Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

"aSnlnXson NoWS anu d0SSlp.
SECRETARY boutwell, return e I here this
morning.
INTERNAL REvENUE--The receipts from this
source to-day amounted to Sls5, 1851; for the
month to date, Sc $50 ,6i746.
The Prussian school ship Niobe, with the
midsilpmen on board, will shortly visit Annap-
oils. #f
TIE PRESIDENT, General Dent, and General
Porter returned here last evening from Phila-
delphia. ...+
BEIG. GEN. JOHN PORE, now commanding
department of the Lakes, will probably be as
ST. isned to the command of the military division
Ut the Pacific in place Of General Thomas, de-
ceased.
BILLS SIGNBD-The President this morning
signed the bill for the removal of the political
disabilities of Francis +. Shober, of North Car
DINA. He also signed member of biiis and res
olutions, most of which were of a private ma
tvre.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAX looks particularly
sunny to-day, and is the recipient of many com
pliments and congratulations, over an arriva,
at his house yesterday in the shape OF a bouncing
boy; mother and child both doing well, we are
happy to say.
SENATOR AMEs, of Mississippi, has been
placed upon the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs in place of Senator Sehurz, as the latter
is already a member Of three important com
mittees-Foreign Relations, Pensions, and Re-
trenchment-and consequently much of his
time is engrOssed by the business before those
committees
In THE DEATH Of MIR. Edward j. Kuntze, the
sculptor, which occurred at New York on Sun
day night, the cause Of art has su fered a severe
loss. Mr.. kuntze had not made himself known
to the general public by any great or important
work, but through the conscientious application
of his talents to minor subjects he had attracted
ihe favorable attention of lovers of art, and in
their reproduction had given promise of better
things in the future had his life been spared
A CAUCUS Of the Republican members of the
Senate was held this morning, to hear the re-
port or the committee appointed to investigate
the charges against Mr.. GOrham, the Secretary
OF the Senate. The testimony taken bv the
committee, in regard to the administration of
Mr.. Gorham, was read, together with the writ
ten statement Of that officer which consumed all
of the session, and the caucus adjourned until
Tomorrow, when Mr.. Gorham will be heard ami
final action taken in his case.
On DIT.-That Hon. George p. Fisher, of the
District Supreme Court, will be nominated by
the President in few days for the position OF
District Attorney, in place of Hon. l.. e. Car
rington, the present incumbent, whose term OF
office expires May 1st by limitation.
On Dd-Tbat Judge Fisher is an aspirant for
Senatorial honors, and will enter into the cam
paign in Delaware, his native State, with the
view OF securing the seat now occupied by Sen
ator salisbury, and whose term expires March
g. 1871.
On D1-Ihat Wm. a. Cook, Esq, Corpora
ton Attorney, is an aspirant for Judge Fishers
place on the bench Of the Supreme Court OF the
District.
NoNINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day:
Con, uls.-Samuel T. Day, of Florida, at Pic
tou; Wm. Ii. FaxOn, OF Conn, at Curacoa; Ed
mund johnson, of Ark, at Ghent; A. Jourtan.
of ID. c., at Seville; Hamilton Richardson. of
Wis, at Acona. son..
Geo. LOunt, to be Receiver of Public Moneys
at Prescott, Arizona. .
Paymaster John ii. Stevenson, u. s. n. to la
advanced fifteen numbers in his grade and to
rank next after Paymaster f. III. Hirman, for
extraordinary herOism."
Jno. {. Wise, to be Assistant Surgeon in the
navy.
Alanson b. Long, to be L. 5. Attorney for
Louisiana.
THE HOWARD INyEsTIGATIoN.-The House
Committee on Education and Labor have
decided, at the request Of the Hon. Fernando
Wood, to have the prosecution and defenc e in
the matter OF General Howard conducted by
counsel. Jos. II. Bradley has been engaged, it
is stated, to conduct the prosecution for Mr..
Wood Mr.. HOwards counsel has not vet been
announced. The fact that Mr. Wood has EN-.
plOyed counsel, and has taken pains to secure
legal ability of the rank of Mr.. Bradley's, seems
to indicate an animus in the matter deeper than
the mere disposition to get at the facts in the
matter. The friends Of Gen. Howard do not
seem to have any apprehension that his reputz-
ton will suffer from any investigation no matter
how searching, or bitterly prosecuted. The ex-
animation will be commenced Tomorrow.
THE CASE OF TENNEssER-The Reconstruc
ton Committee this morning concluded the
examination Of Governor Senter, of Tennessee.
The examination was OF a colloquial character,
and NO great amountOf Information was elected
additional to that previously obtained from the
witness. GOV. Senter reiterated his opinion
that he could repres lawlessness in the State of
Tennessee if furnished with government troops.
The tenor of his evidence was to show that the
condition Of affairs in Tennessee was such as to
need Federal interference. sa.E
The next witness to be examined. is A. r.
Boone, IN ex-confederate, p9W Q Repabli-
cAn. His letters 10 the comnittee represent
that he was candidate for ONCE in West Ten
neseee, and that his Supporters were deferred
that since the recent movement to reconstruct
the State he has found his position so precarious
that he was compelled 10 come to Nashville for
safety.
THl BILE ENFORCING CoLoRKD survRAGE.