Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-26
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RxvESuE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were $3.50 s9i.09.
PRESIDENT GRANT will be fifty years of age
tomorrow.
GEN. DYER Is still confined to his residence,
but seems to be slowly improving In health.
The ONLY NOMINATION sent to the Senate to-
day was that of E. B. Watson to be Register OF
the Land Office at Linkville, Oregon.
CONGRESSMAN KINsELLA is about to resign
his seat as Representative of the third New York
district.
GENERAL SHERIDAN has notified the Secre-
tary of War that troops are on their way to
Fort Gibson, Indian territory.
SENECA.-The House committee on public
buildings and grounds will conclude the Seneca
stone investigation OH Wednesday next.
TIE PRESIDENT has accepted an invitation
extended by the Mayor OF Boston to attend the
jubilee on the 18th of June, provided Congress
is not in session at that date.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT has issued an order
announcing the promotions and appointments
in the army from September &c, 1871, to April
Of the present yea
THE ways and means committee this morning
heard a delegation of brewers, who asked a
modification Of the manner of collecting the tax
OH malt liquors.
The FRENCH MINIsrER.-It is now rumored
in Paris that the Duke de Noailles is to be
minister to Washington, while NJ. Jules Ferry
nil 20 S;o ,;vn;c< A.,
MRS. SENATOR SPRAGUE gave a reception
last evening which was attended by many
distinguished people, including the father OF
the hostess, Chief Justice Chase.
SENATOR THURMAN received a telegram
from Columbus yesterday, to the effect that his
son had met with a severe accident, requiring
the amput. ton Of his arm, and Mr.. Thurman
left for his home last evening.
GEN'L HUMPHREYS, chief of the engineer de-
partment, was before the House committee OH
appropriations this morning, in reference to the
lakes.
Hon. FERNANDO WOOD was before the House
committee on banking and currency to-day, in
favor Of the bill introduced by him in he House
few DAYS since to prevent any lookup OF funds
in New York.
THEY SAY in the Treasury that John Bur.
roughs, the writer and Ornithologist, has a good
sight for filling the vacant deputyship in the
bureau of the controller of the currency. Mr.
Burroughs has held responsible position in the
bureau for many years.
THE WHITE HoUsE.-SenatorsR Robertson and
Wilson, Commissioner Douglass, and Represen-
tatives Clarke and Negley. were at the White
House to-day. A delegation OF Methodist
ministers from the west, en- route to the Boston
conference. To
tn President.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFFIcERs-First As
sistant Engineer A. s. Green, and Second As
sstant Engineer Jones Godfrey, have been or
dered to the Nantasket by the steamer of Nav
I'd. First Assistant Engineer Joseph III. Bailey
has been detached from the Nantasket and Or
dered home.
THE REPORTED DROWNING OF NAVAL OFFI-
CERs.-The Navy Department has received no
otficial confirmation Of the Kingston, Jamaica,
dispatch published in one of the morning papers
announcing the death by drowning of Captain
Crossman and several others OF the United States
steamer Kansas.
THE robson ISvEsTIGATIoN.-The special
committee of the House to investigate the
charges against Secretary Robson have not vet
prepared their report. In the House, yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Blair, chairman Of the commit
tee, reported the testimony taken in the case
and leave was granted to have it printed.
MINISTER DE Lone has addressed a letter to
COL COwie, OF the 5th auditors office, in regard
to the report circulated soon after the sinking
OF the steamer Oneida Off the coast Of Japan
that the officers Of that vessel were intoxicated.
Mr.. DE Long says that he visited the Oneida On
the day she sailed, and that the report that any
Of the officers were intoxicated is wholly false
The SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION yester.
day heard the claims OF William H. Fletcher
for 50 ,SS9 and Claiborne Kendall for 81 337 80,
of Fauquier county, Va; Alexandria McKesi-
cher, of Alexandra, Va. for l,lSO, and John
s4,136.79 These are all claims for feed and
provisions said to have been captured by Gen.
Stoneman's army while passing through that
region.
CLAIMS FOR BOUNTY UNDER THE New LAW.
Under the late act Of Congress giving bounty
to soldiers who enlisted between May 4th and
July 22d, 1861, and who were mustered into the
service prior to August 9th, Of the same year.
applications by the thousand are pouring into
the Office of the Second Auditor Of the Treas
ury. AS the clerks of that Office had almost dis
posed OF paymasters accounts, and all the
claims made under previous bounty laws, an
increase Of the force will not probably be ne
cessary.
PoLYGAMY-The Senate committee on terri
TORIES have about concluded the consideration
ola bill to prevent polygamy in the territory Of
Utah. Its features are essentially the same as
those contained in the bill introduced by Mr.
Voorhees,, and now under consideration in the
House committee on the judiciary. II authorizes
the courts to proceed against the Mormons who
practice pOlygamy, and makes the fact Of CO. 4,
habtation and acknowledgment OF marriage
sufficient for conviction. The bill will shortly
be reported to the Senate for the purpose OF
having it printed. N
Mr.. BUTLER, the clerk OF the Robson Inves-
tigatiOn committee, is threatened w it'll prosecu.
ton for perjury. 1t is reported that s. p. Brown,
of this city, a naval contractor, whom Butler
said divided his profits with ex-senator Catteli
in his presence, will cause proceedings to be
instituted against him. Itwas shown by official
records that at the time Butler pretended to
have witnessed the division, Cattell was not in
Washington. Again, he swore that he was on
board the New lronsides, and saw the Governor,
the steamer on which the Secretary OF the Nav
paid claim, 60 down; that she was Q rather old
hulk, SC. 1t turns out that the steamer Gov
ern0r was lest November I, 1861, while the New
Ironsides first went into commission In August
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