Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-20

source to-day were s2GO.lei 6t.
GOV. FsNTOS will be the first SsnatOr from
he State OF New York whose residence WAS
7est o. Auourn.
ATrKR DARE is drawing good houses q, the
National Theatre, and the play is pa on he
s'IGe In very effective manner.
GOV. fESToN, u. :. Senator cleo from NV
House. from Ono ara coIsins
PAREPA-RosA' MATINEE To- MORROW. and
Concert IN The evening, VIII dOub .ss ne
crowded, and those who have not secured their
seas should do 30 AZ once.
GcvrRNoR RURNsInE. of Eaode Island, has
Just written = la''er declining under any CIR
eum,rsnces To be a candidate for reelection 20
he Office he has filed three successive years
SMITH Is N TOwS.-A Washington CORES
pondenr last night sent n messenger 70 VII
Ia.ds' HOtei 10 inquire IL Mr.. Smith. of Boston.
vas there. and received the that five
Boston Smiths We're registered there. .WaIch
particular Smith did he wish 20 see -
JOHN \. GRIsWOLD, ESD. ot New York.
gave a dinner Monday night. at Which General
Gram, Speaker COlfaX, Attorney General
Evarts, Seuators Sumner. Cnnkling, Nye, and
Representatives Schenck and Hooper We're
present.
DOS PIATT, OF the Cincinnati Coptrr.r.frl
sayS that making New Year calls in this
cry. his name was so tran sformed by he ser
wants al one place that he was announced 10
he lady of the house as "Damned Pirate An
ONO paper, commenting on this circ umstance,
says The darkey evidently knew him.
correspondent writes US that the picture
styleC the Cavalry Picket, referred TO IN this
colnmn few days ago, is not original, but is
copy slightly modified in trIfiing appendages
OF mountain scene from the Alps, published
III 1855, with other stddIes Ill colored crayon,
in the Album OF Ferrugio.'
NR. THAYER introduced IN the Senate this
morning, bill TO incorporate the Cosmopoll-
IAN Fire and Marine Insurance Company of
Washington. ID. e.. II names as corporators
Vim. ii. Peirce, X o. a dams, Chas. l.. Miller,
and their successors. with a capital stock OF
SJ,tO,tU0 in fifty thCU CUsand shares OF 500 each
G2SYEAL GRANT, accompanied by his lady
and General Dent will leave here tomorrow
morning tor Baltimore. where the General
viii attend the annual meeting of the Trustees
OF the Peabody Educational Fund. he beiLg
member of the Board. While in that CITY he
VIII be the guest of William r. Albert. Esq
a II-yiIusiy announced, aud VIII return herr
on saturday abe ~ noon.
THE HOUSE CONNiTTEE on Posi- OFFICES
AND Posi- ROADS thi- morning continued the
hearing OF parties Interested in uuiting the
Post once Dspartman, with The telegraph
under the ball advocated BY Mr.. Hubbard OF
Boston. Chauncy Smith, Esq OF that city
yar
lie COMMITTEE, in favor of the bill, aud con
eIuaed his argument this morning.
The WAsHINGToN correspondent OF the
>priHeE,i Republican says - Senator II ,rIan
showed con siderable feeling in his personal
explanation. 1t is conceded by his friend> thai
he would have done better 10 have omitted the
epIihs's he applied 10 Gen. Eoynton, of the
Cincinnati Gd-ets, who i one of the b+st spncl-
Of his class IN Wa>blngton.' Tne cor.
respondents generally take up the cudgeI IN
behalf Of Gen. Boynion.
kBoRGANIZATION OF ARMY DFFICEs.-In
The SeLate, this morning. Mr. Wilson intro
duced bill 10 reorganize the general Oil ces of
he army, which realms the General. At the
same pay makes three Lieutenant Generals,
Al reduced pay; nine Major Generals. at re-
iuCed pay: a.bolIshes the Brigadiers, aud pro-
NlutS tual IN lime OF snail De COM
manded by Colcnels, selected for merit The
bill wa referred 10 the Comm ttee on Military
Atfairs.
IT'S UNDERSTOOD that the United States Su-
pTeme COuTJ yes terday ordered The mandamus
III the case OF Mr.. Joseph II Bradley TO issue
Oh the Supreme Court OF this District COM
maEding the restoration of the name OF Mr.
Bradley TO the roll of attorneys of the latter
court. and II was expected tha- the writ would
have been served to-day. The Court III Gen.
eral Term ad ourned tins morning until Mon
day next al winch tim. 1t Is likely IT will be
Tved.
CoNNIs- ION ON THE ASSAY AT THR PHlLA-
uEIrHIA MINT.-The following gentlemen
have teen Appended by the President OF the
nited States as special commission 10 attend
he annual ASSAY vi The mint at Philadelphia
on the sth dav of February next, for the pur-
pose Of making the annual trial of the gold and
silver coins reserved for thar purpose by the
mint OF the = nited States and the branches
thereof
Prof. Joseph Henry, Washington: John Tor
r-y. New oTE y. II. Derby, Boston: Prot A.
J. Upson. Hamilton College Clnton, y. Y;
Prof. A. l.. Perry, Massachusetts; Anthony ].
DIs x-i. Philadelphia; Prot. Il. Howard Paul
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia; John
Jay kuox. D-pu-y Comptroller of the Cur
rrncy: VI. e.. Reid. Hudson, ONO: Hon. George
Walker, Springfield, Mass; Hon. Jonas L.
Nice 'nEIOck, PittSburg, Pa.
TEE senate Committee on Foreign Il stations
neld Il meeting yesterday morning, and dis
cusssd the >ublect OF allowing the Franco
American Gable Company 10 land It's cable on
our shores. This subl-c. comes before the
committee under III. resolution recently intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. Morton. which
should II pass, requires all foreign companies
TO obtain the consent of Congress before land
ing cable upon our shores. The company
above mentioned have already obtained the
consent of the New York Legislature 10 land
their cable thu shore Of that State, but should
Mr.. MOrton's resolution be adopted At will be
necessary for them to obtain the consent o.
Congress. No action was had upon the resolu-
;ion BY the committee yesterday.
"A CATHOLIC writes the New York
T..,es 10 inq uire where Gen. Fitzpatrick coald
have gone TO meeting when he represented
ne in Uhili. Tne inquiry is raised In conse-
quence OF the statement by Gen. h. that when
the news OF President Lincoln's assassination
reached that country one universal cry OF
heartfelt grlef went up from every home IN
Chill; all places Of business were closed, and
no Ts