Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-24

younger and liv,lier IN IN she did fifty wears
fyo.
WV. II. WEST, ESQ, Chief Clerk OF the
Treasury Department. has recovered from his
recent indis position and was at his office to-
day, though slll quite feeble.
MR. DELANO maintains a discreet silence in
| regard to his design Itiou as Commissioner of
Gternal Revenue by G neral Grant. There is
no doubt of the tact, however, though /. is not
divulged directly or Indirectly by Mr.. ID.
Hon. WM. RosE left Ottawa, Canada. on
Monday night for this city, to attend a mee..
ing es British Commissioner on the boundary
question between the United SAFES and Eng
Ia1d.
HON. d. ID. PRATT, u. s. Senior elect from
Indiana, 10 in town In view OF his physiqa-,
the new President OF the Sc iaae will proc aol-
make him Chairman of the Committee on
Weights ami Measnrs
THRBRwILDRaINs" "HuMPTY DUMrrY," with
its tricks and transform Itiols, Its fine scenic
effects, cemicai situations, and funny local
hits, Is drawing immense houses at the National
Thsate and TO use a trite but expressive
paras", ''must be seen 70 be appreciated"
port in ia sor Of the conf rmation Of NJ Pleas.
ants for Governor and Mr. Slade for Secretary
Of the Territory Of Wyoming, but is not in.
cl1ned favoTably to the other nominees for that
Territory. The two former will be confirmed,
doubtless.
IHB GREGORY COMBINATION had q fiue
house at Wallis Opera House last evening" and
the new lectures of the proeramme-the de-
va Uhoa Eaf III
the "Shadow Pantomime," &c.-a6ded greatly
to the pleasure Of the entertainment, and were
heartily applaudnd.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN Az.
FAIRS yesterday considered the Gushing Dariep
canal treaty, and came TO a favorable decision.
They Will report in favor of ratification of the
treaty. The Commi tie also had 1p the Peru
treaty CLAIMS since 1854, and the Danish trs aty,
but all these will necessarily 60 over to the
next sc ession.
IHB PRESIDENT has issued an order RETIRING
from active service verai general officer of
army, among whom are Adiu. INT General Lo-
r"n7o TbOmrs aud Payma ter General B. w
Brice. General E. ID. Townsend Assistant
Adjutant General, will no doubt be- ONE Ad-
jntant General by the re::re nent of GeneraI
Thomss.
THEt osT TTHRREoF.-The committee having
In cna rge the porchase of a res dence for Leu.
Gen. Sherman, having determin~d tb,s the
house on rect, occupi~ by Gel Grant for
the past thrSs years, would be- The most suit
able, sought an interview with Gen Grant and
ohered him Sj5tT cesh for his hoIse and
furniture. exclusive of lib-l-y, which offer
was accepted by Gen. CIR ut, aud the tr ans fer
will be me lie in the co lrse o. fewd.ys
EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF CEN. GRAFT
Some of tAe friends of Gen. Grant uroposa 10
erect an equestrian statue OF him on the sou b.
ern portlco Of the Tre1 snry Department A
model Of the statue was rec eivea here yester-
day by General Spinner. 1t was cuted by
Boston artist. A lite size would cost S35.OO1:
heroic $5O.0o0 and colossal S1J.Go0-the mate.
rial to be Of cannon captured by Grant and the
PEDESTAL OF granite.
A RUMoR is out that Col. Parker, OF General
Grants sat-. will be appointed Commissioner
of Indi:u All iirs, il he re signs his present Do
si'on iu the army. We doub. If there is much
ground for TIE report; but, being OF Iadlan
descent, eud supposed also TO take the army
view Of the question, the appointment OF Col.
Parker would eCem to be fir compromise
between the two vonfiic ling ideas upper most in
the public mind in relation to the Indian
Pre- blem.
GENERAL SHE9NAN.-L'eutenant General
W. T. Sherman WAS to leave ST. Louis this
morning with his family en- rouio for Washing
ton. The General is expected TO arrive here at
noon on Friday next with his eldest daughter,
but his family will stop IN Ohio until after the
inauguration Of General Grant. The residence
Of General Grant on i street, which has been
purchased for Gen. Sherman, with furniture,
will be thoroughly overhauled, repaired, DC.
before it is occupied by General S.
WHO Is THE HEMAN!-Representative yes Nercur.
Moorehead, and Pettis Of Pennsylvania had an
Interview with General Grant this morning
at which they expressed their granfcation that
Pennsylvania YVES to be Represented in his
Cabinet. He replied that he had already
fixed upon a gentleman from that state to a
seat in his Cabinet, and should ne not change
his mind would transmit his name to the
Senate, but until then it would not be made
public. The gentlemen selected was nos vet
aware of the fact himself, and would not be
until q day or two before his nomination, but
the people Of that State might rest assured that
their State would be represented.
GEN. GRANTS sHRADoUARTBRs.- Gen. Grant
is kept busily ENGAGE at his headquarters from
ha1f. past nine O'Clock q. m. until three or four
O'Clock p. m, two hours Of the tme-from ten to
twelve-being devoted TO the reception of yi..
itors, and during this time the recsp room
is crowded. Among the visitors there are of
course a large number Of Office seekers ana
friends of various applicants, all ANXIOUS to
get their applications in first, but they inva.
riably meet with formal reception from the
General. Not only is he importuned con.
stantly BY Office seekers, but the members of
his staff are daily receiving many letters from
parties in various parts OF the country request.
ing their influence with the General for an of.
fee. These gentlemen being officers OF the
army, pay NO attention 10 such letters, and in
no case lay them before Gen. Grant.
GenI Dent, aide-de-ca camp to General Grant,
is in great demand by aspirann for ofice, who
indulge the fond hope that he will assist them
in bringing their applications before the Pres.
ideut elect but in this they are doomed to dis.
appointment, as General ID. positively declines
to trouble General Grant with such matters.
General Grant is questioned hourly by dis
tinguished persons who call upon him, ss to
whom he has thought about for this or that
position; but he declines 70 give any informa.
ton. In fact. the members OF his staff, who are
most intimate with him, are quite as much in
the dark as anybody as 70 contemplated
appointments.
Among those who had interviews with Gen.
eral Grant this morning were Senators Ed.
munds, Howe, Cattel, Pool. Ferry, Howard,
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