Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-02

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AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day, were Secretary McCrary, Senators
Mitchell, ingalls, and Allison; Representa-
| tives Dwight, TOwnshend, Ward, Landers,
Dunnell, Cain, Phillips and Ittner.
APPRovED-The President to-day approved
several bills. among them an act to prohibit
the coinage OF the twenty cent silver piece.
| THE SENATE to day adjourned over till next
Monday.
| FAVOR OF SMITH.-The Senate committee
oil commerce to-day unanimously agreed to
| repnrt favOrably the nomination of George l..
| Smith to be collector OF the port of New Or
| leans.
| THE southern members of Congress who
went to Boston last week as the guests of the
| Commercial Club, have returned much pleased
| with their visit.
| THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
considered executive business to-day. BY a
unanimous vote it was agreed to report favor
| ably the nomination of George l.. Smith to be
| collector OF customs at New Orleans. The
nominations W TS, for assistant appraisers in the
| William Kent and j. q. Howard We're favor
| ably considered. while an adverse report will
be made upon the nomination of John b.
| Frothingham. 1t IS said that serious charges
| against rockingham being substantiated led
to his rejection by the committee.
| A NUMBER OF WASHINGTON PATENT AT
| TORNEYs appeared before the Senate commit
| tee on patents today. A portion of them
| argued in favor of what is known as the com
| missiOner'S bill to establish court of patents
and the remainder of them argued for favor
| able report on what is known as the exam
! incrs bill to amend the act relating to patents
| for inventors
| THE REPEAL OF THE RESUMPTION ACT-A
| special meeting of the Senate committee on
| the Judiciary was held to-day to make a revis-
ion of the House amendments to the bill for
| the repeal OF the resumption act The bill as
| amended was ordered printed, and made the
| order for next Monday.
| PERsONAL.-There is rumor that Mr. S j.
Tilden will live in Washington next winter
| and give many brilliant entertainments. '''.
| Sir Edward ThOrntOn'S son has just been grad
| uated at Cambridge, and IS to enter the Brit
| ish diplomatic service.
GEN. GARFIELD denies that he is acting as
mediator between the President and Senator
| COnkling in the matter Of the differences be-
| tween the latter and the President on the sub
| Jeet OF the New York cOlectOrShip.
SECRETARY SHERMAN to-day issued an order
TO his chiefs of bureaux that hereafter all in
| formation for the press shall be furnished by
| Assistant Secretary Hawley.
| NOMINATIONs.-The President to-day sent
to the Senate the following nominations
| Luther III. Cummings to be agent for the San
| PalOS agency, Arizona; Lewis j. Best, of
Kansas, 10 be RECEIVER OF public moneys,
| j., to be register of land Office at Walla WalIa,
| Washington territory.
SENATOR VOORHEES, delivered today his
! speech i'll opposition TO the bill reported from
| the committee on finance, amending the bill
| for the repeal of the resumption act. Mr.
| voorhees, fayOrS unqualified repeal of the re-
| sumption act. Only about thirty Senators
| were in the chamber when he was Speaking
| THE STEAMBOAT BILL.-The Senate COM
| mittee on commerce referred the steamboat
| bill today to a subcommittee consisting of
| Senators Spencer, Randolph and Dennis.
Mr.. GEORGE NJ. .LAMPHERE is in charge of
| the appointment clerks Office, Treasury de-
partment, General Smith merely winding up
| his matters connected Herewith General
Smith expects to go to California when he
| leaves the Treasury, but does not know eX-
| actly when that will be-. The opposition to
Mr.. Lamphere seems to have completely fiz-
| Zled out.
THE PACIFIC NAVAL STATIONS CoNsOII-
DATED. .-S Secretary Thompson has directed
that the north and south Pacific naval stations
be consolidated as the Pacific station. This
| order is due to the fact that there are so few
naval vessels in the Pacific. 1t is only tenn
porary, and will probably continue in force
| number of vessels are assembled in the Pacific
they will be again divided intOtwO squadrOns.
The new station; ihe PACIFIC, will be conf
| manded by Rear Admiral G.. II. P. Rogers. who
will be relieved from the superintendency of
of the Naval Academy about the 1st of July
next, and assigned that duty. No officer has
Rodgers, but it is thought that Commodore
| FOxhall A. Parker will be assigned to duty as
| superintendent OF the Naval Academy in his
I stead.
AN INTERESTING WEDDING AT HYATTs
vILLE-The pleasant and pretty little village
OF Hyattsvie was, on Tuesday evening, the
scene of very Joyous event, being the mar
and Frances Baden, Of Hyattsville, and Guy,
| the only son OF Henry Carleton, of the High.
lands; The union of the two families and their
friends at the marriage ceremony, which took
| place at the residence of the brides parents
| made very brilliant gathering. Among those
present from abroad were Mrs. E. d. E. N
Lawrence and wife, of Yonkers, n. Y Mrs.
Judge Underwood and her daughter Alice !;
Mrs; Slam and her two daughters, Mr.. Diggs
mother and sisters, and Miss Reynolds, of
MWashhingt9n; M Capt Henshaw and wife; and
| Spencer and wife, Mrs. Chittenden, and Mr.
Tanner, of Mount Pleasant. The old families
| OF HyaftSvllle and the Highlands were largely
| represented, and the younger members pres
| ent freely justified the renOwn of the neigh
bOrhOOd for the exceeding beauty of its ladies'
| among whom the bride was one of the most
| conspicuous. She is a decided brunette, and
looked very lovely in her bridal robes of f1eecy
| white. The groom, who iS a pure blonde
| strongly suggested the truth of the old saying
that I'm the contrast love delights" and by
| his beaming countenance fully testified his
delight In having borne off the village belle.
| AN ENGLISH PORT OF ENTRY FOR AMER
| 1CAN CATTLE.-The United consul at Bristol
writes to the Department of State that an
| order has been issued bv the veterinary de-
| paflment OF the privy council of Great Brit
am, aecIaflng Bristol port of landing for
| I'VE STOCK brought from the United States and
| Sanada and destined for the interior of Eng
land. 1hlS order cOnfers great privilege on
Shippers, who could heretofore land only dead
| ter their cattle on board before landing. Ii
has been bitterly opposed by the stock.raising
| interest OF the southwest of England The
AyOnmOuth docks at Bristol are among the
| finest in the world, and afford the best facili-
ties for landing cattle. In the English mar
| ketS fresh slaughtered beef is greatly pre-.
ferred TO that killed in America.
THE WASHINGTON MoNUMENT-The Senate
committee on public buildings and grounds
| to-day, agreed to an amendment to the Joint
resolution providing for Joint com mission in
| relation to the completion of the Washington
| monument. The resolution nroyjdaS for "a