Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-12

Aho AIesiuebLs puollc reception Will Oc-
cur Tuesday evening, February I'D, and Will
continue from eight to ten o'clock p. m.
INTERNAL REvENUE,-The receipts from
this source to-day We're si67 ,5gi.s6.
THE House COMMITTEE on APPFOPRTA-
TONS this morning agreed to appropriate
s2o.oc0 for the purchase Of the oil painting Of
cen George II. Thomas by Mrs. Ransom on
exhibition in the rotunda o. the Capitol.
II APFEAPs from a correspondence just
Published between the President and Gov
eInOr Edward NJ. McCook that on the 5h
instant the President offered the latter the
position OF Second Assistant Postmaster
General, which he declined To accept.
COZ. jim Roach. Of tine War department.
has invented new mode Of automatic tclc-
sraEly. which he proposes to place on exhi-
bitiOn i'm the War department museum
Wlthln a ieW days. Jim says there's mil
lions in it."
THE House CONNITTF-. on FOREIGN
AFFAIRS has agreed 10 report q bill prohibit
Ing The importation of Chinese into the
United States for immoral purposes: also
prohibiting the sending Of Chinese convicts
into the United States.
HoE. JAMES h. BECK. we regret 10 learn.
while returning to his hotel last night SIippeI
and fell on the ice on 18TH street. breaking his
left ann very badly. Dr. Garnett was caIIeI
IN ana set the broken arm. Mr.. Beck suffered
very severely last night. and this morning
seems very little easier.
WHITING CoNINC TOMORROW. - Ser
gCant-at-armS OrJway received dispatch
from Whiting. OF Pacific Mail not1rie:y. to-
day. stating that he had missed railroad con
HectiOnS. but that he would be in Washing
ton 10 testify before the Ways and Means
Committee tomorrow.
G. W. JONES. democrat. was Yesterday
elected 10 the United State Senate by the
Florida legislature 10 succeed Abijan Gilbert.
whose term expires on the 4th of March next.
To anticipate tie uestiOn, who is Jones
lHc Associated Press reporter az Tallahassee
tticSiaPhS Jones il q lawyer, and stands in
ibe 'front.' rank of his profession in this state"
THE GEAs-UOPPER SUTFEREPS. order
to properly carry out the provisions Of the
act OF Congress approved February 1a, 1875.
10 provide for the relief OF persons suffering
iiDIb the TJNttSCS OF graSShOpperS upon the
western frontiers. q War department order
has Just been Issued giving the necessary
instructions.
TUE GOVERNMENT AT THE CESrENNIAL
ENHIBITIoN-TheA Appropriations Commit
tee have agreed TO appropriate 100000 to
enable the Executive departments OF the
government and the Smithsonian Institution
10 participate in the international exhibition
OF lNst. This Is 10 defray the expenses Of a
cieIkAire, stationery. postage, kilograms, &c.
NoNINATIONs.-The President sent the
following nominations TO the Senate to-day:
George French, secretary of Wyoming terri
tory: y. V. Bell. collector of customs Detroit
Mich: owen Wade. Of O4Cg"n, register of
land office, oregon City, Oregon; T.. r Har-
risOn, receiver of land office, oregon City.
oregon; John Burke, Indian agent, Grand
River agency, Dakota; also, a numb II o.
pOStmasteTS.
The CABINET met at noon to-day, with
all the members present. Senators Scott,
Chandler and Patterson, and Representa-
tiv,S Milliken and o Neil had audience with
the President this morning previous to the
meeting Of the Cabinet. The Cabinet al
J0CTEed at halfpaSt two o'clock p. IN. Dur
ing tie session the proposition oil Sidney Dill
Ion. PRESIDENT Of the Union Pacific railroad
.lUtIi>ued III yesterdays STAR, was dis
CUsSed.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Surgeon f. s. Matthews
ordered TO the navy yard. Pensacola; Com
mander Frederick V. McNair detached from
lhe naval academy st March next. AMI or
defed TO comma al ftr steamer KearSaga.
ASlaLc station, r,f steamer of the 18th OF
March from san Francisco. Commander d.
y. Harmony from the command of the Kear-
sage, Asiatic station, on the reporting OF his
feiief, and ordered TO return home and report
arrival.
NATIONAL CENETERIES.-A board Of OFF,
GERS, consisting Of Major J. =. Martin, aSSis-
tant adjutant general; Assistant Surgeon j.
:. Billings, and First Lieut.. T. fl. Fisher, 22d
infantry. assembled in this city on Thurs
cay Illn INST, 10 examine into the uGalitica-
itCnS Ot such persons as may be brought be
fore Il for appointment taSjsup1rintendSnts OF
HatLOUa! cemeteries. Superintendent Patrick
Neal, national cemt terry, at StauntOn.
Va. Is discharged the service OF the United
states, TO take effect February 18th inst.
\ WEEK OF SToRNs.-The general weather
summary for the week ending yesterday, Just
issued from the signal Office, says:-s.A Sc
we're storm advanced from northern New
England east to New FoundIand on Thurs
day OF the past week, and was Closely fol
lowed by AN area OF high barometer and very
cold weather. y second depression passed
l.CrtEcaStW3rd along the south and middle
Atlantic coasts on Sunday, causing cOnSid-
cradle snow from Virginia 10 New Jersey. \
Ihllu Storm Is now apparently central near
Lake Huron, having moved nOrtheaStwar
from Kansas since yesterday morning Very
cold weather has prevailed during the entire
week throughout the central and northern
sections of the country"
C0LFAx ON LINcOLN.-In THE STAR. =
few evenings since, l observed the following
paragraph:
Conclusion OF Colfax'S lecture on Lin
colin Having reached tic topmost round
OF the ladder Of fame, Lie stepped into the
skies"
fully beautiful Simile as a qUO'd'i0a from v
=. WllliSS poem on the death of President
Harrison, written nearly thirty-four years
ago; the conclusion of which is as follows?
Fur the stars on our banner grown suddenly dim.
Let ~ weep IN our daTEneSS-but weep not Tor him
Not fCr him who has died full of hOnOTs aud years.
not Tor HIM Who, departing leaves millions in tears
Not Ter him who GS',Hded FdHis'S LdfdeT so high
F't" the round az s toy he hdS stePPd 10 the Sky T.
CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS ON SOUTHERN
AFFAIRs-A joint caucus of republican Sen
atOrs and Representatives was held at the
Capitol last night. The Joint committee of
the CaucuseS of both houses made a report
presenting bill authorizing the President 10
appoint deputy marshals and supervisors of
elections in congressional districts, who, in
addition to their other powers, can arrest
persons who may attempt TO intfmidate
voters or otherwise unlawfully interfere with
the conduct OF the election. Provision is
made for fair and full registration of legal
voters under prescribed regulations, and ii is
made unlawful for any of the reconstructed
states to impose excessive poll-taxes or to
require the prepayment thereof as q qualifi-
cation for voters at any election at which
members Of Congress are to be chosen. The
Dill declares the exhibition or use of deadly
weapons on days OF registration and election
lOr the purpose OF intimidation or violence n
criminal ofense, punishable by fine and i'm
pTlsonmeLt, at the discretion of the court
and 30 of violations of other parts of the bill
representative j. Amber Smith of Virginia.
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