Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-07

stewart, CT washington, are expected in Nav
York this week, at the Fifth Avenue hotel, tho
Express ssys.
TaE WAYS AND MEANS CoMxIrrs, at their
meeting to-day, ayr, ed to report q bill exempt
ing from tax one hundred dollars worth of
tobacco sold by producer to a consumer.
THE House Committee on ths District of Go.
lunhls TO day agreed to hold a pecial m .etinz
On Wednesday next, in view of the fact that the
following Friday is "District day" in the
House.
NOTHING was done in Congress yesterday
alter our regular report closed. except to dsbat,
the centennial appropriation bin in the House.
d scussion of which was colt. nued throu Oh the
morning and evening sessions.
PkRsosAL.-We regret to hear that Mrs
Gov. McCook, of Coioraf 10, is lying serlou,lyill
with pneumonia at the residence of Gen. Nor
| gan l.. Smith, on street. -.-Gen. ,bert
IoOmbs, OF Georgia, Is at the Metropolitan
Motel.
| CONFERENCE.-The Senate, 10 executive
session yesterday, confirmed the followin
nominations: Consuls- John Josiah Turtle, of
| Delaware, at Maranham, Brazil; j. Baldwin
! Robert Frazer, at Palermo; also q number of
pos m isters, land registers, &c.
LETTER was received here to-day from
| Secretary Richardson dated Augusta, Ga,
May 8. The Secretary is in the best health ana
well return here in the first part of next week.
The siories set afloat about the alarming condl.
| ton Of his health we're all "mo0nshine."
The DARIgN CANAL CoMAIssroN.-Lieut.
Commander MeRitchIe, commanding the U. s.
steamer Gettysburg, telegraphs to the Secretary
| of the Navy to-day the safe arrival at Kew West
4 OF the vessel under his mmand. bringing tue
| Daren canal commissioners. Ali are well GU
| board. The Gettysburg will leave for Hampton
1 Roads on Saturday
SENATOR KELLEY, OF oregon, appeared be-
fore the House appropriations Committee to-day
in behalf of an appropriation of 1925, 900 to build
revenue cutter for service in the Columbia
| river. He stated that during the past var
| flty-four ve-@els freighted with grain, &c,
| vaiued at ~ 500 coo have passed out the mouth
| OF q az river, and that there are at present no
| Inears OF collecting the revenue at that point.
AN AMERICAN HoSoRxD.-Ths French In
stitut. ut its Sc. $ On Of the 23i March elected
the Hon. David A. Wells to the vacancy in the
let of foreign associates caused by the death of
| John Stuart Mill. Membership in the academy
II regarded in Europe one of the very hi yhest
and most coveted literary and scientific prizes,
and TO be cbo1en t. Ill the chair OF John Stuart
| Mill Is dist notion in itself.
PROF. SPENCER F. BAIRD was before the
House Appropriations Committee to-day to
explain the necessity Of the item Of s23, 900 in
| the sundry civil appropriation bill tor prose-
cutting inquiries into the cause causes of the
decrease or food fishes in American waters and
also for the propagation of the came He fur
nished many interesting statistics in relation 20
the process OF propagating fishes, and generally
gave very encouraging account Of the expert
ment as thus far tested.
DEEP SEA SoUNDISGs IN THE PACIFIC
Dispatches to the Navy department. report tia,
the U. s. 8. Tuscarora, engaged in taking deep
sea Soundings, left Honolulu March is and ar
a
made seventy two casts, the deepest Of which
was three thousand two hundred and eighty
seven fathoms. She will now examine the south
east coast OF japan, and from there carry lire
Of souDdings to ronoga, Aleut1an Islands, and
from there complete the arc OF the great circ',.
10 the point reached last fall from Puget sound
NAVAL GAzzrTs-Capt. j. Blakely Creish-
ton has been ordered to duty as Q member O.
the examining and retiring board, Washington;
Lieut. Chss. o. Albbone, to the receiving ship
Amber, to the naval academy; Assistant Su-
eson David ID. Lewis, to the receiving ship
Potomac. at Philadelphia; Passed Assistant
temporarily; Lieut.. Commander Henry H. Cor
ringe has been detached from command of the
May flower, and ordered to the photographic
office.
INDIAH FIeHrs In THE YKLLows TONE Cous-
TRY.-The following has been received at the
headquarters OF the army:
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Assistant Adjutdnt General Department Dakota
/ So. Paul: Couriers from the Yellowstone party
dsPo5s them refrestns up the Vel
| diane. They turned back near Tongue rive
after eight, and have reached q point about
wounded, and considerable stock killed.
lumber Of Indians are reported killed and stock
| captured. U. b. Sw.IrZsR,
Major I'd Cavalry Commanding.
THE DECORATION DAY exercises come OFF at
Arlington on Saturday, May 3Oth. The com
mittee are making more than usual preparation
FOR the affair. Tie Grafton will be delivered
by Hon. j. X. Hawley, Of Connecticut and the
Gem by Col. j. p. IRVINE, and there will be
other interesting and appropriate exercises 1t
may be proper to state that the grave of the
services at 1t as there was last wear 1t Is to be
| hoped that the public will second the efforts of
| the committee to make the celebration credit4-
bic to our patriotism and regard for the brave
d; I'd, by contributing literally for the expenses.
BRAux's AUrorYrEs attraction OF the
eek is the exhibition at Choates s. Co.'s book
lore, Of the superb collection in the way of au-
| to'ypes of all the master pieces Of art in Eu-
rope, and also pictures OF all the most striking
4 landscape views of the Old World. We doubi
rot our connolsseurs will embrace the opportu-
NIFTY to enrich their collections py Q set OF these
4 interesting aufotypes. We think the Congress
| sienai b airy and Corcoran Gallery would al o
Of vivid are really
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objects depicted, and considering their excel
| ltnee they are sOit remarkably cheap. We ad-
wise all interested in art matters to take look
| 1t them.
| THE WHITE HOUSE wxpprxe-THp ISv1-
| TArIoNe, &C.-The cards and invitations for
the sartoris Grant wedding are Of the pisinest
description possible, being entirely OF plain
| script. without monogram or other device. The
text OF the invitation reads e. follows
"The President and Mn. Grant request the
Pleasure Of your company ct the marriage Of
| their daughter ct the Executive n amazon on
Thursday, May 21st, 1t II O'Clock Q. m"
This 10 on heavy parchment paper, and will
| enclose two plain bristol board cards, each
atout two and . half BY four inches In siss.
| One be 3rs the name "Miss Nellie W. Grant,"
| the other "Mr. Aleernon g. r. Ssrtoris." Just
bow many viii be printed, or to whom they will
be sent, We are a. yet not permitted 70 say.
| THD ARKANsAs CONTROVERSY N TIE
STATE SUPREME CoURT.-The following dis.
patch has been received:
| bARIHe Cross, ARK, May 9th.
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