Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-26

thOriZed the commencement OF the payment
OF Interest due on the Ist proximo on the 9th
inst. without rebate
THE House Committee on Pacific Rail
roads this morning agreed to report favora-
bly, the bill Of the Senate tn extend the time
for the completion OF the Northern Pacifc
railroad.
GONG TO THE WEDDING.-T President,
Secretary BnStow, Postmaster General
Jewell and other members of the Cabinet
left here ON a special train, at four o'clock
this afternoon for Baltimore, To attend the
wedding Of Miss SbSenla ker. daughtero OF Mr.
samuel Shoemaker. Of that city.
SENTENCE OF Col. MCKEE Informatiou
vas received in this city this afternoon to
the eject that Col VIM. VI KEGS motion
in ar, st OF judgment today was over.
ruled. and that he was sentenced 10 two
years imprisonment in the county Jail aud
20 pay fine of $1,000, for cOmplic.Jy 10 the
whisky frauds.
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-TE Senate yesterday
confirmed the following nominations: sum
Der Howard, /. s. attorney for Utah; Geo.
W. Lee. Indian agent for Michigan agency;
+. L. Godfrey, Iudiau agent for MeScelero
Apache agency. New Mexico: Second Iie1t
Richard Wallach, TO be first lieutenant in
The Marine corps.
THE Graphic, in its picture Of Hallet XII
bOurn, probably meant to Illustrate him i'm
the agOnies OF starvation. That independent
left eye has a Ben Butlerian cast skyWari
calculated to melt the stOniest hearted OF the
deities. But what can be expected In the
way Of truthful pOrtraituTe from a paper
That takes without credit from THE STAR
mat pathetic poem entitled "PendletOn's
LAMENT
ONE GOOD THING had been done by Mrs
Hamilton Fish-a scion Of the Knickerbock-
ers. When Senator Christiancy married hi,
" q mt ~ a
lhgtnn fashiOnableS hung back from the
newly made bride. Mrs. Fish, however
called Immediately, and said she would
rdthCr recognize girl who earned 81 coo a
year honestly and hOnOrabIy than recognize
a woman who made 500 by intri que and
aud diShOnor Applause. II Ms Cddy stan
10" IS LcctUe O" "bOmeH IA UdStulJ,0A."
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssELs-The
Brooklyn sailed from Port Royal, s. C., on
the 23d instant, for Hampton Roads. The
CsSiree ard Manhattan left Kew West on
April 25th, for Port Royal. 5 C. The Lacka-
VIENNA Is on the way from Acapulco 10 the
sandwich Islands. The Tennessee, Ashue-
Tot, kcarSarge, PalaS ana Yautir were at
Shanghai on March l4th, TO sail in few
days for the southern ports of China. The
Saco left Gukahema early in April for san
Francisco.
NAVAL ORDERS Commander o. Z. stan
ton deiached from the navy yard, Norfolk,
ard ordered To temporary command of the
Nantucket. Lieutenant Commander NicoU
Ludlow has reported his return home. hay-
ing been detached from the BROOKLYN on the
18th Instant, and has been granted four
months leave Of absence. Lieutenant T..
-. JaBSSlg, from the navy yard, Washing
Ton, II. G., and ordered 10 theJuuia.a at Bal
tinoTe, No.
N INQUIRY IL REGARD TO REVENUE
AGESCIEs.-In the Senate, this afternoon.
Nr Sargent offered q resolution, which was
agTeod 10. directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to inform the Senate how mauy
persons are now employed as revenue or in
iCILdl revenue agents, giving the date o!
cir respective appointments, the rate Of
compensation and the expenses paid to each
And, also. TO inform the Senate whether, i'm
any case, spsoial rewards have been paid TO
81 received ty any such agents: whether
- Gne-> have been disburSed, or contracted
10 be diStursed. 10 any such agents; whether
aIy, ard u so, which of them have beel, or
are, under the direction Of any person other
tusD the Secretary OF the Treasury and not
4 subordinate OF the Treasury department.
aEG, ifAo, by VIRTUE OF what statute or other
authority.
Amy URDERs.-A general court martial,
composed o. Surgeon a. X. Smith, Assistant
Surgeon T. +. Appel, LIST Lieutenants G. A
GOCdale, sd infantry. u. <. Roberts. 18th In
fantry; x q. Rutherford, 18th infantry; and
2d Lieutenants K. X. Steedman, 18th infan-
try; s. J. MUlhan, nth infantry; with Ist
Lieutent j. s. King, 18th infantry, as advo-
C4le, IS appointed 70 meet at + Ort C0lumOu
\. \. harbOr, on the 9th instant, or as soon
after as practicable, for the trial OF Sergeant
Major David Lawson, Sth cavalry, and 9th
ers as may be brought before IL. 1st Lieu
tenant Thomas X. Adams is transferred from
battery II, 9Th artillery, TO battery +, and
LIST Lieutenant Garland n. Whistler from
battery + TO battery II. Cd Lieutenant
smith s. Leach, corps OF engineers. will re-
port In person 10 Captain ID. p. Heap, I'm
Philadelphia, Pa, for temporary duly In
connection with the international exhibi-
ton. He will afterwards return 10 his prop
or station. The leave OF absence granted lst
Lieutenant John l.. Glenn, 2ith infantry,
Fort Brown, Texas, March Eth, is extended
four months.
JOHN SPRATT'S FEARFUL FATE-In
Elizabeth, y. j., several days ago, while
John SpTatt,w with other workmen, was work.
ing ON The docks. a heavy lever used in pry-
ing upa great weight broke the rope which
heId IL down. John stood Immediately over
the lever. When il snapped the rope 1t struck
him quick as fash under the chin, break
ipg his Jaw and hurting him up in the air.
he was picked up for dead, but, though hor-
rloly mut1lated, was found to be still alive
He was removed 10 St. Michael's Hospital
Newark, where he fingered until late on FRI
a fuTleN 10 - f.arN l.,Es.E