Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-11

CAPTAIN PAUL SHIRLEY, L. s. N, has been
detached from duty as chief Of staff of the
Pacific fleet, and placed on waiting orders.
CHRIsTNAs.-The House to-day passed a COL
current resolution to adjourn on the 2lst Of De-
cember until Monday, January sth.
GEN. GEo. b. WILLIAMS, late Deputy Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, has gone to his
home in Indiana to prepare for his trip to Japan.
He will leave San Francisco on the lst prOximo.
This BEING general bill day in the House, an
enormous number were offered; enough, if act
ed upon, to keep Congress in full blast for year
to come.
DISTRICT CoHaITTEEs.-ColonelA Allen Ten
ney, of Connecticut, has been appointed Gle
Of the House Committee on the District of
Columbia.
TIE Right Honorable Sir Edward Thornton
Lady Thornton, family and suite arrived at New
York yesterday per Cunard steamer Calabria
and reached this city this morning.
Mr. DIGGISs, Of the New York Herald Bu-
reau. (frOnt ofice,) is much complimented on
his grand impeachment sensation in Saturdays
Herald.
TIE TEHAUNTEPEC SUEvEY--The Sccreta-
~ of the Navy to-day transmitted to the Senate
the report and survey on the Tehuantepec ship
canal expedition, but made no recommendation
on the subject.
House COMMITTEE ON AUTHORIZATIONS
win commence work upon the legislative,
judicial and executive appropriation bill i'm
dately, as it is their intention to report il to
the House for action before the holidays.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY ArrAIgs
this morning called upon the President and
Secretary of War in accordance with the usual
custom to pay their respects to those officials.
There are all already over one hundred bills
before the committee for action.
MADAM DE PADUA FLEURy, wife of l.. A. dc
Padua Flsury, Secretary of the Brazilian Lega-
ton, died yesterday at the residence Of her has
band Ills 10th street, after brief Illness ut the
age OF thirty'six years. The deceased was an
estimable lady, and had large circle OF friends
IN this city who will mourn their loss.
Now THIS, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, is
simply awful:
"They say that Madame Catacazy, who takes
ington society, is a beauty only in the evening
BY daylight. and in morning toilet, she is a lif-
tie, dnmpy, waddling woman, decidedly passe,
but kind-mannered and agreeable"
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENr.-The
President to-day made the following appoint
ments: George s. Richards to be collector sec
ond district Virginia, in place Of Samuel Ruth,
Indiana, in place of Vincent II. Gregg, removed;
Andreas Whitman, collector in place of Franz
Sigel, ninth district New York.
WHITE HOUSE MISUNDERSTANDING those who
saw the President to-day were the Secretary of
the Treasury, Gen. Cowan, Assistant Secretary
Of the Interior; Senators Nye, Clayton and
Hitchcock; Representatives Kellogg and Meyers;
Gov. Geary, Of Pennsylvania; ex-(ioy Newell
of New Jersey; Commissioner Douglass OF the
internal revenue bureaus and Deputy Commits
sioner Rogers, OF the same Office.
Cost OF THE CENsUs.-Gen Francis A. Wal
ker will ask Congress for $3.50 900 for the cur
rent fiscal year, to complete the work Of the
census. OF this sum, about $500 900 i. wanted
10 pay marsbals and assistants. The total expen-
SEES of the census to date are ~, sJ7 coo. The
eighth census cost 81 1852 900. but III proportion
10 the increase and work done the cost of the
present census is much less.
Mr.. SUMMERS BILL bill fixing the tax on dis
titled spirits ut eighty cents per gallon is likely
to lead to contest between the Finance Com
nttee of the Senate and the Ways and Means
Committee OF the House. as the latter commit
tee claims that it is revenue bill,
and therefore, under the Constitution, should
originate in the House. Some of the members
view OF it, and the probabilities are that Mr.
Sumner will have to attach his bill to some
revenue bill from the House in order to get ii
through.
PKRsoNAL.-Major j. M. Bundy, editor of
that excellent and popular paper, the New York
Erening Mail, is in town, staying at the Airing
ton. -: Gov. Moves, of Ohio, who has been in
the city for several days past, leaves for home
tins evening ria Harrisburg. .... II. v. Red
neld, Esq, the travelling correspondent for the
Cincinnati Commercial through the southern
Of the Miami County Ners i at present W ash
ington correspondent Of the Ohio State Journal
and is writing home some spicy letters to that
paper. 80. w. q. OvertOn, Washington CORE
spOndent of the louisville Courier Journal, and
M. {. Batty, Of the Cincinnati Enquirer, are
among to.day's arrivals. 80. Cards are out for
the marriage Of Mr.. s. Douglass Zevely and
Miss Jennie Upperman at the Epiphany Church
NOMINATIONS BY THE PREsIpENr.-The
President sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day:
Thomas 7. Prentiss, of Vermont, consul at
Maize Seychelles Islands; n. III. Rawlings, Of
Arkansas, register OF land office at Camden,
Austin, New; John l.. ROutt, Of Illinois, ID as
sistant postmaster general; Orlando 7. Letcher,
postmaster at Bryan, Ohio; j. w. Mccullough,
ditto at Washington, Ca; Francis A. Shumway,
ditto at West killingy, Conn; John r. Nc
Bride, superintendent L. s. assay Office at Boise
city. Idaho; Chales A. MARITIME, assayer, ditto;
VIM. ID. Hughes, clerk, ditto; Robert p. An
drews. neter and refner, branch mint Carson
city, Nevada; Shelah Waters, a SCISSOR internal
revenue Sd district Tennessee; Edward G..
IiduiOIu, y. .. uisuiCt yuuSe IOf Delaware, ID.
X. Risley, OF Missouri, agent for the Indians OF
the Upper Platte agency. (WhetstOne.)
f'romottons an The Ndry.-ChristOpher X. p.
Rodgers, to be chief OF bureau Of yards and
docks; Daniel Ammen, chief OF bureau of navi-
CATION; Jonathan N. Foltx, chief of bureau of
medicine and surgery; Master Edward Wood
man, to be lieutenant. Lieutenant Com mand-
ers 10 be Commanders-W. n. Allen, Nath'1
Green, j. N. Quackenbush, and T. H. Eastman.
Commanders to be Captains-H. G. Blake, g.
II. Wells, s. p. Quackenbush, and Earl Eng
lish. Captains to be COmm0dores-M. b. Wool
sey, Alex'r Murray, and Edw. Donaldson Com
mOdores to be Rear Admirals-Chas. Steadman
and James Alden.
The RVoRN SCHOOL or THIS DISTRICT
Mr.. Patterson introduced In the Senate tc-day n
bill which provides that the Board OF Trustees
of tie Reform School OF the District Of Coluu-
bia shall render monthly accounts to the &C.
counting 06lcers Of the District for the expeuses
Of such boys e have been sent 10 the school by
the cities OF Washington and Georgetown or the
county st the rate Of e1.55 per week for each bow
and II the amount b not paid on demand Il shcii
bear interest - the rate Of per cent per month
Boys under 16 years OF ago Who ere tide or In
covrtgible, or who have no one b care for them.
may be sent to the school BY the judge Of the
Police Court, the Governor Of the Dlstzict, or
the President Of the Board Of Trustees OF the
school; Every boy sent 70 the school shaiI re-