Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-30

tne Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell
$1,000 GOO OF gold each Thursday during April
(s5,OCO, Geo aItOgether)
The BEAUTIFUL WEATHER to- day attracted
large number of visitors TO the Executive
mansion, many of whom had an audience with
the President.
TIE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE of the House Of
Representatives has decided that the insurA nee
companies are not entitled to receive any por-
ton of the money paid by England in cOmoi-
ance with the decision of the Geneva tribunal.
1T Is NOW ASSERTED that "Gath" thrashed
Walker with Walkers own umbrella, and a
seemingly well-founded impression prevails
that Walker will never carry an umbrella
sgaln-CIG. Commercial.
ARMY ORDERS Leave of absence for six
months, on surgeons certificate of disability,
has been granted Major j. A. Potter, quarter
master. The extension OF leave of absence
granted Colonel George l.. Andrew, 18th infan-
try, Is further extended three months.
ADMIRAL PORTER is still very sick, but since
yesterday, when the physicians stated that he
was somewhat better, there has been no per-
eePtible change in his condition. Late this af
teTnoon his friends were inclined 10 consider
him as more comfortable than he has been for
two or three days past.
NAVY ORpRRs-Chief Engineer VIM. H.
King, detached from the Ossipee on the 18th
instant, and ordered to the navy yard, Wash
ipgtoD, ID. c., as inspector of machinery adoat.
Mate homas NJ. Nelson, from the Fortune at
hey West, Fla, on the 18th inst, and placed on
sick leave.
The JOINT COMMITTEE investigating District
affairs have appointed Mr.. Blickendorfer. of
Ohio, engineer to test the government measure
ments- He will commence operations to -day.
Ii was agreed that Gen. Babcock and the Il Jard
OF Public Works should have the privilege OF
selecting fO
him.
PERSONALITIES. ex-Presdent Tyler ia stop
ping at the Union Hotel, Georgetown. She has
daughter al the Convent school. senator
stevenson left last night for Kentucky TO attend
the funeral of Col Harvey Myers who was killed
by Co. Tyrrell on Saturday at Covington. Col.
Myers was the law partner of Senator Steven
SON. 80 Henry Bergh, of New York, WAS at
the Capitol to-day.
TIE DEFICIENCY BILL-The House Commit-
tee on Appropriations have the deficiency bill
stlll under consideration, and viii probably be
ready TO report ii on Wednesday or Thursiay
OF this week. Attorney General Williams wa,
hclency OF 1910 900 for the expenses of United
States courts; and Commissioner Drummond
Was also before the committee with reference
10 the deficiency for the rent OF offices for Off
GERS OF the General Land Office.
PRIZE MONEY FOR THE CAPTURE OF New
urday issued an order to the Fourth Auditor OF
the Treasury requiring that officer to paw the
amount of prize money due to the different
claimants on account of the capture of New
orleans. or the amount of priZs and bJunty
money TO be paid for the capture OF New OR
leans the Rarragut estate will receive one
twentieth; the division commanders, Admiral,
bailey and Porter and Fleet Captain Bell, will
receive one hfteth; and other off, In pro
portion to their respective rates of pay.
DETAINED PRINTED MArTER.-A look into
this department of the Post Office dIscloses the
fact that nearly a quarter of a cord of unpaid
printed matter is every month deposited in the
Post once, which cannot be forwarded. In
ciuded In the lot may be found books, m ya
zines. daily and Sunday papers, pictorisls aud
ia TACT general assortment of MISCELLANEOUS
literature. Why not pay in full, or hot send az
all? Ii Is useless to throw away stamps on part
paid matter. The rate on printed matter lex
cept books) is one cent for each two ounces or
traction thereof; books, two cents for each two
ounces.
So FAR AS THE TESTIMONY GOES IL is a ques-
ton Of false swearing between Col. Magruder,
an old and respected citizen of the District OF
Coium bia, and a contractor who admitted on
the stand th at he would not perform his con-
uact according TO its specifications il he could
spondents OF the memorialists will claim 70
have unearthed a great fraud, but the friends
OF me District government are just as confident
as tney were before that the whole story il a
| fabrication. Collateral testimony will. bsfore
the investigation closes, settle this issue Cal
lnene s~ore that he did not knO " that he hal
1ninIied any part OF his contract according to
| specification, but said he had done a. the rest
OF the contractors did, and that the whole Exit
OF theIo we're a set of swindlers, who would
cheat the board if they could. In his own case
the board had reserved SIS 900 on account of
non fulrllment of contract.-Wash. Special "
| Y. Times.
THR UTAH CoNTEsT.-The House Committee
\ on Elections had before them this morning the
| contested election case of Cannon, of Utah
| versus Maxwell. Gen. II. K. Paine appeared
/ as counsel for the sitting member, (Cann1n1
and Judge Hawley for the contestant. Judge
| hawley made an argument, but had not con-
GUIDED when the committee adjourned to meet
| 10 morrow morning to consider the same sub
| lect: Mr.. Cannon At the last election received
| D,9 votes, and Maxwell but l,9i2 The seat
y eontested-frst, because Cannon, the sitting
| utIegste, Is practical polygamist and has four
| wives second, that the people who voted for
| said Cannon knew him to be polygamist and
hence their votes are null and void; third, that
me election was unfairly conducted, aud per
| sons allowed to vote who had no right to do so;
| fourth, that the oath taken BY Cannon in the
Enaowmept House, where plural marriages
are secretly performed, lie shown by the evil
dence TO be iIreconcilable with good CITIZENSHIP
ana loyalty TO the government of the United
states; and NTH, that the contestant Is the only
personwho was legally voted for at the election
The Massachusetts senatorship.
Extract of q letter from q member OF the le,is-
mOrniDg.J
"BosToN, Saturday, March o. 1874
"We have just voted, and, as YOU
will see, there Is not much difference, except
that among the Dawes men O few more were
absent to-day than yesterday. Saturday and
Monday are not days to be relied upon, as many
generally 90 home Saturday, and are not back
again until Tuesday. There may be q giving
away OF few upon either OF the republican
Sandidates finally, but generally they win stick.
Inc Dawee men have the advantage, being
anesd. Hardly any one believes he Ras made
my bargain or had any understanding WITH
zen. butier; but certain set are detarminsd
20 punish him for not taking part in fahting
o. nmons, and they mean 1t shall be a Wsrnins
70 All hereafter, that when ANYTHING ia To Re
oone against eae purposes of the GsnsyaI No
matter what their previous record msv h. ~
their heads. 1 wish MT. Dawes misht unds.
stand, as perhaps he does, that the opnost,on a.
him rests entirely upon the fact that De Ala ne,
come TO time when the Boston spobs toid h; vs
that he must. This Is the long and short or the
whole matter" 'no
Fatal COLLISION OF RAILROAD TRAINs
Two freight trains collided Saturday Afternoon
on the Pennsylvania Central railroad. near Jar
sey City, n. D., killing fireman and brakeman
snu severely woundfDg Q conductor named
Metz. The collision Is attributable to careless
ness OF the telegraph operator at the signal sta.