Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-05

GEN. ]. BANKHBAp MAeRUpSa is at the
Owen House.
EvARxsro LARocHs is coming to Washing.
ton am ba IS ador Z on Hayu.
TIE United States Supreme Uourt will sd
journ on the Is h instant unut October.
MR.. FREDERICK DOUGLASS decliaes the
Hay tien Mission upon the two.fo ground
that he cannot afford TO take il, and prefers to
twsil in the land of his birth.
JuDsR CARTER ha, left u ncinnati for thi
city with petition for the release OF ths F-u-
ian General Halpn, now coufiaed in British
prison.
SURGEON ID. 5. EDWARDS is appointed Pres.
ident and Surgeon Geoi g Clymer member Of
Medical Boa. d To- the physical examination of
Officers for promotion.
Both HOUSES OF COkGRnss, on SATURDAY.,
agreed to the resolutsols providing for an ad.
journment. on Saturday, next. rhe Senate will
probably remain in session to act upon the
nomir ations before 1t.
BRRvRr MAJOR 0sNvaAL w. L. ELLIorr
Lieutenant Colonel lst United states Cavalry,
has been ordered BY the Secretary Of War to
report to the Commanding General Of the
Lakes for assignment to duty.
THE TENURR-o1-OPpICs BILL A LAw.-Tbe
President to-day signed the act modifying the
tenure. .of.office bill, and noine the House of
bis approval thereof. The oil now goas to the
Stste Department for record, having become
law.
THR WAYS AND MEANS CoMMITrIB have
decided to make tour through the country
duriHg the coming recess OF Congress, and will
investigate the ahairs OF the various Gus.
TOM houses, particularly ct New York and
San Francisco.
GHNBRAL LoNGsTRBRT, who was on Satur.
day confirmed by the Senate as Surveyor Of the
Port Of New Orleens, was at the Treasury De-
partment to-day, and had an interview with
the Secretary. Subsequently he called ON the
Secretary Of War, and remained with him
about fifteen minutes.
WANT WoRK.-Mr. Rice the Superintendent
Of the Treasury Building, has about two thou
sand applications for positions as laborers a.
the Treasury Department, although there are
but twenty appoiu tments to be made. Four.
ffihs OF the applications are from coiored
persons.
REDUCTION OF FoRCR.-In the appropriation
OF scrubbers and sweeps in the Treasury d.
partment was reduced about one. half, hence
there will be a large number Of females, most
of whom are colored, discharged before the
Goth of June next.
THE EIGHT-HoUR LAw.-The statement tina,
Attorney General Hoar has given an opinion
reversing the decision Of ex.Attorney General
Evarts on the eight hsur law, is without any
foundation, as the question has never been
before the present Attorney General for an
oplDien.
HON. DANIEL PRATT, the great Areric,n
rraveler and standing candidate for the Presi-
dency, 10 in town. He will run In 1874 ag aiu
but asks us to keep dark about it, as the fac,
might prejudice him with the President,
NUNS the word. II he can get the floor OF toe
House, he proposes to deliver his famous lee
ture on 1.-The Animal Vegetable and Minera
Kingdoms, and FISH"
THE GOvRRHMINT has received informa.
tion rom New Orleans that an expedition is
about to sail for Cuba TO join the insurrection-
ary army. The expedition is understood to
have been organized by Gen. Steadman, who
ii will be rememb bered, visited Cuba about a
month since, ard it is supposed made all the
necessary arrangements for the landing OF
American recruits. The Navy Department hss
sent special instructions to Admiral Hot 20 ir.
tercept them.
MIR. MORTON introduced in the Senate this
MOI ming bill in relation to brldgss over the
OHIO river, which authorizss the Secretary Of
War, with the approval OF the President, to
appoint Board of Scientific Engineers, OF not
less than fye nor more than seven, who shall
report to Congress the proper width Of spans
in railroad bridges across the Ohio river, and
until some action shall be taken by Congress no
bridge shall be erected Of less span than four
hundred feet.
TnKSENATB PACIFIC RAILROAD COMMITTEE
report in favor Of allowing the stockholders OF
the Union Pacific Railroad to hold meeting
in the city OF Washington on the Both day OF
April, 1869, to elect a Board of Directors for
the ensuing year; and authorizing the stock.
holders at that meeting to establish their gen.
eral office at such place in the United States as
they may select. This will take them out OF
the clutches Of Jim Fisk and his New York
strikers.
PERsONAL.-Senors Jose M M. T., and Ri.
cardo Cazenora, NJ. Foxa, Z. Villarerde, and
Domingo Garcia, Of Cuba, b. Mitre y Veda
of the Argentine Legation, Hon. A. w. Randall.
OF Wis Gov Flanders, Of La, and Genral ].
+. Mulford, Of Richmond, are at WilIard's.
'.'.Hon. w. E. Niblack OF Ind, General g. X.
Warren, U. s. A., 2elr Admiral God IN, ". s
NJ, and Samuel Sherman Of New York, with
Jose X. Possoe and Sonora de Miranta d.
Calas. from Cuba, are at the Ebbitt. ....Hon
Ignatius Donpelly of NJ nn.. is at the St. James
THE USUAL number Of visitors were at the
White House TO-DAY, and among those who
had interviews with the President were Sen.
ators Hamlip, Sherman, Trumbull, Harlan,
Pomeroy, Morton, Nye. Fenton, Howe, Viii.
liams, Chandler and Spencer, and Representa-.
tives Logan, Eggleston. and Speaker Blame.
At three O'Clock delegation Of citizens OF bal.
more were admitted to an interview, the char.
acter OF which did net transpire. All the mem
bers of the Cabinet called on the President
during the day, but not in body, and there
was no special meeting for conference.
By DETECTION OF The SECRETARY OF WAR
Brevet Oaptain Lsvi r. Burnett, I'd Lieuten.
ant aSth United S'ases Infantry, has been Re.
lieved rom duty In the Bareau OF Refugees,
Free dmen and Abandoned Lands, and wii
proceed without delay 70 join his regimen in
the DE- pertinent Of The Platte.
TIE RDCxyPTs OF CUSTOMS at the Treasury
Department, for the week ending March 3Oth
were-From Boston, s63s, ,isl.7l; New York.
o. as0sO0sl: Philadelphia, es0s,s7l O.; Bslti.
-. $50 ..,< "A. neisco nSln "a,