Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-08

SENATOR RoBERTsos, of South Carolina. was
yesterday reelected United States Senator from
that State.
1T is SAID that letters written by Admiral
Porter during the war, which reflect somewhat
severely upon General Butler, then an officer of
the army, will soon be given to the public.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Among those who
called upon the President this morning were
Representatives Bingham, and Farnsworth.
Senator Ramsey, Senator elect Farrow OF
Georgia. and others.
ARMY OFFICERS DISCHARGED THE Service.
First Lieut. George w. Smith, unassigned, and
Capt. Leicester Walker, 9Th cavalry, have been
honorably discharged the service under the new
army bill.
ADMIRAL AND Observation-Disclosures
Robson has delivered to the President the
commissions OF ID. ID. Porter as Admiral, and 8.
e. Rowan as Eice.Admiral OF the navy, but the
PRESIDENT has not yet sent them to the Senate.
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-TheS Senate in execptiva
session this afternoon confirmed the nomina-
lions OF Columbus Delano to be Secretsrv nj
the Interior: VIM. II. Odell to be SURVEYOR
General for oregon; james Seely to be Attor
uey tor Nevada.
The PRESIDENT was Obliged to decline ON
invitation to visit the fair for the ben.st NJ ,ha
German wounded now being held In Baltimore
on account Of the pressing nature of his official
duties, which require all his attention at this
time.
The Post OFFICE DEPARTMENT ha, msds
arrangements with q new line of German
steamers to carry foreign mail matter for the
hostages. The new route will be from New
York to Stettin, on the Baltic, via Christiana
and Copenhagen, and! will be established next
spring.
MR. GoLDTHwAITB, democrat. was elected
yesterday by the Alabama Legislature. JTnitaa
States Senator from that State to succeed Sem
ator Warner, republican. The vote stood.
Goldthwaite, So; Warner, 90; HARRISON, fren.
"a. The disabilities of Mr. Goldthwaite were 70
moved by act Of Congress.
LIEUT.. COLONEL ALEXANDER s. wEBB, un-
assigned, has been honorably discharged the
service OF the United States-at hi. own "a
quest-by the President, under the new army
bill. Colonel Webb was brevet major general
during the war, served as chief OF staff 10 Gen.
Meade, and acted as chief marshal at the imam.
guration Of President Grant.
y. Ii. RAfsRY, the cOlored REPRESENTATIVE
elected from South Carolina in place of White
more, the cadet broker, is expected here TODAY
or Tomorrow, to take his seat He is a member
OF the State Senate OF South Carolina, and has
waited for the election of u. s. Senator nv the
legislature which took place yesterday, before
resigning his seat therein.
m
AGEST.-The President has appointed DIR. n.
Bendell, OF Albany, N. Y, late lieutenant
colonel in the army, in the Surgeon Generals
department, to be Superintendent OF Indian
Affairs for the Territory of Arizona. DR.. BEN
dell Is an israelitc, and his appointment il i'm
accordance with the policy of the President
giving the management of Indian affairs 70
the various religious denominations.
CONVICTION OF THE G RKAT WESTERN Corn
TERsKITER.-Oficers Favman and Sergeant
have returned from st. Louis, where they have
been engaged for several weeks in the prosecu-
ton OF Fred. Biebusch, the great counterfeiter,
VINO has Tor the past twenty-five years broken the
laws and defed the officers of the government.
He has however this time come to grief, hayinp
been found guilty of all the counts in the indct.
ment. His sentence will be the full extent of
the lsw-ffteen years in the penitentary and
five thousand dollars fine.
The SENATE CAUCUsEs To-DAY-Soxr Ev
CITEhENT.-The republican members of the
Senate met in caucus again this morn;no m
hear the report Of the committee appointed Tn
re- arrange the standing committees of the Sem
ate. Mr.. Chandler, chairman of the committee.
made report, recommending that the Foreign
Anairs Committee be revised by leaving of the
name OF Senator Patterson and substitutipe
that Of Senator Conkling. This report gave
rise TO heated debate, in which Mr.. Sumner
denounced the action Of the committee i'm
strong terms. Senator Chandler and other
members OF the committee explained
that Mr.. Patterson was to have the chairman
ship Of the District Committee. Other Senators
maintained that the design Of the change was
to strengthen the San Domingo treaty before
the Foreign Affairs Committee. Messrs. Will
son and Trumbull counselled moderation
and harmony, and Mr.. Wilson said that
as Mr.. Patterson felt a personal interest in
being retained on the Committee of Foreiyn
Affairs he moved that the report be recon-
mitted, with view to having that committee
remain as il is, and thus prevent any i'll FEELING
The motion of Mr.. Wilson was carried. and sinh.
sequenty caucus No. was held, at which the
committee reported the Foreign Relations
Com mittee without change; which report was
adopted and harmony re-established. Suisse
quently the list OF committees was reported in
the Senate, and II is given elsewhere
A WEDDING IN THE CoUHTY-Notwi.b-
standing the discomforts Of Q long ride in the
frosty air Of early morn. a large and fashion
able party assembled this morning at Rock
Creek Church to witness the marriage cere.
mony of Paymaster Will 8. Thomson to Miss
Jesse Ross. Unlike most wedding parties, the
bride and groom entered the church with their
friends at the exact hour named-s O'Clock
and proceeded up the center aisle, where the
rector Of the parish-Rev. James A. Buck-was
In readiness to solemnize the marriage.
The bride was alfred in travelling dress Of
pearl color, ornamented with brown velvet
trimming, the hat to match--the whole attire
being one of the most pleasing we have seen of
the modern order OF the over-skirt and panIer
style. The groom appeared to advantage in the
regulation uniform of Q paymaster In thenavy.
The bride was given away by her father, Law
man Ross, Esq. After the ceremony the bridal
Iarty proceeded to the residence Of Mr. E j.
Middleton, near the church, and from thence to
the station, where they took the $50 train for
Baltimore and Norfolk.
The groom has just been ordered to Join his
vessei, the Pawnee, of the South Atlantic
squadron, and from Norfolk will proceed to