Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-19

The CHAIRMAN of Committee of Arrange
ments Of the 22d February celebration at Ma
sonic Temple request the attendance Of the
members OF both Arrangement and Reception
Committees at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday
22d inst, at II M. A full attendance is re-
quested.
BREvET 1T. Col. W. q. MOORE Paymaster
and formerly private secretary Of President
Jo' Non, has been relieved from duty in the de-
partment Of the Missouri on the completion of the
duties assigned him, and his resignation has been
accepted, to take effect April 18th. Col. Moore
Will return to Washington ut his earliest conve-
nience to settle his accounts.
COURT MARTIAL SENrENCKs.--Byd direction of
the Secretary Of War, in cases where the sem
tence Of Court Martial involves confinement
for definite period of time, the confinement
shall be considered as commencing at the date
OF the promulgation of the sentence i'm Orders-if
the person sentenced is in custody at that time
unless the time for its commencement is other
wise expressly fixed by the sentence of the Court
or in the order promulgating the proceedings.
The THEATEIs.-Miss Maggie Mitchell will
appear tonight for the last time i'm sLorle - and
those who have not yet seen her in that charac-
ter should attend.
We regret to announce that tonight is the
last of the engagement of Miss Laura Keene and
com.any at Wallis Opera House, and trust they
Will soon visit US again. This evening they ap
pear in Goldsmith's sterling comedy, .She
S;ooTs to Conquer" and the popular drama of
"Robert Maeaire," bill which should fill the
house, as it will do. no doubt.
ENGLISH OPERA.-Loyers Of good music will
mt hat NJ
DeNivo. business manager of the Parepa-R Rpsa
Opera Troupe is in town arranging Tor brief
season OF six nights of English opera at the
National Theater, commencing on Monday
evening, the 2s.h instant. The company will.
during their stay here, appear in Mariana; The
bohemian Girl; Fra Diayola; Martha; Trova-
tore, or Faust; also, the new opera by Balfe,
The Puritan's Daughter, and Mozart's IN ,ster-
work, The Marriage of Figaro, which opera has
created great sensation wherever performed.
CONFIRNATIONS BY THE SENATE.-The SEN
ate, in Executive session, yesterday confirmed a
large number of nominations, among them the
~following:-Wiliam Strong, to be Associate jus
tice of the United States Supreme Court; John
T. Delaplaine, to be Secretary of Legation at
Vienna. Also, the following TO be Justices of the
Peace for the District of Columbia:-HiIlman
A. Hall, James Donaldson, Thos. q. Connolly,
Edward q. Handy, Richard A. Hyde, John +.
Cook, Amos Hunt, Horatio II. Maryman, Arnold
II. johnson, VIM. II. Chase, Samuel w. Pear
son, James c. Dulin, Alexander Gardner, John
Cornell and Erastus e. Weaver.
RECEPTIONS LAST EvENING.-Although the
weather was very disagreeable last evening the
regular reception of Speaker Blaine was at
tended, as usual, by a large assemblage OF dis
ffw.nr l.x.I
Ex-Attorney General Eyarts, Secretary Bout
well, Senators Sherman, Anthony, Corbett;
Representatives Beatty, Bingham, Paine Stark
weather, Platt, Townsend, Epson, Lawrence
and many others, nearly all of whom we're ac-
companed by ladies.
Secretary Fish gave his usual weekly resep-
ton TO a distinguished company.
Senator Cole received and entertained his
friends, among whom were a large party of
ladies' and gentlemen from the Pacific coast.
The CUBAN QUEsTIoN.-At the Cabinet scs-
sion yesterday, it is understood the Cuban ques-
ton was discussed, and after adjournment the
Secretary of the Navy sent dispatch to Rear
Admiral Poor, at Key West, ordering him to
constantly keep a vessel at Havana, and sug-
costing the iron-clad Saugus as the fittest YES
sci among those Of his feet for that purpose.
.zeta," Of the Baltimore Sun says:-"An un-
official letter has been received In this city from
Madrid, giving information, claimed to be based
on trustworthy sources that the Spanish ofic icials
are willing to enter into negotiations for the sale
OF cuba to the United States for sixty millions
OF dollars in gold, free from all claims for in
uemnity OF whatever character, but the public
sentiment In Spain is 30 strong against this that
IL would be unsafe for the regency to enter upon
any such negotiations. In confirmation of this
statement II Is understood that similar informa-
uon Is m possession Of member Of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations"
CNExPENDED BALANCEs.-In the Senate this
morning Mr.. Morrill, introduced Q bill which
provides that all balances Of unexpended appro
prations shall be covered into the Treasury a,
the end of two years from the time the origiua
appropriation was made; and that at the begin
nIng of each fiscal year such portions Of unex-
pended balances shall be covered into the Treas
ury as the respective heads Of departments shall
certify are not required for use during said year
The SALE or CAsKrsHrrs.--" Zeta," In a
dispatch TO the Baltimore San last evening
says" Two more witnesses were examined by
the House Military Committee to-day in the
matter OF the sale OF cadetships. One OF these
witnesses. p. H. kegier, OF N. Y, produced
South Carolina member of the present House,
offering his nomination for q cadetship TO the
Military Academy for GOO. EdW. p. Brooks,
who gave his residence as Prince Georges
county, Nd, testified to purchasing cadetship
o: Jasper Black burn, member Of the last Con-
gress, for fifteen hundred dollars, and to nego-
uating with another Louisiana member but
failing to consummate the purchase ON account
OF the high price. This witness WAS asked III be
knew of any other transactions Of the kind, but
ably bring him 70 the bar Of the House and
compel him to answer"