Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-12


name heading the list, protesting INST female
suffrage.
NAVAL ORDERS TO-DAY.-COmmander T. s.
Phelps, Lieut.. Commander c. j. McDJugal,
Masters y. II. Hutchins and Chas f. Arnold.
and ID Assistant Engineers John p KeHsv,
John q. BrosnahaD; and u. ii. HARMONY of-
dfred TO examination for promotion.
NOMIEATIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day -
Silas a. Strickland, OF Nebraska, Governor OF
Utah Territory. Joshua Armitage, Indian
Agent for Black Feet and neighboring tribes
William .. Goodloye. OF Kentucky, Pension
Agent at Lexington, Kentucky.
The BOARD OF ARMY OFFICERS. compo,ed
Of Colonel Dupont, Colonel Barry, and Major
Seymour, which has been in session at intervals
during the past two years, to devise a system of
artillery tactics, has been ordered to SUSPEND
further labor upon the work until otherwise
ordered.
$3.50 PER ASSUM.-In the Senate to-day
Mr.. Williams, from the Finance Committee.
reported back the bill equaIizing and fixing the
salaries of certain bureau officers. 1t provides
that the Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Post
masters General, Auditors, Comptrollers Su-
gervising Architect OF the Treasury, Solicitor
and Register of the Treasury, Commissioners
of Customs, Land, Pension, and Indian Officers
shall each receive 81 SOC per annuin.
UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM IIIssorpI
she democrats claim to have majority of
about fourteen on joint ballot in the Missouri
legislature, which will give them the power TO
choose L. 5. Senator ia the place OF Senator
Drake, or, rather in the place of his short-lived
successor. The indications at present point to-
wards the selection OF Gen. Frank =. Blair as
the democratic candidate, and IL Is quite likely
he will be elected.
TIE WEATHER AT THE EAST AND WEST
rhe reports received at the Signal Ofice, War
Department, At 80 a IN. to-day, show a calm
or gentle breeze only along the whole Atlantic
and Gulf coasts, from Boston 20 New Orleans
Light winds along the lakes. except at Chicsgo
where the wind was brisk. a nsrtLer was blow
ing at Cheyenne and Omaha. The thermone-er
has fallen forty-hve degrees in forty-eieht hours
at Cheyenne. and thiTty-six degrees in the same
period Of time at Omaha.
GENERAL POWELL CLAYTON Governor of
Arkansas, elected Uuited States Senator from
that State, az stated in Yesterdays STAR, to
ced Senator Mcdonald, whose term eypire.
on March lth next, entered the army early in
ne war "a ColonelCf the 9TH Kansas cavalry,
ara distinguished himself in the Southern Mis-
our! campaigns, under Generals Curtis aud
steele. He was made a brigadier in August,
FOL ana was especially active in cles irg
Arkansas OF Marmaduhe's command. AIer
TIE war he renamed in Arkansas, and was
elected Governor in 1Sf6 post which he has
Hf!h ever slhCe: lie Is represented to be
extreme republican.
The STAMPED ENVELOPE CoSTRACT.-In
the House yesterday, Mr.. Kerr presented the
memorial of Messrs. Dempsey.N O'Toole, of
this city, in regard TO their contract with ihe
Pest ONCE Department Tor stamped envelopes
and wrappers and the nullification Of the same
by the Postmaster General, claiming that thew
have been unfairly and unjustly dealt with, and
have suffered heavy pecuniary loss, by the ex-
ItVl n To-. Oh.
&c, to execute their contract after it had been
awarded to them. and they had given bond in
the sum of S21,o00 tor its faithful execution;
and asking Congress to indemnify them tor
losses sustained. Referred to Committee on
Appropriations.
GENERAL j. X. WEST elected L S. Senator
by the Louisiana Legislature, to succeed Hon.
JohH :. Harris. whose term expires on March
tth reHt served in the volunteers during the
late rebellion and came into the service from
California. Al the close OF the rebellion he
settled in Louisiana. accepting the positjoo of
Deputy [. $. Marshal under General Frank
HERON. He was subSeque nominated by
Collector Casey Auditor OF the New Orleans
Custom House, and confirmed by Secretary
Boutwell, which position he afterwards resigned
ana accepted the post OF administrator of pub
lie improvements by appointment from Govern
or Yarmouth. In politics be is a republican ard
IS fega. ued as q safe party man.
The SAN DOMINGO CoMMIssION.-The Com
mission to visit San Domingo, under the reSolu-
ton which passed Congress yesterday, will leave
on Monday or Tuesday of next week It's settled
that ex-senator Wade is to be one OF the Com
missoners, and that MIR. w l.. Dodge. of New
York, and Bishop Simpson have been rendered
appointments. 1t il understoO however that
Mr Dodge, who arrived here this morning, and
Eishop simpson both decline. II Is understood
that the President has appointed Fred. Doug
lass on the commission, and Prof. White, OF
Cornen University. is named for the third
a 10 "a hnA lax,s, 60
UT sumner last night. at which it is probable
the san Domingo question was talked 'over.
j. She President to-day appointed ex-
SenstOr Wade, OF Ohio. and President White of
Cornell University, a. two of the Commission 10
visit San Domingo, under the resolution which
yassed Yesterday. He also appointed General
franz Slgel secretary to the Commission. The
third Commissioner will be appointed to NOR
TOW morning.
The ALPHABETICAL LETTKR-There ha.
peen considerable talk to-day in politica,
circles about a curious publication made
by General Butler, of what purports to
be threatening letter to him from or on
behalf OF Admiral Porter. This document
appears elsewhere in TIE STAR. According
TO those who speak from the Butlerian stand
Ioint this curious document Is anonymous,
anu the body OF the letter is in the hand writing
OF copying clerk, but that there are interline.
atiens in pencil in the band or Admiral Porter.
mere are, However, unbeiieving Josephs who
pIoiess 10 suspect that the whole thing Is the
product OF the FERTILE brsin of tho versatile B. b.
representative OF TAE STAR visited Aimi-
raj forter this morning and found him COM
eI ably seated n the OFT &c attached to his resi-
ueroe on street, With few personal friends
eiti apparently but little rerturbed by the pub
icati0n in question. The Admiral stated In an
s"er 20 question that he supposed the publ
catnh W as another attempt 10 defeat his confir-
ron, but he paid but little atteut on to il, as
ne mad 10 idea that such warfare against him
EouiG ibjure him in tie inds o. honorable men,
ne mad TO knowledge ss to who wrote the COM
n4uhica1on, but saw it announced that it had
.een given for publication by General Butler.
As Y" that gentleman, he had nothing to say. but
,nought the animosity displayed by General
butter had its origin at Fort Fisher. IL his
ene mics desired 10 defeat his confirmation, he
weuid be glad to have them use honorable means
TO do 20, and not such dshonorsble means as had
already been resorted to. He supposed that
the letter was written for mischievous purposes
by some one who lad heard him say, as he had
frequently done, that he had never written the
alleged letter 10 Farrasut; that If such letter
listed was a forgery, and that IL published he
would endeavor to punish the offenders. The
Admiral seemed to teel confident that The pub