Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-03

SOLICITOR GEsERAL BRIsIow leit here last
evening with his family Tor Louisville, KEN
tlcky, ID be at emf about Two week.
TBE PRESIDENT expects to attend the meet
Of the Army OF tie Potomac in Boston next
week. Mrs.. Grant N accomp .uyhim 70 Wis /.
thsir son Uiy sGs at Harvard.
SECRETARY RoBysos gave dinner las,
evening, at which were present Sir Edward
Thornton and lady, j. @. Kennedy and wife
J. c. b. Davis aud wife, Senior r o5s.t & asu
lady, and Mrs. Gen. Emory.
InDTssAroLrs GIVES 1000 REPUBLICAN,
MAJoeITY.-1he President received a dispatch,
to-day from Senator Morton that McCaulsy.
trepub'icap,) has bsen el. eta Mayor of In
diaDapols :, Inc ava, by c. MAJORITY.
SECRETARY Boz TWILL will return here from
the West this evening or tomorrow mo,niu,
and Assistant Secretary Richardson will lie We
here to- morrcw night tor q visit to his home in
Massachusetts.
DISCHARGED FROM TIE SIGNAL SERVICE
Sergeants Edwsrd +. Uppsrnsu, Randolph
johnson, and Colunbps j. White, and Private
Laccur p. Fslls, L. y. A, now with sioosl
service &c bment at Fort Whipp'e. V.rp ~.
have been o5dlcito be dSc1srged from t-e
selyicc.
Mr.. W. W. CoRcoEAN is decidedly better TO-
cay, We are glad 10 state, and bis physicians
have well founded hores Of bis recovery. The
progress of the e-ss.pslss in bis leg has been
checked, he T; ia more con- Tort lbly. and he
general health and sp.tity are imp. o, ny
rapidly.
MRS. GRANT and her son Jesse Left TO-DAY
Tor philadelphia in the 12ij train, and they
Will 1arain there TO- some DAYS, the guests Of
OF Jay Coke, Esq. Ms. Cooke. wife OF
S2veIror CSohe. accom- :ried Mrs. Grant.
The Pre- sident VII sit PHI .d.lphia ON Sat,r.
Monday. y"
EARL DE GREY gave q dinner last evening
at the residence Of he British Commissioner
which was attended oy Justice Miller. General
Schenck. :. 4. Suit, Hon. F. p. Stanton. Ho,
e Poer Trench, ST .. afford No, the ,te, Pre-
IesEor MON ~ oe BEL nard, Lord Tenterlen.
Nisclrnt GocAi.ch, Henry Howard and III. 5
NOrthcotc.
MRS. GRANTS reception yesterday afternoon
was attended by large and tistiuguished
company. She was assis I'd in reCeiy in by Mr..
Gov. Her.y D. Coke, Ms. Ger. Chipman.
and Mis-. Gen. Dent. Among The guests yerc
Baron GeIOlt with his wife aud daus liter: tn.
Col0mbien Minister, the Rus len Mini ster and
NJ Iame C-f1cazy, Senator and Mis-. EdmunT,
General and Mrs. Mei.s, Mis- General Hors
20: 2r, aud EA- Senator Williams and lady.
ASSIGNMENTS OF ARMY OFFICERS -Bv Al
rection OF the Pr ,ident, Lieut.. Col. George
Crook, sd 'rtsu.'g, has zen aeaiened D dulv
according = bis )mu' ss;on of Ereyes Maic,
GeneTal, ?"d ordered ID pa, ICED > the heId-
gnsI OF he ID pa. Tert or Arizonl, ar-i
relieve col. & orge 1nemPn, 2Ilt ipfsntry o
lie comn2rd o. bat dep1l r Ont. Col q l-se
ST. nenaD, 2lst 'rtsntfy, hs been relieved rom
Tue ass. prent ID Command recording II hi
c)mm'~sIon OF EIeyet Major General srt
ordered u ref "a, i0ut delay 10 his proper
e,iUp.
BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE NAVAL ACAD
EMT.-The President hes appoint cd tue l.row-
ing named gentlemen IS members OF the Bod
OF Visitors 70 cttsrd the annual examination c.
cadets at the Naval Academy, which com
mences on the 2Ltb .rstant: Rev T. p NesmaD
OF the ID ,trict OF Columbia. pastor MeiroroI-
tan M. l.. Church; Judge j. L.. Orr. of Sout.,
Ca ol'ra; Rev. George A. ST ele, of Wiscorsic;
Ex-MajOr Ger. james II. wilop, Thone, p
Seford, Of G oreia; George ID Perkins, OF
10 "a; Benjamin +. left, CT Maine; Rev j. !
EIowDson, Of Benrsylvania; VIM. ID. Wal Oh,
OF New York, and John b. Hendei SON. OF Mis-
souri. The naval members of the board baye
rot yet been designated by the secretary.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS CoMxIss1ox-yesterIay
the cases of Alfred W. Gardiner, of Maryland;
Nelson Common, Of Washingt op; Samuel ard
Joseph Nichols and keuten Ives, OF Falls
Church, Va, were heard. Today the following
cases we're heard:-Amos Young and George or
Wnndrr, OF GEORGETOWN, and Oliver Cox ami
d..
present claims for fencing, timber, forage and
farm produce, amounting altogether to atout
SISs D. Also the following cases :-Richsrd
w. Bryan, Falmouth. Va. farm produce ana
miscellaneous stores. 81 ,6O9. William Marcy.
ALEXANDRA county. Va, farm produce, S29-6
Joseph w. Kay, Washington city, fuel and
forage furnished in Virginia, 81 ,69s.
BIDS were opened at the Treasury Der ART
ment to day 10 supply The Department, Custom
Houses ard sub Treasures throughout the coun-
Try viii stationery ior the fiscal year ending
june 80; 1872. The bidders were Philip & Solo
mons, Il. b. M0bun x Co., John G.. Parker
VIM. Ballsnsvre. Lanersn, Ogilvie & Co.. b. F.
French; of Washington, ID. c.; e. ID. Lockwood.
o. Philadelphia; K. Devoe q Co, the Rubber
sot ' PaSsS TS%Psny OF New York; the Msr
me Fni, Sar Mss Paper Company Of South Hadley
op6red the bids, will award the contracts in a
few days.
THE L. S. STEAMER IL NHEssEE-THK EXAM
MING BOARD REPORT HER PERFECTLY SsA.
woRrHY.-In consequence Of the alarm created
throughout the country during the absence OF
the San Domingo Commission by the reports
concerning the unseawOrthiness of the Ten
prov or. on the return OF the Commission 70
direct complete investigation into the uslities
OF that vessel, and Rear Admiral Thomas o.
and Civil Engineer W. ". Wood were appointed
. board for that purpose, and after q Thorough
examination have reported that the materials
OF which the Tennec see was constructed are OF
the very best quality. The frame being Of live
oak makes her superior to all vessels of her class
except one, the Florida which il Identical with
the Tenpessee. "A comparison of her displace-
nent with the internal capacity indicates that,
as regards safety, no more suitable vessel OF the
navy In this respect could have been selected
for The service IN which she was. engaged and
none that would have Afforded the same space
for comfort without iBtrenchipg upon the omar
teIs OF the officers and crew. The board al o
speak or her entciepcy under canvas ana her
complies equipment, sufficiency Of men,
thorough appliances to extinguish fires, sea-
voith'nese, &c.
The "PAssHD OVER" NAVAL OPpfcRRs.-
The board Of naval officers Of which Vice Ad-
mirl Rowan Is president, now In session ut the
Navy Department. IL (as was stated In yester.
day . STAR,l to examine into the cases OF such
officers as deem themselves unjustly passed over
by promotions made in conformity with the act
OF July 18th, 1866, which act provided that the
number allowed in each grade Of line ONCE On
tue active list OF the navy should be one edm- |
rail- one vice admiral, 10 rear admirals, 25 CON-
modOres, 50 captains, 80 commanders. $50 lieu |
tenant commanders, $50 lieutsnants, leo mas
ters, and leo ensigris, providing that the In |
crease in the grades authorized by the act 1
should be made by selection from the grade