Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-17

soh' woe lawn, spacious carriage drive, etc
are projected.
NJ. RANGABRE, an of the Greek Legation,
he ewin soon be married 20 the charming Miss
Gerolt, daughter of Baron Gerolt, the Prussiau
Minister. Good taste will be manifested in a
quli and unostentati0us wedding at the Baron's
reside nee.
SINCE the terrible scoring given years ago in
the Senate by Crittenden, of Kentucky, u
Earthquake Allen" of Ohio, no such castigs-
ton IS been administered by one member o.
Congress TO another as that by Speaker Blaine
to Gen. Butler yesterday.
PRESIDENT GRANT lie I here TO-DAY for Nav
York, in the 1913 r. m. train, accompanied by
Mrs. Grant, General Porter, Miss Nellie Grant
and Miss Felt. Mrs. Grant will stop in Phila-
delPhia, and none OF the party will return to
this city before Monday next.
TIE ENGLISH MEMBERS of the Joint High
Commission gave dinner last evening at which
we're present Postmaster General Creswe
Senators FreliDghuyaeu, Morton, Pomeroy.
Casserly and Davis NJ. n. Delf0sse Belgian
Minister, r. L. Billie, Danish Minister, and
NAVAL ORDERS TO-DAY.-Comman6er Mont
gomery Sicard, lately in command OF the Sagi-
nav, has been placed on waiting orders. Lieut..
commander Charles l.. Franklin has been de
tached from the command of the Ajax and
placed on waiting orders. Lieut.. z. Ia. Tanner
mas been detached from the receiving ship Yer
mont ana ordered to the Narragansett.
Nor So.-The published statements that the
r per specimens to be submitted to Mr.. Carpen-
ter with view TO selection for printing the
adhesive stamps were to be similar to the tbrs
pspes nov IN use 6y the government are erro-
NIoSGon OF the law, and subject the marty
oHthding 70 two years Imprisonment and five
thousand dollars fine.
q IHE PROPOSED PUBLIC PARK-The Senate
this afternoon adopted Mr.. Morrill's amend
ment to the deficiency appropriation bill, now
before that body, providing for a public mark
from the Capitol to the Presidents House, com
Avenue. This amendme emit is the same "a I'm a >
adopted by the Senate at the last session. bnt
defeated in the House towards the close of tbs
session. lt was published in full in The star
at that time.
ARMY ORDERS To-pAY-surgeon Madison
Mills has been ordered TO report, without DELAY,
to the commanding general Department of the
last Post Chaplain Norman B dyer las been
relieved 4 ON duty at Taylor's Barracks, Nv.
aud ordered to du at SLn AL:opio, Texas
Post Chaplain Alex. Mcleod has been relieved
from duty at Fort Delaware, ard ordered o
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Major r. q Gih.
son, Sd artillery. has been ordered TO duty Al
Newport barracks, Ky.
AN OLD STORY RBvAMPRD.-The Presdep.
IN recent conversation with General Bank.
Chairman Of the House Committee on Forei "a
Affairs, said, in reference to the reports sf a
recent diplomatic correspondence on the sub
1ect OF the proposed sale Of Cuba to the ITnitad
states by Spain, that since the offer made aboni
year ago, nothing new in regard to the mater
mas transpired, except an intimation that the
price demanded by Spain for the Island Womb
be one hundred millions Of dollars in gold,
ACTION OF TH8 SENATE CAucus-In tn.
caucus OF the republican mem bers of the Senats
yesterday aftern0On there WAS q long and Ant.
mated discussion, the session lasting from to
O'CLOCK p. m. The subjects under discussion
were the same that have been debated by the
caucus at such length during number of recent
sessions, namely, the condition of affairs in the
late at the present time with view to their I'M
pIovement. The questions of the constitutior-
AIRY OF the proposed methods Of suppressing
ties which would attend the enforcement of
such measures, if adopted, were discussed AZ
great length. Finally votes were taken with
tae following result:--First-It was agreed that
to- DAY in the session OF the Senate, the House
concurrent resolution Tor adjournment ne.t
Nonday shall lie laid on the table. Second
That Joint resolution shall be intro
duced by Mr.. Anthony, and supported by the
republican majority, providing for the appoint-
ment OF joint committee Of i've Senators and
seven members Of the House to take Testimony
n
IhIrd;-That resolution shall be adopted in
stIucting the Senate judiciary committee to
report bill for the suppression of unlawful
organizations and the bstter protection of life
and property in the Southern States, and
hnally, that no other legislation shall be con-
sidered or enacted during the present session.
agree to vote on the House bill for free coal and
free salt, and not have action excluded by the
decision to remain and legislate wholly on the
ku-kiux Dill. Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, said
that these efforts of republicans to NEEDLE with
the tariff were doing the party more injury than
all the democratic assaults put together The
proposition was lost, and coal and salt go over
to the next session
NOMINATIONS TO-DAY.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate TO- day:
Richard Crowley. U. $. attorney, northern
attorney for Rhode Island.
>, CoDsuls. b. Bergen, OF North Caro-
una, az Pernambuco; Samuel II. KiDgman. Of
S Ssn taloiins' at brindisi; Thomas r. Wal
Collectors Of Internal Revenue.-M H. Law.
renee, 18th district of New York; George q.
Ransom, 9Th district of Missouri; Thomse !.
Henderson, 5th district of Illinois; B. T. Beau.
reEarde, ID district OF LouisianA; VIM. s. Brown,
18TH district OF PeensylyAnia.
Assessors OF Internal Revenue ID. s. Lewis.
otn district OF Virginia; Henry 5. Glover, I'd
district OF Georgia; james T. Ropier, I'd district
Ebene.er Dument, Of Indiana, to be COVER
nor OF Idaho Territory. Madison 4. Heliister,
tory.
VIM. 8. Chichester, surveyor Of customs, La.
vaca, Texas. John r. Sanborn, collector of
euitoms at Huron, Mich. John Bowles, sur.
vtyor OF customs, port Of Savannah, Ga.
Vol. Lieut. Henry y. keene, to be- lieutenant
regular navy, retired list. Mats Edward e.
bradbury. to be master in the regular navy,
retired hist Francis s. Wells, third lieutenant
revenue marine service.
Land Omcers-Wm. Stephens. reoister and
Anderson Cox, receiver, at wslla Walla WASH
lngton Territory. Lot 5. Baylese, surveyor
general, Dakota Territory. Alonxo =. Prasher.
reSeiver at Harrison, Arkansas. George Mer-
rill receiver at Topeka, Kansas.
Indian Agents.-E. NJ. Gibson, WASH upton
Territory, (Neah Bay agency G. 5. Chase,
creek agency.
Iowa.
Poetmasters.-Elijah Bond, Macon, Ca:
Snaries Sey mour, Ia Crosse, Wis.,; Ida +.
Lovejoy, Princeton, III.
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