Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-16

| THE condition Of Representative Mellish is
not improved. He still refuses to take nourish-
4 ment, saying that he is advised to decline eat
| ing by Horace Greele-.
L. s. SENATORS Sargent OF California, Ste
| phepson of Kentucky, and Representative
| III ,le of Maine and Lamar of Mississippi have
| b en- appointed on the board of visitors to the
1 L. s. Naval Academy.
TIE L. S. STEAMER WORCESTER, bearing
| the flag of Rear Admiral Scott, sailed from
| Key West on the 18th instant, on a short cruise
4 t Havana and Pensacola. The Gettysburg is
| expected to arrive at Washington to-day.
| TIE VISITING western journalists were cor
| daily received by the President, in the f. asst
Room of the Executive Mansion, to-day. The
| company present numbered over $50, and after
very brief expression of welcome the gentle
| men and ladies accompanying them shook hands
| with the President.
| THB Committee on Banking and Currency
| met to-day and discussed the finance bill as
amended and passed by the Senate. No con-
| clusion was reached, bnt IL was evident from
the discussion that majority of the members
| are opposed not only to the amendments but to
| the main provisions OF the bill.
| REPRESENTATIVE JAMES b. BECK, of Ken
| lucky, Ieiterates his determination not to ac-
| cept a denomination, and expresses a hope that
! his district will select his successor harm1ni-
| ousy. This will probably put an end to the
efforts OF his friends to re-elect him in spite of
himself.
GENERAL HowARD's AoQUIrTAL.-Genera
W. Dyer, counsel for General Howard, tele-
grsphed from this city in reference to the action
OF the military court: ''The President is waiting
for the complete printed record. The court is
unanimous on the statement of facts; also
upon all matters affecting General Howsrd's
character as an officer and a gentleman; also
| in com mending his conduct as commisslon er
The statements to the contrary are false"
LITTLE Rock REJOICING OVER THE PRRsI
DENTS PRoCLAMATIoN.-A dispatch fro
Little Rock, dated yesterday, says Gas soon
as the contents of the Presidents proclamation
became known to day the widest excitement
prevailed spd never in the history of Little
Rock as there such general rejoicing. Crowds
OF men, women and children now throng tnr
streets, stores are reopening, flags waving, and
bands playing. Hundreds of people are visiting
Baxter q headquarters to congratulate him."
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in executive
session, yesterday, confirmed the following nom
nations; George W. True, to be surveyor of
customs for the district of Portland and Fall
mouth, Me William X. Hollenbeck to be col
lectOr 0finternal revenue for Dakota territory.
vice q. Z. Bennett removed; Frederick Nor
ley, to be register of the land office at Detroit
Michigan; Gustsve Reiche, to be register
Bonneville, Missouri; also, the nominations OF
number of postmasiers.
SALvISI, the great Italian trsgedan, and his
excellent dramatic company announce their
farewell performances in this city at the Ma
tionsl Theatre next week as follows: Mond Az
evening, "Ingomar;" Tuesday evening al I'M
let" Thursday evening, ''The Gladiator" FRI
day evening, David Garricki" Saturday,
matinee, ''OtbellO." The fame OF Salvni rem
deIs any extended notice unnecessary. IL NAV
be well to state, however, that persons wno
desire to obtain comfortable seats had better
secure The III at once.
FISH CULIURE.-During the present sprine
over two million salmon eggs from Msia-
have been distributed by the United States fish
commissioner TO the fish commissioners of the
northern, middle and western states. As Ilii-
nOis Il without such officers, Professor Bard
made arrangements with the commissioners of
Michigan to receive, hatch and introduce the
quota for llliI OILS, and on the 18th OF this m)sth
. 600 vigorous young fish were successfully
placed by Mr.. Jerome in the Calumet river
The transfer took place in twelve ten gallon
cans, and not single fish was lost in the transit
TIE ARGUMENTS of Judge Merrick and Mr.
Shellabarger, counsel on the part of the me-
morialists before the joint special committee in.
vestgating district affairs, have both been COM
pleted and will be flied TO day with the clerk Of
the Ommittee, by whom they will be sent to the
Government Printing Office to be printed. 1t
Is expected that the printed copies will b. in
possession of the committee on Monday as we'll
az counsel for the District government. By
previous arrangement, counsel for the District
will reply thereto in writing, after which, If
deemed necessary, the memorialists have the
privilege TO reJoin.
THE SANBoRN INvRsTIGATIOS.-The Ways
and Means Committee examined f. A. Prescott.
Boston attorney, this morning, in reference
TO his connection with the SanbOrn contracts
he testified that he received at one time sos 900,
and at another S15 600 or $40 900 from Sanborn.
Eight or ten thousand Of this amount was re-
tanned by him as fees for legal services, and the
remainder Of it he disbursed on Sanborn's &C
count. III e declined give af
disbursements without direct authority from
SaDborn. The committee sd journed until Nom
day morning, when the witness will again be
before them, and will be required to tell how he
disbuTsed most OF the money received from San
born.
AN ARKANSAS REPRESENTATIVE CoSGRAT-
ULATED.-Representativ W. W. Wiltshire, the
only member of the Arkansas delegation in
Congress who supported the claim OF Baxter
for the governOrship, and who has been earnest
and active IN representing the validity of BaI-
ter's claim to the President and the Attorney
General, received the following telegram from
Little Rock last night: Accept my hearty
CONGRATULATIONS. You have done for Arkansas
what no other sitting member or contestant OF
our delegation dared to dO-stood by the right
President Grant also has the thanks of the free
people of Arkansas" This dispatch is signed
by j. y. Smthe, editor OF the Little Rock Ga
settse. Judge Wiltshire also received the fol-
lowing, signed by 35 merchants and business
men or Little ROCK: 1--WE, the Undersigned
citizens of Little Rock, return you thanks for
your interchangeable labors in the cause of right
in assisting to get our late troubles settled ac-
cording 10 right and justice. per proclama-
ton of the President. grateful people will
remember you"
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS IN RICHMOND
In Richmond yesterday the conser vat YES nom-
mated candidates for municipal honors. A. M
Kelley received the nomination for mayor by
more than q two-thirds vote over Gen. Peyton
Wise. The denomination OF Mayor Kelley
leaves open field for the conserv natives 80 far
as that Off ce is concerned, as the republicans
will not make q nomination against him. For
the remaining officers, however, with one or
two exceptions, where Independents are In the
field, the republicans will nominate.
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH
ERN MKTHODIsTs.-Att the meeting OF the Me-
thodist Episcopal Church South General Con-
ference yesterday. in Louisville, q resolution
was adopted repeating the power Of a bishop to
organize a church out of the conference. The
committee on boundaries recommended the
granting of q memorial requesting the transfer
OF portion Of the Baltimore conference to
west virginia conference; also, that a portion
OF the Kentucky conference be transferred to
the West Virginia conference.
A BIG BEAR SHOT IN VIRGINIA - Mr.
charles Carter shot bear in the mountains
near WayDesb OrO. Aupusta c0nnfv Va far