Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-09


Monday.
GEFl RAJ SWEET, First Deputy Commits
siOner of Internal Revenue, returned to-day
and resumed lis duties.
RETURNED. - Messrs. Bigelow, Warren,
Noyes, and Bowen OF the treasury, who have
been in London for some months past, in con-
nection with the syndicate, returned to-day.
JUDGE RICHARDSON, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, left New York for his home in
Massachusetts, yesterday. He will not return
to the treasury until the LIST of April.
IN TowN.-Among the guests at the Airing
ton are Mr.. George p. ROwell, the distinguish
ed advertising agent Of New York, and Mr..
Aikens, of the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
COKFIENATIoNs-The Senate, in executive
session yesterday, confirmed the nominations of
Thomas ID. Catron, United States attorney for
New Mexico; and Reuben s. Kendall, of Con-
necticut, consul at Brindin.
The DELEGATES in Congress from the several
territories will tonight give a dinner to the
members Of the Senate and House committees
on territories. Vice President Colfax and peak
er Blaine have been invited.
LIGHTING STREET LAMPS BIT ELECTRICITY.
The bill recently introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Casserly to test on some of-the lamps about
the public grounds in Washington a certain in
vehtion for lighting and eNtinguishing gas in
street-lamps by electricity, appropriates So 800
Tor that purpose.
The CASE OF CAPT. SrRvENs-The sem
tence of the court martial in the case of Capt
Stevens, U. s. N, charged with carelessness, in
allowing the U. s. steamer Guerrero to 90
ashore on reef in the Mediterranean nearly a
SaI ~ nas not yet peen promulgated by the
The BILL FOR NEW JAIL in this District,
which recently passed the House, will be one of
the first District hills considered bv the Sen.,.
co,nn,i.,ao c. CI,. ~ ."e oon"oe
~ have !, a,oS ,O ~ AM. - using svery euort
der that xorI n,pS ~, Is sui - P1,oie, IN or
eo"h'enceu carry IN ue spring.
WHAT PAS MASSACHUSETTS GOT TO DO WITH
1T, ANYHow?-The petition of citi gems of Mas
sachusetts praying Congress to prohibit the sale
of intoxicating drinks in the District of Co,um
bia is before the Senate District committea r.
sec ms to be the impression that Conaress viii
let the matter alone. Wal
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loving officers have been detached.-I.;eut
Commander F. r. Smith. from the Iroouois
and placed on waiting orders. Ijeut Comma,a.,
John Ii. Rowland, from the Portsmouth navy
yard, and ordered to the Iroquois; Second As
Ossipee, and placed on sick leave.
ANOTHER RIGOROUS SENTENCE RENTED
The unexecuted portion OF the sentence Of pri-
h.en ror';t.aa ~ - -, y, Ia.
martial to s.be indelibly marked on the ieff hin
with the letter ID, two and half inches long; to
Dave ms head shaved, and to be drummed out Of
sei'iee
sr,n,,v-r~n,,o
euPERiNrEsDkNT McCARTEE, OF the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing, returned to-day
from Philadelphia, where he went a few DAYS
since to look after the interests of the govern
.tsmns ~ s",a ~ Win tne pruning OF revenue
recently. He reports that the loss to the gnvo
eminent in stamps is triiing, and that none of
The plates or dies were injured.
lHE LABOR REFORM CAMPAIGN.-The exeeu-
tive committee of the national labor reform
party have been holding meetings At the Nation-
81 uo,oI q, .,,,- -. e :. ~e N"'ion
. IN WIS city, Ior the past rev Gays, and
Cuwminss ,be nbai.,,a, ,u ox ~, p'ogramme Mr.;
she neao OF the labor organizations OF Massa-
Thursday evening. for several bonSs. on
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IHE New York Tribune accuses one OF our
ieiioW-townsmen of gross plagiarism In An arti-
Gle which appeared i'm the New York Times Of
Sunday last, entitled "AIpine Travel. - and savs
that Unnless " 8 ID Who is undarstooJ 20 70 .
clerk in one of the Dcnartments at WaSh; " 1e
can establish that he Is the Rev Harrw IS~ns'
rector of ST. Luke's. Berwick street soho EnS,,
q m he tod of oy,a !,
Will'..N. 8 Du rise and eynIa;n '" &C.
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THE JAPAyEsK FxRAssy win sbor,lv M 90
NJ, 80, .. -. ~ :"
Nl'- 'eihoh W WI the grave OF washington
They will also go to Annapolis to examine the
Naval Academy, and West Point 10 see the MIL,
itary Academy On their way to west Point
they will stop at Philadelphia To LOOK into the
operations OF the Mint. They also ernect 70
spend few DAYS in New York. when they
Roston H., me- ,h places !hey VIII De taken to
HE kkNIucKY WAR CLAIMs.-In the Su-
Pieme Cour'' Yesterday the case Of the state Of
heh'ucky We. secretary Boutwell, was up for
argument. The return Of the Secretary of the
treasury in this case takes the ground that las
troops were not called into service by the author
ity OF the President or Secretary of War, the
state must look to Congress for relief, and
finally the original jurisdiction of the court to
issue the writ of nandamus is denied and a
The OPERA.-The opportunity to hear SAINT
Low and pa,era in oon;nro,;or .,-o..s a. .
-, NoJNo' '4ionsos tno
Nauohai last hight. considering that Parepa
took the part Of Zerlind at short notice. in
sequence of the illness os Mrs. Won zona, .ha
rengit;on NJ Fra Mo voIo $3.50. .,s an Ianu', sno
= DAo'oio " - very gOOu fdrepa