Evening star., 1868-02-10
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

=" One Of the most prominent candidates for
the Office OF Governor of q Georgia- under the
new Constitution, is Mr.. Henry p. FaTrow, a
lawyer, OF Atlanta, and sw IN extreme Radi cal
IN politics. He is a native of South Carolina
served in the Mining and NitrNs Bureau of the
Confederate army, and is described as n man
of fine personal appearance, and an exemplary
member of the Presbyterian church, thong he
fought duel a few months since with the edi-
tor OF a neighboring news paper. -.f
L The New Orleans Crescent Democrat
&c paper, estimates that only about two thou
sand VIII be disfranchised in Louisiana by the
provision of the Constitution adopted by the
state Convention. .
- The Newark AdrOcdte nominates Pendle.
ton for President, and Mayor Hoffman for Vice
President.
= William S. Goodloe is spoken OF as ,h,
successor of Hon. Cassius NJ Clay at the Court
of s.. Petersburg.
= The Blair County PENN Democracy go
for Hancock tor President. r. .
The Philadelphia Netrs, one of the most
decided Democratic newspapers in Pennsylva-
ma, declares that Vallandigham has been a
milestone around the neck of the Democracy:
hopes he will not continue his efforts TO disor
ganl1e the party in Ohio, and asserts that the
Conservatives of the country neither need nor
desire his services.
Mrs. GRANTS RECEPTIoN.-The ladies' re-
ception AT General Grants, Saturday afternoon.
was largely attended by the elite of the city
Mrs Grant, assisted by Mrs General Dent.
received visitors in manner becoming the
uniform hospitality of the Generals household
Most CT the distinguished personages now in
Washington Were represented among the guests
and the occasion was most agreeable one lor
all callers.
The HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE resumed
their investigation of the charges against a GER
tam Justice of the Supreme Court this morn
ing. An editor of Washington paper, before
the committee last week, appeared again to-
day, and said he had determined not to ans wer
questions put to him by the committee The
committee having no power to commit him for
contempt without an order from the House
was compelled 10 suspend the Investigation for
the present. IL is probable that resolution will
De offered in the House to-day or Tomorrow
authorizing the SeSgeant-at-Arns TO take the
refractory witness into custody, and hold HIM
for contempt by authority of the House
TIE WHITE HoUsR-There We're but few
visitors at the Executive Mansion tins morn.
ing, nearly all of whom had an interview with
the Executive. Attorney General Stanbery and
Gen r. +. Blair We're among those who saw
the President.
EECONsTRTCTIONs CASES IN THE SUPREME
CouRT.-AN IMroRTANT DECIsIoN-Justice
Nelson delivered an opinion in the Supreme
Court this morning on the Mississippi and
Georgia reconstruction cases. 1t will be re-
memhered that last year these cases Were
brought before the court IN the shape of a
bill praying TOR an injunction to restrain
Andrew johnson, Edwin NJ Stanton, L. =.
Grant, General Ord, and General Pope
Irom executing the reconstruction laws
in the States OF Mississippi and Georgia
The case was argued at that time by Attorney
General Stanbery. Judge Sharkey, and Others
and the Court dismissed the bill on the ground
Of want OF jurisdiction. To-day Justice Nelson
delivered the opinion of the Court, giving
reasons for dismiss ing the bill. The opinion
was very elaborate, and the ground taken is
that the question at issue between the parties
is purely political. ana hence the Court can
not take cognizance of it. In this opinion JUS
tice Nelson said the Court is unanimous
OCEAN MAIL STEAMSHIP SERvICE.-Nr.
Pomeroy introduced in the Senate to-day a
joint resolution (Which was referred TO the
Committee on Post Ofhces) prov viding that in
the settlement OF the quarterly accounts OF the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, for service
performed "a contractors for the ocean mail
steamship service between the United Stat.
and China authorized by act approved
iha heornarIy nary Il; ,sd3 the oo fun full amount of
granted by the law and contract, be,
and the same IL hereby, authorized to be
paid 10 said company in quarterly payments
during the first two or three years of the con-
tract term although the full monthly service
required by the contract may not be rendered;
provided that al least two round trips, carving
the mails of the United States shall herrafter be
performed IN each quarter, for which such
payments i hereby authorized The COM
pany Is also required TO obligate itself to
convey the mails OF the United States without
steamship which may, during the contin uance
Of the contract, be placed upon the route for
the performance of more frequent service TO
ana from Japan and China than the monthly
service stipulated for by the contract
The NEwsBoYs' HoME-oIr Koontz intro
duced in the House to-day, a bill (which was
referred TO the District Committee) authorizing
the chan ge of the name of the Newsboys' Home,
Of Washington, TO that OF The Industrial
Home School of the District of Columbia and
enlarging the powers and duties of the officers
and. managers, to embrace desti-
IuIe, homeless or yagrant children COM
mltted to their care, for the purpose of
furn shing them with food. clothing, edu cation,
and Of providing their: with suitable homes and
employment. The bill names II. ID. Cook. A.
VI. Gangewer. A. X. Browne, 5. ]. Bowen. IL.
Richards, J. ). Brown, ID. NJ. Kelsey, A. Ches-
Ter, X. "A. Risley, A. J. DIetrick, G. N. Hart,
.
and &. :. Noyes as corporators-
IEGAL RATE OF INTEREST IN THE DISTRICT
or COLUNBIA.-Mr. Ingersoll introduced in the
House to-day bill amendatory of an act in re-
ference 10 the legal rate of interest in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, which provides that from
and after the passage of this act, by special
tract, which shall be set forth ia the oblg alton.
a h CHER rate OF interest may be charged, either
payable in gold or currency. The bill was &C.
coInpanied with petition OF large number
number OF merchants of Washington, praying
the enactment of such a law; all Of which were
referred 10 the District Committee.
The OPINION DELIVERED IN TIE SUPREME
COURT, to-day, in the Georgia and Mississippi
eases, referred 10 elsewhere in our paper, is re-
garded virtually settling the McArdle and
all similar cases that may come before the
court. II is understood the court looks upon
tie NcArdle case as purely political, and will
sustain a motion 70 dismiss for want Of juris-
dieton. This will probably put stop to some ]
of the legislation now before Con gress respect
ing the Supreme Court
CoLUNBIA SAVING IysTIrUTfoS.-In the
House to-day Mr.. Koontz introduced a bill
(which was referred TO the District Committee)
ipcorporaf,ng the Columbia - wing Ins titutiOn.