Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-11
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and GOSSIP.

Washington News and GOSSIP.
MRS. GRANTS RECEPTIONS are held on
Saturdays, commencing at three and last
ing until five O'Clock D. m.
The Presidents public reception will oc-
cur Tuesday evening, February sd, and will
continue from eight 10 ten O'Clock p. m.
INTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from
this source to-day were s3go,1S9.26.
THF REPUBLICAN SENATOEs held eau
Gus this morning on the Orler of business.
No political subjects were under discussion.
THE SENATE Appropriations Committee
considerd the Indian aPpropria ton bill this
morning. and finished about a dozen pages
without making any material amendments.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE-Secretary BriS-
tow. Speaker Blaine. Senator Boutwell,. and
Representatives Phillips, Albright. Shoe
maker and Wallace had an au1iclce with
the President this morning.
NAVAL Commander Milton
HaXtOn ordered 10 equipment duty, navy
yard. New York; Lieut. G. VI. Anthony, to
the navy yard. Portsmouth, y. H.. Surgeon
Geo. NJ Woods to the Benicia.
JUsT TWENTY YEARS AGO to-day Vice
President Wilson entered the United states
Senate. Mr.. Hamlin is now the only Senator
who was a member of that body when Mr.
Wilson first entered il.
y MEETING of the Committee on Privi-
lesos and Elections of the senate was called
for to-day. but no quorum was present. \
special meeting Will be held tomorrow eve
ming.
FEEF OF POsTAcF-The House to-day. i'm
Committee Of the Whole on the appropria-
til, D
all public documents and seeds TO % through
the mails free OF postage.
THE BANK NOTE PRINTING-whc House
Banking and Currency Committee again
failed AT their meeting to-day tD reach con
ciuSion with reference to the bank note print
ing. y decisive ballot viii be taken tO-inOr-
row.
NoNISATIoNs.-Thc President sent the
following nominations to the Senate to-day.
John { AbercTombie. surveyor OF customs
Port Burlington. Iowa: Benjamin F. Martin.
collector customs. MarbleheaI. Mass; also.
number Of poStmaSterS.
RETJRNFD HIS SwoRD.-TEe widow OF the
late Commander Cushing has sent by express
10 Alfred IversOn. OF Georgia. a svori that
was presented To him BY citizens of Column
bus, Georgia. when he was a lieutenant of
nlted states cavalry before the war but
which had been captured by Commander
Cushing, IN one of his raids, from IversOn who
was then an officer in the confederate service
PERSONAL Representative Hooper. OF
Mass, is still lying critically Ill at his resi-
dCncc i'll this city with pneumonia His con-
ditiOn was somewhat better last evening
'''' COmmiSSIOner OF Customs Johnson who
has been very III with pneumonia. i now
out of danger and rapidly recovering. He
Will probably he able 10 resume his dutie,
within two weeks.
WITNESSES BEFORE CONGRFss.-Iu the
Senate yesterday Mr.. Sargent submitted as
an amendment intended TO be proposed by
him 10 the House bill relating 10 the selection
OF IuIOTS 10 the District OF Columbia a
pTOTo sitiOn that no p' rSOn shall az deemed
guilty OF mISdemeanOT under the exist ug
law who shall. during the session of Congress
a. which ne waS summoned as a witne~ by
the authority Ot either House make p.Op,.r
answer 10 All pUe> tlOnS pertinent 10 the mat
ter under inquiry. although .Or n time he
may nave iail2i 10 ic'tiiy "a required by Law
CONFIRM ATIoNS-The Sel.at. i'm execu-
i've session yesterday afternoon con
flrmed the nominations OF John NJ Taayer.
OF Nebraska, governor of Wyoming terri
tory; Chas. Z Dyer. United states iudg..
eastern district of Wisconsin: VIM II II
clayton. United states attorney. western
district II Arkansas. james +. faar.lD f-uIfat
states marshal. west tern district Of Arkansas.
+ >. Davis. surveyor general Of the CIitet
states FOR Nevada, Sam. I. Thomson. re-
4NfL " lts'filt = Denver. l'Oi.- ItNy~
k'yEolds, pension agent, Madison, Wis; r
\ Moore. surveyor OF customs. PatcbOuuo
y. Y, Ben. :. Burch collector OF customs
IeteT>huTg. Va; I>dtOTe BlumeuthalS. col
l'ctpT Of customs. st. Mark. Fla: \. :
a-pcS, Indian agent for Fl Ute i'm Nevada:
). Y, SlmmS. Indian agent, Colville agency
Washington territory, W. IL. Forbes. Iudiau
agent bcVil'> Lake agency. Dakota: also a
number OF FO-tma>terS.
THE REFORM SCHOOL Fund WITH lay
COOKE y CO.-The Speaker laid before the
House yesterday a letter from the Attorney
General in answer to a resolution Of January
=. loi'. IN relation To what action has been
taken 70 recover from Henry -. Cooke. late
treasurer OF the Reform school Of the Dis
trlct Oi columbia. the sum Of ~JI.1.l2l in
NplNeI in the bankruptcy OF Jay Cooke *
Co The Attorney General inciO>eo a large
hummer pi letters IN Ttla ton TO the matter.
ara among them i one dated August ~. ~
directed 10 Mr.. II. -. Cooke in which the l.
iorney General calls attention to section I6
ol the act OI August Is. 1S46, defining the crime
Of embeZZlemeEt. and saws: - | am cOmpelle,l
a. II seems TO me by the abOve-citcd statute
I" Ire IuIir. without unnecessary delay. an
as 1u>in'it ami payment OF the mOnevS in
which you are delinquent" sc. The United
states claims before the bankruptcy com
missioner recognition a. 4 apreierrel creditor.
pGt the other creditors resist. and the case is
10 D. assigned for argument before the court.
THE WASHINGTON AND IT. LOUIS NAR-
Row GAUGE RAILEOAD-The House Com
mittee OIL Railroads and Canal, have r.
lplted unanimously in favor of extending
.id 10 the Washington. Cincinnati and ST
Louis railroad Company. to construct "A mar
rOw-gauge railroad from tide-watar fo ~
Louis ami Chicago. The road j. 10 start from
any point ih Virginia opposite the DiSt.ict
81 Columbia. thence through Virginia. West
tfSlft across me Ohio river at or near
Point Pl"aSant, IN Mason county: thence 10
- Louis Dy way OF Cincinnati. The com
p"nN may also build branch line from any
point IN Indiana or Ohio 10 Chicago and m.y
also eNtend their MAIN line ea aStwari through
The DiStrlct of Columbia TO Baltimore The
capital Stock i TO be Sl5OnO. 600. The govern
inent aid i To be am indorsei guarantees ~
TIE nIted states for the payment of the
interest upon the first mortgage bonds of the
company. AT me rate OF II. 800 for each mile
Of the mountain division. and SIo 400 for
each mile OF the western division OF the ROAD
such Endorsements 10 he only upon com
within six months from the paSsaya or tha