Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-13

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LIEUT.. Con-. wooDsoN to-day completed his
testimony commenced yesterday before the
Nirginius naval court. Engineers King and
Kirby were also before the court. The details
OF the evidence furnish no new inter esting
taCts.
NAVAL ORDERs-Cadet Engineer r. r.
Leitch TO the Ajax; Chief Engineer Elijah
Laws, detached from the Norfolk navy yard
and ordered TO the iron clad steamer Roanoke;
First Assistant Engineer p. A. Rearick, de-
tached from the Roanoke AMI ordered 70 the
Washington navy yard; salmaker j. T.. Crow
ell, DETACHED from the Sab.re AMI ordered to
the Worcester at Key West.
WORCESTERSHIRE President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day
James X. Willard, collector OF customs, Erie,
Pa; l.. 3. Eaton, L. s. marshal western dis
rict Tennessee; ThOs. &. Shapleigh, register
land office, Detroit, Mimi; w. ID. Crothers, of
agency, New Mexico; ID Assistant Engineer
Ihos. W. Fitch to be lst assistant engineer in
navy; Cadet Engineer Robert r. Leitch to be
I'd assistant engineer.
In vIGoR, industry, integrity, knowledge of
the law, and that general knowledge which fits
a man for positions of great importance, Mr..
Gushing has no superior, anywhere, the opinion
OF the Advertiser TO the contrary notwithstsni
ing, and this opposition to his nomination looks
like the carrying out of a predetermined pur-
pose to condemn any and eyery nomination for
this ONCE which the President may make. Mr..
Gushing is criticised for the sole reason that he
is friend of President Grant.--BostOn Traveller.
TEE SUBJECT OF POSTAL TELEsRAPHv was
discussed this morning at a special session of
the House Committee on Appropriations. While
majority of the committee favor the taking
up OF the subject and disposlng of it during the
present session, it was first deemed advisable to
test the sense Of the House thereon, and reso-
luton looking to this end will be introduced in
lew days In the mean time the committee
set aside to-day week for the further consider
alton and disposition of the matter, and their
future acton will be governed in great meas
ure by the strength the recommendations OF the
Postmaster General develop in the House.
THEChroHjc7e at Washington CHarlan'sl erupts
indignation from four craters. What has the
republican party come to, indeed, that demo-
crat, and dreadful democrat, must be nomi-
naled Tor chief justice OF the United StateSp
ne CdroHtcis suggests two explain atoms in the
same breath-that it is an intrigue of Mr.. Sum
ner :, whose craft and influence with this al
ministratlon are well known, and, per contra
that II Is the work of some Senator who wants
the place kept warm till his own term expires
ana ne escapes the constitutional limi tation i'm
posed by the increase of salary upon his elig.-
bility TO the bench Springfield Republican.
WHY WASHINGTON KEPT HIS Mourn SHIT.
a lady and gentleman were in the Vice Presi-
dents room in the Senate to-day looking at the
large portrait of Washington which adorns the
wall, when the lady said - DO you know why
Washington compressed his lips so?" .'No, i
confess do not" replied the gentleman % IT
was because" said the LADY, she had an Inner
fect set of false teeth which he cOuId keen in
his mouth only by tightly COMPRISING his lips"
- never heard that he had false teeth before, >"
stld the gentleman. "Neither did [ until the
other day, replied the lady, "when | learned
from the best authority that he had"
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS this
morning heard Mr.. Snyder, representing the 2d
district Of Arkansas, IN support of bis motion to
DISMISS the claims Of'the contestant for his seat
Oh account of the illegality of notice served
uIon MN: Before disposing of the ma ter they
pOslpohed the case until next Monday, in
order to hear General Sheridan of Louisiana.
IN upEort OF the motion he intends to make in
Oebalt OF the contestant on Thursday next. The
cOihlttee also gave authority TO j. Fl Ale SyDher
OF Louisiana TO file his answer in the natter of
the LIST district contest of that State with the
House instead Of personal service on the con-
tsstAhti Inc west virginia contest case will be
decided Tomorrow.
Army ORDERs.-SecOnd Lieutenants F. A.
Edwards, LIST cavalry; W. W. wotherspoon, 18th
Infantry; G. IL. Roach, 18th infantry; G. Geddes
Smith, c. II. HeyI, and j. b. Lockwood. 23d
infantry, have been relieved ( ON duty at Fort
COlumbus, New York harbOr, and ordered 10
JOIN their respective regiments. Captain j. N
urey, assistant quartermaster, is relieved from
duty IN the department of Arizona and ordered
TO relieve Lieut.. Colonel Tredwell Moore as
n3st guartermsster at Fort Adams, Rhode
Island. Lieut. Colonel Moore, on being re-
lfeved, will be assigned to duty as post quarter
master at Fort Stanton, N. NJ.
The SENATE CAUCUS THIS MoRS1ss.-Ap-
other Republican Senatorial caucus was held
this morning in the ladies' reception room in
the Senate wing. The caucus convened at 1870
a. M and lasted until noon. The first subject
considered was the order of business. Quite a
Nhnna
the Senate insisting that they should take pre-
cedence OF others. No decision was arrived at.
and the subject of the confirmation of Mr.
o Ousning men came up, and was discussed until
noon, no definite conclusion being reached. The
caucus then adjourned, to meet again this
Immediately after the Adjournment
Of the Senate.
SENATOR TIPToN ought to know that the
that Senator Sherman Is a million
alre, is an old campaign scandal which was
disposed OF some years ago. Sherman passes
the result of hard labor, judicious investment
Oh means, and legitimate profits upon invest
ments. Why do not those who are so ready To
aceuse nlm bring charges and specifications
against him, so that the facts can be ascer-
famed, II true, as they insinuate, that heihas
taken advantage of his Senatorial positi1n to
ADVANCE his personal interest? Unless Senator
!, lpton mas other sources OF information than
hat OF Changers speech in Illinois, he was
suiity or an impertinence In introducing the
subject into the Sena.e.-Cin. Commercial
The CASE OF CAPT. PREBLR. The Houss
Committee on Naval Affairs this morning had
under consideration the memorial of Can't, Geo.
h. Preble, of the United States Nav n
authorize the President, should he deem II
ust and proper to do so, to nominate him
20 be Commodore on the active list of the
navy next below Commodore Edward Donald
on, and thus restore him to the same relative
position on the navy register he had occupied
Ihtii the promotions of July 25th, 1866. Cant.
treble was not recommended for restoration TO
MS rank by an advisory board of Admirais con-
'eneu under resolution of Congress in 1870
because the "Oreto" run through his blockade
INTO Mobile bay during the war. The commit-
zee took no action.
IHE BILL TO REGULATE RAILRoAps,-The
house Committee on Roads and Canals at their
meeting this morning again considered MFR.
1cCrary's bill to regulate commerce by rail.
Dads In the several states, the main features on
Inch are for the appointment of nine commits.
toner's by the President to institute an inye,ti-
alton into the rates of freight and passenger
olls on railroads and regulate the same In an
quitable manner. The committee have finished
ne bill, with the exception of q few sections,
nd Will hold special meeting Tomorrow
forming TO dispose Of it. But few amend IN snts
the provisions Of the original bill have been
lade, the most important being the Changing
a forn q