Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-10
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvESuE-The receipts from this
source to-day were &210, 4o0.32.
RKv. DR.. ELLIOTT, the associate rector Of
the Church Of the Ascension, has arrived in
this city, and win enter upon his duties at
once.
TIE CABINET NETTING to-day was attended
by the Attorney General, the Secretaries of
War, Navy, State and Treasury, and the As
sistant Secretary of the Interior.
THE STANLEY DINNER will take place at
Wizards hotel TO- morrow Saturday evening
ut six O'Clock, instead of half-past SIX as pre-
viously announced.
Mr.. JUSTICE HUNT, Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States, vice Nell
son, resigned, yesterday took the oath, and en-
tered upon his duties.
TIE REVOLUTIONS of the Massachusetts, leg
islature concerning Seneator Summers PROPOSE
ton regarding the battle flags, have heen trans
mitted to the Massachusetts, Senators and Rep
resenatitives in this city.
The LOUISIANA DELEGATION have prepared
Williams, to be forwarded TO Congress with their
memorial, in which they repeat the arguments
Of Judge Campbell in his Interview with the
President.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONs-The Presi-
dent sent the following nominations TO the
Senate tO-day-A. V. Dockery, of North Caro-
lima, TO be consul at Oporto; f. l.. Fletcher, Of
Massachusetts,, to be second lieutenant, 18th in
fantry.
THE PARDON OF BROWN, who was convicted
Of repeating at the Pennsylvania election, was
recommended by all the Jurors in his case and a
number OF prominent citizens OF Philadelphia.
Brown, it will be remembered, was convicted in
the United States court in Philadelphia and
sentenced to eighteen months Imprisonment.
SENATOR NYE's SuCCEssoR.-The republi-
can caucus of the Nevada legislature at Virginia
city last night nominated j. Jones for United
States Senator, to succeed Senator Nye. Jones'
it is said, will have thirteen majority OH join bal
lot.
THE NODoc INDIANs-SenatOr Cole has
piled negatively to Governor Booths inquiry
whether war with the Modocs cannot be avoided
by the government alloting them 8 900 acres on
LOstriver, instead of forcing them on a reserva-
ton. Senator Cole says such action would be
accepted by the Indians as victory.
OPERA BoUFFE.-FrOm the Ellis music store
Bouffe at the National, the librettos of The
Grand Duchess, La Psrichole, Generiere de Bro
bent, and Bdr6e- Bteue. They contain the cor
rect English words, and are issued in cheap,
handsome style, by the American opera publish
ing company of Philadelphia.
BRIsBANEs' PSErMArIc TUBE from the Capt.
tOl to the Government Printing ONCE viii be
completed and in working order by the 10th Of
February. Should the weather prove favOra-
bic, the inventor hopes TO have it done by the
first proximo. About seven hundred feet is
already down, and the work is progressing
rapidly.
THE CADETS BALL AT ASNAPoLIs.-The
President and Mrs Grant, Miss Nellie Grant,
Ex-Secretary Borie, the Misses Borie, Secretary
Robson, and a number of Senators and Repre-
sentatives will attend the grand ball given by
the cadets at the Naval Academy at Annapolis
tonight. The party will return here Tomorrow
morning.
RAIN AND Snow. - The largest total
amounts of rain and melted snow during the
past week have been reported to the chief
signal Office from the following stations: Balti-
more, 2Il inches; Lake City, 273 New London,
folk, 2.1O; Philadelphia, 2s3; and Portland,
Oregon. $50. Between two and three inches fell
at twenty three other stations.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES ON APPRoPRIA-
TIoNs yesterday morning heard the arguments
Of Postmaster General Creswell and MIR. Whit
ing, special assistant to the Attorney General in
reference to controversies between the United
States and certain telegraph companies. The
question involved is whether any part of the
rates allowed to certain telegraph cOmpa-
niles for the transmission of government dis
patches should be retained by the United States
to be applied to the liquidation of the bonds Is
sued to the Union Pacific railroad and telegraph
company, incorporated in 1862.
SALARIES BILL.-Mr. Poole introduced in the
Senate yesterday bill fixing the salaries OF the
assistant secretary, solicitor, register and super
vising architect OF the Treasury, commissioners
of patents, Indian affairs, and agriculture at
So coo per annum each; commissioner of customs
auditors Of the Treasury, commissioners Of the
land office and pensions and assistants postmas-
eerss n se rsr eaes
assistant register of the Treasury and chief clerks
of the several bureaus of the Treasury, So 800
per annum each. Referred to the finance COM
hittee.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commande W. P. Mccain
has been ordered as equipment officer at the
Norfolk navy-yard; Commander F. n. Bunce
to command the AshuelOt, Asiatic station, and
Lieut. Commander L. n. Kellogg as executive
officer receiving ship Vermont, at New York.
Commander X. X. Wallace has been detached
from the command of the Ashuelot and ordered
to return to the United States; Lieut.. COmman-
der A. T.. Smell from receiving ship Vermont
and ordered to temporary ordnance duty, New
York nayy-yard, ana Passed Assistant PaymaS-
ter A. j. Greeley from the stOreship Onward at
Callao and ordered to return to the United
States.
PEEsoNAL.-ViscOunt A. Villain, second sec
rotary OF the Belgian legation in this city, lately
on a visit to Belgium, returned on the3steamer
Baltic from Europe few DAYS since. Mr..
+. l.. Fetherston, publisher OF the Philadelphia
Bulletin, is at Wizards. THE confirmation
of DIR. e. f. Mills to be collector of the port of
Richmond. Va, is opposed by Senator Lewis.
'.'-Sella Martin, colored, now here, has re-
signed his seat in the fusion legislature of
Louisiana. 80. General Horace Porter arrived
here this morning on brief visit to his friends
in this city. He win remain three or four days.
when he will go to New Orleans. -..- Mr.. Sum
ner has been too unwell to appear i'm his seat in
the Senate this week.
CREDIT MoBILIER INvEsTIGATIoy, No. g.
The special committee of the House, of which
Mr.. Wilson, Of Indiana, is chairman, to exam
inc into the relationship between the credit mo-
bilier and the Union Pacific Railroad company,
and ascertain If there is any money in those cor
pOrati0ns with which to pay the indebtedness Of
the road to the government, under the resolu-
ton adopted BY the House yesterday, met this
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