Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-06

floor OF The House to-day.
SENATOR PATTERSON VIII return here early
next week.
Hon. WAYNE NCVEAGH, minister resident
at CoTstantnopie, will soon return 20 this
country on account of i'll health, 1t is stated.
THE Committee on Correspondence OF the
Washington Carnival are requested to meet At
the editorial rooms of TIE EVENING STAR on
Saturday at ?. IN, punctualiy.
r. VI. BRAxToS, who claims To have been
elected 10 Congress from the seventh district
in Virginia, by over 1850 majority, has been
notified by Hon. Lewis Mckenzie that he will
contest his seat in the Forty second Congress.
The HOUSE, JUDICIARY COMMITTEE will
meet on Monday 10 resume the investiga CATION OF
the McGarrahsn claim. Judge Granger, Re
corder of the Land Office, and Mr.. Stod,Iard
the Private Secretary to President Lincoln
WHO signed the patent, will be examined.
HON. LOT NJ. MORRILL, was last night re-
nominated by the caucus of the republican
members of the Maine Legislature as United
States Senator from that State, by vote OF l0J
TO "a. The nomination was then made unani-
mons.
BISHOP AvEs, of the Methodist Episcopal
the Commissioners to San Domingo under Sena-
tor Morton resolution. He had lengthy inter
view with the President this morning in COM
pany with Senator Morton.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in Executive
session yesterday confirmed the nominations of
George p. Kpabe, Of Tennessee consul at
Client. Samuel 5. Earl. collector of internal
revenue for the fourth district OF Texas aud
number of Postmasters, among them James
NJ. Foreman, to be postmaster at Parkersburg,
West Va.
THE WAYS AND MEANS CoNNrrTEE-tien.
Schenck took formal leave OF the Ways and
Means Committee yesterday as ITS chairman.
previous to resigning his seat in the House. Mr..
Hooper, OF Massachusetts will continue to act
as chairman Of that committee. and Judge
ortb, OF Indiana. has been appointed on the
committee TO make up its complement.
BRILLIANT WEDDIsG.-Eichard Harrington
Esq, Assistant District Attorney for the Dis
trict OF Columbia, was married in Dover Del.
on the evening of the 4th inst, TO Miss Ruth
Anna j. Ridgely, daughter OF DIR. Henry Ridge
ly, OF the latter place. The wedding took place AZ
the residence of the brides father, Rev. L. ard
ner Little, OF Wilmington, Del, officiating, and
was interviewed by an asssmblage OF MANY dis.
tnguished and fashionable members of society
In delaware and iTom the cities OF PHILADELPHIA
and " Washington.
"There is much sympathy here for cakes Ames
in his financial troubles. lie has tried hard to
keep the . Mon Pacific" out of the hands of
the sharks ard knaves and has failed. Mr.
Boutwell, finished him, and vet the secretary
acted in the line Of his duty. 1t is said. however
that If the government is determined 20 insist
upon the interest of its bonds. it will throw the
road into the bands of the first mortgage b0nt-
holders, and then OF course the claims of the
government will be lost as its claim is only that
of second mortgage"
TIE CHARGES AGAINST SENATOR SPEAGUE
The special committee appointed tor that pur-
pose is row investigating the alleged charges
against Senator Sprague. The papers N the
case have been given up by Major John A
BOlles, IN whose posses they came a. "A mem
her of the stan Of General Pix. Mr.. S;rayue
says that he has never seen these papers. but i
confident he can successfully meet az the
charges. 1t ~ but fair 10 add that this conf
Gence seems well based. in view OF the services
rendered the country by Senator Sprague
during the war.
NAVAL ORDRHs To-DAY.-Passed Assistant
Surgeon ID. :. McNurtrie, ordered to the ma
val academy; Assistant Surgeon James II. Kid
der, TO the naval hospital at New York; L.ieut.
G. NJ. Anthony, detached from The Idaho and
placed on waiting orders; Master Charles r.
intchins, detached from the Asiatic aeet and
placed on waiting orders; Passed Assistant
Surgeon W. 5: Bowen, detached from the naval
months leave; Passed Assistant Surgeon James
NJ Flint, detached from the naval academy
and ordered to the Boston navy ward; Passed
Assistant Surgeon George f .WinslOw. detached
from the Boston navy yard and ordered to the
naval hospital at Chelsea, Mas
INDIAN AGENTS RRMovEp.-An order was is
sued by the Secretary of the Interior YESTERDAY.
removing from Office Mr.. w. r. Cady, formerly
Chief Clerk of the Indian office here, but now
Indian Agent at the Grand River Agency but
on account OF the funds and property in his
hands the operation Of the order has been sus-
IeDced until a successor is appointed and quail
ned to take charge OF the same. The story
published in some quarters that there is likely
10 he trouble between the Secretary OF the In
terror and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
III regard to the matter, IL pronounced BY COM
petent authority TO be without foundation.
. The Secretary has also removed Mr.. Il. i.
Spear, Special Indian Agent at Cheyenne, Da-
kofa. MIR. Spear was appointed OH the recon-
mendafion or As the representative OF one OF the
religious denominations, but he was found 10
be not the sort Of material that is desired.
PROPOSED New BUILDING FOR THE PRINTING
BUREAU or THE TRRAsrRY.-,Judge Lawrence
OF Ohio has the subject OF appropriations for
public buildings under consideration, as mem
Der OF The Committee on Appropriations, and
during the recess has made careful examine
ton OF the workings Of the Printing Bureau OF
the treasury Department, with a view 20
making a report upon the ACCESSIBILITY of
erecting separate building for the exclusive
use of the Bureau. lie thinks that a building
could be erected on the lots south OF the Treas
ury for S125OOO. with capacity suff Gent to print
all the notes, stamps, and bonds required by the
Government. In case this should be DONE the
room in the Treasury Bnilding vacated by the
removal by the Printing Bureau would be sufii-
cient to accommodate the Second Auditor and
his clerks, for whom quarters are now rented in
Win deI's building. Judge Lawrence believes
that all the note, bond, and stamps printing
ought to be done bv the Treasury, with the
possible exception OF q single impression on
bank and treasury notes, which might be made
elsewhere. a. an additional check against fraud.
At present all the National Bank notes. all the
revenue stamps, and one side OF the greenbacks
are printed BY private firms In New York.
! VACANCIES IN THE CADET CoRPs AT THE
NAVAL AcADHMY.-A large number Of mem
bers OF Congress who have not been reelected
would like TO make appointments Of boys from
their districts a. cadets az the Naval Academy
before the expiration OF the present session. but
1t is said they cannot do so. Many of the bow
who were nominated for the Naval Academy.
to appear at the July examination. failed IN
pass others were nominated for the September
examination, and they also failed to pass. and
In that manner several vacancies exist at the
academy, but under the Law the next nomina-
lions cannot be made until affar ehn