Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-02


SECRETARY Fish gives dinner party to
Hon. Caleb Cushing this evening
SECRETARIES FISH AND robson were on
he docr OF the Senate to day
ATTORNEY = FNER.L WILKINS has returned
10 Washington, and IS at his desk to-day at the
Department of Justice.
GEN. GARFIELD, chairman of the House An
preparation Commute, had a long conference
to-day With Senator morrill,, Of Maine chair n an
OF the Senate Appropriations Committee.
THE ONLY FORMATION sent by the President
10 the Senate to-day was that Of Thomas q. Os-
born, OF Illinois, TO be minister resident Of the
United States TO the Argentine republic.
PERsOrEL.-Mr. 5. YOrke At Lee, formerly
Librarian OF the Treasury department, hut for
the last three years prominently connected with
the SaR Francisco press, is in town.
The MISSISSIPPI SENAToesEIrs-H. H.
Bruce colOred) has been nominated by the re-
publioans for the long term aud II. u. Rose to
nil Governor Ames' uneNpired term in the L.
,. Senate from the state of Mississippi.
TEg HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE will pro-
coed this week to take testimony in the i'm
peschment case OF Judge Busted, OF Alabama.
On Tuesday the committee will endeavor 20
arrive at decision as to the report on Judge
Durell.
ONLY To THINK that the correspondents al
Washington draw on the Senate stationery for
their supplies, and that the TriLluse man should
defend the ''steal'' on the ground that il is
such a little one''' What of the lone gold
toothpick?"-N. L. 'o.aS'ercial.
PAY OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES. The Secretary
of the Treasury has ordered that hereafter all
female employees transferred from the bureau
OF engraving and printing to Gen. Spinner,s
DIVISION. shall he "A np that
celyed by them in the former bureau. Here
tofOre employees thus transferred have received
pay at the rate of $500 per year.
The PUBLIC LANDS RUNNING SHoET.-The
House Committee on Public Lands, in a recent
report state that, although the number of I'M
surveyed acres of public lands Is estimated at
l,2co,OoO,0oO, nearly three-fourths of the whole
amount being in mountains, swamps &c. is
unavailable for settlement. The committee
urge great care in the disposal Of the balance.
GEN. s. b. MAxEY, who was elected United
States Senator by the Texas legislature last
Wednesday, Is native OF Monroe county, XIV
lie served IN Mexico in a Kentuckv reoiment
but subsequently removed to TeNas. He was a
soldier IN the late war, and since its close ba.
devoted himself to the practice OF the law. he
VIII succeed Mt Flanagan, whose term eX
Flre> March 4, 1875.
IHE CoNGREssIuNAL CHEAP TRAHsPoRTA-
TON COMMITTEES, at a meeting on SATURDAY.
ton 10 the effect that Congress be reOuested IN
pass law 10 facilitate the execution OF, and To
protect, public works of river aud harbor i'm
proVementS, to the end that private individuals
and corporations may not destroy such works
without incuTriDg suitable penalties and also
10 appropriate sum of not less than $50 O1O to
continue the work of improving the mouth of
the Mississippi river during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, lS75.
TIE WEATHER IN .JANUARy.-ThA metaoro
logical summary OF the signal bureau for the
month OF January, in this city, Theodore
MOsher observer, shows: Total rainfall -
inches highest barometer, 50I15 ION the 2jth:J
lowest barometer, 295S}, ION the 18th. \ average
barometer, 3G1>S; highest temperature II de-
lon the 'th;) lowest temperature, deg, ION the
l5th;l average temperature, Hos deg; prevail
ing direction OF mind, south; greatest velocity
OF wind 80 miles; total number of miles, 6,Tgi
SOnParauye temperature-January, 1871, 80;
January, 1872, 32.I; January, 1853, 31.7. Com
Parative Observation-Disclosures, 1871; 22D,
January, lel2, %; January, 1873, 3.7J.
REDUCING THE FoRCE-The Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue, upon consultation with
Mr.. Kellogg, chairman Of the Civil Service
Committee OF the House, and with Messrs.
Beck and Foster, as Subcommittee or the
ways and Means, has made the following re-
daeuon IN his clerical and other force; 2clerks
"a class clerks, I'd class; clerks, LIST class:
C0pylsts, messenger, laborers, making a
Total reduction OF p persons, at an annual
saving OF -, 30. This brings the force of the
lew laborers, to where it before the late dis
charge OF all of the assessors, assistant assessors
ana their clerks throughout the country, which
change in the system has greatly incre ased the
labors OF the Washington office.
GEN. SHERMAN again gave his views on mill.
tary matters before the House Military Commit
tee on Saturday evening. He reviewed the
Modoc difficulties, and gave il as his opinion
mat General Candy had been a victim Of the
temporlZiDg Quaker policy applied to the In
rran ala af fba
from The control OF the Interior department
TO that of the War department, AMI ex-
piessed ms conviction that the army was
more kindly disposed TO the Indians than
the citizens generally were, and that if the
country demanded an extremely Charitable
treatment OF the Indians it could be accom-
plished by aud through the agency of the army
better than through the agency OF persons who
progressed more charity than soldiers but who
did not practice it so much.
LOOKING INTO THE HOUSE ExPEYsEs.-The
sergeant at arms, clerk, dOor-kceper, and
postmaster Of the House OF Representatives
we're before the House Committee on Appro-
priatiobs this morning explaining the duties OF
me employees under their respective Offices
The committee with a view t. reduce tire ex-
penses OF the government from three hundred
!Miuii0ns " two hundred asd seyentv- hve mil
mons are MAJ ,ng inquiries in ali dirsati0ns, so
as to lop on here am there to accomplish Ins
result. The length Of the session Of Congress
mate Tor the expenses of the same far enough
ahead OF absolute adjournment to leave a snug
supply. OF course this has been done with the
estimates this session, and the committee will
apply the scalpel pretty deep.
PARAGRAPH in Saturdays STAR, copied
from northern paper, did great injustice, we
earn, to a meritOrious and highly-respectable
actress, Miss winetta Montague, who was re-
Ported TO have had something to do with the
tight OF Jersey City OFFICIAL with $50 900 OF
embeZzled money. This Islander was the more
cruel for the reason that the lady in question,
at the very time this report made her the luxu-
rious partner of the guilty official in his fight,
was IN this city, paying from her small and
hardly earned professional salary the modest
sum OF Il per day for her board. She left for
Philade,phia last night, to I'LL a professional
engage ment, and II Is to be hoped that gener-
Gus recognition by the public win make amends
I9a 1ns PAIN oeeascned her BY these unjust
PETITION TO AMEND TIE CHARTER OF THE
GAS CoNPANY.-in the Senate to-day Mr.
Anthony int oduced petition from citizens of
the District of COlumhia raoa ra;n, a.