Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-28

source to-day were S283, ,9O4 10.
JOHN WINRTRRE is appointed gauger for the
I'd district OF Virginia.
CAPT. BARTHOLOMEW, 10th regiment infan-
try, died at Little Rock on Thursday night.
His remains were shipped north.
HERR SRsTELL, councillor of the Dutch Iega-
ton at Paris, has been appointed Minister for
the Netherlands at this capital.
SENATOR FEEToN specifically denies that an
arrangement has been made between him and
Senator Conkling to support the former for re-
election to the Senate.
SENATOR JONES, of Nevada, was married on
Saturday, the Goth instant, to Miss Sullivan, at
the residence OF the brides father, in San Fran
cisco. They expect to be here soon after the
holidays.
"IT WAS PRIVATE in the strictest sense"
This-is what a correspondent OF a Boston paper
says of the wedding at Dover, n. H., on las.
Wednesday, of VIM. E. Chandler, Of Washing
ton, and Miss Lucy l.. Hale, daughter OF the
late John z. Hale.
The BoNDsMRN OF DEFA ULTERs.-The Sec
retary Of the Treasury has instructed the solici-
tor Of the department to bring suit againsr
bondsmen promptly ul on the default of officer.
OF the government under the control Of the de
partment
MRS. NATHALIE PoLLARD's entertainment
at Steinway Hall, on Tuesday evening, viii
comprise, among other attractions, a discourse
on " Life at Washington" 1t Mrs. Pollard il
not qualified to discourse on that topic we shonh
like TO know who Is. il crowded house is looked
for.-N. \. Herald.
The PIRsT EDITION CT the Congressional Di-
rectOry, I'd session, 43d Congress, compiled by
Major Ben Perley PoOre, Clerk Of Printing
Records, is now out. 1t contains in its I5S
pages about everything possible in the way of
information about Congress the Executive De-
psrtments, Diplomatic list, District matters,
&c, &c.
GRN. SHERIDAN TO 60 TO NEW ORLEANS
The President has decided to send Gen. 'Sheri-
dan TO New Orleans. This course has been
urged by Senator West and his assistants upon
the ground that some officer should be in com
mand there who will make the best possible
disposition of the troops to meet any emergency
and who will act promptly and effectively.
SUPERVISING AROHITKor.-The announce
ment OF the appointment of Mr.. Potter, Of New
York, to IN ceed Mr.. Mu lett as supervising
architect OF the Treasury department, is pre-
mature, the appointment not having as yet been
rendered to anybody. Mr.. Mullett Will retire
on the lst proxlm0, having made arrangement
to accept position teniered him by the
Chrome steel works of New York city.
HON. ALvAH CRoCKER, Representative In
Congress from the 10th Massachusetts district.
died at his residence in Fitchburg, Mass, at
O'Clock Saturday night, in the 73d year OF his
age. He left Washington last Monday to spent
the holidays at home, and caught a severe cold,
which on Friday assumed serious form of con
gestion of the lungs, aud terminated fatally on
Saturday. HIS funeral will take place Wednes-
day afternoon.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. Thomas Fitch and wife
are at Willard's .... Among the arrivals at the
Ebbitt House to-day are w. f. Curtis and wife,
of the Chicago Inter Ocean. 80. Senator Ram
sey, ef Minnesota, who has been much indis
pesed for several days, is out to day and much
improved in health. 80. Col. Adrian Spear
private secretary OF Senator Jones, of Nevada,
arrived In the city on Saturday. The Senator
and his bride will arrive about the 9th of Janu-
ary.
GENERAL GEORGE b. WILLIAMS, formerly
deputy commissioner of internal revenue, who
resigned his position here to accept the position
of financial agent OF the Japanese government
writes to friend in this city that he has re-
newed his contract with the Japanese govern
ment Indefinitely. General Williams enioys
the confidence OF the Japanese government
which he has won by zeslous and energetic
administration Of the duties of his Office.
THRER SPECIAL COMMITTEES left Washing
ton Saturday to investigate affairs in the South
One, composed OF Messrs. Coburn, of Indiana;
Albright, of Pennsylvania; Cannon of Illinois;
Buckner, Of Missouri, and Luttrell, of Califor
MIA, will go TO Alabama, under the resolution
offered by MIR. Hays, to investigate political
affairs there. Another composed of Messrs
Conger, OF Michigan; Hurlburt, OF Illinois;
Speer, OF Pennsylvania; O'Brisn, of Maryland
and Foster, Of Ohio, goes to Vicksburg under
Mr.. McKee's resolution. The third, of which
MIR; George w. Hoar Is chairman, was appointed
under the message of the President OF the
United States, recommending that southern
affairs generally be committed 10 a special com
mittee. They will proceed at once to the state
n and ma Lxaf fhaNr AruT
there. All these committees expect to work in
dusriously during the holidays 80 as to be able
TO submit at least partial report shortly after
the holidays.
A WORKING CoNGRBss During the Decem-
ber session Of Congress just closed IO6 new bills
were introduced in the Senate and 33s new
bills were introduced In the House. This is in
ADDITION TO resolutions, OF which a number
were offered in both Houses. The frst bin in
troduced into the Senate was the bill to provide
o19m NEW form OF govefnment , for the District of
house were the naval and the legislative, ex-
ecutye and judicial appropriation bills, both
on which were passed by the House before the
adjournment, and are now in the hands OF the
Senate Committee on Appropriations. In the
three weeks OF the session the Senate passed
fourteen bills, OF which the only ones of I'm
portsnce were the new finance bill and the bin
for the relief of settlers ON the public lands
who have suffered from the ravages of grass
hoppers. The House passed eighteen bills, the
non bills above mentioned. The bill contin-
ning the powers OF the District board OF audit |
was alse passed by both Houses.
BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRBsIpRNr-The |
President has approved the following acts OF |
Congress: An act permitting settlers on the |
public lands whose crops were DESTROYED or
seriously injured by grasshoppers in the year
lsIa to leave and be absent from said lands
lntil July LIST, 1875, under such regulations and
proof OF the same ss the Commissioner Of the |
General Land Office may ,prescrtbe, ana where |
such grasshoppers shall reappear In 1873
% the like destruction Of the crops OF set
tlers the right to leave and be absent as
Aforesaid shall continue to July LIST, 1876
An act providing for the authorization or the |
revised statutes OF the United States and for |
preserving the originals Of ell laws In the De- /
partment OF State Also, an act providing: That |
1ntil the first day Of February 1875, IL shall be
awful for the Suprt me Court Of the District of /
columbia, In its various terms, to cause TO be /
1rawn by lot and impaneled from time to time, |
The proper number Of persons for grand and /
petit jurors in said court from those whose |
names are now deposited with the clerk of the /
Aid court In the general jury box as jurors of /
ne District Of Columbia, and such panels shall Il
DO deemed and held to be valid and legal; pro /
rtded that nothing herein shall be construed to /
impair the right Of challenge TO Individual /
urors - now existing BY law.