Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-14

and was not at his ONCE to-day.
Mr.. HAwLEy, of Detroit, Michigan, made IN
Argument before TIE ways and means commit
tee this morning in favor of free salt.
Miss MAGGIE (sister of GENERALLY Gustav and
Lieutenant Caheon were married at Monroe,
Mich. March,,
SgNoR ROBERTS, the present Spanish Minis
ter, will remain in the United States. it is under
stood, until next fall, when he will return to
Europe.
REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM RODGERS TAYLOR
has been ordered to the command OF the South
Atlantic fleet, relieving Rear Admiral Lanman,
whose term OF service expires in June next.
Inspector GENERAL HARDIR, of General
Sheridan staff, has arrived here with his final
report of awards in settlement of the Montana
Indian war claims, investigated by direction of
an act of Congress passed in 1870. The awards
amount to half million of dollars.
ALL THE PATENT ATTORNEYS in the city met
in the office of the Commissioner OF Patents
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of hearing
from him something about the plan on which he
proposes the reorganization Of the practice in
that department.
NoMINArIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
low.rg nominations to the Senate to-day:
First Lieutenant Richard 8. Collum to be
lick Palmer to be first lieutenant. marine corps;
William II. Spier, jr., to be second lieutenant,
ditto; T. i. Rogers, assistant surgeon.
AT THE WHITE HOUsE-Senators Wilson,
Lewis, and Alcorn, and Representative Buck
ley, Perry, and Lynch, had interviews with the
President to-day. dele cation consisting of
seven or eight Chippewa Indians from Kewena
Point, Michigan, also called on the President
TO pay their respects.
THE STRAKoscH ITALIAN OpRRA.-The re-
ceipts of the StrakOsch Italian Opera in New
York last week, for three nights and one matt
nee, amounted to go, 600, the matinee alone
being Close on s. 900; and this, too, in the
Lenten season. The troupe appear here in the
week commencing Monday, 18th inst.
ULKE has just completed two very fine por-
traits,-one of Hon. A. G. Riddle and one of the
late Edwin NJ Stanton. The latter is particu-
larry felicitous, both in conception and execu-
ton. and is regarded by the family and friends
of MIR. Stanton as the best likeness Of him ever
painted.
A NUMBER OF NAVAL OFFICERS who were
dismissed during the war without trial by
courtmartial, are endeayoring to have their
names restored on the OFF cal lists, claiming that
their dismissal " as illegal Should they succeed
they I'll be entitled to the pay Of their grade
for all the time they have been out Of service.
TIE AEMY.-Leave Of absence for one year
10th infantry; the resignation OF Second Lieu
tenant John j. Lambert, 9Th infantry, has been
accepted by the President. to take effect on the
3lst Inst; Assistant Surgeon Joseph Ii. L. King
has been relieved from dnty in the department
of Dakota and ordered to the department Of the
Plate.
HARPER's WEEKLY for March @ (received
from Parker, has a cartoon by Mast represent
ing Germania and America in loving embrace,
while Carl SchurZ essays to divert the attention
OF the former to a scroll bearing Summers reso-
luton and the words America has violated her
neutral obligations to the German govern
inent" The reply OF Germania is indicated by
her Indignant face as well as by the text, "No-
tody asked you, sir, she said"
MOVEMENTS OF UNITED STATES yEssRLs-
The steamer IroquOis, now at New York, will
sail Immediately for the East Indies, via Suez
canal. The steamer Canandai qua, also at New
York, and Wyoming, now at Hampton Roads,
are ordered to join the Test Indian squadron
W thout delay. The me inter CanOnicus and the
steamer POwhatan are ordered to rends zvous at
Hampton Roads The Juniata, OF the European
squadron, has been ordered home, and will
arrive here in June.
GEN. LoNGsTRKEr's RKsIeNArIoN.-Co,.
Carter, speaker of the Louisiana house of dele
gates, arrived here yesterday, bringing letter
from Gen. Longstreet to the President in which
he II ites that his resignation of the Surveyor
ship OF the port Of New Orleans was not on
solely on account OF a desire to retire ENTIRELY
ON public life and prepare for an extended
abse nee from New Orleans. To this end he has
also resigned bis position as quartermaster
general OF the Louisiana militia. He heartily
indorses President Grant, and is a warm adyo.
cate of his denomination.
ANOTHER EXCITING SUBSIDY DRBArE-The
feature of Congress yesterday was protracted
but exciting and earnest debate in the House on
the question of granting An additional half mil!
lion OF dollars to the Pacific Mail line between
San Francisco and Yokohama. Nearly all the
leading members on both sides participated,
and as each member was restricted to five
minutes, the speeches were incisve and pointed.
Party lines were not at al observed, and the
spectacle was at one time presented Of the re-
publican side applauding Mr.. Brooks OF New
York.
iHE DEFICIENCY AUTHORIZATION BILL,
which passed the House about ten DAYS ago, ap-
Propriates 81 COO, 900 for deficiencies in the
judiciary fund, consequently the Department OF
Justice Will be relieved of q great embarrass.
ment. a. the courts can be kept up until the
next fiscal year, when the new appropr alton be-
comes available. The bill is now awaiting the
action of the Senate. Gen. Garfield, chairman
OF the House Committee on Appropriations has
put through the various bills PROMPTLY and the
business OF that committee is now farther adj
vanced than il has been at any session for sew
erai years past.
THE JAPANESE AND THE CENrENNIAL CoM-
"ASSt'S hAr--otH. AtWOOa, eX-member
OF Congress from Wisconsin, and chairman al
the committee appointed by the Centennial
Celebration Commissioners at their recent meet
ing In Philadelphia, has been invited by the
Japanese Ambassadors to meet them al THE
Arlington at 80 to- night, for the purpose of
presenting 70 them the Resolutions of the COM
mission requesting the government OF .Japan tn
take part IN the celebration and exhibition in
1876. The resolutions have been neatly nra-
pared on parchment. and their presentation nv
Gen. Atwood will doubtless be an interesting e
well as an important incident in the experieace
of our Oriental visitors.
DISTRICT BILLS sRFoRB THE HOUSE Con-
NIrTEK.-The House committee On the District
OF Columbia met this morning for the consider
alton of 1ills pending before the conmittee
The bill to amend and consolidate the acts re-
lating 70 the Metropolitan Police vas copsid-
cred at some length, but net finished. It will
probably be completed in time to report to the
House to- morrow. '-r :
Mr.. Rcosevelts bill to protect game and fish
in the District, recently noticed In TaB STAR
was discussed and laid over until another meet
ing.
The hill 70 Incorporate the Anacostia and Po-
tomae River Railroad Company, published in
The STAR few days since, viii be reported
adversely, the committee having come to the
conclusion thai he isfricf iau;sl sf,,po n.