Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-28

tioa to the Pres ident.
1T DOES NOT inevitably follow, because
General Grant is to be the guest of Hon. Ham
Ilton Fish IN New York, that Mr.. Fish is to
have Cabinet appointment.
A HANDSOME SET OF PLATE has been pre-.
sPnsed TO Mrs. Abraham Lincoln by the ad-
miTers CT her husband at Frankfort-on the.
Nam.
MR. MCCRBERY, of Kentucky, made his
maiden speech yesterday in the debate on the
Funding Bill 1t was rather catching, laughter
provoking and effective in the delivery, but
exceedingly scattery, and not calculated to
make any great impression in print.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON INDIAN Az
FAIRS has agreed to report adversely on the
House bill transferring the Indian Bureau TO
the War Department, and will report favora-
bly, on the Senate bill making the Indian Bu-
reau separate department of the Government,
the head thereof to have a seat in the Clbinet
GENERAL GRANTS OFFICE HoURs.-Visitors
will hereafter only be admitted, by card or
otherwise, TO interviews with Genera, Grant
from ten till twelve O'Clock each day. This
rule, which Will positively be adhered to, has
been rendered necessary, in order to afford the
General sufficient time to transact such bust.
LESS as his position requires.
THE CINCINNATI Commercial says: Our
Washington correspondent "D. p" has re-
Gently seen the Hon. Edwin NJ Stanton, and
says that gentleman would not accept Cab.
iuet office, and regards his life rs a public
man ended. Mr.. Stanton makes this statement
under such circumstances that there is NO
question that his resolution is fixed not to take
the Office.
MR.. WILSON introduced in the Senate this
morning bill to furnish supplies for the In
dim Bureau, which provides that hereafter all
supplies required oy the Indian Bureau under
tr' aries with the Indians, shall be furnished by
the QHartermasters and Commissary Depart.
meats, upon requi. ition therefor by the Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs. approved by the
Secretary of the Interior. Referred to the Com.
mttee on Indian Affairs.
ssDIxoN," the well-informed correspondent
of the Boston Adcertiser, says:
General Grant stated last night to one of
his friends tEat he had not broached the sub
ject of his Cabinet appointments TO a single
person anywhere in the country. and that he
had lot directly or indirectly indicated to any,
body what gentlemen would be invited to be.
come mem bers of the Cabinet"
We have reason to believe that this is exact
iy the state Of things; consequently the Cabinet
prophets will have to pick their fiints and try
again.
SEVERAL INDIAN CHIRFs, representing the
kiowas, Sac and Fox tribes, arrived In this city
yesterday, and are quartered a. the Washing
ton House. The Kiowas are represented BY
Nag-ga-rash, To-hee, Ma. hee, Tar -kee, Oro-
ton-tha-wa, Ki-he-ga, and Elisha Doren, in.
farn afar ha
Sac-a-pee, Ap-pot-po-les-ca, Ko-shi.we, and
George Goomes, interpreter. The Chiefs are
attired IT true aboriginal style, with paint and
tomahawks, and are here to treat with the
Government in regard to the sale of certain
lands now owned by the above tribes, and
which the Government is desirous Of pur-
chasing. The delegation is accompanied BY
Z. III. Norris, Indian Agent.
CABLE DISPATCHES Of last night brough.
information that three of the crew of the ocean
steamship Perriere were killed on that vessel
dunng the late storm, IN which she was so
bedly damaged as to be forced TO put back to
Havre, together with Rev. Mr. OCallaghan, a
Catholic priest; Mr.. Foulquier. q Frenchman,
and Mr.. Falkenburg, a German. This news
has occasIoned much grief to the many friends
in this District of Rev. Father O'Callaghan, S.
j., who was for a long time one of the faculty
Of Georgetown College. He was a gentleman
of rare attainments, and his amlable disposition
had greatly endeared him to his associates He
was on bis return TO this country from Rome,
when he was thus Unt;mely cut off in the
height of a career OF usefulness. The first-c class
passengers, il is stated, were all saved. Among
these were Theodore Mosher, formerly of
Georgetowh, bat lately a weil-known lumber
dealer In tins city, and Ferdinand Poe, a prom.
inent citizen Of Georgetown.
THE ALASKA PURCHAsE.-Louis Fitzgerald
Tasistro, the witness who was TO tell all about
who were paid for lobbying IN the interest OF
The Alaska purchase, has been examined by
t1e committee. His evidence has proved to be
yalueless, 81 All who know the man would b,
apt 10 suppose. He said he met Baron StoecxI
Iast after Secretary Seward had concluded the
purchase, and said 10 him he had made d good
thipg in getting S5,2C1,O00 in gold, and in reply
Stoeckl said II was not as good a thing as
he supposed, as only So,0U0,0OO would 60
70 Russia. From this he concluded
the S20O,O00 had been used in the lobby.
He was of the opinion that Secretary Seward
Ger. Banks and Gen. Butler got the largest
share of the money, for the reason that lust
after the appropriation was passed by tue
House, Seward paid OF a large mortgage on his
property In Auburn, and Gen. Banks, whom
he knew to be poor when he left the army,
purchased large amount Of real estate. Gen.
Butler he accused OF being interested in the
Perkins claim, but was finally secured for the
purchase tor large consideration paid to his
friends.
Taslstro was at one time q clerk in the State
Department. and was dismissed, we believe.
WINNIE RBAM has been hard at work on the
model Of her statue Of Lincoln, and 1t has now
approached q stage when Its merits can be
somewhat fsirly Judged. Within a few days
il has been examined by some OF the intimate
friends and associates Of Mr.. Lincoln during
his life, among them Judge Davis, executor Of
Mr.. Lincoln; Marshal Lamon, his Law part.
ner; and Col. Dickey, Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral They pronounce it q success. not only
as an excellent likeness, but as represent
ing that thsughtful, benignant mood Of the
subject best worth perpetuating in marble.
OF it's merits as work Of art kellogg and
ether artasts speak with appreciation. In fact
only an artist can appreciate the difficulties Of
dealing with lank. long -limoed figure In
modern costume. These difficulties have been
met more successfully than in any previous
attempt, partially by the use OF the cloak (such
as worn by Mr. Lincoln) a. an adjunct OF dra-
perry; but SO slightly used a. not to idealize
the homely, weN-remembered figure out OF