Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-26

THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the new loan tc day
amounted to s15,cco.
THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES he's Adjourned
till MONDAY.
GENERlL SPINNER Whites to Mr.. futile, Act
Ing Treasurer, trait the voyage out was q rough
one, but proved beneficial to his health.
OUR SY; TEN of weather rer ,rts ana storm
signals is 20 be extended to Canada the mari
tine pIovinc- ,, and British Colombia.
PRECEDENT GRANT received the delegates of
the Intei1at.one, Convention of the Young
Mems Chr & an t~-ocistion of the United
States and 'he BI ser Provinces In the east
room At ne VIZ House, list evening.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLPAx is decidedly better
,rday, we e g glad to say, aud bis symptoms
ar more favorable than they have been since
he was taken sick. 1t is now believed that he l.
out OF al Danger.
THB SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION is TODAY
examining the cases Of Thomas II. Nelson. OF
Fairfax county, Va, 81 5s2.5J, end DR.. John T.
Bigelow, Of this Gig, Tor Use and oCcupa on of
tne C,sremont properly, in Fairfax county, Va,
REAR ADMIRAL MrLAscTHoN SMITH, re-
Gently chef OF the Er-eau o. Equipment and
and fat AL 2rvice, which retirement promotes
CommoGoie q. Steadman TO the grade of Req
Admiral.
TIE PROBABILITIES are that the Senate win
be leis without quorum If the session is con-
tinued much longer. There is barely quorum
here now, AID .everel contemplate leaving for
the: nom morrow. An effort will be made
} ACTOR. a US ever'n and it seemed 70 the
ImpIs .foa +1'sP nnC On that the sc NON wonld
&C. q late this evening.
THE UKcosrrnMrD-There are but five NOM
nations before The Serate not ye. df posed @
The three nc y impo. ant ones ere John W.
Fuller, > be "0'ecsor Of int,inal revenue 10th
distriC: o. Ohio; CHARLES s. English, to be col
ector OF cus'ons ior G-orgetOn a, ID. O., and
BId W. SrSy, . be U. S. judge for the eastern
THE TESTIMONY Of Hor. j. @. B. Davis, A.
sistant Secretery Of State, before the special
committee Of the Senate shows that 1O7 COMES
OF the treaty were distributed to the President,
high Commission, and certain Senators Fifty-
four OF these copies were Of those printeJ on
the Q: OF May, and ffty-three OF those printed
NAVAL ACADEMY ExAMINATIos.-The ex-
animation exercises at the Naval ACADEMY at
Annapolis s-e in progress this week. and will
probably be all concluded by the end of next
wlll start on their sUruer cruise, which win
pc a nome cruise this -, he in. lntion beino
10 run mp along he northern Atlantic aud VISIT
he successive objectS of interest on the coast
The trigste3 CONSTELLATION and Saratoga will
do duty this year. WIN
SCRfxBLR Toa THE GEORGETOWN CoILgo-
TO- shIc.-The nomination of Chas. 8. English
Tor The dictatorship of the port of Geor setown,
ID. O., WIS sent 70 fhe Senate on wednesdav.
II WILL be remembered; but the President YES.
tercay communicated to that body his desire
that DO action be taken on the nomination. AT
the present session. Tbs morning, the re-
tlriDg eoIiector-Jam-s a. Msgruder; Riley a.
shinn, or Georgetown, and DIR. q. H. Grain.
Pastinaste OF tnat Gig, waited upon Secretary
Boutwell, IN behalf OF Mr.. English, stating that
ne was fhorou oh re public N and represepta-
tive man. The Secrets- Y rerI'ed that General
Chiphan, our deleg.ts ID ~onsre-s, had re-
quested nat he matter be held over until his
return rom Ca'itoI ria, end DO further sction
would be - ken until then. 1t is understood
that Gen. Cbipman Is favorable 70 the apr oin+-
ment OF Mr.. VIM. II. Cr'Ig, formerly depnfv or
the pert, % the ,.,io,. -