Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-13

referred to the Ways and Means Committee
The resolution gave rise to an extended
debate.
An APPRoPRIATIoN NEEDED, - The
Controller of Currency has written letter
10 the chairman OF the House Committee on
Appropriations asking for a deficiency APP
pTiatiOn OF ~2l6 .G09, on account of additional
expenses ent2iled on his office arising ont OF
the national currency act. AT the las ses-
sion Congress empowered extra labor in the
office without making the necessary appTo-
priation to meet the expenses.
ACCIDENT TO A NUCH RESPECTED CITI-
zEN.-Wc regret TO learn that Mr.. q. King
man, in former years the distinguished and
widely known correspondent ofthe Baltimore
SJJl. Charleston tOIieT, and New York
journal Of Commerce. fell on the ice as he was
entering his own house on Saturday evening.
and sustained severe injury. Dr. Toner. his
physician. has not aS yet been able 10 make
q thorough examination Of the case. in con
sequence of the pain which such an eXamina-
ton would mfiict upon his patient.
PERsoNAL.-Sonator.C Carpenter left this
city last evening for Wisconsin, TO be pres
ent at the election which takes place in the
state legislature on the 18th inst. '''' The
New Haven PuEu,EUia saws: I'VE learn with
regret that Senator Buckingham'S Illness
lorbidS his return 10 Washington for at least
some weeks. .'-' The following are regis
tered at Willard's: 4. w. Markley, y. j; j.
NJ Kerms Pa: Col. ThoS. Fitzgerald, ID. Par
IRISH and wife, III. III. Bingham, W. ii. Hard
ding, II. X. CampiOn, Pa; t. \. McGaughcy.
Chicago: Hon. W. L. Bush. g. :. I. Bryant,
Boston: Geo. \. Parker 4 wife, Philadelphia;
Hon. Chas. Albright, JAS. {. Batter, Ohio;
II. NJ. Pomeroy, Boston: Alfred Sphinx.
THE SCHILLER CLUB.-NotwithSiand
the sleet and unpleasantneSs of the weather
last night, there was goOdly attendance at
81 ~ Ill "A NroH fl.sn
residence OF 4. =. SoiomOns, esq. Franklin
Row. Once in the cosy. cheerful, picture
lined parlor of Mr.. SOlOmOns', the Schillers
forgot all about the storm raging without;
and under the genaralship of Prof. Berkau
succession OF brilliant recitations, imperSOna-
tions, and musical renditions Were given
Among the exceptionally line recltation'
were those by Rev. DR. Hinckley, thauncey
Hickox. esq. Prof L. B. Hay, and Dr. Dun
can: and in the musical line Mrs. Bro0keS per
| formed very agreeably on the piano. anJ
| Prof Hay respond ell obligingly 10 the eaTlleS
/ demands upon him in the vocal way.
PETITION FOR PENSIONS FOR VETERAN.
! OF THE MEXICAN WAR.-A committee O
! the survivors OF the Mexican war presented
before the House Committee on Invalid
Iehhlon yesterday petition praying thai
congress place all the survivors Of the Mex.
can war on the pension rolls at - per month
The Commissioner OF Pensions OPPOSES ann
such action by Congress, for the reason thai
such survivors, and il would cost the govern.
ment many millions TO comply with their
request. Gen. Denver, who made an argu.
ment IN behalf of the survivors yesterday,
held that the acquisition by the government
OF the the territory of New Mexico, result
Oh mat war, was more than an equivalent
Tor the additional expense, and that the sta
tisIlcS show That the survivors instead oI
being forty thousand do not exceed. i'm mum
Der, fifteen Thousand.
PINCHRACE'S CONTEST ron SE,r -.
THE HoUsE.-The House Committee of Elec.
tions is in doubt as TO whether PinchbacIS X
has or has not abandoned his contest with
Sheridan for the seat in the House of Repre-.
Sentauves, claimed by both from the state ol
Louisiana at large. Two weeks ago Pinch
back privately announced that he intended
10 abandon the contest. subsequently, how
ever, he filed additional documentary evil
dence 10 support his claim. To complicase Be
matters still further, at the last meeting OF
the Election Committee, Mr.. McCortee. the
attorney for Pinchback, announced that he
was authorized TO state that the contest was
abandoned. To offset this the friends of
Plnchback (he is not now here) Informed the
Election Committee that the attorney was
entitled TO credit, and that they believed the
statement made by him was without author
ity and for the purpose Of injuring Pinch
backs case. The committee have taken no
action i'm the matter, other than TO send all
he papers i'm the case to the government
printing Office 10 be printed.
DoHoT "iLhEh, Oi new orleans, who
gives the weight of his clerical character TO
thestatement that all is peace and quiet in
Louisiana, is not an entire novice in taking
part in political controversies. He distin-
guished himself several years since by ORDER
ng the name of President Lincoln erased
rom the prayer-books i'm his diocese.-Wast-
ngtofa Chronicle, January ~, 1875.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 13, ls75
To The Editor Of The EueRiag Sdy:-Sir--Tbe
oregoing lis cut from the Chronicle of Tuesday
4 hV n h,
Right Reverend Joseph Pere Bell Wilmer. ID
D., LID, Bishop of Louisiana OF the ProieS-
tant Episcopal Church i'm America, the nm
dersigned wishes to ask through yoalr col
umns how this can be? Is it true?
President Lincoln expired on the morning
or April ID, 1865, and Bishop Wilmer was co,7
after the death of Mr.. Lincoln
Ana one more question: In what edition
OF the praysr-book did president Lincoln's
sa0ite' appear? Very respectfully,
EREDERIC A on