Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-13

resume her perforInaE ces on the 23d inst.
TEE WHITE HoUsE was visited To-day by a
number of ef,szens and strangers, seeking in-
terviews with the President. Secretary Mccall
}cch vas with the Presiden; for some time.
A THOROUGHLY rehaole gentlemen. wao
brsakfa-red with Grant the Other day. CAM
away full OF wsires ana nc Cao.Eet iEiorma-
tion 20 speak Of
ELIzABETH CADY STANTON tells the Revoiu-
thai Hon sam Cary has speaking eyes"
They do say tha; Samuel's wink is peculiarly
sly.
THE Springfield R.pAhiieoE thinks Mr.. Colfa&
is about the only person whose conduc; in the
Congressional muss OF Wednesday was such
ss to increase his reputation Tor sense, firm
ness, and presence OF mind.
PERsoSAL.-Dr. LerwIch. Representative
elect from the Memphis district. is In town, al
the Metropolitan and Hon. Jenn Greiner, OF
Ohio, editor, poet and statesman, is al the Ssa-
ton House.
THERE WAS A RuNoR current in New York
on Thursday thai ex-Collector Callicot, con-
yicted and imprisoned for frauds on the reve-
nue., had been psrdoned by the President, but
the report could not be traced to an authentic
source.
HON. A. n. STEPHENS pronounces entirely
without foundation the statements made by T.
A Pollard in magazine article a couple of
months ago IN regard TO the flight Of JEFF. Da-
Wis. Between his friends and his enemies, Pol
lard is having pretty hara time of it.
THE PRESIDENT to-day sent 20 the Senate
the following nominations: Louis Dent, to be
Minister 10 Chill, in place of Jndson Kilpat.
rick. John T. Nagie, TO be Secretary of Lega-
iIon at Chill Judge Dent is a resident OF this
city and brother Of Mrs. General Grant.
In TIE United States Circuit Court of Viz
ginia. held at Richmond, a NOTE proseq,d has
been entered by direction OF Attorney General
Evsrts in the indictment against DIR. Cornelius
Boyle, Of this city, for participation IN the late
rebellion; also, in the indictment against Rob-
Culd.
MR. JOHN T. Ford denies the report circu
lated a few days ago thar ne and some Others
had applied for the remains of the assassin
Booth, in order that they m ght be properly
inferred in some regular burying ground He
says such an application has never been con-
tempiaied by the parties named.
In THE UNITED STATES SUPRENR CoURr
yesterday. p. Philips. ESQ, moved for wis
Arnold, in pursuance OF the pet tions filed sew
eral days since. Attorney General Evar,,
stated thar he had been served with notice o,
the motions but should regard them sz ,.ari
unless the court directed Ectce 20 be served o.
him. Here the matter Tested.
The FOLLOWING CONvsR ALTON is reported
between two irreveTenI little boys in the street.
OF Portland. Me-:-.-Johnny. do yoa see thu;
,rt
~Ycu bet-who is hel' "Tha,'s Pitt Fessen-
den" Who is be-" Hes the man that k-pt
EN- from hanging the Pre- ident. Zen EutIsr
ana mis- fellers were going 20 string Andy John
son night up in the Capitol. when Fessenden
pulled ont a big butcher knife and swore they
shoGldn't do IL unless they walked through hira
SO they quit."
TEE AIRLINE RAILROAD BILL passed the
House last night by yea and nav vote of IO1
10 s.. Messrs. Barnes, OF New York, and
Hotch kiss, Cf Connecticut, Were the only two
Democrats voting tO- the bill. Among the Re-
publIcans who voted against il were Baldwin
and Butler, OF MassaChusetts. Dawes, of Mass
achusetrs, Hulburd, of West Virginia, Kelley
and O-Neill, Of Pennsylvania, Poland, of YER
mont, Prioe, of Iowa, ard Woodbridge, OF ' er-
mont AL the Maryla land delegation present
voted negatively. MIR. Mccullough, who has
We Learn. by a circular from Lewis McKsn-
zis. President OF the Alexandria, Loudon, aad
Hampshire Railroad Company, that the Presi-
dent and Directors Of that Company propose
ooldng = conference with the citizens Of Wash
ington and Georgetown on Thursday. Febru-
ary 18th, at II O'Clock a. m, Il; the Board oc
Trade Room, No. Market Spa. Washington
CITY, with the view OF calling the attention. OF
h.
arce OF the road 10 their interests, and OF H.
vl1Dg their cooperation IN Its extension we,g-
ws-d TO the coal a !d>, connecting al WincGes-
ter with the railroads through the Valley of
Virginia already bailt or N process. OF cOustruc-
sIon- Maps Will be exh oIted. showing -.
route and connections OF the road, and piana-
mons gwen We trust there Will be a full al
tndacce by cur business men. The District IS
now pretty thoroughly awake TO the necessity
for improved railrosd facili,ies and soIhsthinS
practicable may be developed in ,his eonnee-
tIcn frot1 the conference proposed.
SPEAKER CoLFAX's residence, opposite Ia
fayette Sqnare. was last night crowded with
large and brilliant assemblage as any
which gathered within its walls previous u
the lenten season Mr.. and Mrs. q were as
sisted in recesying by Mrs. and Miss Msttnews,
mother and sister Of the Speaker. Mrs. Colfax
was tastsfuliy attired in q rIch rose colored
SATIN, with point applique trimmings and cash
of same material as the dress; hair ornamentei
with pearl cSmb. Mrs. Matthew'S wore a
rIch chameleon sIlk, trimmed with folds CT
lavender color satin, black la point, and head
dress OF point applique and artificial flowers.
Miss Matthews WOKE white silk, trimmed with
narrow folds Of green SATIN; hair dressed with
spray cf white flowers and pearl comb
Among the distinguished persons present
were Senator Wilson and wife. Senators Nor
rIll. Of VT, kellogg, Harris, and others Post
master General Randall, Mayor Bowen aad
wife, General Miehler- Marshal Gooding
General Dent, Major Bridges, Representative
Halsey, CHIT, Julian, Van wyck, DAVIS
welker. Butler, OF Tenn, Sypher, Coburn
Ferry, SheIla6arger, Prince, Williams, OF Ind
Roots, Stewart, Van Aernam, Flanders, ard
others; Commissioner Cox, Hon ID. A. Wells
Hon ) :. Tobsy. and w. Waiting. OF Boston,
Judge Sabine, Of Texas. &c., &e
SENTENCED TO rE BRApDsD.-Private VIM
X. Shelton, o. Company L, SD United states
infantry, on Trial before military court-martisl
atHGnIsVIlIe, AIabamS--charged with forcioly
entering the house OF Mr. J. l. MOultrie, of
Union Springs, Alabama, and, besides taking
Mr.. NJ under arrest, robbng him OF 500 IN
money, one golc watch, and one reyolysr-nAs
Been found guilty and sentenced 70 forfeit AL