Evening star., 1869-04-12

morning.
Col WEBSTER, the new Register of Wills,
Will enter upon the discharge of MS duties In
three OF four days, and when he gets his COM
mlssion.
residence. on 1 street. HIS family will leave
St LOUIS for Washington next Monday, and
aITIve here about the east inst.
IMMEDIATELY upon going into executive ses-
SION this morning the Senate took up he natu-
ralizatIOE treaty with Belgium, upon which a
favorable report was made by the Committee
On Foreign Relations.
BREvKT MAJOR GEN. JOHN e. RoBIssoN,
Colonel i3d United States infantry, has been
ordered. by direction of the Secretary OF War,
To repair NJ once for examination to New
York.
PKRsoNAL.-Hon. II. Price, of Iowa. and
Governor Hartman, Of New Hampshire, are
1t the St. James. IN. Sanchez Fontecilla
Gilman Minister. is at Wiliard's. ....Horace
Greeley is at the EbbItt.
SoHN A. CeMNERFoRD, late Sergeant of COM
pany q, 42d U. 5. Infantry, has been appoint
ed by the Secretary OF War Superintendent OF
the National Cemetery at Mobile, Ala, and or.
dered TO proceed thence without delay.
BRIvKT BRIsADIER q ESERAL THOMAS DUN.
CAN, Lieutenant Colonel OF the 5th u. ). Cav
airy, has been directed by the Secretary of War
to join his regiment in the Department of the
Plate.
BREyEr MAJOR GKN. =. VAN VLRIr, Assis.
tant q QuartermaSter General, recently ON duty
At Baltimore, has been ordered by the Secretary
OF War 10 take charge OF the depots AZ PhiIa-
deIphia an SchuyIkin Arseaals.
GEN. SICKLEs ts-day concluded 10 positively
decline the appointment Of Minister to Mex
ico- There is little or nothing 10 do at that
post, and Gen. Sickles is net AZ all inclined by
temperament to be a lay figure in the dipIo-
matte service.
.CoAMIssIoNRR OF PATENTs-The prominent
applicants for the office OF Commissioner OF
Patents, are Mr.. Thayer, State Senator in the
New York legislature. j Judge Fisher an, emf.
neat patent lawyer of Cincinnati, and General
BuIbridge of Kentucky.
THE several Executive Departments of the
Governments Were crowded to-day with Sena-
tors and Representatives who are looking after
the various appointments for their respective
districts, and are anxious TO have the same
determined upon as soon as possible, in order
BY DIRECTION or THE PRESIDENT, Brevet
Major General Charles Thomas has been re-
levsd from duty, he having been previously
retired from the service. Also, Brevet Briga-
d,er General Z. r. BabbItt, Colonel United
States Army. Also, Major General Thomas
Swords, cat his own reques;,) and permitted TO
60 beyond the sen.
ALL New YORK and Brooklyn must have
broken loose and taken the Sunday night train
TO Washington. The Senate leboIes to-day
swarm with Empire Stats politicians, all in a
fever about the New York revenue appoint
ments. Conspicuous in the crowd are Horace
Greeley. Gen. Pleasanton, Gen. q Quimby, &C.
while nearly the whole Union League of New
York seems TO be on hand.
The sERENADK 20 Senator Sprague to-mor-
row night will serve, whether intended or not,
TO give him an opportunity 10 answer Senator
AEthony, and further pursue his born studies
some Of the working men, we he'll, oppose the
serenade business as inJudicious interference
on the part of District labOring men ia the
'-unpleasantnessr between Mr.. Sprague and
his colleagues.
Ex-ATToREEY GENERAL EvARTs gave a
dinner Saturday night to Gen. Sherman and
the other guests present were President Grant
Secretaries Fish, Boutwell,, Rawlins, Borie
and Cox, Attorney General Hoar, Postmaster
General CreswelI, Chief Justice Chase, Justice
Nelson, of the Supreme Court, Sir Edward
Thornton, the British Minister Senator sum
ner, Senator Sherman, Senator Anthony,
Speaker Blame, Gen. Geo. III. Thomas and
Hon Thomas Living, Of Ohio.
BY THE ADIoUENszSr many bills are lost
fort 0kaf ffrraa
eight-hour act regarding labor for the goveru-
ment The bill TO pay the Southern Senator'S
for the whole of last session of Congress also
failed The resolution 10 revive tue New York
naturalization CON- mittee also died, as likewise
did both the House and Senate bills to remove
political disabilities, and the bill for a more
equal distribution Of national bank currercy
The House resolution OF sympathy with Cuba,
Jailed TO get through the Senate.
TEE NEW REGISTER o. wILLs.-Col. Amos
Webster, whose nomination by the President
for Register of Wills for the District of Coiun-
oia- was confirmed by the Senate on Friday
night. wiil enter upon the discharge Of his
duues this week Col Webster Is a native of
Massachusetts,, and at the breaking out of the
rebsilloL entered the military service as a pri-
yate IN the first regiment from that State That
he should work his way from the ranks to his
late position ON the stan o: the General of the
United States armies, is indu bitable eyiden ce of
the energy OF his character, and there N no
doubt he will be a. conscientious and diligent
IN the discharge of his duties now as he vas
during his connection with the army. An
agree that the appointment nj Is a good one.
TIE ANNAPOLIS BALL.-The Bail OF the 2d
class Of The Naval Academy came OF At An
naPOlIs Oh Tiday evening last, closing on
Saturday morning II six O'Clock. IL proved 10
be very interesting affair, giving mutual
pleasure to the Mid hipmen and their guests.
The music was fine. aud Ia every way consid-
ared the entertainment was u fdst.
judging from the scenes at parting. many q
young othcer brought TO his studies Of Satur-
Gay frame OF mind more inclined TO refec
on the mysteries of love than on the uses OF
Iogarihms- Among the ladies OF Washington
present were Miss Clarke. the ward OF Mrs
Souinwortb; Miss Porter, and Mrs. Bucher,
iofmine veIy pretty trio. A Miss Lawrence,
OF rsnk"rs, y. J. attracted considerable az
teniion oy Der beauty, which IL of the southern
Vte. more man OF the Northern The Mid
ohs were, without exception, nne specimens
OF American youth: and, rs bc5y 81 en- As NO
o'her country ccn boast CT ~