Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-23


| from Philadelphia i'll speciai car attached TO
| the regular traiu. When the General and his
past ty entered the carr idSes a. the hotel in
| PbIladelphi to start for the depota very large
| crowd assembled aHd hailed his appear tncn
| with round OF hearty cheers, which the G IL
| eral responded TO by lifung his hat. Along the
! route 10 this cry crowds had gstherri az n q
dirfent stopping places, and the gr satest eager
| ness was shown get peep at the Pre,,d ut
| elect. The General did not speak, 10 viewer. al
any place, and only acknowledged the compIi-
| meuts paid him by bowng TO the people
| When the train reached the depot here the G sn-
erTi and his family entered his own carriage.
| which was In waiting, and drove at once & his
| residence. General Grant, it lie SAID, has ex-
pressed himself highly pleased with his
whole trip TO West Point and back. 1t is un-
| derstood that he will be in the city but a few
| days 10 attend TO official matters relating 70 the
army, after which he intends TO make another
| trip, most probably TO Fortress Monroe. He at
| tended the Foundry Church yesterday morn
| ing TO hear the sermon OF Rev. DR.. Newman of
the New Orleans Christian Advocate.
| The General arrived a. his head1 rters
| corner of Seventeenth and streets. shortly
| after nine O'Clock this morning, and INN Adl-
| ateiy entered upon the discharge OF his Official
| duties, quite u large amount of business re-
MS dltenlOD. naNluS dcCumutl'SQ
! his desk during Ne past Week. He Was busily
| engaged most of The forenoon, and refused 10
see number OF visitors. Senator Cole, Hon
| T.. Il. Washnurne, aud several other members
had interviews with him during the day. Tais
afternoon he received quite a large mum Der OF
vlsitros, most Of whom called - pay their
| respects
The General expresses himself muc ch pleased
with his VISIT North. He says tina; during his
| absence he did no5 receive a single applicIuon
| for otfice nor did any one offer any suggestion
| as TO his policy when he should b5c0ms PrrSi-
| dent or tine composition of his Cab nei.
HIRAM POWERS, the sculptor, is expec-ed to
return TO this country some time in December.
1t is now thirty years since Mr.. Powers
LETT this country and he is sixty-three years
| old. lie Will PROBABLY visit Washington dur.
nS winter. 1t is good deal to our discredit
| that while tenth-rate artists have been so lib
orally patroDiZed by Government, Mr.. Powers
has received no commission for any great
work. Probably this is due 70 he fSc- tina, he
has mad TOO much pride TO resort 10 the usual
lobbying schemes by which tat Jobs have been
obtained by inferior artists; but this does not
lessen the regret that all must ieel hat while
our public buildings and grounds are disfig-
ured oy mon strOsiIies IN nlaroIe and bronze we
have nothing TO show from the hand o. IN.
only sculptor able 10 do Us credit
ART.-We are indebted to Philp 4 So,omons
lCr 4 duplicate Of the bust OF Gen. Grant ex-
ecGted by Mrs. Ames, which attracted, II will
oe remembered good deal Of notice in art
circles when first exhibited. Of course, every
bcCy looks at Il likeness from their own pecu-
liar intellectual or visual standpoint, and
what one sees IN l. very plainly another will
:aIl 10 discover 1t all; thai few agree as to
the merit of any portrait, b. IL iD oil or marble
ihis hust strikes, US, however, as being a.
once meritorIous work of ar. and faithful
likeness Of the great original. We understand
this view is held also by his personal and Of
fcal faTnIly,--which ought 10 be suffi cient en-
dorsement for the public. Massrs. +. Il =. are
the sole agents for Washington
GIN. GRANT IN FAVOR OF OSRTRRN
intimate friend of General Grant SAWS tina, in
his first message 10 Congress after becoming
President he will recommend the adoption of
an amendment to the Constitution proyiiing
that after any person has once held the Presi-
dental chair he shall not b. eligible to The same
Office again.
THE TRIAL OF JEFFERSON DAyIs-Cb,et
Justice Chase will open court in Richmond
Va, to-day. Nothing is definitely known as
Yet " hat disposition will be made Of the Jef.r.
son Davis case, although the opinion prevails
here that the counsel for the Government will
ask to have The trisl again postponed. alleging
that they are not ready 20 proceed a. the pres
ent time.
THR DYER COURT MARTIAL.-The Court
of Inquiry in the case OF Brevet Major General
"A. Is. Dyer resumed its session this morning.
when John Absterdam WIS recalled and fur
fhpra NJ
His testimony to-day was relative - the differ
ent classes or systems of rifle proi-cti!es and
bis opinion as to the merits of them.
MRS. LINCOLN and her son Tad are al the
Hotel D'Angleterre, al Fran ktOrt-on- he. Main.
Her son is TO attend Prof. Hohasen's school
there. She intends to visit Italy this winter
Her physician has ordered her next summer 10
Marie nbad, in Bohemia, for hrr health.
GKSRRAL GRANT REPoRT.-It is under.
stood that General Grant Will not make An
extended report as to military operations dur
ing the past year, bat will transmit the reports
OF the various department and district COM
manders, with short letter calling attention
TO certain recommendations and suggestions in
such reports.
THE SECRETARY or STATE directs the pay
who collect fees 10 the amount Of S3,uOD and
whose annual salaries under the old schedule
were not over $1,000 per annum. ONLY S5oO
per annum is allowed for the expenses of anv
Vice Consular agency.
PERsONAL.--tiov. Morton, of Indiana and
Senator TruInbull, OF Illinois, are at the Ma
tional Hotel. ....General Fitzpatrick deli yered
his address on sSherman's March to the S,a,,
at the Brooklon Academy of Music Saturday
evening.
THR REPORT OF COMMISSIONER ROLLINS Is
nearly complete, and will be submitted to Sec.
retary McCulloch during the present week.
SECRETARY MCCULLOCH to-day appointsd
Theodore r. Browning Internal Reyenne
Storekeeper in the I'd Maryland District.
WHY are the men OF Washington city NO,
10 be trusted. Because they are gay ID. q
yers.-BGGLy.
THK EMAKCIrATION PROCLAMATION Warm
INTHR REBEL SrATKs.-At the late term OF
our District Court, it was decided by Judoa
Carpenter, military appointee, that the proeIs.
nation Of President Lincoln, of January. 4. ISIS,
emanclpating the negroes, was, to ali intents
and purposes, valid and binding upon the
Southern people from that date. That All sale.
Of slaves subsequent to that date were mil ana
sold credit ha