Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-16
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News aud Gossip.
NoMINATIONs.-The District Coua cI.-The
President sent the following nominations 20 the
Senate to-day: George f. Gulick, Samuel
Cross, Joshua Riley, John A. GRAY. Daniel l..
Eaton and A. X. Browne TO be members of the
legislative council of the District of Columbia.
All OF these are denominations except DR..
Riley. nominated in Place OF G. f. Peck, re-
signed)
Jno. w. Bennett 10 he surveyor of customs at
A mapolis, Md. Warren Bristol, a~socla e
lnstice supreme court New Mexico. William
Daily, L. ). marshal for Nebraska. Noyce Il.
Prentice, L. ). Marshal northern district OF
Ohio.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were S235 ,G07.72.
ENSIGN KossUTH NILES, L. S. N, has been
detached from the Terror and ordered home.
Ex-GovERNoR OGLEsBY, of Illinois, is talked
Of Tor Mr.. Trumbull's seat in the Senate.
SENATOR SUMNER gave a dinner to his friends
at Wormley's last evening.
HORACE MAYNARD will probably be the re-
publican candidate for Governor OF Tennessee,
unless he declines the nomination.
The DINNER which the japanese Embassy
proposed TO give at the Arlington last evening
was postponed owing to the continued indisposi-
ton OF Iwakura, Chief Ambassador.
GAIT. ASA P. BLUNT, assistant quartermas-
ter, has been relieved from duty in the depart
ment OF Dakota and ordered to report to the de-
partment OF the south for assignment to duty.
MIR. W. ". CokCoKAN will leave France for
the United States some time between the 23th
instant and the LIST OF May. The remains of
Mr.. Eustis, his sOn-in-law. will he brought over
at the same time, and inferred in Oak Hill Gem
etery.
MEssRs. SAvILLE, GRAVES AND KIMRALL,
who have been appointed by the President an
examining board for tie Treasury Department,
under the new rules of the civil service advisory
board, were i'll consultation with the members
OF the latter board at the Interior Department
to-day III relation to their duties.
FIRST LIEUT.. II. e. DUNwOoDY, of the 18th
artillery, acting signal officer, has been relic we'd
and ordered 10 join his proper station. First
Lieyt. Richard Strong. of the ith artillery, on
being relieved rom duty at the artillery school,
will report to the chief signal officer for assign
nient to duty.
COURT Ma RTIAL.-Capt.A Alexander Pip r, Sd
artillery, Capt. John s. Poland, 9th infantry,
Capt. q. j. Lydecker, corps of engineers. First
Lieut.. james Mercur. corps of engine .rs and
FIRST. Lieut.. James O'Hara, Sd artillery, have
b' en- detailed for general court martial ordered
Tor the trial OF prisoners at West Point.
The ADVISORY CIVIL SERVICE BOARD have
submitted TO the President heir report LAYING
down plan for making appointments and
promotions in the civil service of the govern
meBt, and he has approved il. 1t nodifies the
inner report i'm many particulars, and excludes
from competitive examination many included
under the former rules.
HEAVY DISCHARGE OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES
FEARED.-Unless tie bill recently introduce in
Congress providing for a reissue of national
currency passes. Superintendent c,yartee of
the Bureauot Engraving and Printing, Treasu-
~ Department, SAWS discharge of some two
hundred females EN- plOyed in his bureau will be
absolutely necessary.
The CABINET MEETING to-day was attended
by all the members except Mr. Delano, who
was represented by General Cowan Assi.taus
Secretary of the interior. The ses, ion was in
prcgrf - at O'Clock. 1t is understood that the
reply OF our government to the last cOmmunica-
non OF Eai. Granville in relation to the Alabama
claims.
ZEE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS
tins morning agreed to report a resolution rec
ommending the payment To Lieut.. Commander
Braine and the crew of the Vicksburg of the
tull amount claimed to be due as salvage for
taking Guantityof cotton found floating at "a
IN lsCi. This cotton was taken Off the North
carolina coast and carried to Boston, where il
was llbelled and sold. The court gave the crew
Of the Nicksburg One.half of the proceeds and
turned the other half over to the naval pension
fnnd The crew claims the whole amount. and
the committee will report in favor OF their
Claim
PERsoNAL.-GeHeral George b. Mcclellan
and family, and Hon. Cakes Ames, OF Massachu-
setts, are at the Arlington. ....Dr. A. S. Low
ell, Of the Pension Office, has resigned his
position in that Office for the purpose of continu-
ing his medical studies in Europe. .."Hon. P.
at his aiS ssaes SsnaseT
day. '.'GOv. BurGynk, OF Dakota. is at the
Metropolitan Hotel. edward s. Young,
chlei OF the bureau OF statistics, has received an
invitation from The Russian Minister of the
interior to attend the eighth statistical congress
which is to meet at st. Petersburg on the 2Oth of
August.
STATIONERY CONTRACTS AwARDED.-The
contracts for furnishing the Treasury Depart
ment and all its bureaus with stationery during
me next nscai year have been awarded as fol-
lows: Carew Manufacturing Company, South
Eauley rails, Mass, writing paper; Goodyear
Rubber Company, rubber goods; Christopher
Roberts, New York, rubber goods; l.. ID. Lock-
wood and y. Ii. Lippincott * Co, PHILADELPHIA,
envelopes and general stai ionery. The balance
OF the contract for general stationery has been
awarded to Philip s Sotom1ns, X. b. Mohun, j.
z. Parker, b. F. Frer CT. Vim. Ballantyne and
W. l.. Towers, Of this ~.
TWENTY PER Gently Joint resolution,
which was passed February IS, 1867, Congress
authorized the payment OF twenty per cent.
additional upon the salaries OF certain employees
OF the government in Washington. for one year
from and after the 30th day OF June, 1866.
large numb. r applied for the increase, but were
refused on the ground that their claim was not
within the provisions made by the resolution.
Ten test cases, believed to cover all classes OF
the fourteen hundred claims of this nature filed
In the Court of Claims have accumulated in the
supreme Court; and Assistant Attorney General
McMichael b sving represented to the court that
the parties would be glad to have the subject
disposed OF, in order to do sp eedy Justice to ali
concerned, the court has consented to advance
the test cases, and a decision is expected there
upon in a few weeks. The capitol police. iail
guards and others are interested ia the result.
The NEW TARIFF Bull was reported to the
House to-day by Mr.. Dawes. 1t makes a reduc-
duction in the revenue from customs of slS. a59..
1873, and a reduction of internal revenue of
81. S93, 49, making total reduction Of x3l 49,
561. OF the internal revenue Reductions
10000 is from tobacco, s2,573, 123 from gas
81, $4,000 from matches, and ST ,25o 600 from
bank checks. The reduction in the revenue
from customs is as follows: On tea, So 3iS 639:
on coffee, So $40 800: ON coal. S322 S6I. nm salt