The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-23

Through a Railway Train
Texas Election Returns.
Important Spanish News-The Throne
Question-A Naval Court-Mar-
tial Ordered at Washington.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Congress-.

Congress.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Comparatively few
Senators and members are in the city now, as a
great many departed for their homes last even
ing, and many more to-day.
POstmasLer-CienornIC CreswelI
gathered around him yesterday at his sump
tuous board his assistants and heads of the
bureaux in his department, with their wives.
OF course it was greatly enjoyed by all.
Navy Agents.
The Secretary of the Navy has decided that
in future paymaster detached from duty as
acting Navy Agent, will be allowed the same
time for settling his final accounts as the Pay
master of the Navy Yard at the station where he
was employed, and if there be no yard at that
station, then as the Paymaster of the station,
and such paymaster will be allowed to retain his
principal clerk for the time allowed him to settle
his final account as acting Navy Agent.
Naval Court Martial.
, Naval General Court Martial has been Or
dered to convene at the Navy Yard, Norfolk,
Va, on the 9TH day of January next, before
which Paymaster Thomas G. Masten, us. N,
will be brought for trial upon the charges of
neglect of official duty, disobedience of orders,
absence without leave, and scandalous and un-
officer-like conduct. The court will be com
posed of the following officers
Commodore John VI. Berrien President,
Captain PeirCe Crosby,
Commander s. p. Quackenbush,
Commander w. L. FitZhugh,
Commander +. II. Baker,
Paymaster w. B. Boggs,
Paymaster Z. ii. LOCKER members; and Gene
raj John A. Bolles, Solicitor and Naval Judge
Acknowledgement, Judge Advocate of the court.
Beautiful hEeniorinl.
There has just been finished and presented to
Mrs. President Grant beautiful, chastc, and
elegant memorial, unique in character and de-
sign, the handiwork of Mrs. Fries, of this city.
The shape of the memorial is oval about eight
inches in height, handsomely framed in gilt,
and the design is a tomb with weeping willow
dropping over it. The tombstone is of pearl,
bearing on it the word Mother The willow
tree is correctly formed, and is composed en-
tirely of the hair of Mr.. and Mrs. Dent, Mrs.
Grants father and mother. The memorial is a
work of art, and exhibits great skill.
A Soldier Arrested for Murder.
A soldier by the name of Gallagher was last
spring tried in the Criminal Court of this city
for assault and battery with intent to kill a COM
rade whom he had wounded in n melee at Lin
coin Barracks. He was convicted of assault
and battery only and at the conclusion of his
term of Imprisonment was sent to his regiment
at Norfolk, Va few days ago the wounded
upon Gallagher was sent back to be tried for
murder, and is now in Jail here.
An O1llce Abolished.
Despatch 10 The EUening Telegraph
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Some months since
the Secretary of the Treasury abolished the Office
of surveyor of customs at Eastport, Maine as it
was useless. Recently strong influence was
brought to bear to have it rc-estabished, but the
Solicitor of the Treasury has decided that the
Office being abolished, it can only be restored
by Congressional enactment
Secretary Boutwell, leaves here tonight for
his home to spend the holidays.
The Texas Election.
The following telegram was received here to-
day by Judge Paschall;-
AUSTIN Dec. %, 1S69.-Davis 400 ahead, eX-
elusive of Milan and Navarro counties, which
would elect Hamilton, if allowed to vote. The
question has been submitted to the President by
Generay Reynolds since. E. M.PEAsE.
The President says he has not yet heard from
General Reynolds on the subject. There is
however, no chance of an election being allowed
in the counties named.
The New Naval Register.
The new Naval Register is now being made
up and in it all the staff officers are put at the
old rank, as Congress took no action in the
matter,