Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-11

Washington News and Gossip.

Tt. PRESIDENT and EI-seuetary Borie lert
here this morning for Baltimore, Nd, to spend
the day with some friends in that city, They
will returr this evening.
Coke sBss was duh TO day. After RAISING the
Alaska Land District Bill the House adjourned
n quarter pest o'c'sck. The Senate at that
hour was engaged on private land bill.
NAVAL Orders To-DAy.-Seeond assis.,n,
Engineer Joseph Ii. Hsrmonv has been ordered
to the naval station AZ Mound city, Ill. Liea-en-
ant T.. &. Todd has been detached from the
Pacific fleet and placed on waiting orders.
TEE TIN DAYS allowed by the constitution Tor
the President to sign tie bill repeating the test
oath act has not expired, as stated by a contern-
porary. The hill was received by him on the
50 inst, and lesviDg out the tWs Sundays the ten
days viii not expire UEtil Wednesday next, the
18th inst.
TsB DISTRICT GOVERNMENT BIII--The
conference committee Of the two Hoses OF
Congress on the bill to provide a new form Of
government for the District of Columbia held a
meeting this morning. and discussed various
amendments TO ahe bill which were adopted,
and in the Senate afterwards Er. Patterson
asked leave to have the amendments printed
which was granted. The committee win meet
again on Monday to prepare their report to be
subrstted to the House and Senate on Tues
day.
CSsuRvBYED LANDS GRANTED TO RAN
RoADe-Attorney General tkerman has de-
ciSed that the government has no authority b
withdraw from the market and that purchases
have no rights on, unsurveyed lands granted 10
railroad companies, in alternate sections, and
says "Clainants, by right OF presumption and
homestead settlement, must take care il they
enter upon uneurveyed lands to select such q
shall not belong to the railroad company under
U af NH thn
company right has attached come to be defined
by survey.
The PRINTING HOUSE, FOR The BLINp.-A
memorial was presented in the House to-day
and referred to the District Committee, numer-
ously signed by distinguished citizens of Brook
Ign, Ionkers, Astoria and New York city, ask
ing congress 70 make an appropriation tor the
american printing House and University for
the Blind in the District of Columbia. Among
the me morialists are Henry Ward Beecher, exe
Mayor Booth, OF Brooklyn; Chancellor Ferris,
distinguished blind Clergyman Of Brooklyn, J
Hon. Adam Bishop, and others of note.
TIE FAMILY OF THE LATE CHIEr Jrsricr
TANET.-The members Of the bar Of tie So
preme Court OF the United States met in the
Supreme Court room At the Capitol this morn
ing, at III O'Clock, for the purpose of taking
measures 10 AFFORD the members OF the eysi
profession throughout the country an oppOriu-
nifty to make some provision Tor the surviving
members Of the family OF the late Chief j ust &c
fancy The meeting was called to order by
James d. Carlisle, Esq. and, upon his motion,
Attorney General Akerman wes called to the
chair, and ID. w. Middleton, Esq, Clerk of the
supreme Court, was chosen secretary. Hon.
Montgomery Blair moved that q committee of
hye De appointed to ia ke general charge of the
subject and secure concert OF action among
members OF the bar throughout the country
addresses were then made by eN-Attorney
General Evarts, Senator Carpenter, Senator
Edmunds, Hon. q. y. Potter and General Gar
neld, all OF whom expressed themseI YES thor
oughly In accord with the movement, and paid
glowing tribute 10 the virtues and abiiitv of
the late Chief Justice. The motion of Mr. Riair
was then adopted, and the chair appointed as
the committee MIR. Blair, el-Attorney 6eneral
Eyarts, Senator Carpenter, James A. Carlisle
ana Solicitor General Bristow.
THE SMALLPOX ALARM IN NEW YoaK-
SeVenty-one persons In this city died OF small
poN during the week ending on SATURDAY. Ia 4
andtwenty seven IN the previous week. In AM
ninety eight deaths in fortnight from this tar.
Iioie disease. Inc rapid increase last wee k has
the necessity Ofprompt and thorough VAGINA.
TOR. Dr. Morris, The city ssnitary inspector
cautions the public against serious error viii ch
may lead to still worse results-namely, the i'm
preston that mild case OF variolod will not
reproduce smallpox. The prevalence of this
ldea has caused neglect OF sanitary precau.
uons. IL rs proved that smallpox is AZ ea sily
communicated to other persons, imp rejected
~ vaccination. from the nildest case of yario-
iold as nom the worst form Of smallpox. The
both instances, varioloid being simply smallpox
Com Aereiot.
STILL ANoTHHK DEATH FROM CoALsOu-
On THURSDAY evening Mrs. Hodges, wife of On
Ger ". a hodges, residing on Eastern avenue