Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-14

tAnt Generals Jsttce, War Department.
Ihh@iDtff WHITE of Cornell University
and one o. The San Domingo Commissioners
arllve". here this morning, and was on he floor
OF t'he Houss to-day.
aRs. LINCOLN was in London. En- gland on
the 3d ult a letter from that city saws, for the
purpose of placing her son Tad al school. aui
having accomplished tn at shs puf posed 10 "A no
her friend, Mrs. Bishop Simpson, in Rome.
TIE NATIONAL Council of the Unt,l Leagne
OF America, headed by Coz. Geary. of Peuns,l-
vsn'a. and Gov. Newell, OF New Jersey. callad
upon the President this morning to pay their
respecss.
Ii. j. CEIrPEN, OF New Hamoshire, has been
appointed clerk to the Senate Committee on the
Distrlcs o. Columbia, in place of A s. Perham.
o. Maine, res gned. Mr.. Crippen was formerly
clerk to the Re;renchment Committee.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in executive
session yesterday, contirmed the nominations OF
Mortimer ID. Leggett, OF Ohio, to be Conmis-
Toner OF Patents. and John III. Knight to be
Register OF the Land Ofice at Bayfield,, Wis
conSin.
TIE PRESIDENT has certainly shown no dis
position to pack Commission in favor of annex
alton TO go TO San Domingo. He has evidentIy
aimed to make the fa'rest selection possible aud
the report OF the ComUis sion. when IL returns
Will be justly entitled to weight ON that account
PRECEDENT GRAST's MESSAGE and accom-
pany ing reports on the condition OF affairs in
the South, was sent to the Senate yesterday. The
Information contain in them is from records
extending from 1867 to 1870, and most OF it has
already been published.
NAVAL ORDERS To-pAY-Capt Edward Don
aldscn, ordered to the Norfolk navy yard; Capt.
Napoleon Collins, detached from the Norfolk
navy yard and ordered to examination for pro-
motion; Commander K. +. X. Lewis. detached
from the command OF the Resaca and placed on
waiting orders.
GEN. LOGAN NOMINATED FOR U. S. SRNA-
ToR.-General Cullom this morning received a
dispatch from General Logan, announcing that
at the caucus held in Springfield last night, to
nominate Senator in place of Senator Yates,
who e term expires the ith Of March next, he
received % votes against 80 given for all other
candidates.
The SENATE COMMITTEE on the District OF
Columbia met on Thursday, and referred the
several bills before them to various members,
to be reported upon to the committee. The
committee will hereafter meet on THURSDAYS
instead OF aridaysi They agreed to report ia,
Alex Garden 70 be members of the Levy Court
the former in place Of Dr. Chss. II. Nichols.
ADMIRAL PogTEg's NOMINATION CorrycN-
sD.-The Senate in executive session YESTERDAY
afternoon confirmed the nomination of Vice
Admiral ID. ID. Porter to be Admiral in the
Navy, by vote OF 81 to 10. The parlors of the
Admiral at his residence, on II street, were
crowded last evening by many friends, who
called to congratulate BIN. Among them Gov
Geary, of Pennsylvania, Gov. Newell, of New
jersey, and number of Senators and Repre-
1 sentatives.
COMMISSIONER PARKER, of the Indian b.
eau, has written a letter to the Secretary of the
Irttrior in regerd % the charge. CT fraud in
The purcbTse ard transportation of Indian goods
'est summer. He shows by the ecords the
| r zee psid by Cereal Harrey and others for
,upiies, and that the price paid by the contrac-
ter, MIR. Ecsler, w9s not extravagant. In regard
TO the transportation OF gcCGs Re says that nayi-
l cation on the upper Mis- ouri had nearly ceased
src he was forced 10 make the best terms he
eoald before TIE approach Of cold weather. He
| SAYS the lrd'an commissioners we're not consul
| ted, because the act authorizing such corsplta-
uor was passed on the 18th Of July, $780, or
before the contract was made. In closing he
| rehects rather severely on Mr.. Welsh.
The SAN DOMINGO COMMISSION il now COM
plete, the following being the members Benia-
min +. Wade, of Ohio, (charman;) President
| White, of Cornell university. n. ", and DIR.
| ). u. Howe, Superintendent Of the Perkins in
| sfitute for the blind. Allen A. Burton, OF Ken
| tucky, formerly U. ). Minister to Bogota has
| been appointed Secretary Of the Commission in
| place Of Gen. Sigel declined. 1t has been
decided to allow the representatives OF six news
papers TO accompany the commission. including
| Representative of the Associated Press. The
| matter of furnishing permits has been left with
| the Secretary OF the Navy.
The United States steamer Tennessee, fitted
out at New York to take the commissioners to
San Domingo, is now ready for sea. She is fitted
up In first class style, and has spacious accom-
modations for the commissioners; nine com
modious state rooms having been set apart for
| them and their secretary. The Journalists who
accompany the commission may not be SO com
fortably fixed and will probably have to swing
at night In bammocks, as the vessel has a fuli
complement OF officers on board, who, Of course
occupy their rooms.