Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-27

the Navy, recently returned to the United
States in the U. s. S Nipsic, under the charge
OF disooedience o: orders. &c. The Court Will
be composed of the following named officers,
viz Captain II. X. Davenport. President;
Commanders John Lee Davis. A. w. Weaver,
j Young, A. w. johnson; Surgeons L. J. Will
liams and ID B. Bannan, and John w. Bell.
EsQ., Judge Advocate.
TEE AGsNTs OF TEE CUBAN GovRaNMRNT
HERK.-Ths differences existing between senior
l. mus ana the Cuban Junta in New York
have virtually been settled, il is said, by an
OFF, from Lemus to transfer the duties of his
Office of chief representative of the revelation
lists TO Senor Marcias, so far as they pertain to
the organization aud fitting out of expeditions,
buy ing arms, g.. Senor Lemus Wa, how.
ever, continue 10 act as the diplomatic agent
o: the Cespedes government. This c,mpro.
mise. IL is understood, is acceptable TO both
parties.
THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON RErRsNCKwRNT
who have concluded their investigation O,
matters in the New York Custom II luse-in.
cluding Senstors Patterson, Schurz, Thu rman,
aud Representatives Walker, Sheldon,
Jenckes, Reading, and Ben'on-will leave New
Iorh on the lst Of August for San Francisco,
where they will spend a week investigating
the committee that each member shall pay his
own expenses. so that the trip will cos. the
Government nothing. The railroad companies
have placed Psllman car at the disposal Of
the committee, and will take them through
without change from New York to San Fran.
cisco. The entire committee is going.
WAsHINGToNIANs IN SALT LAKE CRY
On our second page will be found a very in
dominion, in letter from the editor of this
paper, who stopped at Salt Lake City few
days on his way to san Francisco The Des.
eret Ncws, the Mormon organ, of the l9sh inst
contained the following notice of portion of
the Washington party who called upon the
editor of that paper:
In 7oun.-We bah a very Interesting visit
this morning from Crosby Noyas Esq, and
5. II. kaufman, Esq editors and par, propri-
etors OF the Washington EvsNISG STAR and
j. II. Eamsdell, Esq Washington correspond.
ent OF the New York Tribune. who are en- route
Tor San Francisco. The y feel themselves amply
repaid for their v. it aud regre, that the want
or time prevents them from making a longer
stay and seeing more OF the city an 1 surround.
ing country.
LIGHT HousEs.-The Congressional appro.
priation OF Sl,300,eo7, f,r the support OF the
Light mouse Board, erection and repair of light.
houses, &C., for the present fiscal year, is now
available. 1t provides for the cree! lion of light.
houses at the following points, and they will
be constructed as speedily as possible: Halt
Way Rock, Casco bay, Maine; Plum Island,
Cape Hatteras, Oat Island, Poin. aux Herbes
Timbalier, Shell Keys, at the rs wash" Texas:
Grand river, Lake Eric, Cleveland, Ohio.
Spectacle Rect, Lake Huron, Portage river,
Lake Superior, Eagle river. Lake Superior.
On the 1st Of January there were on the Allan.
AMI
States 3sG lighthouses. lighted beacons, and
noatlng lights, and of the same establishm
On the northern and northwestern lakes there
l2i making in all 5D7. The number or light.
housekeepers, not including assistants, is $50.
THE CITY COUNCrLs.-Want of space pre-
vents our making the usual abstract OF the
Council proceedings last night The Board of
Aldermen had another pro,ra cted session, last.
ing until after one O'Clock a. m About sixty
nominations by the Mayor were confirmed
mcst OF them unanimously. and In only two
cases was any opposition made to the ma mes sent
in. Mr.. Moore opposed the nomination of Mr
J. e. Brawner, Sc xton Easts I'm Burial Ground.
because he was not q resident of the city, but
as the onice Is OF ne Importance and has no
pay attached 1t was decided by the majority
to Lot make the nomination an exception, and
1t was therefore confirmed. In the case of
Mr Bliss, the late Surveyor. who was nomi.
mated for Superintendent OF Sewers, Carriage.
ways, &c, protest from Major W. H. Morse
against the confirmation was presented, and
during the controversy which ensued, in
which Messrs. Connolly and Moore partici.
pated, some harsh language was used, and
very unpleasant feeling melted. A detailed
report OF what took place will be found in our
report Of the proceedings. A great deal of I'M
nm lei moi
Is noticed in our regular report.
INJUSTICE TO GOVERNMENT ENPLoYRRs,-
We are glad that attention is at last being called
to The defects in the system OF oilecting In.
come taxes from Government employees both
IN the civil and military service, by which
such employees have paid INTO the Treasury
at least twenty million dollars since the pass.
age OF the income tax act more than they are
legally required to do by the revenue laws,
This is done by deducung the income tax from
army and navy officers and civil employees at
the time OF the paymen, of tneir monthly sal.
aries: without giving them the opportunities
which other income tax payers have OF making
deductions for house rent, losses in business.
&c. 1t Is further claimed that the system is
wrong because, as has frequently happened
this year, Government employees discharged
before completing a years work ami before
receiving the $1,000 exempted by law, are uu.
able to obtain employment for the remainder
OF the year. They have nevertheless paid the
pro rata monthly tax, wheE in fact they are
not, under the law, required to p1y any tax
whatever.
DEATH OF COLLECTOR FLYNr The Col.
lector OF Internal Revenue of this District.
Horatio s. Flynt, died at O'Clock this moraing
at his resinence, No. 33i New York avenue,
between Sth and 10th streets. He had been sub.
ject to hemorrhages Of the lungs for some years,
and was taken with one last Friday, which
prostrated him. but he was not thought to be
dangerously ia till last night, when he grew
suddenly worse. He leaves wife and one
child q little girl Of two years.
Mr.. Flynt was a native Of Ohio, AMI was a.
years Of age. He held various Positions of
trust, mostly in banks or hnanclal institutions
in his native State. and came to this city in
1865, TO accept the position Of Cashier Of the
First National Bank here. This position he
teld till last April. when by the advice Of his
friends, and in order to stay, II possible, the
ravages Of consumption, by enjoying q more !
active outdoor Life. he applied for the Collse.
torship of Internal Revenue OF this Dis,ricr, |
and received the appointment on the 18th Of |
April last.
HIS death took his many friends hers by sur.
prise, as he was SO recently seen on the street
apparently in as vigorous health as ever. His