Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-28

AT THE CABINET MEETING to-day all the
members were present Only routine business
was transacted.
THE NAVAL CADETS CoMING.--The question
of allowing the naval cadets to participate in
the inaugural ceremonies on the 4th of March
next has been settled in favor Of their coming.
THERE WERE FEW VISITORS at the White
House to-day. Among those who saw the Pres
ident were Senators Alcorn, Nye and Conkling;
Col. Deems, of Ca; F. w. Palmer, Of Iowa,
and John w. Foster, of Ind. 20
APPOINTMENTS In THE PATENT OFFICE
Mr.. Thomas r. Young has been appointed to a
fourth-class clerkship, and s. NJ. Poole to a
third-class clerkship, in the Patent Office, TO
take effect February.
Mr.. JOHN. 8. DKLANO, chief clerk of the
Department Of the Interior, is we regret 70
hear, Is confined to his bed by an attack of pneu-
monia, resulting from a severe cold with which
he has been afflicted for several days past.
dent sent the following nominations to the Sem
Of customs for port of New York; BENJAMIN F.
Flanders, treasurer branch mint and assistant
u. 8. treasurer, New Orleans, La; Willie Chap
man, collector Of customs for Alaska territory.
EXTREME COLD IN THE NoRTHwEsr.-The
signal office reports the following extremely low
temperature this morning:
Breckenridge, Mimi, 35s; Duluth, Mimi, go;
Marquette, Mich, 23s; Keokuk, Iowa, 12";; st.
Michigan, So; st. Louis, Mo-. 81. All below zero.
A PEG HIGHER.-The following promotions
have been made in the third auditors office:
Joseph b. Fowler to third class, and Thomas G.
Rich, z; T. Carpenter, Joseph G. Lewis, W: W.
White, w. j. p. Clark, j. A. Renshaw, w. III.
Lawrence, X. SchOrn, b. +. Schwartz, and Levi
Alden to second class.
GEN. MCMILLAN elected U. 8. Senator from
Louisiana by the fusion (warmoth) legislature
was examined at considerable length to-day by
theSenate committee OH privileges and elections,
relative to the organization of the two bodies
each of which claims TO be the regular and leg;-
innate legislature. No new facts of interest in
connection with the election were ELECTED.
NAVAL CHAyaEs.-I.ieut. James ID. j. Kelley
ordered to the Frolc; Master Karl Rohrer and
Ensign Nathan Sargent, jr., to the Constellation;
Chief Engineer b. Noyes, First Assistant Engi
Iieer b. +. Wood, and Second Assistant Ensi-
neer H. f. Rhodes to the Juniata, 9Th Feb
ruary next; First Assistant Engineer Hiram
Parker to the navy yard, Philadelphia, vice
First Assistant Engineer John Seat, detached
and placed on waiting orders.
PLAN FOR RENopELISG THE House OF REP
REsENTATIyEs HALL-At a recent meeting Of
the House committee on public buildings aud
grounds General Butler gave his views on the
subject Of enlarging the hall of Representatives
and improving its ventilation. He urged that
the hall be extended to the south, to include
the corridor in the rear of the Speakers desk,
and using the present Speakers room as a retir
ing room for members. He also proposed to
reverse the Speakers chair, SO that members
shall face to the north instead Of to the SOUTH as
at present, and he objected to the fretwork and
iron over the members heads, and to the manner
Of lighting the hall; also, the heating and venti-
lation. Mr.. Clark, the architect of the Capitol,
was directed TO prepare plans in accordance
with General Buffers ideas, and to report to
subsequent meeting, when the subject will be
continued.
NATIVE WINEs.-Some time since a delega-
dOn OF California wine merchants called upon
Secretary Boutwell, to argue against the de-
cision of the commissioner of internal revenue
relative to taxing certain wines to which any
foreign substance had been added after the
regular process Of manufacture. The Seere-
taTy promised to take the matter under conside-
ration. After a lengthy consultation between
the Secretary and Commissioner Douglass the
following was agreed upon and to-day issued
s1sThat, in addition to the wines heretofore
regarded as proper subjects Of taxation, there
grapes grown in the United States, into which
carbonic- acid gas has been injected.
2. A wine is not rendered liable to taxation by
the fact that its manufacture Is commenced in
&l.,
~ ,n.I ~ ada s'n VI ~" nS VINE pa
Tm;fS Sta,as rr.l comd sio aona hrsm., IN.
erceeSna fen ,er cent 31,oef In;rt nna I'm,
GLASS NAV he nsed withoit renderinS the nrn-
duct liable to the tax. -- .a.gf
So much of Circular No. t04 as is at variance
with these rulings is hereby superseded,
The subject is one Of great interest to all wine
dealers anu mahalacInrers.
SENATE CONFERENCE.-The Senate i'm ex-
ecutiye session YESTERDAY confirmed a large
nr,rh.- 90 ,,nr,;n.t;o,s os cons,Is intorn.,
huinoer Vi noniiia'io''S y, ooAsuis, i"'oin"'
revenue, customs, army and navy and revenue
%sIe sss 9oaax,n naa among 'hem
.. Consuls-Alfred Y: Dockery, Of North Caro-
una, at oporIo; wIiiam n; FeanodE, Oh Massa-
cnusetts, al MO Gfande, nrazli riahkhn y.
Ferguson, OF massachusetts, at Santiago, cape
de era ISLANDS.
John F. Dezendorf, appraiser of merchandise
Norfolk, 81,
Army-MaJor Eugene a. Carr 70 De iieuten-
ntcoioneE george a. G0rdon, iate major III
4h cavalry, TO be msJor 5th cavalry,
Napy-Commodore Aiexander M Pennock To
be rear admiral, vice Joseph LanEnan, retired;
Commodore John Il. Worden to he rear admit
raj, vice James A. Winslow, retired: Commodore
George +. Emmons to be rear admiral, vice d.
3, Green, retired; Captains Robert H. Wyman,
George 5. Balch, Thomas IL. Stevens, +. A.
ParkSr. and John Guest 70 be cemWQdores: AMI
nromotions in ali The towar' GRADES h, All ,.can
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