Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-25

as Ye Gentle Savage IN Brougham's burles lue
OF PocahOntas, and the play will be repeated
tonight.
COMMODORE WoRDKN, Superintendent of tn,
Naval Academy at Annapolis, has issued an
| order thanking Cadets Mclean and Gait, for
| jumping overheard and rescuing Midshipman
Carter, who fell from the rigging OF tue practice
ship Dale, few days since.
The SUPPLEMENTAL ARTICLE. u The
| Senate went into executive session at noon to-
| day and resumed the consideration OF the sup
Elemental article to the treaty of Washington.
1t seems to be the impression that vote will be
taken before adjournment tonight.
| COMMUNICATES Senate in executive
session, to-day confirmed the following nomna-
tons:-Emanuel Hahn, surveyor of customs
Troy, \. Y; Benz +. Smith, register land of
| fee, Red Wood Falls, Mimi; VIM. II. Kelly.
aGG ohsy for sv%e Gase
Isaac l.. Peck, postmaster at Owasso, Mich.
THE WHITE HoUsE.-Secretary Fish Score.
tary Boutwell, and Assistant Secretary OF the
Interior called on the President this morning
as did Senator'S Wilson, Hill, Ramsey, Kellogg
and Hamlin, Speaker Blaine, and Representa-
hves Butler and Negey. About thirty of the
pupils and teachers of the Western female high
school, Baltimore, also called to pay their
respects.
The TARIFF AND TAX BILL.-The finance
committee of the Senate have agreed to report
back the tariff bill. The tax on whisky is placed
at seventy cents, and tax on tobacco is made
uniform at p cents. Books and other printed
matter are placed on the ten per cent. reduction
The committee recommend the repeal of All
stamp taxes The reduction made in excess OF
I'll House is about eight million dollars, making
total reduction OF fifty million dollars for GUS
toms and excise.
RED CLOUD and his braves will have their
'big TALK with the Secretary of the Interior
and the Commissioner of Indian affairs on
Monday next. Since his arrival here Red CIoud
has arrayed himself in billed shirt paper COL
lar, and blue necktie, black SLOUGH hat black
broadcloth coat and pants and new moccasins
1 me only English words he can speak are.
'How. for Glow do you do, - and ssGood-by
When asked yesterday if he liked Washington
he replied lin lndanG 81 was not raised here
ana am not used 70 the white mans manners
and customs; therefore like my own country
best
THE MARRIAGE OF MISS RIGGs.-The Osser-
e0tore Romano gives long and interesting
account OF the marriage OF Miss Catharine
Riggs. the daughter OF Mr.. George Riggs of
this city, with Signor Ludovico de Geoffroy
formerly French Consul General in New York
and who is now Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentary fr 10 France to the
Court OF China. The marriage was Celebrated
by his Eminence the Cardinal BarilI in his
private chapel, in the presence of all that wa
most distinguish led from every country at Rome
the subscribing witnesses being the Count ISer-
nardo d'Hardcourt, the ambassador of France
at ''la Santa Sede," and Monsig nore Antonio
Cataldi. one of the chief ministers of his Holt
ness the Pope Previous to the wedding "GITl.
lustrie sposi' paid visit of homage to the tomh
OF the chief OF the apostles, and had the honor o,
being admitted to special private audience
with bis Holiness the Pope, who impaired to
them the apostolic benediction. immediately
AFTER the ceremony Monsieur and Madame de
Geoffroy proceeded to Monsieur de Geoffroy,s
nv
THE EXTENSION OF TEE CAPITOL GRouNns.
To-day the Secretary of the Interior sent to the
office of Major HI. a. Hall, superintendent of
assessments and taxes, for information as to the
present assessed value of property in squares
Nos. GoI and 6sS, the property contemplated TO
be used in the extension of the Capitol grounds,
and for the purchase of which Congress has re-,
Gently appropriated 500 900. 1t will be remem-
bered that in 1861 Congress passed an act for
the purchase Of these squares, the amount paid
10 be based upon the assessed value at that time
and that RObt. Ould, then district attorney ex,
amined into the titles by order of Congress-. The
act recently passed provides that the purchase
now to be ma de shall be based On the old yalua.
tion OF 1851 as agreed upon at that time, and
authorizes the Secretary OF the Interior TO con-
summate the purchase, and In case the owners
secretary to deposit with the supreme cont NJ
the District the amount CORRESPONDING to the
old assessment, and take possession of the prop
erty, leaving the adjustment of differences TO a
jury OF condemnation to be appointed by the
supreme court, which makes final settlement
Major Hall suggests to the secretary the neces-
sity OF having this jury appointed before the
adjournment Of the present session of the court
as In all probability jury will be required
The present assessed value of these SQUARES is
about Sli 500 above the appropriation made by
Congress for their purchase.
TIE TARIFF AND TAX BILL was reported to
the Senate last evening by Mr.. Sherman, chair
man OF the finance committee, with large
number OF amendments to the bill as IL passed
the House. Among these amendments are the
following: Fixing duty of 10 cents per ton on
all slack coal or culm which will pass through
& OF an inch screen; 10 cents per bushei on po-
tatoes; 25 per cent. ad valorem on calf-skins,
dressed; on all timber, one cent per cubic foot;
house or cabinet furniture, in pieces or rough,
30 per cent. ad valorem; on trees, shrubs, flower
plants, garden seeds, Sc, 20 per cent: ad valo
pipes and shot, q cents per ID. 1t ADDS to the
House list OF articles on which the duty shall |
hereafter be 80 per cent. Of the present duty,
and other printed matter, eathenwars,
glass and glassware, leather and manu-,
1t adds TO the free list large number Of minor
articles, many of which are drugs, and provides
that for term Of two years machinery and APP
steam pillow machinery, may b9 imported by any
state, or by any person authorized by any state,
free OF duty. 1t makes the tax on tobacco "a
cents per H. instead of 90, and repeats schedules
and OF articles requiring stamps-which re-
peals all stamp duties except ON whisky and to-
bacco. 1t repeats the act giving moieties to in
ternal revenue informers, and further provides
that the President, before the LIST Of January
next, shall reduce the internal revenue dis
trIcts OF the United States to sixty. 1t also pro-
vides that the new law shall 90 into effect on
the LIST day of july 1872, instead Of January lst
1873, as provided by the bill.
~Robbing bird nests is fined SIS in Massa.
chusetts for every time the law is enforced.
~ John limbs, the English author, has been
pensioned. He was the author of Cuttings Not
Generally Known"
TT is reported that the girls boat club of
Michigan University will take part in the
regattas this summer.