Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-22


ing, corner of 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, 10 the building lately occupied by the
Internal Revenue Department, on the south
east corner Of 18th and G streets.
A PRIVATE DISPATCH received in this city
states that Captain Henry A. Wise, formerly
Chief OF the Bureau of Ordnance OF the Navy
Department. who left for Europe some time
since for his health, died at Naples on the lst
instant.
THE SENATE is engaged in executive session
this afternoon upon the nomination Of Henry
). Sonfard for the Spanish mission, and great
opposition Is being made to his confirmation.
The probabilities are that the session will con-
tinue until midnight at least, and al that hour
a recess may be taken until tomorrow morn.
ing.
AMONG TIE VISITORS at the White House
to-day were Senators Foreman, Fowler, Ed.
munds, Rice. Nye. Spencer, Chandler, Kel.
log, McCreery, Upton, Wilson, Howard, and
the Minister to China. A number Of other
visitors also had interviews with the President,
which kept HIM closely engaged during the
the forenoon.
LIBEL SUITs.-This morning, Messrs r. T.
Merrick and W. +. MattingIy entered suits
agains; Henry Ward, proprietor Of the Er-
press, and William J. Murtagh, proprietor of
the RepnbIicdn,,in the name of VIM. McGarr.
ahan, who claims damages to the amount of
$4,000 from each Of them for libelous publica-
tIops on the lst and Sth instants in the Repub.
Hoan, and on the 5th instant in the Erpyess, In
regard to his claim before Congress, charging
fraud, bribery, &C., for the purpose Of preiu.
dicing the claim.
NoMINATIONs.-The President this after
noon sent TO the Senate the following nomins.
tions:
L. $. Attorreys-Henry N. Blake, of Mass,
Montana Bennett Pike, Western District OF
Mo.
Postmasters-James o. Leach, B.lstop. N
V; Moses Taggart, Batavia, N. Y: Delano W.
Ives, WallIngford, Conn; John Brown, Will
limantIc. Conn; james D. Howell, Fair Ha-
ven, Conn; Frank w. Bullard, Westboro',
Mass; Robt. A. Smith, Holmesdale, Penn; L.
r. Blosterman, Cape Grardo, Me-; William F.
Tucker, Stockyar Ill.
INTERESTING DISPATCHES were received a,
the Navy department to-day from Rear Ad-
miral Rowan, commanding the Astatic Squad.
ron. stating that under affairs in China. japan,
Manila, and Spa n, so far as the interests OF
the Jnited States are concerned are satisfac-
tory. The dispatches give graphic account
OF the breaking ont Of the civil war in Japan
again this spring, and its quick suppression,
snd OF the reception OF Minist r Van Valken-
berg and other ministers by the Mikado, also of
the attack by the British fieeton the Chinese a,
Swatow, in which the Orientals were defeated
with loss OF 40 killed and So wounded The
English loss Insignificant.
THE HALR-PKRRY CoRREsPoNDKnCs.-J.
X. Young. Esq, Chief Washington correspon.
dent OF the New York Tribune, with Ii. ].
kamsdell and w. b. shaw, his assistan ts were
before the Special Committee Of the Senate to.
day to inquire into the publication OF the
Perry-Hal correspondence in the New York
Tribune. The chairman of the committee, MIR.
Craigen, inquired If said correspondence had
been furnished to he Tribune by them, and
what Senator, II any, had furnished the infor.
NATION.
Each OF the correspondents declined to an
swer the question, on the ground that all com.
munications received by them from any one
were regarded as confidential and as q matter
OF honor they could not answer. They further
stated to the Committee that to divulge sources
OF information would BE- injurious TO their bust.
ness.
Mr.. Cralgen stated TO the gentlemen above
named that the honor Of the Senate was in.
volved. and they desired to know whether any
Senator had violated his pledge The wit
nesses were allowed to depart with the under.
standing that they would be notified when
again wanted, as the matter would be held un.
der adyisement.
OUR SOLID MEN.-By reference to our list in
az other column, of persons in this District
who pay Internal Revenue tax ON more than
s2,to0 net income after the deductions allowed
by law, IL will be seen that George w. Riggs,
the banker, heads the list, and pays tax on
II Dempsey, OF the firm OF Dempsey & O'Toole.
stationers, who returns S36,35O taxable income,
while his partner Mr.. L. ]. O'Toole, is put
down at S:s9.o1. Mr.. A. X. Shepherd pays tax
on s5j,l72. Mr.. Jno. Z. willard is down for
s3I,250. Those whose incomes range from
sao,OOO to $4,000 are w. w. Corcoran, Sa6, 30;
Marshall Brown, S2i,62a; ). H. Coleman,
S2i,siO; Margaret q. Freeman, S23,sil; Andrew
p. Potts, s27,i2i; Samuel V. Niles, s2O,4IO.
From so TO S2O.OO0, we find John H. Aulick,
S12,2ys; II. 5. Benson, S10,ia2 James M. Oar.
Isle, Gil ,iS5; Thomas j. Durant. SlO,1G7; M.
w. Gait, Sl3,6l3; William Calf, SI2,OOO A H.
Herr, SIC 49, John L. Kidwell, S16,209; Moses
Kelly, S13,7s4; VIM. King, sll ,366; ID. w. Md
dleton, &i1 ,090; X. 7. Merrick, SI6,s2O; W, e.
Metzerott, sl3,96O James &. Mcclure, Sl3,596;
Samuel Norment, S10,1iO; Alex. Ray, SIC, ,26i;
A. S. Solomon, s19,sol; Edwin IA. Stanton,
h.
loe, S13,610; Geo. NJ. Utermah hle, Sl2 S99: Jas
s Welch, si6,2O2; II. A; Willard, si6, ,6sl; G. U.
willard, s150ll. Mrs. T.. ID. n. South.
worth, the novelist, returns the comfortable
net income OF "a 500.
DISPATCHES have been received al the Navy
Department from Rear Admiral Charles H.
Davis, commanding the South Atlantic Squad
ron, dared at Montevideo, March 18th, which
state that the Wasp reached Ascunsion, 9ist
February, and Lieut. Commander Kirkland
had q correspondence with the General-in.
Chief OF the Brazilian forces, requesting him
to extend the usual courtesy Of q passage
through the lines under nag Of truce TO his
bearer Of dispatches, SO that communica-
tiou could be opened with General Mcmahon.
The request was declined and the dispatches
which had been entrusted to the Marquis de
Coxais to forward to General Mcmahon, were
returned to Lieutenant Commander Kirkland.
IL was believed at the time this refusal was
given IN Allied armies were fully aware Of
the location OF General McMahon, and that
that gentleman had even written TO them and
requested that his dispatches b forwarded 70
him.