Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-12


source to-day were s257 1852.
THR SENATE Committee on the District of
Columbia did not hold a meeting to-day, no
quorum being present
IT IS PaoBABLs that Mr.. Nudge, lately
relieved from duty as chief of the Special
Agerts' division of the Treasury Department,
will b. assigned to du'v in Philadelphia.
THE CABINET MEETING to-day was attended
by all the members excepting the Secretary OF
the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior
The Interior Department was represented by
General Cowen.
THE SoIRJY Bill Ee Committee of WAY.
ana Means this morning considered the Senate
amendments to the moiety bill, and nor-con-
CURED in nearly all the new features added by
that body to The bill.
THE HOUSE Elections Committee to dsy CON
sidered resolution requesting the Judiciary
Committee to report bill dsqualifying from
the flee Of delegate in Congress any person
who shall be know to be guilty OF polygamy.
A formal vote was postponed until tomorrow.
PROFESSOR Hermann was presented to the
President just before cabinet meeting to-day,
and WAS cordially received. The Professor pro
duced cigars ard other like com forts from, until
then, unknown pockets Of the President, which
caused much merTimeDt.
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this city for two or three days. He will leave
to- night tor Philadelphia. Gen. n. P. Banks
will deliver the ration at the dedication of the
solCleIs' monument in FItchburg, Mass, on
the 9th instant.
The DISTRICT INVESTIGATION REPORT
There was no meeting of the District Investi-
eating Committee to day, and as Judge ALI
son, chairman, was absent from his seat in the
Senate il was thought that he was still at work
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report will be ready to submit to- morrow, as
the Committee have to meet and adopt it.
NoMINATIoNs-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to day
Robert NJ. Reg Dolds to be minister resident OF
the United States at Bolivia; Lucien c. Hene-
berger TO lie assistant surgeon L. 5. navy;
John 5. McClary, Of Nebasks. receiver public
moneys, Norfolk, Nebraska; Ole Peterson
OF Minnesota, receiver of public money, St
Cloud, MinnesotA; j. y. Brewer, of Minnesota
register lard office, st. Cloud, Minnesota.
COEFTRMATIoYs.-The Senate, in executive
session, confirmed the following nominations
j. G. Bancroft Davis, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipOteutiary to the German Empire
from July l. lS14, when the resignation o
George b. ncIOft takes effect. Harvey W
Scott, coil, ctor of customs, Willamette, Ore
COR. Gu,l'Ord Wiley Wells, United States at
toThey northern diStr c. OF Mississippi.
NAVAL OBDERs.-COmmander S. Ltvingstor
BreCse ordered 10 equipment duty at Norfolk
nary yard. Lieut. Edward W. Remey ordered
to Newport, X. l., for instruction in torpedo
duty. Con msndeT George A. Stevens detached
from equiv ment duty at the navy yard, Nor
folk, and ordered be In readiness for sea service
Lieut.. Commander Charles +. Schmitz, anC
Lieuts. Lewis Kingsley, #. o. Ii. BECKER, ana
l.. Woodman ordered TO the Colorado.
IN THE senate TO day the bill to incorporate
the Oxygen Gas Company Of the District or
nfpf1 90 lad cv,d saI h,Ir
has already appeared in full in THR STAR. l.
names as inCOrpOratOrs MesSrs. Thomas W
COllins, Jedediah II. Lathrop, Robert II. G.
Graham, Wilson ID. Haven, Henry j. Dawson,
George SavOTy, Clas. Ewing, John 4. Living
ston, and q. q. willard, and gives them the
usual powers OF a gas company.
THE Mouth OF THE MIssIssIPPI.-CaptaiI
Fades, Prot. FOrshay, General Longsireet, suo
the Congressional delegations from Louisiana
and ssouri asse mbled in the room of the Sen
ate Con mittee on rransp0, tatcn TO day to urge
action relative to the improvSm ent of the mouth
Of the Mississippi. As most OF the members OF
the committee were engaged on other commit
tees, no quorum was present and the gentle
men were not heard.
TIE CAPITOL AND NORTH o STREET RAIL
wAY.-The Capitol and North o street railway
bill was called mp in the Senate to-day, when
Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont, moved to lay it on -
table on the ground that IO more street rail-
ways should be laid until some general system
is adopted. MI. Morrill's motion was lost-ayes
Is, nays "a. A number Of amendments were
then read and agreed to, when the morning
hour expiring the bill went over.
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE PUBLIC PRINT
Erin the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Anthony, chair
man Of the Committee on Public Printing
asked and obtained leave for the committee to
sit during the sessions of the Senate while the
investigation of the Congressional printer lie
going oD. Mr.. Witherow, of the firm OF McGill
q mt rAh a,.1
George Gibson were before the committee to-
day, and made statements relative to the prices
charged the government by the Congressional
printer, which they asserted were variable and
generally excessive.
The LATE COLLISION ON THE Potomac
The naval court OF inquiry recently appointed
to inquire into the circu instances of the late
collision between the U. S. steamer Gettysburg
ard the Lady of the Lake, on the Potomac,
convened at the navy yard yesterday, and ex-
smined Capt. McRitchie, Of the Gettysburg.
Other officers Of the Gettysburg were examined
to-day. The examination Of the sfficers Of the
Lady of the Lake will take place to- morrow,
when that vessel returns from her trip to Nor
folk.
1t is the intention OF the board of steamboat
inspector to hold an investga alton on board the
Lady OF the Lake when she returns.
PETITION OF WASHINGTON PRINTBRs-A
peiiticn was presented in the House this morn
ing by j. K. Hawey, of Conn, signed by about
800 practical printers in the city of Washington
asking Cons RES 10 stay fur ther proceedings in
relation TO hxiTg by law a scale OF prices for
work performed In any and all mechanical es
adjustments Carried on by the gov ernment of
the United States, because they hold il to be
class legislation, In that it takes the side of cap
ital against labor; that il would establish bal
precedent for the national government to enact
by law STANDARD of wages for the skilled labor
of its citizens; that 1t would be unfair and I'M
wise to pass law which would, in principles,
array the general government against the toll
ing millions of the nation. Labor should be free
TO ok and regulate its value on the principle
Of justice, TO be determined from time to time
by the emf loyer and the employe.
TERRIBLE LIGHTNING STeRM.-There was q
terrific storm Of thunder and lightning with
heavy rains in New Jersey Wednesday evening.
The lightning has not been equalled for years.
A driver living in VreelaDd avenue, at Pater-
son, who was sitting on his bed at the time, was
struck by the lightning, 1t leaving q blue spot
Oh his forehead, blackened his face and left him
sitting rigid corpse, bolt upright IN the bed.
The house OF Mr.. Lee also was struck by the
fluid, enteaDg the dining room, where the fami-
" were at tea, tearing OF the plaster, boards,
&C., AID passing out through the kitchen, with
out hurting any body. at Passaic q valuable
hone in Vandensep's stable was killed.
ATTHE NEW YORK REGATTA yesterday. the
Tidal Wave won the schooner prize OF the first
class Nithout time al'OEapea mai linz ha