Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-01

source to-day were s2S so.
TIE TEST OATH ACF RsrgLLEp.-The
House, AZ half past two O'Clock this afternoon.
passed the Senate bill repeating the ties, oath,
by vote OF lis % -.
COMMEMORATE Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the nominal. ons OF
joshua -. Gedk.Egs, 70 tie United States sssis-
isn't Treasurer, az Charleston. =. q. Tbo,res
R'yv0.Gs, pe-siOn agent, Madison, Wisconsin
anu tenn Han, pension agent, Brooklyn, y. Y
GIN. CATEoH, Commissioner OF Agriculture
tsst night eceiSed q telegram fr3ra one OF his
seEs IN Illinois, Stating thar his (Gen. C.s) resi-
Sence had been burned 10 the ground, and tba.
nis youngest sen was terribly II not fatally
burned.
NAVAL ORprGs To-DAY.-Iieut. Richard c.
Hooker, ordered to duty in the photographic
officC. Master Edward W. STURDY, detached
from the receiving ship a. New York, and
ordered 70 report TO the chief OF the bureau of
navigation for duty.
TIE LA.'D OFFICE CoNNrss,OHERsHIP.-Th
Senate in executive session Yesterday spent
most OF the time in discussing the nomination of
Willis Drunmond, to be Commissioner OF tn
Land Office, in place o. jos. 5. Wilson. No
vote WIS taken, but there seems 10 lie no doubt
that Mr. Drdmmond will be confirmed.
THE CURRENCY PRrsTIEa.-The spb-cnrn-
mittee OF the Binking and Currency Committee
! Of the House, having Charge of the question OF
printing 0Sr national currency, yesterday sab
mitted report to tie full committee recon-
mending that ali the printing be done in this
city. No action was taken on the report.
SENATOR WINDOW was sereRaded by his
tOwnsmen, in winona, Mimi, the other night
In responding, he said that, being republican
of tie radical type, he expected to find that
I a n
faltering when defects are to be remedied, evils
/ removed or wrongs righted.
The House Committee on Appropriations
this morning agreed to allow sjOo, 900 deficiency
| for immediate use upon the New York post efi &c.
\ The committee also agreed to report in favor of
over slo0 900 deficiency appropriation for the
Boston post office. SIS 900 of this sum is mex
pended balance. and sGi goo is allowed for the
! payment for land taken.
DEATH RATE II WASHINGTON, ST.. Louis,
| AND RICHHoND.-Dr. +. NJ. SPRINGFIELD, secre-
! tary OF the Board OF Health, furnishes q COM
/ parative statement OF mort atty as follows:
City of Richmond, total mum Der of deaths dur
ing the year $50, Goo, population u 0G1 or ;.
| per cent. ST: Louis. deaths csc, population
| jl0,Sti, or PA per cent. Washing OR, deaths
l,@ji; POI ulation 100, 2oi. or La per cent.
NoNTSArIors To-DAY.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
81.
10Th district, New York; Henry T.. Rhoades 2,l
| assistant engineer in the navy: Lemuel Wilson,
receiver OF public moneys, Tallahassee. Fla;
\. j. Rhodes, register of the land OFF &c Al Har-
Ilson, Arkansas; III. W. Flick, receiver 10: Geo.
/ W. Dennison, register, Little Rock. Arkansas;
A. A. TUFTS. receiver. Camden, Arkansas: -.
I ,. Griffin, register, do. Also, number of post
masters.
aTHK JAPANESE ASSISTANT SECgETARY OF
/ FINANCE. Jushe Hr0bumie Ito, who has come
I TO this country with view OF examining our
l system Of finance, was presented 10 the Presi-
I dsnt, al the White House, to-day, at half past
I twelve O'Clock. by Secretary Fish. The visitor
vas accompanied by his private secretary, and
both were dressed in black, with white neck
4 ties. They were received by the President in
I The blue room, where were also Secretaries
1 Boutwell,. robson, Delano, and Bslknap. ard
/ Gen. Parker, Commissioner OF Indian Affair.
/ These were accompanied by Mr.. l.. NJ. Stewart
! our consul at Yokohama. The visitor briefly
7 stated the object of his visit to this country
/ and the President replied a. 5ric>y also, IA 4s
/ he would he happy to afford him any facilities
/ Tor the fuliilment OF his mission: wheTeupon
the party broke up into groups, the converse
non lasting tor half all hour. Ii was then agreed
that the visitors should make a tour Of the Trea-
I suTy building morrow morning.