Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-17

this source today were 1906, $50.
JNTRoLLER KNOX is ON a brief visit to
Philadelphia.
AMONG those who had interviews with the
President to-day were Senators Dorsey,
Clayton, Mitchell, Window, Carpenter, Nc
MILAN, CoDover, Logan and Chandler, and
Representative Rusk. of Wisconsin.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Engineer W.
Rowbotham, to the navy yard, Philadelphia.
Detached-Passed Assistant Engineer Geo.
W. Melville from the navy yard, Philadel-
phia, and ordered TO the Tennessee.
THE APPLICANTS for the three vacant
quartermaster's positions in the army now
number several hundred. 1t is understood
that the President has decided to appoint two
military storekeepers now in the service, and
the regimental quartermaster doing duty al
the West Point military academy.
THE SENATE win hardly be prepared to
adjourn to- morrow. The Hawaiian treaty
was still under consideration at 2.45 p. m to-
day. and several Senators expressed the opin-
ion that il would be further considered to-
morrow, as number Of Senators desire to
speak on the subject. The adjournment will
not probably take place before Saturday.
TREASURY CHANGEs.-The Secretary of
the Treasury has decided to appoint A. U.
Wyman Assistant Treasurer of the United
States, vice lie Roy futile resigned This
makes vacancy in the Office of cashier of
the Treasury. For this place Colonel Frank
Jones, assistant cashier, is an applicant. The
nomination will be settled some time to day.
1t is stated that Secretary Bristow has ten
dered the office to James Gilfllian. now in
charge of the warrant di vision. and that he
has indicated that he will accept it.
Col. ORDwAY FOR SPEAKER OF THE
NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGIsLATURE.-A re-
Publican jOllificatiOn meeting was held in
II GOT ioI,f no Ia
ton of Col. Y. G.. Ordway to the legislature
from that town, (which has heretofore from
time immemorial gone democratic" and he
was nominated for speaker OF the legislature
on the score of his intimate knowledge of
parliamentary law and the routine OF public
business.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in execu-
tive session yesterday, confirmed the follow
ing nominations:-Wm.F f. Robinson, of Wis
consin, to be consul at Tamatave, Madagas-
car; w. W. DERRICK, United States attorney
for the southern district of Mississippi, vice
Felix Brannagan; c. Irwin Wilson, of the
District of Columbia, to be a paymaster in
the army, with the rank of major; George A.
the United States Patent Office; James Nc
Gregor, pension agent at Pittsburg, Pennsyl-
yania, being a reappointment)
PINcHBACK and his friends are in high
glee over this denoument, and are sending
dispatches TO New Orleans in large numbers.
Pncnback says the thing was "set up" by
him, and that neither the President or Casey
had anything to do with 10. The effect of the
action of the Senate is that there will be no
vacancy, and that the legislature, no matter
how constituted. cannot undertake to elect a
Senator. Pinchback thinks now that he will
winter than he has had at any time hereto
fore.-H'dsh. Special Baltimore St1,.
THE BLACK HILLS Ell DoRADo.-The Sec
fQr a Va hoe u
tion to General Sherman, saying:-"All ex-
petitions into that portion of the Indian
Territory known as the Black Hills country
must be prevented as long as the present
treaty exists. Efforts are now being made
70 arrange for the extinguishment of the In
dian title, and all proper means will be used
to accomplish that end. IL, however, the
steps which are to be taken towards the
opening of the country TO settlement fail,
tfOSe persons at present within that terri
tory without authority must be expelled"
THERE ARE MANY RUMoRs concerning
important approaching changes in the Treas
ury department. 1t is known that since the
adjournment OF Congress several ex-members
of that body have been endeavOring to sue
coed TO positions in the department. Efforts
have been made to remove the Second and
Third Auditors, the First and Second Con-
trOllers, and the Commissioner OF Customs.
70 make room for hungry applicants. 1t is
not thought there will be any result attend
ing these efforts, other than so far as the
Office of First Controller is concerned. 1t is
generally understood now that Mr.. Taylor,
the present incumbent, will be forced 10 give
way TO the pressure.
THE NEW POSTAL RATES ON NEwsPA-
PERs.-In view of the increased rate OF post
age ON transient newspapers, and in order to
afford the people in all parts of the country
to become familiar with the new postage the
Postmaster General has determined to sus-
pend the operation of the law in this partic-
MAR until the LIST OF April, when he will rig
idly enforce it, and all newspapers Will be
retained If insufficiently prepaid. An order
TO the above effect will be issued by the Post
master General to postmasters. The action
of the Postmaster General is absolutely ne
cessary TO prevent the flooding of the post
offices with insufficientIy paid newspapers.
The department is still I'm receipt of COM
plants of this embarrassment.
IT Is UNDERSTOOD that the republicans in
the Senate will not press the Frelinghuysen
resolution, offered last night, endorsing the
Presidents recognition OF the Kellogg gov
eminent. The democrats, had il been re-
solved TO press il. would have raised the
same point of order that was made on Mr..
CANYONS resolution authorizing the ap-
polntment of committee to investigate the
CONDITION OF affairs in the Indian territory,
viz; that il is of a legislative character and
cannot be considered by the Senate in special
session In case OF their failure in this di-
rectton, IL was the intention OF the democrats
TO make the question one of physical endur-
ance ana prolong the discussion indefi-
nitely.
SENATE CONTRIBUTION The SeEate in
executive session to-day confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: ID. s. Wade chief ius
tice supreme court. Montana; Rob't p. Bar
ker, marshal of United States for northern
district of Alabama; s. p. Young ". Y con-
sui at MOSCOW; David X. Cartier, collector of
customs. Genesee, y. Y; II. c. Akeley do,
district of Michigan; j. q. Hamilton, Indian
agent for Sisset0n agency, Dakota; L. Cass
Carpenter, collector of internal revenue Sd
district South Carolina, vice c. L. Andrews,
removed.
PosDsas'eTs-Orville Browne, Mankato,
Mich; A. F. Graves, Red Wing, Mimi; A.
f Melgs. Austin, Mimi; B. j. Derby, Bur
lingtOn, VT; Isaac NJ. Schemerhorn BufYalo
". Y; Miss Ellen Condy, Aiken, s. C.: g. A :
Wells, ST. Johns, Mich.
WORK AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OFFIcE.-The amount OF work to be done a Z
the government printing ONCE during the re-
cess is not great. The late Congress althor-
lied the printing OF a comparatively small
number OF documents, and the following Is a
fnll list OF those ordered: The Smithsonian
Reporter 1874. IL, 500 copies; Morse Memorial
$500; Raymond q Reports on the Mineral Re-
sources OF the United States. for 1873 and 1874,