Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-29
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-fhe receipts to-day
ON this source were S7T7,690.99.
JANIS PARTON, blographer. ma ,axinist and
husband of Fanny FerA." is at Wi,ards'
GENERAL SHERMAN, who has been seriously
ILL., goes Ia New Orleans from St. Loui3 for his
beaitb. II benefited by bis trip he will come
directly to Washington from that point.
ATURRIsB PAPE publishes a rumor thu.
Senator Nye, OF Nevada. will succeed Mr.
MOIr as be America Minister at Constant.
nople in March next. Doab.llL
DATA says:-"Tlere is reason 10 believe
that tae Pre- sIde II " III p Irdon Dr. Mudd The
case Of SpaDgler has been flvorabIy presented
ala 0, and may II suit in his psrdon''
TIE WHITE HoUsE.-But few visitors were
at the White House today, and the Pres,deut
bang in council win his tl.binet, he nnmber
aimit'sd 10 interviews was very limited. All
the IbineS We've pre- Mt at the meeting but
Mr.. Evasis.
THOSE at the Chicago Convention of $50 re-
member the Secretary who had ST" a tremen-
dOus voice as 70 make himself heard to the re-
NOTES. corner OF the sswigwam.i That was
Pratt, Just elC ets 70 the United States Senate
som Indieua.
HON MATHEW II. CARPENrER received the
unanimous vote Of the Republican members
OF he Wi cOnsin legislature on Tuesday last
Ia fvf m hat Slata fho
as follows -Senate-Ca-penter, 10; Smith, Is.
fssembly-Carpenter, s6; Smith, 2e.
GEN RAILS INGALLS, AND BUTTKRv-E.O
have called a preliminary meeting of the Of
fieers of the Army of the Potomac, to be held in
New York, February 22d. The call is merely
for the purpose OF Organization, and for the for
nation OF a constitution aad by laws, and to
fix time and place for a grand reunion.
TIE PROSPECT Now Is, according to orr
New England exchanges that Senator Dixon
and Governor Hawley will be pitted against
each other as candidates for Congress in the
Hartford district at the next election in Con.
nec'icut. II they are, an exciting and close
race may safely be counted upon.
TIE COMMIT r. appointed to test tie How
ard University patent brick have b. IN a good
deal disgusted by the statement going the
rounds of the pres that their expeI men's
show the bricks to be able to sust in pressure
OF So tons and 273 pounds to the SO uare inch,
the ton business being an Interpolation O. mis-
print
The HOUSE CONN fTTEE ON APPRoP RIATIONs
held a meeting this morning, but owing to the
absence of Gen. Butler, the statemeats of Gen
HsIney and Gen. So nbogn, of The Indian Peace
Commission, were not heard. Both of these
sen'le Ter were at the Capitol TO- day, and will
'stiiy before the committee as to the appro-
pi.atlors II cCssaTy ior Indian aEsirs, 81.
A GISERAL INCORPORATION ACr-In the
Hou, e, this morP'"y. Mr.. Koou'z, 10 the
Commi.--e on ne ID -tEic. of Columbia, report
ed the bill prss by the Senate on the Sd of
July les providing for the forma ic OF cor
POI ations, ard regulating the anne, in the Dis
t-ict OF Columbia; which was recommitted to
the committee and ordered to be prints1.
THE AvHRAGR C5sr OF being elected to Con-
grsss nowadays may be set down at about
s3sO9 At least Don Piatt rays he was sit ing
At a tr BILE with five members OF he House not
lo1g ego. wheL the question srese as to how
much seat in their body cost. Each one re-
sponded, and the prices varied rom TWO to ii We
thorsand dollar.
THE RELATIVE MERITS of the several social
sttractions of the city are thus set forth by
'.Raconteur," the correspondent here OF the
New York Commercial 4drertiser, under date of
the 9th Instant:
.Thus far it is agreed, / learn, that Mr.. A'tor-
ney General Eyarts has given the most agree
able reception. that enator Chandler has given
the most magnificent ball, that Representative
Mccarthy hss given the most fashionable soiree
erings at Secretary Seward's, are the most en-.
Joyed, especially by the diplomats
THE BILL of Senator Chandler in relation TO
the collection of illegal imposts (Stlte capita
tion tax upon railroads) was sent to the Com.
mittse on Commerce on Wednesday, and yes.
terday reported with amendments. The
amendments are: striking out siour thousand
dollars rs the penalty Ior every oGepce and
inserting, ''not less than five hundred nor
more than two thousand dolIaTs,' and s.that
any case arising under the act may te carried
by wilt OF error 70 the Supreme Court Of the
United SAFES, which shall have appellate
~ iScictiCh in all such c1sss''
Me. COLE introduced in the Senate this
morning bill ts ther the administration
Of jUsdCe. II provide, that TO fpll Judgment
or d. cree OF Circuit or District Court of the
Unit: States IN any civil action, rendered
af;sr July 1st. 1859, shall be reviewed by the
Sepreme Count OF the United safes on writ OF
error OF app al, unless such writ of error or
appeal he taken within three years after the
entry OF such Jude ment or decree, and no final
judgment or decree of District Court rendered
after the period Aforesaid, shall be reviewed by
Circuit Court OF the United States upon like
process, unless such process be sued out with
in one year after the entry of the Judgment.
In TIE SUPREME COUET OF THE UNIrD
I. rArxe, this morning, Mr.. Joseph H. Bradley
presented the petition of the Attorney Genspat
for Virginia. also signed by James Lyons,
praying The Court to issue q writ of prohibi-
ton, directed TO Judge Underwood. The writ
was ordered 10 be issued, returnable mex
Friday. The proceedings Of Judge Underwood,
complained Of, are the release off several per-.
sons convicted and sentenced for murder and
ar on; the Judge having taken the ground that
the triel and sentences were Tile yal, as judge
SheHsy and several judges in Virgins held
their o0ces illegally and contrary to the third
section Of the fourteenth article Of the amend.