Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-05

IsIC1 pee ca y N her Dgt-h relA 0ps that she
4 li,y F'''l'sd upon hs' husband to ''l'ns their
Gere,al and Mrs. ZeiMn gave a handsome
luch p Colonel and Mrs G.. ant On Tednes law.
After visiting Mr.. ard MIS-. G orEe W. Chilis
Cr'Cusl sUd Mrs. Gran will 20 10 Chicago 70
,'sl-f N''. Grants F4reu--.
T.s. C'dfe'd H~s B'ruey, IS expected from
Europe about the Ist OF JaHua'y. Mis- Mary
B4rUey, Who has been travelling With her amt,
y N he n'arT-ed shortly a er her respvn to Mr.
Eoser Sherman, G. New York. The young
C"uple net in Europe. and became engaged
before teey p rted, - Mr. Sherm Al w. com
PEELED . rF1 - his dui Fin toe Office OF tie
Al. 1Trey- General, in New York.
TEE Ngsss Gg.-Ihe Pres'ddutkss completed
his suuuLl message, and copies fer the Senate
end House Of Representatives aye to-day be-
ng made by the exscu,,Vs clerks.
SENATORS CHANDLER, Wright, West, Harvey
ara Eotertgon called AT the Eyecurive mausiOn
this morning to pay their respects > the Presi-
Ceut- but the Pr r-sident wPs basy pGtt,ns the
Hris1iTE touches - BIS ms5Slg,, and declined
.se any yis.,ors.
Two PAINTINGS by Bierltsft Fave been
plsCed or tie walls on the south side OF the Hall
Of Repr. seDtstives. Ar,angemeu's were made
with NT. Berstadt for these pictures by the
Library Committee when Nr. Or swell was in
TIE Senate, Seven OF eight yClJs ago, sTi was
iDgs repTe ms the q 'JveIy % the Hudson
TiyeT, ne other a ccene IN tue far west
THV EAvC's CLAlM AGAINST JAy Cooks &
CO.-The SecretaIy Of the NaNy cistTs tbat the
iUui - est8,~s Of the trm o. J9v Cooks
y 60, sre liable for the lsrge balance due his
department from Jay Cooke, AcCullOCh X Co
II this claim Is sustained, which is probIb.e. IL
y III swallow up a very considerable portion OF
the iBdiyi idual estates, which are IN fact about
fhe only ascets OF value which the baDkrupts
exhibit.
Two PUBLIsHrD STATRMENrs COxrEA-
DICTED. - The statement in the Baltimore
Aueri-an this morning hat Mr.. McArthur hss
accepted the position OF Supervising architect
tgI-rF Elm by Secretary BTisfOW Is uUfrle
he Secretary h2S not heard from SIR. McAr-
huT since that gentleman returned 10 Pbiladv-
ma: The paragraph in the same paper rela-
tiSet - SecIefa'y BT'stoW and Gen, Spinner "a
IroEoGnC. q silly snsatIOn. without any fOun-
'Gt'on IN fact whatever. The only disagree
nent between Secretary Bristow and General
SpinTtr eNistS in the Imagination Of 6 few sen
satcna. newspaper correspondents.
TIE FOLLOW iNG OFFICERS REGISTERED AT
rhe War Department during the week ending
to-day. Captain james q. Post; Eugineer
Captain i. 4. mes, oh infantry; Btigadier-
General samuel kO-s, retired. 1st Lieutenant
LcVsTd NJ. Wright, ordnance department.
tzf ra-i. J. e.. Ramsey, y sriillejy, Major W
L9ns. retired; Colonel II. ID. WaIIeD, ret red
1T Lieutenant James a. Bucha11n, lab, in
i..uJy; Lieut. snant- Colonel ). q. Hayman, re-
tired % Lieutenant Q. d. L1diy, = insan-
try; Z -sistaHt Surgeon ". z. Steinm5tz mz,i-
.cal department. BreTet MsiOr-G 5n9ral !. ".
Crawford, Tetir. !.
IHR CUSTOMS sERvICE-A sub com aoi.fae oF
tie Committee on Apr pria,ior OF the seulse
aud H9u-7 o. keIre leEtt,,yes Eisitsd the Tfe.S
psy Deral im5nt sterday and had lengthy
Inter Sisw WITH secretly BTi-tox and Mf
Bloeget. Chief OF the Customs Divfs,on drring
which Sue whole plan or the cos JTs rIurinis-
-sts'n vs. fAplSips I. The object of the con
ieftDce WTs - "1rsdsr the pIA, lit on of the
Department to have the appropriation for Gus
toms sci vice 7, stIct-d - rae tow ss amount
NJ - the .I1e me l-1ye it dsrre siOnlrg with
tLe Secretary aS 70 what the same shall ts. aud
rot i'ait II By statute.
NEWS PROM THK SwATARA.-The Navu
GvpntneLt ms res eiveC qpite Ispgthyrsport
fCM C3p''.in Chsnd'eT, o. tie Urited S;ates
-fe sTner Sgstira, dated Biuti Hsrbor. New
n alaHCs october lG, 1874. The SWata-a Ieg5
caIe Town on the l.'h o. August. and altsr
a stormy passage OF = days. az $50 D. m,
September 9Th, anchor Il in Three Island har-
Dor, k6TqUelen Islands. site for the estlk-
nsbment Oi the parry Of Oi -ervaf on was at
once lectcd, srd STOW = and material landed
AND the ship proceeded On her VOYAGE, arriving
II HObJrt Town, j as ma MIA. on the Tst of prt1-
Der. AT this Place the EOspi5alitiGs OF the city
EeIe exteTded TO the ship. some 50 miles
TCItb OF Hobart Town a ~ or of observation
q a. selected for the party in charge of Clptliu
Raymond AID Prof 7-Or Harkne-s. The
Swatara l5tr Hobart Town on tle 10Th, and
arrived at Bluff HarbOr pa stated above AT
his point another party was laDd-d and Cap-
tain Chaudle eF proI osed 20 sail on the 2lth for
lie Chatham IsianSs. The health Of the Off.
cars ard crew OF the ship, and that OF the par
nts OF obsei Eatien, is said II be excellent.
PKRsOEAL.-VIce President Wilson and
speaker Blaine arrived in this city yesteria,.
Senator and Mrs. John 2. Jones, nee Suili-
van, are expected in WsshingiO On shortly They
Will occupy their elegant residence on * street
formerly tbe home OF the late Chcrles AstoT
Bl'stCd,) and entertain -ImptuOusiy during the
winter. -''',5 senator LO yan i better, but the
ccctor recommends abst nence in the matter of
public speaking fer the present. .'.' Hon. f.
D. B2Ssett, I, ). minister 10 Hay yti, arrived this
morning and took IoOT"s at 14i6 81 rect NORTH.
@est. ''.' Madsme Alice de ItuTbide, Of Mex
GO, has taken quarters for ths winter at No.
~ j. IN street, nearly opposite the CoTcorsn art
gallery. The following have regists.-d at
WillartS Hon. n. ii. StsrkH sther and family;
bon. A. W. Marley, y. j.; Hon. Il. NJ. Syeer,
Clark, y. j.; l.. f.. Baker, San Francisco; 4. NJ,
Rice, Z. ). N; r. +. McMnlen, n. Y; Hon. j.
X. Lut Eeil, Cali Gen. Bingham, Pa; Gen.
". Bls,r LoId, y. Y; Hon. l. b. Gunale and
fsmily, Hon. W. 5. Moore, Pa. Mr.. Vipcent
ColyeT eX Indian Commi.sioner, and bis b. lie,
days at his old quarters, 1872 F stfeet.
TEE QUESTION or SUFFRAGE IN raE DIS
AEAt r. US tlucsIOu u suffrage or no
for the District OF Columbia is discussed with a
great deal Of ear nestness, and on the part of
some With bitterness characteristic Of all local
political discussions In Washington. The prin-
opal features Of the plan which the Joint com
mi,tee will propose we're noted in a recent L tmes
dispatch, and rue cOrsiisrafiors urg ged in favor
OF giving the district a delegate in Congress
which, so far "a IS known, the committee has
not decided upon were set TO. n more recently
The acbeTsnts OF the old dlsr,ict gOyel ORIENT
Universally demand that the privilege of suf-
iIsge shall be continued for the citizens of the
district. ON the other hand, those who ara on
posed 70 the recent government aIncst unani-
mousy demand that the new law shall not pro-
vide for legislative body nor a dele9ats in
Congress; or they demand that IL the right 10
vote be lett 70 the dis rict that suffrage isouaIi
hed by property restrictions. Both sides ara
making great deal OF talk designed to reach
the ears OF the committee and to affect their d.
tsrDioations, This nurS;>Scsa will fail The -
mittee has set before itseT - -. of orssDi1-
iug government e1r eCr the city of WsshfnI son
WHO" --sIi oe non-partisan in character and
which shall be honest and efficient. and some of
the members, at least, are hopeful that their
labors may con cioute something t1ward solving
the problem of how to govern great cities. There
is not a man on the committee who is Influenced
in the slightest de. rec by the effect that any
ms have a,fhar a fD1