Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-19

Washington News and Gossip.

washington NEWS ana GOSSIP,
INTERNAL RkvBNUR.-The recessts from this
source to-day were s2s2 $3.50.
SECRETARY robson has been detained at
his home all this week BY severe cold.
MRe. SECRETARY FisH's regular ladies re-
ception yesterday afternoon WIS largely al
tended.
Coz. FoRsEr's Anecdotes or Public Men,
In the Sssdcy CArcnicle, will pske wonder
fully interesting volume when collected.
A MARRIED WOMAN has ther;ght TO require
that letters addressed to herself shall not be
delivered 20 any one else, exoef. on her order;
SO decides the Postm aster General.
AT THE wRrrH HOUSE Tc-pAr.-Senators
Morton, Chandler, Edmunds. Clayton, Nye,
Harlan, West, Scott, and Spencer, the Secre-
tary of State, Representatives Hale, Wilson,
Foster, Beveridge, Sypher, aid Hawley, and
others visited the President tt morning.
PBRsoNAL.-Carl Schurz leaves Tor New Eng
land On Saturday 70 fill . nEmber OF lecture
engagements. ''-'Senator Sauner was not In
bis seat this morning at the opening of the SEES
sion, bat came in after the reading OF the jour
nal locking quite Ill. Mr.. j. III. Savilie,
chief clerk OF the Treasury department, has
been quite i'll for several dayi past.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFFrCERa.-The fol-
lowing officers have been ordered to the Sapply,
one of the vessels carrying goods from tue
United States to the Vienna Exposition: Lieu.
tenants Willie Swift, James N. Forsyth, y. q.
Pendleton, Chas. 4. Shaw, and William Welch
and assistant paymaster w. W. Berry. These
officers are ordered to report January2.
APPRovED.-The President to day approved
the act to authorize the Secretary OF the Navy
to transport In government vessel, free Of
duty, monument designed by Admiral Por-
ter. to be erected in the grounds of the naval
acade my, in memory OF the officers, seamen, and
marines OF the navy, who fell in defense OF the
union.
SESA7oR BLAIR's HEALTH.-A letter from
Francis P. Blair, ST., appears in the Chronicle
this morning, correcting the statement OF that
journal yesterday that General Blair was so
seriously i'll as to leave little hope of his re-
that this report is circulated to affect General
Blair's reelection.
WARMoUTH's NEW ORLEANS COMMITTEE
arrived last evening and are at willard's. j. A.
Campbell, formerly judge of the U. S. Su-
preme Govt, Is chairman of the committee,
which consists OF thirty-eight persons i'm all.
They claim that they are not interested in
pohtics, and that their purpose is TO lay before
the President an impartial account OF the recent
troubles in Louisiana.
ANOTHER DISTRICT LoAN.-It is stated that
OF Indiana, will introduce bill in the House to
permit the District Legislature to authorize the
issue OF s2,o0J,Oe0, in fve.year six per cent.
bonds. TO pay for special improvements. and
ptoviding that the special assessments hereto
lore levied shall be paid in five annual install
ments, with six per cent. interest, the taxes,
when collected. to 60 to sinking fund for the
redemption OF the bonds.
THE CREDIT MoBILIER ISvEsrIe ArIoN-
There was lively time in the Credi. MobiIier
investigating committee this morning between
Colonel III. y. McComb and Hon. John B. Alley,
VINO was the hrst witness examined. He Insisted
upon placing McComb again on the witness
Stand and cross examining him. McComb made
no objection, but declined to answer several
questions put to him by Alley because they
were not pertinent to the examination. While
on tie stand McComb testified that in addition
TO the 90 shares OF credit nobilier stock pre-
vi0usiy stated by him, as received by Hon.
James Brooks, OF n. Y, there were leo shares
NcComb proposed to furnish witnesses to sub
stantiste the statement. The ommittee adj
Journed until January9.
PgEsIpKNTIAL NoMINATIoNs.-The Prasi-
dent sent the following nominations to the Sem
ate to- day: John Hall, L. s. marshal western
district of Pennsylvania; Chas. b. Walkinson
eollector internal revenue 9Th district Missouri
Jesse a. Holtzclaw, ditto 4th district Of Georgia:
august j. Cassard, of La, consul at Tabasco;
Lonls IL. Ganger, captain in Il tn infantry; a.
ID. Radetzki, LIST lieutenant 9th cavalry.
NJ Postmas,ers. b. M: Crawford, waymega,
hansas; Mrs. Mary r. Wiley, Huntsville, Tex
j. j; Whips, New Lexington, Ohio; ID. L. Nc,
Caniy, West Point, Miss Jos w. Seward
Thomas Vile. Ga; John w. Brett, Fishkill, n.
" "; z: Dickinson, Bricksbqrg. n: j.; L. j.
Uheeyer, Delaware, Ill; Mrs. Eliza Sellers,
Pekin, Ill; j. NJ. Trip, Farmer City, III
Sam,f Matthews, Sidney, Ohio; Thos II. Jones
North Attleboro, Mass; John Macarthur, Chi