Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-06

usy NAs 'ha' oi Josepi 7. Root, oil Kansas 10
be Minister Resident at the Bague.
HON. o. II. MoaroN win lecture at Lincoln
Hall next Tuesday eveninz, the 18th instant. ON
.'The Mission OF the Republican, Partvn
IHE CON TRACT for furnishing envelopes to
the Post Office DEPARTMENT for the next four
years, commencing july 1, 1870, has been awar-
ded TO George ID. Raey, o. New York.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in executive
session yesterday afternoon confir Hed the nomi-
hstion OF Wm Governeur Morris to be Marshal
for the district OF California, and Michael Vidal,
Ga Louisiana, Consul at gripoli.
ORDERED To WASH, NGToN FOE Prouorioy
Masters +. NJ. Watson, wm A. Morgan. a.. {,
Todd, Ensgns A. X. Couden and George j.
Mitchell have been ordered to Washington. d.
u, for examination for promotion.
INTERVIEW Or THE yIeGINIA DELEGATION
WITH THE PREsIDENT.-Senators Lewis and
johnson Representatives Porter, Baker. pIatt
and Mckenzie, of Virginia had an interview
with the President this morning In reference to
the 1eueral appointments in that State
The PRESIDENT, Secretary OF War, General
leave
mere Tomorrow AZ noon for Troy, y. Y. DO a.
tend the funeral Of the late Major General Geo.
ID. Thomas. General Sherman leaves for Troy
this evening.
WoRKMKN IN THE NAVY YARDs-The Secre
tary o. the Navy states that the reduction of
IN the various Navy Yards Is permanent. unless
Congress makes appropriations necessary IN
complete the work on hand, There is plenty OF
work, but no money. .".
The Secretary of the Treasury has addressad
aletter to the Collector Of Customs at New York
instructing him that the acceptance Of money ~
other valuable considerations for services nor
formed by Custom House officials, either dnrino
or outside of business hours, must be REGARDED
as cause for removal. ..'
BILLS SIGNED BY THE PRRsIDENr-The
President this morning signed the bill for tbe
erection Of bridge across the Delaware river
between Philadelphia and Camden. Also The
bill authorizing the Corporation OF washinoson
to set apart certain parts of streess and avenues
for Parks and walks.
GENERAL CANBY.-The President has decided
10 change the headquarters of General Capby
from Richmond to Washington, aud in a few
days an order will be issued from the War he
Partment to that effect. There seems to he no
doubt that the President will nominate Ri,
Gen. Candy for the vacant Major Generalskin
vice Thomas, deceased.
MRS. GRANT gave a brilliant reception yester
day afternoon. Mrs. Senator Casserlv. N;ss
Chandler. Miss Dyer, Mrs Senator MorriI, and
Mrs. Pr Sharpe assisted in receiving the ladies
and gentlemen who paid their respects to the
mistress Of the White House. After the Cabinet
adjourned, the President assisted Mrs GRAM in
the eception OF visitors.
GFS. HOWARD is rapidly winding nm tho of
fairs of the Freedmen's Bureau, and abou,
twenty clerks were dismissed yesterday. Gen.
r. Whittlesey. Adjutant General; Gen. III. M.
Whittlesey, Quartermaster General; and Col
Brown, Assistant Quartermaster, also rendered
their designations yesterday, and they were ac-
eepted. 20.
ARCTIC ExPLoRATIoN.-The Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations decided yesterday to re-
port a Joint resolution authorizing the Presiden,
to furnish naval or other steamer, and il nece.
sary, tender, for voyage into the Are. ic re-
gions, under the command OF Captain e.. r.
Hall, and to appropriate one hundred thousand
dollars, to be expended under the direction of
OF said voyage. A similar appropriation is
pending in the House Committee.
RAIDs UPON REvKLs-Senator Reyels stated
in conversation this morning tina. the constant
rush upon him since he took his seat has almost
Frustrated his nervous system-so much 80 that
he considers himself compelled to seek a place
OF rest He states that the raids Of newspaper
interviewers ppon him have been tremendous.
and believes that when other Senators have one
caller he probably has ten. He proposes TO
leave here the last of this week for the North
and West. tlrr. .'...#
PARKING THE AvENuEs.-We learn that II ;s
TIE intention Of Mr.. Charles II. Bliss to epter
into contract for the parking OF one or more
streets or avenues, under the bill of Mr.. Nor
rill, Of VT. which recently passed the Senase
and House, Immediately upon its approval by
the President. 1t is probable that Sixteenth
street will be one Of the first to be experimented
upon under the new law. 1t is to be hoped that
no time viii be lost in commencing this much
needed improvement. rartI ~
SOLE BULL-Mr. j. JAY Watson, apen; of Ole
Bull, has arrived in town, and brings with him
the beautiful gold wreath presented to the great
violinist by his California friends, and which
was described in TIE STAR few days since. IL
Is now on. exhibition at Galt'A Mr. Watson
comes to make fnal arrangements for Ole Bull,s
concert, at Lincoln Han, on Friday evening
next, on which occasion that talented performer
win he assisted by Miss Hattie Stafford. the So
Esano; Mr.. McDowald, tenor, and Mr.. Edward
Hoffman, pianist and composer. Seats can be
secured at Metzerott's music store. % I'fH y
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