Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-12

tom frauds at Troy, New York.
IT rs THOUGHT that in consequence of the
troubles in Spain, Admiral Alden may perhats
concentrate his feet in Spanish waters.
SENATOR CAssERLY made an argument
against the Goat Island bill, before the Senate
military committee last evening.
s Major CAMERON, who has been under the
wa her for a day or two with a severe cold, has
| recovert d, and is again in his seat in the Senate
A CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION to fill -four
| vacancies in class four, six in class three, and
six in class two Of group A; also for any vacan-
| grades Will be held BY the Treasury Department
examining board on Friday, the aist inst.
SPAIN RIrUBLIc.-Secretary Fish last eve
| mig received the following dispatch from Min
lister Siekles: "At o'clock tonight the Cortes
adopted a republican form of government BY a
vote OF ?5s in the affirmative and 81 in the
| negative"
The NEw JERSEY STAruEs.-A bill has
passed the New Jersey legislature appropriating
an additional FIVE thousand dollars for the
statues OF Richard Stockton and Major General
| Philip kearney, to be contributed BY New
Jersey to the national statuary gallery in the
| national Capitol.
THERE OVERWHELMINGLY FEW VISITORS
at the White House this morning. Among
those who saw the President were Representa-
| tves Shoemaker and Chaffee, and Gen. Bris-
| tow. Gen. Sheridan, Gen. Ingalls, and Col. For
1 sythe, Professor de .Ianon, Of West Point. and
| Judge Reeves, Of Va.
| HEADsroNEs FOR NATIONAL CENETERIEs.-
The Senate military committee met last evening
and referred the amendment to the bill author
izing the Secretary Of War to select from among
the bids for furnishing headstones for national
| GENE teries thai which shall embrace in the
| greatest measure durability, decency, ami
eheapness, to the Secretary Of War for HIS opin-
| ion.
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION Cow
TISUED.-The Senate yesterday passed with
amendment. the House bill providing for the
| continuance OF the southern claims commission
| The amendments of the Senate limit the extern
| ton OF the commission to January l. 1876 in
! stead OF 1877, and provide that no claim be re-
eelved or considered II not presented on or be-
| fore March Sd next.
COUPONS TO BE PAID IL PRESENTED SEPA-
RATELY-The Secretary Of the Treasury di-
reefs that coupons of the two-year notes of 1863
which may hereafter be presented detached
from the notes in violation OF the notice on said
| coupons, that ''this coupon is void IL detached
Of the shal be- paid the sams ss
If the notes and coupons had been presented to-
| gether.
| SENATOR SUMNER was walking about Lafay-
cite square yesterday, looking stronger and
moving much more vigorously than his friends
had reason to hope for. He was leaning upon
the arm Of his physician, j. TabeI johnson,
| who we understand, is Of opinion that il Mr..
Sumner can be induced to keep from excite
ment and remain away from Congress for the
| remainder of the session, he viii be able to en-
ter upon his senatorial duties at the newt session
| with much Of his old vigor. -
| FUNG-wING, a Chinese mandarin of the fifth
class, and who is a graduate OF Yale College,
Vas before the Senate foreign relations commit
/ tee yesterday and made an eloquent speech,
| in perfect English, on the educational interests
people Of that country. He was listened to with
| great attention by the committee. Fung-Wins
seems deeply interested in education, and be-
| lieves that all Orientals who desire to be etiu-
Gated should be sent to the United States instead
of Europe.
The PoMEEOY INvEsTIGATIoN.-The select
committee appointed in the Senate few days
since to investigate the charge Of bribery made
against Senator POmeroy, received q dispatch
IRON Senator Yorke, Of the Kansas legislature
witnesses against POmeroy would leave this
morning for Washington. They will reach
| here on Friday evening or Saturday morning.
when the committee win at once commence til e
investigation. tE "..I
TIE NEwsPAgER FEE EXCHANGE PRIV
lEeEr-A Question has been raised as to whether
! re law abolishing ranking also cuts of the
free newspaper list in the way Of exchanges.
dn I'm H ter.Ssnera Cresweii IN conversation
been officially brought to his attention, but from
| cursOry examination Of the law he should GER
tainly not regard 1T as interfering with the free
| transmission OF newspaper exchanges The act
| distinctly relates TO the Thanking privilege,
words having distinct meaning. -BostoR Globe
1 Special.
The PoNERoY INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
at Topeka, Kansas, examined Governor Osborn
| DIR. Logan, and W. T. Down yesterday. Cover
nor Osborn testified that he took no part what
Outstanding OF any kind with any candidate in
relation thereto. DIR. Logan swore that he
made his canvass for himself alone, and had no
arrangement with PomerOy whereby he was to
| withdraw in the latter's favor. DR.. Downs testi-
fed that he knew nothing OF the use Of money by
Pomeroy, and that he (Dawson) never paid
$1,000 or any other sum to Edward Clarke or
anybody else for Pomeroy.
THE REMAINS OF Commander j. W. Shirk,
late of the United States navy, who died of
pneumonia at his residence, on street, day be-
fore Yesterday, were this morning sent to Erie,
| "a, Tor interment. There was no formal fune-
raj services at the house, but there we're pre-
t ,na aige M, number Of naval officers to take
dores Wyman and Almy, Commodore Kane,
Pay Director Beggs, Lieut.. Commander Green,
the army. Commanders Breese, johnson Tay-
| Tor, and Beardsley, and Lieut.. Commanders
Gorringe and Cogland acted as pail bearers.
The LOUISIANA MUDpLE.-Mr. 8. B. Pack
ard was recalled by the Senate committee on
privileges and elections yesterday, and continued
his testimony relative to the late election in
| Louisiana, and the organisation Of the legisla-
lures. He was sharply cross-examined by Gov.
Warm0th, Who endeayored to show that the
decision Of Judge Durell In favor of the kellogg
government was the result Of an arrangement
| between Durell and others, that Norton should
| be made United States Senator. The witness
denied all knowledge Of any such arrangement,
and stated that the charge that Judge Dureli
was drunk when he rendered the decision
referred to was false. He admitted that
but for the support of the military tho KEEL
| logg legislature would have been unable
to organize, it being his Impression that the
mob would interfere, and Q riot take place.
The democratic party bad its main support
4 from the city. He had no directions from Judge
Durell except what appeared I'm the published
| order. At the close OF the examination Mr..
| Morton announced that the committee would
probably close the investigation to-day.
THE YlRsT wIrx8 BANNED THIS MORNING
/ was Samuel Delevan, who emphatcally denied
the statement Of Theodore Jacques, that he wit
messy stuffed boxes, forged afidavits, &c,
at the late election. Representative Sypher
j desired to bring out the fact that Jacques was