Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-23

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SPRAKER CoLFAx's RECEIPT ,oNs, in ,conse.
que ace of the night scs ssions Of the House. g e
discontinued. Mrs. Corax g last reception for
this ;'ss'on will be on Wednesday afternoon
from 'o4p.m
HON. RICHARD &. MCCoRNICK, .egate elc.
20 the next Congress irom Arizo la, arrivfd =,
New York On Sunday VIA Panama. Mr.. McO'
went oat as Socretsry. and subsequently b :
came Cove nor OF the Territory
1T Turns OUT thet the employees removed
from the New ToIk Custom house last FL idav
by Collector Smyt the were all political frse -
OF Gov. Morgan. No worshIpping the se.ir >
sun IN Gotham
REGULAR MEETING of the Cabinet took
place at the Executive Mansloa to day, all the
embers present. At the c,o-e OF the ssssioa
interviews were given by the Pre- ,ident to
few OF the visitors who were in wa,t'r.
RsCRPTIoN OF IowAIANs-We are requested
to state th:t Mr. and Mrs. Sc la.o- Ba;iau will
receive the mrmt ers of tie Iowa Association
and sll edies sud .ent'emeL OF Iowa visiting
Washington city, on Wedpcsday evening, the
24h instant, from to II o'cl6 cL, a. their resi-.
dence, 3Ol street, Nc IT Seventeenth street
GENERAL GRANT was at bis Office this morn.
ing at an ear,y boUr, spd dspo1ed OF consider.
able business. Among ne callers were Se,l-
tors Morrill, and Th1yer; Judge Ersk,ne, q
the U. S. Court of Georgia; Geuera.s Logan
and Dodge. and Representatives Lawrence,
Allison. Dickey, Root, D. ]. Morrill,, and
Donr ell.
THR GRRGoRY TROUPE continue to draw
good bouses at Wallis Osera House, and
thas ShnA
noveltis this end every evening during the
week. There Will be a matinee ,o.norrow
al ernoon for i3mili $, at II ducc d prices when
the little on;s will have a chance. New papto.
mim: ard tableaus are TO be ltroduced.
j. H. BELL, of Middletownt N. Y, ard
David w. Reeve, inspector of elections in
Wawands. Orange county, N. Y, both prom,-
nent Democratic polit cians-leis M,ddle.own
yes'erday morning, in charge Of the Sergeant.
alarms Of the House of Representatives, IN
route to Warrington for refusing to answer
ques .ious put to them by the Congressional
Committee ofInvesf -atioa
OAK HILL GENET sRY IN CoNeRRss-M
Pomeroy inrrod uecd in the Senate tots MON
ing bill TO equaIDe and define the rights of
all persons who own lots in Oak Hill Gem.
terry, which provides that all persons ow,ing
cemetery Of any size whatevsr, beyoad that
for a single adult person, shall be entiti:1 to
all the rights and privileges OF those nowown-
ing lots OF size MOI Ices than 3CO square foe:
The bill was accompanied by petitioa signed
By number OF persons, asking the plsssye 0
such bill.
Mr.. WILSON, rom the Sena Commt,o, on
Military Aft -irs, this morning reported favor.
ably upon the bill 10 repeal NE second section
o. the act making Appropriation for the a ny,
approved March I'd, IsG7.
The section proposed TO be repe aled fxc7 the
headquar .ers OF the GeaeraI OF the Army at
Washington, end rcquir;s all military orders
Of the PTesid"nt and Secretary of War to be
issue d through the commanding geaers,, and
prohibits his removel or suspenslol except al
his own request or with the approval Of the
Senate.
THERE WILL BIB oNB MoRs public r. sceptlon
at the Executive Mansion before Mr.. johnson
leaves. The Preside at With his miiy, accom-
panied by bis son.in.Iaw, Mr.. Patterson,
whose term as Senator expires on March l.
will return to Tennessee. or the Presidents
STAFF. Colonel Robert johnson, the first Pr vate
Secretary, will accompany his father to Eu.
rope. Mr.. Worden will return to his profess
sion OF journalism. Colonels Moore and Nor
row hold commissions in the army, and will
te aoeIgnsd TO duty Herewith. The other two
secretaries will retire TO private life.
The LoUDON AND HAMPSHIRE RAILROAD
Mayor Bowen. who presided at the coaierenoe
Of the Directors OF the AlexaudrIa, Loadou
and Hampshire Railroad Company with the
citizens Of Washington and George. .owa at the
Beard Of Trade Rooms on Thursday last has
appointed the following committee 10 draft
appropriate resolutions in reIat on 70 the mat.
ter:-J.W Wright, q. b. Church, VIM. Il. Todd.
Hallet kilbourn, and Samuel Bacon, Of this
city; q. II. Gro gin, Abraham II. Herr, and w
H. Tenney, 0fGcorgesown; and ]. @. Lewis, OF
the county.
"HUHPTY DUMPTY," the popular sxtrava-
ganza which has drawn such crowded houses
In New York for year past, wa, performed
at the ational Theater last evening In capital
sgle. The piece is q grand burlesque, and
abounds In comical situations. tricks and trans.
formation sesnts. Base ball, the ballet, the
velocipede, the skating park, and the zouave
drill man, Burk, bCsides q great many other
features, are introduced, and the last scene 10
equal to any ever presented here, not excepting
the "Black Crook" Hernandez Foster, Frank
Foster, Miss Helen Wall, the Zavistowskis
and B. s. Hodges assume the prtncipaI char
acters, and are all very good in their respective
roles. "Huupty Dumpty' II q success, and
ought TO draw crowded houses for weeks %
come.
The Army APPRVPRIATIoH BILL The
amendments OF the Senate Military Commit.
tee to the bill which passed the House on the
isth instant making appropriation for the sup-
port Of the army, reduce the appropriation for
recruiting and tTs1sporAtisn OF troors from
slSoee0 70 s5e,eoo, and the appropriation 70.
payments TO dischsrged soldiers for cloth
ing not drawn from SbJO.0O 70 02OO,oOJ.
The appropriation for contingent expenses Is
increased from sixty to one hundred thousand,
and appropriates forty thousand dollars for
the purchase OF artificial limbs for onhcers,
soldiers and sailors, The appropriation for
supplies. for the Quartermastsr's Department
10 In creased from three to nve million, and the
appropriation for transportation, clearing
rosde, &C., increased from Ave 70 eight million.
The second section OF the Hoase bill which
provided that until the military force be re-
dueed to twenty regiments Of infantry, q ve Of
cavAiry, and fye Of srtillery, No connissions
shoald - isSped, ana drsctsd the Sscretary Of
War q scsasoltaAss rseinsnts, &C., he bsss
sricass sas ~ ~ eeaass osnmitsss.