Evening star., 1869-02-04
WASHINGTON. d.. C..
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REVENUE The receipts from this
source to-day were s5tr2 3964i
SENATOR AND Ms. MORGAN have issued
cards TOT 4 large party on Mon ay eveaing
next.
PLRsoNAL-Mtlor General George ST ne
man, commanding fhe First Military District,
IL at the Ebbitt House.
PAYMAsTER A. H SxwARD has been granted
tave of absence by the Secretary OF War to
visit Europe.
Mr.. e. H. NILES, Appointing Clerk of the
Treasury Department, has been detained n,
home for several days by sickness
WE UNDERSTAND that in consequence OF The
death of the brother of Mrs. Secretary weIles
the Invitations to the s.3erman." " AZ Secretary
Nelles' this evening, have been Withdrawn.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN Az
FAIRS have refused TO consider the Alta Veta
COZ troversy at this session, on account of the
short time before the end of the session.
Ex GOVERNOR A. O. Brown and Judge H
+. Simrall, of Mississippi, are on their way 10
this city to represent The people of that state
before the Reconstr ction Committee.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER Z. T.. POTTER
has been ordered to the navy-yard at Boston,
and Lieutenant Commander ]. II. Rowland has
been ordered TO the receiving ship Potomac AT
Philadelphia.
AS WE SUPPOSED would be- the case, ex-
Governor Arthur +. Boreman has bsen elected
to the United STATES Senate by the Legislature
of West Virginia. A Governorshir seems now
to be the ste piping stone to a Senatorship.
GENERAL GRANT left Washin gton this morn
ing on the eight o'clock train FOR New York
where he will spend three or four days as the
guest of Hon. Hamilton Fish. He was accom-
panied on his trip by Generals Dent and
8adeau.
YESTERDAY Messrs. III. Kalussowski, ".
Zaba, and W. Leski waited on Hon. Jno. Hi,z
Diplomatic Agent of Switzerland, and handed
him fifty dollars a contribution OF the ''kOs-
ciusko Polish Mutual Aid Society," il New
York, for the Swiss sufferers.
THE SUE. RECONSTRUCTION COwHrrTKE
have reported tue committee n list of one
hundred and fifty persons in various parts Of
the South for the removal OF political diNabli-
ties. but no Virginia } Judges or District Ar,9r-
neys are included in the list.
THR PEOvIDENT AID SjCIETY.-The T'-aas-
urer of the ProviGent Aid Society received to-
day from he ladies ami gentlemen employed
- a s..-
of the poor. When il is understood that this
donation is the offering Of but one OF the four
stories of that immense building, he loeralirv
Of The bookbinders will be appreciated
JOHN NJ HALE, Esq, brotrtr Of Mrs. Sscre
taTy WelIes, and member OF the firm of Sew
tort, McNanus sc Co, OF Reading, Pennsylya.
mia dice al that place this morning. OF pucumo-
MA. Mr.. Hale was extensively known as A
man of great energy and business capacity and
his loss Will be de pig felt by a large circle of
friends in this vicinity.
TBs RRCoNsTRUCTIoN COSMITTEE have
pt stponed the time for making th ir repor: to
the House as TO the admission OF Mississippi
until the arrival OF ex-tiovernor Brown, VINO
is now on his way to Washington, and whose
testimony they Will take upon his arrival here.
1t was the Intention of the Committee 10 make
The report TO day.
COURT OF CLAINs.-T lie February lis. of the
trial docket of cases pending IN the Court OF
Claims shows 2i3 cases ready for trial. OF
these cases, Hughes, Denver aud Peck repre-
sent so; Cooley and Clark, is: L. G. Hine, Al;
Carlisle and Mcpherson, L.; Riddle and Leski,
l.; Owen aud Wilson, IL; Chipnan and Hos
mer, To- X. NJ. Corwin, 10; and the balance OF
he tod Ia a a n
ferent attorneys.
DIVORCE LAW OF THE DIsTRICr.-In the
Senate this morning, Mr.. Trumbun, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported back the bill
concerning divorces IN the District OF COium-
b,a with a substitute which provides that in
all cases in which by existing law the Supreme
Court of the District OF Columbia is authorized
10 decree Il divorce from bed and board il shall,
IN cases hereafter instituted, have authority In
ats discretion TO decreea divorce from The bon Is
of matrimOny.
GEN GRANT WILL ATTEsD 1t is now def
uitely understo and, indeed, authoritatively
stated that General Grant has consented, in
defereL,e To the wishes of his frIsuas, both
here and elsewhere. TO attend the Reception
and Ball proposed 10 b. given in his honor in
tie Treasury building on the evening of the
ith prOXlmO. ICis announcement was only
needed 70 insure the complete success of he
entertainment, ard we look for larger and
more brilliant assemblage atthat tine tnan has
ever graced similar occasion.
RARE ENTHRPRrsH-TheN New York Sun Of
yesterday announces General q rant as haEIng
arrived in that city late Tuesday evening,
gone directly TO the residence OF Mr.. Fish, on
Eth street, and attended the charity ball at the
Academy OF Music at midnight, sin plain
dress, and evidently desirous OF remaining in
ccg." Which we don't wonder at his desire,
seeing that be was at that time snugly and
quietly at home with his family ir this city.
lie was also in attendance, IN proprid persona,
at the wedding OF General Comstock last eve-
ming, as Will be seen by our report Of that af-
fair elsewhere in to- days paper. 81 s-flG
ASTONISHING how those New YorSeIs do
breg! And on such slight pretexts. One
of them, going down the Avenue the
other day, happening to notice on the west
front Of the Washington Building the words
ASHlN TO UIL :, jumped
at a conclusion at once, and snorted out -
"H-n we've got a new synagogue in New