Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-21


TROOPS PoR TEXAs.-rhe super intendent of
the mounted recruiting service has been
ordered to forward 80 recruits to Galveston,
Texas, for assignment to the ith cavalry.
The House COMMITTEES ON ELECTIONS will
tomorrow take up the eontestc ] election case
OF Nib'.ch ayaint Walll, (colored,) the sitting
member from Florida.
HON. "SUNsET" Cox has received a private
letter from Governor Seymour discussing the
possibility of Mr. Greeley's nomination at Balti-
more, but in no wise favoriny such nomina-
ton.
TRANSFER or NAVAL oFFIcERs.-Lieut
Geo. 5. Davol has been ordered to the st.
Mary's, per steamer of 18th of June Lieut.. s
p. Baird has been detached from the naval
academy and granted six months leave.
A HIT.-Mrs. John Wood was immense last
night in "Pell and Partner joe" and both she
and her capital burlesque company were called
upon TO repeat all the songs dances, and hits of
the evening. 1t is just the kind of perfor
tor this dry weather.
THE CABINET MEETING, to-day, was attended
by all the members except Sc cretary Delano
and Attorney General Williams, who were re.
| spectively represented by Gen. Cowen and
Solicitor General Bristow The session lasted
an hour and half. No business of notable i'm
portance was transacted.
WHITE HOUSE VIsrToRs.-Prior to the cabi.
net meeting to-day Secretary Belknap, Score.
| tary Boutwell,, Senators Cole, Ferry, Chandler
| Kellogg, and Robertson, Judge ID. X. Cartier
| and Representative Burlington, of Mass, called
| AT the White House and had interviews with the
| President.
GOOD JOKE ON A party sign
| ing himself "a member OF the liberal repub-
L nh he
| Iberia, indicating his willingness to accent a
| certain office under the present administration
| Inc PRESIDENT has not yet decided to give him
| the office he seeks.
| The MISSING BUELL. PAPERs-Ben Pitt
man, the photographer who reported the Buell.
investigation case, was before the House
military committee on Saturday, and testified
| in his possession. He has been requested TO
Produce copy.
| SENATORS Morton, Conkling, Carpenter and
other leading members of that body, in fact all
the administration Senators are in favor Of tax
and tariff bill similar to that passed by the
House yesterday. 1t Is thought among those
than the House and agree to reduce the evenue
s60,WJ 200 instead OF Si3 900 Co., the amount of
reduction in the House bill.
| A MOTION to suspend the rules of the House is
in order at any time during the last ten DAYS of
a session, hence quite large number of bills
can be passed between now and Wednesday
| next under suspension OF the rules and busi-
less will be disposed of rapidly in that time.
| The impression prevails about the CAPITOL TO-
| Gay, however, that the resolution to ad iOurn on
| the 10th will be extended to the 80 of June so
| that the final adjournment instead of WedneD
Gay next, will be one week from Monday.
| THE PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL RAILROAD
COMPANY has purchased the Washington
| Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad and next
week the cars on the latter will run - and from
re new depot site of the PENNSYLVANIA road or
ga Baitlmore and Potomac road, &C the corner of
| 6th and b streets, ere sing the Potomac over
| the Long bridge. The old bridge, adjoining the
Long bridge, formerly used by the Washinstop
ana Alexandria road, VIII be taken down.
| NoNINATIoYs.-The President sent the fol
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day: Con-
suls-John +. Webb, of Mass, at Zanzibar; f.
Z. Sammis, OF Fla, at Rio Grande, Bra zil:
| Daniel n. Hobart, of Me-, at Windsor, N s.
| registers OF Land Ofices-Benj. +. Smith, Red
| wood Falls, Num-; Alfred James, Los Angeles
T,r Kefe n, r Of Public Moneys-Geofse j.
Falis. Also, number of army promotions of
l minor Importance.
| MR.. CHARLES B. HALL, of Boston, chair
/ man OF the executive committee OF the national
| banks Of the United States, made an arpumep;
l before the committee on ways and means this
morning In opposition to the compulsory sections
Il
means committee, compelling national banks tn
l exchange their six per cent. bonds for the new
l ones at lower rate of interest, and making the
l interest thereon payable abroad as we'll a i'm
this country. The Treasury Department Wa
represented by Assistant Secretary Richardson
l MORE WAR MATERIAL FOR S.Lr-Tbe
Secretary Of War has received the authority of
l Congress to sell such portions OF Clothing I'm
Quartermasters stores as he may deem ad yisable
| Ihere are now in store $4,000 900 worth OF
clothing, the care of which costs $50 coo per
| year; There are rubber blankets enough on
hand 70 supply an prospective demands for one
hundred and thir years to come; rubber
ponchos and artillery jackets for eighty years,
and biouses for forty years.
PRINTING CONGRESSIONAL DxBArKs.-Tb,
| joint committee on public printing has under
consideration proposals for reporting and pub
fishing the debates in the 43d, 4Ith and 45tb
| congresses, from w. j. Murtagh, OF Washing
| JOB; Ihomas A Osborn, of Leavenworth, Kan
| sas, and james o. Ladd and William
mate from A. NJ. Clapp, Congressional Printer.
They will, in obedience to law, be Submitted 10
congress, which will either adopt one of them,
or renew the contract with the present reporters
and publishers Of the debates, Messrs Riyes s.
Bailey OF the Congressional Globe, as NAV be
ueemed most advantageous for the government
A GRATEFUL FoREIsNxR-A Contribution
Toaoards Paying the National Debt.-The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to-day received letter
rom weii-known lawyer in Philadelphia, en-
my correspondents, naturaiized citizen OF the
United states, who returned to Europe some
ye lrs ago, has directed me to pay over to the
government OF the United States, in an unob-
uusive manner, Q certain sum Of money as A
token Of the obligations he feels under 20 this
free and noble government, and as his mite
towards the payment Of the national debt En-
closed, therefore, please lind my check ON the
Central National Bank of this city to your order
for "a 900, which 1 send to you a. the proper
a cipient on behalf Of the United States % 70
RED CLOUD, the famous Indian Chief, whose
departure from Omaha for this city was noticed
in yesterdays STAR, win be accompanied by
Red Dog, leading chief Little Wound, Blue
Horse, High Wolf chiefs; Fast Bull, Little Wolf,
Red Fox, Afraid-of-the- Eagle, Good Bufialo'
Thunder Havk, Red Leaf, HavkeagIe, Two
Elk, Big Foot, Lone Wolf, Poor Ell, High Bear.
Daylight, Stabber, Blue Shield, Carry-CroV- on,
His-Lead, Hard Hart, Caysete, Dirt Face, head
men Of the Ogallala Band. Lone Wolf is ac-
companied BY his favorite wife, Gar OF Corn"
and Big Foot, his squsw, White Jenny. The
sdistingufshed" party Is under charge Of DR..
D0QiAla. Epis nal rlo a.