Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-12

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of the Currency, vice Hu!burd, resigned.
THIRD LIEUT.. W. Fl. HALVES, of the revenue
marine, has been assigned to duty on the Hamil-
ton.
TIE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE did not
hold a session to-day, having changed their
regular time of meeting hereafter to "Wednesday
of every week.
THEwIFE OF il sTICE MILLER, sfthe Supreme
Court, and two children will sail from New
York for Havre on the 18th of May instead o.
on the 18th, as heretofore published.
SENATOR STEVENSON, OF Kentucky, gave a
dinner TO his personal and political friends at
Wormley's last evening. Among the guests was
the Hon. George II. Pendleton, OF Ohio.
Mr.. John. VI. MORRIS, of the Chronicle is
again able TO be out, we are glad to say, and
although still feeble from his recent severe
illness hopes are entertained by his numerou
friends that he will soon be himself again.
HOME AGAIN.-SOciety will be gratiied to
hear that Mrs. Attorney General Williams,
having returned from New York, will resume,
next W ednesday, her pleasant receptions at No.
1872 street.
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION yester-
day heard the cases Of Benz. Eastwood, of FAR
fax county, Va, amounting to Sl,371, and
Iourdon X. Saunders, of Warrenton, Va, for
s2,II1.
THE JAPANESE EMBASSY expect to leave for
Europe about June 10th, and will sail from
Boston. About forty will make the tour of the
treaty powers, and the others will remain in the
United States to pursue their studies.
AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The House committee on appropriations to-day
concluded that part of the suRdry civil sppro-
priation bill relating to public buildings 900
700 being devoted to that purpose. or this sum
SlOOOOOO Is f0r the new State Department
building.
SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE TEADR.-Sir
Edward Thornton, the British Minister, un Ter
instruction from the home government has
asked the cooperation OF the United States in
suppresslng the slave traffic along the eastern
coast of Africa.
NAVAL ORDERS Captain Paul Shirley has
been ordered to command the L. s. steamer
Lackawanna. Chaplain John Lewis has been
detached from the Naval Asylum at Philadel.
phi and ordered to hold himself in readiness for
sea service.
CONTRACT AwAEDED.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has awarded the contract for con
structing an iron revenue steamer for New
York harbOr, to Charles A. Wiedner, al
CHESTER Ia for $40 ,'29. The vessel is to be OF
about 40 tons burden, and is to be completed
by the 1st OF September next.
| SENATORS Trumbull and Schurz left for New
| York last night 10 speak at the liberal repubIi-
| can mass meeting TO be held in that CITY at
Cooper Institute tonight. "Zeta, OF the Balti.
more, says: 1t is not true that Senator Summer
has written aletIer rs generally reported Ia vor-
ing the liberal movement, which was to have
| been read at that meeting.
| MILITARY BOARD consisting of Colonel p.
V. Hagner, Ordnance Department, Captain f
V. Sumner, lst cavalry, and Captain A. +
| Bate, I'd cavalry, has been appointed to meet
at Materylet arsenal, West Troy, New York,
April 10, Tor the purpose OF considering certain
notifications and improvements for the horse
equipments for cavalry.
THE REGULAR CABINET SESSION was beld
| to-day, all the members present excepting Sec
Rotary DelanO, who is still ABSENT from the city.
AND the Attorney General, who was today AT
the supreme Court, in attendance upon IT, g
kukluN cases. The session was about two hour
in length, and while the English note was con-
| sdered there were no conclusions reached OF
any character. Gen. Cowan W A. present for the
| Interior Department.
Presentation. Reverdy johnson and Hon.
Charles O'Neiil, Philadelphia, are at the
lmnerial Hotel ...G General William b Frank
lin is at the Arlington. ....Mr. Mills a mem
beI OF the Canadian Parliament from Ontario
| IS IN this city to examine certain old maps and
documents in the government archives which
| throw some light upon the dispu.ed question
| about the boundary between Ontario and the
| Hudson Bay companys territory. ..-.Hon. !
| LAW ence Getz is quite indisposed at the Impe
| rial Hotel.
WHAT THEY THINK IN ENGLAND.-Judp..
| Richardson, the Assistant Secretary of tn.
Treasury, says that what most interested amt
| astonshed the people OF England and Europe
generally, concerning the affairs of this govern
ment, was the wonderful manner in which the
people of tbs country have been paving the IN IN
lie debt; and, in addition to this he expresses
| confident belief that the people of Europe Eng
land and Germany especially, have the utmost
confidence in this administration, and that a .
much as anything else effected the great success
| which has met his negotiation OF the loan.
RIFLRD GUNS FOR THE NAvY.-The Secretarv
of the Navy has written letter to General Gar
field recommending the appropriation of $40 .OoG
for the purchase of two large trial guns to be
converted from smooth-bore into rifed guns
for the purpose of conducting series of expert
ments, with the view of determining whether
the smooth-bore guns of the navy can be
increased in strength and efficiency by rifing.
A letter from Admiral Porter accompanies the
communication of the Secretary, wherein the
appropriation is endorsed. The matter was
referred TO the committee on appropriations.
TWAS ALWAYS THUs.-Despatches from
Prescott, Arizona, dated February 20, give in
formation of the Indians attacking two trains
near Wickenburg, of their being in large num-
bers near the Vulture mine, OF their having
attacked party of white men near the Br al
shaw mines, and of having attacked another
party at the head of the Hessayempa; also tn at
a party was seen skulking near Prescott.
General Crook commanding the department OF
Arizona. is satisfied that the Indians have
taken advantage of the fine weather to make a
combined movement throughout the northern
country.
The HOUSE ARMS INvEsTIGATIoN.-The
committee on the expenditures of the War
Department held meeting this morning with
the intention of examining Mr., Markley who
testified before the special Senate Committee.
investigating the alleged sale of arms to France
the other day, that he received 80 900 for asking
the Secretary of the Navy If he had any arms to
sell, but Mr.. nj. did not put in an appearance.
The majority report, which Is already written.
was agreed upon, and will probably be presented
to the House on Monday next by Mr.. Williams ,of
Indiana, chairman Of the committee. IL vii!
be signed by Messrs. Williams, Barber, and
Snyder, and will declare that the goyernm emf
made no sales Of arms to foreign beIligerents or
their agents during the time covered by the
House resolution. The minority report will be
presented late in the week, and will be signed
by the democratic members Of the committee.
Messrs Acker and kinsella.