Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-27

PeCf from the ONCE longer than pafd tOr.
The WEEKLY STAR-publisAed on Friday
norning-One Dollar and Q Half Year.
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
MCCLURE has oeen heard from, See Pnila-
oeIrhIa dispatches.
OS DIT, 3 p. m. to-day, that Galusha Grow
Is he ccming Cabinet man from Pennsylvania
OIE BULL gives two grand ]ncerts a, Met
ZsrUsS's Hall next week.
"HUMPTY DUMPTYT seems destined for a
Icug and prof able run at the National rheater.
ALL THE CABINET will seud in ;neiv res. qua
tons OA the 30 of March, except Gen. Schodeld
aud possibly Mr.. Evarts.
Hon. FEasASpo wooD wall give q dinner to-
morrow evening to the Democratic members Of
me present and next Congress.
JESSE GRANT, the father of General Grant
and Miss Jennie Grant, sister OF the General
arrived IN Washington by the noon tram to-
Gay, from t'oyipgton, Ky.
OcER's colossal statue of Lincoln at Rome
Is said TO ee so sficc.ive 20 cause visitors to
shed tears. Some people feel little like crying
over Lincoln statues this sfde of Rome
In THE u s. SUPREME COURT yesterday
tue case ex pare of Samuel Arnold and Ed
ward Spangler were argued oy Philip Phillips,
OF coansel on behalf of the petitioners
SHyATOR .na
fvarts wee among the persons Of note who
called at the White House this morning and
obtained in,srviews with the President.
SECRETARY MCCULLoCH has purchased a
rne farm in Montgomery county MaryIand.
from Mr. Owens. The property is known as
the Old Jackson farm.
SENATOR HANNIBAL HANLIN, of Maine
arrived here last night, and was received aud
welcomed al the depot by a large number O,
friends.
INTERNAL RHvESUE-Rhe receipts TODAY
from this source were 50 3. se6 II, and for the
month s~ding this date, slO21s,s2s.3I. Aggre
gate for tie fiscal year TO date, 1l,scG.O5e T.
TIE PEENsYLvANIA POLITICIANS are all
making haste TO deny that they ever signed
any let''r rrcomme aiding any person ,or posi-
ton IN Grants Cibinet. WHAT says Mcclure
TO thisl
GENERAL GRANT has undoubtedly informed
g. least Two persons within the last forty-s,sht
hours that the coming Cabinet Pennsylvania
- not George II. Stuart. How about this Mr..
nc Clure,
WALLS OPERA HOUsE.-The Gregorys take
tEsir final leave of Washington this evening
Laura keene opens tie Opera H 1use on Mon.
day evening with Hunted Down, OF the Fwo
Lives of Mary Leigh"
Gov. BOWIE, OF Maryland, called upon Pres
GFIt johnson yesterday, and strongly urged
he pardon Of Spangler and Arnold. The Pres
IdsH; again promised TO give the cases his seri-
Ous consideration.
MASSACHUSETTS MEN to-day are inclined %
believe thet Mr.. EoatwelI is MOI 10 go in o the
CabInes from NassschuJetts. Some of them
nink Mr.. sumner sands a good chan"e OF an
invite, snd they think be will accept If u lyited
TIE CLERKS IN the Loan Branch ard other
oHreaus OF The Treasury Depa-.msnt who are
pabj out Ofthe sIoan land wal not, il 4, sad,
eceiye their pay for the month of February. in
onsequence OF that fund having been ex-
aUS-Sd.
The RUNORs of the danyerOus ilIness OF
Hon. E NJ. Stanton ale exaggerated. He IS
suf'enDg under a severe bro1cHitls, Dut -
therwise in good health. With the retu-l a
warn weather he expects 10 be restored TO his
sual strength.
Mr. CoNNRss in-roduced i, the Senate this
morning a resolution, which was adopted,
direct'Lg the Secret9ry of the Interior to trans
NIT 20 the Senate copy of the report OF the
Commissioners appoint~d TO examine the Gen.
tral Pacific Railroad. and To determine what
amount OF moTev $ necessary 70 make the
same a first el.ss IaII. oad
Mr.. PoMKRoY, from the CommitIse on Pub =
lie Lauds. yC5terday reported b ok 10 the Sen
ate large number of bills aud petitions. and
asked that the committee be discharged from
further consideration OF the slime, which was
90 ordered. Among them was bill granting
one million Tcr's of public lands for the ben
eff: of public schools IN the District of Co.
IEmbIa.
ADDITIONAL INYoRNArIoN received here 10.
cay states thar the California Overland Mails
snd about two hundred passengers are still
showed up IN the Beach Hills. as announced
n he STAR OF Wcdns-iay. They manage 10
get enough 10 eat. bd, sufer greatly from the
cOld. There Is an accum u.atIon Of over two
weeks mail al thar point.
PEKsoNAL.-Mr. Nordhof, editor New York
Er>ri1.G Post, Mr.. Henry Z. Bowen, editor New
York Ipd(P>SdsHt, Mr.. Hassauracs, editor Gin.
,iHnd:i TOlksJlGt:, and John ID. Stockton, editor
PnIladelphia No1nsRq Post, are IN the city
Geverno- Page, of Vermont, aud Hon. Il
HENDERSON, of Missouri, are a; Wiilards'. -.
Ex-GovsrnOr Jenkins. of Georgia, and Hon. ID.
Del Jarnette, of Va. are Al the Esbitt House
Mr.. BUCKALEw introduced in the Senate,
last evening. a resolution, which was passed,
requesting the President 20 furnish 10 the Senate
q statement, II any has ocen filed. Of TIE
account of Internal Revenue stamps iss ued by
the Gov ernment since the passage OF the Act OF
July Ist, IS6s. with the amounts received there.
:or, and q statement OF the adjustment of snch
account by the Comptroller, If any has been
made, with any explanation of such account
as may be necessary 10 proper understanding
Of us present condition.
PARDoNKD.-To-day. President johnson par
doled Lewis Means, Sentenced a few days ago
20 pay fne OF Sl0o and TO ten days tmprison.
ment IN Iaii for assault and battery on
Thomas Lansdale- The facts os the case, as
developed on the trial, were that Iansdale an
agsd coiored man, was caught in the act of
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