Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-05


SECRETARY BOUTWELL, did not leave for his
home In Massachusetts Yesterday as he IN
tended, but left here this morning and will re-
turn about Tuesday next 80
e. Z. WAsHBURN, of Wisconsin, declines a re
election to Congress. The Massachusetts repre,
sentative of that name win. therefore. be the
only member of that family in the next Con-.
gress. s. a.E ...sf .I5 tl.g.J
GENrRAL WALKER, Superintendent of the
Census, adopts the competitive manner of an
podntmsnt. and all applicants for surbordinate
places are subjected 90 most rigid examine
ton. '--t f.11 .sa ". .'1 .H ." -
THE KIMBERLY BUTLER CAsE-The case of
Edward ana William II. Kimberly VS.. BENJAMIN
r Butler is set Ter trial peremPtorily to-mor-
row IN the United States Circuit Court in Bal
tmore II having been continued from the No
vember term OF 1859. Bon. ~ &
THE DEFAULTING COLLECTOR BAILEY.-Mr.
Parnell, Deputy Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue- who has returned from New York, as
stated in THE STAR OF yesterday, reports that
Bailey's defalcation viii reach about 900, 900.
Bailey is still at large.
&" THE UNITED STATES ep COLuMBr.,r-Nr
4 Nickers presented in the Senate this morning
resolutions adopted by the colored Philosophi-
cal historical Society OF Richmond Va. asking
that This country be called The United States
of Columbia, )" instead OF sc The United States
OF America" @
ASSIGNMENT or JUSTICE BRApLEY.-In the
Supreme Court yesterday, the Chief Justice
announced the assignment of Associate Justice
Bradley to tine circuit of the late Mr. Justice
W aSne, which includes the States of Geor ria
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas. a.. es.
GRACE GREENWOOD, who is known every
where through her brilliant pen, is about to
make the personal acquaintance OF some OF her
New England admirers, having acceded to a
loud call from that quarter for the delivery of
her Indoors" lecture in which she made 40
great hit at Lincoln Hall.
TIE SENATE COMMIT ZEE on the District of
Columhia have given notice that on FRIDAY
next, April sth, at 10 a In, they will consider
tie subject of establishing Probate Court il,
the Districtof Columbia and the abolishmept Of
the present Orphans Court. and have requested
AL parties interested to be present.
TIE kEGIsTEATIoN TO-DAY-At tiree
O'Clock to-day all the officers OF registration
were not present--only Me.srs. Donoho, Donald
son, Crossman and Booker, with the clerks.
Some sixty persons were IN the line some of
them having stood there some two hour waitinr
for tie door to open.
The HoUsE COMMITTEE ON THE DIsTRIcr OF
COLUMBIA met this morning and had an infor-
maj discussion on the Territorial blH; the biI
authorizing the city 10 subscribe to the stocL of
the London and Hampshire Railroad Companv
and other District bills which are N the hands
OF sul'-com niitteesto be perfected but no vote
was taken on any or amendments made thereto
THE THOMAS FUNEIAL.-President Grant
and his Private Secretaries with the Secretary
OF WaI, General Sherman, Adjuiant General
Townsend, Secretary Cox and a number of
other persons OF distinction, will leave here to-
morrow evening for New York, en- rou,, for
Troy. to attend the funeral of the late General
Thomas. .- .-
PERsoNAL.-Nr. Cohen, the Commissioner of
the Dominican Republic to the United States
III behalf OF the annexation project. was on the
fopr OF the Sc nate day. lie is a merchant of
St Domingo city, is a native OF the Island. was
educated in France and GERMANY and has the
appearance OF gentleman of intelligence A.
well az cultivation.
SUPREME CoURr-CoLoRED APPLICANT poe
THE BAR-ln the Supreme Court Yesterday
morning, Hon. A. q. Riddle having moved the
admission of A. A. Bradley. of Georgia colored.
10 the bar OF the United States Supreme Court
the following committee were appointed to in
quire into his moral fitness Tor the post on-A
o. Riddle, X. T. Merrick and Assisting Attor-
ney General W. II. Fields.
THFEE WAS QUITE a discussion in the S-rrate
to-day as to which State was the first to respoud
to the can OF the President on the callfor troons
on the outbreak of the rebellion. Gentlemen.
the District OF Columbia claims that honor.
The Washington Light Infantry was the first
company OF troops sworn into service. and q
hours after that, this District aad 4 500 yolun-
teers mustered for service. The District yolun-
teers stand ahead Of the foremost in Pellnsylya-
MA and Massachusetts, as the record will show
TaETARiFF BILL made slow progress to-day
as up to 2k r. m. the House had been occuped
all the day with the seven words son clarified
sugar three cents per pound" A muItitud. of
amendments were proposed. ranging from q.
d Notwithstanding the manner in which the
measure drags. it seems 10 be believed that a
tarih bill win be passed reducing the revenue
on a few articles-coal, iron, Sc. ~ q "a
CANCELLATION oy REVENUE STANps-t is
the intention OF Commissioner Delano tn adon,
for use one or more mechanical devices for can
ceiling Revenue stamps I'm addition to the stanm
cancelliDg machines now on trial. with the view
OF ultimately authorizing the permanent us. o,
the one or two that shall be found best to unite