Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-09
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


the following Friday evenings, from to IL
o'clock-viz: January 18th and Goth, February
9Th and sd, and March sth.
Mrs. Blaine's receptions every Wednesday
afternoon of the season, beginning January
10th, from 2k to 5o'clock.
ERNAL RKvENUE-The receipts from this
source to-day were s30' 1861.
DEATH OF AN ARMY OFFIcER.-Gen. Sheri-
dan reports the death of Lieut-Col. Maurice
1aloney, officer on the retired list
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE The
President sent to the Senate t)-day the nominal
ton OF Charles Hale, of Massachusetts,, to be
Assistant Secretary of State.
GENERAL GEORGE w. MORGAN was nomi-
mated by reclamation at Columbus, Ohio, last
night, by the democratic legislative caucus as
their candidate for United States Senator.
The SUBCOMMITTEE designated by the Civil
Service Advisory Board for examination OF ap-
plicants in the different departments, will re-
ceive their appointments from the President to-
day.
APPRoPRIATIoNs.-TheP Post ONCE Depart
ment appropriation bill, which calls for sss 600,
will be the first reported by the Committee on
Appropriations. After that the legislative ap-
preparation bill, requiring $50, 600 900, will next
be reported. &
MAJ. GENT H. w. HALLEcK, who is in com
mand of the military division OF the south, is
still critically i'll at Louisville Ky. His disease
Is dropsy. General Halleok is between 50 and 60
years Of age, and has been in the army ever since
his graduation at West Point in 1899, except an
interval Of several years, during which he prac-
ticed law in California. He resigned in 1854,
and was again commissioned In August, 1861.
THERE WAS AN UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBER
Of visitors at the Capitol this morning, many of
whom were strangers in the city. Among the
number were two Sisters of Charity from
Charleston, 5. c., who are here for the purpose
Of asking an additional grant from Congress to
Temunerate their order for their loss by the
burning OF their asylum and hospital buildings
IN that city during the war.
The OHIO SKNAToRsHIr-A dispatch re-
ceived at the Capitol to-day from Columbus,
ohio, states that on the first ballot to-day for
Senator, in the legislature, the vote stood i'm the
Senate-Morgan, Is; Sherman, II; Schenck, 1.
In the House the vote was Sherman, 81; Nor
gan, A.; Cox, l. Under the present law of Con-
gress, IL the two branches of a state legislature
fail to agree in selection of Senator, the two
houses are required TO meet In Joint convention
to elect a Senator.
The CABINET met to-day, all the members
present except the Postmaster General who was
represented by his First Assistant, Mr.. Marshal.
The buslnt S. transacted was merely routine
work, and the question of the Louisiana troubles
which 1t was anticipated would be brought up,
was not mentioned. Senator Kellogg had an in
terview this morning with the President on this
subject Senators Wilson and Spencer. and
Representatives Butler and LampOrt and Gov
error Hadley, of Arkansas, also had interviews
with the President.
CIVIL SERVICE REFoRM.-The bill regulating
appointments and remova ais i'm the civil service
OF the United States, introduced in the House
yesterday by Mr.. Willard, of Vermont, en-
bodies the substance of the report of the late
Civil Service Commission, and is intended to
carry out the recommendations contained in
hat report. 1T was referred to the select COM
mittee on the civn service. Mr.. Willard also in
PRODUCED a bill prohibiting Congressman from
soliciting appointments or removals to or from
to official inquiries by the President and heads
OF departme nts and bureaus, in relation to the
competency OF applicants.
PRAYER In CoNGREss BY HEBREW
CLERGYMAN.-The proceedings OF the House
were opened this morning by a prayer from a
Hebrew clergyman; Professor Abraham de
marked effect was produced By the reverend
gentlemans fervent appeal to the Throne of
Grace which was free from sectarian allusion
The Pecnliarity Of bis wearing his hat during
the delivery OF the prayer, which is the prevail
ing custom among all orthodox Jews, was the
subject Of comment by those not familiar with
it. While such evidences OF religious freedom
exist IN high places as the jew praying for the
Christian and the Christian for the jew there is
little probability Of any sectarianism ever be-
coming part Of our constitution.
NAVAL OFFICERS TRANSFERRED 0rdered-
Master John p. Merrill, % torpedo duty at New
port. r. L.: Assistant SurgeAn G. H. Forney. to
the Frolic; Assistant Surgeon p. P. Bielby and
Mahopac; First Assistant Engineer j. C. Nc
Conneli, to the Can0nicus; First Assistant En-
gineer q. w. Sensner, to the Worcester; Second
Assistant Engineer j. w. Hollihan, to navy
Defaehed-Master C. W. Christopher, from
special duty at Washington and ordered to the
Frohc; First Assistant T.. j. W hittaker from the
worcester and placed on waiting orders; Second
Assistant Engineer W. s. Moore, from the
Bureau Of Steam Engineering and ordered to
the Frolic.
CoNFIRMATloNs BY THE SENATE.-The
Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: Patrick Sinnot, Indian
agent grand land agency at Oregon; Robt G.
Stewart, receiver of public moneys at Olympia,
Washington Territory; John H. Burnham, post
master at Hartford, Conn; Horace c. Lee, post
master at Springfield, Mass; L. b. Ordenal,
superintendent Of Indian affairs for Oregon
rice Meachan, removed; Rev. John FORSYTH, d:
ethics and law at the Military Academy; Major
james B. Wheeler, Of the corps Of engineers, to
be professor of civil and military engineering,
III med certain graduates of the Military Acade-
my, and among them was Cadet Frederick ID.
Grant, to be second lieutenant, rice Pierce,
deceased, in fourth regiment Of cavalry.
SMALLPOX RAGING ALL OVER EURoPR-
Mr.. A. II. Clements, of the State Department,
has received a letter from a friend in Messna,
Italy, dated Dec. o, 1871, from which he allows
us to make the following extracts:
Almost every city in Italy is infected with
smallpox. In Messina large portion Of the
lower classes Is attacked, and many Of them
die. The health Office gives clean bills Of health,
but, since the 7th instant, the American and
British consuls, after Q consultation, agreed to
enter In their bills Of health that cases Of small
Pox have occurred in the city, some Of which
have terminated fatally The other consuls
think II unnecessary, as, In their opinion, the
disease Was raging over the whole continent Of
Europe" -. : :
THE ship Of war Brooklyn sailed from hore
for Naples about the nth ultim0. She Il stili in
that port, with Admiral Boggs on board. The
saco, Captain Terry, an old friend Of ours, Is
also at Naples fitting ont TO 90 to China through
the canal Of Suez."
AN EDUCATIONAL FUND P.oposrp.-The
bill introduced by Mr.. Perez, or Miss, In the
House yeste;>. which was referred to the
committee ON education and labor, Il to estsh-
lish an educational fund, and to apply the pro-