Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-30

source to-day were s221 523.9s.
COMMISSIONERS DOUGLASS was not in his Office
TO- day owing to indisposition.
HEcABINET meeting to-day was attended by
all the members except Secretary Robson.
Mr.. j. NJ. RAY, Second Deputy Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue, enters upon his
duties on Thursday of the present week.
TIE CASE OF THE HoRNEr.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has directed that no clearance
paper be issued to the steamer Hornet until her
case is thoroughly investigated.
TIE INTEREST CHECKS, 100 in number,
amounting to 81 SIS 900, on the funded loan Of
1881 and due ON the LIST proximo, were mailed to
subscribers to-day.
TIE U. s. STEAMER CANANDAIGUA, now
being fitted for sea at New York, will be ordered
TO Join the North Atlantic fleet for duty about
the West India Islands.
The rnEsrpENr's yrsIroRs-Berore the
cabinet meeting this morning the President
granted audiences to Vice President Colfax,
Senators Caldwell, Nye, and Sawyer, and Re-
preventative Shellabarger.
Z Mr.. H. H. SMITH, formerly of the Treasury
Department and for the last two years the pub
Usher of the Kalamazoo (Mieh.) Telegraph, has
been appointed clerk to the House committee On
claims.
TIE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION yester-
day heard the evidence in the case of DIR.
Holmes Sells Of Alabama, formerly Of Ohisy'
who claims $4,000 for drugs, building material
and qusrtermasters stores furnished the Union
Army.
IMMIGRATION INTO NKw ORLKANs.-Returns
Just received at the Bureau of Statistics show
that there arrived into the port OF New Orleans
during the quarter ending December 81, 1871,
1893 Immigrants, OF whom 1 1872 were males,
and 81 females.
The NEW ORLEANS CoMNIrrkE.-The COM
mittee of the House OF Representatives to inves-
tigate the Louisiana troubles, commenced the in
vestgation yesterday in the United States court
room in New Orleans. j. Henri Burch, a
eolored Carterite, was the only witness examined.
Mr. CoEcoRAN's HKALTH.-The last letter
dated Cannes, France, the 9Th instant. In his
letter Mr.. Corcoran says his eye-sight Is no bet
ter but his general health is improving, and he
walks out a little daily.
NoNINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day: Sam
uel e. Wingard, U. s. Attorney, Washington
territory; Joseph c. Emerson, postmaster, Fer
nandina, Fla; L. i. Deane, capt. revenue ma
rine service.
KENTUCRY's WAR CLAINs.-In the case of
the application Of the state Of Kentucky for
mandamus to compel the Secretary Of the
Treasury to pay the war claims of the state, Q
should not issue was yesterday rendered in the
United States Supreme Court.
IMPORTANT DRcIsIoN.-The Attorney Gem
eral decides that under the tenure of Office act
the " ithdrawal OF the nomination of ex-senator
Warner as collector Of the port Of Mobile
restores William Miller, the former incumbent
to the position from which he was suspended by
the President.
The JAPANESE EMBASSY start from San
Francisco on special train for Washington to-
morrow morning. They will remain q day or
two at Sacramento. visit the silver mines at
Virginia City, Nevada, and then start tor Salt
Lake City, leaving there fer Omaha as soon as
the Union Pacific railroad IL declared open.
RAILWAY POSTAL CLERKs.-John Steck Is
appointed railway post once clerk between
Washington and New York, vice j. L. Strand
removed. Arnat Stoddart, Of Washington, is
appointed assistant railway post Office clerk be-
tween New York and Washington, vice Sick,
removed.
Competitive TRANSLATION Of some twenty
five applicants for . vacant clerkship in the
Post once Department is in progress in accord
ance with the new civil service rules and by the
the examinations in the post Office. The appoint
ment will be made from the three that are csrti-
fed 70 the Postmaster General to have passed
the best examination. ..-
The NORTH CAROLINA SENAToRsHIP-The
Senate Committee on Elections yesterday de-
cided that Senator Abbott is entitled to the Va
can't seat in the Senate from North Carolina, he
having received the highest namber of votes
cast for an eligible candidate, Vance being incl
igible. This, II adopted by the Senate, will cut
ont Gen. Ransom nominated by the democrats
Of the North Carolina Legislature "to fill the va
cancy."
THE TENNEssKx BOUNTY CAsBs.-The case
Of V. s. Powell, lateb clerk in the Second Au-
ditor's once, charged with receiving moneys
while employed rs such clerk, in connection
with the Tennessee bounty frauds, will be called
in the Criminal Court on Monday next; and the
case Of ex-ConRressman w. b. Stokes will be
called Immediately thereafter. The witnesses
the trial.
The HOUSE COMMITTEES ON AppRoPRIA-
TIoSs this morning agreed to Change the order
Of bringing the bills before the House for action
so that the Indian appropriation bill shall be
first, the navy bill next, and the post Office bill
next. Under the late order the post ONCE bill
was hrst. 1t was also agreed that bills for pub
lie buildings In any part Of the country shall be
reported tingly. 80 as to stand upon their own
merits. and NOT be Tackled o. to other appropria-
ALL rHsINroRrANr REPRESENTATION BILLS
have been actDd apoa by the 4iDuse committee
On appropriations except the army bill, and that
win soon be finished The appropriation bills are
farther advanced this sesaion tAaa they have
been for years past, ana IL the Senate should he
a prompt in its action a. the House, it viii not
be many weeks before all the appropriations
will be passed. The committee this morning
went over their docket and disposed Of various
untmportant bills By referring 30 the members
to be examined into.
The CoKTRoLLER OF THE CuRRRxCY.-There
Is no longer any reason to doubt that NJ. H.
X Hulbard, Controller Of the Currency, whose
commission exPires on the 9Th proxino, will DO
re-appointed by the President on the recon-
mendation OF the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Under the 18th rule OF the Civil Service Com
mtfsion there viii be no competitive examina-
iios Of applicants for the position; neither will
the appointment Of Controller he ten porary bat
perm snent, since 1t must be confirmed by the
Senate. Up TO THE time no applications for the
rosition have been died. The Presideut the
other day informed sentiemsn who inquired