Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-01

anu 1ntUn1Snt vas TOTALLY unconscious.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT saws. aud
says IT boldly, that he "yearns' toward CHA
Logan more readily II an toward 1.-The gross ard
/ stupendous Olive"
PoS. WALTER II. SMITH, Assistant Atspr.ev
GENERAL has been designated by the President
as Acting Secretary OF the Department Of the
Interior, during the absence OF Secretsry Del
an0.
LIEUT.. Col. FREDERICK MYERS, Deputv
ouartermaster General, has been relieved from
duty At New Orleans. La and ordered to the
Department OF Missouri for assignment 70 du,y
~ santa re, New Mexico, as Chief Quarter mas
ter, District OF New Mexico.
CoLoRED ~AGE appeared on the House floor
for the first time to-day. His name is Alfred
=. Powell, from Manchester, Virginia ana he
Vas Mas AFRO nj ! upon the recommends on o;
hon. y. n. Porter, Representative from the
Richmond and Manchester districts.
THE MARRIAGE OF First Lieutenant John L.
Worden, First L. s. Infantry, son OF Conmo-
dore Worden, OF the u. 5. Navy, and Miss
Annie Edison, OF Pearl street, Albany, y. ", j.
announced for the 18th inst. They will visit
TINS city on their wedding tour.
WHAT'S IN THE wIspp-Ordsrs have bss,,
sent from the Navy Department 10 the com
mandant of the Brooklyn navy yard to at ont for
sea Immediately seven vessels. the wachpsett
Snswmut, CaDandaigua, Omaha, Minnesota
Florida and Susquehanna.
ChBrNKr OPFIcERs OUT oB Tows.-Secre,a,v
Boutwell, left here this morning for weeks
visit TO his home at GrOtOn, Mass. Secretary
Belknap viii leave here on Monday for Cinciu-
n1'i 10 attend the reunion of the Army Of the
lenne zee in that city on the 9TH inst Secre-
tary Delano il at his home in Ohio and Serre-
tary Robson is at his home in New Jersey.
CHANGEs IN THB SECOND AUDITORS OPpIcg.
James j. Burns has been promoted from second
10 thlrd-class clerk. and David p. woolhaupter
from hrst 10 secOld-cls3. William H. Kean
mas been transferred 10 the Sixth Auditor,.
once. Curtis W. HOlcomb and Andrew n
henney have resigned, The former having
ONCE. " '''
CoNFIRsATIoNs.-The Senate in executive
SESSION yesterday confirmed the following nom
ma ions y. NJ. Wilson. Of Missouri 10 be don.ul
az Nuremberg. DR.. e. q. Cox. to be A men,
Der OF the board o. Health of the Disrric- Of
ColuTbis- Logan II Roots, 20 be I. s. mar
Shal tor the western district of Arkansas H. n
patterson, do, for the district of New Ham,
shire. w. &. Hsrbin>On, to be assessor of
u tSIhai revenue Tor the twenty-fourth district
OF Pennsylvania.
Hon. HoRATIO &. NkwCoMB. who was nom
mated and confirmed for the position of Assist
otto, has declined the position Judge New
conn occupies position on the bench OF tho
supreme Court of Indiana, and members OF the
bar IN that State having united in a strong y =
uflOn Tor MIN 10 emain in that position, he has
complied with their request. The inaueouacy
q, The SalaTs here had also its due weight I'm
influencing his decision.
CUTTING DOws TIKI ALLOWANCE To Cox
TEsTANrs.-1he House Committee on Elec-
tions has adopted new rule in regard 10 the
eonr ensatiOn OF contestants for seats 1t pro
hibits the committee from recon- mending the
hCnse 20 pay any contestant any more than bis
actual expenses, which shall be nresepteI in
items and sworn 10, and such itemiZed a.couuf
shall be examined and approved by theFcOm-
mittee. u is also provided that in cases where
Chairman. : did not make the contest in. good
falth Al d with reasonable cause, they shaii re-
eeive no compensation. This rule was prepared
bN Mr.. NcCrary, chairman OF the committee
and was adopted b. an unanimous vote.
TIE BLAINR-BUTLER CAsB-Gep. ButIer -
about 10 issue, IN pamphlet form, the speech OF
Speaker Blame and his own speech in really
thereto, delivered in the House on the Is,h nj
March, concerning the appointment OF a special
committee 10 investigate the condition OF The
South during the recess. lie will also pnbIish
6ls letter addressed TO the republican NE m her.
Oh Inc house, giving bis reasons for refusing To
serve on that committee. Gen. Butler, in An
explanatory note, asserts that combinat,or
was made among certain republicans In the
hOuse, OF ~hom Speaker Blaine WAS the leader,
70 prevent the passage OF any bill for the suu
pi e-siUn OF southern outrages He intends IL *
stated, to circulate hall million copies Of iii,
pamphlet at his own expense
THE NoRTH CAROLINA CONTESTED SENATOR
sHIr.--The Senate Committee on Pr,yilerss
and Elections will hold a meeting on NIpn,l,y
next, when the case OF the North Carolina SEN
atorship viii be taken up for conside ration
Governor Vance, the Senator elect from North
fnaI s,ft 70 A.
non, by reason OF has participation in the
rebellion, ex-senator Abbott puts in a ella m
ior the seat. lie will be represented befose The
committee by Caleb Cushing, his counsel. The
ground upon which he bases his right TO the lat
II that he received the next highest number of
votes east III the Legislature for Senator aud
that the votes given for Vance do not tount
ibasmuch az he was ineligible at the time OF he
cit CtIon.
ESkEPT pRoM TAxATIoS.-In answer to q
letter from Messrs. Jay Cooke i Co, RETIRING
to the act o: Congress approved July 14tls, 1870,
entitled can act to authorize the refundiny of
The national debt" and inquirlng whether the
eN emptlon IRON taxation provided by the fret
section OF said act extends to and compartments
that portion OF the earrings or dividends of =.
national banks which il derived from tLeiinter-
est upon the several classes OF Upited States
bonds recited in said section OF said act .iCOm-
missioner PleAsOnton says: ''The earnings or
dividends OF national banks dirived a. above
stated are exempt from the payment or AL tsyes
taxation in any form, by or under any State
municipal or legal authority"
NAVAL ORDERS To-pAY.-Frst Assistant 1
Engineer Thomas W. Rae, ordered TO the Nan
tssket. Second Assistant Engineer Cyrus ID.
Foss, ordered to the Boston yard. Acting !
BoatswaiD Francis Butland, ordered to the |
re ceising ship Eandaiia. Comm ander john II. |
ussell, detached from tue Ossipee and
placed en- waiting orders. Paymastsr A j.
PTrchard, detached nom the Benecis and I
ordered to return 10 the United States | han
lain Henry b. Hibben, detached from r}ie /
Naval Academy and granted leave OF absence |
First ssistapt Engineer J. II. Bailey, detached /
from the NAntasket and ordered 10 return |
.0me. First Assistant Engineer A. 5. Gfeene
'etsehed ffom the Nyack and placed on waiting 4
orders.
DEMOCRATIC CONC RKssIoSAL CoMNIrrRR-l
At All adjourned meeting Of the democratic
Congressional Committee yesterday afternoon l
SenaOr Casser ly. OF California, WAS elected |
permanent chairman and Representatives. Bell. /
e New Ham, shire, and Shober, of North Caro-
Ina, were elected permanent secretaries.
Messrs Eldridge, box, and Archer, the com