Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-02

NEARLY ALL of the employees of the general
government leave here tonight and tomorrow
for their homes i'll the states, to vote. Not more
than one-siXth OF the usual force of the Depart
ments will be on duty next week.
NAVAL OFFICRRs TRANsFRRRRp.-Com
mander George b. White, ordered as inspector
of ordnance at the Philadelphia nayy-yard.
First Assistant Engineer n. P. Towne, ordered
to the Richmond, 18th inst Lieut.. Commander
A. L. Smell, detached from the Pensacola on the
18th October, and placed on waiting orders.
Master Edward NJ. Day, from the Brooklyn and
placed on sick leave. Master Edward s. Prime,
from the receiving ship Vermont and ordered to
the Kansas. tt.
Presentation. j. W. Marshall, first as
s'stant postmaster general, has gone home to
Virginia to vote. ".."Secretary Boutwell,,
Sneaker Blaine, the Marquis de Noailles,
(French Minister,l and Mrs. Sprague, the
daughter of Chief Justice Chase, were in New
York yesterday. ''''"Genersl Fremont and wife
have gone to Europe. Senator Edmunds, of
Vermont, is in town. "''"CommissiOner Doug
lass leaves here tomorrow morning tor his
home, in Erie, Pa, to vote on Tuesday.
SECRETARY RoBEsoN in his speech at Cam
den, n. j., Thursday evening, said of President
Grant: "If he takes gifts, the people will re-
member how the brightest stars of the rebellion
were taken and laid at their feet; they will re-
member how, as he gave Offices to his relations.
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by the sea, they will remember how he
lOitered by the river side on the James and
Vicksburg; and II he spends the summer al
Long Branch, they will remember how he spent
his Ch,stmas with frewo in the CAPITAL CITY
OF the rebellion. lCheers, loud and long con-
tinued.l
DEATH OF MRS. VINCENT CoLYER.-The tel
egram in last evenings STAR, announcing the
death of Mrs. Vincent COlyer by drowning, was
the first intima alton her friends in this city had
of the sad event. During che time Mr. Colyer
resided in this city his wife made many warm
friends, who have learned with much regret of
her untimely end. She was a warm hearted,
intelligent christian woman, full of sympathy
for all cases of suffering and oppression. A
little more than year ago we gave the par
from the passage OF lightning through the room
in which she was sitting. Now we are called
upon to announce her death from another &C
cident.
THE GovRRNMaNr's SUIT TO RECOVER THE
PIEDMONT RAILROAD.-The Secretary of the
Treasury is vigorously prosecuting suits against
the Richmond and Danvile railroad for the
recovery Of the Piedmont railroad, running
from Danville, Va, to Greensboro, n. O., which
was owned, built and furnished by the Confed-
eracy. The suit in Richmond has come to a
crisis; the railroad company is badly fright
ened. Arrangements have been made for the
seizure Of that part Of the road which lies in
North Carolina. Able counsel on both sides are
onSdseu, Inc Couttst PROMISES 10 De lively,
The counsel for the government are very CONT
dent. The Piedmont railroad was built by the
Confederacy as q military necessity, and was the
chief source through which General Lee nh
tanned bis supplies during the last Campaign of
the war.
The STANLEY DISNER.-A meeting of the
Correspondents committee for the dinner to
Stanley, the di,coSerer of Livingstone, was held
at the Office of the World. Newspaper Row
n m tD-dQ q
compose the com mittee %. A. Townsend,
L.. A. Gobright, H; W. Clarke. George W.
Adams, John P. Foley, H. j.. Ramsden
Z. S. Moves, j. Mcfarland, NJ. W. Barr.
". WWorden,, d. c. Forney, L. @. Wash
ington, d. r. Mckee, j. w. Knowlton.
committee OF invitation, consisting of George
Alfred Townsend, Crosby s. Noyes and George
W. Adams was appointed to wait upon M.
Stanley ON his arrival in New York, which is
expected to be about the 18th OF November. A
committee of arrangements for the dinner was
appointed, consisting of w. B. Shaw, III. j.
Ramsdell and j, mcfarland. The COMMITTEES
then adjourned, subject to the call Of the chair
man. The indications are that the Stanley
dinner will be one of the most interesting affairs
OF the kind every given.