Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-16


/ GOV. AICoRS, OF Mississippi, who v as elected
L s. Senator enc year ago 70 succeed Mr..
Revels after the 4th of March has, it is said,
announced his intention TO decline the position.
I GBS. JOIN TURNER, chief comnissary OF
the military department OF the Missouri, has
been transferred 10 the department OF the
Pacific. General Penrose succeeds him at ST.
Louis.
: ~ CONNECTICUT yesterday the republicans
dominated the following candidates for Con-
gress. In the first district, Or. A. II. Goodrich;
second, Hon. Ezra Hall; third, Hon. IL. IL.
StarkweatheT tor reelection.
Z CLERICAL CHANGES AT THE PENSION Of
JIcE.-,jaHes 4. Engle, of Pennsylvania, was
to-day appointed first class clerk, and the re-
signation OF Gen. Robert Avery as special
agent has been received and accepted.
THE NEW MINISTER TO CHILI.-Tne Foreign
Relations Committee of the Senate lave had
under consideration the nomination OF Joseph
p. Root as Minister to Chill. aud agreed (by the
casting vote OF Mr.. Sumner,) 70 recommend
confirmation.
The SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEES have
agreed TO report favorablv a bill to provide for
the restoration to their for mer owners OF lands
sold for taxes, where the title is still held BY the
bill cannot be got through Congress.
CAPT. s. S. BLACKBOARD, Of Ohio, is a candl-
date for the Postmastership of the ITouse OF Rep
resentatives for the Fortysecond Congress.
Capt. u: s said to have performed good service
during the late was, in which he had the misfOr-
tune TO lose an arm.
GEN. j. III. HEDRICH, OF Iowa, has been Sp-
pointed supervisor OF internal revenue for the
district embracing Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado
and New MEXICO. in place Of Willis Drummoni.
who resigned to accept the commissionership of
the General land Office.
WASHINGTON, February 10, ISL
Editor S.ar.-Franklin first drew lightning
from the clouds-Morse first harncssed the tiery
tteed. Then why not place the statue of the
tanner in the square named in honor OF the
catcher" SwANPooDrE
SENATOR MORRILL,. OF Maine, hopes 70 be
able to come TO Washington in a few weeks,
and intends then to go 10 Florida with his vile
and several friends from Maine, to soiourn
awhile in Jacksonville and st. Augustine and
then come home by way of New Orleans and
the West
SENATOR PATTERSON lett here last evening
for New York TO resume the investigation into
the management of the New York Custom
House, he being chairman of the sub-commit-
tee OF the Senate Retrenchment Committee ap-
poinfedtO make such investigation under
Senator Fenton's resolution.
JUICE WV. A. RICBARDsoN. Assistant Seere-
tary Of the Treasury, returned here last evening
from his home in Boston, where Ee has been for
several months, and entered npon the discharge
OF his duties to-day. Ii is said that nc will give
IlS sIeclai attention to the preparation OF bonds
Tor the new loan.
GEE. j. j. REYNOLDS, recently elected by
The Legislature OF Texas to the L. s. Senate 60
gEpgApl Spn1tar Han
that State last evening. The same Legislature
tAu previously chosen Senator Ham .iton for
the ierm-froin 1871 to 1SII-for viii ch thew
afterwards elected Gen. Reynolds.
AN INDIAN WAR To COMMENCE IN tn,
SfRING.-The Secretary of the War is in
receipt of a letter from the commanding officer
at Fort Dodge Kansas, stating that q general
ennes ard Arrapahoes is expected early in the
sprinG, and that the objective points OF attack
VII be the frontier settlements of Kansas
L. ). SENATOR ELECT CALDWELL. OF IA nsas
has never been in public life and has not been
q party TO any OF the fierce personal struggles
among tho political leaders of his State. He
was All old Wing; but in 1856 he voted for John
FREMONT, and in 1860 he worked and voted
Tor Lincoln, and at the recent banquet at
1.eavenworth made speech in which he said
that he was proud OF being q republican ss TO
HAT parry we are indebted for the Preservation
of cur nationality.
TEE SENATE COMMITTEE On the district O;
columbia had no meeting this morn ing in con-
sequence OF the absence from the city OF Sens-
tor Patterson, the chairman. The committee.
IL u thought, will report in favor of making An
appropriation Of s50,0o. TO bufid a new bridge
over the Eastern branch on the site OF the
present navy ward bridge: the money TO be
expended under direction of the Secretary OF
War, Secretary of the Interior. and Gen. o. %.
Howard, II, in their opinion, the wants of the
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locality.
NAVAL ORDERS To-DAY.-I.ieut. Commander
George Dewey, detached from the command OF
the Narragansett and ordered to command the
storeship Supply. Commander r. W. Meade.
Passed Assistant Paymaster III. r. b. Harris.
lordered to the Supply. Boatswain j. r. Bart,
lett, detached from the Portsmouth IN. HI
Il Iioatswain John McCaffery. detached from tho
Rev York hayward and ordered TO the Ports
/ mouth yard.
Il The CoLoE QUESTION IN THE SENATE
MIR. Sumner presented in the Senate thi. morn
ing petition signed by John r. Cook, .. s. r..
y, walk y. ;. Boston, George ID. ,Johnson, George
II. Downing. 4. II. Thompkins. VIM. Bowen
w. r. Br0naugh Il. j. Collins, VIM. - Wilson
and over forty other colored men asking that
me petitions before Congress OF the Home In
dustriai School and the wOmen's Christian
"a ,sociation for $4,000 each. be refused
unless children and women shall be admitted
TO those institutions irrespective Of color.
X THE FINAL AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT
fGovEENNErT BILL.-The conference commits
Tee on the bill to provide "a new form OF govern
ment for the District OF Columbia before sub
hittfng their report male 2 few additional
amendments to those mentioned in Thu STAR
!. OF Monday. The second section of the bill was
amended 50 as to read: "The governor shall be
citizen OF, and shall have resided within said
District twelve months, and have the aualiti-
cations or an elector. The section in relation
10 the Board OF Health was amended so as to
make it the duty OF the board to make and en-
JORGE regulations to prsysnt domestic animals
running ct largejn tho cities Of Washington and
Georgetown. prevent the sale OF unHholesome
1000, &c, sc. The section IN relation to cor
porations y as amended 90 - to provide that the
Legrhtiys Assembly should confer upon cor
porndons no powers TO be exercised 0ufDife the
District. Section five was amended go Is 70
provide that the election districts should be so
arranged or divided ~ to give each section OF
the District of Columbia representation in the
ratio or its population.
ENFORCING TEE FIFTHHNTH ANENDNRNT-
The bill to enforce the rights OF citizens of the
United States under the fifteenth amendmept tn