Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-04

GEN. HORACE PORTER leaves for New York
the latter part of the present week. His head
quarters will be in New York.
JUDGE MggRIMoN was yesterday elected q.
s. Senator from North Carolina, receiving 81
votes agaInsc 80 for Vance. Merrimon received
all the republican votes.
THE ESTIMATES of appropriations to carry on
the fiscal year ending Dune 80, 1874, amount 10
s3Os ,32S .256 q. The appropriations in the pre-
pared bills amount to S299, Ala, 1856.
TEE PRESIDENT, Secretary Belknap and
Postmaster General Creswer will arrive on the
early train tomorrow morning from New
Yerk where they went last evening to attend
hr. Greeley { funeral to-day.
In THE ABSENCE of Vice President Oolfax,
the Senate to day unanimously made Senator
Anthony President pro teRi compliment de-
servedy rendered the same Senator on several
previous occasions.
A LINE OF DRRP-sBA soUsDINss from our
coast to the Bermudss, that was intended to be
made by the Navy Department, has been de-
layed, from the necessity of employing the
Wyoming, which was originally designed for
this service.
PERsoNAL.-Gel-- j. II. Martindale and Hon.
Caleb Gushing arc at Wormleys .'.'Hon. f
b. Washburne, American Minister to France,
row. THE family of the Peruvian Minister
has been increased by one-a fine boy.
TIE QUARTERLY PAYMENT of q. s. pensions
commenced this morning at the agency on G
street. very large crowd was in attendance,
but Col. Cox and his efficient corps of assistants
proved equal to the emergency, and there was
little or no delay, notwithstanding the pressure.
No AMNESTY FOR SUMNER, SCHURz, Upton
AND TRuNBULL.-In the caucus of republican
Senators yesterday it is said til at Vice President
elect Wilson favored the policy OF granting
amnesty to the liberal republican Senators, but
other Senators would not listen to this propo-
sition.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY writes to the committee
of invitation accepting the dinner rendered him
by the journalists here, and appointing January
II as the time most convenient TO him. A meet
ing of the general committee and OF the CORES
pondents generally is called at the office of Mr.
kIowlton, Newspaper Row." next Friday
night TO complete the arrangements.
THERE WAS NO CAUCUS OF republican Sen
ators this morning; the committee of i've APP
pointed yesterday to rearrange the standing
committees OF the Senate not having completed
their work. They will probably be ready to re-
port to morrow. The Senate adjourned to-day
without transacting any business, on account OF
the committees not yet being designated.
SouRKD by defeat at home, Mr.. Representa-
tive Roosevelt seems disposed to vent his spite
against the District Of Columbia during his
brief stay in Congress. An original capital
mover, it is not strange that he should note with
dissatisfaction the evidences OF progress and
Improvement here, which have DESTROYED the
hope Of reviviDg that project.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFpIcRRs.-Lieut.
Geo. f. Ide ordered to the receiving ship Yer
mont; Commander ID. l.. Braine detached as a
member Of the board of inspection and placed
On waiting orders; Lieut.. B. L. GambertOn from
the California and ordered to proceed home and
wait orders; Lieut.. Commander Yates Stirling
detached from the receiving ship Independence
and ordered to the California.
THoUGH the Senate caucus has not vet taken
definite action, it seems to be the opinion that it
will be decided to put the republican Senators
who did not vote for Grant upon the came foot
ing as democratic Senators. That is, the demo-
cratic and liberal republican Senators will be
allowed to settle among themselves who shall be
designated to the minority representatio on the
committees.
ILLNESS OF MR. SUMaER.-Senator Sumner
was seized with a rather sharp attack of his
complaint (heart disease) while on his way from
Prof. Tyndall's lecture to the street cars and
suffered a good deal last night. His friends
nave warmly urged his cessation from all his
Senatorial LAHORE, but he was in his seat to-day
at the opening of the session, evidently Diet err
mined Ito die in harness"
DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT
PRoPERTY.-GOv. Cooke and the members of
the Board OF Public Works will be heard by the
House committee on appropriations tomorrow,
in reference to being reimbursed for expendi-
government property. The District Committee
OF the House will also be present, to become ac-
quainted with the nature and extent of the
Improvements made.
MIR. .. l.. PRuDsH, for many years clerk in
the Judge Advocate Generals Office, has been
detailed for duty at the Executive Mansion.
The statement that Mr.. Levi p. Luckey has
been promoted as assistant to Gen. Babcock is
mistake. Mr.. Luckey is assistant private
secretary to the President, and will continue to
Ss
dents office, occupied by Gen. BabcOck.
The REPORT Of the southern claims COMMITS
sion covers some 2 200 cases, Of which about 500
are from Virginia. The amount claimed in the
2,20O cases is about $3.50, 900, of which some
500, 700 is allowed, and the rest-about
Is, 0,OO0-is rejected. They have about fifteen
which the disproportion between the amounts
claimed and allowed Is expected to be as great
and probably greater.
WHAT PosTMAsTERs MAY NOT Do.-At-
tOrney General Williams has decided, in answer
to communication from the Postmaster Gene
raj, that post Office officials have no right to
open or detain letters or other matters trans.
mittcu through tue post once, though they NAV
know that they contain obscene matter. The
Attorney General adds that pOstm asters have
no more authority to open letters (Other than
those addressed to themselves) than any other
citizen Of the United States.
DEATH OF Mr.. j. K. b RIsGs.-we regret to
announce the death last evening In this city OF
John Reading Briggs, stationery clerk OF the
House Of Representatives. Mr.. Briggs was we'll
and favorabiy known in this community and
bis death will be generally deplored. He was
forty seven years of age, and in carly life was
journalist. His dying request was that his body
should be taken to Chicago for interment. Mrs
Briggs, CONWAY q well-known Washington
correspondent OF the Philadelphia Press was
the wife Of the deceased.
TIE OPENING LHCTURI by Prof. Tyndan
last night, on "Lisht," drew to Lincoln Hall
one Of the largest and most select audiences
ever gathered In this city. For once Mr.. Sum-
her was drawn from his scholarly chamber, to
assist In the reception Of the distinguished Eng
lish scientist. Professor Henry occupied Q seat
on the platform, and the lecture room fairly
bretled with n0tables in various walks Of life.
A report Of the lecture lacking the aid of the
brilliant iliustr atoms fails to give any adequate
idea of its spirit, and We advise all who can find
seats or standing room to avail themselves OF
the opportunity to attend the course.