Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-06
EVENING STAR.

EN ENlNG STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERVAL RKvENUE.-The receipts to- day
from thts source were s605, 1880.
GEN. GRANT and Mrs. Grant will return here
Tomorrow morning from Connecticut
6sN. BUTLER returned here this morning
from Connecticut. and occupied his seat in the
House this morning.
THE L. 5. STEAMER PLYMOUTH will leave
New York. sbout the latter part of next week,
TO rejoin the squadron in the Mediterranean.
MASTER RICHARDSON CLOVER has been de-
taehed from signal duty at Washington, and
ordered to the Michigan on the 1st inst.
GEN. GARFIELD was to-day unanimously re-
nominated to represent the nineteenth district
Of Ohio in the next Congress by the republican
convention which met at Garrettsyilie.
WE UNDERSTAND that the following appoints
ments have been made in the new Police Court:
Justice ID. X. Smith, TO be Clerk; Justice o. b.
S Wall, Deputy; L. F. Clements and -
Thomas, Bailitfs; and II. Barton, Messenger.
ADJUTANT GENERAL TOWNSEND. o. s. A. il
absent from the city on leave 20 visit his home
IN Massachusetts,. He will return here on the
lZth INST. Assistant Adjutant General Vincent
is discharging the duties of the Office during the
absence of General Townsend.
"GRACR GREENWOOD" gives to the Trib,ps
perhaps the best and most feeling "reminiscences
oI MI Dickens that have appeared on either
siue OF the water. She was a contributor to
Household Words and to All The Tear Round. and
met MIR. Dickens both in Europe and in this
country.
The ARCTIC ExPEDITIoN.-The Conference
committee on the bill making an appropriation
OF one hundred thousand dollars to aid in fttipo
out an expedition of discovery to the .ro,;e
regions, agreed yesterday to make the amoun,
fifty thousand dollars. The bill allows tha
President to select the commanders of the e,no-
dltlon, and authorizes the Secretary or the
Navy to detail two vessels for its use.
IHE APPROPRIATION BILLs.-There is soma
discussion as to whether the Senate will 90,
through with all necessary legislation before
the 10Th instant, the time fixed for adiouftme,t
1t appears that the appropriation bills are well
advanced. and are in a much better condi.,,r
than Is generally supposed, there being but finn,
In the Senate not acted upon: all of which con
be disposed of within two or three dayy. if no
such contest Is made over them as is ,ofn., ~,
over the River and Harbor bill to-day.
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL.Jp ,na
House this morning Mr.. Dawes, from the Cam
mittee on Appropriations renorta5 I'm
making appropriations to pay defcienciss g.
the year ending June 80, 1870. The bill annro.
pirates about 81, 00J, OF which = | 900 Ooo 10
Tor the ninth census, and about sl7 900 for tho
department OF Justice recently created The
other appropriations are for paying the codifv
ers OF the laws of tn United States, salaries or
members of Territorial Legislatures. and
various smaller items.
MONSIEUR PROVOST PAeAno, ,bo ,,,.
pointed Minister to Washington from tho
French Court, who is exceedingly nonr,.,
among the American residents of Paris ,v;I
bring with him to this city his daughter and his
young son. The young lady is exceedingly en-
gaging The lad Is to go to school In the Tn. ted
States. Mons. Paradol speaks and writes Eng
lish huently. He is a widOwer, and a Pari. cor =
respondent prophesies "that he will esn,usa
an Americaine, if only from the reason that the
Ambassador is so charming a person, and that
Yankee girls are so attractive"
TIE RECENT NOMINATIONS of Collector. Sub-
treasurer, Naval Oficer, and United States
Attorney for New York, Ia -e not vet been re-
ferred to the proper committees of the Senate
but will be at the first executive session. There
is good deal Of Speculation yet as to the result
} in the case OF Mr.. Murphy, nominated ColIec-
tor Both the friends and the enemies of this
gentleman are equally sanguine. The fact tb At
this is an administration appointment gives II
strength, and will undoubtedly have ,,nsder-
able weight with Senators.
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CURRRE1y Rr
REAu.-The committee appointed by the Sec
retary of the Treasury to examine into the
management and verify the accounts of the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing have sub
mitted a report, showing that there are of L. s.
legal tender notes, fractional Currency. first
and second series,) registered bonds, gold notes
and national currency charged to the bureau.
S946, ,f46 ,591; credited Ss14 ,264 ,91O balance ON
hand verified by count OF committee, sl32. .Is1.
Cpl; stamps charged, SIS ,6I5, ,28O; credited. ss
800; balance on hand verified by count of
committee, 81 ,H47sO.
THE CAPITOL PRISONER, PAT. Woops.-The
House, this afternoon at O'Clock, took nm the
case OF Patrick Woods, charged with assaulting
Congressman Porter, i'm Richmond on the 3otb
of May last, and proceeded to discuss the re-
port Of the majority Of the committee and tie
resolution sentencing him to be imprisoned for
three months In the Jail Of this District. and
the report Of the minority Of the COMMITTEES and
their resolution directing that Woods be re-
turned to the Hastings Court in Richmond. tn
be dealt with according to law. Judge Binp-
ham had the floor, and advocated the passage
Of the resolution Of the majority of the COM
mittee.
PROTEST numerously signed by the mem.
bers Of the Washington bar, without distinction
OF party, was yesterday presented to the Senate
Judiciary Committee against the confirmation
OF Jno. M. Oliver, recently nominated to be
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court of this
District.
The protest sets forth a want on the part of
the nominee Of the requisite legal qualifications
for an efficient disch arge Of the duties devolyine
upon that branch Of the court over which the
new Judge will preside, and while disclaiminu
any opposition to Mr.. Oliver on any grounds
foc fipu al obo