The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-27
FOURTH EDITION
ANOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Affairs at the Capital.
End of the Subsidy Schemes.
Che Appropriation Bills.
Proceedings of Congress.
sUFFERRING FRANCE.
An Appeal for Relief.
Etc, Etc.. Etc.. Ktc.. Rkc.
An Appeal for Relief.
ETC., Etc.. Etc.. Ksc.. gtc.
FROM WASHINGTON.


Despatch 10 theASsociated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Baron Gerolt will
leave for Germany in May, and will be sue
ceeded as Minister of the North German Con-
federation at Washington by Mr.. Schlozer now
Minister to Mexico.
New Senators and Representatives.
Special Despatch TO the EUering Telegraph.
There are a large number of new members and
Senators at the Capitol to-day.
At the
Democratic Caucus
to night the conservative Republicans are in
vited to attend. The object is to get hold of
some of the revenue reformers, but, so far as can
be ascertained, no member claiming to have been
elected as Republican will attend.
The Nomination Of Henry ID. Cooke
as Governor of the District OF Columbia under
the new territorial government, has disappointed
a large number of aspirants. Mr.. Cooke is gene
rally acceptable to all classes.
The attempt to put
Subsidy Schemes,
such as the China mail, on the Post Office Appro-
priation bill, was voted down in the Senate by a
large majority. This ends the business. The
fact of these being attached to the appropriation
bill showed how desperate those having them in
charge had become.
The Senate has agreed to pay
The Georain Senators
from the time they were elected. Hill and Miller
will get about $l5, 600 each, and Whitley and
Farrow $4,000 each, altogether $4,000 for men
who have seen about two weeks service.
The House is engaged on the
Miscellaneous Appropriation Bill,
many items of which excite discussion. There
are twelve appropriations for new buildings
amounting to 81, ,332, 800. This is one-half of
the total cost last year under Mr. Dawes lead.
These were all rejected, and now he is urging
their adoption. An attempt was made to sus-
pend the rules to allow their Introduction en-
nldsse, but failed. There are only four Western
items in the list-Grand Rapids and Port Huron,
Michigan; La Crosse. Wis, and Quincy In.-in
all $500, 900. The rules must be suspended on
| each item.
Army Orders.
| Despdtch TO che Aasocinted Press
WASHINGTON, Feb 27.-A general army order
has been issued as follows
In consideration of the reduced number of
paaymasters, and to carry out the requirements
of General Orders No. z, 1871, on the recon-
mendation of the Paymaster- General depart
ment and division chief paymasters, as hereto
! fore designated in orders, are abolished. The
| Paymaster- General will supply the chief pay
masters of the departments with the funds
necessary for the payment of their respective
| departments direct. Department chief pay
masters will transmit their periodical estimates
for funds to the Paymaster-G General direct.
The Division of the Pacific is for the present
excepted from the operation of this order.
Colonel N. w. Brown, Assistant Paymaster-
General, will assume the duties of Chief Pay
master of the Department of the East, relieving
| Major Henry Prince Colonel Daniel Mcclure,
Assistant Paymaster- General, will assume the
| duties of Chief Paymaster of the Department OF
the South, relieving Major A. FL. Seward. Lieu
tenant-Colonel Cary H. Fry, Deputy Paymaster-
General will assume the duties of Chief Pay
master Department of the Missouri, relieving
| Major +. X. Hunt.
Department chief paymasters will report to
| their proper department commanders, and be
stationed at the department headquarters, un-
less otherwise directed by their department
| commanders.
Major H. Stanton, paymaster, is detached
from the Department of the East, and will await
| Ordara in this pitV.
Major j. W. Nichols, paymaster, is detached
| from the Department of the South. He will
close and make full return of his reconstruction
| disbursements without delay and then report
to the general commanding the Department Of
| Dakota Tor duty in that department.
The Nomination of sIr. III. ID. Cooke.
BesVatch TO the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Ever since the enact
ment of the bill establishing territorial govern
ment for the District of Columbia, much anxiety
has existed in this city in regard to the pros
pective appointment of the Governor. Several
delegations, pressing the claims of their re-
spective favorites, have waited on the President
but he has uniformly refrained from giving any
intimation as to the selection. This afternoon
| however, all speculation was set at rest by the
Presidents sending to the Senate the nomna
tion of Henry ID. Cooke, of Georgetown, ID. c..
and a member of the banking firm of Jay Cooke
& Co., to be Governor of the District of Colum
bia. Large numbers of prominent citizens have
been in attendance at the capitol to-day wait
ing to learn the official announcement as abov,
given. The appointment seems to be receivet
with general satisfaction.
Other Presidential Nominations
The President also sent in the following nomi
nations to the Senate:-James Woodward Sur
veyor of Customs, Kansas City, Mo-. ]. X. Brig
ham, Appraiser of Merchandise, Milwaukee
Wis; Paymasters A. w. RUSSELL, W. w: VIII
liams, and Charles f. Guild, United State
Navy, to be advanced three numbers in thei
grade; George T. Andrews, Professor of Frencl
at the Military Academy.