Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-06

o. wednesday OF next week.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES on Foreign RaIs-
tiors will hold lis first regular meeting Tues
day newt.
TIE SENATE Transportation COMMITTEES will
leave Washington on its southern trip aoo1t
the 18th instant.
CAPT. THOMAS PATTrsos reports TO the
Navy department the arrival of the c. s. 5.
Riebmend, under his command, at San Fran
cisco, forty days from Valparaiso.
TIE NAVY DEPARTMENT received a tele-
gram TO- day stating that the iron clad steamer
Manhattan left Wilmington at o'clock this
morning for Key West.
THE NOMINATION of Elihu a. the next repub-
hcan candidate for the Presidency deesn rever-
berate 90 much rs IL might. The atmosphere is
too foggy.-Bosion Post.
SPECIAL ORDERS from the War department
of the Sd instant extend four months the sick
leave of Major Elisha II. Ludington, assistant
inspector general, and given him permission to
60 beyond sea.
TIE SENATE Committee on Privileges aud
Elections, of which Mr.. Morton is chairman.
met to-day and took up the credentials of the
Louisiana contestants, Messrs. McMillen and
Pinchback. Senator West appeared as counsel
for Pinchbac McNillen defends his own case.
NAVAL OEDERs.-Lieut Commander C.
York. Detached: Master \. G. Paul has
ported hiS return home. having been detached
from the Saco, Asiatic Station, the ID ulti-
mo, and has been placed on waiting orders.
SPEAKER BLAINE. when the committee on
mileage was announced yesterday, said that
although mileage to members had been abol-
ished. nevertheless they were allowed their
travelling expenses, and IL to dit the ac-
counts ari-iDg ont of the latter payments that
be deemed IL necessary TO have such a commit
tee.
Born Houses OF CoNG REss having adjourn
eduntil Monday, Senators and Representatives
were as thick as bees to-day ia the Executive
departments. Among those who called upon
President Grant were Speaker Blaine. Senators
Hsmlin. Ramsey, Foreman, West, Carpenter,
Ames, Robertson. and Gilbert, and Messrs.
kiiiinger, Farwen, Tremaine, Kelly, Wallace,
and the entire Missouri delegation in Congress.
TEE PENITENTs.-Upwards of fifty Repre-
stntStives and a dozen Senators have signifed
an intention to write speeches on the repeal of
the salary bill. A meeting of the House Special
Committee on the subject was held yesterday,
bat no bill was agreed upon 20 be reported. The
committee directed their chairman to ask for
o-der TO have all the bills introduced on the
subject printed that they may have them
regularly before them, and from whctthey
hope TO be able TO agree upon bill which viii
meet the unanimous support of the committee.
PERsn~AL.-Mrs. Harriet Beecher stowe
now in Washington, is on her way TO her winter
home on the st. Johns river, Florida. Sen
stor Norwood, Of Georgia. has arrived in this
city. The widow of Hon. James Brooks
sailed for Europe last week with her daughter.
Mrs. Brooks is not in the best of health, ami
seeks genial climate in which to pass the
winter. Mr.. and Mrs. GOuveFnear Morris,
nee CaInes, will spend part OF the winter sea-
son in Washington. e. a. Upton and wife.
Mas; Rev. Chas. NJ. Dupey. Philadelphia; and
y. e. Anthony and wife, r. l., are at Wizards
Thomas 5. Scott, the railroad king, is in
town.
No DUTiES ON CENTENNIAL GO0Ds.-SscrC-
tary Richardson has written a lett I 70 Gen. !.
r. Hawley, president Of the L. 5. Centennial
Commission, informing him that goods brought
into the United States Of either OF the ports OF
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
Portland, Me-, Port Huron, New Orleans. or
san Francisco, intended for exhibition at the
International Exposition, to be held In Phila-
delphia in 1S1e, will be allowed TO go forward
TO such exposition building, under proper super
vision of custom house off GERS. without exsni-
nation at such ports of original entry, and at
the close of the exposition will be allowed TO 60
forward from the port from which they are TO
be exported No duties will be levied upon
such 2ooos unless entered for consumption i'll
the United States.
The LATE FIRE IN THE POSTAL CARD MAN
UFACToRY.-Mr. T.. ". Barber, Third Assist
ant Postmaster General, to-day received o letter
from special posta! card agent Tyner, at Spring
he!d, Mass, in which he speaks of the tire yes
terday morning follows Sc am unable to
get any satisfactory ideas as to when we can
begin manufacturing postal cards. The regis
try department is completely burned out, with
most of the fixtures ard furniture contained
therein. The vault proved TO be of great ser
vice, having prevented the tire from reaching
ihe postal card mnanuiastory: Up to yestsIdsy
morning we had stored in the vault 2,6jjOC0
cards, and with yesterday s work to be added
luclUding the cards in sheet. uncut the amount
on hand would reach , 900 600. But the water
was poured on the vault 50 as 10 DESTROY prob
ably one-quarter OF the cards on hand. The fire
Snehaitd, ~ IS supposed, in the engine room,
a trsaN laz
The TOBACCO AND WHEAT CRoPs-The
report OF the Department of Agriculture for
November ard December make the Tobacco
crop six per cent less III yield than last wear
The CROP Is IN the best condition in Counectlcut
ali the New England tobacco raising states tax
ing precedence OF Virginia in that respect as
does always Maryland. The average product
OF potatoes Is fifteen per cent less than last
year The hay crop is about half millions OF
tons less, last years crop being not far from
twenty -four million tons. An ANALYSIS of the
Official returns for fifteen years show that the
UnIttd States furnished the largest supply of
wheat 70 Great Britain of any other country
the proportion being twentyseven per cent.
~hih the proportion for Russia, which has been
snI Posea 70 be the largest contributor, Is but
tMehIy.Iour cent The greater portion OF the
rest OF the supply has been contributed Inv Ger
many, France, and British America leaving
put si4teen per cent. to all other sources of sun
ply. This year France. instead of exportlnr
viii have TO import wheat for herself.
The SPANISH CONFERENCE.-THE the rov-
erbment Is in receipt OF any alarming intelIi-
gence regarding our Spanish complications il
does not divulge the fact. II Is a matter Of fac,
that the yirginius was to have been delivered
mp day before yesterday, but delay was granted
and is now tolerated by this government SOLELY
on account Of the agitated state of the public
mind in Havana IL is understood that the
spanish government requested our government
10 delay the surrender Of the Virginius aud
transfer the vessel TO the custody OF a neutral
power, and In the meantime have her
status defined by q mixed court and ii sach
tribunal decided that she was not a
ietsi capture she would be at once surrend cred
ss,i tne United States authorities. This propo-
s ssueh was submitted to the Cabinet YESTERDAY.
80. e.oI'ed, and unanimously declined Last
nnsn, 90 IL flsh notified tie CASTELAR, govern
cede 10 tbsir ei n CT this government to ac-
iSni,sS S men request; and, further, that the
n. .eu states insisted upon tie terms Of fhe
fio'oeo. without modification
A.. ShkEsCk WITH sECRFrtryr FISH
an me refusal to sccede 10 the request of
Issty hn. aSaon OF me Administration was not