Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-25


from Ohio this evening or tomorrow.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, has ordered the pur-
chase of three millions worth Of Fiye-twenties
to-day.
ATTORNEY GENERAL AKERNAN is not ex-
pected TO return here before the 10th or 18th Of
next month.
Mr.. RANeABE, former Greek Minister here,
sailed from New York for Europe ON Saturday
on the Oceanic.
THE ARGESTINg MINISTER ami wife have
returned to the city, and are settled for the win
ter in their residence on street.
REGISTER ALLISON, Of the Treasury, expects
to leave here about Friday next for Pennsyl-
rania to take part in the political campaign
there. 81. -.
! TIE NEW EXAMINING AND RETIRING
BOARD, Of which Rear Admiral VIM. Rogers
Taylor is president, viii meet at the Navy De-
partment next Monday.
VIM, L. SAUNDERS, Of North Carolina, re-
fused to testify before the subcommittee of the
ku-klux Investigation Committee on Saturday,
and viii be reported to Congress as In contempt
CAPT. CHARLES F. RAND, of Texas, has
been appointed to first class clerkship in the
Dead Letter Office to take effect LIST Of October,
vice Joseph Clark deceased.
ROBERT McCENEY and Captain j. p. Millard
have been appointed assorters Of money orders
in the Sixth Auditors Office at a salary each of
$40 per annum.
PERsoNAL.-The DIR. Weeks who made
much-criticised speech at the Lincoln Hall
social evil meeting Friday night, is the husband
Of Helen c. Weeks, the most pleasing and sue
cessful writer OF stories for children OF the day
THERE is A RUSH of the newly-sppointed
District officers at the Governors Office to-day
10 receive their commissions, and DR.. Tindall
Private Secretary TO the Governor, has been
kept busy swearing them in
A NEW MARITIME RULK.-The Chief of the
Revenue Marine Service to-day decided that
vessels loaded with hay or other combustible ma
terial may, upon the approach of a steamer,
wave large globe lantern instead of a torch, as
now required by the rules.
THE Two SUB-CoMMITTEEs of the Ku Klux
committee held a meeting Saturday. The sub
| committee for the Carolinas, Georgia, and
Florida, resolved to meet at Augusta, Ga,
| October 18th. The subcommittee for Tennes-
| see, Alabama, and Mississippi win meet at
Huntsville, Ala, October 18th.
PAY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEeIsLA-
| TURE.-Warrants are now being issued from the
| Treasury Department to pay the salaries of the
| members of the District Legislature. The First
/ Comptroller has decided that they can be paid
l for the number of days that they were In actual
l session only; hence each member will be paid
| for eighty-sx DAYS, amounting TO S3f4 The
| presiding officer Of each house receives double
l that sum.
PRESIDENT GRANT arrived at the residence
of his father, in Covington, KY, on Saturday
| and was received with great enthusiasm by the
people of all shades of politics. In replying to
| IA speech made by Mayor Baker, of Covington,
the President said he was grateful it was not an
would be his object to be regarded as the Presi-
| dent OF the whole people, and there was no
reason why party in the minority should not
receive the same protection and enjoy the same
privileges as the majority in power.
THETRlAL OF PAYMAsTER HODGE win com
mence at Fort McHenry, Nd, tomorrow at
noon, and will be OF short duration, as the
| accused will plead guilty. Paymaster General
Brice and the Book-keeper Of the Paymaster
| Generals Office will probably be the only wit
nesses, as Hodge has expressed his intention not
| 10 make any defense. He Is charged under the
,mbezzlement act of 1863, and under that act
can be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of
| the court, no limit being fixed. The necessary
authorities to take possession of his real estate,
| which is valued at from one hundred TO one hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars.
THE NEW REGISTRATION IN THIS DISTRICT.
The new Board Ut Registration of the District of
Columbia, just appointed by Gov. Cooke, COM
| posed of George s. Gideon. p. III. Dubant, r. A.
i Griffin, w. &. Harper, VIM. Syphax and w. H.
Hunter, organized on Saturday by the election
| Of George s. Gideon as president, and w. G.
Harper, secretary. Committees were appointed
l TO determine upon the places in each district
| where the registration should be held, which
committees reported to the Board this morning
The locality in each district will be found noted
in our advertising columns. The registration
Il commenced Monday axt rxra n
| being devoted to each of the county districts
enc in one section and one in another-and one
day to each OF the city districts with four days
| for general registration and correction at the
| City Hail.
NATIONAL THEATER. theater opened
under Manager Saville Saturday night with
| good house, and the performances were of a
character to give fair prospect for a successful
| season. The theater has been frightened up
greatly; and the facilities for seating the audi
| Cnce comfortably much improved. Thus, the
| orchestra seats are arranged on sleeper incline
allowing rear occupants TO see the stage over the
heads Of those before them. The obnoxious adj
| vertising curtain has been abandoned, but the
| National does not shine Units curtains. The new
| drop, representing view in Rome, Is an i'm
rrovement on the Swiss scene OF last year; though
the hard faced female with the striped stockings
down In the lower left corner, and the two
monks confabbing in the center (and who
| according to Dom Piatt, are two "injnnc-
iionists'' in disguise seeking to escape from the
Il
| Soats Of last years drop, coming down the noun
lain each with right fore-foot in the air.
/ The company is very fair, as stock companies
20, the single lack, If we may be so ungaliant as
10 hint it, being in pretty women; but this omis-
| sion Is to be fully supplied, we understand.
The play Saturday night was Money" and
| the part OF the hero, Alfred Evelyn, was taken
by Mr.. Hamilton. He has a good figure, fine
bearing and voice, and promises to be q valuable
acquisition to the theater. Bulwer makes his
| hero good deal Of q prig, and his part abounds
| in stilted sentiment, making him an unpleasant
character to the cultivated play-goer; but Mr.
Hamilton was as manly and natural as the role
L admits.
Miss Allen, as Clara Douglass, was pleasing
but there is not much In the part. =
MT. Mestayer was very good as Grayss, and
appears TO come legitimately by the Mestayer
name. Less demonstrative than some Of our So
called comedians, he plays with the quiet good
taste and finish that prove the most satisfactory
i the long run. His cis a cas- in the piece Mis-
i Capelle as Lady FrankIfa was Also quietly good,
and win undoubtedly make herself acceptable
to Washington audiences who do not particu-
arly dote on slangy sctresseA
| We think well Of Mr.. Billings who took the
| part OF Sir john Yesey. Not much could be
1 judged Of Messrs. Collins and Cahart, and Miss
Claire in the slighter parts they took, bat the
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