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

Labu Onnco, HAS gone 10 Iowa on business, TO
be absent about two weeks.
FIRST IIEUT. WIN. II. CHASE of the engineer
corps, has been ordered to report TO Col j. D.
hurtz, at Philadelphia, for duty there.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS is Acting
Commissioner of Internal Revenue during the
absence OF General Pleasonton.
ROBERT BOWEN BELKSAP, youngest child of
the Secretary of War, died at the Barnet House,
Cincinnati, this morning, aged six months.
SENATOR SrMNIR gave a dinner party Sat-
urday night to the English High Commissioner.
and Judge Hoar Of the American Commits
sioners.
Mr.. W. W. CoRccRAN is rather worse TODAY
than yesterday. we are sorry to say. Doctor
Thomas Miller remained with him all last
night.
TIE TREATY of the Joint High Commission
provides, it is stated, for settling no claims ex-
sept those arising during tie five years ending
with 1et5.
SECRETARY boutwell, has leased the resi-
dence of Hon. Samuel Hooper, corner of 18th
and II streets, and will occupy it during the alb
sence OF the latter.
MR.. ALLEN RUTHERFORD, Third Auditor of
the Treasury, will leave here about the latter
part of this week with his wife for trip TO the
Pacific coast.
THR PRESIDENT will not return here until TO-
morrow morning. He expects TO reach Balri
more on bis return from Pennsylvania this eve
hing, and 10 remain there as the guest of Mr.,
Albert until to- morrow.
The Z. =. STEAMER wAcHUsRTT, now fitting
out Tor sea at the New York navy yard, will BE-
ordered to join the European squadron. and
wall probably be stationed in the Mediterra-
mean.
SUIT has been instituted by the government,
in the United States court az Pittsburg against
the sureties of Henry A. Guer Dsey, late re venue
collector of the 18th district of Pennsylvania n
recover S3l 600, shown By his books to have been
corrected by HIM on government account and
not accounted for.
IHB CONTRACT for furnishing the Treasure
Department, custom houses, and subtreasuries
with pens has been awarded to VIM. Ballan-
tyne, OF this city, and for furnishing 200 reams
OF fat letter paper to j. &. Parker of this ciry
The other contracts were awarded as mentioned
IN the STAR OF Saturday.
NAVAL OFFICERS TRANsPRRRRD-Csntain
james F. Armstrong has been ordered to the
command of the naval station at Mound CITY,
M, and Captain Egbert Thompson has been
detached from that command and placed On
h. Calhoun
has been detached from duty as inspector OF
ordnance at Philadelphia, and ordered TO ddty
as executive officer of the New York ward.
The PAPER FOR ADHESIVE SrANPsTbo
contract Tor making the paper for the new adhe-
Give Internal Revenue stamps has been awarded
to James NJ Wilcox * Co, of PHILADELPHIA
Inc Paper IL TO be tinted so that any attempt 70
remove the cancellation of the stamp VIII
destroy the original color of the paper "a
lhr6 rUnninp hrau rIa
TIE WoBK OF The JOINT HIGH GOWNS.
SION ENpED.-About noon to.nay the Joint
High Commission met at the State Department
between the United States and Great Bri-
lain. There seems to be no doubt that
the treaty provides for two boards or
eGmmissiG 9l or Of arbitration, to one of
bsmss and tindred claims; to the other board
Claim OF miscellaneous character.
THE EXTRA SESSION OF THE sxyArrt,
seems. to be the impression among Senators
who have arrived thus far that the extra session
OF the Senate which will convene on "Wednesday
Wall not continue more than two or three weeks
Inc most important matter before them, and
be the treaty negotiated BY the Joint High
commission for the settlement of the claims OF
the United States and Great Britain against
each other. The President has about forty
nominations to send in. of which twentyf va or
thirty are denominations, the old ones net
having been acted on at the last session.
TRANSFERS OF ORDNANCE OppIcRRs-The
following changes in the stations and duties Of
officers of the Ordnance Department have been
made :-Najor j. w. Todd, now in command of
the Baton Rouge arsenal, ordered to command
the Detroit, Mich, arsenal: Capt. ID. W. Flag
Ter, in command of the Augusta arsenal, or
dered to duty at the Rock Island arsenal.
Capt. T. ID. Parker, in command of the Detroit
arsenal. ordered to WATERFOWL arsenal. Capt
l.. 5. Rabbit, ordered to command Of st. Louis
arsenal. Capt. Isaac Arnold, on duty at Spring
feld aTmory, ordered to duty at the Alleehapy
arsenal. Capt. Jas. II. Rollins, in command of
gusta arsenal. Capt. Clifton Comfy on dcty
at the Rock Island arsenal, ordered to the com
mand Of the San Antonio arsenal. First Lieut..
senai, ordered to duty at the st. Iouis arsensi.
Second Lieut.. j. q. Clifford, on duty at St.
Louis arsenal, ordered TO duty at the Benicia
arsenal. Second Lieut.. +. NJ. Wright on duty
at the WATERFOWL arsenal, ordered TO duty a.
the Rock Island arsenal.
War DEPT, OFFICE OHIly SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., May S-1O.30 q. m.
synopsis for the past "a hoHrs.-The barometer
on the Pacific coast continues high with slight
probably exists west of the Iowa. The highes:
pressure 10 now central over Alabama The
barometer still remains quite low on the coast OF
Maine, with cold northwest winds in the Middle
and Eastern States. A very rapid fall in the
barometer took place on Sunday in the Ohio
valley, but the pressure Is now recovered. Tenn
perature has risen in and fresh northeastern
winds begin to be felt on Lake Michigan. HEAVY
Washington.
Probabiities.-Clear or partially cloudy weath
er will probably continue during Monday on the
lower Lakes and Atlantic coast. Incressinr
Dortheasterly winds on the upper Lakes cloud,
and rainy weather west of Indiana.
LAURA ID. FAIR.-The general topic of cor
veIsation yesterday was the righteous verdi
rendered by the jury In the case OF Mrs. Fa!f
and the expressions were nearly all favorable
that verdict. Dame Runor, of course, found
a very good opportunity to give herself
airing, and spread reports all over the city tn
Mrs. Fair had taken poison, had cut her thros
and had ended her existence in various 9th.
ways, rather than LET the law take its cour,
ali OF which are false. She has no idea Of dol
any such thing; at any rate she will not NJ
every means has been exhausted in the cour
Yesterday her mother and daughter obtain
permits to see her in her cell, but were search
beforehand. Her physician and counsel
called on her.-iSda Franeisco Alta, 2Stk nlt.
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