Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-27
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
"Is WEISS BEER PERxENTBo LIQUOR OR
NOT, is the question now agitating the Internal
Revenue Bureau.
THE ORDER detachiHg Surgeon L. NJ. Stein,
L. S. N, from duty at the Naval Hospital here
has been revoked.
JUDGE FIELD, OF the United States Supreme
Court, remains i'll at his residence in New Jer-
sey, and the session Of the United States Dis
tict Court, at Trenton, is postponed in conse-
quence.
The SEASON OF Italian opera br the Brignol-
HcCulioch Troupe commences at Wallis opera
House tomorrow evening with "Lucia Di Lam
mernOor." Seats can now be secured at Ellis
music store.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS will do well to get an
agent at RicS.mond tit for his business. Not
withstanding the anxiety in this city to learn
the details Of the terrible tragedy there, il has
been impossible to get any but the most unsatis
factory an4 meagre particulars.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day:
Richard H. ReaI to be Surveyor Of Castoms
Evarts W. Farr te be Assessor OF Internal
Revenee for the Third District Of New Hamp-
shire.
Nj. ID. LANDoN, q well-known individual in
this community, has been summoned here to
testify before the Upshur Court Martial, in ses-
sion at the Navy Department, in reference to
the sale Of cadetsnips. Among those examined
yesterday were Vice Admiral Porter and Capt
AHmen, of the navy.
MRS. GRANTS RECEPTION yesterday after
noon was one Of the most brilliant eff the season
the rooms were thronged with lads until the
reception closed. Mrs. Grant was assisted by
Mrs. Dahlgren, Mrs. Creswell, Mrs. Sharp, Miss
Sherman, Miss Cox, Miss Del&feld, and Miss
Kennedy.
THE SENATE yesterday again went to busi-
ness on the calendar. and passed large amount
of work. 1t is the intention to continue until
the calendar is cleared, which will take. at the
| present rate, two more days. The Senate will
| then 60 to work on the special order, which is
the franking privilege bill, or on the appropri
| alton bills.
JoHNBR0ueHAN'5NEw SENSATIONAL DRAMA,
"The Red Light" now being performed at the
| National Theater, has some effective situations,
and the authors impersOnatien of Ned McDer-
| mott, the hero OF the piece, is worth seeing.
Claude Hamilton is very good as Paul Maynard,
the lunatlc lover, and the cast otherwise is very
acceptable. The play will be repeated this
| evening.
AN ERRoR.-From the fact that Senator
| Howard, the minority member of a sub com
1 mittee of three, had reported to the Senate
| committee adversely to the " Southern Trans
| Continental Railway Company. the impression
has been created that the committee itself had
so reported. This is not true, as the committee
has not yet acted on the subject.
| QUARTERHAsTER GENERAL NJ. e.. Meigs was
| before the House subcommittee tho Wash
4 ingIon Aqueduct this morning, and explained
the cause of the increase of the cost of the Wash
/ ington Aqueduct above the original estimate,
ON account Of change in the plans of construc-
ton, some (which were OF benefit to the work.
and tended to increase its durability and capac-
ity. He urged that appropriations be made at
once for the work.
The LAST RACE MEETING at yincennes being
| favored with splended weather, was numerously
attended. Among the many fine equipages ON
| the ground were noticeable the four-in-hand of
| Mr. Elisha Eiggs, also that of Mr.. Lorilard
| Spencer. Both of these "turn-outs' are finely
appointed, the horses being very valuable, and,
it may be added, are handled by their owners
very skillfully. The gentlemen in question were
accompanied by well-known members of the
| Washington Club.-Paris american Regtster,
| DISTRICT GovERNNENr.-The bill to provide
q new mode of government for the District of
Columbia was reached upon the calendar In the
Senate to-day, and disposition was manifested
| to take up the same for consideration. Mr.. Cra-
gin objected, and under the rule it could not be
! read. Messrs. Sumner. Hamlin, Sherman and