Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-16

poieted superintendent OF Iife-saving stations on |
the coast OF Cape Cod.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsrPENr. - The
President has appointed James II. Burdick
U. $. marshal and William Pound U. s. attor-
neyff Dakota territory.
RE-KLnCTED TO The SENArE-The Vermont
legislature last evening reelected Hon. j. 5.
morrill, 10 the United States Senate by vote of
oil to I7l,for Waldo Bingham.
THE PRESIDENT received a very large num-
Der Of visitors to- day, most of whom called to
pay their respects. Gen. Benham and CcRsul
General Keep of Guate mala were among those
who had interviews.
PROFESSOR JOHN NJ. LANGsroN left the
city this morning to meet an engagement in
New Bedford, Massachusetts,. where there is to
be grand republican demonstration for Grant
and the republican party.
PERsoNAL.-Nr j. NJ. Morris, Of the Chroni-
ole, who has been making a pretty extensive
trip across the continent, and up and down the
Pacific coast, has returned to Washington
considerably heavier in avoirdupois and greatly
improved in health, We are glad to say.
MISS NELLIE GRANT, L. s. Grant, Jr., and
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Borie will arrive from
Europe early next week in the Cunard steamer
Scotia. The Presidents daughter, it is said by
winter at q full dress ball, 10 be given in her
honor by distinguished lady of this city.
Mr.. q. P. SAMPSON, Of the Colored Citizen,
returned to-day from New York and Pennsyl-
vania, where he has been making speeches in
favor OF President Grants reelection. He saws
that since the elections in Pennsylvania aud
Ohio, bets at great odds made in New York
il favO- OF Grant carrying that state, and that
the democrats express themselves as disgasted
with the hbeT ais.
NANAL OFFICERS TRANsFERRED.-Lieut.
Geo. c. Reiter ordered to the receiving ship
New Hampshire, at Norfolk, Va; First Assist
ant Engineer W. A. Windsor ordered 10 the
MonOcC acy Asiatic station; Second Assistant
Engineer I. G. Burcha ard ordered to the Serro;
Second Assistant Engineer Frederick SchOber
to the Naval Academy; Second Assistant En-
gineer Jos. II. Thomas, TO the Naval station at
League Island. First Assistant Engineer John
7. Kelley detached from the Naval station at
League Island, and ordered TO the Kansas.
The sMETIs DISASTER INVESTIGATION
The Secretary otthe Treasury has ordered Su-
pervising Inspector Low, OF New York, to direct
the local board o. inspectors at New London
Conn.,, 10 proceet at once to the trial of the Off
GERS OF the steGmer Metis, under the pro visions
OF section 10, act of February %, 1871, with the
view OF determining whether the licenses of
these officers shall or shall not be suspended OF
revoked. 1t Is In the option of the local board
TO have all the officers tried at once or each one
separately the solicitor of the treasury having
passed upon this point.
IMPoRTArT INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION.
Acting commissioner OF internal revenue Sweet
in answer TO a letter of FAINT & Co. of this city,
writes that bonds OF mortgages not delivered
issued, or used prior to the LIST of October, 1872.
need not be stamped although dated, signed
and sealed before that time. Stamp duty is not
incurred on any paper until it Ia actually issued
or delivered. And all papers and documents
Issued on or after October list, 1872, are EXEMPT
excepting sight or demand checks, drafts and
orders, Drawn upon bank, banker, or trust
company.
MEETING OF THE NEXT CoNGRsss.-Some
persons have the impression that the law reCuir-
ing the new Congress to meet on the 4th of
March Immediately upon the adjournment of
the old Congress, passed January -, 1867 ,Isstiu
in force, and that the next Congress will there
fore meet on the 18th Of March next. This Il a,t
the case, however, as the act OF January, 1851,
requiring the session to begin on March 4th
was repealed in April last year, at the first ses-
sion OF the present Congress. The new Congress
will not meet until the first Monday OF Decem-
Der, 1915, unless sooner called togethe or By the
President In extraordinary session.
WORK in the United States navy yards rs cow
very active, and quite large number of me
chanics ere employed In each. At Portsmouth,
n. H, the sailing vessel Vandalia is being cited
out for sea and the Marion is undergoing re pairs
at Boston. The third-class screw steamer
Quinnebaug is being repaired at Philedslphia,
the Gssena at Norfolk, the Swatara at New
York, and the Dakota at Mare island. At the
Washington yard no vessel is being repaired,
Of f weFa a saFs se
ington yard Is regarded a manufacturing
yard, and it is here that the very best work is
put up. At Boston all the rope fer the use OF
the navy is made but all the other yards are for
construction and repairs.
PREPARING WORK FOR THE COMING EEs-
sIoN.-The House committee on sp preparations,
of which Gen. Garfield is chairman, will e,eet
here about the middle of next month in &C.
cordsnce with the authority granted ct the last
session, for the purpose of preparing the sP-
IEopIiatiOn bills, and having them ready for
the action of the House early in the session. The
approaching session, IL Will be remembered, is
the short one, and it will be necessary 10 rush
the business II rough rapidly to haze all finished
by the 4th OF harch. Gen. Garfield will arrive
here to-day, IA other members of the com NIT
toe will be here before the middle Of November.
Major Stevens, clerk to the coasmittee, is also
here. The book of estimates is nearly compile
ted at the Treasury, and will be ready for the
committee when 4 meets.
INTERVIEW CT DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
WITH THE PRKsGDENT.-Governor Cook, Gen.
ChipInan and Messrs. A. K. Shepherd John III.
II Brooks, Henry A. Jones and wn. 4. Cooke
yHited the President this morning. The Gov
ernor introduced the party, and stated that they
called as representatives OF the District govern
nssnt and OF the republican general committee
TO congratulate him upon the recent state e.sc-
tons, and especially upon the result of the
receSit election in this District; stating that
throughout tue campsign the local committees
were inspired by q d determination to elect the
republican ticket, and thus send out over tie
country its win dcaton OF the present adninis-
traticsl, and of the President a man and
as iellow-citiien. The President received the
committee cordially, and stated that the result
was Ger tainly very hatteTing and encouraging
that while he would have gladly retired to
private Life he could not be forgetful Of the
expressions OF The people in his favor. and
warmly appreciated the exp ressions OF his ina
mediate fciends and citizens in the District
This heavy majority here was great
triumph Tor the republican party and its nomi-
nees, and certainly pleasing to him. After
some time spont In social converse the commit
tee retired.
In