Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-01

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| and in some cases deductions have been made
| AID are still made, from the pay of those wh ,
| work eIght hours per day, by certain agents OF
| The uNprLmsnt. They state the Atorue.
| Gene AIS opinion does not -lucidate the mean
| irE OF Tie law, aud therefore ask tha; an ex
| pianatOry act may be passed.
! GEN. GRA>TON CUBAN AFFArRs-Hs IA
! voRs THE RECOGNITION OF THE INDKPEND.
| LNUE OF CUBA.-On Saturday, General Van
| Allen, formerly of General H1oksr's stsf tuu
IN command at Yorktown,) wno has recentI,
| arrived from Cuba, had an interview with
| General Grant IN behalf of the Cuba ravoIn.
tioni-ts, who wished him to urge upon tn
| President-sIect and upon Leading members q
| Congress the necessity of giving them
| some encouragement in their efforts l.,
| Tree Cuba. General Grant replied thu
| the Cubans not only had his earnest
sympathy, but he was Opposed to give them the
| more substantial suppor' of Official recognition
Spain, by her unfrendly course to Us during
the rebellion, bad relieved us Of any obi satior
| to consider her interests in the matter H..
| favored the resolution offered ny Sens tor Sher.
| man Saturday Light, authorizing the Presireu,
OF the United States to ackno W ledge the nde.
pendencs Of Cuba when in his judgment IL
would be proper.
NOVEL USE FOR THE TsLRGRAPH-As the
| dancing at the coming Inauguration Ball Is to
be in tour different rooms and on different
| noors OF the Treasury building, and rs a single
| programme is to be observed in the order OF
| dancing and selections Of music, it became a
| question how to secure uniformity of time.
etc To accomplish this, telegraph wires have
| been introduced into the several ball room. m.,
| and the master Of ceremonies will commuui.
1 cato his orders simultaneously to each by cleo
tricity, thus preventing that confusion which,
without such precaution, might produce tae
effect OF "sweet bells tangled, harsh, aud out
| Of tune"
The use Of the lightning illustrates at on ce
the adaptability of science To the wants OF every
| day lie and the extent and completeness OF the
arrangements for the coming ovation.
a MORNING CONTEMPORARY, in its list of the
Forty.frst Congress, puts down John N hood
! win as Delegate from Arizona. Thus is An
error, as that Territory will be represented ~
the next Congress by Hon. X lchard q. NJ Cor.
mick' the late Govsrnor. Mr.. Mccormick, a
| Young man of fine abilities, was appointed
Secretary of the Territory of Arizona by Pres
icent Lincoln, Hon. John N. Goodw win bling
Governor. Subsequently, Governor GOODWIN
was elected Delegate to Congress, and Mr Nc.
| Cormick became Governor. From then unt 4
| now he hes discharged the uiies of his Off -.
| win great acceptance TO the people, having
| been repeatedly honored with votes of conf
| deEce aid esteem by the Territorial Lsgisla.
lures, and ne has now been chosen to represe n t
| thst Terri ory in Congress. Knowing some.
| thing OF his capacity and energy, and the Wide
inhu'hce ne already wields. We shall be grea y
surprised II he does not iii u large sphar, of
usefulness IN the future.
AN AUCTION SALE of much more than ordi
| nary interest takes place IN New York AT The
looms o: Lsav VIII Sirebeigh a Go On tn. even
'nes OF Thursday and Friday next, being fh-
1 sale OF the Effects OF the late Mr.. E. Ipu'Z.
oSether with a num her of paintings contributed
| for tie benefit of his widow by tn. Artists
Mutual aid Society. of which he was mam.
| Der and also ether pictures presented to Ms
Lexpressly for this sale, by eminent artists
ihe catalogue otmprnas book, painting
| sketches, drawings, antique furniture, and
rare and curious collection OF primitive war
| implements, armor, costumes, &c., with pic.
lures by the brothers Hays, Dursnd, Eastman
Johnson. Weir, Brown, De Haas, Il ford, Guy.
barley. Beard, Irving, Colmau, Huntington.
McEntee, Ehninger, Ksnsett, Baker. Cisilear.
Homer, TAFT Rothermel, Gray, wnittredgs,
Lang, etc, etc.
The sale Will doubtless attract much at,an.
tlor, both on account of tn. quality Of the pie
lures offered for sale, the extent and variety
OF the collection OF objects of art he eongnz TO the
gifted and distir guished artist for the benef, of
whose heirs the sale is made. We shall ba
greatly surprised If some of them do not com.
10 Washington, where he was 50 Well known
and so highly appreciated.
GENERAL GRANTS HEADeuARrKR's-T
m hsr rrf via ~ ~
quarters THIS morning was larger than ever
before.-a continual stream passing IN AMI
out from ten until twelve o'clock. Lieutenant
General Sherman arrived AT the ofi &c about ten
O'Clock and was with General Grant all of ths
forenoon.
d Southern delegation of Representatives IN
congress, consisting of Messrs. B. J.. White
more Of :. C., Mckee Of KY, kellogg of Ala
Kitchen OF West Va, Blackburn OF La, ,B,y.
den OF N. C., Hamilton of Fla, Boles OF ARK,
and Arnel Of Tenn, mad an intervi-4 with
the General shortly after ten O'CLOCK The
chairman Of the d.legation-Mr Wnittemora-
stated they had called to make known 20 the
General the confidence OF the loyal people OF
the South in his administration, and to acquaip,
him with the condition OF affairs and wants of
the people in those States, and their indulgence
OF The hope that this section would be remem.
bered by him In the selection of his Cabinet
General Grant in his reply stated he was glad 70
receive them, and assured them that under MS
administration he would endeavor to have
anairs satisfactorily conducted In the South. I'm,
gave no intmation as TO " hat his in ten ton WA
IN reference to a member of the Cabinet from that
section. He stated that military matters in
the South would be changed, and command
ers assigned to duty there who were in sym.
pathy with the administration. In replv "a 81
question as to whether Gen. Sheridan would ha
placed in command at New Orleans. he stataa
that that officer would PROBABLY remain for the
present in the West, where he had been so suc.
essful in queliing the Indian disturbances a
conversation between the General and mem.
bers Of the delegation then ensusd. duriny
which they spoke Of Messrs. Cresswell OF
Maryl land, or Maynard OF Tennessee, a. suita.
BILE persons for Cabinet positions. but distinctly
stated TO the General that it was no, their I'm.
tentlon to dictate to him in regard to selecting
his Cabinet, Dut merely 10 suggest the names n,
psrst ps who would be acceptable as South ,ru
Il, ,publieans.
Next came q Missouri delegation, headed by
Gen. X T. Van Horn, Col. Geo. W. Andsrson
Gen. Pile and Mr. Stover, Representatiye YES IN
Congress, with q number Of prominent, Mis-.
souriant, v no called 10 pay their respects L,
Gen. Grant, and were cordially received.
Among the other visitors were Senators elect
HamIin, of Me-, and Foreman, OF West Va.
and Jos hua Hill, Of Ga; Senators Ste and