Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-08
WASHINGTON D FEBRUARY

WASHINGTON
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUK-The receipts from this
source to-day We're s527, ,5O426.
JOHN &. BRKoKrNRtDsE arrived in B,lti.
more oa Saturday,.
GEN. CoMsTocK and bride were in Richmond
frIoay on thelr way to Key Wes:, Florida, on
bridal tour.
DR.. N. e. TowLE has arrived in the city from
Europe, where he has been passing several
months.
Mr.. G. H. NILES, Appointing Clerk of tne
Treasury department. resumed the du.ies of
his Office this morning. after an absence of Il
week, on account of sickness
THE MEMBERS of the Nationsl Telegraphic
Union now publish handsome week y de voted
to their interests, styled The TeIegrapaer. w.
H. Young, Of Washington, is the President Of
the Union. FFsr -r-E
GENERAL GRANT will return to this city on
Thursday. Delegations of the Irish Repub.
lican Associltion waited on him Saturday
afternoon. The Republican Central Committee
OF New York will be received to-day.
THE WHOLE STORY Of the Wells Fargo fraud
seems likely TO fall through. 1t is understood
that the Committee on Public Expenditures
WI Gall
Postmaster General, In the matter of the Wells
Fargo contract.
PETITION numerously signed by prominent
officials OF Baltimore, aud citizens Of Maryland,
asking the pardon of Spangler, one Of the pris.
oners confined at Bry Tortugas for completely
in the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln, was pre-
seated to The President Saturday.
THE ANIMATION OF SAN DoMuNGo.-Pam.
phlets. written by the agent Of the Govern
ment Of San Domingo, showing the import.
ance OF the annexation of that Island to the
United States, and urging the action of Con.
gress In that direction, were this morning laid
upon the desks Of mem bers of Congress.
PAvIMHNT OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
Mr.. Peters, of Maine. introduced IN the House
this morning bill to provide for the pave
ment of Pennsylvania avenue. 1t names Ed
wsrd Clark. architect OF the Capitol Exteu-
SION; A. b. Mullett, supervising architect of
the Treasury Extension; Sayles j. Bowen
Mayor Of Washington, and Gen. N. M,chIer
Commissioner Of Public Buildings, as a COM
MISSION 10 determine aud select the best kind
OF pavement for Pennsylvania avenue, from
the west Capitol gate to 18th street west. The
provisions are the same as the Senate bill.
PROpOsFn rrYv
TioN.-Mr. Miller introduced In the House this
morning joint resolution proposing an amend
ment TO the Constitution of the United States
so As 70 allow the qualified voters OF the r.
spectlve States to vote dire city for President
and Vice President of the United Suites and
in case of a tie vote the election to be by Con-
gress from the two candidates having the high
est number of votes
MIR. Selyo, of New York, also Introduced q
Joint rC oluuon proposing an amendment 20
theCohsiitutfon, 80 a TO provide that Senators
shall hereafter be elected by a direct vote of
tae sorle, and INCREASING the term of Repre-
sen'auvss to iour years.
THR REMAINS OF MRS. SURRArT-By order
OF The President. the remains of Mrs Surratt
VIII 10 day be dIsinterred at the Arsenal aud
delivered 10 her Icieuds. The understanding
is that there shall be no public demonstration
over the remains, and Whatever funeral service
takes place shall be private. She was il w,I,
be recollecttd, convicted by the Military
Commission OF which General Hunter wa
President, al the Arsenal, IN the summer of
1865, of being one OF the oonspirators for the
assassination of President Lincoln on the lith
of April Of that year. and suffered death by
hanging in accordance with the sentence of the
commission IN the Arsena, crowds Oh the 9Th
n Vynrn nahta taIx
cution her remains, with those of Payne Her
old, and Atzerodt, executed at the same time
were placed in common boxes and inferred
In graves near the scafold, her body
oelng at the north erd OF the row,
and the others adjoining her remains ia the
order named above. In the box with each
body there was also placed the name of the
party, enclosed in a bottle. The body OF Booth
was also buried near there: that Is. in
side the old pententiary building, near
the main door of the Warden's resideuc,.
The burial of Booth was quietly made, in the
presence OF Secretary Stanton, General Lafay-
cite g. Baker. and two of his officers, and Col
Benton, Commandsnt of the Arse senal: aud af-
ter the grave had been filed and a portion of
the bricks relaid over it, the windows Of the
wareroom were boarded up aud the door
locked, Secretary Stanton taking the KEY
The body Of Wirz, the Anders on Vile iliIor.
was placed in the yard adjoiaing the body 0.
Atzerodt. For some time the bodies were
allowed to remain IN this position. A wooden
fence was erected around the graves and
wooden head board, with the name OF
the person buried below, placed a.
each grave. In the fall OF 1867, when the
demolition OF the Penitentiary building
was determined on. it became necessary
to remove the bodies, and they were buried
in the warehouse known as No.
1.-THE second building below the princi.
pal ofice,) the bodies being placed under the
tagging. Mrs Suratt's was laid next to the
north wall Of the building, and the others ad.
joining in the following order Payne, Harold,
Atzer0dt, Wirtz and Booth. There the bodies
of all have remained until to-day. Since the
interment Of the remains in this house 1t has
not been used, being kept closed at all times
The locality of the last place Of burial has been
arefully con ceSlsd. .-....--
The remains Of Mrs. Surratt are to be in
TERED near this city, but. as above stated, there
will be no demonstration, whatever. Mss
Annie Surrett in anticipation of the body being
delivered to the family, arrived here last even.
Ing to be present at the reinterment. Her
brother Isaac will probably be here at the re-
m foru hp.t I'm II