Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-24

sOuiNS OO-uoS I-VV,OO'-co'
MEs. GOVERNOR COOKIES reception yestsr-
day afternoon was numHronslv attended.
A DESPATCH received here from Secretary
Delano announces his departure yesterday from
Denver for Colorado.
MRS. GRANT was assisted a. her reception
yesterday evening by Mrs. Secretary Fish, Mrs +.
Senator Frelinghuysep, aud Mrs. Gen. Dent.
ASSISTANT ASSESSORS APPoINTRD.-George
W. Graham and George II. SoUthall have been
appointed assessors OF inter nal revenue, Ith dis
trict OF Virginia.
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC papers pub
lished in the Sd North Carolina district concede
that Gen. Allan Rutherford, Third Auditor OF
the Treasury, will be nominated for Congress
by the republicans of that district.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Among the callers
on the President to-day were Senator Spencer
and Representatives Epson, Schofeld, Chaffee,
Sargent and Plat. The Secretary of State and
Postmaster General also had consultations with
the Executive.
The SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION yeste:-
day heard the claims of Maria Howard, for
sS02.25, Jane f. Coyle, for s1,4123O, Eliza
Somers, 81 1880, and Daniel Williamson, for
social Of the claimants being from Fairfax
county, Virginia.
PERsoNAL.-Baron Gutenberg, the new Rus
sian Minister, arrived at New York on the
steamer Cuba last night. .'-.Hon. WIN. a.
Newell, of New Jersey. is at the Imperial
Hotel .'.'Gen. George b. McClelland visited
the Washington Club last evening, an! was
Handsomely entertained by the members who
happened to be present.
THE DISTRICT CoUNCIL-The Senate Dis
trict committee held their regular weekly session
to-day and agreed to report favorably the noni-
nations of John A. Gray and Joshua Riley, as
members of the Legislative Council of the Dis
trict OF Columbia The consideration of the
remaining nominations for the Council was
postponed until Monday next.
PSYCHOLOGICAL REsEARCHEs.-Mr Kawage
and other members of the japanese embassy
and ex Governor Army, OF New Mexico, have
| completed arrangements for an exchange,
through the Smithsonian Institution, of Informal
| ton in regard to the habits, manners, and
toms OF the InOs, or aborig;nes OF Japan, and
the Indians of New Mexico. IL has been as
certsined that there is considerable similarity in
the Indian tribes Of New Mexico ald the Inos OF
Japan.
| REAR ADMIRAL INGLEFIELb, naval attache
| Of the British legation here, arrived at Havana
! on Monday on the United States monitor Ter
Tor. He praises the monitors crew for thei-
GOODNESS and courage during a fire on board
which was extinguished before much damage
was done. The admiral returns to the United
! States to-day, and will leave shortly for Frg-
| command Of the British squadron in the Mediter
| Tanean.
| THE RAILROAD DEPOT SITE QUESTION:
| Most OF the session of the Senate Committee Oh
the District of Columbia this morning was spent
| in discussing the subject OF the proposed depot
| site at the corner of 9th and Il streets Tn.
/ committee finally agreed TO hold special meet
| ing at 10 OclSck a. NJ, on Monday for the fur
| ther consideration OF the subject. 1t is under
stood that the committee will hear no more ar
! gument> on either side of The question and that
| they will on Monday determine their action iii
| the matter.
| MINORITY REPORT ON PoSTMATER Ores
| wELL-Mr. Van Trump, Of Ohio, from the
| committee on post offices and post roa Is.
| presented a minority report Yesterday ia til,
| case OF the investigation of the charges agains
/ Postmaster General Creswell i'll relation to straw
bids and mail lettings gent rally. The report j.
| signed by MessTs. Van Trump, Randall and Car
| roll The minority refer to the testimony In
relation 20 contracts and in relation TO the straw
bids, and say the TESTING ny shows that the Post
| master General was aware OF tbs existence OF
| combinations against the government in ths
\ and al least merits