Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-17

adopted by the Senate having been coneurred
N b. the House.
As the President will certainly sign the bin
it may now be said 70 he law.
Senator Patterson and Representative Cook
and the ether gentlemen comprising the Dis
trict Committees OF the two houses deserve
great credit for the intelligent labor they have
given to our Districtinterests in perfec,ing this
important measure, and passing If through
Congress.
TIE Carnival Committee on Reception OF the
Press will meet at the Associated Press rooms
at O'Clock this evening.
THE COMMITTEE on the carnival Press Ban
quet, are requested to meet at the editora,
rooms OF The STAR, o-morrow at p. m.
THl NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD scrip
dividend case was argued yesterday at length
before the commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
Lyman Gilmore, Esq. of New York. appearing
Tor the company. The amount involved il
81, ll5,0OO, and the case was continued till
Thursday next.
TBH HousH COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS
isengsged upon appropriations for public build
ings throughout the country, and thus far has
agreed to recommend S942, $40 to continue work
on the Boston custom house; slJ0,000 for . new
post ONCE and court house at Hartford, Conn;
S1Jc, COO for new post sfac 1T Albany; Sis 900
Tor the new custom house at New Orleans.
NOMINATIONS To DAY.-Ths President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
j. Milton Turner, of Mo-, minister resident and
consul general to Liberia; Ozeas Morgan, OF
Fla, consul at EiO Grande; James W. Siler, Of
Ark, consul Santa Cruz; A. p. Tomassoni, now
vice consul at Ancona, to be consul at Ancona;
John A. Eekee, assessor of Internal revenue,
seventeenth district Pennsylvania: Jacob j.
tiochstet.er, postmaster al Nebraska city,
Nebraska.
CoNTIEMATI0Ns.-The Senate, in executive
session yesterday, confirmed the following nomi-
nations: Augustus II. Hamilton, postmaster,
Ottumwa, Iowa; Jacob Stern. postmaster, JEFF
ferson. Texas; Thomas Russell, collector OF Gus
tome, Boston: William j. Pollock, collector of
Internal revenue I'd district OF Pennsylv ania;
r.. D. Rhodes, register OF land office, Harrison,
Ark; Lemuel Wilson, receiver OF public
moneys, Tallahassee, Fla; Lemuel LYON. OF
oregon, consul at Singapore; William r. Win
gate, collector OF custoIns, Bangor Me; Stanley
q. Trott. postmaster, Charleston, $. g.
NAVAL ORDERS To-DAY.-I.ieutenaut Charles
S.Speroy, Masters VIM. H. Beehler and Benis-
min S. Richards, Acting Boatswain Joseph
Mcdonald and Carpenter r. G. Thomas. have
heen ordered to the supply. Surgeon Adrieu
Hudson, ordered to the Worcester. Lieutenant
Naval Academy and ordered to the supply
Master Richard Rush, detached from the Phila-
dtiphiA navy yard and ordered to the supply
Assistant Paymaster Louis A. Yorke ,letsched
from the Norfolk navy yard and placed on
waiting orders Boatswsin l.. h. Bell, det ached
from the Lancaster and placed on waiting
orsiers. The orders of Surgeon A. A. HoebIns
TO the Worcester have been revoked.
The MARRIAGE OF GEN. HAzKN.-Gen
William b. Hazen, L. 5. A, who distinguished
march to the sea. was united in marriage in
Cincinnati, on Wednesday evening last to Ii "a
Mile Mclean, youngest daughter of Washing
tom Mclean, Esq, of the CINCINNATI Enguirer.
The wedding ceremony was performed in Mr.
llcLean's residence, and was distng uished Ior
elegance and display. Twelve hundred invita-
tons were sent OUT and the Parlors swarmed
with the beauty and fashion OF the CITY, Among
the company were the Hon. George ii. Pendle.
tos, the Hon. William 5. Groesbeck and ladies,
and number Of prominent democratic politi-
clans. Gen. HaZen is IL and his bride ONLY 20
The happy couple took the train Wednesday
night for the East
Mrs. ScoTT-SIDnoNs.-Now that Mrs. Scott
Shdons Is ont OF bearing, we will tell oar
readers that she is the daughter of an English
army Oficer named Siddons. who served with
dlttInctiOn IN India, where she resided with her
par ents until 10 years OF age, when she wasSent
to England to obtain her education residing
with some OF her family friends. When abont
II! ears OF age, she was sent to Germany 60
con ntry was engaged in getting up private the
atficals, where her talent as a dramatic reader
vas developed After she had completed
hO education, she set out on her re-
turn to her parents in India, when she
became acquainted with MIR. Scott. a
yonng naval officer, who was also on his wsy to
that country, to Join the British feet In the
coorse Of time Miss Siddons aud Lieut. Scott
we're married and returned to England where
shf resumed her study Of the great Shaks-
pearean characters, and from private enter
haf
appeared In public, ard adopted the name OF
Scoit-Siddons. The families of both parties
move in the most sristocratic circles OF Ers-
land. With sufhcieney Of all the world's conf
Ftofts, the lady follows the profession from q
pure love of it, All Il which is quite romantic.
isn't it :-Bosto" Commonwealth.
A PRINTER MARRYING A PRrScrss-Tbe
Health Boards Official records of MARRIAGES
Mohtez, has been married TO Paul Noel Nes-
sant native of France, a printer, who resided
l,rior TO his marriage at 6s Grand str eet. The
f aIs n describes herself As the daughter Of
ceftihcafe adds that she was horn in Florence.
nraly and is p years Of age. Mr.. Messant is IS.
Eleventh street, and asserts that this is her rrst
marriage. The ceremony was performed BY the
Key. Mr.. Cory, of University place. and tie
names Of the witnesses are Charles Henry and
George Drury.-N. Y. San, iGth.
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- NE WHISKY WAR IN TENNEssxE.-Interna
revenue Supervisor Emery, OF Tennessee re-
ports that after proceeding to winchester.
Fnnkhn county, Tenn, with q force Of dfty
s0h1iers, he succeeded in arresting fifteen of the
men ho were implicatedsin the attack on the
revenue 0ncers who we're destroying illscit ,Is
tileIies in the vicinity. They were taken to
Nashville and placed in jail
THE STRIKING Coal MINERs-rasrs doAs
not appear to be very full concert of Action \
among the pennsylvania coal miners: while
mSny have resumed work. others still held ON
~a?tfng Tor distinct basis to be agreed upop
Heen the operate and the Workings eu's
Beneyelent Association.
Yankee girls carry OF the honors a, sk.t-
er4in London.
- Womens rights have got n far as South
CafoilnA, where convention is now in session,
"a citizen OF Georgia writes that he :. has
applied for Postmastership,' and shall 'press |
il With vigger." o''
HLydia Masop, Of Hancock county. Nv, n
oan- headed now because she ATTEMPTED to
crlmp her hair with hot iron without tafins
Ter hair OF. The IRE took il of.
There are in San Francisco two shousana /
penohs engaged in making cigars. OF these. /
ore hundred are Americans and nineteen humid /
IeI Lhinese, many Of the latter being women /