Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-29


source to-day were $3.50, 1850.
PREPARATIONS are being made at the White
House to-day for the second grand levee Of the
President, which takes place this evening from
eight to ten p. m.
DrTAcHKD.-By direction Of the President
LIST Lieut.. Edmund L. Zalinski, 5th artillery, has
been detailed a. professor Of military science
and tactics at the Massachusetts, institute of
technology, Boston.
NEW HAVEN PAPER wants 10 have the
Alaska fur seal company Investigated. Mr..
Haven Of New London Is heavy stockholder
in the Alaska fur seal company. See it?-
Springfield Republican.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS
The House committee on appropriations have
agreed TO insert an appropriation Of s165 900 for
the Improvement Of the grounds around the
Capitol building, the purchase Of which was
provided for last year.
TIE NOMINATION of James L. Benedict,
special deputy surveyor OF the port Of New
York, to be surveyor Of that port, is another in
dicatiOn that the President intends TO adhere to
the rules of the civil service in making appoint
meuts hereafter.
The KANSAS SKNAroRsH1P.-The Kansa.
Legislature failed to elect . United States Sen
ator yesterday. S. c. POmeroy received ten
votes In the senate and forty in the house. The
senate has authorized an Investigation Of the
charges against Senator Pomeroy.
AT THE WHITE HousR-There was an uh-
usually large number Of visitors at the White
House to-day. Among those who saw the Pres
ident were Senators Caldwell, Cameron Robert
son, Sawyer and Alcorn; Representatives Neg
ley, Maynard and Rainey, and the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
NAVAL CHANeEs.-Surgeon A. A. Hochling,
1nAa .1,AJH - - RI
and ordered to the Juniata, 5th February;
Assistant Surgeon B. F. Rogers from the Talla-
pOosa and ordered to the Jumata, 5th February;
Assistant Surgeon John G.. Wise from the navy
yard, Norfolk, and ordered to the TallapoOsa.
PROTECTION AGAINST THE Cold AT THE
NORTHwgsr.-A War Department order issued
to-day authorizes the issue of the blanket-lined
overcOat, buffalo overshOes, and wooden nit
tens at Forts , BTd (! Sanders, Fred: Steele
Sidney Barracks, Nebraska.
THE CIVIL SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD was
in session yesterday, and had three hours in
teryiew with the President in regard to mod
i1ication of details in the rules, which will prob
ably be made on the reasse milling of the board
which will occur about the Goth of February.
MI Curtis, the chairman, left for New York
this morning.
THE sOUTHERs CLAIMS COMMISSION Yesterday
tooA ~duitioudi tSsIfIOny III support Vi tue 10y
atty Of Judge Martin, Of Alabama Sixth Auditor
| Of the Treasury, who has a small claim for
property taken by the Union army; also, In the
case Of Alfred W. Gardiner, of Charles county,
Maryland, who makes claim for the valte of
the steamer Gypsy, alleged to have been seized
for government uses in the early part Of the war
at Alexandria, Virginia.
TIE NEW SYNDICATE have had meetings in
New York and London, and decided to make
one tsue, simultaneously in Europe and Amer
ica, Of the whole three hundred millions Of the
hve per cent. fund as soon as the preliminary
arrangements can be made in accordance with
the European custom. The books will remain
open for subscription for only q very few days.
The new fves are reported to have advanced
m London above par in gold, being quoted at
81.
FREE BANKING AND SPECIE PAYMKNr.-Mr.
Waldron offered a resolution yesterday, which
was adopted by the banking and currency COM
mittee, directing the sub-comm1otee ON specie
payments to report bill to the committee en-
bodying the following points First, the re-
second, authorizing the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to issue bonds, at rate of interest not ex-
ceeding six per cent In gold, which shall be re-
deemable in coin, and third, free banking, on
the basis OF the national currency act, after
July I, 1874.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALS ANNUAL RE-
PORT--A PKNITENTIARY FOR THIS DISTRICT
RECOMMByDED. - Attorney General Williams
to-day transmitted to Congress his annual re port
The report Is mainly statistical. The following
recommendation Is made: " The building of a
penitentiary in connection with the new Jail,
which Is now being erected In this District, TO
which not only the persons convicted IN the
other courts Of the United states within a con-
vent distance and where there are no suitable
| places fort confinement
PERsoNAL.-Senator Wilson and Vice Presi-
dent Collar addressed the Young Mems Chris
tan Association Of Philadelphia last night.
George Francis Train has been summoned
committee as a witness. First Assistant
Postmaster General Marshal has been called
home ON account of death In his family.
floor of the Senate yesterday. and Was cordially
received by the Senators '".Ex-Gov. Thomas
w. Sauer has been appointed first-class clerk
In the War department
INCREAsEoB SALARIEs.-The House judiciary
committee have agreed to report a bill increas-
ing salaries as follows The President, $50, 900:
the
tees of the supreme court, e10 ,000 the Speaker,
$4,000; members of both houses of Congress
$500: The bin sbolishss al payments for
that members shall be entitled only to such
amounts as they may state under oath they
have incurred as expenses geing and coming
TIE HoNBsTEsr MAN IN THE HoUsE.-s.Sup-
posing they should expel you, Mr.. Ames?''
asked one Of his friends. Expel me, sir! expel
me'' exclaimed old Hoax, what do you mean,
sir? Expel the hOnestest man in the House!
Pshaw, they won't do IL, sir ;" and he put his
hand into his side pocket to see il the old alet
was still safe The impression prevails among
leading members Of the House that Hoax IS
right If arraigned be Will ask the members
whose hands are clean Of Jobs to cast the first
vote No one knows how many pledges the old
pawnbrOker has got, and sure as fate Uncle
Aoax will discover s'thet memoir andum book il
he is pressed too hard.-Nep York Herald's
Special.
IMPORTANT BILL RELATIVE TO SAVINGS
BANKs-Senator Scott, from the committee on
curing Al savings banks and trust CON anies,
@eaafzed q claiming TO act under amy act of
Congress, to make to tho controller Of the eur
rency and pablish all the reports which national
banking assoclAti0us sre required to make by
existing laws. It further provides that savings
banks and trust companies In the District Of
Columbia, created By special Or other acts Of
Congress, hall be subject 10 al the provisions
OF the curPeucY act and repo0ln the exemutiOu