Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-09

j. RUSSELL JONES sailed from New York on
Saturday for his post as Minister to Belgium.
The House COMMITTEE on the District of
Columbia will hold a meeting on Thursday
next.
Mr.. PAUL G. BowEN, of Michigan, has been
promoted from nrst to a second class clerkship
II the fourth auditors Office.
GENERAL SHERMAN was before the House
military committee last week, and opposed the
proposition to consolidate the quartermsster,
commssary and pay corps of the army.
The NEW ORLEANS MATTER IN THE ST.
PREME CoURT.-In the United States Supreme
Court to-day, papers for an order of prohibition
upon Judge Durell. of Louisiana, were filed by
the Warmoth party.
TIE PRESIDENTS VISITORS TO day were the
Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Treas
ury, Vice President elect Wilson, Senator Ham
ilton, of Texas, Senator Hitchcock. and Repre-
sentatives Shellabsrger, Cobb and Farwell.
THE HOLIDAY RECEss.-The House TO-DAY
passed q resolution to adjourn from Friday,
December Goth, to Monday, January 9Th. An
effort was made by Gen. Garfield and a few
others to have shorter recess, but the House
by a very large majority voted for long one.
"AwoMAN AMONG THE HoRsRs.,-" Miss
Grundy," tSnead,) of the New York World, who
lately wrote the brilliant description o. the
great Kentucky stables that has been 50 much
copied, bad in yesterdays World spirited PEN
picture OF the Presidents stables.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. James M. Selover, a re-
tired Banker, late of Rufus Hatch & Co., is
here spending the honeymoon at Willards with
his bride, blonde beauty. She was Miss
Arms, of the well-knOwn Arms family of
Buffalo.
AMERICAN GOODS FOR THE VIENNA Ex-
PosITIoN.-The United States storeships Guard
and Supply have been designated to carry
articles of American manufacture intended for
tie Vienna exposition. These vessels will sail
from New York some time time in February
next and land their cargOes at Trieste.
THE SENATE will to-day proceed, under its
new order, TO consider all business on the calen-
der, TO which no objection is made. There are
between one and two hundred bills remaining
over from last session. and there is no serious
opposition to the aiOrity of them, so that it j.
expected TO reduce the calender very se1sbIy
letore the end Of this week.
"HAREwOoD," Mr.. Corcoran's estate, living
north of Washington, was purchased by the
commissioners of the National SO lder's Home
for the sum of S225, 900, payment being wholly
made in Virginia aud other bonds. The Viz
ginla bonds were taken, on the appraisement of
Baltimore broker, at sixty cents, and tue othe1
named were paid for with Virginia bonds.
HOSTILE sAvAGEs on THE RESERVATIONS
Notwithstanding the fact that between one and
two thousand Indians have located On reserva
tons in Arizona, the condition of affairs in that
section OF the country has not been Changed
for the better. Government officers and citi-
Zens travelling through the country have to 90
InIly armed and with an escort to protect them
from the savages.
NAVAL CHANaRs.-Master Edward H. Wiley.
ordered to the Portsmouth; Passed Assistant
Paymastsr Rufus s. Mcdonnell to the Receiv-
ing ship Sabine, at Portsmouth, n H. 3Ist in
slant. Lieutenant VIM. j. Moore detae
from the st. Mary's and ordered to return home
and wait orders. Paymaster r. w. Allen, de-
to phe ship Sabine and Or
Japan, vice W. F. A. Torbert, detached and
ordered to return home.
THE DARIKN ExPKDITIoN.-The officers Or
dered to accompany Commander Selfridge,s
expedition to the 1sthmus Of Darien will sail
from New " rk in the steamer of the twentieth
for Aspinwall. From Aspinwall they will cross
the Isthmus to Panama, where they will meet
one of the vessels attached to the south Pacific
squadron, In which they will embark for Cunica
Bay, the initial point OF the survey.
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS or DISTRICT Az
FAIRs.-The Official statements, showing the
exact condition of all the affairs of the District
government, amount of indebtedness cost of
improvements already made and those now in
Rtoeress, &c.,Ehave been prepared by the
District authorities and forwarded to the Dis
trict committee OF the House of Representatives
Mr. Roosevelt expresses his intention of abiding
oy these statements, If they prove satisfactory,
ugation like that OF last year.
TIE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS. in
their report to the President find cause for con-
0ratulatiOn hal mt ;oiv
in attempts to civilize the Indians which tbsv
expressed In their first annual report have been
DO far fulnlled that there is now Q reason able
attained. The board are convinced that h j.
the imperative duty Of the government to adhere
70 s treaty stipuations with the cvili zed tribes
records.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRRsrprEr.-The
President to-day sent to the Senate the follow
ing nominations:
VIM; p; Dewey, Of Wis, to be surveyor gen.
Postmasters..John A. Goodwin, North Cam
d aes.; Z. +. Shelton, Rupert, VT; ,Jehn B. Mar,
shall, Skeneateles, N. Y; j. F. Scefeld, Paines-
VILE, Ohio; Geo. b. Whiting. Granville, Ohio:
Grand Rapids, Wis; W. G. Agnew, Osceola'
Iowa; Samuel l.. Lucas, Ames, Iowa; F, T. NJ
Wohnser, Tama city, Iowa; VIM. NJ. Priestly,
Green
willie. ILL.,; Thos. Blanchard, Flora, Ill; Jesse
M. Hammer, Eureka, New; s. M. Jamison,
Reno, New; L.. W. England, Canton, Mo-: H, C.
Morton, Benton Harbor, Mich; f. p Reyce.
Esconawha, Mich; b. r. Bradley, Midland,
Mich; II. IL. Alpin. WinOna. Mich; F. G. AL
bright, Mason, Mich; F. w. Briggs, Giilroy.
Cal; e. r. Robertson, White Sulphur Springs,
West Va. e''
bchOO4 Interests Of the District I'm
Congress.
Gen. Chapman introduced in the House this
morning bill snendatory of the act creating
the board of trustees of colored schools. 1t pro-
vides that the number Of trustees shall be nine
instead Of three, seven from Washington and
two from Georgetown, all Of whom shall be an
pointed by the GonernOr instead Of the Secre-
tary of the Interior. 1t also authorizes the an
poiDtnent of q superintendent of colored
sehook, treasurer, and secretary to the board
Referred to the District committee.
He alse introduced the bill presented BY him
ae the last session for government aid for the
public schools of this District-appropriatinp
two and half million Of acres of public lands
for that PIrpose-and had the same referred to
the Committee on Education and Labor for the
purpose Of having that committee act upon il
as well As the District of Columbia Committee
and the Conmittee on Public Lands.
ARREST OF ALLEGED BoxD OouErxRpRIr-
RRs-John d. Carpenter, a steel plate engrav-