Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-04
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
ArToRTEr GgSER.L AKEes.S has par
chased n home near Gainesville, Ga.

Chased n home near carers vile, Ca
socrETr.-Mrs. Bristcd:. prevented BY illns.
oin receiving to-day.
II Is SAID that sayles J. Bowen is an a9pl.-
can for San Domingo Commissiorrrsa,p.
Nor ENTIT.ED.--Tbe Secoad Cop,ptrou,r
- TIE TIeaSur~ has decided that army osicer.
not 81 dutv are not entitled T., comnutAtion for
,uaT-srs and fUrl
THE PRESIDENT will not b. able to visit Phil
adelqlna 10 attend the wedding OF Miss Baris.
:"ice a. the eX-SecretsTy, a. he coptemplats,
doing.
San DOMINGO N The HoUsH-Iu the House
to-day Gen. Banks gave notice that the Com
mitse on Foreign fairs would ask the Hons,
to consider the San Domingo resolution. vs;cb
recently passed the Senate, OH MONDAY next,
TIE HOUSE was engaged to-day upon the
Centennial celebration bill, bat when the pre-
yiors question was called shortly after one
O'Clock, it was discovered that no quorum vas
present hence, a motion 10 adjourn prevailed.
AUTHORIZATIONS voR PUBLIC BuILpINcs
Judge Lawrence has been appointed AS a sub
committee of the House Committee en- Arpro
priations 10 prepare the appropriation bills for
putiic buildings. and he is now engaged in 4; 2.
ing the amounts for them.
JrDGE LAWRENCE AND THE PUErlc RrIID
INGs.-Judge Lawrence says there is no truth in
the statement that in preparing the spprop.j-
alton bill for the public buildings, he has re-
lec:ed all propositions for more tuildinys i'm
Washington"
REsIeSED.-Coi. l.. NJ. Dayton, captain OF the
seventh cavalry, and aidc-dc-camp on the per
sonal staif of Gen. Sherman has rendered his
fiAr "A
Sherman in . letter Of hearty appreciation OF
the services OF Col. D., who has been on his
stah continuously since 1861.
The L. s. STEAMER C.LIropy,. Ord.
were issued from the Navy Department TO-DAY
for the L. s. steamer California, recently lifted
out at Portsmouth, N. H.. to proceed on her
triei trip. and II II is satisfactory she will H.
snt to The South Pacific rs the flagship Of tina,
squadron.
NAVAL Orders To-DAr.-Lieut Commander
Charles '. Gridley ordered to the Michigan;
Passed Assistant Surgeon Joseph b. Barker
ordered to the receiving ship at Philadsl phia;
second Assistant Engineer James A. Draur
ordered 10 tie tug Speedweil; Lieut.. George X
Durand detached from the receiving ship an
Jana, ana ordered to command the rug Spea,,.
vel; assistant surgeon James NJ Srotf ,la-
'ached nom tie Terror, and placed On wait! ug
orders.
Il NOMINATIONS The President cent tbe fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate TO day:
Mortimer u. Leggett, of Ohio, to be Cormis-
siOneT of Patents.
/ ID. j.. Lyon. Surveyor of Customs at Duhpcue
iows. GeoTsc Newcoinb, Collector ct Customs
nj beaufort, y. {. Charles ". Power Cole tor
of Customs at Cbcrrystone. We. Jno a. Sin,us
INDIAN Agent, matilla ayency. Wa,Itn ITO =
| Territory. Ed. Monroe, Receiver of Public
Moneys 81 i.ewistowD. Idaho. Chss h. S;nes
70 be Pension Agent, Topeka. Kansas
Postmasters-Phineas Il. Goold. LittIetogn.
y. IT,; Walla ID. Blaisdell. Pivmomih n II: q.
j. AmicoD, Hinsdale, y. H: Olivia Mir;.r
Lancaster, y. IL. James u. Boreman. Parh"r
burg, West Va; T. II. Hall. Ukolona. M.,:P.
+. Ezekiel Aiken, ). c., Henry 7; Wells, H.,
Sa&isek, Mich; Craig Il. Beebe. Beave-dam
WIS: u l.. Psrmelee. Aharga. M Edward
Ward Gloversviile, y. y; W. K. Wells, Far
port. \. \.
TIE MILK IN THE LEVY Court CocoANUv.
There ha: been a good deal OF talk, and that of
anot very eonpi mentary nature, in regard o:
The Levy Court 'gGartettee," Who on Monday.
ousted the capable and experien ced sf,ieers of
the court, and divided the places amongst tIeir
own relatives, and the relatives OF the ON
hverous Bowen 1T was a very creamy ar
rhi'femenr, and the richness OF the milk
$ not At all diminished b. the fact that Mr.
Burr has a son employ ed in the Office OF Mr..
sargent, Commissioner " Customs. So Mr..
the board Mr.. Sargent and Mr.. IN
vote Tor Tenney's -os to be secret,,r
md treasurer, and OF course MI. Tenrey
recilrocates by voting for Mr. S,rgcrf
At The saIne time the indebtedness of Sargent
70 Say les j. Bowen for hi, appointment on the
tOaId Is paiG OF by the election IF one Barker
brother-in-law ct Bowen's, IL he Tax Cot
iectOr and & Bowen suck'ing by the name az
Dn Bots, who has never even iy cd in the county.
70 be Surveyor. A nice little tea-party, truly
THAT '.SU-PEEsskD- RBPoEr ON SAN Ia
MINeo-A tew DAYS since a statement was tel.
graphed from this city that early in 1s,,9 Cor,
mander SeLri'.ge, of the United State, steamer
Nipsc, then at Port au- Prince WAS directed he
the Secretary OF the Navy, at the request of the
PRESIDENT, TO make a thorough investig alton a.
10 tue condition OF San Domingo and that he
''Inade 4 long written report to the Presdeu.
giving all the fscts which had come under his
obSer vation, and concluded by expressinr rs
Judgment that the purchase of the San Domingo
portion OF the island would lac a cons An. source
OF trouble tc tins country. and in no respect
whatever advisable" and ii was further chargnd
1at ms reportwas never permitted TO See the
iSnt, OUT NSs quietly suppress ed by t.e OIL
IL whose hands It was. for fear ttxt il woufJ
prove disastrous to TIE annexation scheme
hese statements are unsupported bv the
faStS. Commander Selfridge never m ada any
rel ort on San Domingo and WAS never III
reeted by the Secretary OF tae Navy or by the
President to do 20. but being attached to IN AT
Sqe9droh ~ me spring OF 1869, and having spent
a short tine III Hayt. ne, on returning to
HAMPTON Reads. on the 18th Of July. Is69
snot irg that the acquisition of a post in the
Ntff iHuies Heu uccu sougnt tJr MANY by
hs government, sent a brief letter of four pa 20.
10 Mr. BcTie. then Secretary OK the Nav. The
letter has just been Published. In il he aiIu}ss
70 the political condition OF the Kepuhiic of
lIayu. urged the acquisition Of the 81 Nicholas
Mole as station III the West Indies, buf ex-
pressed the opinion Cautiously that the annex
atom Ok Haytl. On the representations OF a,y
party there, At that time, would he iiexp-d,Ant
giving IL as his individual opinion THAT il tn
United States should annex Hayti on the ZEN
resentstson of party, it would be found an eie-
plant both costly in money aud liyes.- Ii Is
only nesSsaIy TO add thar the letter was n-y,r
suppressed, for the President never knew th,t
Ii va. in existence until a few DAYS since.
IHE PRINCESS EDITHA SRST TO A LyryATfc.
ASl Yesterday morning Justice Coulter
~ the Yorkville Police Court issued on xppi-
cation, warrant. on the ground OF irsaDty
for the arrest and comraittal to a lunsii e .,.y-
lun OF the so-called Princess Ed.tha. who
Claims TO be a daughter of lola Mcntez. BAR
n. tie afternoon she was arrested at the ~.
Cloud Hotel. and committed to the Island in
accordance with the order OF oommittal-N. II.
Star. IL
TIP GEORGIA ELRCTIoy-The official cleo
ton returns are not fully in. bat indicate the
election OF Gen. Noung. i'm the seventh Con-
eressional district. by about eco majority.