Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-07


source to-day were s555 ,5IsS3.
The HEALTH Of Hon. S. S. Cox continues to
improve.
TIE RESIGNATION of S-cend Lieutenant
Charles f. Campbell, 81 in 'sntry, has been ac-
cepted by the President, TO take effect July Is.
The BUREAU o. Engr .ving and Printing
will be eio-ed until Monday mo. ming, 10th inst,
for want OF water.
Miss MARY CURTIS LEE, daughter OF the
late Gen. RObt. L. Lee. left TO- Europe on the
steamer Leipzig from baltimore on Wednesday.
The CABISET MEETING to-day was attended
by Secretaries Fish, Boutwell,, Delano and
Robson, Solicitor General Bristow and First
Assistant Postmaster General Marshall The
War Department was unrepre7ented.
DETAcHED.-The following naval officers
have been detached: Commander L. p. McCrea.
from the command OF the MOnocacy and placed
on waiting orders; Lieut.. Comm ander Geo. W.
COns, from the Constellation and ordered to the
naval academy.
DEFEAT OF THE CIVIL RlGHrs BILL IN THE
HousE-The House this afternoon, by a vote
OF IS ayes to % nays, refused to suspend the
rules TO pass the civil rights bill recently passed
by the Senate. Judge Polan moved an amend
ment to the bill reducing the penalty for its
violation TO s100, but as the bill did not receive
NV HNScocaAy NOlc, IL ldlleu 10 pass.
THE CASE OF THE EDGAR SrEwARr-The
Secretary of the Treasury has decided that,
should the steamer Edgar Stewart reach an
American port under naval protection, il would
rest with the Department of State to conduct
negotiations with the Spanish government con-
eerning her; but If she should enter one of our
ports independent of naval control, il would
become the duty of the collector 10 notify him
and await his instructions.
NoNISATIoNs.-TheP President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day:
Ellis Spear, of Maine, to be examiner in CHIEF
IN me Patent Office. Virgil 8. Lusk to be u
.. attorney for the western district OF North
SaoIin&- Robert p. Dick, to be U. s. Judge
ior the Wesrern district of North Carolina.
Adm Thayer, to be assessor of internal revenua
In the sth district of Massachusetts,.
DEFEAT OF THE KUKLUx BILL IN THE
HoUsE-The House this afternoon, by a vote of
- nays TO SIS ayes refused to pass the Senate bill
to extend the time for suspending the writ of
habeds oorpas, otherwise known as the kuklux
bill Among the republicans who voted against
the bill were the following: Blair mich y Rnr-
chaId, Donnan, FarnswOrth, Garfield, Hay.
MMsSiny, MeGrew, Morphis, Strong (COnn.),
W alden, and others.
Our NAVAL HEROES AT MARsE11Lzs-Tbs
Secretary Of the Navy has addressed a compli-
mentary letter to Rear Admiral James Alden.
commanding the European feet, to be read ON
the decks Of all the vessels of the feet express
ing the qualification OF the department at the
prOmpfness and efficiency displayed by the off,
GERS and men in removing the bur ring vessel
from the basin at MarseiIles, which act called
forth the acknowledgment of the French autho-
fiues-"h GU have saved the port Of MarseiIles.'
MOVEMENTS CF NAVAL vEssELs-yessels
have been ordered by the Secretary of the NAVY
as follows The Tuscarora, at Portsmouth, n.
n, to the south squadron Of the Pacific fleet;
the Laekawanna, at San Francisco, 10 Yoko-
mama, Tor duty with the Asiatic feet; the Be-
nlcla, at Yokohama, to San Francisco: the Mo-
mean hn, 70 he aid up at Mare Island; the Pow
hatan, at Norfolk, TO the gulf. The wor Jester
Tor Key West.
NAVAL OFFICERS MUST DO THEIR SHARE OF
SEA DUTT.-The Secretary of the Navy has
just issued general order, in which he saws
that whenever an officer at sea, or ordered to
sea, shall be relieved at his own request he
shan have no claim for shore duty until he shall
have made a cruise of the usual length: that
when an en- Ger shall be transferred fro n one
shore station to another, the time sp mt at all
the several stations shall be put together and
counted as his term of shore service. at the ex-
piracon Of which he must, at all times hold
hmseh in readiness to join ship without de-
lay; that junior officers must at all times hold
themselves in readint IS for sea service in which
II Is requisite they should acquire experience az
rapidly as possible: and finally all officers are
reminded Of the improperly of seeking to
eyade their proper tours of professional duty on
personal considerations or through the inter
sehlion VI pcfeOnal trlends.
The WHITE House was thronged this morn
ing with persons who came to congratulate the
President on his denomination at Philadelphia.
Among those who called were Secretary Fish.
Secretary DelanO, Commissioner Douglass,
Senators Nye and Ferry, Representative Com
ger, and Senator Sherman with the entire Ohio
delegation to the Philadelphia convention. The
wisconsin and Nebraska delegations, and a
large EJmber of delegates from other states
also called. The Ohio delegation marched m TO
the mansion, precededby band, at half-past 10
O'CLOCK, and were at once shown into the east
room. The President came down from his
oftee few minutes later, and received the con-
CALCULATIONS OF and shook hands with the dele
gates, who were introduced by Senator Sher-
man. AFTER few minutes spent in an informal
conversation, the delegation were shown through
auently hey MAJ ched in a body 20 the office of
Secretary boutwell, to pay their respects After
leaving his once they called on Commissioner
Doue lass and Gen. Spinner, the latter OF whom
the eand RECALLED with the air, Listen TO the