Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-15

Treasurers of;ce is vacant, and will be filled by
a competitive examination. The position is
worth 8, eco year.
Tine BosroN FIRE.-Geh. Butler and Richard
5. SpofoFd were before the ways and means
committee this morning, and argued in favor OF
having the duties RENTED on goods in bond de-
stroyed by the fire in Boston.
AT THE WHITE HoUsK.-There were large
number Of visitors at tire White House this
morning, mostly to pay their respects TO the
PRESIDENT. Senators Cameron, Pratt, Scott,
Nye and Wilson, and numbsr OF Representa-
tiyes saw the President in the forenoon.
TIE TELEGRAM (mentioned in yesterdays
starr purporting to have been sent by the
Governor Of Arkansas to the President request
ing the withdrawal of troops from the Cherokee
neutral lands, has not reached the President.
When the request is officially made, the troops
viii he promptly withdrawn.
GOVERNMENT COUNSEL IN THE CREDIT Mo-
BILrER CAsE--The President has appointed
Stanley Matthews and A. F. Perry, OF Ohio, as
counsel for the government i'm the credit M.
bilier trials. Mr. Mathews declines, however.
in consequence OF previous binding engage
ments he has made, and this will neces5itate tie
appointment Of another in his place.
THE ARKANSAS SESAToRsHIp. Both
Houses Of the Arkansas legislature voted for
United States Senator yesterday without choice.
The vote stood: S. w. Dorsey, 80; Thomas NJ.
Bowen, p; o. p. Snyder, Z; A. H.. Garland,
democrat, "a. The democrats think enough re-
publicans viii come TO the support of Garland
TO elect him.
NAVY CHANeEs.-Iieut. Commander F. III.
Sheppard, ordered to the navy-yard Pensacola,
Fla. Chief Engineer j. b. KimbaIl, as inspec-
tor of machinery afoat at Norfolk, Va. Lieut..
X. r.. Iiney Is detached from temporary duty ut
Washington and ordered to the hy.lYogralhic
office. Lieut.. HOratio r. Wilson. from the Com
steliation and ordered to the Guard on the 2OtA
inst.
Born THE LOUISIANA IEsIsLATuREs ELECT
ING UNITED STATES SESAToEs.-The Kellogg
legislature OF Louisiana yesterday elected Pinch
back United States Senator. The fusion legis-
lature elected GenI w. l.. Mcmillan to the
Senate to succeed Kellogg. ballot was taken
for the long term, commencing March 4. Gov
ernor Warmoth received nine votes in the
Senate and eighteen in the House, the largest
cast for any one candidate. The legislature
VIII ballot each day until a result is reached
THE New York Herald OF yesterday published
a graphic fve-column account of the Stanley
dinner, and the puzzle is how Preston managed
TO get up the admirable report, as nobody saw
him taking notes. The Herald ettitorially saws
OF the banquet, that Since Mr.. Stanley,s
return to England from his Herald African mis-
sion he has scarcely received q compliment
among the numerous h0nors showered upon
pa to y 40 20 oy a. .na Of Ss
own profession"
THE CREDIT SopLlEk INvEsTIe. TON COM
MITTEE, of which Judge Poland is chairman,
viii probably close its lab0rs this week. All OF
the evidence offered by Colonel McComb has
been heard, and it seems to be the impression
that but few witnesses will be summoned by
either MIR. Ames or Mr.. Brooks. The latter. Il
will be remembered, asked for several witnesses
TO testify as to other transactions in which Mr..
AcComb was engaged, but such testimony was
excluded.
MYSTERIOUS DoNATIoN.-This afternoon.
when Mr.. Cakes Ames received his mail in the
House OF Representatives, among other enyel-
Opes opened wasone containing 300 in green
backs. but without a line OF writing to indicate
the sender. Mr. Ames remarked that he sup
posed somebody had become conscience strick-
en-, and he pocketed the funds. Mr.. Amos CON
Of some interest just now, and it will probably
start the inquiry, ssWhat was the object OF this
aHeny NOUS donationY''-Speeial to Bait San.
A MINORITY REPORT OF the Senate finance
committee win be submitted to the Senate
to-day, sustaining the view taken by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury as TO his right to issue any
and all Of the $1,000 geo legal tenders claimed
matter seems to be clearly defined by several
acts OF Congress, viz: Act OF February, %, 1852,
act OF Judy, II, 1862, ard act Of March 5, 1865,
and also by decision of the Supreme Court, de-
iyered by the Chief Justice himself, who was
Secretary of the Treasury at the time these
acts were passed.
THE INAUGURATION -BALL.-Dr. j. ID.
Barnes, Y. s. A, who is engaged in looking up
suitable quarters for the visiting volunteer MI
itary organizations to this city on the fourth OF
March, says he has discoy ered just the place for
the inauguration ball, without mourning the
expense of a new building. 1t is the large hall
ON the second floorOf the Smithsonian instltu-
ton, 240 long by 60 feet wide, and there is gas
<k. L,-sI n. - n
commodate the dancers. while !, 500 could prom
onade the museum. He suggests other adYan-
tages, and altogether his suggestions seem wor-
thy the attention of tho committee if it will save
s.eJete-the net cost OF temporary building.
PREsnENTIAL NoaIxAnoNs.-The Presi-
dent sent the following nominations to the SEN
ate to- day flames SNOWFALL, surveyor of Gus
toms at Houston, Texas: +. s, Sterling, clerk
OF assay office, Boise City, idaho; Austin Saw
age, collector OF Internal revenue for Idaho;
J? A. Powell, ditto. 1fth district Illinois; u. c.
Baker, of Rhode Island, ~ be captain in Reeve
Postmasters-Stephen Coburn, Showhegan
Me-; j. s. Smith, keeseyfile, n. V; George r.
Dnnning, Champiain, y. Y; Mrs; l.. A. John
Water Valley, Miss; H. X. Smith, Canton,
Miss; PAMELA C. stephens, Springfield, Mo-;
James 4. Campbell, Fulton, No; Thomas p.
iowa; NJ. A. Breeder, Santa Ee, New Mexico
THE CALDWELL IsvEsTIeArrox.-Thets sti-
iaony before the Caldwell Investigating coms
reittee yesterday. was similar to that OF Monday
One witness, H. s. Wood, member Of the Kan
sas legislature, testified that he had been Of
ferred g, 900 to vote for Caldwell; that subse-
quentiy he was promised g, 600 and a handsome
saddle horse il he would yutsfor sydney Clarke,
Texan steex, and ena not u asem1kfet; wienI
know" Mr.; Wool inltker testified llat then