Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-25
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


LIHUTENANr GKNEEAL PHIL. SHERIDAN a..
rived at Chicago yesterday.
INTERNAL RRvRFUK.-The receipts today
from this source were 1892 ,36i.5.
TIE DETACHMENT OF BRIGHAM YouNs's
WINS now moving upon Washington reac ached
Chicago yesterday.
But ONE NOMINATION. was confirmed by the
Senate yesterday-that of Henry ID. Moore to
be Collector Of Customs at Philadelphia
BREvKT BRIG. GgN. ELI ). PARKER, FIRST
Lieutenant I'd cavalry, has been ordered to re.
Port for duty to the Secretary OF War. The
order dates from the ith Ins stant
SECRETARY BoRIE and family accompanied
by Vice Admiral Porter, left last night for An.
papolis to visit the Naval Acadamy, and will
return this evening
JUDGE OTTO, Assistant Secretary of the In
terror, who has been i'll at his residence for
some days past. was attending to official busi-
ness to-day.
A MARBLE BUST of Senator Sumner has been
presented TO the Senate Of Massachusetts by a
number ofpublic spirited citizens Of that State,
with the request that suitable place may be
assigned TO il in the State House.
CHIKF ENGINEER JAMES w. KING, appointed
Chief Of the Bureau Of Steam and Engineering
OF the Navy Department has taken charge Of
his office. the Bureau having been turned over
70 him by his predecessor. Mr. sherwood
SENATOR PRATT, of Indiana. accompanied
delegation of citizens oil that State on a visit 70
the President this morning. The interview was
OF a private nature, and to pay their respects 10
the President.
BEFoEH THE ADJOURNMENT of Congress. the
Committee on Appropriations will briug de.
ncifncy bill for a small amount rendered ne
eessary on account Of the failure to have in
ciuded certain items in the appropriation bill
Of last session
n DELKsATIoS from Frederick county, Nj.
b. aied hy General John A. Steiner, called upou
the President yesterday to use their influence
to secure the retention of Col. George w
vernon es Postmaster of Frederick CITY, INT
did T OF succeed in obtaining an interview
EDWARD ". BARBER, for several years past
one of the Reading CLERKS Of the House of Rep.
resentatiyes, has been appointed Supervisor
of Internal Revenue for the District Of Wiscoa.
sin and Michigan, vice ]. &. Burroughs
resigned.
GOVERNOR BULLOCK, of Massa chusetts has
rendered the position OF Associate Justice of
that State, made vacant by the resignation O.
Judge Hoar TO accept the Attorney General
ship, TO Hon. Henry l.. Dawes, now repre.
sentative in Congress from the 10th District,
UP TO p. NJ. the tenure of office bill passed
by the Senate yesterday, had not been con.
sidered in the House. Ii is believed it will
pass that body, but not without opposition.
r S-The Senate bill modifying the Tenure
of-Omce act was taken up in the House about
3.i5 and General Logan is making a speech
againstIt.
SECRETARY BoRIE has addressed letter to
the House Committee on Naval Affairs recon-.
mending the sale of all Gov eminent vessels not
In actual use, the proceeds thereof to con.
sttute naval fund TO be applied to repairs OF
vessels, navy yards, &c. The Naval Commit
tee having adjourned for this session, however
no action will be taken on the comm unlca,ion.
THE ACCEPTANcE Of the resignat ions of the
following named midshipmen of the Nayat
academy are revoked, and they are restored
on probation: Midshipmen David Whipple, H.
L. baocock, Francis Winslow, and T. A. San
deTson. The signations OF Horace W. Mann,
II. NJ. Shaffner, and Eugene G. Tillman al the
Naval Academy. have been accepted.
Mr.. NYR in troduced in the Senate this MORN
ing, resolution IpstructIng the COMMITTEE on
Public Buildings ard Grounds to inquire into
he expediency Of removing the old carrier
g., uoes over the Senate chamber and replacing
hem with new pipes with electric gas burners,
lava tips, TO be lighted by electricity from the
battery used for lighting the Rotunda, the
eXpenSe thereof q
OCEAN MAIL STBAMsBIPs.-Tha Senate
g mmittee on Post Offices and Post Roads
bave substantially agreed to report bill Civ
ing inland and sea postages to three different
lines Of mail steamships between this country
and foreign ports, two of which lines are owned
in New York and one in Boston. This is looked
npon as sort OF compromise between the va
rious rival lines which have been fgh ting in
the lobby during the past winter.
HON. T.. B. WAsHBURNE, Minister to France,
lef' here last night for his home in 9alena. H.
for the purpose of settling his private AFT airs
preparatory TO leaving for France. He will
return to New York in about three weeks. and
: all from that city for Havre in company with
his Assistant Secretary, Frank Moore, In the
steamer Vile de Paris, on the LIST Of Miy next
Mr. Washburne's family Will remain in Galena
during this summer, and sail for France next
fall.
ME. WILSON introduced in the Senate this
morning bill authorizing the Commits sioner
of the Freedmen's Bureau to continue the
freedmen's hospitals at Richmond, Va; Vlcks-
burg, Miss, and the District of Columbia, in
cluding the asylum for aged and inf1rm freed
men and for orphan children, provided that
the expense thereof shall be paid by the Com
missioner out of moneys heretofore appropri-
ated for the use Of the Bureau, said hospitals to
be discontinued as soon as may be practic able
in the discretion Of the President Of the United
States.
PASSAGE OF THE JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL
The Senate this morning concurred in the
amendments adopted by the House yesterday
to the bill ir Incorporating the National Junction
Railway Company. and the bill now goes to
the President for his signature. The bill, it
will be remembered, names as corporstors
James A. Magruder. John L. Kidwell, Charles
H. Cragip, Jshn w. Thompson, Hallet Xii.
be Urn, "A. r. Shepherd and VIM. H. Tsnney
al d eDpou ers them to construct ana maintain
a railroad from the northern terminus OF the
squeduct bridge, in Georgetown, across r Rock
creek and along =. r or " street in this citv