Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-13

rotary Boutwell, was presented with q monster
boquet, from some unknown admirer, this af-
ternoon. 1t is not in the usual form of boquets,
but Is oblong in shape, being about two and a
naif rect long and a foot in width: 1t Is com,
card attached TO it are the words, From the
state Of Texas"
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by Gen. Bah
cock, left for Philadelphia on the early train
this morning. He will return to- morrow morn
ing. He dimes with the Union League club to-
night, but beyond this nothing positive is known
ever, that he goes to Philadelphia to consult
with leading republicans with reference to the
appointment Of MIR. Edmund F. Beale as Sec
retsry Of the Navy, in place Of Secretary Robe.
as minister to Berlin.
NAVAL ORprRs.-Assistant Surgeon W. G.
Farewell ordered to the Philadelphia naval
hospital. The following officers have been de-
tached: Assistant Surgeon j. w. Buell., from the
Sabine and ordered to the Wyoming, per
steamer of ed inst; Assistant Surgeon X. G.
Persons, from the Mare Island navy hospital,
and ordered to store ship Onward; Assistant
Surgeon A. F. Price, from Philadelphia naval
hospital, and ordered to New York naval hos
Pital: First Assistant Engineer James L. vau-
ing orders; First Assistant Engineer Walker d.
smith, from the Boston navy yard and ordered
to the Tallapo0sa. -
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIoNs.-Tho Presi-
dent nominated the following postmasters to-
day "A. E. Blount, Cleveland, Tenn; A. G.
Sharp, Chattanooga, Tenn; Mrs. Julia p. Wool
fork, jackson, Tenn; John ID. Lewis, Pulaski,
81 PAM Frank B. r fesr
toona, Pa; VIM. F. Stair, Hanover, Pa; d. A.
Sackett, Petuiama, Cal; j. z. Benton, Oak
land, Cal; Arthur ID: Downs, wyandotte, Kan;
ter, Council Grove, Kan; r. A. Moseley, Tai
ladega, Ca; Chauncey Harris, Elizabeth, N.
j.; Henry Boyd. White Plains, n. Y; NJ. b.
saSoTa sR M st sstaTss M IA Psssnflf
samuel W. Price, Lexington, Ky; Benjamin.
Win I: Msnnans, Newport, Ky; B: H. Crapster, Shell
A. b: Hilpp, Lebanon, Ky; John J. Kamin,
Fort Wayne, Ind. John b 'Tyer, Wabash Ind:
H. NJ. RedingtOn, Elyria, Ohio; Thos. w. Col
lier, CoshOctOn, Ohio; A. B. Clark, Newark,
Ohio; Henry Stevenson, Greenville, Ohio.
THE RAILROAD COMPANIES AND THE POSTAL
SERvICE.-While the Post Office appropriation
bill was before the AID Congress the presidents
of certain leading railroad companies submitted
to the committees of the two Houses a paper, in
the form OF a notice to the Postmaster General,
that unless the companies were paid for trans
the rate of forty cents per eight-wheel car per
mile run, and at proportional rate for portions
OF cars occupied for railway post Offices, and
two cents per mile for post office agents riding
in passenger cars, the companies could not con-
sent to provide and run railway post Office cars
after the LIST day of April next, but would re-
such cars were run. Since the passage of the
bill the Postmaster General has been summoned
BY the president of the Philadelphia, Whining
0 0R an the %
above mentioned The Postmaster General has
Just replied, citing from the act approved
msren ~ s, the paf;agaPh authorizing the
ION a route carrying the weight of mails shown
in the latest returns from the Pennsylya nia
railroad route, ,4o1, between Philadelphia and
Pittsburg, say twenty-nine thousand pounds
per day, and providing Q double daily line of
railway post Office cars OF the larg est dimen-
sions, the rate under this law would be 5000 per
mile per annum, an excess Of R225 per mile per
annum, or sixty per cent. over the maximum
compensation ls315 per mile l,er annum) here
tofore allowed by la :; This answer of the
ing OF the Eastern Railroad Association, to con-
vene in New York to-day. :. Gfaf : :
The New Senate Committees. n
THE COMPLETE LIST AS REooNsTRUCrED
YESTERDAY. ~
In the Senate, yesterday, on motion OF Mr..
Anthony, the standing committees we're elected
Privileges and Eiections-Messrs Morton, Car
Renter, Logan. Alcorn, Mitchell, Anthony,
Bayar yard Hs milton tMdl
Frelnghuyseh, Conklng, Hamlin, Howe,
Pinanee-Messrs. Sherman. Morrill, (vt.),
%ppropfisacnseMessrs. NORTH HiyaMsa ames
sPragne, WINDOW, West, Stevenson, Sargent,
Al1sOn, Davis. t-I..t- =
Buckingham, Conkling, Mitchell, Gordon,
Davis. d. ,s..- = = -. r-...-I :. = :
On Manufactures - Messrs. Robertson.
sp%rague, Gilbert Gilbert, JSh Johnston Fenton:
ertsOn, Lewis, Dennis, McCreery. = .,se
Spence; Si:Ssoa X.S!sisa. ksiisy; ssass%;
rill lMe.h Sargent, Conoyer, Stockton, Nor
Judicisry-Messrs. Edmunds, Conkling, Car
penterSFrelinghuysen Wright, Thurman, Ste
On Post Offices and Post Roads-Messrs. RAM
sey, Hamlin, Ferry mich, Flanagan, Dorsey,
On Public Lands Messrs. Sprague, Window,
Stewart, Pratt, Oglesby, wadleigh, Casserly,
On Private Land Claims-Messrs. Thurman.
Ferry Comm, Caldwell, Bayard, Bogy.
On Indian Afairs-Messrs. Buckingham,
Caldwell, Allison, Oglesby, Sherman, Steven
On Pensions-Messfs Pratt, Ferry Conn.,,
0glesby, Dorsey, ingalls,, Hamilton (Texas),
;, On RsvO!ut.Onary Claims-Messrs; Brown
On C1aims-Messrs. Scott, Pratt, Boreman
Wright, Mitchell, Dennis, Merrimon.
District of COlumbia-Messrs. Lewis, Spencer,
Jones, Robertson, Hitchcock, Ferry Of Michi-
On PatentsEMessrs. Ferry of Conn, Win
dom, WadleiGh, Hamilton Of Md, Johnston.
Morrill, Of w., Gilbert, Cameron, stockton,
ON Territories Boreman, Hitchcock,
CrSgt1. Clayton, Patterson, Cooper; Upton.
Pomeroy, Hitchcock, Cragin, Howe, Freling-
huysen, Cooper, Hamilton of Texas, Ransom.
On Mines and Mining-Messrs:, Hamlin,
Kallx Ill