Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-29
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvENUH.-The receipts to-day
from this source were sl4i,222.0e.
1T srnxs to be thought TO- day that Congress
will adjourn about the middle of APRIL.
HOE. E. B wAsHBuRHE was at Galena, ILL.,,
yesterday.
GENERAL SHERIDAN has issued general
order assuming command of the Military
Division OF the Missouri, with headquarters at
Chicago.
OWING To THE sudden death of the father Of
Mrs. Senator Chandler the In nvitahons issued by
Senator and Mrs Chandler for party on Sat-
urday evening next have been recalled.
Hon. GILES A. SMITH, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, took the oath of office this
morning, and entered upon the discharge of his
duties at the Department.
PRIsIpINT GRANT is still suffering from
neuralgia in the face and head to-day, and re.
ceived no visitors. He remains in his room
with his family and has attended to no public
business.
MR.. DRAKE introduced in the Senate this
morning bill making permanent the ONCE of
Solicitor and Naval Judge Advocate General,
which was referred to the Committee on Naval
Ahhirs.
WOE PRESIDENT OoLpAx has returned from
Ashtabula, Ohio, (where he went with Mrs. O.
on Tuesday last) and presided over the Senate
to-day. His casting vote may determine the
issue on the Tenure-of.ofic question.
The STIAMHR TALLAPoosA, which recently
arrived here from New York, was surveyed by
q Naval Board on Thursday, and will i'm.
medately be repaired and refitted throughout,
rs dispatch boat.
ON DIT.-That the bloomsr, Dr. Marv F..
Walker, who goes about in such wonderful
legeins, has essayed on several occasions to
get an interview with President Grant but that
the latter has declined to see her until she an.
pears in female costume.
DISPATCHES from Green willie state that ex.
President johnson, after suffering intensely
for some time with gravel, is again up and in
speak AT Knoxville April 3, at Nash Vile April
9, ana at Memphis afterwards.
The BILL amendatory of the usury law, re.
ported BY Mr.. VIckers, day from the Senate
District Committee, is the one to which we
referred on Saturday as having received the
sanction Of that Committee as q temporary
measure OF relief 1t reduces the penalty to the
forfeiture Of the excess of interest.
PIRsoNAL.-Hen. q. A. Washburn, Of Cali.
fornia; Hon. q. A. Halsey, OF New Jersey and
Baron Schlozer, Charge d'Afairs of the Ger.
man Confederation for Mexico, are a. the
Ebbitt..... General VIM. &. Wickham, OF
Virginia. is at williards.
THE JOINT RESOLUTION recently introduced
in the Senate by Mr.. Wilson, providing that
the pay and allowances of the enlisted men of
the army shall remain as now fixed by law
until the 3th Of June, 1870, was reported back
from the Military Committee this morning and
passed.
MIR. DoCKERY introduced in the House to.
day bill, similar to the one recently intro.
due d in the Senate, providing that hereafter
all persons owning lots, OF any size, in Oak
Hill Cemetery, in this District beyond that OF
a single adult person, shall be entitled to ali
the rights and privileges Of those now holding
lots 3 feet square.
The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE to-day
concurred in the resolution which passed the
SenaGe few days since authorizing the Com
mittee to Audit and Control the Contingent
Expenses Of the Senate and the Committee O,
Accounts OF the House Of Representatives to
act as JOINT committee for the purpose OF per.
fGcting and reporting q bill defining the num-
ber, duties and compensation Of the emp mployees
Of the Senate and House of Representatives.
THI ST. THOMAS PURCHASE TREArY-Geu.
eral Raasloff, the Danish Minister of War,
who came to this country in January last to
look after the ST. Thomas treaty, left here last
evening for New York, and will sail from that
port on Wednesday next for Europe. Before
leaving here he informed the President and
members Of the Cabinet OF the views Of his
Government. The questions at issue in ref
eIence to that treaty are now before tie Sen.
ate, though II is not probable that any action
will be taken at this session.
ARMY HEADoUARrIRs.-The building at the
corner Of 17th and G streets, for several years
past occupied as Army Headquarters. will be
surrendered to the owner on the first OF Jaly
Iext. During this week the records and papers
pertaining to the Office Of the General in Chief,
will be removed to the War Department,
where General Sherman will hereafter have
his headquarters. The old Army Hsadquart.
ers will be occupied until the nrst Of July for
court martial purposes and the Dyer Court OF
Inquiry, now IN session ON l4th street, will be
removed to that building.
THERE ARE ON EXHIBITION in Messrs. Philip
& Solomons bookstore two life-size portraits
in OIL, one Of Gen. George II. Thomas and the
other of Gen. Reynolds. the nero Of Gettysburg,
that are attracting considerable attention. They
were visited on Saturday BY Generals Han.
cock and Heintzlemann and others, who pro.
nounced them remarkable likenesses. They
are also adjudged BY connoisseurs to be fine
specimens Of art. They are Of the .sheroic" size.
and were painted by Col. Balliug, q German
artist, who has resided for some time in this
country. and served with distinction during
the late war. The portrait OF Gen. Thomas has
Just been finished ir was painted at ths artists
studio in this city and II TO be sent to the Union
League rooms in Philadelphia. The portrait
Of Gen. Reynolds was painted from photo.
graph. 1t Is to be sent to West Point
THE SENATE came together to-day with q
sort Of tacit understanding that Q disposition
should be made Of the pending Tsnurs-of-onice
question, but the debate presently assumed 80