Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-20

TIE OURsTroS oF Cotton ASo rBE lNACav-
RATION BALL.-A sogor~d msn. Y =. Richard
son. u this city. has &C -ss~ed a note 90 Mayor
Bowen. ss chairman OF he com nittee on TIE
sale o; iicLets for the IGaugura'ion Ball. stating
that number OF has friends from Philadel-
ph'S and New York would be here on ne an
OF March, and ASKS whether any dIsnncnon on
account of co'or O. be made an the sale .
tickets, Mayor Bowen ;his morning addressed
hIm reply,sn which ne sAys"thai any person %
respectable character snd standing in this
commonly who applies and paws for a ;lcker
10 he lnaugurauon Bzll, 70 oe held an ne
porth wing of the Treasury Department. WILL
not o. denied. AZ least 80 Ear as nv action IL
concerned. The question " color never having
sriSen In the committsr I cannot OF course de-
cIce for hem .
"DINos," the correspondent - the Boston
A6r,TgiS,r writes: The New Workers Ar, over
here IN full force 20 d. wha' they can % A.d
General Grant IN selecting rs cabinet M,st
ci them are OF The Fenton stripe poIiticaIly. ana
they pressut General SIekl-s tor ne War De-
Parunent on one hauG, and John Cochrane for
the Attorney -Cieneral's Office ON the other
They have not yet Ventared 20 lay their csse
before GensraI Grant, and are n good deal
troubled by a rumor or the impression that
Judye PTrrreroint ~ the coming man fsr The
cabIns, from their Siaie. EX-CSovernor FIsh
and Mr Evarts for the SfAte Department. and
SPECIAL Commissioner Wells and Henry Cl.ws
The banker, for the Treasury Department are
tee other names mentioned IN connection with
he cabinet from New NorE. but nobody pre-
tends 10 know anything about the matter"
STEAMER CoLFAN's RECEPrIoN-rh. r.si-
dence oi :, eaker Coliax was again crowded
las evening by a brilliant assemblage q trs
mos distinguished citizens of and solouru.
IN The Federal Metropolis, and from Ugh,
eleven O'Clock there was n constant stream
visitors arrIy nc and departing. Mr.. aud -
ColfaN were assisted IN receiving by Mrs.
Miss Matthews, mother and sIster o;
Speaker. Among those who called Were
retary and Mrs. McCniioch. Second ASS
Postmaster General Mcclellan and Mr.
Lellan, Capt Morris OF the Navy. Rev
Butler, Dr. Peter Parker. Senators Sew
Cole. aud others; Representatives. DtN
Banks, Buckley. Han, Fox, Hslsey, ElhOJt of
Arkansas, DonnellN. Connell, chr. Roots,
Pruyn, Pom.roy, Moore, Perham, Mckee.
Knott, McCormick, kellogg. Washburne of
Indiana, Van Horn of New York, Van Aernam,
Taffe, Tiff, and others, most of them accom-
panied by LADIES': Baron Gsrolt, PrussIan Mn
lister; Gems. Badeau, Walker, &C.
THE PRESIDENT this afternoon notified he
Senate that the following bills had become
laws without the signature of the ENeeunye.
by reason of the expiration OF the ten days al
lowed by law tor MIN 20 return the same WIN
objections having expired:
Bill for the temporary relief of the poor and
destitute people in the District OF CoIunoia
This bill, IL Will be remembered, approprIa,es
5000.
Resolution respecting the Provisional Cow
ernments OF Virginia, Mississippi and Texas.
This ioint resolution provides for the remoy-
al Of all persons now holding civil offices m
Virginia, Texas, or Mississippi who cannot
take the oath as prescribed by the act % July
"a, Is62. and authorizes the District command
ers TO NIL the vacancies created by he removal
OF such persons.
Resolution relative 20 the recent contra =. to-
stationery for the Depsr-m -ment OF the Interior.
The above hills We're presented - ne f-.-s.-
dent ON the 6:h instant.
THE SECRETARY oF THE TREASURY has tn-
structsd the Solicitor OF that Impairment ,
take the necessary steps u secure tne enforce
msnt Of the l2th section OF the ac' 0: Igly N.
le,-. against the pilots OF the steamers Wares
States and Ameuca. because OG The - en-
collision between these VS. ssels, which resulted
in so large loss OF life.
The section referred 10 prov das that every
captain, engIn. er. pilot. OF Other per~ suS
ylOyed on board Of any sfessnbOat Or vessel
propelled in whole OF ia part bN steam. Oy
Whose mecOnduct, negligence, OT tn2--en'lJl
TO hls or tbelr respective du'Ies. tnr llf. Of ANY
pei on hoard OF SAID vessel NAV ~ ,l... roy
and urOn con vIctiOn thereof before aav ,,Ircut-
Court IN the IaItsi S.Hfss. shall ne -sH-sEc@d
10 confinement at hard labor tor a ps.iDd - no
more than ten years.