Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-20

made.
NoMINArIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day
John s. Adams, postmaster at jacksonville,
Fla; Mrs. Mary Card, postmaster at Mason
city, Iowa; Lewis Stowe, agent for Indians OF
the Chippewa agency in Minnesota.
The LARGE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS of Mr.. aud
Mrs. H. j. Ramsdell will hear with pain Of the
death yesterday of their bright and interesting
little son, Hayward Rsmsdell. The funeral
will take place from the Arlington at p. IN.
to-day.
PEKsONAL-Gen. Spinner, the veteran L. s.
treasurer, was on the floor of the House TO-DAY
AS soon as his presence was discovered the
pages beset him for his autograph, and for half
an hour he was busily engaged in writing his
architectural signature. Representative
Henry l.. Pierce, of Boston, has subscribed
81 900 to the Sumner memorial fund.
II DANA's man Gibson persists in refusing to
furnish the District of Columbia Investigating
Committee with his authority for his slanderous
charges in the Sun against certain members of
Congress, be should be dealt with by the latter
as criminal ibeler. 1t is high time that a stop
were put to the infamous practices OF these
Journalistic Thugs.-Pittsbarg Commercial.
THE ARKANSAS IMBROeLIo.-The following
was received here last night:
LITTLE ROCK, April 10Th,
To The Secretary Of War, Washing ton:
Received the Presidents Instructions They
are carried ont. There is some excitement IL
will soon substde. The force Is small on each
side. (Siened) L. f. ROSE,
Captain 10th Infantry Commanding Post.
% SEVERAL MEMBERS OF the New York Cham
Der of Commerce committee on revenue reform
have come to Washington to answer questions
and give Information to members of Congress
Others of the committee will follow during the
week, and a delegation will remain in Washing
until of
Of revenue by means OF moiety rewards is passed
or defeated.
NAVAL NEws.-The Navy department is ad-
vised of the departure from Honolulu for Yoko-
hama, on the Il tn of March, of the U. S. steamer
Tuscsrora. The Ticonderoga arrived at Nor
folk on the 18th instant, from Key West. The
Gettysburg arrived at Aspinwall April Sd, from
Greytown, where she had received letters from
Commander Lull, who proposed to proceed il
tie San Juan del Sur steamer to Panama. ar
irving there April 4th. The health of ali. both
OF LulPs expedition, and OF those on board the
Gettysburg, was good.
The BAR OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS held a
meeting to day to take action in reference to
the death of Judge Samuel MilIigan. Ex- Chief
jus ice of the Court of Claims Casey presided.
Appropriate resolutions were adopted, and
Judge Casey delivered an eloquent tribute 10
the virtues of the deceased. In concluding he
moved that the court adjourn in respect to the
me mory of the deceased. Grief Justice Drake
said the members OF the court fully concurred
in he views OF Judge Casey in reference TO the
associate, and as a marx OF respect he would de-
clare the court adjourned until noon on We'd
netday next.
The NEW AUSTRIAN MINISTER TO WASH
INeTON.-The Austrian correspondent OF the
London Times writes from Vienna, under dat.
OF NJ arch %: "Baron Schwartz Senborn, Direc.
Tor General OF the late Vienna Exhibition, is
Plenipotentiary to Washington. Relentless a.
were the attacks directed against the director
general OF the late Vienna exhibition while he
led that ONCE, no one grudges to Baron
Schwartz this Official recognition OF the dill
gence and energy displayed by him in that great
undertaking, while the choice Of the man who
has acted as the chief commissioner OF Austria
at the Paris and London exhibitions must, CON
sidering the Philadelphia exhibition, be called
happy one. He may do good service as being
instrumental In furthering the commercial
present but nominslly exist, and the long ex-
perieDce OF Baron Schwartz in Paris may be
OF considerable value here"
NEW Postal TREArIKs-Tbe long nend,no
negotiations for a new postal treaty between
the United States and France have been brought
10 close, 81. BarthOldi, the French minister
and Postmaster General Creswell having agreed
upon the basis Of treaty, which will establish
an lntern8tonal letter rate Of cents or 50
centimes for each half ounce In this country or
10 grsmmes in France, each country to retain
The postage collected therein, and to pay for
transportation OF the mails TO the other. Pre-
pay ment will be optional, but want of it will
subject letters TO fine OF cents or . centimss
TO be retained by the country collecting it,
ihere are 10 be no postal accounts between the
two countries.
Formal Publications of the postal treaty with
japan were exchanged here on Saturday 1t
provides for an international letter rate OF II
cents per half ounce, but is not to 90 into effect
until after six months from the time the 90 yern-
ment OF Japan shall notify the United States of
lts readiness for the withdrawal OF our present
postal agents in that country.
AID ASKED FOR THE LOUISIANA SUFFERERS
FROM THE FLooD-Gov. Shepherd this morning
received the following telegram:
NEW ORLEANS, April SO wing to an uuex-
smpled overflow OF the Mississippi river and it,
lower branches. by which more than one thou.
sand square miles OF our state are submerged,
many thousands OF families are ruined In their
1t Is beyond the means of our citizens who have
escaped from this great calamity to give sde-
quate relief to the sufferers. l have therefore
liens to aid US. The contribuyionsy V OF che fbe
phianthropic are earnestly solicited for the vic
TINS OF this twofold visitation of flood and fam
Inc. LOUIS A. WILTz, Mayor.
1t is to be hoped that our citizens will either
individually or collectively take steps to make
prompt response to this appeal. Gov. Shep.
herd has requested Mr.. Samuel Bacon. presi-
dent Of the Washington Board OF Trade, to take
charge of the contributions for relief of the
sufferers, and he has consented to act and to
promptly forward funds 50 raised. 1t would be
well, perhaps, for some of our leading citizens
to organize, through public meeting or other
wise, some plan OF collection.
PAYMENT OF THB DISTRICT SCHOOL TEACH
ERs--The bill which recently passed Congress
providing for the payment OF the school to ach-
ers OF the District Of Columbia, from Septem-
Der Isl, 1873, to March /, Of the present year
and which bill has received the sig mature OF the
PRESIDENT, makes IL incumbent upon Cen John
Eaton, Commissioner OF Education to an oer-
vise the disbursement Of the money appropri-
ated-between 81 ,06e and sos 600. Gen. Eaton
has not yet received Q certified cow of the Iav
from the State department., but has taken
measures TO secure an early TRANSCRIPT of the
act in question, and will probably receive the
document In question to-day or to-morroC
Meanw bile he and Superintendent OF SCHOOL,
j. D. Wilson, with Mr.. Baker, Controller OF the
District OF Columbia, have had an in
formal conference with Col. Tayler, First
Controller of the Treasury, in reference to the
particular method In which the money shall be
disbursed, and Ii IL understood to be the opin-
ion of the latter OF cial that the warrant for the
money must be drawn by Controller Baker, or
the District government. eubiect hovever IN