Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-17

General Howard, in which It was specified
that the brick should be the patent Of which
the university is built. This suit will probably
bring out some Interesting facts connected with
The patent brick, among them written protest,
said to be signed by Prot. Looms and DIR. Sun.
deriand, in which they condemned the patent
brick. and declared the building un safe The
protest. it is alleged. has never been given TO
the public. but on the contrary efforts have
n'en made, and thus far with success, to keep
/. secret
THE NEW REGISTER or WILLs-Col. Amos
Webster, who for e long time filed the position
OF Quartermasier on the staff OF the Command
ing General, and who was recently appointed
and confirmed as Register OF Wills, entered
upon bis duties yesterday, relieving Col
. Beirne, who has filled that position for seve-
raj years past. Col. Webster engaged i'm
mediately in making himself acquainted with
the routine OF the office. and from the intelIi-
gent manner in which he entered on his duties
IL Is safe TO say that he will prove not only a
capable officer, ut,nake many lmpro yements
for the accommodation OF the puolic IN the
workings Of the Office. Col. OBJ. leaves the
office with the best wishes OF the members OF
The bar ana the public generally, who have
had business with the office during his term.
the African VI. E. Zion Church, now 10 con.
ference in this city, waited upon President
Grant this morning. headed by Bishops Jones
and Moore. They were kindly received by the
President, and an address was delivered by
Rev. w. F. Butler OF New York city, congratu.
latIng the President on his election to the posi-.
ton he now worthily fills, and thanking him
for his impartial administration of the laws;
and pledging him the support Of the colored
people. and their prayers for his success. The
President replied brieEy, thanking them for
the sentiments expressed. and said he would
endeavor to so admin lister the laws as to have
peace at home and abroad, and to do justice to
all races and colors, and If he failed it would
not be from any want of good intention on his
part. He then shook hands with each member
OF the delegation, and they Withdrew.
A CORRESPONDENT of the New York Herald
has interviewed Senator Sprague on the sub
ject OF his late startling speeches. He found
the Senator in a loose dressing gown, and lost
In thought. Near him stood tray, holding
the Senator's abstemious fare of unbuttered
toast and creamless coffee. The Senator says
that he intends to keep at his work, and not to
fold his arms and see the country 60 to the
devil. He confesses to being crazy in the
sense that all great reformers are crazy
He is not bidding for the Presidency,
and would not take it unless he was per.
mitted to appoint whom he chose to office.
In big bundle Of letters asking for copies of
his late speeches, only two came from Rhode
Island, where he said the truth about the great
family monopoly was unpalatable. He was
very uncomplimentary to his fellow Senator's,
styling MIR. Warner a "puke," Mr. Cattell a
"mutton.h head" Mr.. Sherman q telegraph
n on In olu
was going home to recuperate this summer,
and when Congress assemblies, his voice would
again be heard "about the ears of those leIlows
up there at the Capitol"
THE EHUEDRED AND FIFTY WEEPING SISTERS
IN THE VALLEY OF HUMILIArIoN.-The follow.
ing extract from a letter by o lady fex.clerk,
OF Washington TO a friend abroad, shows that
he female clerks who have received yellow
envelopes bear decapitation with a certain
sprigh'ly philosophy that their male fellow
sufferers are not apt 10 show:
WASHINGTON, April I6th.-Ay Dear Friend.
Weeks and months have passed since We have
heard from you: i would have written before
but it seems as though there was little In com.
mon between us, now that you are STEPPED in
The wonders Of nature andart In the old world
Still know 1t is not so, and that the details OF
our dull prosaic life will touch responsive
chord In your heart, and even in Paris you
Will gladly read few pages Of good own
mother tongue, and turn from Vanity Fair to
commune with the poor pilgrims still in the
Slough OF Despond. One Of them is now pass.
ing through the "Falley Of Humiliation" with
long train Of weeping sisters behind her. OR
to speak more plainly, one hundred and fifty
Of the Treasury Department, and among them
your correspondent. My advice to you is to
remain in la belle France, under the despotic
full. Being unfortunately a woman, I could
not fight and die for my country; but
could all the soldiers under my care in the
military military hospital, ' during me war, form
rescue, and restore my place at the point
OF the bayonet. All my patriotic poetry
SISTER Carrie" Louisiana" "The Two
kings" and "Fort Sumpter''-are forgotten by
an ungrateful Government, now that its hour
of need is passed. Seriously speaking, We're it
not for my invalid sister and her two childrer,
resigned 10 my loss. l had intended to edu-
cate Howard and have HIM with me next
winter, but Providence, l trust, will pro-
vide. There are many cases OF extreme
distress among the removals OF widows
with children who have NO other earthly
home. i wish Mr.. Boutwell, would secure a
place for them in that "HOle in the Heavens"
to which he consigned a distinguished ps rson.
age last summer. we would all be thankful for
such retreat. Greeley think that Department
life is an admirable training for farming. Con-
gress might give tract OF land to be Settled
by these ladies. should like to run moving
machine. .or, like Ruth, CLEAN in the wheat.fields
and perhaps meet a "Boaz'' there. He cer-
tainly does not belong to the fossil life indigo.
nous to Washington, and this Department-life-
the lowest round in the ladder for q m1n-is ali
that the women can aspire to. When we vote.
we will have three ladies in the Cabinet and
turn one.hah Of the men from the Depart
ments and inquire into the character of the rest
Washington will be like the new Jerusalem
then, with streets Of gold; and the desert ana
solitary place will blossom as the rose. "May
we be there to see."
COEFIRNATIONs AND X - RJRCTIoNs.-TheS Sen.
ate yesterday confirmed the following nomina.
tions:
Andrew g. Curtin, Minister to Russia; Thos.
II. Nelson, OF Indiana, Minister to Mexico,
Ministers Resident-Robert q. Kirk, of Ohio
to the Argentine Republic: Ebenezer ID. Bas.
eett. (colored,) of Pennsylvania, at Hayti; Leo.
pold Marbreit, Of Ohio, at Bolivia ConsuIs
General-Freeman H. Morse, Of Maine, at Lis.
bon; Thomas b. Van Buren, Of New Jersey, At
Florence; J. Meredith, Reed, jr., of New York
At Parls; William A. Dart, OF New York, for
the British North American Provinces. Also
Charles A. Dana, to be appraiser OF merchan.
disc at New York. There were also confirmed
Q number Of consuls, postmasters, and eolIec.
tors and assessors of internal revenue, and sew.