Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-18
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvENuK.-The receipts to-day
from this source were S.3e, AS g.
COMMISSIONER E. A. ROLLINS, OF the Inter-
nal Revenue Department, returned to this city
tois morn ng. af er q brief Visit to New York
on business CO nno ctsd With bis office.
NUMBER Of persons called at the White
House to-day, among whom was Attorney
General Eva-is. The President received no
visitors after IL o'clock m.
GENERAL GRANT received a number of Wis.,
itors this morning iacludiag Carl Schurz
United States Senator from Missouri, and Ex.
Governor Fenton, Of New York.
A NoLLs PEosEoUI under the amnesty proc.
lamat.on has been ordered TO be eatered IN AL
the pending indictments against the assassina.
tion conspfrators. and it is expected THAI ali
will soon be released.
THE UNITED STATES CONSUL AT HAVANA
has telegraphed to this city. asking the promo
Intervention of this Government for the pro-
lection OF American citizens there, the Spanish
authorities refusing to recognize their rights.
WE UNDERSTAND that the music for the in.
auguratien ball will be furnished by the United
States Marine band Of tins city, and the United
SAFES Naval Hospital Band combined, IN
which there will be over fifty pieces.
"IxIoN, the Man at the Wheel" and .The
Day After the Wedding at the National Thea.
ire this evening; the burlesque .Ernani.,,
tomorrow night, and on Monday evening neat,
"Humpty Dumpty," the great New York sen.
sation.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RRLA.
TIoNs held a meeting this morning ana had
under consideration the treaty recently entered
into between Minister johnson and Lord
Stanley for the settlement of the Alabama
claims. After q short discussion, the COMMITTEES
almost unanimously instructed Mr.. Sumner,
the chairman, to report against the ratification
Of the treaty.
NoNINAT1ONs.-The President this morning
sent to the Seaate the following nominations:
Edward w. Wynkoop, to be Agent OF the
Indians at New Mexico
VIM. A. Fowler to be Pension Agent at
Brooklyn, NY.
Horatio Fox to be U s. Consul at Trinidad
de Cuba.
VIM. F. Smith (Baldy) to be Consul General
Of the United States at Havana.
THE DARING OF THE GREGORY BRorHEas
IN the execution of tneIr gymnastic feats At
Wan's Opera House every night is startling
Particularly in that designated as ..the three
lying men in the air." The ascension of the
spiral staircase on a revolving ball by little
Ethardo is another prominent feature of the
entertainment. Mile Gertrude also Introduces
her miniature circus Of dogs, ponies and
monkeys at every performance, which is a
great treat for the children
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHsRMAx is expect.
ed to arrive here from New Orleans aoout the
latter part OF this week. He will occupy the
same room with General Grant at army head.
quarters, where a desk has been prepared for
his use. General Sherman comes to Washing.
ton fortnight before the resignation of his
superior oficer, in order to acquaint himself
With the routine OF business at the Office of the
General-in. Chief He Will bring bat one or
two members OF is staff with him.
1T is NOW pretty generally understood that
Mr.. Colfax will tender his resisEation as
Speaker OF the House Immediately after the
reading of the journal on Wednesday, third
OF March. 1t will certainly be necessary for
on that day, as at that hour he must cali the
Senate to order, and at the same time some one
must be in the CHAIR in the House to adjourn
the Fortieth Congress. He will, therefore, not
wait until he last day, but will resign two or
three days beforehand, and a Speaker pro tenn
will be elected, and the indications are that
MIR. Pomeroy, of New York, will be selected.
He is not reelected to the Forty. First Congress
and therefore he will stand the best chance
THE TAX BILL, which passed the House
Tuesday evening. repeaIs the provision allow.
ing railroad and ferry comp anIes to charge an
additional cent fare TO cover the Government
tax of one-sixieenth Of cent upon each pas.
senger. Should the Senate pass the bill in this
shape, the railroad companies and ferry com.
panies will be oblped to throw OF the cent
additional. For instance, the charter of the
Washington and Georgetown Street Railway
Company fixes the fare at five cents, but under
this provision have for some years charged six
cents. Should they be required to 70 back to
five cents the public will be the gamers, but 1t
will be pretty hard on the company, who, with
the present high prices for horse. feed and
every article OF use on the road, f1nd 1t rather
difficult to make both ends meet at six cents fare
1T Is STATED, on what is represented to be
good authority, that President johnson intends,
oItly after he goes out Of Office, to make a
visit TO Europe. The offer Of q passage was
lately made him by one Of the German lines OF
steamers, aud the offer was accepted by Mr..
johnson. 1t is his purpose, immediately after
the ith Of March, to make a brief visit to Ten.
nes see, with the view Of arranging his AFFAIRS,
and he will sail for Europe about the LIST of
April.
In the meantime the municipal authorities Of
Baltimore and Nashville are, as we have
already stated, making preparations to give
him public reception, and tpe members Of the
Common Council Of New YORK propose TO offer
him similar honor should he md himself in
that city after his retirement from ofice.
THE VOTE ON The NEW CONSTITUTION IN
vIReINIA.-Mr. Trumbull, from the judiciary
Committee, IN the Senate this morning, re.
ported hack the bill which passed tbs House
en- the 9th Of December last, providing for an
election In Virginia, with several amendments
The bill a. amended provides that the consti.