Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-13

COMMISSIONERS DoUGLASS was indisposed to-
day. AID Gen. Sweet was acting commissioner.
THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS and all the
C.io,s OF the District government will b. closed
on 81. PatIick's isy this year.
JAY COOKE. ESQ, arrived in the city last eve
ming from Philadelphia. He will remain in
Washington for several DAYS.
The RESIGNATION OF GEN. LoNGsrIEET as
surveyor OF the port OF New Orleans has been
accepted 10y the President.
NCMISATIOS.-The President sent to the
Senate to day the nomination of Vim. Dssenger
TO be Assessor of Internal Revenue for the tenth
district of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Ross A. FISH, OF the Treasury Depart
ment, has been detailed to instruct the attaches
of the japanese Embassy in our system OF
finances.
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION yester-
day heard the claims of Leonard Bowman, of
CulPeper county, Virginia, for s3 ,40s, and Isaac
Hardesty, late of Harrscnburg, Va for si22.50.
COLLECTOR ARTHUR, of New York, has been
ordered by Secretary Boutwell, to carry into
effect without delay the new carriage and storage
rates.
Ex-COLLECTOE MURPHY, of New York, and
Naval OFF Ger A. H. Latin are here in obedience
to a summons to testify before the Senate com
mittee to inquire into abuses in the New York
custom house.
The NEws PROM NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dispatches received at the White House from
Concord state that Straw is elected Governor by
2 handsome majority, and that the republicans
will have at least fifty majority in the legisla-
ture.
THE PRESIDENTS VIeIToRs to-day were
Secretary Eoufwell Senators Chandler
thony, and Clay ton, ex- Senator W ade, Speaker
Blaine. Representative Schofeld George Will
lam Curtis, and eS- member OF Congress Gilhl-
Ian.
THE MORMON TRIALs.-The action of the
government in relation to the Mormon trials
will depend upon the decision of the United
States Supreme Court, before which tribunal
case was recently brought TO test the legality OF
the prosecution. A decision il expected daily.
The NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTIoN-A CLEAN
SwEEP.-The following telegram from Senator
Pa terson was received in this city to-day:
COSCOLD, y. H.. March l3.-Hon. A. X. &ep-
hsrd Washington, ID. c.: We have carried every
thing. J.W. PATTERSON.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFFICERs.-Ensign
John =. Wallis has been ordered to the Pow
hatan. Master Charles A. Stone has been
detached from the Nantasket and placed on
waiting orders. Ensign T.. j. Berwind has been
detached from the Powhatan and granted three
months leave.
The CONGRKs SIGNAL UNION EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE has perfected its organization by
selecting a finance committee and treasurer.
TIE following is the committee: Senator Chand-
Ier, chairman; Senator Cameron, Represents
tives ketcham, Halsey and Starkweather. W.
=. Huntington, esq, cashier First National
Bank, was elected treasurer.
THE COLLINS DEFALCATIoN.-It is now Off
cialiy estimated that the defalcation of W. T.
Collins. late pension agent in this city, will
amount to about SOL 900. This estimate is based
on he amounts of money drawn by Collins at
different times, and the suppositiOn that he
m abe the usual payments to pensioners for the
quarter tnding December ith. Collins has not
reI dered some OF his later accounts, but 1t is
bell' we'd they cannot materially change the esti
mate above given.
The Philadelphia City Item SAYS "Mr. j. W.
Forney, Jr., has returned to his old position as
managing editor of the Press. lie has been in
Ph sdelphia for the past two months, and has
during that time, given but little attention to
the Washington Sunday Chronicle, which has
BEEN conducted by his partner, Mr.. ID. G.. For
ney, who has displayed his well known ability
In lts management. The Sunday Chronicle is
dong hneiy, sdt Mr. j. w. Forney, Jr., prefers
Philadelphia to Washington, and is now negota-
ting with several persons for the sale OF his half
Of the ChTORiele."
The DINNER TO THE JAPANESE EMBASSY at
the White House this evening will doubtless be a
recherche affair. The guests, whose names were
given in yesterdays STAR, will number about
twenty-five. The Marine band furnishes the
music.
After the dinner Mrs. Grant, assisted BY the
ladies of the invited guests, will give a recep-
ton to the ambassadors. Tomorrow evening,
from 10 III, the Embassy will hold q reception
at the Arlington, TO which all the distinguished
oheers OF the government have been invited.
DISTRICT MATTERS IN CoNGREss.-The
House committee on the District OF Columbia
will meet tomorrow morning at half past ten
O'Clock Tor the consideration OF various district
bills now pending, as Friday next is district day
IN the House and several bills will be reported
theh On Friday morning at ten O'Clock the
committee will meet to hear John w. Garrett,
Thomas a. Scott and Others On the proposed
Union depot on Maryland avenue, between 9Th
and 9TH streets, referred TO in THE STAR a few
days since MI Garrett has filed with the COM
mittee plan for such a depot, but Mr. Scott
wants one OF his own, and will oppose that plan
SUBSIDY DEBATE.-The question of granting
subsidies to maintain ocean steamship lines was
pTecipitated in the House yesterday by promo
sing TO increase the Pacific Mail Steamship Line
subsidy between San Francisco and Yokohama
from half to a full million dollars premium. A
spirited debate arose, in which all the leading
m mbers of both parties joined, for and against
the bill, without party division. Messrs. Wood
and Butler joined hands in declaring that Con-
gress, As trustees of the peoples money, ought
moi 10 vote II away TO corporations. Messrs.
Dawes and Brooks of New York on the other
hand, showed that the subsidy already granted
had opened a commerce with Japan which had
brought over ten millions Of dollars into the
treasury IN the way of customs, and that by
doubling the subsidy the capacity of the steam
ship service would be doubled and trade conse-
quently increased No vote was reached but
the result will be important as settling the
policy OF Congress on this question.
Waiktn (JOo4utn) Miller at Home.
To IL, Editor Of the Star: A correspondent, in
Oregon sends me the following, with the sug-
gestion that il is good enough for the papers:
joaquin Miller is lion IN Europe q sort of
favorite in the eastern states, but at home, BY
the Sierras. he is below par. The people here
DO not think he was justifable in deserving q
loving wife to cultivate his s'genius," and they
remember that he was an enemy of his country
during the rebellion. At q dinner at Mr.. Els
woTth's, at Eugene City, where Mr.. Miller was
chief lion, our well-known citizen, Mr.. Jesse
Applegate was one of the guests. Not paying
Ills Genius much attention, the host introduced
MI Miller to him as the Poet of the Sierras,
whe, alter "ning laurels in Europe, had re-
..IheI TO o. 20 grace il with his presence,
etc Mr: Applegate bowed, saying: al have
Known Mr.. Miller before: he edited secesh pa