Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-11

to- day, owing to the absence of the President.
The PRESIDENT and family will return from
Philadelphia tomorrow morning.
AN ANONYMOUS New Yorker contributed $3.50
to the conscience fund of the Treasury Depart
ment to- day "for duties on wearing apparel"
Mr.. ANDREW p WHITE, of New York, a
third class clerk In the Second Auditors office
has been removed, 10 take effect the 3lst inst.
GENERAL HAwlEY, of Conn, made his frat
speech in the House to- day against Mr.. Coburn's
military homestead bill.
COMMANDER A. T. MAHAN, U. S. NJ, has been
ordered to command the Wasp, South Atlantic
station, per steamer of the 23d instant.
PERsoNAL.-Judge Thomas Settle, of North
Carolina. who has just been made associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of that state is at the
Ebbitt house.
CLERICAL PRoMoTIoNs.-Wm.F F. Robertson,
Of the District of Columbia, and John F. Dun
ply, of New York, have been promoted from
first to second class clerkships in the Fifth Aud
itor's.
TEE VIENNA ExPosITIoN.-TheH House COM
nittee on foreign affairs to-day had under
consideration the Vienna exposition. Secretary
Robson appeared before the committee in
reference to assigning U. S. vessels to take goods
from this country to the exposition.
NOMINATIONS CoNFIRMED-The Senate, in
executive session, yesterday confirmed the
nominations of large number Of postmasters,
among them that of G. W. Fairman, at PhIla-
delphis, who, it will be remembered, was pro-
NOTED under the civil service rules.
KELLOGG VS.. wARMprH.-In the case OF
Kellogg against Warmoth, the Supreme Court
OF the United States has granted leave to file the
nr,1
motion for a rule to show cause, asked against
Judge Durell, be heard tomorrow.
A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECT IN JAIL
John j. Patterson was elected United States
Senator on the first ballot by the South Caro-
lima legislature yesterday, and was subsequently
arrested and committed to jail on charge OF
bribery: His competitors were ex-Gov. Scott
and Il. b. Elliot, the colored Congressman.
TIE BILL TO BUILD SIX New WAR VESSELS.
The Senate committee on naval affairs met this
morning and considered the House bill to con-
struct six new vessels of war. Secretary Robe
son was before the committee aud urged the
passage of the bill as originally intro i1ced in
the House, which provides for ten ships instead
of six.
The SENATE COMMITTEE on the District o.
Columbia will hold their first meeting of the
session Oh Friday next. Senator Patterson has
appointed Mr. Folsom, of y. H., clerk to the
U
resigned the clerkship to accept the position Of
cashier III ational Bank in his native town
Concord, n. II.
THR CoLoBED NAVAL CADRT.-The Secre-
tary OF the Navy has written general order
to be promulgated in few days, calling the at
tention of cadets at the naval academy to the
iact that the colored cadet COnyers is entitled
10 the same treatment that the white cadets re-
ceive; That il the disposition to be geptlemanly
is not more fully carried out he will be Obliged
TO impose restrictions which may be unpleasant
to them.
HE APPROPRIATIONS FOR TEE lINTERIoE
DEPARThKNT.-The House committee on An
preparations this morning heard Secretary
Deiano in reference to the appropriations for
ms department. The committee had agreed In
cut down the appropriations below the estimates
but as the necessity for the various sums wa
explained fully by the Secretary, it is probable
thst the amounts he asks for Will be recon-
mended.
LOUISIANA TO BIZ PROTECTED FROM DoMBs-
TIC NIoLEsCE.-Attorney General Williams
has telegraphed to Pinchback (who. under the
ruling OF the United States court, is acting gov
ernor pending the Impeachment trial OF War
moth j as follows: "The requisition of the lsgis
lature, transmitted by you, is received. When
ever 1t becomes necessary. in the judgment o.
the President, the state will be protected from
domestic violence"
HAD TO sFGIT Up AND GITD-Mr Georya r.
MeCartee. superintendent of the bureau o.
engraving and printing, Treasury department
with his wife and child, had narrow escape al
the Firth Avenue hotel last night. They were
when the fire broke out, left their Quarters in.
continently, with hundreds of Others Mr. NC
Cartee telegraphs that they sustained no loss
except a portion OF their wearing apparel.
TIE LETTER OF Judge Nelson, late Associate
Justice OF the U. S. Supreme Court, to the
Chief justices expressing the regret with which
he severed his connection with his judicial
brethren, and the letter OF the Chief Jus.ice
signed by all the Associate Justices to Judge
Nelson conveying their high appreciation of his
entered on the minutes Of the Supreme Court
yesterday.
THE BILL TO REDUCE INTERNAL REVENUE
ExP8EsEs-The Senate finance committee this
morning had under consideration the bill which
passed the House last week to abolish the office
OF assessor 81 internal revenue and reOrganize
that bureau, as recommended by the commits
sloner. Afer hearing the statements OF Mr.
Douglass, ea- Commissioner Rollins and several
supervisors, they agreed 10 report the bill with
an amendment allowing the appointment OF
nfty special agents, instead of TWENTY-FIVE a.
authorized b. law. few other amendments
OF no Importance were agreed upon.
THE ALABAMA SKHAToRsHIP Senator
Willard Spencer was reelected to the United
States Senate by one branch of the Alabama
legislature some days since and provided with
the proper credentials, as stated in The star
Yesterday the other branch elected F. w.
sykes ga Union man during the war" and ga
Greeley elector at the late elecIion'O to succeed
Mr.. Spencer at the expiration of his present
term; The Senate will have to decide a. to
VIII oh claimant the seat rightfully belongs. The
state capitol" or conservative" branch of the
Legislature (Which elected Mr.. Sykes threatens
Governor Lewis with impeachment.
The CONGRESSIONAL CENTENNIAL Cr1x.
BRATIoN COMMITTEE held its first meeting this
morning, all the members present. Judge
Kelley, the chairman, was instructed to appear
before tie committee on appropriations and ask
an appropriation for printing the stock certif-
Gates Tie Superintendent OF the Census, and
mt Haldeman, of Pa, who offered the reso-
linton for taking the census I'm 1875, were re-
qnested to appear before the committee at the
next meeting. Judge Kelley in the HOUSE. to-
dag resigned the charmanshipor the commit
tees on coinage, weights, and measures and
civil service reform in order that he might
devote more time to the centennial committee
TH1 DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ABOUT THR
EIGHT-AoUR LAWN conversation with DIR. |
Brodhead. Second Controller of the Treasury.
to- day. relative to the construction put upon the
eight-ho acts OF Congress by the controllers,