour"
The Hartford Post thinks the Democrats
papers must Oe jokiug IN claiming that General
Prank Blair IL a ram rod ten perance man. and
furnishes the follow ing copy Of his bill AT the
Allyn House, Hartford, Tor q two-days' stay
durlDg last years campaign -" Two days'
board, sit; lemons and whisky, s65. Total,
S7S."
A Brooklyn paper has the folio owing -
Among the many significant incidents of the
Iate Convention there was one occurrence
which torcioly impressed Us. We have not
seen II noticed elsewhere. When the repudia.
Win strange wild burst OF vociferous ap.
plause qulet-tooking man, writing AT re-
porters table near us--a corresponden- of q
western paper, as we afterward ascertained-
half rose from his work, struck the table with
involuntary exnDhasis Uttared tk,S