Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-27

TIC CHlteu otdies European s4uhI -, arrived
a. Boston - the steamer PartIia, tom Liver
pool, OF Saturday.
TER re publican member. o. the Ohil dele
CATION in Congress net this afternoon ana
nominated Coz. Z. q. Hawkins, Of that state.
Tor Postmaster OF the House o. Representative
o. the 42d Congress.
1HERE IS FEEEElsH ANNlET amongst large
crowd o. candidates TO know who are on tie
cards fo' District Secretary, BOarI OF Public
Works, &c., SC, bat it IS believed that IN.
President will not make the-e app0 IN me NJ,
Until after COIs Iltati1n with Governor Cooke.
LAND GRANTS 30 RAILRsADs.-The Attorney
General has decided in the case of sale of a
railroad in oregon, that no railroad compapv
to whom a land patent has been issued can sell
or transfer their road unless the purchaser
becomes possessed Of the grant Of Land also
NILSSON Is CONING-nO mistake tins time
The great singer announces two concerts at
Lincoln Hall, on Friday and Saturdg evenings
March l0th and IIth-on which occasion she
will be assisted 10y Miss Cary, cortraItO; ignor
BrignoH, tenor; SIgnOr y. Nerger, baritone, and
Mr.. Henry Vieuxtemps, violinis;, with 81 gnor
Bosom as conductor.
TIE GOVERNMENTS FINANCIAL P.ogRAMMz
FOR MARcB.-SecretIy Boutwell, has ins.ruc-
ted the Assistant Treasurer at New York 10 pur-
chase two millions of bonds on each Wednesday
during the month of March. being ten millions
IN ali, and TO sell one million of gold on the
hrst, third, and fifth Thursdays, and two mill
ions on the second and fourth THURSDAYS Of
March, or seven millions in ell.
NAVAL ORDERS To-pA,.-Commodore John
Il. Gtlis, has been ordered &c the naval a-y ium
~ Philadelphia. Surgeon Frank l.. Dubois
has been detached from the naval hospital at
chelsea, Mass. and ordered 70 the Dictator.
First Assistant Engineer A. Adamson, has been
detached from the navy yssd at Philadelphia
and granted furlough for Elk months. The
orders OF ;. ID. Kennedy, 10 the Dictator have
been revoked.
TIE NEW GovERNOR.-Mz. Henry d. Cooke
appointed to-day Governor OF the Di.t,ict OF
Columbia, lie in Philadelphia. The news OF his
appointment will probably be a surprise to
him, as he was no, an applicant for the most
and We believe he has heretofore signified an
indispositiOn 10 have his name used in cOnnec-
ton with it, But il is not doubted that. like a
good citizen, lie will consent to serve in defer
enee 70 the general wish Of the people OF the
District.
NOMINATIONS TO-DAY.-The President sem
the following nominations TO the Senate TO-DAY.
Henry ID. Cooke, OF Georgetown. II. e. 10 be
Governor OF the District Of Columbia
James Woodward, Surveyor OF Customs. a.
hansa. city, NJ: souri,. j. X. brigham. Az
praiser OF Merchandise a. Milwaukee w.
Paymssters A. w. Russell, ". ". William. and
Sharies r Guild l: 5. y, TO be advanced
Z y
dIews. Professor OF French Al the Military
Academy.
IBE House was again OH the sundrv civil
appropriation bill to-day and agreed upon the
Following appropriations TO he expended IN the
District Of Columbia For repairs a. the
Washington navy yard, $1,000; Tor permanent
Improvements. $50 ,COD; for IMPROVEMENT OF
grounds, new green house &C.. at the A,rirTl-
tural Department, S2G.So1; Tor repairs 10 The
Treasury Building, Si5,GJ6.
r.
new building south of the Treasury for tn.
Bureau OF Engineering and Printing, wa
stricken out.
CONFIRNATIoNs.r The Senate IN executive
session on Saturday conhuned large numoer
OF nominations among them the following. COZ
suis-lsasc Sissiou, y MaEaltan: W. H. Brown
at chihuahua; Oziis Morgan, al Rio Grande
Brazil; a. L. Iomass-iTi, At Ancona; John X
u. Pitkin, general appraiser of merchandise.
for the south; Spencer r. Baird, commissioner
OF fish and fisheries; Peter ). Niche, TO he p:o
lessor OF natural and expe mental philosophy
an the Military ACADEMY; Captain DOminick
Lynch, to be captain OIL active lust; Captain
Sharies w. PICKERING, % be commodore Oh
retired list, Lieut.. r. II. Sheppard 10 be lien
tenant commander on retired list. number
OF collectors CT internal revenue collector. o.
customs, public land officers and postma.ters
were also confirmed.
1BK JOINT HIGH CoNMIs-ION to settle the
differences between the United. States and
Great Britain growing out Of the AIabana
claims, the fishery question &c, held their first
mt etDg-iniorma-at II O'Clock this morning
n the state Department. There were present
Secretary Fish. Associate Justice Nelson of the
i: ;. SUPREME Court; Gen Schenck, our
Minister to England, Ex.Attorney General
Hoar and Senator Williams. Commis-
sIoners on the part of the United States
Earl de GRAY, Prot. Bernard and Sir EdwarI
Thornton, Commissioners on the part OF Grea,
Brit ain. The absent Commissioners were
Sir John A. Mcdonald, OF Canada; Sir Stafford
HoIthcote OF England; on the part OF Great
here for week, and Sir Stafford NOrthcote j.
now OH his way TO this country. The Large
reception room at the State Department has
been Set apart for the meetings Of the commIs-
on.
SATISFACTORY EXAMINATION OF THE PRIN,--
ING BURKAU.-On Saturday, the 18th instant,
the Secretary OF the Treasury appointed com
mittee, consisting OF Mr.. Thornton OF his own i
ofce; Mr.. Whelpley, of the United States
lreasureT's Office, and MIR. McIntire, OF the
REGISTER once, with corps of one hundred
and ten ladies, to.make thorough examination
OF the bureau of Engineering and Printing AMI
report upon ITS condition. The committee with
the ladies TO count stamps, paper. and currency
on hand, went to work with will and completed |
their labOrs on the following Monday afternoon
They reported that the accounts all squared
With the material OF all kinds on hand and that |
and stamp paper was duly accounted for ami |
that the condition Of the bureau In every respect
kept, and the work in all its br Anches executed
with care and economy. Two aud q quarter |
million of sheets of stamps, fractional currency
and legal tender note paper were counted.
-> 100. --
THE TRIBUNE PHILOSOPHER ON FEMALE To,-
LETs--F ashton has taken enc sexsi BILE and efec-
tive step during the last two years. step toll
which most physical reformers seem surprising
ly Indifferent. Women no longer lace ttrOm-
selves into deformty in their ancient idiotic |
manner but are content TO leave to their waists
their elegant natur al outlines A pinched waist
Is now al exception in society, and one which |
10 invariably sneered at. Another reform which
Is sadly needed, it IL probably useless to hope
TOR, stout old John Knox and the voice OF him
being laid away forever. Never have evening
dresses been made in q more OutraReously de-
coiiete style than now. Dresses have been worn ]
this winter which would more apprOpriatelyha I
graced South Sea Islanders than modest Amer |
ican women. It Is time that maids and matrons
understood that a lovely figure is none the leas
lovely Tor being delicately vailed, and that the |
admiration excited by it's ridiculous exposure j. l
the poorest OF compliments. There is not even |
a man OF the world who does not feel q an vi |
for woman after seeing her in ths |
sort Of gsrb.
DEPARTURE or FREEDMBN FOR LIBRRIA.-A |
CO m pany of freedmen from Kentucky sailed .n |
from New York in the bark Thomas |
Pope for Liberia, in West Africa. under the