Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-18


ON MONDAY or Tuesday next the obitu ,rirs
on the late Senator Sumner will be pronounced
in the Senate.
TIE PAPERS might rs we'll quit their g,ssip
about Gen. Schencks approaching marriage
There is no truth in the report Dayton Jourad'.
Gov. WAsHBURS, the new Senator from
Massachusetts,, Is said to resemble representa-
tige Eld-edge, of Wisconsin, so closely as to be
frequently mistaken for the latter gentleman.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the folio wing nom
nations:-J. V. Bowers, to be receiver o. public
money at Saint Cloud, MINI; j. G.. Clarke, to
lie postmaster at Ann Arbor, Mich.
A BILL reported by Mr.. COburn, from the
House Military Committee to day, authoriz ng
tie President to direct the issue of rations OF
food and disused army clothing to the sufferers
by the overflow OF the Mississippi river, pa ,sed
tue House without any opposition,
CH!TTENDEs did not arrive to-day, but il is
expected that he will certainly be here to-
orrow, and then if there is no case made ont
with bis testimony. the memorialists will de-
spair of convicting the district government of
ANYTHING SO serious as they stated at the out set
Wash disPotck Pittsburg Leader.
A PATRIOTIC OFFER. - Mr. Williamson
Wright, of Indiana, who owns q marble quarry
in Londoun county, Va, has forwarded a me-
moral to Congress Offering to give the govern
lessee and owner for two years from this q ate
fOI the procuring of all the marble necessary to
hnish the Washington monument.
GOOD NEWS FOR THE SCHOOL TEACHERS -
The President to-day signed the act making
appropriation for the payment of teachers in
the public schools in the District of Columbia
ard providing for the levy OF a tax to reimburse
" u01 at hn Eva
tive Mansion to-day, and approved by the Pres
ident Immediately upon being presented to him.
A BOARD has been appointed to assemble al
the Treasury department here on the 9th
instant 20 examine persons for appoint nent and
promotion in the engineer corps of the L. 5
revenue marine service. The board will be
composed OF q. r.. Emory, consulting engineer,
and Chief Engineers 4. II. Pulsefer and Eugene
Nahet, OF the revenue marine.
a GOVERNMENT WITNESS SHOT AT.-The
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has received
a letter from the supervisor for North Carolina
containing history of violence by band OF 81
disguised men towards witness for the govern
ment in some revenue cases. They shot at the
man and his wife, and after driving both ont
OF the house, tore it down. Threats were made
TO Nil witnesses for the government "in spite OF
hell"
PRRsoNAL.-Gen. Baker, Commissioner OF
Pensions, left Washington last night on brief
tour Tor the benefit of his health. ..'. Count
Corti, the Italian minister to the United States.
was passenger ny the steamer Russia, which
arrived at New York on Thursday. &C.. Il 4ron
SchwarZ SenbOrn, the newly appointed AUS
trisn ambassador TO the United States, Will
leave Vienna for Washing tOn in the latter l. art
of May. The widow Of Charles AstOr Bris-
It'd has gone 70 Europe with her daughter.
GOVERNOR SHEPHERD, of the District o.
Columbia, certainly should feel a depth o:
kindly pity towards the "memorialists' who
have striven to crush him, for the reason that
their nvsstigation has shown the people that
Governor Shepherd is not only man OF won
derful ability, energy and pluck, but also
man OF = n npea liable integrity aud sterling
honesty. He is undoubtedly the right ma IN
the right place, and occupies now a more i'm
And the memoIialists are covered with con
tasion--CHmterldHd Telegraph.
GREAT TREAT is promised the lovers o.
music on next Tuesday evening, when the fare
well benefit concert OF Signor Barili will take
place, at the Congregational Church. Mrs.
Charles MOultOn, now the guest of Mrs. Robe
son, came here to give her valuable assistance
Slgnor Barilis talents as composer and pro
lessor OF music. Sgnor Barili is the half
brother OF the Patti sisters, and gave their first
Instruction in singing to those gifted wsrblers.
he has large Class OF pupils in Washington
who give promise OF doing credit to their tai
ented maestro.
"THK absence of Col. VIM. A. Cook, the at
t0rney for the District of Columbia, from this
city at this particular time Is the subject OF
much comment here. IL will be remembered
ut several contractors and other witnesses
gave some rather severe evidence against him
during the investigation now in progress. MT.
Cook appeared before the committee and made
brief explanation in regard 10 the charges
and few days after LETT for Florida. "-BIM.
Sun.
Colonel Cook announced his intention of going
away when before the Congressional Investi-
eating Committee, and did leave for a few DAYS
TO- the benefit of his health. To relieve the
anxiety of the Sun and of those who have made
bis absence the Subject Of much comment"
IL NAV be stated that he returned to washiny t0n
yesterday, and IL at the service OF the commit
tee II they desire to further interrOsate him.
GovRRNMENT ASSISTANCE ASKED FOR SUI.
FERING COMMUNICATIONS Kellogg. Of
Louisiana, yesterday telegraphed the President
that lowing 10 the unprecedented rise in the
Mississippi river and violent storms of wind and
RAIN, six or seven of the largest parishes of
Louisiana were in great part OverfOwed, and
thousands OF persons, white and black. were
without food or shelter and in danger OF starva-
President replied that Congress being in ses-
sion he does not feel authorized to order gov
eminent aid as he did in the case of suffering
frC m yellow fever at Memphis and Shreveport
and in case of the burning of Chicago. He also
said he would forward the governors dispatch
20 the Louisiana deleg cation, and II a resolution
exert every authorized means to avert suffering
nom the disaster which has overtaken the citi-
Zens OF Louisiana.
GRAND BALL AT WILLARD's LAST MOTT
MIR. Cake, lessee of Wizards hotel, gave a
grand ball to the officers of the army and navy
now in this city, last evening. The hall was
handsomely decorated with the national en-
sign. A large number of officers, In full uni
form. were present. The orchestra OF the Ma
tional Theater. under the leadership Of Mr.
Harry Widmer, furnished the music. Among
the distinguished guests were Presden' CIR ant
Miss Nellie Grant, General Sherman. Mr.. Sar-
tors, Mrs Admiral Dshlgren, MIS-. Eugene
Hale, Admiral Reynolds. General Whipple,
Hon j. II. Young, Miss whitehouse, Mr.. and
MIs. Cornell Jewett, Mrs. General Ricketts,,
Col. Ihomas Ochiltree, General A. e. Jones
MIS-; Stowell, Miss Nellie Averill. Col. G.. II.
Butler, Gov. McEnery, Gen. n A. Miles. Gan.
fsrney. Gen Rosser, Hon. and Mrs NibIack
Gel. Nelson. Hon. and Mrs. Stanard, Mrs. C;sn'
Gaines, Judge Stoughton and others
SENATOR SUMMERS SUCCESSOR ELyorEp-
The deadlock in Massachusetts on the election
OF Senator to fll the place vacated by the
death Of Sumner was broken YESTERDAY. AND
Governor WashbuIn elected. The Dawes men