Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-19

CHANGRs in THE MARINE CoRPs.-L'eut
Col. e. q. McCawley, ordered from Boston e
Washington I'D. c. Barracks; Capt. Chas. Hey-
wood, from Washington, d. c., to Persacola
Capt John Schemerhorn, retired on 10Th inst.
Fhss Lieut.. w. b. Murray, dismissed on 1Gfh
INST; F.rst lieut.. Il. u. Saltmsrsh, ordered
home - await decision in his case from depart
ment oourt- marf;sl.
STATIONERY PoR THE INI8RNAL REVENUE
oPrICErs After the first OF July next the II
ternal Revenue officers throughout the country
will be supplied with stati ery from the Treas
ury dep,vtRent the are as low done with
Custom Houses and Sui Treasures. Hereto
fore the contractors have forwarded the sta
tonery to the various Offices as acquisitions wei
made.
TRR JOINT COMMITTEES ON SOUTHERN Orr
RACES had meeting this morning and agreed
NJ On q programme for the summer. A sub
committee, cops, ling o" Senators Scott. Pool
and Blair, and Representatives Poland, Steven
son, Coburn, b tx, I'D Van Trump, was ap.
point to hold IONS in this city and take
te rimoey up to the ?oth Of September next
The sub-coDDit' avs empowered to appoint
eommis.ee OF their number TO 60 South and
On the 20'h OF September the full committee
SIll meet again and arrange programme for
the fall.
TIE TREATY PUBLICATION Question DIS
POSED OP.-In the Senate yesterday, after our
report closed, tie amendment of MIR. Wilson
to strike fron Mr.. Carpenters resolution the
power of the treaty publication Investigating
committee TO sit during the recess, was re-
jected-yeas 90, nays 30; and the resolution wa
then amended co as to provide that If the COM
mittee shall fail to assemble after ten DAYS
notice that the witness (Wbite) Is ready to
answer the questions reported to the Senats be
shall be discharged: and as amended was agreed
to-ye2s "a, nays IL. similar resolution was
adopted in the case of Mr., Rsmsdell, by Q vots
Df fha mil
AIKEN in custody by the Sergeant at Arms and
provided with accommodations in the room OF
The Committee on the Pacific Railroad.
Messrs. White and Ramsdell's quarters in the
committee room are very comfortable and an
adjoining room contains two beds for them.
Several riends called upon them to-day.
TEE BRITIsH HIGH COMMISSIONERS VISIT A
PUELIC SCHooL.-The Earl de Grey. accom-
panied by Sir Stafford Northcote, OF the High
Joint Commission, visited the Fr1pklin Schoo
Building, In this city, to day, at , O'Clock p n.
and y ere courtcously received and conducted
IN 0uph the whole structure bv Supe.inte ndeni
Vii IN ard Trustc-3 Harris, Marche and He /
Mr.. A. CLUES, the architect OF The building, v :
pre- sent also, and furnished the distinguished
sisi'ols ell the Information they desired a
% the architecture and arrangement Of the
building, o'htr results obtained, costs, &c.
The male department was first visited, the trip
eeing merely cuTcory til the visitors arrived a
he Male Grammar School, where mathemati
c ii problems were core through with by the
pupils with an accuracy and promptncss, which
challenged the admir- l,ion OF the visitors. They
hen visited the schools in the BUILDING
When they reached the female q amman school
be talking propersties or the visitors were de
veloped, and 9TH Earl de Grey and Sir Stafford
Northcote made brief addresses complimentary
% the schools, and acknow lodged the superio. :
itv Of both the system and management Of our
public Gchools over those Of England. The
visitors examined the course of studies In the
various b.anches, and departed about four
O'Clock apparently highly pleased with the in
formation they had obtained as to the working
Of our public tchool saystem.
This visit ie Of some importance and siRnid-
canoe. as the Earl de Grey is in charge Of, and
has taken great interest IN. the educational de-
garment OF Engl and for the past ten years.