Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-01

source to- day were s531 $685.
JoSH VI. STHADNAN, Of Norwich, has re-
ceived the democratic nomination for Congress
in the sd district of Connecticut.
LIEUT.. CeNxAxpaR sTnPHzN A. McCARrY
has been detached from the Congress and
ordered to the Tennessee. Lieut.. Commander
Charles 3. Cotton. has been detached from the
tennessee and ordered to the Congress.
GEf. ". ID. LEsekrr has resigned his posi-
{ on As Trustee OF the Ohio Reform School Tor
girls, and viii start in few DAYS for Washing
Ton, TO assume the duties OF Commlss,Oner OF
Patents.
COSrIRsAEIoSs.-The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the nominations o.
Henry ID. Cooke, of Georgetown, ID. c., to be
Governor OF the District of Columbia; aud
george L. Andrews, of Mass, to be professor
OF French language at the military academy.
NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The President sent
TO the Senate the following nominations to-day
Rowland q. Usher, L. y. marshal, district OF
Massachusetts; VIM. II. Lessig, surveyor gen
erals Color2d and a number of postInssters,
amongst them George +. Goodrich, Fit chburg
Mass, and VIM. Burt, Boston, Mass.
Mr.. JKNCKKs, Of Rbede Island, has been
before the com mittee which IL investigating the
charges against Senator Sprague, and produ ced
photographs of the original letters I'm which Mr.
sPragne introduced hoyt to Gen: Batter and to
and an official letter from Major Hay, private
Secretary OF the President, but in answer TO a
DO information to show that Mr.. Sp.ague had
any improper object in entering into the trans
action.
TN HorsE was engaged this morning in cali
ing the calendar ofreports OF committees indis-
posed Of, Senate bills upon the speakers table
sc, but majority OF the bills we're Objected to
and therefore went over, single objection being
Senate bills relating to the Reform School of
the District of Columbis; amending the act
directing he conveyance OF . 10. Of ground for
the use OF the public schools Of the city Of
Washington; act to Incorporate the Dime
Savings Bank OF Washington D. c., and On act
TO incorporate the Capitol Hill Savings Bank
were all objected to, and went over.
PAYING CLAIMS OF SoUrHERF LoYALIsrs-
The amendment to the army appropriation bill
adopted by the Senate to-day provides for the
examination and payment of claims of south.
err loyalists for quartermaster and commissary
stores furnished the Onion army in the same
manner as similar claims are ne " examined and
paid which originated in the northern States
stated in debate that the amount that win he
paid under this provision, il it becomes a law,
VIII not probably exceed one million dollars
me aggregate OF snch claims seing much less
THE NEW JAPANESE MINISTER, Juyoi Aro-
nori Mori, and the members OF the Legation ar
rived here this morning from New York. The
party, with servants and all, number nineteen,
ana are CHARTERED tor the present In a private
house, No. s15 18th street, between Ill and
streets, where tor some weeks Governor Ito. OF
Japan, and bis party have been lodging. The
Fusimi, who will remain here 8 short tima 10
ecoIne acquainted with our institutions. .Junoi,
or Lord, Nor viii present his credentials to
Secretary Fish to- morrow or rext day and be
presented to the President shortly afterwards.
EARTRoUAKKs In MExIGo-Depatches have
been received at the navy Department from
Lieutenant Commander n. II. Fare uhar. OF the
surveying expedition dated on Minatitlau,
Mexico, Feb. sth, announcing that about I
o,eiock on the evening Of the 9Th ult., two
distinct shocks Of earthquake lasting toyeth,r
about fifteen seconds were felt IN that ylcinltv.
A wave about one foot high followed inImeCi,-
ateiy. The sensation on board the Il snsas was
eruption OF Mount Orizsba had been .InecfeJ
lof several days. No damage or lose of lie had
been reported.
LIFE OF Hon. AMOS ksSDALL.-william
Saekney is preparing life OF his father
ln-law, the late Hon. A mos Kendall, which
viii appear during the spring. The book will
CONSIST largely OF photographed matter,
.A SVhucCtion Win blfs hen04iIs
public and private life, selections from his arti-
cles OF political and moral subjects, and con-
siderable Puetic and pri, ate Correspondence.
MI. Sue ney being the literary executor OF Mr..
Kendall, has had abundant material and his
Iorg and intimate personal acc uaintSnce Afford
him peculiar facilities for the production OF 40
important work, which we have no doubt will
be creditable to the dead and the living.
TIE JOINT HIGH CoNMI.sIoN.-The member.
of this Commission we're entertained az dinner
last evening ~ the residence OF Sir Edward
Thornton, the British Minister. Lady Thorn
ton occupied the position OF honor. Secretary
sh, Gen. Schenck, Senator Williams, JUSTICE
Nelson and tx Attorney Gen. Hoar-alI of the
american commissOners-Minnter Thornton
Arl De Gray and Sir Montague Bernard ot
the British commission, Lord Tenderden, Sec
Ietary OF the British commission, yicouut
= oderich, Edward Cremer and Hon. lie Poer
Trench, second secretary OF the British legation.
wee President Coifax, Speaker Blaine, Sens-
tor Patterson. Gen. Sherman, and j. C. b.
DAVIS, assistant secretary OF State. were NJ
Table his evening Secretary Fish will give a
thinner 10 the High Commission, when in addi-
uon 10 the above mentioned di2nitaries Sir
John MeDonald is expected 10 be present.
THURSDAY and Saturday night the British Com
missioners will entertain their friends, And
ne II week they propose 70 have several dinner
wives will be invited TO partial OF the hospital-
" OF Earl de Gray. Yesterday afternoon thu
British Commissioners called on Mrs Grant
during her afternoon reception and this a.ter-
neon upon Mrs.. Fish.
The Public Debt Statement
The statement Of the nm hljc ,iebt ;ssua,, from