Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-17

burne. Davis, Horr and crowley called on the
President day.
SENATOR BLAINE is getting much better His
trouble has been touch OF rheumatic gout-
GEN. GsoRGE B. MCCLELLAN, Of New Jersey
has been chosen as one OF the managers OF the
Soldiers Home. vice cen John Love OF Ind
deceased.
THB RIvER AND HARB0R APPROPRIATION Bill.
over which there has been such {. long struggle
In the House. was finally passed. this afternool
by yeas lGS, nays 50 The btll now goes to the
Senate. where it Will be loaded ND with few
addItiohal millions. Ii cannot o. std 10 be vet
safely cut or the woods. for II thus amended
f VIII nave 10 come ba,E TO the Uou3e and run
the gauntlet of Vigorous opposition again.
orF1CN. VISITORS tn THE ARMY AND NAVY
AcApENiKs.-Quite a number OF applications
have been received oy the President OF persons
CGsiTing 10 b. deSignst q as members of The
b, arUs Of visitors TO Annapolis ana we,, Point
%bo annually Visit those institutions AMI make
reports thereon. IL 517 been decided not 10
de>IgI ale these bOATG> before the Ash OF March.
but In leave that worE for the next admins
tTatiCn.
Get. In. RICHARDSON. OF Mss. the most ex.
tCnslve cotton planter IN tie south. and CON-
missioner traTa that state - rhe NtE York
International exposition IS In this city. He
plants - nrI acres fl cotton every year AMI
owns cot on and wO0lCn NIL. I'm Nisstss!ani
which emp loys 200 in1s. Re Is perhaps rhp
only living man tG this country 70 whom
statue has p'en erected Ia the public sQuaro
In Jackson. Miss. stands a heroic size marble
sJaTne ~ the colonel III honor OF his enterprise
IN Denalf OF the state.
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS Iron THR REoRG ,Er-
zsTiON cF THR SENATE oFYIoss-A prominent
gentleman who is intin e with senator Davis,
oI Illinois, told a STAR reporter to- day that the
la'tt would vote 10 maintain the present or
al nj IN
said that II )yCmen; by the Tcpluli ,anS to r..
olg4niZe would be entirely and essentially 3
pa,iiSaL effort for The benefit solely or the re-
-puUlcan party, that TO support suci, a noy.s-
melt Dy his Vote would be Tor him 10 sustain
rank pa!t!sanship.' while III voting to CON
j'hle The present status ne maintains his tndn-
/ e -dencH. Therefore II anY change IS made in
The Senate Ii must be By General Malone vol
ing With the r. publcans, unless Pennsylvania
snail cav he election Of - nator until after
the IT. OF March That would leave the deInc.
Gratis easy ylctOrS-
THE house COMMITTEE on Pacific railroads
held meeting this morning and received the
report or the subcommittee 10 whom was re-
feTed the joint resolution introduced In the
House December l>th by Representative Mar
TIN. OF West Virginia 10 forfeit certain landj
q atted 10 aid In the construction OF certain
Tatiioad and telegraph lines. The report
makes no reconmendatIo Ia regard TO the
resolutions, but sets forth the status OF the
iand grant railroads "a shown by the letter OF
u,
sent 10 the House OF kepTeS .ntatives February
IN. Nllhoat taking any acton upon the
report The committee adjourned TIL Monday
THE REMAIN sof Hon. Fernando Wood left
81 Louis at o'clock last evening by the Van-
daila route ana should reach this city at .
oc-ock TO morrow morning. The funeral will
take place from his LATE residence In this city
SATURDAY ff"fLo0n at :; O'Clock. after which
The REMAINS viii be taken 10 New YORK wner.
after The Customary honOrs TO his marD~v
tb' J VII! be placed 10 the family Vault liz Era-
ltt cemetery.
Army OKDsEs.-Ieaye for s'y months win
permission 70 apply for an * enSlou OF si>
months and 10 80 beyond SEA. To take eff,
March !. Isl, is granted Captain James =.
Post. corps OF engineers Captain !; ;'nftullH y.
GJctne. corps OF engineers. will b. r.Gl,Yet
tom It's present duties under Major ,,,d!rey
Wei, al. corps OF engineers and proceed 20 Nv
1oIk and report 10 Lieutenant Colonel y. A.
Fillmore. corps O; engineers for 1!Ir: u,.i : 81;
iUnediatc orders L + direction OF the Sacrc-
1ary 0; War BOARD of ori ,rrs, 10 consist or
Major j. {. Breckenridge. ass3Stan inspector
general; Captain +. u. Smith, 18Th infantry
dlde-de-camp; Captain G. /. Browning eth ill.,
lahil J. ahd haplain "a. 81. Mullins, 25th infan-
try, Is appointed TO meet IN this city on the
2sth instant To select and recommend a list OF
textbooks suitable 10 be made the esta bItshed
uniform SERIES for all The post schools OF the
army. TIE te-ignation of Captain Charles H.
Campbell, 9th cavalry. has been accepted by
the President 20 take effect February 10, 1881.
CohFIkAATIoNS.- Senate In executive
session yesterday confirmed the following nom
II ations: Adam c. Mallory. collector OF Gus.
toms at Galveston. Texas: Vim. ). Wilson, col
ltclor OF Internal revenue 5th distri or Ken
tGcSy. webster Bunce, collecisr Uf internal
revenue, 5th Maryland district; Nathan r.
Dixon, nited states attorney for Rhode Isiant;
u. f. Flanders. assistant treasurer at New Or
leans, Franklin Sawyer, assistant appraiser
district OF Portland and Falmouth Ne; Joseph
NJ McNasIeTs OF New York, Indian agent at
the Nevada agency; Charles f. Folsom, OF B1s-
TOD member Of the National Board Of Health
10 Dc tn1ted states consulS-W. W. Randal'. OF
wisconsin, al Sanarflla; John F. Van lngen
al Talcahuano; John I. NJ. Drend mt at Man
TanlIlo; also. number OF postmasters; also. a
number OF army promotions Including the foi-
lowing: Lieutenant colonel 5. h. Hallo I'd TO
On assistant quarter1naster general with the
rank OF colonel; Major Wm. Myers, to be dep
uty qna1termaster general with The rank Of
nfuteEant colonel Captain James GlIlIa TO be
quartermaster With the rank OF major also, a
number OF naval promotions, as follows: Fay
Inspector casper Schenck, to b. pay director
Pay master George cochran, to be pay Inspector:
Pass q Assistant PaymaSter J. rortrr IoolntS
70 oe paymastefi Assistant Paymaster Henry
X. Smlfh, 10 De- passed assistant paymaster:
surgeon \. l.. Bates, 10 be medic Al inspector.
Passed Assistant surgeon VIM. Il. Farewell. 10
oe surgeon Master John T. J. A1ser, to b.
lieutenant: Ensign George II. P.ters 10 be-
master; AidshipIaan James 7. Parker TO ue
ensign.
PERSONAL complimentary dinner TO Sec
retaTy SChuTz Ia Boston Is talked OF Dy some or
his friends In that c!ty.-Col. Delaney kane
tbe New York swell, who had Congressional
dspHht'ons last fall. has nos yet de tded
whether ht VIII drive stage next sum ner or
i"--- Dii1"ll. VINO takes tnat method OF let-
uhg Tue weird Know he has been 10 Mentor
NIIteS tC Cincinnati paper that GEN earn I'D
"toohs ilfed,-oh. so y.'--Casslus NJ
Gay, u recent letter, said: II am n my sey-
,nty nrst year. enjoy health, and take interest
Ia poiilt'ai affairs and in agriculture H--Dr
chichester A Bell. OF London cousin OF Prof
Alexander 6rs n an Bell, or This city arrived tn
Nv cTk by the lnman stea ner on Wetues.
day--Marshall Jewell, IL Is said was com
pletely Frustrated by the last campaign MANY
persons supposed it was The other way. and it
did look like IL for a while.-Dr. HarriSon
pastor or Mt Vernon NJ. Z church. Is TO deliver
The oerlLon The commencement eXercis ut
the DiyerSlty OF North Carolina this yeah
Mr. L. b. Aldr1ch is 10 become editor OF the A.
i0htic No1a'hin. according 10 last reports
Senator elect Miller. OF California. has arrived
III The city, ana Is staying al Willard's-lG Is
announced that Rev. Joseph cook. OF Boston
is going 10 India 10 lecture. Serves India right.
She ma, been sending US incomprehensible sun
about religion and things, for great many
years, without retrioutiOn.-Mr. kurd Won
81 iozer. German Minister at Washington, and
MI. VIM IL, Trescot, u. S. CoInmi Ssioner 10
1in'nA' ~, were registered In New York las eve