Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-15


18th, from TO O'Clock. Dancing.
The TURKISH MINISTER, accompanied by
Secretary Fish, had an inter view with the Pres
ident this afternoon.
THE HOUSE Judiciary Committee TO-DAY
agreed to report their bill in relation to the dis
tribution Of the Geneva award as a substitute
for the Senate bill.
AT A CAUCUS of the republican members of
the Connecticut Legislature, last night, Sena-
tor William A. Buckingham was nominated by
reclamation for United States Senator.
GRANT Gays that Just as soon as he expe-
riences desire to run third term he shall veto
it. What, then, if the people should pass it
over his head ?-ROchester Democrat.
PRESIDENT GRANT will lay the corner stone
OF the magnificent fire proof edl6ce now in the
process OF erection in Central Park, New York,
for the American Museum Of Natural History
on June I'd, at O'Clock.
EX-SENATOR WADE was before the Senate
Committee on Public Lands to-day in support
Of q bill to exempt the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company from the payment of cost of sur.
veyiDg and patenting the lands granted to it.
THE WAR CLAIMS COMMITTEES of the House
to-day referred the claim Of the owners of the
Pioneer Mills, of Alexandria, Virginia, for
$4,000 for the use and occupation OF their
property by the U. 8. military authorities during
the rebellion to the Court Of Claims.
REPRESENTATIVE MKLLIsH remains at the
government insane asylum, his condition i'm the
main being unimproved, although he is less vio-
lent in his demesnor than when he first entered
the institution. HIS brother who came on from
New York, and who visited the asylum yester-
day, at the suggestion of DIR. Nichols, did not
see him, 1t being deemed best to keep him as
quiet as possible.
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI The
House Committee on Railways and Can AIS this
morning heard Capt. James b. Eads and Prof
FoIshey in support of the formers proposition
to improve the mouth of the Mississippi by
means OF the jettee system. The committee
oy vote OF TO 3, agreed TO report a bill in the
main in accordance with the views of Capt
Eads and Prof. FOrshey.
THE SENATE Committee on Civil Service
and Retrenchment considered this morning
Senator Wright's bill, which proposes to REFUGE
the pay of subordinate employees of the Senate
and to apportion the Executive department
clerkships among the various Congressional
districts. No vote WAS taken on the bill, but il
was evident from the discussion that the com
mittee almost unanimously disapproved o. its
provisions.
SPBAKIFG with Governor Woodford, of New
York, to-day about Mellish, L asked him what
he thought Of his chances for recovery. The
governor Strengthened up with a solemn look
as he said: "a man who has left a good home
wife and two children, ard good business that
supports him, to come up to Congress- is not in
my opinion, person suitable to pass judgment
upon the sanity of his coIleagues."-"Cr." is
PItsburg Leader.
CLAIM OF THE NJ. f. CHURCH SOUTH Pun
LTsHlNG HOUsE.-The House Committee on
War Claims at their meeting this morning sd
under consideration the claim OF the NJ +
church South Publishing company, of Nash
IennesSRA.
occupation of property taken by the Union
army during the war, and damage to machine
~, &c, in consequence of such military Occu-
patton The committee took no final actioa on
the CAIN. and the subject was postponed for
future consideration.
u. s. LAWS RELATING TO THE DIsTRICr-
The act rel orted in the House yesterday By
Mr.. Poland, from the Committee on the Re-
vision of the Laws, and which was passed was
a bill TO revise and consolidate the statutes OF
the United States, general and permanent in
their nature, relating to the District of Colum-
bia, prior to December |, 1873. Mr. Poland ex-
planned that the commissioners to codify the
laws had, for reasons which they deemed salts
factory, omitted these laws in their revision
and that 1t was now proposed to incorporat
them In 9 second volume along with the treatise
relating to post offices and post roads.
BEHOLD the Stewart mansion on the wedding
night, brilliantly lighted, and the rain was
splashins in hundred mirrors Of puddles, so
hundreds OF horses, drawing every variety of
equipage, each with its own lights to sauce
BACK at that great castellstsd mansion flaming
their welding HoRr eS .s t hss ssf G1
l.! The New Testiment refers to a SOLITARY man
who srayed into one OF these affairs without .
wedding garment, and he got a reprimaud for
it, This proves the high a1tiq uity Of the swat
low tall coat.-"Gath," IN Chicago Tribune.
ADDITIONAL BoUNTY-Time for Filing Claims
Ertended.-In the House to-day, Mr.. Holman,
from the Committee on War Claims, reported
bill to extend the time for filing claims for
additional bounty under the act OF July %,
1856. The bill provides that the time for ding
claims for additional bounty under the act OF
July Is, 1866. and which expired by Limitation
on the S0th of January. 1874, shall be revived
and extended until the 3Oth OF January, 1873,
and that all claims for such bounties fiie.i in
the proper department. after the 30th of ,Janu.
ary 1874 and before the passage of this act
shall es.deemed to have been filed in due time,
sf1ing.
The PROPOSED ANACosTIA BRIDGE.-The
Senate Committee on the District OF Columbia
did not hold meeting to-day on account OF
the absence OF quorum. Messrs Spencer,
Hitchcock and Johnston were present, and in
formally considered the subject OF building a
new navy yard bridge. Mr.. David L. McComb
glneers OF this city, was present with plans and
drawings or a causeway and an IRON and ma
sonIy pIiuko, Wnlcu lney propose 10 erect for
Sl45,o9i. Gen. Chapman, the District delegate,
was present, as were a number OF citizens of
uDiontown and the eastern section OF the city.
MI McConb explained the drawings, and said
mat In such bridge as his firm proposed to
build draw would be unnecessary, as tugs and
scows could readily pass under 1t. Gen. Chip
man explained the necessity OF q new bridge,
and suggested that IL the committee desired it,
ne would take the plans submitted to Generals
Humphreys and Babcock and get their opinion
Is to the feasibility of building such bridge
for the sum named, which II much smaller than
Gen. Babcocks frst estimate. The members
present adopted Gen. Chapman sugoestion.
Subsequently Gen. Chapman and Mr.. McCemb
appeared before the House Committee ON APP
propriati0ns and submitted the plans and esti-
mates above referred to, but the committee did
not indicate what their action will be. The
members Of the Senate District COMMITTEES
present this morning seemed to be agreed that
1t would be better to introduce o new bill sp-
propriatiDg s146 900 for new bridge to be built
by the engineer corps Of the army under the
supervision Of the Secretary OF War.
SWIFT AND STERN JUSTICE IN DELAWARE.
Lewis Robinson came from New Haven, Conn.,,
20 Mlimin ston, Del, on Wednesday morning.
At noon he attempted to commit o rape on q
little girl on Market street, between 9Th and