Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-01


source to-day were SGSI ,53G0I.
Mr.. j. c. KoNDRUP, the Danish consul O.
this city, leaves to-day for Europe on a trip 70.
his health.
The CONFERENCE COMMITTEE on the tax AMI
tariff bill held session this morning. but came
20 no definite conclusion in regard to their
report. The committee meet again this evening
REPRESENTATIVE S. ). Cox, who been
seriously i'll with pleuro-pneumonia at the
Arlington, is better to-day, we are glad to learn
and is considered convalescentb y his phi sicians
During SENATOR SUMMERS SPEECH, yester-
day, Senator Carpenter took v0luminous noes
and il was expected would make a reply TO-DAY,
but he was sick, and not in bis seat N the
Senate.
Mr.. IL. s. STAFFORD, the stouosrapher in the
Office OF the supervising architect of the treas
ury, has resigned, and will be succeeded by Mr.
Il. +. Major, formerly in The office OF the Com
uoller OF the currency.
THE FAREWELL BALL given by the second 10
the graduating class took place last night at the
Naval Academy in Annapolis. Ladies from
Baltimore, Washington and New York attended,
and Secretary Robson and Rear AdInirais
Sands, Case and Howard were present.
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSIONERS have
suspended their sessions for the oral hearing Of
cases until next October, and will now take M
for examination and decision the cases heard
before special commissioners. ofwhich there are
many hundreds awaiting action.
WE ARE ASKED to contradict, on the author
~ Of president j. 5. Barbour, the statement in
the Patriot this morning that the Orange and
Alexandra and Manassas Railroad Companv
favor the scheme of arailroadacross the Eastern
Branch TO Alexandria, offered in the Senate bv
Dir. NickeTs, of MARYLAND.
The QUESTION OF ADJoURSMEyr.-Thc
time of the Senate was consumed until q few
minutes to O'Clock to-day in debate on variou,
motions in regard to adjournment At tba-
time the impression prevailed that the Sanat.
would concur with the House in the resolution
extending the time until Tuesday evening
Inc House having taken a recess soon after i
O'Clock, most OF the members were on the floor
OF the Senate during the discussion. as werr
Gov. Cooke, Secretary Boutwell, ex-Sanatnr
toWier, Commissioner Douglass, and others
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-Cav:-
Charles II. Walker, register, Republican valley
land district, Nebraska; Evan worthing re
celver OF public moneys, ditto; Geo. w COREY
receiver, Wyoming land district Nebraska. I
III. LoDgley, western district, Nebraska: a. 4
1hOmas, register, northwestern district NJ
braska; Thomas y. LOwman. receiver ditto
George Nourse, register, LinkvilIe. Oregon:
George Conn, receiver, ditto; James f. DIM
I-Ai, pOo'nidslcI, bridgeport, conn; Thomas
r. Adams, postmaster, Findlav, o.; Seconi
Lieutenant q. r. OvertOn, to be first lieutenant
and First Lieutenant e. E. Nesm;th, to be ca
tain in 9th cavalry.
The PUBLIC DEBT.-The following is the 70
capitulatiOn of the statement ct the publ, dehr
Of the United States issued from tie Treasury
Department this afternoon.
DeJt Fearing Interest IN COIN.
Bonds at per cent ...........Si, so ,8IG 'M 81
Bones al per cent.............. All ,561 800 G1