Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-03


PRRsoNAL-Ex-Gov. Hahn, Of La. is a
Willard's. Hon. ]. u. Bancroft Davis, As.
sistant Secretary Of STATE, is At the Eobitt.
MRS PRrsrpxrr GRANT will hold public
r. cepiions every Tuesday afternoon at the Ex-
scutive Mansion from 10 4 o'clock.
SECRETARY BoRIR left here last evening for
Philadelphia. and will be absent until Monday
or Tuesday next.
BREvEr LIRuT. OoL j. NJ. MOORE Quarter
master. Is granted thirty days leave Of absenc.
because Of disability.
LIEUT. ALEXANDER, cf the sth U s. infantry.
was killed by one of his own men last Monday
night at Fort Macon, Ga.
The TwITcBKIL CASE was be fore the United
States Supreme Cour, yesterday on a motion
for writ OF error. The Court held the mater
under advissment.
BY DIRECTION or THE SHCRETARY OF WAR.
Brevet Brigadier General Adam Badeau, OF the
4,h u. s. lnfsntry, has been ordered to report
for duty to the President
THE RBaIMBNTAL BAND Of the 6th U. s
Cavalry, now stationed in this city. has re-.
ceived orders from the Secretary OF War to
leave here on the LIST Of My to join the rsgi.
ment in the Department Of the Platte.
1T If RxPRCTHD that the Spanish Minister
will present a remonstrnpoe to the State De-
partment against the recognition Of Cuba, and
that he will leave the country IN case Of the
adoption of Mr.. Banks resolution.
b. +. JOuRRRT, nominated yesterday to be
District of Louisiana. ana q. NJ. Wilder, to be
Postmaster at Columbia. s. o., are colored
men.
Hen. COLUMBUS DBLANo, Commissioner In.
ternal Revenue, was before the Sanate Finance
Committee this afternoon relative to the bill
which recently passed the House concerning
the tax on tobacco and distilled spirits.
HON wM. FA1oH, late Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy, is At his home in Connecticut, but
will sail from this country 10 May for tour in
Europe, and will be absent from the country
about six months.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, has iven ofic cial no.
tice that the interest coupons payable on the
first day of May Iex' will he paid on presenta.
ton a. the proper offices upon q rebate of in.
terest at the rate of 6per cent. per annum in
coin.
MR.. MORRILL, presented in fhe Senate hi,
morning n memorial from A. S. Bogart. offer.
ing to introduce Wilson's electric lighter over
the Senate chamber for the sum of $500. Re.
ferred to the Committee on Public Buildings
and q rounds.
BRIG. GEN HOWARD, who was tobave been
relieved by Brig. Gen. Hatch, will continue in
charge OF the free6men's Bureau, and the lat
ter Will take command OF his regiment. Gen
Howard has made large reductions of force in
his Bureau, excepting IN the bounty and edu.
cational divisions.
The EIGHT HOUR LAw.-Mr Wilson intro
duced IN the Senate, this morning, a resolution
instructlng the Judiciary COMMITTEES to con.
slider the expediency of passing an act more
clearly defining the meaning of the act making
eight hours a days work for mechanics and
labOreTs IN the service of the United States.
CoMaODORE THORNTON A. JENKINS, for
several years past Chief OF the Bureau of Navi.
gaticn at the wy Department, has resigned
that position, and been ordered to report to the
Secretary ofthe Treasury for duty as Secretary
OF the Light House Board, in place OF Rear
Admiral A. A. Harwood, detached.
Colonel 9Th U. S. Cavalry, has been relieved
from duty by the Secretary OF War, in the
Bureau Of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned
Lands, and ordered to Join his regiment in
Texas, with permission to delay his departure
till May Ist.
NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.-A permanent
Court Martial will be organized at the Navy
Departme mt for the trial of such cases as may
tsah hrn n0h haf nd tka N~II4
officers will be detailed for duty as members
OF the court Rear Admiral L. M. Powell
President: Rear Admiral Theodorus Bailey.
and Rear Admiral a. A. Harwood.
Mr.. EARLE, of Maryland, whose appoint
ment as First Assistant Postmaster General,
vice Gen. ST. John B. Skinner, removed, was
confirmed by the Senate yesterday, was swoTu
in to-day Justice by Lawrepson and will enter
upon the discharge of his duties Monday. Gen
eral skinner, who retires, has served in yari-
Gus capacities the Post Office Department
for eighteen consecutive years.
THE TRNrRE-oF- OFFICE BILL.-The Prezi-
dent, in con versation with Senators and Repre-
sentatives th,s morning, stated that he had no.
yet signed the bill modifying the civil tenure
of office act, but expected to do to-day. The
bill Is not regarded by eminent lawyers as free
from objection, but he was not disposed to be
captions, and had 20 doubt that he and the
Senate would get along harmoniously IN car.
rying ont the provisions of the measure.
MR.. FREDERICK DRPRo has been reappoint.
ed by Postmaster General Creswell, a special
agent and detective of the Post Office Depart.
ment. Mr.. Depro rendered good service to the
Union cause during the war, as q detective
attached to General Augar's headquarters in
bis city, and his success Is special agent Of
the Post Once Department for several years
past in ferretting out cases Of mail robbery,
&c, has been very great, as shown by the
cases mentioned from time to time in our local
columns.
THE EIGHT. HOUR LAw.-Orders were issued
at the Washington Arsenal to-day, BY direc.
hon Of the Secretary Of War. giving the
employees the alternative Of working ten hours
per day, OF working eight hours at a reduction
Of twenty per cent upon the price now paid
The employees have, in consequence Of the
dullness Of the times, accepted the ten hour
alternative, but expect that Congress viii soon
pass an explain atory &C. declaring that in hay.
ing the eie ht. hour act, it was not contemplated
hat reduction OF pay should follow a rsduc-
tIon OF hours Of labor.
THE SENATE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMMIT.
TEE, at their meeting this morning, agreed
upon an ameudmeut TO their report. AN