Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-19
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL RKvEsuE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1921 1855.
A HEAVY PRESSURE is being brought to bear
upon the President to have Mr.. Hartley, Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury, removed, and
Commissioner Douglass put in his place.
Gov. EDWARD II. McCooK having declined
q renonination as governor of Colorado, the
President to-day sent to the Senate the nomi
nation Of Samuel H. Ebert for that position.
MISS AGNES ETHEL again appeared in the
society drama "Agnes" at Wallis Opera House
last night, and confirmed the favorable i'm
preston made on her first appearance. To-
night she will appear in "Frou Frou."
RESIGNATION OF MINISTER LowE.-The res
ignation Of Frederick T. Lowe, United States
minister to China, has reached the Department
Of State. It is said that his successor will be ap-
pointed from the Pacific coast.
CONSCIENCE MONEY to the amount OF SEQ was
received at the Treasury to-day. Of this sum
$50 came from Baltimorean on account OF
under valuation of taxable property, and $40
from New Yorker.
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION had
under examination yesterday the claims OF Wm
A. Taylor, Of Fairfax county, Va, for over
IS COO, and Samuel Smith, (colored,) Of Alex
Mr.. MORT, the Japanese Minister to the
United States for several years past, left Wash
ingtOn yesterday for japan, his successor hav-
ing been appointed. En- route he will visit the
principal capitals OF Europe.
KUKLUx PARpoNKp.-The President yester-
day pardoned Sherrod Childers and William
Montgomery, of South Carolina, who were
serving out term of Imprisonment at ALBANY,
n. ", on account OF alleged completely in ku-
klux outrages.
AMONG the commissioners appointed vester-
day to the Vienna exposition was Mr. Richard
X. Evans, of Washington, a well-known Jour
nalist, and who also has acquired no little repu-
tation in legal practice in the Federal courts
making patent law specially. His experience
in mechanics in this legal speciality gives par
ticular fitness to his appointment.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. Chas. H. Baldwin is
ordered to command the naval rendezvous, San
Francisco, CAL; Lieuts. George F. wilkins and
Louis V. Housed to the receiving ship Vermont
at New York; Assistant Surgeon Il. Z. Derr to
the naval academy, and Assistant Surgeon T..
r: w Carson to the Mare Island naval hos
pital.
AS TIE DEBATES In THE SENATE have been
prolonged to such an extent it seems to be the
impression that the session will be protracted
until the latter part of next week. number
OF Senators who are anxious to get home are
making arrangements to pair with some of
those WHO VIII remain so as to leave here this
week.
REPORTED INSULTS TO THE WIFE OF SEN
AToR LoGAN.-A telegram from Salt Lake city
yesterday says" The wife OF Senator Logan
was at Provo to-day, arranging for the removal
Of the remains OF her father, Capt. Cunning
ham, when a number OF men gathered arou nj
the house, vOciferously thanking God for the
death of the old captain, and in other WAYS
"A m IN ma
ner."
COMMISSIONER Dor GLASS ExoNERArED.-
The subcommittee on claims OF the House OF
Representatives, to which was referred the in
vestigation of the charges in the New York Sun
Of March 16, 1872, against Commissioner Doug
connection with the defalcatiOn OF his clerk
Julius Degmeir, while Mr.. Douglass was col,
'ector OF internal revenue for the 18th district
Of pennsylvania. presented q report, in the
closing hours of the session, which saws that the
allegations against Mr.. Douglass are in no re-
spect sustained in the slightest degree, and are
there Is nothing tending to the conclusion that
MIR. Douglass is not q high minded, faithful and
honorable public officer.
SENATE CoNFIRMArIoNs.-The Senate con-
frmed the following nominations yesterday:
John GOforth, assistant attorney general, vice
VIM. McMichael, resigned, 10 take effect April
KaeS css9 ss:
preme court, Dakota Territory; A. p. X. SAT-
ford, governor Arizona Territory; Coles Bash
ford, secretary Of Arizona Territory; Frank
Rich, secretary New Mexico, vice Amey, re-
moved; VIM. Michael, United States attorney
for the eastern district Of Pennsylvania; James
p. Lane, United States attorney for Iowa
Chas. Dillingham;, naval officer, New Orleans;
Alexander Sharp, U. 8. marshal for the District
OF Columbia; B. A. BOseman, postmaster,
Charleston, s. c.; John 6. Clark, postmaster,
Savannah, Ga; and number of other post
masters, collectors of revenue and customs,
registers Of the land Office, sc.
THE CALDWELL CAsE.-In the Senate yes
terday, after our report closed, Mr.. Thurman
said not only was Mr.. Caldwell now on trial,
but every member OF this Senate was on trial
ment on the matter before the senate. He INF.
Thurman) had read the evidence in this case
veiy carefully. and In it was found the most
damning proof of corruption. There was the
proof that more than enough members of the
legislature had been bribed to make up the ma
iority OF Mr.. Caldwell. II Senator could not
proof was such as this then the Senate might
as well give up all its power over the acts of it's
members. The proof was convincing that this
gentleman bought his way into the Senate, and
the question is, whether the seats i'm this Senate
are to he made merchandise of. Pending dis
cussiOn the Senate went into executive session,
and then adjourned.
REORGANIZATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE
DIsTRIcTs.-Twelve internal revenue districts
in various parts Of the country were reorgan-
lied by the President and Commissioner Doug
lass yesterday by the promotion OF the assessors
thereof to be collectors, in all but one district,
in which both officers were removed and new
appointments made. The changes are as fol-
lows: Amos T. First, assistant assessor, to be
collector Of the Ath California; X. Fl. Whiting,
assessor, to be collector of the 9Th Illinois; d.
P. johnson, assessor, to be collector ID Ken
lucky; +. s. Hill, assessor. to be collector Of the
4th Kentucky; Hiram RugRles, assessor. to be
collector Of the 4th Maine; r. NJ. Proud. asses
sor, to be collector of the Sd Maryland; j. L.
Murphy, assessor, to be collector of the I'd New
Jersey; Hiram Z: Stelley, assessor of the LIST
North Carolina, VIM. X. Sapp, assistant asses
sor, to be collector Of the 18th ohio; o. B. Glib
son, new appointment, to be collector for che
district Of Oregon; H. G. Hunt, assessor, to be
collector Of the ith Texas, and H. Harnden, as
SCISSOR, to be collector of the I'd Wisconsin.
THE NEW ASSISTANT SEcRETARY OF THE
Senator Sawyer, Of South Car
DINA, the new Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury, was born in Boston, Mass, Dec. u, 1872,
and graduated ut Harvard in 1874. He was
subsequently employed as q teacher in Masea-
chusefts, ard In 1859 accepted an invitation to
heeOu1p DriuciON1 state nOrma1 sHh0n0l