Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-14

source to- day were a2i2 ,s5s.15.
Mr.. RArNRY, the new colored member OF
Congress, is pronounced by Q prominent west
ern republican representative the handsomest
man in the House.
SENATOR M ORION had an interview with the
President of more than an hours duration this
morning in the blue parlor at the executive
mansion.
INSPECTORS OF CUSTOMS APPoINrKp.-L. b.
Manning and Daniel z. McAnulty have been
appointed inspectors in the Boston Custom
House by Secretary Boutwell,.
PRoMoTIoNs.-Capt. X. A. Bayley and Mai
W. Ii. Appleton have been promoted from first
to second class clerks in the once OF the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury.
LIEUT.. COLONEL CURIER GROVER, unas-
signed, has been ordered to Carlisle Barracks.
Pa, as superintendent mounto d recruiting SER
vice, relieving Col. G. A. II. Bloke, LIST crvalry,
OF his duties as Superintendent there.
GIN BUTLER has addressed q note to the
Irish Nationalist in answer to the address and
resolutions forwarded to him, in the spirit OF
which he says he heartily concurs. He is
expected to address them at Cooper Institu ute,
in New York, shortly.
ON Monday evening, the 18th inst, win be
= L.
Tickets can be had at Headquarters OF the
Army, Riggs & Co.'s bank, First National Bank,
the Arlington and A. X. Shepherd & Bro. As
many OF our most prominent citizens are con-
nected with its encouragement il promises to
be great success.
INDIANS Not CITIzBNs.-The judiciary Com
mitsee Of the Senate to-day made a report to
the effect that the 1ith amendmentof the Cons til
tuition Of the United States does not apply to the
q M md fluA
citizens; the legislation of Congress and treaties
made with them having always regarded the %
as independent nations and left to them their
own municipal government.
NAVAL ORDERS To-DAY.-Lieut. Commander
Robley ID. Evans ordered to ordnance duty at
the Washing ton hayward; Asst. Surgeon Al
fred Griffith ordered to examination for promo
from the New York yard and ordered to the
Nipsic; LIST list. Engineer l.. w. Robinson, de-
tachsd from the Nipsic and placed on waiting
orders.
SIGNAL SEreKANTs ASSIGNED TO DUrY.-
The following additional assignments of ser
gesnts in the signal service have Just been
made: Chas. w. Held, to Savannah, Ca; Rob
ert Seybo,h, to Wilmington, Del; VIM. j. Fa-
hertv, to Baltimore, Md; Andrew W. Esstiake,
- Philadelphia, Pa. The station at Montgom-
cry, An has been discontinued, and Sergt.
JOS r. Eveps, in charge thereof, has been Or
dered TO Charleston, 5. o., where station has
betn located.
APPOINTMENTS OF PosTNAsrrRs-The Pres
ident to-day appointed the following postmas-
tiers: Jacob COrlies, in place of Mrs. Emeline
Ii. Finch, at Red Bank, New jersey; salary
81 800 per annum. Warren Carswell, at Her
kmer, New York; 81 900 per annum. Israel
Moore; at ogden City, Utah; 81 coo per annun.
annum. VIM. A. Bugh, at Berlin Wi cop1in.
SLIGO per annum. Lewis Lashway, at Chippe-
wa Fails; SLIGO per annum; and Lyman p
WashburD, at Eau Claire, 100 per annum:
the four last named being all in Wisconsin.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to- day:-,Jshn
e. Austin, Of Ark, receiver OF public money at
Dardenella, Ark; VIM. NJ. Boles. Ark, register
of the land office at Dardenella, Ark: G.. T.,
sofa; A. H. Sanders, OF Montana, register OF
the land Off &c at Helena, Mon John f. Tap
pan, Of Kan, Indian agent at the Fort Berthoid
agency; George E Haste, collector of customs
Postmasters-warren Carswell, at Herkimer.
=. Y; Jacob Corlies, Red Bank, y. j.; Isaac
Moore, Ogden City, Utah; Lewis Lashway,
Wis; John ParsOn, Black River Falls Wis ;
Lyman p. Hotchkiss, West Eau Claire, Wis.
The APPREHENSION entertained in some
quarters that the literature of the country
three
magazines into one, does not seem to have been
we'll founded, 30 well does the new candidate
for public favor, Scritners Monthly, I'LL the place
for meTiy occupied by all three. The January
or holiday number of this magazine, of which
We have an advance copy, is better than either
of its prede cessors and is an attractive earnest
Of what will be given during the coming wear.
Along with contributions BY other popular
writer's, it has an interesting chapter of secret
history, showing how narrowly we escaped
war with Spain last year. which will attract
particular attention in Washington, not only
because many Of our cltizers are familiar with
the principal actors in the narrative, but also
from the fact that its author is Mr.. L. L..
Crounse, the well-known correspondent here
of the New York Times. The contents are,
however, all of a popular character, and ali
oood, many of them being very Handsomely
illustratc d-notably the opening article on the
new park at Philadelphia. We are glad to
know that the success OF the Monthly is already
assured.
CAUCUS OF THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF
THE Reconsideration of the General Amnesty
Proposition.-The republican members OF the
House OF Representatives held a caucus last
night in the hall of the House; Gen Banks in
the chair, and Mr.. Plat Of Va, secretary.
About one hundred members were present.
Mr.. Degener, of Texas, spoke in reference to
the removal OF political disabilities under the
18th amendment, and argued that the several
States shall say when the disabilities therein
shall cease. He referred approvingly to the
course Of the SchurZ republicans In Missouri
and gave five reasons why there should be
general amnesty, and offered resolution that
the committee On reconstruction be requested
to report bill for that purpose.
Mr.. Bingham. Of Ohio, offered an amendment
removing all disabilities under the 18th amend
nent, excepting those who held federal offices
in 1850 and 1861, and those who held office in
violation Of such amendment, and Of the laws
Of the United States since January last.
Messrs. Maynard, OF Tenn, Van WICK, of
n. Y, and Sharp, Of Ind, opposed the amend
nent, and Messrs. Tillman, Of Tenn, Plat, Of
Va, and others advocated IL. Without coming
to any conclusion the caucus adjourned until
tonight.
The indications are that no general amnesty
bill viii be passed this sesso "A, but one NAV be
passed excepting from its provisions certain
leaders in the rebellion.
TIE MONTANA INDIANS wANf 70 LIVE
LIKE WHITE MIN.-CommiAione Parker has
received . letter from j. A. Wall, Superinten-
dent Of the Indians In Montana, stating that he
has just returned from Fort Parker, where he
wasnve days in council with 81 lodges OF Noun
tain Crows and 20 hodges Of River Grows. Chief
Black DOT WAS hunting buffalo and said he
could not attend. The Annuitios were distribu-
fAA In ouf nd fhav Al MA n