Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-08

return on Monday.
Miss GERTRUDE CoeKE, daughter of Gov
Cooke, is now guest at the Presidents cottage
at Long Brsneh.
LIEUT.. GEN. SHERIDAN was unanimously
elected President of the Society of the Army
and Navy of the Gulf at its third annual meeting
in Newport, r. l., Yesterday.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, leaves here this eve
ming for New York on business connected with
the bureau.
Hon. WILLIAM p. FRYE, in speech at the an
niversary Of the Lewiston (Me.) Young Mems
Christian Association, said he had been cautioned
against the temptations of the National capital,
but he had seen no temptation during his two
months residence here.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx, by special invita-
ton, passed the Fourth Of July in Valparaiso.
Ind, his first absence from home since he
returned there from this city, and on being
called out he made short speech on patriotic
topics.
PRoMoTIoNs.-Mrs. Martha Collier, Miss
Cordelia Cissell, Mrs. Ann Craver. Miss L. F.
Cutter, Mrs. o. G. Long, Miss NJ. E. Cunning
han, Miss Gertrude w. Ashley and Mrs. A Z.
Smith, folders in the dead letter Office have been
promoted to clerkships at the rate Of S900a year
from list July, ISL
THE FoRTY-FIvE DAYS APPOINTMENTS of
District officers made by Governor Cooke expire
on the 18th inst, and, unless the Legislature
passes prior TO that time, the bill providing per-
manent officers for the District, the present in
cumbents will be continued i'm Office until action
is taken by the Legislature.
CLERICAL PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
The following promotions have been made in
the Post Office Department, to take effect July
1. m.
A. Vose from I'd TO 81; p. A. Tracy from 1st 10
ID, and j. =. earns from 1st to ID class clerkship
Miss Sarah Carr Upton, Miss Annie Driver and
Mis-. Maria NJ. Bostwick have been appointed
translators in the same Department-the two
first in the bureau of foreign mails, and the
LATER in the money order office.
POSTAL NEGoTIATIoNs-Lettersr received at
the Post Office Department, from DIR. G. f.
Macdonald, superintendent OF the money order
system of the United States, who is now in Lon
don for the purpose of arranging a money order
system between this country and Great Britain
states that he is meeting with success. and will
probably conclude his business satisfactorily in
few DAYS, when he win leave for Berlin to
make similar arrangements with the postal au-
thorites OF the German Empire.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION has been
engaged since its first meeting i'm thorough
discussion of the system adopted in England,
which determines by competitive examination,
open TO all applicants, the person who shall re-
ceive the appointment, and which therefore en-
tirely reforms the present American method of
appointment by patronage. But during the de-
bate formidable obstacle to the adoption of the
competitive system in this country has been pre-
serted in the suggestion that the designation of
person Tor appointment by a board which is
not established by the constitutional appointing
power would virtually vest the appointment in
body unknown 10 the Constitution. Upon this
point the commission propose to consult the At
torney General. The commission has received
valuable documents relative to the Swiss civil
service from Consul General Hitz.
Pardon Of G. &. Bowen.
This afternoon, at three o'clock, the Marshal
of the Districtreceived the pardon granted in
the case of Hon. C. c. Bowen, which reads as fol-
lows; . .. .r.
ULYSSES s. GRANT,
President Of the United States.
10 all whom II may concern, these presents
Whereas on the 18th day of jun, ISL, in the
Supreme Court OF the District of Columbia
holding criminal term, one G. g. Bowen was
convicted OF bigamy and sentenced to be i'm
prisoned for two years and to pay two hundred
and fifty dollars fine: -
And whereas it IL represented that he was inno-
cent of any violation of the law; that he acted in
good faith, believing his former wife to be
dead; and II appears that he rendered good SER
vice to the cause OF the Union during the
rebellion and since its termination and has
endeavored to lead an honest and upright life.
and for these reasons eleven OF the Jurors who
found the verdict against him, and many other
StuLens VI the inquest CONSIDERATION ana weight,
urge his pardon, and United States Attorney
Fisher would be gratifed by the exercise of Ex-
eeutive clemency:
Now, therefore, be it known, that I, u s.
Grant, President of the United States of Amer
lea, in consideration of the premises, divers
other good and sufficient reasons me therounto
moving, do hereby grant to the said &C. Bowen
a fun and unconditional pardon.
In testimony whereof L have hereunta signed
my name, ard caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed -
Done at the CITY of Washington tbis Rrs. do,,
of July, A. D. 1871, and of the independence OF
the United States the ninety-ffth. 'r-all
al U. S-GRANT.
BY the President:
/ j. BANCROFT DAVIS,
Acting Secretary ef State.
The Marshal Immediately wrote release. and
by 81 O'Clock Mr.. Bowen walked out OF jail a
free man again.