Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-21

INTERNAL REvRNUB.-The receipts from this
source to-day were sSl7 ,5l319.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx will deliver an
address in Baltimore this evening, before the
Young Womel's Christian Association of that
city.
TITS REPORTED to day that Mr.. Forney has
reconsidered his determination to decline the
Philadelphia collector Zip, ard that the Presi
dent will send his name to the Senate tO-mer-
row.
MARK TWAIN has severe his connection with
the GALAXY, and the humorous department o.
that Magazine, heretofore under his charge
will hereafter be conducted bv Dom Piatt, OF
this city.
NOMINATIONS To- DAY.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day.
David L. Corbin, U. 5. attorney for the district
OF South Carolina; James Belger, TO be major
and quartermaSter, I. ). A.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the new loan already
reach seventeen millions Of dollars, nearly one
million having been taken yesterday. Sever j
New York banks have each subscribed for one
million OF dollars.
ONE HUNDRED DEMOCRATS IN THB HOUSE.
The admission of Mr.. Edwards, Of Arkansas,
and the three rev members from New Hamp-
shire makes just one hundred democrats in the
House. Connecticut, California and Texas,
are yet to hold their elections.
The BOARD OF REGISTRATION have recon
sidered their action in entirely excluding from
the lists the names OF persons who do not appear
in person, and have set aside all such cases for
action when the lists are revised at the City
Hall.
Ex-RRPRRsRNTATIvK KNOTT, Of Kentucky
is named by good many papers OF that State
as The best man Tor its next democratic candi-
date for Governor. Wesupposed he was to be
Mayor Of Duluth as soon as that place got big
enough to havea Mayor.
THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS, District of Columbia, were sworn in
last evening by James Donaldson, Justice of
the Peace, at the Office OF Governor Cooke, but
they will not enter on their duties for some DAYS
yet, on account Of the delay in getting their
rooms ready.
NAVAL ORDERS To-DAY.-Lieut. Commander
Horace Z. Mullen has been ordered to equip
meDt duty at the New York navy yard. Lieut..
Charles Il. Arnold has been ordered to the
recruiting ship at New York. Chief Engineer
Charles Il. De Nalin has been detached from
the Dictator and placed on waiting orders.
EXPLORING ExPEpITIoN.-First Lieuten-
ant George M. Wheeler, of the Engineer Corps,
has been assigned 10 The charge OF the explor-
alton OF the eastern part of Nevada nd Arizo-
ma, lying outh of the Central Pacific Railroad
and an order just issued from the War Depart
ment directs The Cuartermaster General, Con-
missary General, Surgeon General, and Chief
OF Ordnance to furnish the necessary supplies
medicines, &C., for the expedition.
TIE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS thu
morning heard the closing argument on the
tennessee election case, and unanimously
greed to report that the election in Tennessee
IN November last was legal one, and the
present delegaIiOn is entitled to seats in To.
committee N
Arkansas &C e Of BoIes against Edwards. The
former claiming that the latter was not entitled
TO the seat, a Clayton had been suspended
from the GOvernorship, and therefore had No
right TO give certificate of election to him
The committee decided that they had no RICH
to refuse the certificate, and will therefore
report in favor of Edwards taking the seat
EDWARDS is q democrat.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate had a short
executive session yesterday and confirmed
number of nominations OF judicial, land, reve-
hue, and navy officers, among them the follow
iDg: Madison L. HOLSTER, associate justice
supreme court, Idaho Territory. John A.
Gardner, Z. s. attorney for Rhode Island. John
+. Sanborn, collector of customs, Huron, Mich.
Henry s. Glover, assessor internal revenue
"a district, Georgia. George G. Hoskins, 29th
trict, Louisiana; NJ. III. Lawrence, 25th districr
New York; w. q. Ransom, 9Th district, Missouri
collectors Of internal revenue. Lieutenant
Horace Elmer, to be lieutenant commander.
Retired Lieutenant Commander Robert Boyd
Jr., TO be commander on active list. Henry G.
keeDe, volunteer lieutenant, to be lieutenant In
regular navy, on retired list. Mate Edw. f.
Bradbury, to be master in the navy on retired
list Samuel d. Bingham, OF 5. c., to be
consul at Brindsi.
ARMY SURGEONS ASSIGNED AND Trans
FxRREp.-Surgeon James L. Ghiselin, U. s. A,
has been ordered to report for duty in the
Department OF the East. Surgeon q. q. Byrns
and Assistant Surgeons h. Lippincott and G.
McMiller have been relieved from duty in the
Department OF the Missouri; the two former
have been ordered TO duty in the Department OF
the East, and the latter has been ordered to the
Department of the South. Assistant Surgeon
Albert Hartsuf has been relieved from duty IN
the Department Of the Columbia, and ordered
TO he Department of the Lakes. Assistant
Surgeons John III. Janeway, j. q. q. Happier
sett and John Brooke have been relieved from
duty in the Department Of the East; the two
former have been ordered to duty in the De-
partment Of Missouri and the latter to the
Department Of Columbia. Surgeon Francis L.
Town has been relieved from duty in the De-
partment of Dakota, and ordered to the De-
partment Of the East.