Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-18

REPRESENTATIVES, II. II. STARKwEATHER
was last week nominated Tor reelection TO Con-
gress from the Sd (Connecticut) Congressional
district by the republican convention.
TIE MASSACHUSETTS SENAToRsHfP.-The
Massachusetts house of delegates yesterday laid
over resolution to go into the election of a
Cnited States Senator day.
PRESIDENTIAL SoxINArIoss.-The Presi-
dent yesterday nominated to the Senate, Com
modore s. III. Scott to be rear admiral; X. F. f.
Upton TO be master in the navy, and a large
number of midshipmen to be ensigns.
SENATOR-ELECT BOeY sent a memorial to the
Missouri house of delegates yesterday, asking
that the Senatorial bribery investigation be re-
opened, and promising to aid in the CLOSEST
scrutiny of his own acts in connection with the
election. ft.t tt.
ANOTHER NEW PLANET was discovered last
night, February II, by DIR. c. II. Peters, OF
Clinton, n. Y, at 10 hours. no minutes, right
ascension aIfi north 13o; forty minutes of de
clinatiOn, rapid motion north eleventh magui-
tude.
THE CLAIM OF Mrs. DAHLGREN.-The House
committee on naval affairs this morning agreed
to allow the widow of the late Admiral Dahl
gren to 60 before the court of claims to be com
pensated for her husbands patents to the
amount of s.5,OOd She claimed $50, 900, hut
the committee cut it down to the above amount.
JuDeE WILSON, chairman of credit mobilier
committee No. is hard at work on the report
of the committee, which will be made to- NOR
row or next day. Should any of the witnesses
who have been summoned to appear come be-
fore the committee tomorrow their evidence
viii be taken, but il is not supposed ii will ma
terially affect the report.
COMMISSIONER OF PENsIoNs.-In a letter
from Augusta, Me-, to the Biddeford Journal
Hon. j. G. Butler, a member of the Senate OF
that state, writes: al have IL fresh from Wash
lngton that at the close of this session Governor
Perham viii resign to accept the position or
commissioner of pensions, which will be ten
dered him, IA position he has long desired. In
that case Hon. John b. Foster, OF Bangor row
president Oh the senate, will be Governor"
THERE WAS LARGE CROWD of visitors at
the White House this morning, many of them
strangers, who merely came to paw their re-
sPeets to the President, and have a look through
the rlckety old mansion in which the American
people compel their Chief Magistrate to reside
Senators Cameron, Scott, EdmuHds Logan
Spencer and Lewis, Representatives Plat and
roster had interviews with the President pre-
vlous 10 the meeting OF the Cabinet; also, Mr.
and Mrs. David Golbraith. Mr.. and Miss Daka-
fal, of Boston, and Rev. NJ. l.. Foster, OF Ralti-
more.
The POLAND CoMNIrTEE.-No document of
ninety eight pages was ever listened to
with such breathless Interest as the
report of the Poland committee by the
mouse to-day. Cakes Ames occupied a front
seat and stood the concentrated gaze prettv
stoicaily He smiled when the report bore hard
est on him. Mr.. Brooks, emaeisted and paIlid
from illness, looked the picture OF death. but
as calm in manner.
The other members most Immediately inter-
ested showed signs Of deep feeling, and of cor
responding relief when the portions of the re-
port in which their names occurred was over
with.
PERsoNAL.-Senator-e1ee Oglesby, of H.,
has engaged apartments at Wizards, and will
spend some time in Washington after the New
Hampshire campaign. -. Delega HOOPER.
OF Utah, received a telegram this morning
Utah last night for Salt Lake City. :. Hons.
Felix X. Brunot, .Geo.s II. Stuart, of Phila-
delPhia; Nathan Bishop, LII D., New York,
Board OF Indian Commissioners, are at the
Arlington, On business connected with the
Indian service 80. Hon. VIM WEIGH of Phil
adelphia, is at the Arlington. He is In the city
ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASE or
MR.coLFAx.-Cpon a further examination of
the account ofzvice President Colfax i'm the
First National Bank In this city it was discoy-
cred that IN addition to the deposit testified to
by Mr.. COlfax of June I'D, 1868 as the proceeds
OF 81 600 note given him by George F. Nesbitt,
OF New York, another deposit on the 18th OF
july, included draft of 81 200 from George F.
Nesbitt, of New York. Mr.. COlfax upon learn
ing this fact last evening addressed a note to
testimony on Tuesday last he forgot entirely to
mention that he received a 81 ,006 draft FROM
ny. Nesbitt on July 18th I'm addition to his
$1,000 contribution previously mentioned.
THE MAN Who "PUr UP THE .JoBn OF
SENATOR PoNEPoY-AlexanderM III. York who
appears as the principal witness against Sena-
tor Pomeroy, is q man rather under medium
h<2lcr f1fS 1ssxhf hf.fl
forty five years Of age. In complexion he il
quite dark. He has black hair and blue eyes,
and wears full, but rather short and thin
lar, and when he smiles he displays his upper
front teeth. HIS eyes are somewhat sunken
and when he is interested, become considerably
gentleman, and, phrenoOgically speaking, il a
.nong-headed man" In the committee room
to-day he seemed to be entirely at his ease.
NAVAL CHANeEs.-Capt- Homer C. Blake.
detached from the command Of the Alaska, and
placed on waiting orders. Lieut.. Com. c. NJ
Chester; Lieuts- Chas- H. Rockwell, ID. f. Jones'
A s Snow and Geo. +. wilkins; Masters Chas
J.. Roosevelt and Jesse b. Smith; Surgeon John
n. Clark, Assistant Surgeon s. W. Lafta, Chief
Engineer Chas. T.. de Vain. First Assistant En-
nne, J1 eors. LOVE- Te nS Alex
Howell, from the Alaska, and placed on waiting
orders. Paymaster Frank Clarke, from the
AIaska, ana OruereQ 20 settle his accounts.
Medical Inspector Edward Shipper, from the
wabash, in consequence Of ill-health, and
placed on waiting orders.
The WAYS AND MEANS INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. John T. Denny, formerly president Of the
New York Stock Exchange, but at present
chairman of the law committee of the Ex-
change, and Mr.. q. v. Wright, Of the Law com
mittee, gave their evidence before the ways
AMI means committee to-day I'm reference to the
charges against Judge Sherman and George o.
Bassett, clerk OF the committee. They testified
that on the Recommendation of Mr.. Lockwood
senior, the law committee made a verbal ar,
rangement by which Judge sherman was to
receive not exceeding 900 In the event Of
his accomplishing the removal of the tax on
borrowed capital i'm the hands Of brokers' In
February, 1872, finding Judge sherman had
done nothing, the law Committee rescinded the
resolution employing him. and engaged MI
Colgate to attend 10 the same business. II
The Cleveland Herald gives q synopsis OF .
novel which 4 10 be pubfished by Boston firm
about the middle Of this month. It's author,
Hon. A G. Riddle, formerly or Cleveland, noS
of this city, has followed the example Of more
distinguished statesmen abroad, and put aside
his Law books to write q tale Of love. The scenes
are laid in the Western Reserve, and the story
is dated back some forty years. II Is of a very
local character. the hero, Barb kidgly, being
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