Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-03

f. DALLAh mas ccen appolntef internal
revenue gauger for the 4th district of Illinois.
THE House appropriation of $1,000 for the
poor OF the District has been agreed to by the
Senate.
The SENATE has agreed to the House bill
appropriating S5G5C0o for an exhibition of
the government departments at the centen-
NAL exhibition.
THE APPROPRIATION of one million and
sixty thousand dollars for the District.
passed by the House, was agreed to by the
Senate to-day.
SENATOR II. X. PEAsE, OF Mississippi. who
will be ex-senator after tomorrow, can then
writh Up. NJ. :" after his name, the President
having sent in his nomination rs postmaster
at Vicksburg, Miss.
THE NEW STREET RAILROAD BILL APP
PRoyED.-The President has approved the
act to incorporate the Capitol, North o
street and South Washington Railway COM
paDy.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Secretarie Bel
knap end Delano, Senators Harvey and Ram
sey, Representatives Albright, Hawley.
Moore, McDOugal, Coburn and Smith had
audience with the President this morning.
CoNGREssMAN-E ELECT BEVERLY b. DoU-
GLASS has been fined one cent by the circuit
court of King William county, Va, for en-
gaging in an affray with his opponent, Con-
gresham Sener, Ia the last contest.
Mrs. MARY CLEMMER (Iate Ames), saws a
gentleman who used to dine frequently with
the late Congressman Hooper, gave her this
severe estimate OF his character: eHe is a
man who invites other gentlemen to dinner,
does his own carving, and saves all the It'd
bits for himself"
PERsoNAL.-Col. Brainard Howell and
Major r. p. Noah, OF New York. are regis
tered at Wizards. ..'.Mr. j. p. BresIin. so
well known to Washington people as the
model landlord OF New York, has become by
purchase the sole proprietor Of that elegant
hotel, the Gilsey House.
NAVAL ORDERS.-LieutenantC Commander
VIM. Bainbridge HoT, ordered to the navy
yard, Philadelphia. Lieutenant Commander
Francis Morris, TO the naval rendezvous, at
EostOn. Commander SilaS Casey, detached
from the navy yard, Philadelphia. and or
deTed TO hold himself in readiness for sea
service.
THE TREASURY PRINTING.-The Senate
to-day amended the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill by requiring the Secretary of the
Treasury to have one or two OF the printings
OF the governments notes done outside OF
the Treasury building by such bank note
companies ''as may contract for the same 10
De done within the District of Columbia"
DIPLOMATIC OFFICERS of the United
states absent from their posts Without leave
les than ten days, suffer no penalty: absent
Tor longer time their salary must be de-
sence a, lor TN, .ae Excess OF time of such abb
General Williams in a case submitted TO
him. W
IHE INTEREST ON THE J-65 DISTRICT
boNDs.-Ihe Senate this morning refused to
sustain the r~enate Appropriation Committee
IA i, an aIiendment noticed elsewhere) pro-
. "a Ior the payment of the interest on the
oonds in gold. When the item wa
stricken out without division.
RENoMINATED--Thef following telegram
was received by Representative stephen w
kellogg, at the House Of Representatives,
this afternoon:
NEW HAVEN, Conn. March ,. ls15-You
are unanimously nominated by reclamation
ior the next Congress, and you will be elected.
Greatest enthusiasm in convention This
was signed by the committee.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES on the dis
agreeing votes of the two Houses on the DOS
tai bill. came TO an agreement this morning
The bin was reported TO the House and con-
CURED in. The main point OF disagreement
was with reference to the salaries of post
masters at Philadelphia, Boston, and New
York The latter Office was fixed at IS 900;
and efforts were made TO have the same sal
airy apply to the other two, which, however,
failed.
Col. ROBERT NJ. DOUGLASS ExoNE-
RATED.-The House committee Oh the ex-
pendituTes of the department OF Justice which
had been charged with investigating the ac-
counts of Cot. Robert NJ. Douglass, u. $.
marshal for the western district OF North
carolina, yesterday submitted a report in
which they state that they have thoroughly
examined all the witnesses suggested To
VI ,aI fl,ar
found nothing which in the least reflected on
the personal or official honor of Mr. Doug
lass.
DISTRICT WAR CLAIMS.-The appropria-
ton which passed the House to pay claims
allowed by the third auditor and second con-
iroller for property taken by the quartermas-
ter general and the commissary general du-
ring the war from citizens of the loyal states
apprOpriates the following amounts for citi-
zens OF the District of Columbia, viz: =. VI.
Golden, SI6Z-50; Philip Hawkins. 81 ,302. D;
John Hoover, s17e.JO; Henry Martin. SIS275;
Clark Mills, Sis4. 80; John +. Phelps S27I so
and William Sayer, $50. The whole amount
appropriated by the bill was sl12.729.56.
NOT Much CHANCE FOR THE FORCE
BILL.-A canvass was made in the Senate this
morning as to the feeling OF that body with
reference 10 proceeding with what is known
as the 'fOrce bill" The result was that q
majority of the Senate was opposed TO taking
IL up until all the appropriation bills are
disposed of; and, indeed, so sOlicitous were
Senators TO go on with the latter bills that
they requested Mr.. Morrill, to report the sun
dry civil bill. and waived the usual reading
of the Journal. IL is very doubtful now
whether the force bill VIII ever be called up.
MAJOR GENERAL LORENZO THOMAS, u.
:. a, died at his residence, 1926 s street, In
this city, yesterday, after an illness OF several
weeks, in the list year or his age. The de-
ceased was born at Newcastle, Del. He was
entered at West Point when sixteen years of
age, and graduating four years after, was
made on July lst, 1873, a second lieutenant
Of the ith Infantry. His first active duty
in the field was in the Florida war in 1872
He afterwards served during the Mexican
war on the STATS OF General VIM. o. Butler
of Tennessee, and General Taylor, and subse-
ouently was alta chod to the stan of General
Scott. and stationed in New York. During
the late rebellion he was commissioned major
general OF volunteers, and after the resigna-
ton Of Gen. Cooper, ne was made adjutant
general OF the army August 3, 1861. He held
the Office at the time OF the Impeachment
trial of Andrew johnson, and was by him
appointed Secretary OF War in Secretary
STATIONS place, but owing TO the firmness OF
that officer. the od Interim appointment did
not accomplish what was expected of IL. Gen.
Thomas figured prominently in the trial as a
witness. He was placed on the retired list