Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-08
EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON News and Gossip.

INTFRSAL REvEEUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s39S ~ 20.
SECRETARY boutwell, returned from his
home in Groton, Mas, last evening.
THE NEW POSTAL TREATY reducing the
rates OF postage between the United States AMI
Switzerland will be signed in few days.
REPRESENTATIVES, MERcUR accepts the re-
p.b!ican nomination for justice of the supreme
court Of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. GRANT was assisted AZ her reception
yesterday BY Mrs. General Banks and daughter
Mrs. Senator Chandler, and Mrs. COrbin, the
Presidents sister.
A Caucus of republican members of the Con-
necticut legislature for the nomination OF a
candidate fer United States Senator from that
state is appointed for tomorrow evening.
Dr.. EDWARD YOUNG, chief of the bureau Of
statistics, Treasury Department, has been duly
commissioned a representative of this govern
ment al the statistical congress which assemblies
III Russia this summer.
THE House committee on public buildings
and grounds met this morning, but did not re-
sumo the Seneca stone investigation, as the time
OF the committee was taken up by several bills
for public buildings in various places.
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSIONERS yes
terday considered the case of VIM. Andrews
of this city, who claims S125 for fences taken
from his farm in Virginia, and the case OF G. q.
Poole, nephew OF Senator Poole, OF North
Carolina, who claims S239.
SENATOR TEUMBULL has consented to be the
liberal candidate for governor of Illinois
| General Oglesby will probably be the regular
republican candidate, and the democrats say
| they Will make no nomination for governor, but
vote for the liberal candidate.
\ BOARD, consisting of Majors J. f. Benton
and L. =. Treadwell and Lieut.. Vim. Prince, OF
| the Ordnance Department, has been appointed
| to meet at the Springfield armory on the 18th
| instant. 10 conduct a series OF experiments with
| view to the determination OF the proper cali
| h.e for small arms.
| REPUBLICAN GAINS IN INDTANAPoLIs.-Hon
| John COburn received the following telegram
| this morning:
| INDIANAPOLIS, IND, May s-we carried
| every ward but two. We elect eight out OF nine
| councilmen. Large republican gains.
WIN. WALLACE"
| NJ MNATIoNs.-Tbe President to-day sent to
| the Senate the following nominations:
Franklin Haven, ir., to be assistant treasurer
| at Boston, Mass ; Captain Daniel Ammon to be
| commodore in the navy.
| PUstmasters-X. Il. Hargrove, At Rome, Ga
| y. III. Brainerd, at Iowa City, Iowa; Barney
| Eileman, at Marysville, Cal.
Hon. GEORGE NJ. BROOKS, representative in
| Congress from the 9Th district OF Massachusetts,
| has rendered his resignation, and accepted the
| position of judge of the probate court of Bos-
| Ton, in place of Judge Richardson, resigned
| Among the candidates named TO succeed Mr.. b.
| in congress are eX-Gov. Claim, and j. &. Aver
| OF Cherry Pectoral fame.
| ROUGH on THE ATTORNEY, But COOP FOR
| HIS CLIENT.-Yesterday, in the court OF the
L rctn t nj NH 10 i'm
called, and one OF the counsel proceeded to ar
| range his books and papers for argument, but
| was interrupted by the annOun cement that 1.-the
| court would rather decide in his favor than lis
| ten to his argument" The court thereupon
| made the ne ceSsary order.
| TRANSFER OF NAVAL MISUNDERSTANDING
| Surgeon j. l.. Nelson has been ordered to the
| TuscarOra; Surgeon 5. Robinson has been de-
| tached from the Nonocacy and ordered home:
| Assistant Surgeon L. ID. Myers, from the navy
| yard, Washington, and ordered to the same YES
sci; Assistant Surgeon b. F. Rogers, from the
Phlladelphia naval hospital and ordered to the
Washington navy yard.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Among those who
visited the President to-day were Representa-
| tive Spear, of Georgia, who had a conference in
regard to affairs in that state. Also, Mr.. Walls
| OF Florida, in regard to matters in Florida
| Senator Cameron, with several gentlemen from
| Philadelphia. Secretary Boutwell, and POstmas.
Il
| pher and Wells also had interviews with the
| President to-day.
The LATE TROUBLES IN THE INDIAN TER
| RIToRY.-The President in response to a Senate
| resolution calling for information in regard to
| the late tragedy at Tallequah, Indian Territory
has forwarded TO that body report of the acting
| Secretary OF the Interior On the subject. The
| President cOncurs with the acting Secretary in
l suggesting the adoption of the pendiEg bill for
| the erection of a judica, district within the
| Indian Territory as a measure which will aifor,l
| the most immediate remedy for existing troubles
| The MIXED SCHOOL BILL.-The intelligent
and well posted correspondent OF the Springfield
| Republican, referring to Mr.. Summers mixed
school bill, and Mr.. Ferry's amendment to il
| says:
1.-The amendment allows the people of the
district TO vote on the proposed change. 1t l.
safe to sag that three-fourths of the voters here
are opposed to 1t. The present system of separate
schools is working well, and there is no demand
for change
| No BOUNTY FOR EX-sLAvEs.-The House
military committee have agreed to report
against the application for bounty of slaves who
enlisted in the army. The reasons which led to
this conclusion were that as the government did
not promise them bounty, they had no right to
expect 1t, and also from the fact that very little
OF the money allowed would reach the former
slaves, their claims having been purchased by
agents, who would receive the sole benefit of the
legislation asked.
The FOLLOWING ADMIRALs of the navy have
been detached Vice Admiral S. G. Rowan
from special duty at Washington, and ordered
TO assume the duties of port admiral at New
York and commandant OF the navy yard on the
LIST proximo: Rear Admiral s. H. Stringham as
port admiral at New York, from the LIST prU1,
and placed on waiting orders; Rear Admiral NJ.
Smith, from the command of the New York
navy yard, on the LIST prox., and ordered To re-
lieve Rear Admiral Landner governor OF the
Philadelphia naval asylum; and Rear Admiral
James L. Landner, as governor of the PhIlale,-
phia naval asylum, on the LIST prox, and placed
on waiting orders.
CONSULTATION OF RRPUBLICANs.-s'Zeta,"
in telegram to the Baltimore Sun last night,
says: An important consultation of administra-
ton republicans was held to-day in the marble
room of the Senate chamber, to discuss the
course to be pursued towards the republicans
who had joined the Cincinnati movement. One
or two Senators like Chandler and EdmuDsls
favored q war-to-the-knife policy, and de-
nounced them as traitors to the republican
party. Other Senators, including Mr.. WILSON,
favored peace policy for the present, with the
future hope that the democrats would no inmate
a straight ticket, and that the liberal republic
cans would thereupon all return to the fold. Ii
was intimated that the President held that view
and so ar as this conference could bind any BODY
it was agreed 10 pursue a lenient course. A
proposition that Grant should withdraw, and