Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-10
Washington News and Gossip.

"oSuluStou NeWs anu GOSSIP
The CAPITOL TO-DAY The House me, to.
Gay, with about a half dozen members present,
including Messrs. Kelley, Kellogg, Devices,
O'Neill, and In gersoll. Something like hun.
drtd d persons were in the hall. Speaker Uoifax
was surrounded by a crewd of persons con-
graduating him on his election. The proceed
ings occupied precisely three minutes time
Prayer having been offered b. the Chaplais
The Speaker announced that the recess HAVING
expired, the House had resumed its session II
no objection was made, the reading of the Jour-
nal would be dispensed with. He then direct
I'd the Clerk TO read the resolution under which
the House had reconvened. This being done.
he announced that by its terms, unless other
wise ordered, when the House adjourned n
ouid be without day Judge Kelley moved
that the House do now adjourn, which was
declared carried, and the Speaker then an
nc un ced that the second session of the Fortieth
Congress stood adjourned without day.
In the Senate, there were two or three him.
dred spectators in the gallery when the hour
OF twelve arrived. New carpets had been mt
down on the floor of the Chamber, but no desks
were IN their places. President of the Senate
wade called the Senate TO order at prompt me.
indian. There Were present Senators Wade,
Morgan, Corbett, Harlan, and White of Nd
Chaplain Gray delivered short PRAYER
tIanklng the Lord for the recent victory at the
oaiIot-boN and the prospect for continued
peace throughout the land, and then the Pres
ident declared the Senate adjourned until De.
cember next
1T rs PROBABLY sincere compliment to the
worth and good looks of Mr.. Speaker Colfax
tIat the newspapers are so continually march.
ing him up to the hymenial altar in company
win some charming lady. There is reason to
believe that he will be married in good time.
and PROBABLY that good time will not be manv
DAYS hence, but when the morning papers an
hounce the ceremony to take place tomorrow
afternoon at Andover, OHIO, we submit tina, il
10 giving the BRIDE groom hardly sufficient On.
portunIty to reach that point from Washing
ton, wash OFF the SCOT OF the cars and mt on
his wedding suit. We understand that the
wedding will take place within the next ten
days.
GENERAL GRANT arrived at his headauqr
ters on 18th street about half-past nine o. clock
this morning, and resumed the discharge of his
official duties, though he was constantly inter-
rupted by visitors, and during the day had but
little time for anything else than to receive the
congratulations of bis friends About ten
O'Clock Speaker Colfax had an interview with
tne General, and Judge Kelley, of Pa, Judge
Advocate General Holt, Gems. Emory. Shirss.
Hardle. PelouIe. and Gen. Suter, of California
besides large number of dIsting gui shed clti
Zens and prominent officials, paid their re.
spects 10 the President elect during the dav.
IHE EARLY BIRDs.-Mr. Colfax was ALWAYS
popular, but he is immensely so since the eec-
uOn- Everybody to-day wanted TO take him
by the hand, to shake him BY the hand. to hold
him by the hand, and to shake him by The hand
some more. Some of em tried TO get him up
IN a corner, perhaps 10 talk to him about that
little postmas ters hip, but he is much too smart
10 be corneTed. They had TO say their say in
open meeting. Those who We're waiting their
turn 10 take him by rhe hand formed a circle
with their hats of, and beamed on him a 81 od
bless you sort of look, that was touching and
convincing. Probably Mr.. Colfax had never
set eyes on these chaps before, bat here they
We're on hand, mp early in the morning on the
lookout for Office.
The DYER COURT OF INQUIRY-The Cour
% Inquiry in the cas- of Major General A. b.
Dyer, Chief of Ordnance, met yesterday, in
accordance with the order of the President
Generals Thomas, Hancock and Terry. with
Judge Advocate General Holt. being present.
The Court yesterday organized at the Office
General Dyer, IN Winders Building, but this
morning met over Buffers, on 1ith street
where the sessions Of the Court will be held
The Court held short session to-day and ad-
IOurned over until Friday, Judge Advocate
Winthrop, who conducts the case for the Gov
eminent, having been Unexpectedly called to
New York No witnesses have Vet been ex-
ahmed, the time of the Court having been &C.
euIied in arranging preliminaries.
GENERAL FITZPATRICK ANDLADY left Wash
'Lgton this morning for the Generals home N
New Jersey, where he will rest from his
political labors. We understand that his leave
OF absence has been extended, and that he has
received and accepted an invitation to deliver
an ovation on the occasion OF the eunion OF the
veterans Of New Hampshire on the sth of
January, the anniversary of the battle Of New
Orleans.
FRED. COZZKNs.-We are glad TO earn, from
one of the numerous friends in this city of the
author of the sparrow Grass Papers" that he
was not compelled by pecunIary reverses o
sell his library, as has been published, but that
be is merely disposIng of such of his large col
lection OF books as he cannot fad storage for
SPEcULArIoNs OF THE HouR.-The mud
"u'cs have 1t that the return of Admiral Far
ragut at this time from the command of the
United States European squadron has some
connection with the appointment of Secretary
OF the Navy under President Grant. II is al
legged that General Grant holds that a naval
officer should preside over tue Navy Depart.
ment, and an army officer over the War De-
partment.
THE MANY FRIENDS of General T. T Eckert,
late Acting Assistant Secretary of War, will
hear with regret OF the death of his affectionate
and much-loved wife. The melancholy event,
which saddens for a lifetime a happy house.
hold, occurred, We understand, at Utica, n.
Y, few days ago
PKRsoNAL.-Nice President elect Colfax
dined with General Grant last evening, al his
residence on i street ...Hon w T. Otto,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior, who has
been on trip over the Union Pacfie railroad
has returned. --.-Ex-Senator CreswsII, of
Maryland, is at Wilards general Rod
man, United. States army, is at the Ebbit
House.
UETAILRD.-Capt. Hoard Stock ckton. LAT liant