Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-09

the British Legation, has gone to Europe on
leave Of sbseEee for several months.
NAVAL ORDERS To pAv.-Litus. Command T
Silas W. Terry, has been detached from the
Naval Academy and ordered to the Severn
arpenteT W. VI. LaightOn, has been ordered to
Gnty IN the equipment department al the
PORTSMOUTH, \. h navy yard. Ensigns Jane,
frankhn and Nelson L. Houston have been
detached from sigma! duty and ordered to the
Asiatc neet.
RECEIPTS FROM INTERNAL RevsSrr-A
comparative state INT showing the receipts OF
Internal Revenue for the first seven months O:
the fiscal years ending June 80, 1870, and june
30, 1871, on spirits, tobacco, fermeated liquors
income, banks and banking, special taxes, gas.
net arece1pts from stamps, penalties and
articles and occupations formerly taxed
but now exempt, shows an aggregate decrease
OF sGS20,l1l, or . per cent. The receipts for
the first seven months of the present fiscal rear
will be increased by returns from eight districts
not yet received estimated at sIi9,ee0.
INDIAN COMMISSIONERS, Felix Brunot, of
Pittsbnrg; Nathan Bishop, LII. d.; William +.
Dodge and Vincent Colyer, or New York;
Robert Campbell, Of st. Louis; John V. Far
well, OF Chicago; John ID. Lang, of Maine:
Edward 5. Tobey, OF Boston; and George III.
Stuart, Of Philadelphia; have been notified by
the Secretary of the Interior to meet here On
Wednesday, the 18th inst, TO arrange for accept
ing the new powers conferred upon them by the
all bills to be paid by the Interior Departmen
and to mark out their tour OF inspection AMI
observation In the Indian country during the
coming summer. OF the S25,0 600 Appropriated
two years ago to me ct the expenses of the com
mission, $40 600 yet remains in the Treasury.
90 economical have been their expenditures.
THR BRITISH MEMBERS Of the Joint High
Commission last evening entertained at dinner
the Secretary and attaches of the commission.
Speaker Blaine, Senators Chandler and Buck
ingham, the Italian and Austrian Ministers.
Judge Lorng, George W. Riggs. Esq. Col.
Rathbone, the Secretaries Of the British Legs-
ton and others. This evening the President
Will dine them in state. The party will consist
Of Minister Thornton and lady, Sir John A.
Macdonald and lady, Sir Stafford Nortbcote
den, MIR. and Mrs. Fish General Schenck ana
daughter, eH- Senator Williams and Mrs. viii
Iams, Justice Nelson; Judge Hoar, J. G. b.
Co'faS, Speaker and Mrs. Blaine Secretary and
Mrs. Boutwell,, Secretary and Mrs. DeIano
Secretary Belknap, Secretary Robson. AID
POSTMASTER General and Mrs. CresweI and At
torney General Alderman.
REVISION OF THE SENATE CoxMITTREs-Hr.
Cameron Recommended to Succeed M. Sumner az
Chairman Of the Comn,ittee on Foreign Relations
Messrs. Sherm an, Morrill, OF Vermont. Howe
Nye, and Pool, the committee appointed by the
caucus of republican Senators to revise the liz
VI standing committees OF the Senate, met yes
terOay tor that purpose, when a motion to an
point Senator Cameron As chairman of the Com
mttee on Foreign Relations in place OF M
sumner to take the second place on that COM
IDlttee was carried, after spirited discussion
by vote OF three to two. The proposition was
opposed by Senators Sherman and Morrill, wi O
voedagainst u, but the other three members OF
the committee voted for IL, and the motion wa.
carried. The cause assigned for the change W :
Aat Mr Sumner is Lot on COED official or per
.onsi terms with the President, or the Secreta
~ OF State, thus rendering it impossible for the
standardization to communicate i'm confidence
with the organ Of the most important commit
tee in The Senate.
Hon G. q. BOWEN AGAIN INDICTED pon
BIeAMY.-The Grand Jury of the Criminal
Court OF this District yesterday found the fol-
lowing true bill of Indictment against Christie
pher &. Bowen:
" District of Columbia, County of Wosbfnot,n 10
oc,t The grand jurors of the United States OF
America. for the county Of Washing on afore
said, upon their Oatbs present: That Christie
gentleman, on the thirtyfrst day of October
IN the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and nfty-twO, at Augusta, in Richmond
county, IN the State Of Georgia. did marry one
Frances hicks, and her, the said Frances then
and there had for his wife; and that the said
Christopher g. Bowen, afterwards and whilst he
was 80 married to the said Frances As aforesaid,
TO wit, on the thirty-first day of August in the
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy, at the county of Washington afore.
ss,d, feion OH, and unlawiuily did marry and
said Susan, was then and there III arried, the said
Frances, his former wife, being then alive,
against the form of the statute in such case
made and provided and against the peace and
government OF the United States"
on this indictment the names OF the following
witnesses are endorsed: Samuel Lew Edward
Hicks, Mary Seso, Louisa Dixon, John A Chris
tan: David Porter, Rev. VI. Lowry, and Mrs. :
P. King.
PRoMoTEp:-Undert the recent act of Congress
Paymaster T.. L. Dunn and Surgeon Maxwell
Wood, OF the Navy, have been promised TO the
position OF bead OF their respective bureaus,
with rank of Commodore.
WAR DRP'T. OFFICE CHIRP SIGNAI nprtcyp L