Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-21

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-Tha receipts to-day
from this soar &c were : l96-oI9.Si.
MsTTHEw II. CARPENTER, the new Senator
from Wisconsin, is a grlduate OF tie Harvard
Law school.
ONE 81 the New York papers thanks mem
Der for live thousand pamphlets weighing per-
haI two tons"
AT-ORszY GKNsRAL EvaErs left here this
IT corning fer Baltimore. 20 attend the annual
n nect.ug of the Trustees o. the Peabody Eiu-
cat Cs.sl FIhd, he being a member CT the
bCsId
THE HOUSE RgCorsTRUCTIoN COMMITTEE a.
their meeting yestsr rday morhing hsd before
tnem the Virginia Delegation now in this citv.
The Commit g heard the arguments Of tha
delegation but 10 action Will d. hia rpo1 the
: Ih'ect Tor several days.
IHEFGIENDs OF the assas 81 na ton conspira-
tors still urging the PresiGen 10 re lea them
ON mpI sonment. Tee Ms-lbcrough (Mi }
Caste of yss,srdsy says tnat il rs gratiiied 10
/ 'lieve thst there is a prospect 0: re' ase OF
DIR. Nudd.
MAJ sONAL THRATER.-There is some good
sct'nC Ia After Dark as that play is now
b. ug PEI formed al the National Theater aud
the dramatic eeorts are well managed The
piece is drawing very good houses as it on a /.
to do.
THE METROPOLITAN PoLrcR BtL--Ja toe
Senate this morning, Mr.. Fickers, from the
d. rict Committee, reported back the bill
giving additiOaal powers to the Board of Me-
tropolitan Police Commi, sioaers, with an
amendment repealing certain acts inconsistent
With this act, and relating TO the Levy Court
The LOUISIANA CONTEs rKD ELECTION CASH
Judge Pascbal, of Texas, this morniug ad.
dressed the House Committee on Elections in
behalf of Simon Jones, Esq, the claimant for
tie seat of Colonel Man, deceased, as Repre-.
sentative from the New Orleans CLa.) district.
Tomorrow, the colored claimant, Menard, and
Colonel Hunt will be heard in opposition to
the clam of Mr.. Jones.
TRANSPORTATION OF PRISONERS Mr.. Sum
resolution, which was adopte ed, in struchug the
Committee on the District of Colum Dil to con-
slider whe thsr any further legislation is needed
to regulate the transportation of prisoners con-
victed aud sentenced IN the District of Colum.
a when on their way TO some distant PRISON
where the sen,ence is 10 be performed.
THE RsPEAL of the TIE Ure- OF. Office act con-
TUNES 10 te a Leading topic OF conversation
smOng s,ena ors, ard there appears TO be a
gIsa. diy,rs-,v OF opinion on t1at sub ect
ancrg 'sr. Ice friends o. Ar. Wilson say
'S-t the ewspIper cr..'ci ms Oh his ac 10 in
tn in 'Siuct cn CT am ddme ats to the bill are
unjust. Hr. Wise has the b ignest confidence
IN Gene, n Grant, and was one Of the first
prom ent men who supported him for the
Pre- Gv"cy.
II The EXECUTIVE SESSION Of the Senate
y.---IGsy, a vote was taken upon the motion Of
senator Scermen 10 recommit the nomination
of Tr. Cummir IS, TO be Commis sioner OF Intel
nal Revenue. Tne vote stood twenty against
recommitting and twenty-oue Tor it-so the
motion was lost. The friends Of Gov. COM
mings then agreed 10 an adiourh hment until to-
day, and they claim to have strength to insure
his confirmation. Mr.. Smyth's nonirati0a to
RutF!a was not called up.
THE CoNCERT To- NIGHT.-In consequence
of the severity of the accident TO Psrepa Re. "a
who, hsr physicians say, will be uoa6le to
lppeas l. public for several weeks, there was
no matinee al Metzerott Hall this afternoon,
but there will be concert To. night in which
Miss Jenny Busk, Of BIltimore, whose repu-
tatiOn as a fine singer is well-known here
will appear in place of Parep,; she will be
assisted by the popular members OF the troupe
who Were TO have appeared with Parepa.
THE RECEPTIONS rKRoAY.-The fine
weather OF yesterday was favorable 70 a large
attendance at the various residences OF the la
dies holding n receptions, and the number OF la.
dies and gentlemen calling throughout the day
was large.
The reception at the residence OF Postmaster
General Randall, corner Of 18th and X streets,
passed OF very pleasantly. Mrs. Randall was
assisted by Mrs. General Jarvis Of Ohio, Mrs
Odis, Mrs. Grey. Mrs. Packard, and Miss
Blood. Among those who called during the
day were Mrs. Il. +. Butler and daughter Mrs.
GIiswOld and 0Irs. COburn, Mrs. Senator Ere.
linghuysen and the Misses Frelinghuysen,
Mrs. Senator Anthony, Senator POmeroy and
lady, Representative Coburn, and several Off
GERS VI the army. and number OF distinguished
persons, including many OF our private citiZens.
Mrs. Secretary Brow niDg, assisted by Miss
o BannoP. received numerous .risnds yester-
day, al her residence, 33o 1 str, ct. Among
those who allied were Mrs. General Dyer Mrs.
General Heintz.lman, Llwrence, and Hunter,
MIS-. Senator Morrill,, Mrs. Senator Freling-
huysen and daughter, Senator and Mrs. Pom
eroy, MIS-. Il. +. Butler and MISS Blanche But
Ter, Mrs. Senator Anthony, Mrs. Griswold, and
others, In ncluding several members of foreign
le2ations and many of the prominent citizens
Of Washington.
Mrs. Secretary McCulloch T, ceivsd her
frie nds at her residence, on H street. Nelrly
three hundred persons called during the day,
among whom were a number OF Senators and
Representatives, foreign ministers, Admiral
Farrs gut and lady, General aud Mrs. Perry,
Generals Ricketts,, Lawrence, and ladies, H. ID.
Cooke aud lady, and others.
Mrs. Speaker ColIax received her friends, as.
sis cd by Mrs. and Miss Matthew, and a I,rge
number Of visitors called during the afternoon
to pay their respects. The company was very
disting uished, and with an excellent lunch, and
agreeable society a pleas ant time was had by all.
At Mrs. Secretary Schoneld's, on H street,
near Eighteenth, there was the usual fashion,
able throng gathered during the day.
The nrst reception of the Attorney General
and Mrs. Evarts, which took place last night.
will rank with the most brilliant Of the season.
Congress, the army, the navy, the bench and
the bar were all represented by their most dis
sIp4uiehed ornaments. The President and Vice