Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-05

SENATOR MORRILL,, of Vermont, is in -
ely.
SENATOR HAMLIN, o. Maine, is about II stast
on a tip 10 the Pacific cos~t.
THE SURVEY o. the Nsrsenond and ETzs-
be n rivers, under the direction o. Capt. C. B.
Philips, q. s. Ene.ne Corps, has / ,sdu, aud
WI occupy two ronShs.
CLERIcA1 C4ANcrs.-J. H.w. Ms, Ola
b ma, and G -or3e W. Black, Of ID ko.l, have
been apr oin' d ID FIST cle-s clerFships in the
Pension and Cersus Office. r. spec ;vely. L. C.
Whit h. ben appoint ID % a tbird class clerk
ship in the PeTs Office.
Mr.. JAMES r. YOU'VE, of the New York
STANDARD, is in the city. He finds Washington
much ple.Santer place of ort dprng the
heated term than any of the ia shionable water
ing place, and thinks that by and by it will be
as popular In summer es it now is in winter.
HON. w. T. CLAEE, the present Repre- nta-
tive Of the Sd Texas dis..iot, WIS nominated BY
the republican convention in Horston on Thurs
day for reelection. He received 81 out OF 81
votes and his nomination was declared unani-
nous. He VIII undoubtedly be reelected by
from 5000 to 10,0c0 majority.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENT.-The
PR. idert hrs appointed Matthew McDougaIl
u. S. Cor u, at Dund-e, Scotland; a. D, John
G. Stcpbers AID Ores Cleveland, of New
OtI-ty. dUu lQO mas n. SsstuWen, leDOt- set,
Comm ssioners -Iom tho Stat ID he eenten-
NAL exhibition at Philadelphia.
FEsTIvE.-The New York Tribune SAYS
Sy murine, in a recent burst o. enthusiasm
aboat he good, cay poet: IS reported II have
sid that Walt " whitman is the only man alive
Re world lily enjoy getting drunk with, the
t;,me remark which Byron made concerning
Hogg, the Eft, rick Shepherd" The Tribune
probably meant so say "good gray poet"
Nrr. boch
cgptain in the Cha.seurs d'Afrique. He served
in the late campaign with Chanzy under the
name of Robert Lefort, and received the cross of
the Legion of Honor for distinguished service.
During part of orr civil war he was on Gen.
Mcclellan staff and was well-known in Wash
'Dgton soeiety.
THE THIRD CLASS SCREW STEAMER IRooUoIs.
just fl d out ior sea at Philadelphia as roticed
in TIE STAR few days since, VII : On be ready
10 sai,, he officers having bcen detailed yc-tes
day. Commander Henry A. Adams, lately
stationed at the Philadelphia navy yard, goes
out in command of the ship, and chief enrin2er
or6e s. Bright, of this city, has "a b zen
ordered ID her. ...
To TIT A NEW GUN CAERIAGE.-Col.
Her j. Hunt, 18th al I'lery, Lieut.. CO... j. It.
S. L: 'dlCy, ordnance department, Mai. Q. A.
Gilmore, ensin ,er corp, Maj. Truman Seymour,
pa, ment, Maj. T. G. Baylor, ordnance de1srt-
mentand CapG. III. III. Du Pont, .lh artillery,
have b. en- dccil ma d rs a board oc officers D
meet at Iaitery Hud' IN, Staten Island, for tire
pu-po-e OF testing King depressing gun car.
rage.
THE NEW ID-IA CoMPANY.-The idea
that the New Idtia Company can perfect their
claim ., The Panoche Grande property would
seem ID be erron- Ors, in9 smuch IS il has en-
ascertaned Since the opinion of the Secretary of
the In+er.or was announced hat The pliucfp.l
ST )cFholder7 in that comp nv are citizers of
Greet Brit LIN. The laws of the Ur't ID Stat
Grant such rights orly 70 is own CT Zers
ihis being ,4'ue, ii world en- ID preclude all
&C ibility of the New Lola Company ever being
able a nprS al their A. 9. m