Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-24

A DELEGATION OF QuAKsRs from Pailadel,
phia, consisting Of Judge Strong, VIM. welch.
Eli K. Price, Samuel Shipley, John r. Hiles
and George II. Stuart. which reached here yes
terday morning for the purpose of consulting
with the President, Secretary of the Interior
and House and Senate Committees on2I indian
Affairs as to the best means of Christianiziug
and civilizing the Indian tribes, and lettering
their condition generally, obtained an inter.
view with the President to-day: but the con
ference was strictly OF a private nature, and
what took place has not transpired They
were accompanied to this city by Mr.. E. =.
Toby, prominent member Of the Society o!
Friends, Of Boston. Secretary Borie, of the
Navy, went with the delegation to the Exec
uuve Mansion, and introd uced them to the
President.
THERE WAS an interesting debate in the
House to-day over the question whether the
Junction railroad Of this city should be allowed
to cross the track of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad on level with the track of the latter.
or at an elevation Of II feet above it, as sked
by Mr.. Swami. of Maryland, In behalf of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The opinion
seemed to be that such requirement would be
fatal to the usefulness of the road as junction
railroad, and that the embankment thrown up
on boundary street for that purpose would be
disadvantaeeous to the interests of that part of
the city. There seemed also to te, underlying
this view of the case, considerable hostility to
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad on the part OF
members. The amendment offered by Mr.
Swami was rejected, by vote Of ayes, Sc; nays,
81. The bill was then passed.
NoNINATIoNs.-The President this afternoon
sent to the Senate the following nominations:
A Srntfh To hoS
master General
Moses H GrinnelI, to be Collector of Gus.
toms at New York.
Pendleton q. Watmough, to be Collector Of
Customs at Cuyahoga, Ohio.
Simon J. Stine to be Collector of Internal
Revenue, 10th District of Penna.
Adam H. Schuster, to be Collector OF Inter.
nal Revenue, 9th District of Mo.
Wm Thompson, to be Justice of the Peace
for Washington county.
Deputy Postmasters.-Albert G.. Hatch at
Windsor, VT; John r Dobson at Pn9nixyille,
Pa; jesse b. Mears at Bristol, Pa; Charles T.
Say les at Troy, Pa; Philip Hoer at Buchanan.
Pa; VIM. 6. Price at Chester, Pa; Harvey q.
Baker at Geneseo N. Y; Nathaniel q. Smith
at Pennington. N. ]; John ID. Clevenger at Mt
Holly. N. j.; Jas. Furman at Bordentown, N. J.:
Richard II. Fountain at Mishawaka, Ind; ].
min Carter at Seymour, Ind; Thos o. Frey.
nor at Council Bluffs, Iowa; Francis NJ Cass,-
day at Winterset, Iowa; V. J. Williams at
Dubuque, Iowa; Julius Wagner at Indianola,
Texas; +. A. Benson al Newton, Mass VIM
Price at Grenada, Miss; H. ID. Shaffer at Can
ton, Ohio; James p. Band at Columbia, Tenn;
John w, Williams at Neanah, Wis; Nj. H.
Gaming at Fort Atkinson, Wis.
AFTER the adjournment OF the Cabinet yes.
teroay, Gen Eli s. Parker, late of Gen. Grants
stan, and Messrs. Wistar, Scattergood and
Evans, the representatives, of the Philadelphia
Friends, had a half hours interview with the
President and Secretary of the Interior, when
the Indian troubles were fully discussed 1t
ls understood that the Friends press the ap.
pointment Of General Parker for the offce of
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and they urge
this on the ground that one Of their own mum.
Der would unde derstand the real wants and de.
nres OF the Indians best, and also that his ap-
pontment would 60 far toward inspiring in
creased confidence in the Government ON the