Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-06

INTERNAL REVENUH.-Ther receipts from this
source today were s3;S,l7i 81.
TIE CABINET MEETING today was attended
by all the members.
GEN. q. b. DYER, chief OF the ordnance
buTef.u, is again lying very Ill, his complaint
being Bright's disease.
GoNFIHMRD.-The Senate, in executive SEES
SOU toe day, confirmed the nomination of b. F.
Sse TO be pension agent at Des Moline, Iowa,
vice Goodrich, deceased.
The CORCoRAN ART GALLERY will probably
be opened within a couple of months. The
trustees are te meet in a short time to make ar
Tangements .or the formal dedication OF the
building.
The ALABAMA SENAroRsHIP.-The "capi-
toll" legislature balloted for Senator yesterday
without result. Senator Spencer, elected BY
the "court house" legislature, left fer Washing
ton yesterday morning.
Mr.. SUMNER sent the following dispatch to
the friends of Mr.. Greeley on Tuesday: "I
lament that my health win not permit the night
Journey to New York, but in soul 1 shall be at
the funeral. CHARLES SUMNER"
THE PRESIDENTS VISITORS To-pAY.-Vice
President-elect Wilson, Senators Logan, Scott,
Lewis, Cameron, Ferry, Howe, Hitchcock and
Clayton, and Representatives Butler, Steven
son, Beverdge, Blaine and Negley called on
the President to-day.
SUPERINTENDENT McCARrRE's clerical
force, which went to New York about ten days
ago on business connected with the bureau of
engraving and printing, will return to- morrow
Mr.. McCartee himself will not return until
week from Tomorrow.
TIE CREDIT MOBILIER INyEsTIGATIoN.-The
special committee, of which Judge Poland is
chairman, appointed on Monday by the House
to investigate the Credit Mobilier charges or
ganized this morning and adjourned until next
thursday when the investigation will be COM
menced, Mr.. McComb having been summoned
10 appear before the'cODmittee then. Tie ses-
sions OF the committee will not be public.
GEN. BoYNToN, writing TO the Cincinnati
Gd>"'te, thinks the enterprise and energy at the
mead OF the inauguration ball management
insure good prospect for well organized
plans and programmes, and will do much to-
ward efaCing from the memory of its unhappy
victims the plumbers and stupidity OF the last
inauguration ball. Such an infictiOn as that
proved TO be ought not, certainly, to be IN .de
twice III one mans lifetime"
PERSONAL. - Senator Fenton has reached
Washington and was in his seat to-day looking
As comfortable as could be expected ...... sepa
9or EdmundS, OF Vermont, gives dinner party
his evening. ''','' EK- Governor VIM. Ii. Stew
art, eN-Auditor K. NJ. Reynolds, and ex- Com
gresham X. W. Norris, of Alabama have
arrived in the city as commission from Gov
ernor Lewis TO represent TO the President the
political condition of affairs in that state.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFFICRRs.-Lieu-
tenants Jose. Eaton ,Jno. f. Sullivan ana Fred
Collins have been ordered to special duty in the
Darien expeditions; Paymaster Edward Foster
mas been ordered as inspector of provisions and
clothing at the Norfolk navy yard, on the LIST
OF January next as the relief of Paymaster w
y. Watinough, detached and ordered to settle
accounts; Lieutenant Commander John j. Real
has been detached from the Portsmouth and
placed on waiting orders.
LECTURE BY GRN. SHkRMAN-Last Saturday
evening Gen. Sherman delivered veYy inter
esting lecture on his travels among the Greek
Islands, to Constantinople and the Caucasus,
before the Philosophical Society, OF which Prof
Henry is PRESIDENT There were present sa vans
nToft ssors, and intellectual and philosophical
minds engaged in various pursuits OF different
characters. Senator Sherman, two Judges of
the supreme Court, General Garfield, General
X. II. COwen, Assistant Secretary of the Inte
nor, and General Walker, Indian Commits
sioBer, were among the invited guests General
Sherman spoke without nCtes, and the accuracy
Of bis memory in giving dates and incidents
was re marked by those present He had photo
graphs and maps OF places and scenes described
that he visited, and which added very greatly
to the interest of his lecture.
GEN. SPINNKR's RsPoRr.-In his annual re-
port, not yet printed, Gen. Spinner, U. s.
Treasurer, says, in reference to civil service
reform and increase OF pay for certain EN-.
ployes OF the government:-' My official life
will soon end; have no personal motives to
serve, and can therefore afford without fear of
demagogues who hope to make party capital at
the peoples expense to tell the honest truth as
1t has forced conviction upon my mind after
long experience and close observation of the
workings OF the public service. The cOncIusi on
arrived at is that no real. radical reform in the
civil service can be hoped for until the holding
of public Office shall be considered as confer
ring honor upon the possessOr and the Office
holder be an honor to the people he represents
and serves. This, it is believed, can only be
brought about by the payment of such salaries
as will draw into the public service, from the
more lucrative pursuits of private life, cOmpe-
tent and honest men, every way fit for and wor-
thy of places of honor and trust"
SCOLDIEe A WARD.-The poor, badgered and
iormented government of the District of CO.