Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-11


o'elock-viz: January 18th and 26th, February
9Th.
Mrs. Blaine's receptions every Wednesday
afternoon Of the season, beginning January
10th, from ~ to O'Clock.
RINTERNAL REvENUR.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1888 266.9o.
NAVAL PAYMAsrER ALBERT w. BACON has
been assigned to duty in the bureau OF provisions
and clothing.
THE STATE DINNER at the White House to-
day will be attended by the m ,moers Of the
Cabinet, Judges of the Supreme Court, and the
new members of the Senate and House.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Among the callers
uron the President this morning, were Senators
Clayton and Pomeroy, the Secretary Of the
Navy and Attorney General Williams.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, appeared before the
Ways and Means Committee this morning to
make explanation of his negotiation with the
syndicate. The Secretary will again appear
before the committee on The same subject.
CLERICAL PRoMorIoNs.-The following have
been promoted from first to second class clerk
ships in the office of the Register of the Treasury,
to date from the LIST instant: H. ID. Mcconnell,
e. n. Lapham, Allen Wall and Paul Hersh.
THE OHIO SENATORsHIP.-A private dis
patch from Columbus says that on joint ballot
for the United States Senatorship yesterday,
Mr.. Sherman received every republican vote in
both houses, with but two exceptions.
DWELLINGS, LIFE OF JAMES BUCHANAN"
Is about complete, and will soon be in the print
ers hands. Mr.. yelling was editor of the Na-
tiondi Inteltigencer for some years, and is now
president of the Columbian College here.
PERSONAL NJ. jenkins, editor of
that excellent and prosperous afternoon paper,
the Wilmington (Del Commercial. Is i'm town to
attend the meeting to-day of the National Re-
publican Committee, OF which he is member
The COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF CO.
LUhBIA of the House held a meeting to-day
when the bill introduced by Gen. Chapman on
Monday last providing for the funding OF the
debt Of Washington city was discussed. II is
probable that the bill will be reported by the
committee to the House to- morrow or Saturday.
The NEW L. s. IRON STEAM PROPELLER
GRANT. built by Pusey, Jones & Co., Whining
ton, Delaware, for the U. 8. revenue marine
service, has been accepted by the government
and ordered INTO commission. On trial trip
she made II knots per hour. She will be or
dered to the New York station to cruise in the
lower harbor and outside.
PREsIprNrIAL NoMINAr1oxs.-The presi-
dent sent the following nominations to the Sen
&C tV-udS
James T. Legalt, Of Kansas, to be governor
be L. S. attorney in the middle district OF Ten
nessee; LIST Lieut.. Geo. w. ChilsOn, Of the 9Th
cavalry. to be captain; 2d Lieut.. H. >. Weeks,
Sth cavalry, to be LIST lieut.; % Lieut.. John NJ X
Davis, LIST artillery, to be LIST lieut.; "a Lieut. A.
M. Raphell, 18th infantry, to be LIST lieut., and
I'd Lieut.. ID. Il. Wilson, 18th infantry, to be LIST
lieut..
THE DELEGATION OF INDIANS from the Creek
reservation on their way to this city dropped in
to have chat with the Grand Duke at st.
Louis. They are Samuel Che-co-te, the chief Of
the Creeks; Xar-har-tus-ta. mug ge, the Wolf
Warrior; Nos Cos fX-i-cO, the Bear without
Heart; u. NJ. Mcintosh, and Pleasant Poor.
The party is under the charge of T. $. Lyon,
their agent. The guests were pleasantly re-
were the first red men he had ever seen. The
Indians were neatly dressed, and are fair repre-
sentatives Of the better educated half-breeds.
TIE TENNESSEE BOUNTY FRAUDs-RRTURN
OF A CEkTIFICATE.-Af few days ago the Second
Auditor Of the Treasury received letter from
person in Tennessee inclOsing one of the GER
thcates for bounty for 81 900 80 issued under the
claims OF Capt. Beaty's company of independ-
ent scouts and spies, a number or which certi-
ficates are alleged to have beenissued on fraud
nlent pay roll. 1t will be remembered that ex-
Congressman Stokes, Victor G. Powell, Michael
Strohmier, and Beatty and his two sons are un-
der Indictment for being concerned in the al
legged fraud in these cases. The writer states
that he received the certificate several months
ego, but being innocent of performing any SER
vice for the federal government during the
war which would entitle him to so large a sum
Of money he never presented it for payment and
until within a few weeks he was at q loss to I'M
derstand why the certificate should have been
sent to him. Having seen an account Of the al
legged Beatty frauds month or SO ago he came
inn on the roll. and not being entitled to the
bounty he returns the certificate.
Civil Service Reform.
RULE FOR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS.
The advisory board OF the civil service recon-
nended the adoption of the following rule re-
latng to temporary appointments pending the
completion Of the details of recommendation,
and its was transmitted to the President by Geo.
VIM. Curtis, chairman:
IA. Pending the completion of the methods
of investigation and examination contemplated
by these rules, nothing in them shall prevent
the appointment. designation, or employment,
without examination except as already provided
by law, OF persons temporarily to fill vacancies
when it shall appear that the necessities of the
public service demand that such vacancies be i'm
mediate1y filed; but such appointments except
when made by and with the advice and consent
terminate as soon the details of investigation
and examination for filling such vacancies have
been completed by the advisory board"
The President replied to-day, saying: "The
fourteenth rule submitted by you, relating to
temporary appointments pending the compile
ton Of the details Of examination, meets with
my approval, and will be carried into effect"
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| AN APPEAL FOR MEDICAL RRFoRM.-The
East River Medical Association, Of New York,
at its last regular meeting approved the report
| Of committee which included q stringent
bill to suppress criminal abortions and regulate
the practice Of medicine in that state, and strong
efforts VIII be made to have the bill passed BY
the new legislature. 1t provides for the punish
ment Of abortionists and irregular medical prac-
| titioners by tine and imprisonment. The report
complains Of the wantof proper laws to regulate
the practice OF medicine, and ayefs that the
the titles conferred by them solean mockery.