Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-01

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THE MARINE BAND will commence their sum-
mer concerts in the Executive grounds to NOR
row afternoon.
THESENArK Committee on Public Lanis to-
Gay sgreed to report in favor OF extending the
tine tor the construction of the st. CrOiI ,i-
road, thus continuing large land grant 20 the
company.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut..Com ander III. B.
Rcbeson has been ordered to the New York
navy-yard; Lieut.. NJ. b. Buford has been or
deTed TO the Michigan; Lieut.. y. b. Peek or
dered to the Ticonderogs; Medical Inspector
F. M Gunnell ordered to the Roanoke.
AHAGeAEp-LoOKING person stuck his head
in at the City Editors door yesterday morning,
and said: Beautiful sn-," when a paper
weight took him between the eyes. and he rolled
on down stairs, saying, 5000 b." eyeTy bump.
Ohio state Journal.
PROMOTION OF GEN. wM. MYERs.-The
Senate Committee on Military Affairs has re-
ported tsvorabiy upon the bill to promote
william Myers to be major aud qusrterm 4ster
To date from January lS, 1861 to take place on
the Army Register next below Major j. q.
Chandler.
THIEvIEG IrDIANs.-Major Chambers ith
infantry, commanding Fort Fetterman, reports
that the Arrspshoe camp on Powder river is
plentifuily supplied with buffalo. A party o.
Grows recently stole sixty horses from there.
They were followed, and the Crows one ARA
Pshoe were killed. They will join the ARA
pahoes and will probably attack the Grows.
a DELEGATION of steel producers from Pitts-
burg, Jersey City and other cities, consisting
OF James Peck and Calvin Wells, OF Pittsburg
Robert L. Bushnell, of New York, and others
are IN this city waiting for a hearing before the
Ways and Means Committee in favor OF tue con :
Anffa
appear In opposit on to the deeg alton of steel
importers recently before the committee who
want the tax reduced
NONINATIOAs.-The President sent the fol
loving nominations to the Senate to-day
Henry f. Bond, Indian agent, Los Pin, 3
agency, Colorado; A. e. Hswiey, register land
office, La Mesilla, New Mexico; j. 81. Hodge,
EdW. ii DsnfOrth, Indian agent, White river
agency. Colorado. Together With a large numr
Der OF brevets for off Gers of 1st Sd, 4th, and h
cavalry; 18Th, 2lst, and sd infantry, aud An
artillery regiments, for gallant service in the
held against the ModOcs and Apaches.
BAD ACCOUNT PROM ARKANsAs-T q
following was received here this afternoon:
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, May l.
Il. King White, who fired on the commander
been ordered to Pine Bluff by Bs1s
ter, aud IL pillaging and numbering
The state Is perfectly peaeeSbIe except in JET :
ferscn county, the scene OF Whites robberies
and murders / have refralned from s. ndirg
out forces IN orfer 10 avoid conflict.
JOSEPH BROOKS, Governor of Arkansas z
IMPORTANT AMENDMENT To THE GExrv,
AWARD BILL.-The House judiciary Commit
tee to- day agreed TO an important ameni ment
10 the Geneva award bill to the effect that nav
menl will he made to mutual insurance GONNA
MES Tor all losses sustained By the vessels for
v hose depredati0ns we made claim AGAINST
Great Britain, provided that no mem, .r uf a
mutual insurance company shall recover for
ary war premiums paid to such comDaI for
Iisis. In other words. they will be paid Tor Al 4
losses and cut off from war premiums Fhs
amt ndment further provides that they sptii
distribute the money so paid them amOnJ their
me mbers who contributed TO pay the losses.
TIE WRATHEI.-General summary fo- tn.
week ending yesterday just Issued from tn 2
Signal Office; A stOrm-center advanced from
Tennessee noTtheastward 70 the middle i tta-
PASSING thence on the coast on THURSDAY OF IN /.
past week. A second moved from the quiz
bo3 theastWard 10 virginia, and thence, with
Cftasing severity, along the middle ami east
At ante coasts TO Nova Scotia, duriag Fri. a,
Saturday, and Sunday. A third is nov cpr,tr.!
over northern Maine and the lower ST. Law
renee valley, having moved since Monday
morning iIom Kansas eastward TO the coast OF
North Carollna and Virginia, and thence north
eastward and n0rthwaTd. fourth exists In the
UPPER missouri valley. The rainfall for rhe
past week averages about as follows in the dIs-
tIicts mentioned ST. Lawrence valley, 0 10
inch New England, 2.15 middle Atlantic 81 ,res
265; 80 II Atlantic states, o.: eastern DnIf
staies, Lao western gulf states, Is lower l.. q
region, 90; upper lake region, o -: Ohio VAL
ley, II; Tennessee, 20; upper Mississippi val
| hy, U O1' lower Missouri valley, OIL; MinneSN.a