Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-25
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

The Presidents public receptions will oc-
cur as follOws:-Tuesday evening, Februa-
ry Cd; Tuesday evening, February Sd, and
will continue on both evenings from eight to
ten o'clock p m.
State Dinners:-Tuesday, January 26th;
Tuesday, February 9th.
INTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from
this source to-day were s54s $3.50.
THE COMMITTEE on PATENTS has decided
against extending the Wheeler & Wilson
sewing machine patent.
THE LITTLE TARIFF" BILL, which re-
Gently passed both Houses of Congress- was
sent to the President to-day for his signature.
wHIsKY.-On the lst of January, 1875. there
was in bond in the United States II, 1,73O,53s
gallons of whisky.
DEATH OF A NAVAL OFFICER.-The Navy
department is advised of the death, at his
residence at EastOn. Pa, on the 22d inst, of
Lieut. HOratiO p. Wilson.
CAPTAIN THOMAS C. HARRIS, L. S. ",
died yesterday morning at the naval asylum,
Philadelphia, after a brief illness. He was a
native of Pennsylvania, and was fifty-two
years Ofage.
AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION in the 1st Ini-
nOis Congressional district on Saturday, b.
W Ndulutll- tOnSTeSSI0dn-eleCL
from that district, was elected To fill the va
cancy in the present Congress caused by the
death of John Il. Rice.
Mr.. HERsEY, the Congressional doorkeeper
who received $1,000 of the Pacific Mail
"swag" and was dismissed by Mr.. Buxton a
the request Of the Wisconsin delegation. has
been restored to his position at the request of
the Committee on Ways and Means, who do
not desire any action in his case in advance
of their report.
REPRESENTATIVE STOwELL ExONER-
ATED.-The House Committee on Naval AT
fairs will unanimously exOnerate Congress
man StOwell of the charge of having sold a
naval cadetship through the agency of Ora
ham. and received one thousand out of the
seventeen hundred dollars which Graham OBJ
tanned from DR.. Beatty, the stepfather of the
boy SchOOlcraft, who received the appoint
ment on the nomination of StOwell.
THE CASE OF PINCHBACK.-The Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections held meet
ing this morning to consider the case of Sen
atOr-elect Pinchback. Several members of
the committee were absent. The subject was
generally discussed, but not finally disposed
of. There is no doubt that the committee
will make two reports, and that the majority
report will recommend the admission of Mr.
Pinchback on his original credentials.
THE INTER-OCEANIC COMMISSION, which
was some time ago organized for the purpose
of examining and reporting upon the most
practicable route for the proposed canal, are
now awaiting an instrumental examination
of the isthmus of Panama, which is thought
10 be necessary for the purpose of demon
Strating with eXactness the information
necessary to be obtained before q near ap-
ject ~ i'''' VIZ '''''
THE Caucus COMMITTEE of the House
have under consideration proposition to re-
enact the South Carolina act of 1S6I, which
authorizes the President to suspend the writ
of habeaS corpus in any section OF the cOun-
try in "A state of anarchy, or where in his
Judgment, the public safety requires il. Also,
TO recommend legislation providing that the
maximum strength of a company of infantry
in the United States army shall be eighty.
instead OF ffty-SiX men, and that company
OF cavalry and artillery shall be one hundred
men.
SURVIVORS OF THE POLARIs.-The bill
passed to-day by the Senate for the relief o.
| the survivors of the POlaris provides thar
| the government shall pay TO such SURVIVOR
their widows or minor children, and in the
order named, a sum of money, in addition 10
| that already paid, equal in amount to one
years pay, which each would have been en-
titled TO respectively if continued in the ser
| vice, and that $3.50 each be paid TO Joe Eber-
blng and Hans Hendrick, Esquimaux, who
rendered valuable assistance to the ice fiOe
| party rescued April 80, 1873.
| THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION OF
members Of the House Centennial Commit L
tee on Saturday last visited the centennial
| rooms, where Director General GoshOrne
| Governor Bigler, General Hawley and others
explained the progress of the work. On Sat
| uTday evening the whole delegation attended
| the Saturday Night Club, at the invitation
OF George W. Childs, esq, and were there
| joined by President Grant, Secretaries ReIk-
| rap and DelanO, Attorney General Williams
| Postmaster General Jewell, General Bah.
cock, and a number Of other prominent in
| Vitcd guests. The President and party re-
| turned 10 Washington yesterday.
y CAUCUS of republican Senators was held
| ON Saturday. The matters under discussion
were the admission of Colorado as state
and the transportation question. No action
was taken on either subject. although il was
ELECTED that sixteen out of the twenty-five
Senators present favored the admission o!
Colorado The chief topic of discussion was
the condition of the South. but there being
conflicting views no result was reached. The
| caucus instead of giving expression to theiI
views on the Louisiana question, agreed 10
| await the action of the Committee on Privi-
lcgeS and Elections on the Pinchback Gre
| dentiatS.
| CARE OF CONFEDERATE GRAVES Al
ARLINGToS.-A short time since, Mrs. c. p
| Culver, Of this city, addressed a note to the
| Secretary of requesting the privilege OF
building walks and planting shrubbery
| among and placing headstones over the
| graves of the confederate dead at Arlington
| To this request the Secretary has repliesI
| through Col. U. A. Mack. granting The desired
permission, merely suggesting that the work
| done be in harmony with the surroundings
| and 10 be under the control and supervision
| of the quartermaster in charge of the ceme-
| terry. Mrs. Culver publicly returns thanks tc
| the Secretary for his urbanity, and invites
correspondence with persons who are willing
TO aid in the work.
| ALGERNON SIDNEY PADDOCK, who was
elected last Friday To succeed Senator Tip
| ton Of Nebraska, is a native of st. Lawrence
| county, New York, about forty years of age
ana OF Puritan ancestry. He is distantly re-
lated 10 Gideon Welles and General and Sem
| ator sherman. Mr.. Paddock has been a res
| ident of Nebraska since 1856, living at Fort
Calhoun, from which place he removed TO
/ Omaha few years ago, where he resided
| until last year, when he removed to Beatrice
/ He was appointed Governor of Wyoming in
1 1865, but withdrew owing to there being mo-
| appropriation TO defray the expenses OF the
Territorial government. Though called a
conservative republican Mr.. Paddock Is said
10 be in full sympathy with the republican
party. His election was secured mainly as .
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