Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-28

between Baltimore and Grafton, w. Va.
NoMINATIoN.-T The President sent only
ore nomination to the Senate to-day, name
ly:-James y. COnnolley to be u. s. attor-
ney for the southern district Of Illinois.
THE TUsCARoRA expects to- reach Sydney
about the LIST of March, and to return from
there To Honolulu, reaching the latter port
about the middle of May.
THE BABcocK SERENADE PosTPoNEo-
We are requested TO announce that in view
OF the threatened Indictment weather this
evening the proposed serenade To Gen. B8b-
cock is postponed until tomorrow night.
THE SCHENCK INvEsTIGATIoN.-
House Committee on Foreign Affairs held n
meeting this morning. and agreed to submit
a resolution to the House, giving them power
10 send for persons and papers In the Schenck
investigation case, and 10 sit during the ses.
sion OF the Senate. The resolution, which
was presented in the House this afternoon
by Mr.. Swami, was adopted.
DELEGATIONS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Gen. Grosvenor, Speaker of the Ohio House
of Representatives, and fifteen members of
the legislature called on the President this
morning, and were introduced by Hon. Wm.
Lawrence. After paying their respects to
the President, they were ushared into Gen.
Babcocks office, and congratulated the Gem
eTsl upon his vindication. a delegation from
to-day, and were introduced by Secretary
Chandler.
THE CASE OF SENATOR SPENCER-The
Senate Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons held meeting to-day, and further con-
sidered the matter of summOning witnesses
In the Spencer case. 1t was finally deter
mined to summon certain witnesses aud be-
gin the examination two weeks from Friday
next. The investigation Will be public. Ex-
senator Matt Carpenter appeared as counsel
for Mr.. Spencer at the meeting today, and
urged that several of the charges and specih-
cations be stricken out. The committee took
no action on his propositions.
THE L EMoCRATIC FINANCIAL POLICY
The caucus committee on the financial gues-
ton had session Saturday and took vote
upon the modified Payne bill, postponing re-
uruptiOn and providing for the accumula-
son. Payne, Barnum, Mcdonald aud Thur
man; the nays Messrs. Holman, Bright.
Southland, Walker and SheakIey, making
tie vote tie. Three members OF the com
mittee were absent, viz: Messrs. BIyard
MeTrimon and Gibson. Another meeting
will be held tomorrow, when another vote
Will be taken.
NAVAL ORDERS Lieutenant Commander
Henry Glass, ordered to command the nau-
teal school ship jamestown, at san Fran
cisco, Cal. Ensign Charles F. Putnam, TO
training ship Portsmouth, at the Davy-yard
houston, detached from the receiving ship
Independence and ordered TO the nautical
SCI ool-ship jamestown. Master j. G.. Bar
nett, from the Portsmouth and granted leave
Ofabeence for three months. Masters Albert
q. Berry and Wainwright Kellogg have re-
ported their return home, having been de-
tacLCd from the Wasp, south Atlantic sta
ton, I'd ultirnO, and have been placed on
waiting I'D rs. Passed Assistant Surgeon
a. G, Mag -uter, from the navy-yard, Mare
Island, Cal, and ordered to the nautical
scholarship jamestown.
THE COURT OF Commissioners OF Alabama
claims completed TO day all the cases under
the second call and within day or two all
the decisions and judgments up to the 22i of
January will be certified by the court and
submitted to the Secretary of State. This is
in accordance with an act OF Congress passed
this ses sion. The court will probably take a
s o-tadjourr nnent tC'enable claimants under
tie third call, and also new claimants under
the recent act, to prepare their cases for trial.
~ Is 10 De regretted that COnefe5s has not
gwen longer lease of life TO this court as
under the new claims yet TO be tried there is
little doubt but that many attempts TO de-
fraud will be made, there being large num-
Der OF new claims. The court should fhave
ample time TO more carefully consider than
than the claims already heard.
GENERAL o. +. BABCoCK, accompanied
by Mr.. Luckey, ex-Att. Gen. Williams,W. o
Avery, ard Charles Leffier, a doorkeeper at
the White House, returned from st. Louis
Yesterday morning. General BabcOck and
Mr.. Luckey occupied their respective desks
al The White House 10 day, and were attend
Ing 10 their regular duties. While il is
knt wn that they have both placed their
resignations in the hands OF the President,
and both have been accepted, IL has mt vet
tTanspired when they are TO take effect. The
Io,itiops made vacant by the retirement of
General Babcock and Mr.. Luckey will be
filled by the Presidents two sons - Col
Fred. Grant and Ulysses 6. Grant, ir
a communication sent to the House OF Rep
rfSentatives on Friday by the Secretary o.
war, giving list OF military officers en-
gagged in the civil service, mentions the
name of General Babcock as having been
detailed by the President "fOr duty at the
executive mansion" but not to the neglect
or his Office as commissioner OF public build
tn2s and superintendent of the Washington
aqUeCuct. Levi =. Luckey is the private
secretary OF the President
STATUE OF ETHAN ALLEN.-The first
Contribution Of Vermont to the National
Statuary hall told hall of the House of Rep
reSentatives) being a heroic sized statue OF
Colonel Ethan Allen, of revolutionary fame,
was placed IN the hail on Saturday last. Ii
IS the production OF Larkin G. Meade OF
Vermont. artist, at present residing in Flor
eIce, Italy. where the statue was made The
cost was $1,000. It represents Colonel Allen
IS he appeared when demanding the sur
render OF F Ort TicOnderoga lin the name OF
TIE Great Jehovah ard the Continental Con-
greSs." The attitude or the statue is yery
spirited-much more so nan that of sny
other In the nall, allen Is represented in
full feslmvntals, with cooked hat, epaulets
AID sash. In his right hand he holds a naked
sword, while his left arm, the fist doubled, is
drawn back across his breast. His look is
one OF commanding determination. The
statue is much larger than the surrounding
statues, which appear dwarfed and insignifi-
cant. The criticism was made by many to-
Gay that the eyes are too deep sunk in the
head, and that the regimentals are not his
tericslly accurate. Be this as IL may, the
a : ri q nd aff rop fC
more attention than any other in the hall.
Nermonts next contribution will be a
statue OF ex-senator Callamer, which is now
being made by Preston Powers, son OF Hiram
Powers, at Florence, Italy.
MILLIONS IN IT.-General Comfy writes
thusly TO his paper, the Ohio State Journal:
1.-THE House is proceeding very satisfac-
toTily in the work OF retrenchment. Every
tew days they make a saving OF fifty dollars
year Oh the wages OF some widow woman
~ Cne of the departments. This enables Them
Inappropriate five million dollars back pay
TO reoel pensioners of 1872 who were stricken
off the rolls for disioyalty, while they were
out with Mr.. Hill, preserving the good old
constitution. If General Banning succeeds
IN abolishtng the use OF the sleeve-buttons on
cur amy and navy uniforms, we shall prob
ably be able 10 pension all the soldiers OF the
late rebellion. / really don't see why tlis
SAVING cannot be effected. the sleeve u L
tons OF brass and are very va