Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-04

lima, sentenced to two years imprisonment Tor
kukluxing, was yesterday pardoned by the
President.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES thiS
morning agreed to recommend the passage o
the bill authorizing collectors of custom
throughout the country to grant night permits
for vessels to unload.
TIE SENATE in executive session yesterday
afternoon confirmed the nomination of Benjamin
+. Flanders to be assistant treasurer at New
Orleans. The nomination Of Mr.. A. Britton 10
be United States marshal for the western district
OF Arkansas was rejected.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on FOREIGN AZ
FAIRS this morning agreed to recommend the
passage Of the bill to incorporate the American,
China and Japan Telegraph company, with a
capital Of 10000 900. They also agreed to in
wife the worlds statistical Congress to hold its
next session in 1875 in this country.
THERE WERE FEW VISITORS at the White
House to-day. Among those who saw the Pres
ident were Senators Stewart, Wilson, Hamlin,
and Carpenter; Representatives Maynard, Hill,
and Halsey; Governor Ward, Of New Jersey,
also; Albert +. Redstone, and q committee from
the provisional Grand Council Of the United
States, United Mechanics" to present certain
resolutions Of that body.
THERE ARE SOME SINGULAR FEATURES in
Mr.. Ames evidence. He goes home, looks at his
book, makes transcripts Of his accounts with
certain gentlemen, and then comes into the
committee-room and destroys character with
them. Why didn't he bring the book itself?
Mr.. COlfaN has demanded the book; but it is not
forthcoming. Why not?-Wash. Cor Iadepen-
dent.
NAVAL CHANGEs.-PaymasterR ufus Parks
ordered to the navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H.,
on the LIST April next; Passed Assistant Pay
master j. Bayard Redfield to the MOnocacy,
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Acting Sailmaker Garrett Van Mater to the
Juniata; Passed Assistant Paymaster C. ID.
Mansfield detached from the Monocacy on re-
porting of his relief, and ordered to return to
the United States.
THE DISTRICT IN CoNsRRss.-Mr. A. r.
Shepherd was before the House judiciary com
mittee this morning in reference to the resolu-
ton instructing the appropriation committee to
report in one OF the general appropriation bills
an amount sufficient to pay the proportion of
the Federal government for improving streets
and avenues in the city Of Washington. The
committee agreed to recommend to the appro-
priatiOn committee that such action be taken.
SENATOR CALDWELL read statement before
the Senate committee on privileges and elections
this morning, denying the charges made against
him. He acknowledged having paid ordinary
election expenses for printing, &c, but en-
phatically denied having offered, or authorized
any one to offer in his behalf, brides to any
member or members of the Kansas legislature.
At the conclusion of his statement the commit
tee went into executive session. All of the tes-
timony Is now in.
Mr.. JOSEPH b. STEWART sent a communica-
ton to the House of Representatives to-day in
closing an amended report Of his examination
before Mr.. Wilson's special committee last
week; asking that he be discharged from Gus
toby; that the facts in his be referred to the
judiciary committee; and that if Mr.. Wilson's
committee continue to examine witnesses with
ia ,.l nl,n- ,aSn
he be allowed to appear before the committed
and defend himself.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AppRopRIA-
TIoNs this morning heard the statement of ex-
Gov. Seymour, of New York, relative to Con-
gressiOnal aid for prison reform, Gov. Seymour
having been appointed by the recent congress i'm
no ana. snd c9
railroad men were before the committee in
reference to clause in the postal appropriation
mails The latter oppose that part Of the bill
and want the matter left discretionary with the
Postmaster General, as heretofore.
PERsoNAL.-It Was bad enough for Miss
Dodge (Gail Hamilton) to be sick for month
with lung fever. She ought certainly to be ex-
cused, on account of her sufferings, from a
suspicion of varioloid but we observe some
distant papers are reporting that she is Just re-
covering from the latter disease. We are able
to report authOritatively that the nearest she
ever came to that undesirable form of human
III was In a thorough vaccination, which up to
this time has been q most efficient protection
against anything worse In that line. The lady
is in excellent health, and is spending the win
ter with her cousin, Mrs. Blaine.
SHORT SrEEcH BY GEN. GRANT-Presi
dent Grant was at the Capitol yesterday, and
during his visit inspected the models for the
statue Of Admiral Farragut in the lower corri-
dor Of the Senate. He viewed all Of the models
grouped In the corridor in silence, but with APP
parent care and interest, and then passed to Che
corner where Miss Winnie Ream's statue of
Farragut 10 placed. After examining it in
tently for some time, he turned to Miss Rsam
and said, ''Miss Ream, that is first rate" He
then took his departure, leaving the little
sculptor in this compliment to her work some
consolation for the vexatious accident which
happened to her model on its way to the Capitol.
SAN JrAS.-There Is nothing known at the
White House relative to the report about the
issuing of an order taking formal possession OF
the island of San Juan. Shortly after the pro-
mitigation OF the decision of the German Fan
9eIed " y. te matter the British
mediately thereafter formal possession was
taken by the United States forces, and the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury issued instructions to its
officials in that neighbOrhood TO extend their
authority over the Island of San Juan. No fur
Their action on the part of this government is
United States undisturbed possession OF the Is
land.
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To ATTEND THE VIENNA ExPosITIoN.-Pay
Director John s. Cunningham, U. s. Navy, is
under orders from the Navy Department to at
tend the great exposition at Vienna, and to re-
port thereon. As commissioner to the Worlds
Fair at London, and as one Of the Jurors at that
exhibition, Col Cunningham acquitted himself
SO well that 1t win be conceded he is the Fright
man In the right place" for the Vienna Expo
sition. At that time, 1t will be remembered,
he rendered the country good service when he
entered tho lists In the columns of the London
TMes, and vfndicated the national fame of
America by setting right the Thunderer of the
Press Npon the question: Of the first ocean steam.
ship. the honor of which that journal had at
tempted to Wrest from America and give to
THE FAnRAeur STAruf-Iaformal Bspec-
ron Of ADdefs nis 4ossing-The Senate and
House committees on public buildings and
grounds held . joint meeting ut 10 O'Clock for
NE purpose Of inspecting the models for statues
of Admiral Farragut now exhibition It the
Capitol, and hearing the claims Of the different
sculptors. At the joint meeting a
letter was read fsslp HOrato Stone withdraw
ing from competition on account of his
to get Ais model in readiness
for exhibition within the specified time. At
n the lower corridor Of the Senate where the |
models are on exhibitie0, and li9ened' for an