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

WAsHINGToNIANs registered abroad: At
Paris, April Is, ID. r. Ellsworth, George H.
PHELPS.
DANA, of the New York Sun, Is now expert
eneing the advantage of not having a character
PItsbrrg Commercial.
TIE Ways and Means Committee at their
meeting to day, examined one Steinet, an as
sistant of Sanborn, relative to his connection
with the contracts of the latter, but developed
nothing new or important.
TIE HOUSE Naval Committee to- day agreed
to favorable report in the case of Captain
George II. Cooper, U. s. N. The effect Of the
report is to make Captain Cooper q commodore
in the navy.
The HOUSE Committee on Railways and Ca
mails t0-day considered the subject of the i'm
provement of the mouth OF the Mississippi, but
came to no conclusion thereon, aud deferred
the further consideration of the matter until
their next meeting.
THE SUPREME CouRr.-After a week spent
in the preparation of opinions en- cases to be
decided before the close Of the term, the Su-
preme Court met yesterday for their delivery,
and then adjourned to the day appointed by
law, hamely, the second Monday in October
next.
CHANGE FOR THE BErrsR.-The U. s.
steamer Colorado, on her recent trip to Havana
Atty and special attention. The officers were
courteously entertained In various ways, and
the Off cials of the Island seemed to exert them
selves to cultivate good feeling.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON, who will leave this
city to day for his home, will be guided further
as to his movements in pursuit of restored
health by the directions of his physicians,
whether he shall 60 TO Europe, or California,
as he would prefer. He has put in press two
volumes of his book and will co mplete the third
this summer. He Is greatly improved in health
LECTURE ON Arrive understand tn at meas
ures are now under way looking to the delivery
Of discourse on art by Dr. Horatio Stone, the
eminent sculptor, in this city at an early day
.nhis s.one mas recently ieetured on the same
marked size and culture in Baltimore and Will
mipRton, and We do not doubt that his effort
mere viii call out the very best of the Washing
ton public. The lecture, We may add, will be
tree.
ANOTHER WASHINGTON PoKr.-The LITERARY
World, of Boston, which Is considered about tbo
club" pretty good authority on the subject of
letters, has the following notice of q volume of
poetry by gentleman of this city: "We have
seen collection Of poems by Henry Ames
ion that in his person the thin ranks of Ameri-
can poets are to receive q notable recruit. Ger
tainly bis poems constitute the most promising
mist volume We have seen In long time"
APPOINTMENT OF CApErs-The following
appointments of Cadets to the Military Acsd-
envy at West Point were made yesterday: VIM.
+. Adamson, 4th district of Indiana; nominated
by j. N. Wilson, NJ. G. Frederick wooley, La
Grange, n. G.; nominated by Hon. q. X
Thomas, M. G.. VIM. P. Snyder, Allentown,
Pa; nominated by Hon: James S. Biery, M. G.
Mansfield House, Franklin, Tenn; nominated
by Hon. w. q. Whitthorne, n. G. John Wal.
den. Madisonville, KY; nominated by Hon.
John Young Brown, N. G. John Dellzell, Ellis
nruin Tod h,y
bell, d. q.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate TO-DAY: Fred
erick Morley, register land Office, Detroit
Michigan; Geo. Lount, receiver public MONEYS
Prescott, Arizona; Thomas A. Henry, collector.
customs, Pamlico, n. G.. Postmdsters-wm.
Williams at WATERFOWL, n. V; Thos A. Hills
Lomenster, Mass; Miss Celestia l.. Edward.
Oconomowoc, Wis; Joseph A. wheelock, ST
Paul, Mimi; \. q. Ives, Independence, Kan.
ant Paymaster stephen Rand to be passed as
sistant pay master; Assistant Engineer James q.
Letlg TO be passed assistant engineer; Robert
Swan and G. j. Herndon to be assistant sur
geons; Second Lieutenant VIM. j. McDonald
IT., TO be hrst lieutenant marine corps.
"DIxIE," the Washington correspondent of
the Chelsea (Mass.) Telegraph and Rerieao, has
the following in regard TO the District investi-
CATION:
Next to the finance question, and the un-
certainty OF the Freedmen's bank, the most i'm
Pottant topic OF interest, which Is the pride OF
the American heart, Is the drag net investiga-
ton Of Columbus Alex ander and crones against
me Board OF Public Works. charging them with
fraud, robbery, &c, In the management of Dis
trict AFFAIRS lis the same old story; for thirty
three days they have been questioning wit
nesses, Dragging the private affairs of some of
mittee, AND, In fact, leaving no stone unturned
70 discover something to rest their charge upon,
put 50 far have elected nothing that would in
An Cho F1-~v a.
Gov. Shepherd and his associates, who have by
their energy and pluck, in face or all this OPP
position, made our city the finest in the world.
| 1t IL about time that Congress should interfere
and put stop to this useless Investigation.
which Is involving considerable time and ex.
pensei and IL Columbus Alexander and his GRO
Lies, henry Davis and his Patriot statistics in
cluded, must have something to amuss them
selves with in their dotage, il would be adj
vsaoie Tor Congress to appropriate a small
amount to purchase each box Of TOYS and mt
an end to this farce which is being daily enacted
| at the national CAPITOL"
DANA's Two DOLLAR "SwAau
| The Philadelphia correspondent of the New
YORK Graphic recently interviewed Mr.. James
s r.: Caldwell; the senior partner of the jewelry
urn OF :: +. Caldwell s. Co., in regard to Its
blackmail the firm. After referring to the ex-
pIesslons or sympathy and regard received
rem brother merchants, Mr.. Caldwell pro-
"You have read my testimony before the
Congressional committee?n
lsssented, and Mr.. Caldwell continued:
"That contained the salient poi nts, and there
remains but little to tell. The fraud with which
am charged consisted of technical irregulsri-
| ties In our invoices of imported goods. This oc-
CURED while was absent, and that part of the
business was in charge Of our junior D srtner
| dishonest clerk, finding he could not steal any
money, took papers which would have ruined
| the credit Of the nrm. Shortly after this i re-
ceived the first communication from william
+. Wood, an ex-government detective, who,
| taking advantage Of these papers and the ire.
guiarities which he asserted they contained,
lad prepared an article which he said would be
published in the Sun. For this he was to re-
eeive u 900 from Mr.. Dana. As has been stated
\ 1 called meeting Of the members or the nrm,
ana laid the case before them. said, The
| country - on the very verge OF Q financial
| panic. You see the result Of Phelps, Dodge &
S SS:s attempting resistance in Q similar case
| Shouid the report be spread abroad that We
| nave committed frauds upon the goyernmept
/ evopiq Do completely ruined. We must sub
| nit: MY partners agreed with me. and IA
paid MIN 1000, half to suppress the article. the
/ Washington" 00As" ..
| "But Mr.. Caldwell" said /, "vhsp wood
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