Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-10

ter Of Representative Harris, of Virginia, Is
at Wizards with an Old Dominion bridal
party.
A RAID was made on the Capitol to-day
by half hundred Of Virginia's fair daughters
from Alexandria. They are rupils of the
Belle Haven Institute for young ladies OF
that city. They received much much attention ter ton
glnia delegation.
DISTRICT CLERKS BUsY.-The whole force
| of clerks In the Offices of the District Com
| missioners and the Chief Engineer, are
busily engaged in collating matters connect
ed With the inquiries made by the House
District Committee.
| FINANCIAL STRAws-H Hon. Frank Hurd,
| of Ohio, is in receipt of numerous letters
| from the business men of the country endors-
| ing the bill introduced in the House by him
aud referred to the Banking and Currency
Committee, making all obligations, both
| public and private, payable in gold, unless
| otherwise expressed by contract, on and after
January I, 1877.
THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS are relieved
| from duty at Fort Columbus, New York har-
| Dor, and ordered to join their proper stations
First Lieut. Joseph keeffe, 4th infantry; Sec
| ond Lieut.. Basil III. Waters, 18th infantry.
Second Lieut.. N. +. Cunningham is relieved
nom duty at Columbus barracks, Ohio, ahd
| ordered TO join his company In the depart
ment of Arizona.
| THE FUTURE GovFRNNENT OF THE DIS.
TRICT-The Senate Committee on the Dis
| trict of Columbia, who have been instructed
| to prepare bill for the government of the
District, have as yet taken no steps in that
dl1ectlOn, but Will probably talk the matter
over tO-morroW. IL is understood that, per-
sonally, Mr.. Spencer, chairman of the com
mlttee, is in favor of a more economical
form OF government than that which at pres
ent exists; that he believes that the District
| should have delegation I'm Congress, 10 be
| elected by all persons Qncluding women)
over tWenty-One years OF age; that the streets
and avenues should be turned over to the
engineer corps of the army, the police 10 the
Wardepartment, and the Board of Health to
The Surgeon Generals office; that all the
taxes levied and collected should be tur ed
mo The treasury OF the United States, and
| that the government should assume all the
expenses OF the District. II is not impOssi-
bic that some of these features will be incor-
pOrated in the new bill
PAIDIN PRoMIsEs.-Hon. Jonn ID. Defrees
ex-Congressional Printer, was before the
| sub committee of the House Judiciary Com
| mittee charged with the investigation as to
whether any improper influence were used
by Gen. Fremont To secure Congressional
| action on the Memphis aud FL PasO railroad
| He testified thatas secretary of the com pany
he received one thousand dollars per year
| although he was promised five times that
| amounts that while he had heard as 3 matter
OF common TumOr that money was being
| used to advance the Interests of the company,
nc WAS never aDle 10 ma any one who had
received II. His impress ion was that a good
| deal had been promised, and that those who
really worked for the road did so on promises
alone, and had realized nothing Col Row
man. OF Kentucky. testified 10 about the
same IN effect a. Mr.. DcneeS. 1t WOuli
seem rom the evidence thus far taken that
| Ger. Fremont had retained ali his assist
ants on future Obligations 10 pay, which
| promises he never met.
THE WILKEs ExPLoRArIoSs.-The Joint
lrnif too fI,n 4 o.
| prepared a report on the memorial of Rear
Admiral Charles Wilkes, asking for an in
| vesugatlOn of the reasons for stopping the
| work OF publishing the results OF the Wilkes
exploring expedition. The, report shows
| that there had been expended on account of
| The publication of the results nearly $3.50 900.
| The committee find that during the entire
| progress OF the work the superintendent,
| Once rent, &c, have been more costly than
| authorship, printing and binding combined
| Iney say they decline to charge the apprO
| priation with the cost OF maintaining a
printing bureau to DO an Insignificant
| amount OF work. Only one volume, the
| twenty-fOurth, remains unpublished, and
| me memorialist has been repeatedly in
| formed that If he will place that manuscript
| Ia The hands OF the committee proper nea-
sures Viii be taken for its publicat iOu. Tnis
he has declined TO d., a d the work OF publ
cation is stopped for that i gle reason.
| POSTAL TREATY WITH JAPAN. The
| ditional agree nent between the United
- IL.
the PROVISIONS OF the posta convention OF
1873, and also OF the agreement OF April Doth
1873, between these two countries, mas been
| executed at the Post Office department. ana
signed by the President, Secretary Fish the
postmaster General, and Minister Yoshida
IL Is agreed that the single rata of interna.
uOnal letter postage shall be reduced to s
cents in the United States and sen in ia
pan on each letter weighing Is grammes *
ounce or less, and an additional rate of
cents or sen for each additional weight of Is
grammes or fraction thereof; also that the
rate or postage on printed matter &C. ex-
changed between the two countries be SO
mod1ned That the postage TO he levied, col
lected and retained by the country of origin
shall be reduced to 2 cents in the United
states and sen in Japan, On each newspa-
per not exceeding four ounces in weight, and
cents or sen for each weight of two ounces
or fraction thereof On all articles of printed
matter, patterns, and samples Of merchan-
disc. Tne agreement contains several other
mOdlhcatloDs OF minor Importance. Tnis
agreement Will be carried into operation on
LIST OF April, 1876.
A CONFEDERATE CAPTURE CAsE-Yes-
terday the executors OF William H. Goodwin
ard the assignee in bankruptcy of MIDI.
Sharkey filed bill in the Courts of the
Dlstrlct OF Columbia, by ex-Gov. Wells,
AGAINST NJ. ID. l.. Snarkey, j. X. Turner, the
Secretary OF the Treasury and others. The
compiainants bring suit to secure their in
terests in the cO-partnership estate of w. II.
GOODWIN and Sharkey, representing that in
October, 1861, Goodwin and Sharkey entered
into business IN New York, and the partner
ship continued until November 1, 1864; that
they shipped tobacco and cigars to places
beyond the seas, and large profits were made,
and Snarkey falling to account for the same
u entered suit therefor in the supreme court
OF New York, and obtained judgment for
Sltl,ei5, which has not been paid. They fur
ther r. pr esent that shipments were made in
March, 1868, on the ship Commonwealth"
April ISL, On the ship "Crownpoint;" March
18th, 1864, on the Tycoon" and these yes
| sells were captured by the confederate cruiser
| Florida, and burned. For this merchandise
claim has been fled in the Court of Ala
bama Claims, and judgment rendered for
sl6.22443 The compliments affirm that
Sharkey, having made an assignment in
bankruptcy, has no interest in the claims
Tney pray an account, and injunction to re-
strain the payment OF the Judgment, &c
A preliminary Injunction was issued by
Judge Wylie.
AWKWARD FOR HANBLEToN.-Mr. James
r. Hambieton, clerk OF the House
Committee Of Ways and Means, sends
TO the New York Tribune fierce letter
In which he denies with great posi-
uveness that he lever had q child or
anything else named John Wilkes Booth"
and goes on to charge the Tribune with re-
peating the allegation without producing
prOOfS. n for