Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-18
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

lee ALASKA FUND-Hon. Robert J.
walker 5 eviteocs 10 regard to the A,asks ap-
propriation- beio the House COMMITTEES YES
terday. was suoS' antialIy 10 the e1sc, N n he
had been paid S26,OOO for 9 services in the
mater, and that on bis advice the sun o, ST. Cno
was paid to the publisher of the Choa,ef. O
this civ, for the friendly aid givea by tha
paper by allowing the use OF its coIamrz for
MT w alkers argum"nts on ire subccs MI
W FoTpey, the editor rud proprietor o. he
paper, detlired TO receive tre probe red nav. on
the ground that be was an off er of mi, Gov
ernment. Subsequently, after mu,b pa-.,a-
son on the part OF Mr. de StoecsI ard M
wake, Mr. d. G. FoIrey, the pabl,zh =.
teptec the money. This is probc bly, the e..tal
o. tie connection Of TIE prcSs with the MAJ
ny. " arcen. the well krown and well pos
20 Correspondent OF several papers, test d
that OF his own knowledge be did DO: know OF
any payments OF money, and from the be t I.
folraiion be could obt1in he did not believe
ary Fad lsec paid to newspaper men in WASH
irs'on.
Ii re7d hardly be added, we presume. TINT
rotb'ng was developed iudiclting tnat there
WIS eo'Irpt;on 10 the premises Oh the p2-s OF
any nm be OF Congress. indeed, it is hardly
tco DUch TO say th.t nobody ever seriously
trief'ai1cd the op mon that there had been
dienee which filed tie Naiio1al Theatre IL
evening was thoroughly satisfied with the en-
te-ta'pTent, II maniies: ations of pleasure are
TO be received as evidence of that fact Miss
STATES, ire new PriRd donna, apparently sur
p-iCo eve yOody, as she had not been so ex.
travayantiy p--'-ed in advance as is common
in such cases. Her voice is a trlfle hoavv nm,
fiesh and good, aud after her effective rendition
O. me Botero she was Enthusiastically pplaud-
cd
excellent in her upper register, bu without
low notes, and may be briefly dese-ib-d, in 4
general way, as a Verdi prima donna, of ii
latest school.
o. the Others, more deserve special mention
except Antoarcchi, who sang Palermo, 0 mio Pa.
le' no magnifi,ently.
1T WAS EXPECTED that the sub.Committee O,
Eetrcnchment wou'd submit its report oa IT,
teraal Revenue matters to-day, bat rs wi,iLa
seen by our report of the proceedings Of the
Houze it goes over TO Mopday. Mr. Commis.
sioner Rollins was before the Committee yc,
terday aud was examined at some length, with
particular reference to the operations and effect
OF the TX law of last July, aud also as 10 the
&c leral pchcy or plan under which the ap-
pointmeDts in that bureau are made Itisup.
derstood that it appeared he has had PRACTICAL
ly little to do with that important feature OF
| the service.
SLOW LIGHTNING.-Tbe Atlantic cable came
logging along day before yesterday with an
announcement Of the appointment OF Senor
Roberts rs Minister from Spain to this coun-
try-a fact which was published in TEE STAR
some ten days ago, with some Interesting par.
neulars in regard 20 the new ambassador
SoCIErY.-From the Home Journal we learn
II AZ she Washington aristocrats have formed
a sociable, TO be called the sIndiaua'-I com.
pIlment to Speaker Colfax." No other Paper
I5 the news, We believe.
SENATOR HENDERSON, according to t1e WCst-
ern papers, VIII run "a an independent tndi-
date for Governor OF Missouri if deie,ted COZ
the United States SENATE by the L csis, ature
THE LAST SUPERvIsoR.-Up 20 this time
twsnty-foor Supervi>ors OF Internal Revenue
have been appointed leaving but one vacancy
which is for the DissTict of Michigan sud Wis
oonsin. TIE nomination for that strict has
been ade by Comm ssiole- Roll,rs. and 1t is
probable that the Secretary Will N Ike the ap-
pointment at En- 'rly day.
GENERAL EowArD-Dy direction of t,a
President, GeneiIl o. o. Eow.rd Is bocorably
N ustered out of the service Of the United
Sia'ss as MAJOR Cereal OF volunteers to tlEe
eject January }, 1s6n. He ialls back to his
rank as Brigcd'er GenerIlin ne regular nv
TO which re was appointed D@cembe- 81, 'CL
He stards sixth on the list of Brigad'er Ge l.
erals 10 the reSular army. He also holds fis
INK OF Erevet ejor General from March L..
1865.
IN THE HOUSE this morniug Mr.. Syphe-, o.
Lon s.ara, presented the c-edesti,'1 Of J. w.
lis Ne1srd, the co,orcd claimant. 10: asa =,
the Representative OF the Sccood D.strics of
Lou Sara. The credentials We're re ierrCd to
the Commute On Elections without any dis
cussIo1.
THE ANNUAL MEETING Ct the Washington
CORE, pontents' Club takes place at tue Tn
tune Rooms, 1ith street., tomorrow at 2 o clock
Pm.
CAPTArN j. E. DoHEErY. 5th Cavalry, who
commanded the squad which captured the Lin
coin assassins, is at the National Hotel.
TEE COMMITTEES on the late election fraud ds
| in New York will, il is understood, go to that
city On Monday next, aud proceed at once
with thei- investigations.
NOMINATIONS CoNPIEMKp.-The Senate held
q brief executive session this morning and con-
frmed the nominations of John A. Rowland, to
be a member OF the Levy Court for Washing
ton county, and John N. Craymond to be post.
master at keinteck. N. Y.
Mr. EDNUNps iptrod uced in the Senate this
morning bill to repeal SO much Of the recon-
struction sct in relation to Georgia as pro.
vidcs for giving that State Representatives In
Congress, and provides for a Provisional Gov
sl nment in the St1te. 1t was referred to the
Judiciary Committee and ordered to be print
ed. The action Of the Legislature in expelling
its negro members 10 set forth In the preamble.
TIE SENATE CoMMITTEI ON INDIAN Az
PAIRS, at its meeting yesterday, considered the
House bill proposing to restore the Indian
bureau to the War Department It Is said the
committee are not in favor Of the measure, and
| tbat they prefer to increase the power of the
bureau BY expanding it into department, Its
mead TO have q seat in the cabinet. +
TEE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS NArToNA Al
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE have appointed SUBJ
| committee, resident in this city, on reception
and quarters for soldiers and sailors COMING to
| part cipate the inauguration ofthe President
| elect. This committee met last night ana Or
gauized for the work assigned them. Letters
ssking in formation Is to quarters, &c, my be
| addressed to Colonel g W. Taylsr, the Secre-
tary, Washington, DC
A al