Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-28

| TER House, this afternoon agreed 70 the CON
ference report on tie Southern Pacl tic railroad.
BARON GERcLT vii leave this city- for Car |
many IN hsy, snd VIII be succeeded as Min ster
OF the North German Confederation, by M
Schlozer, row Minister 70 Mexieo.
THE Y. s. STEAMER NYACK. which rsc,u-!v
arrived a. San Francisco from the Sandwich |
lsiaD'is, has been put odt of Commission and |
VII DE repaired at the Cali -oru,s navy yard.
ORDERS were issued by the Se,retar, O: the
Navy yesterday TO 1T out the L. y. vessel
Relief at New York to convey supplies 70 the
suffering POOR Of France.
GOVERNOR CLAYTON, Of Arkansas, telegraphs
here that IN order to save the republican party |
IN that State from disruption, through the |
present troubles there, he has decided to resj,n
hs position as United States Senator elect.
TIN NOMINATION OF GOVERNOR COoKB-
The President desires that the nomination of |
Governor Cooke he confirmed as soon as posi- '
bic, in order that he NAV confer with him i'm
regard 10 the other appointments for the Dis
tTlct. The Senate, It is expected will therefore
confirm the appointment at the first executiv
session.
THB STAMPED ENVELOPE CoNTRAoF- 7,
the Post Once Appropriation bill, which pa AZ ,
the Senate last night, appropriating the su N -.
Sill, 100 for stamped envelopes and wrap ne
here was An amendment adopted thu I Il r. r..
contract shall be let TO the lowest respC n, It
bidder, which, il the bill becomes u w Ip .
annull the present contract of George 1 a"lil
for furnishing those articles. 0"S
TEE u. S SUPREME Coz Rr yester,is @,
ed decision in the case of the Mum cl- 49, 90
Baltimore the Baltimore and d, ~ D.,
road Company, affirming the judgn ,e- =, or ~.
Circuit Court for that district OF J.ryi.nH
which was that the city should pay he iyy.nn
tax a loan made TO the Compar NJ nc u. me
| passage of the Internal Revenue &C, '''' !" Tue
ADVANCES TO NAVAL ORD AIRS vo,-o..-.
| Robson has issued an orde r ri ra,.t,r, t,,a'
Officers ordered 10 a vessel prep s,.iuy to- a
| foreign cruise, who shall ] ave rAca3ra. o.
advance, and shall have bee o det, .ned bevon1
the time covered in the Jvspc p sbaIi -
the same checked against them i,v tba Psr
master out may, upon FrOprg application
receive an additional adv hnoe u. the discretion
NAVAL ORDERS 1o-Dh .y.-Isut Commander
Henry Glass, has been let acEei tr,,m the com
maho ot The Nyach al ordered to duty in the
| Aslatlc heet. lLeuf eu man Ter q. H. Craven
mas been detached trC ia the Hvaci; and nIacaJ
9n waI;lpg order } Aai!ts. X. tiaker and NJ
Sr ieiu' y shaw =, Woo, Pa :sed Assistant
| Greeley and First Assistant Engineer A :
Sreen, nave oeem detached from the Nysck and
| oiueIeut 10 return 70 their homes. CARPENTER
r. q Thomas, fss been detached from the
| supply anu PiaI 81 on waiting orders.
1 THR JOINT hFGH COMBUSTION Yesterday
adjourned 10 n Ret on Saturday newt at which
time 1t IL eHI 'ected Az the members Will be
present Sir John A. Mcdonald, the commits
s,oneT nom Canada, accompanied by Lady
| MCDonaid Colonel Bernard. deputy IN rlSfar
| OF peace n n. Whitaker, OF the fsh-rie, depart-
ment and AIR. Drinkwater, SIR Johns private
,ecIetsly' are expected here ou Thursday
| mOri ing, aId have engaged rooms az the
Arlington n. Sir Edward Thornton, the British
minister WIN entertain the eight members CT
| he commission this evening. Tomorrow
evening they Will he entertained hv Serrerlrv
| iSh. and on thursday they Will entertain
sex
NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The resident sent
the following nOmii stions to the Senate to-day.
! 1ohh L. Miller, Collector intcrna! revenue.
lsi district Tennessee; Jos. Il. Kothchild. do,
, 9TH district Ohio. James r.. Marsh. surveyor
| Customs, Kansas CITY. Mo.
I fosthnasters-AmbrOse Il. Galucia. Drabam
| Mass; r. ). Merrill, Winehendon Mass: T. II
! Hayashck. Rock Island, III; Alfred Iiowen,
/ Shelburne Falls. Mas: Z. II. Colburn. Leo
? | mister. Mass; Joseph r. Hodges Foxbora'
, Mass, X f. Bowen, willbury, Mass: Mrs.
: Manorah +. Lowe, kenis, OHIO; Mrs. Rebeccs
, Trenton. -; Henry y. Green. Ier,ey civ
, | y. j; David a. Allen, Brennan Texas Smith
, r. Young, hose, Texas; Oliver +. Esston
| Havana, III.
TBE JAPANESE LEGATION Nits
usini uncle OF the regning Emperor If
4 Japan, with seven attaches, sons OF the nObili-
| ~, JagOi. q. e.. Lord,) Arinori Mort, charge
| affairs from the government of .Japan 70
| that OF the United States with two secretaries
| and an attache, and eighteen Youths from e. Oh
| zen TO tWehty-thTee years OLD. sons OF promi-
| heht sen who have come to acquire a college
| education in this country, have arrived at New
| YORK, en- route to Washington. Mr. Mori is the
INST resident japanese charged with diplomatic
functions 10 the United STATES. The consul tor
japan at San francisco, who for eleven Years
psst has been the only agent OF tn at government
II the country, accompanies them and will
come with the party 10 this city and see them
| huiy installed IN their legation house before
returning 10 California.
| CAUCUS oP DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS or Cox
"hkss-Nearly seventy democratic members
OF the ilst and i2d Congresses met in the Hall
OF The House of Representatives last night
hon. ). j. Randall, OF Pa, presided and Hon
IT, A Reeves, OF y. Y, acted as secretary, The
congressional executive committee made A
| report or their labor during the last wear 5 cam
circulating documents amounted to ST., 900
| corrections - 900, leaving q deficit OF ~ 600
10 pay this Representative Cox. of y. Y gave
MS individual check, thus settling all indebted
| ness The caucus unanimously passed a reso-
| luton complimenting the committee for the
| manner in which they discharged the duties
| imposed, ana continuing the committee. II
| Was further resolved to hold a caucus next
| Ihur sday night in one OF the committee rooms
| ior the purpose of nominating officers of the
| rouse. A special committee, consisting Of
| Messrs. Beck, Kerr, Van Trump, Wood, ami
slater, was appointed 10 look after cases of re-
| ported illegal election OF Senators and Repre-
| seBtatIves. committee, consisting OF Messrs
| Bird, Holman, and McCOtmick, WIS appointed
| 10 audit the accounts.
|
NEW YORK WoRKrNeMRN PRoTEsTINs
AGAINST CONVICT LABoR.-Delegates from
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