Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-27
Washington News and Gossip.

Oh ine 'erms Of the protocol agreed upou hy
LORD Stanley and Minister johnson has been
received NJ tue State Department, Is announced
IN Mondays STAR Most of the versions OF
the terms OF settlement are inarsc. The pro.
tocoi Is comprised In three articles instead OF
two. The first prov ides for a general settle
ment n all claims arising since IsJ3. Tn. Sc,
ond makes special pro vision tor the settIensn
of tho@e claims known in the diplomatic cor.
respOndence between the two countries a. the
Aistrama claims. The THRU provides for
JOINT commission composed OF four members
Two OF whom shall b. chosen by each p,yer
Inls commission is TO sit in Washington, and
"hen all It's members are not unanimous on
any point, such point is TO ne referred 10 the
hesd OF some friendly Power not nlln-d for
arbitration
IL Is thought this protocal will be rejected hy
our government on the ground thar the frs,
afhcie might compel payment of all dams ages
incurred by British subjects IN the South
during the war, and which are said to amount
10 hfty millions, or as much as the Alabama
claims. Uuder the arbitration process ALSO II
is believed possible that we might get the
Alabama claims decided against us aud while
paying out fifty millions to English rebels eet
nothing in return.
Our Government has not yet agreed to the
appointment OF the King Of Prussia as arbltrs-
tor, though it is probable that be Will be
selected by both countries.
BRILLIANT WRDDINs.-A very large ard
fashionable assemblage attended the Church of
the Incarnation, corner OF 18th and a streets
last evening. to witness the marriage of Major
Ivan Thomas, 4th Artillery, son of AdIutant
deherai Lorenzo Thomas, Uy >. A., to Mis-,
Josephine Da Z. Foster, of this cIty. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Mr. Lowne,
rector, assisted by Rev. DR. Kelly, OF Chicago:
Lieut.. Cralg, Attn Artillery, and Miss lula
Foster, sister of the bride acting as first grooms
man and bridesmaid; Lieut. Garretsou am
Arrillery. and Miss Bessie Thomas, sister of
the groom, as second; Lieut.. Simpson, 3tl
Artillery, and Miss Nellie NewboId of Norris
town, Pa as third: Lieut. Totten, 2ist Infantry.
and MISS Kate Newbold as fourth; Lieut. Eve.
rett, ith Artillery, and Miss Hannah De Haven
OF Philadelphia, fifth; Capt Plummer 18th
Infantry, and Miss Augusta Newboid as sixth
Ihe bride was dressed in white silk with
blonde lace trimmings and white Illusion veil
win wreath OF orauge blossoms In her hair
The bridesmaids were all dressed in W hite tarIe.
ton the hrst two with red satin trirsmings:
me second two white satin trim niugs, and the
remai ming two with blue satin trimmings rem.
Iesenting the national colors. At the chancel
tne brides maids separated, three in red white
and blue standing 70 the right of the bride and
three to the right tine groom The bride vyas
gwen away by her unc,e. VIM. NewboId of
Norristown, Pa. Alter the ceremony they re-
turned 10 the residence of Gen. Thomas cor
ner 10th an streets, where they recaiysd the
congratulations of many friends, and at y D.
M left here for bridal tour North.
GEN. GRANT will leave here on Monday
next and be absent greater portion of next
week. He goes '.down last To place one OF
his sons at Harvard College. He will visit
some friends in Boston, and on his way back
he will stop at Providence and pass a night
with General Burnside.
How 1T HAPPENEp-The Davton L,,,.aJ
says:-"The Washington gossip about the sup
posed marriage Of Gen. Schenck Is explained
by the fact that the cards of his nephew Rob.
ert Z Schenck, Jr., who was recently married
were imagined TO be General Schenck's cards.
That's ALL"
JEFFERSON DAVIS will be repre- sented in tho
U. ). Circuit Court, In Richmond, when his
case is called, by Judge Ould and Mr. James
Lyons. There will then be a further continu-
ance until next term. Gen. 5. Cooper, Ad-
JutaDt General of the Confederate States, is
IN Richmond in obedience 10 a summons as a
wiinsss Is this case.
COMMISSIONERS ROLLINS took his report
away TO give it finishing touches during mis-
absence. Ee will submit it to the Secretary of
the Treasury on his return here next Tuesday
SECRETARY McCULLoCH's RspoRr.-Tbe
Pleted and portion OF the same is already in
The hands of the printers Al the Treasury de-
partmtnt.
THE ALABAMA CLAIhs.-The Government
has been Off ciaiIy informed that Lord Stanley
and Minister Johnson have settled the point
that the commission for the ad djndicatIon OF the
Alabama claims, etc, will sit in Washington
The negotiation as to details Is still in pro-
gress.
GENERAL GRANT AT his Headquarters
n an early hour this morning, and during the
day had interviews with Senator sherman
Senator Trumbull, and a large number OF
strangers, most Of whom called 10 pay their res
poets.
THs SECRETARY or THs TREASURY esti-
mates the total revenue to be raised for the ifs.
cal year ending June 1879, AZ two hundred and
nifty millions OF dollars.
ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SKssEa OF the late
Confederate navy, lsctured in Baltimore
Wednesday nigh., on "The Wind and the
Wave"
HON. T. A. ROLLINS, Commissioner of Iu-
tsrnal Revenue, left here on Wednesday eye-
ming for New York, and Will be absent until
Monday.
ADMIRAL FARRAGrr. who Is still here, is 70
be rendered grand reception very soon by a
number Of prominent gentiemen Of Brooklyn.
TIE PREsIDENr has appointed John Savage
to be Consul at Leeds, England.
CoNDITIos OF APPAIRs IN LoUIsrANA-Col.
r. B. keeier, of Gen. Rosseau's stat, new in
this city with Gen. RoS seau IS report, represents
that the hostility OF the white people of Louis.
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