Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-22
Tar CHAhrrR OF wAsH1ssrox-Mr. Pat.

the cnarter OF washington city; also, TO reg
ulate the selection of officers" approved May
26 ls6s. for the period Of one year, and until
Congress shall otherwise determine. AIIoher
sections of the act referred 70 are repealed.
The sections continued are tho e reIe wing cer-
ain parts of the old charter. and providing IN
addition that electors shall reside in the ward
or election precinct III which they shall offer to
vote fifteen days prior u any election, instead
OF three months; providing for correction of
voting lists abolishing properly qualifications,
Sc; also, providing for dIsfranchisement OF
soldiers and s1ilors, unless they be actual res
idents with their families in this District The
sections repealed are those requiring all Cor
poration officers to be erected by conveat,on Of
the Boards OF Aldermen and Common Council
on the first Tuesday m July, and also the one
requiring such convention TO select a baLk
wherein the Corporation money shall be de-
posted.
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS was
neid this morning I'm the reception room
OF the Senate chamber, tor the purpose OF de-
'ermlning upon what course should be pur-
sued upon the Tenure-of.Office bill Mr..
Conkling's proposition to suspend the law for
-FOUR years or during the admin stration OF
president Grant, was discussed, and there was
Sprsgue, and Grimes declared that they would
not be boond by the caucus, and retired ,ust
before twelve O'Clock, after which a motion
was made that the matter be postponed until
two O'Clock this afternoon, when the caucus
should re-assemble. with q view TO secure har-
monious action. This motion was adopted,
ana al noon the caucus adjourned until two
O'Clock. ihe question has now resolved itself
to one OF absolute repeal or suspension for four
years. 1t was evident that a clear majority of
the Republicans in caucus were in favor of Mr.
Conklipg's proposition. This iact was tue
cause OF the Senators above alluded to leaving
the caucus. Considerable interest was mani
tested in the lobby by a large number Of Office
seekers, who are interested IN the state OF this
measure.
HANDSOME ENTRRTAINMENr.-Mr. Henry ID
Cooke, in his brilliantly successful career as a
banker, does not lose his sympathies with the
hard.workers in his original profession OF
Journalism. On Saturday night he gave a
superb entertainment to the Washington Cor
respondents Club (of which he is sn honorary
member,) at his residence in Georgetown
Senator Anthony, Hon. John ID. Defress, ais o
honorary members OF the club, w. :. Hunting
ton, Dom Piatt, and Mr. Follet, OF Ohio, were
also anon the guests. The party as sembled at
\ in the evening, and spent some time very
enJovably in conversation, and in the exa nina
tion ~ the rich collection OF objects Of art and
r>r'u gathered by Mr. Cooke in his old W lrld
travels. Following this came the banq net,
which not only embraced all that wealth could
supply in the way OF choice edibles and pots.
bles, but was presented with supplementary
attractions well calculated to gratify the culti-
vated taste. Natural plants and flowers gave
ero n to flnA os~
hey were occupied by little artificial birds
which at first it was supposed were designed
only to please the eye, but presently, ike the
black-birds in the wonderful dish set before
royalty, .'they all began to sing" and their
brilliant twitterings were accompanied by
such natural bird motions that some OF
the guests found it difficult to beIie,e
hat they were not the genuine songsters of the
grove. How this torrent of song was TO be
stayed when the speech making commenced
seemed to be puzzle, but by the touching OF
a spring the deed was effected and each tiny
bird closed its eyes and wings as II ch DOSING 20
steep while the oratory was in progress
Newspaper folks acquire a horror OF long
speeches, and those Of Saturday night hal the
merit at least Of crispness and brevity. Cor
sequently the affair went off with lively point
al good humor; and as usual with the irater.
fun, pun and allusion ran up and down the
table as an accompaniment 20 the more formal
speech-making. Time, tide and the last cars
from Georgetown wait for no man or CORES.
pondent and at midnight the guests very re-
luctantly bade adieu TO their princey host.
PROMOTIONS In THE TRRAsURY-The fol-
lowing promotions have recently been made in
the Treasury Department:
Internal Revenue.-J. ]. Bertholf w, w,
Dean and Edward Tomk kins from third TO fourth
class. H. .. Gray, J. +. Joseph, 7. j. q lrdner,
a. NJ. Kanouse, J. Il. Stevens and Warren
ole. ]. B. T. Upper, +. w. w. Letowmaa, T..
W. Simpson, Jones Dubois, T.. 5. Holmes and
Joseph Edwards from first to second class. W.
n. Baker ana Chas. Brown from messen gers TO
nrst class. Second Comptroller's Ofice.-J.
W. Dickson from second to third class. H. ID.
Seymour from first TO second class. Third Au-
ditor's Ofice.-Horace rhurston from first to
second class.
A DISPATCH received at the Navy Depart
ment to-day from Bear Admiral Radford, of
the European Squadro on, dated Lisbon, Por-
tugal, March Sd, ls69, reports the arrival at the
station on the 2-th ult of the steamer Frank lin,
seventeen days from New York.
All the vessels OF the squadron were at
anchor 10 the harbor Of Lisbon at that date, the
Ticonderoga, bearing the broad pend Ant OF
Commodore Pennock, having arrived q few
hours before the Franklin.
The TicoEderoga and Farlie will sail for the
United states as soon as certain repairs nec.s-
sary 10 the vOya age are completed, in obedience
10 orders from the Navv Department.
THE SENATE on Saturday confirmed the fol.
lowing nominations -Wm. A. Richardson, to
- Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; Joseph
R. Smith, to be Assessor of Internal Revenue
for the twenty first district of Pennsylvania;
T.. e. Clark, TO he Collector Of Customs for the
district of Oswego, n. Y; Israel Washburn,
Jr., 10 be Collector of Customs for the districts
of Portland and Falmouth, Me.
ELoP8MKHT AND MARRIAGE OF BOURBON
PRINCE WITH AN AMERICAN BBLLR.-Prince
Louis Of Bourbon, who eloped from Paris with
Miss Amelia Isabel Hamel, q native Of New
Orleans. but whose hmily removed to Havana
some fifteen years ago, was married to her in
mony was civil one. the Ontholic priests de.
clining 10 perform one OF q religious character.
Her father - Mr.. John b. Hamel, very
worthy man, doing business as Q ship.broker,
and well known to the commercial community
and to all sea. captains who have visited Ha-
vana during the past twenty years. Miss Ha.
mel has always borne q very nigh utation,
while her talents have made her celebrated in
the fashionable circles OF Europe and the
United States. Prince Louis wrote letter
from Cologne to Mr.. Hamel, explaining his
reasons for clipping. and asking her hand in