Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-26

ton of 100000 since Yesterday.
The COURT OF CLAIMs.-Un account of the
illness of Judge Knott, of the Court of Claims,
and the inability of Judge Peck to sit on the
bench. the court has adjourned over till next
Monday.
CoCHIsE, the notorious Apache chief, has
gone a reservation at Sulphur Springs,
Arizona, with one thousand of his band, and it
is thought he has abandoned the war path, at
least temporarily.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PREsIpENT.-The
President sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day:
Otls Clapp, collector of internal revenue 4th
district of Massachusetts
P0stmGsters.-John Il. Smith, Dover, Pa:
VIM. G.. Stewart, Tallahassee. Fla; +. +. Full
Ter, Taunton, Mass; Stephen IL. Brown, WoOn-
socket Falls, R. l.; L. g. Ames, Mount Morris
Cleveland, Shelbyyille, Tenn; Hy. ID. Shaffer,
Canton, Ohio.
THE KELLY-AMEs G. NJ. BoNDs.-Treasurer
Spinner has not yet received any reply from
Cakes Ames, to whom he forwarded the 81 900
in bonds of the credit mobilier, which were
turned over to him by Representative Kelly.
with request that he would so endorse them
as to make them convertible, in order that they
might be covered into the treasury. The ques-
ton which naturally arises is does Mr. Ames
intend to comply with Gen. Spinner's request
or hold on to the bonds, which he repeatedly
said belonged to Mr.. Kelly.
EDITOR STAR: Permit me to mention dis
tinction that is also difference. While some
of the committee clerks, who are correspon-
dents. have preserved independence enough to
denOunce the ''salary steal, - and refuse to take
the fifteen per cent. increase provided in the
law, (see this mornings Republican, the mana
ging editor of that paper seems to have been in
fuenced by his clerkship to the extent Of de-
end, and consistently takes ;the share of the
''swag' falling to himself.
ONE OF THE INDEPENDENTS.
THE FARRAGUT CLAIMs.-It will be recol-
lected that some months since the claim of Ad-
miral Farragut and his officers and men for
prize money for the destruction of the rebel
vessels at the capture of New Orleans during
Messrs. III. w. Paine, of Boston, &. v. Fox for
merly Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and
ThOs. j. Durant, of this city. To-day the arbi-
traitors filed their report awarding the sum of
s26s 600. They found that on the rebel vessels
there were ,343 men, and they allow to the
claimants $500 for each man engaged on the
enemy's boats.
SECRETARY RoBEsoN TO BE SECRETARY OF
WAR PRO TEM.-The question to whether,
under existing laws, General Sherman could be
acting Secretary of War, or secretary pro tenn,
during the absence of Secretary Belknap who
leaves tomorrow on an inspection tour, in com
pany with General Sheridan, of the military
posts OF the department of Missouri, having
arisen, the matter was submitted to the AttOr-
ney General for decision, and he has decided
that under an act of Congress approved in 1870,
no officer OF the army can hold any civil posi-
ton, and that in case he does so, he forthwith
ceases to be an officer of the army. Under the
circumstances, therefore, General Sherman
does not quite see the advisability of serving a.
Secretary of War for few weeks at the cost of
FORGETTING his present high rank as General of
the Army, and the President has designated
Secretary Robson to act as Secretary Of War
during the absence of General Belknap.
SENATE CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in
executive session to-day, confirmed the follow
ing uOminatiGnsi
Texas; John A. Campbell, governor Of Wy0-
ming territory; Geo. w. Ingalls,, of H., agent
Of the Pi-Ute Indians, southeast Nevada; F. s..
river agency, Arizona; j. A. Tonner, superin-
tendent Indian affairs, Arizona; John NJ Rice,
professor mathematics in the navy.
ceiver, Dardanelle, Ark; john NJ. Farland,
receiver, Detroit, Mich; Jas. A. Sommerville,
receiver, Mobile, Ala; james A. Shrighley,
register, Dardenelle, Ark
Collectors IRfer.tdl Rercnue.-Otis Clapp, 4th
Mass: AlonZO b. Carroll, I'd Mo-; Jas. X. Hay
den. Washington territory; Frank White, 9Th
district Ind b. y. Eggleston, I'd district Miss,
and number OF postmasters.
IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SENATE SIDE OF THE
CAPIToL.-The members of the Senate COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds will
remain here a few DAYS after adjournment for
the purpose of consultation "a to what i'm
proveIsents shall be made to the Senate wing
| OF the Capitol during the recess. In some of
the committee rooms ire-places win be opened
/ to perfect ventilation, and contracts will be
made to continue the fresco work according to
designs Mr. Brumidi, who has made a great
many OF the pictures in the committee rooms
L. a in tari xvif Tho
and this summer will finish the pictures i'm the
reception room. a full description OF which an
peared In The STAR sometime ago. The ele-
vat0r on the Senate side, authorized at the last
session, VIII be constructed Immediately. IL
VIII probably be located near the nOrtL st
l corner, In the space now occupied by the room
the Official reporters room, at the head OF the
passage on the west side of the chamber.
The Negotiations with the MOiOcs.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. CANDY.
The following dispatch has been received at
the headquarters of the army:
VAN BREMERs Rancho }
MoDOC COUNTRY, March "a, 1873
Col. w. d. Whippte, Adjmont General, Heat
quarters q the Army, Washington. ID. c.:
| Accompanied by Col. Gillem, l had an uli :, 1T
istactory interview with Captain Jack yesterday
afternoon in the neighborhood OF his camp The
result confirmed the impression previously re-
ported, that the war faction is still predominant
Captain Jacks demeanor was that of a m an
ings. Important questions were evaded or not
answered at ALL. The substance OF ali that
could be elected from him was that he did
not want to fight: that the lava bed was a
bad place; and that he wanted to 90 to his
home on Lost river. He wanted all Of the SOL
diers moved out Of the country; if anybody
wanted to talk to him they must come to his
camp, and If anything was to be done for him,
II must be done there. The meeting of yester-
day was in part accidental, as had not intend
ed to communicate with Capt. Jack until the
troops were i'm their new POSITIONS but the CEN
ference was invited by the Indians, and was
accepted as first arranged. Capt. Jack and
Sconchin John, the second chief were to have
met Col. Gillem and myself, but when we
reached the place we found that the war fac
ton had substituted their leader for Sconchin,
no doubt for the purpose of watching Capt
Jack, and seeing that he did not commit him
self, to their prejudice. The troops are now
moving into their positions, and when thet have
reached them, communication NAV again be
opened with the MOdOcs, with the hope of bet
ter results.
ED. r. CANBY, Brig. Gen., commanding.