Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-03

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERVAL REvUuI.-The receipts from this
source to-day we're s6e4 ,s2s.s6.
MASTER WN. b. ARRAUrs, United States
Navy, has been ordered to Washington, ID. c.,
for exami nation for promotion.
OF Assistant District Attorney, rendered him
by Judge Fisher.
THE SENATE CoMMIrrER ON FOREIGN RELA-
TIoNs this morning considered the Tehuantepec
route for ship caual across the Isthmus OF
Darien, but came to no conclusion thereon.
THE CoNYKRRNcE COMMITTEE ON the Marie,
House bill did not meet to-day, and win not
consider the subject until the recovery of Gen.
Logan, member of the Committee, who is
confined to his house by illness.
RAILROAD BILL PAssHD.-The Senate this
afternoon passed the joint resolution directing
the survey Of route for q railroad on the west
bank OF the Potomac river from point oppo-
site Georgetown to Harper's Ferry.
CoMM1ssIoNER DKLANe left for Ohio this
morning, to be absent for week or ten davs
Deputy Commissioners Douglass, who is expect-
ed to return this evening, viii discharge the
duties Of Commissioner during the absence of
Mr.Detano. r. IS3ns FplHg . a..
JOHN g. NIcoLAY, private secretary to Pres
ident Lincoln, recently Consul ut Paris, is now
IN Washington, having returned from his win
ter sojourn in Florida, whittier he went for the
benefit OF his health. His present residence is
Springfield, Ill.
SECRETARY RoBEsON has addressed q letter
to Mrs. Fremont, expressing the thanks of the
Navy for her kind announcement that the mah-
ayers Of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home win take care OF and educate the orphans
Of the lost crew Of the Oneida. =
The WILL OF THE LATE Z. NJ. STATION WAS
admitted to probate In the Orphans Court to-
day. Hon. p. H. Watson renounced his ripbt To
qualify Is one of the executors, and letters tes-
tamentary were issued to the others named in
the will, Gen. E. ID. Townsend, Judge Andrew
wyIe, and Mrs. Stanton; bond, $40, 900.
IHk NAVAL COURT MARTIAL recently in ses-
sion at the Navy Department for the trial of
Commander John H. Upshur, jr., for purcha xino
cadetship, submitted the findings Of the court
to Secretary Robeson on Saturday evening. and
the court adjourned to await further orders.
lhe Secretary has not yet reviewed the pro-
ceedings, but will do 30 during the present week
after which the court will be dissolved.
RECRUITING IN THE NAvY.-Orders have
been issued from the Navy Department to re-
eruit sufhcient number Of seamen to fill All
vacancies caused by the discarge of the crew of
tne iroquois and other vessels, whose terms of
servlce have expired. There is the most mr.
gent necessity for vessels abroad, ana hardly n
day passes but letters are received at the NAVY
Department from our Consuls in different parts
OF the world asking that United States vessels
be sent to their stations, to look after American
interests.
IHE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILLs-The South-
ern Senators "r,a rn0nbcr5 ncru caucus last
evening, for the purpose OF determining upon
some plan ior harmonizing the various Southern
Pacific Railroad schemes. 1t was finally agreed
to support the Trans-continental Railroad bill,
better known as the Fremontroa The southern
members are uniting with the friends of the
Northern Pacific road, with the understanding
that the latter road will have the united support
of the Southern delegations if the Northern Pa
cific men will pledge themselves to vote for the
Fremont read.
NoMINATIoNs-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day:
Samuel Il. Day, of Florida, to be Consul at
Winnepeg.
Oscar Malmross, Of Minnesota, Consul at Pic
ton.
Thomas H. Pearne, of Texas, Consul at Kings
Henry w. Smith, Assessor internal Revenue
7th Ohio. -'~ ''"1''
HOIatio Woodbury., Collector Internal Reve-
George A. Crawford, of Maine, Chaplain in
the Navy.
Ensign j. E. Morse, Master in the Navy.
THE FUNDING BILL will, it Is said. be repor,sd
to the House next Monday, by the Committee of
Ways and Means, with some amendments. The
compulsory or 7th section Of the Senate bill.
which compels national banks to take the new
ponds, mas not been struck out, and the prOba-
bility now is that 1t will not be materially
"en'eo The two weeks ,,a debate on the bill in
e committee nt;t ,pGcc... s-c:: ,-... ..,r.Y..
bond, bearing four and . half per cent. interest,
will prevail. IL may not be exactly as it Ia In
shape.
THI ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF MIDsHIpMRN
at the Naval Academy commences on the 10th
inst, and win close about the 4th Of June. The
graduating class this year has about sixtv-five
members. The civilian members Of the Board
of Visitors recently appointed by the President
to attend the examination are Thomas Cadwala-
der, Of N. j.; Stanley @. Trott, 3. G.; John r..
Bartlett. X. l.; Paul Dillingham;, VT, and Prof
III. b. Wilson, Mimi. Gen. W. +. Reynolds, U.
8: A., is the military appointee. The Secretary
Of the Navy win, IN the course Of few DAYS,
designate SIX prominent naval officers as the
naval members Of the Board. ?. =
MAsoNIc-GenerM Pike, B. b. French and
Ben. Perley Poore are among the Grand In
spectors General Of the S3d degree Of Freema-
sonry nov in session at Baltimore. Tomorrow
evening the Supreme Council Is TO be en-
tertained at banquet given by the Balti-
more Freemasons, and ON Thursdayj there
10 to be . Lodge Of So1r0v' in honor OF the
Inspectors General deceaaed since the last meet
ing, at which the tour Baltimore Commanfieries
Of knights Tempiar win perform escort duty.
Capt Schwarzmann, formerly of this city, but
preme Council. a.. " ? =
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