Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1877, Page 1

THE EVENING STA R. PUBLISHED ILY, Ex¢>pt Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 11th street, at The Evening Star Newspaper Company. Ss. H. KA —- Pres't. THE EveNIne STAR is» by carrier: to subscribers at Ten Cents per week, o- Forty four Cents per month. Cupies at the counier, Two Cents each. Py nunil—postage prepaid— Sixty Cents a month; one year, 36. THR WEFKLY STAR— published on Priday— | 82a year, postage prepaid, FAL mail subscriptions tnvartably tn advance. BF Rates of advertising furnished on application. te re 50—N®, 7.682. . WASHJNGTON LADIES’ GOODS. SPECIAL NOTICES. THE EVENING STAR. LADIES" Cloaks, | SS eee ae se SF LL Eph ndit guailty, for $12, 914, 916 and $13 cite Vihar stor WEORSDAY EVESIOG Washington News and Gossip. Misses’ CLOAKS tn all sizes Sen ; ~~ Sr H as Waintng JACKETS for echo! givts for nee oe ns area ore. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House fevard SK IMIS for from Parisian patterns. es, in great variety, copied M. WILLIAN, | 907 Pennsyleania avenue. | mapicetion of the Gra vd of " lee, Pr 2 v7 Co umbia will be beld WEDS ESDAY, 24ih 719 By order ul the M W Grand Master. novi22t WM.R + IN3LETO ¥, Gs: HE JeFRERS«N | C)OPEt OFF:CE OF TH GRAND LODG' DISTRI T OF COLU 719 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. San regular me tis. for the parment of 4 makit g advances, £Us>DA o'clock -y at the Be Market Rpace. Advauce divided tato 12) equal mouthly tustalmens 2OL FRINGES to colors, ,us' receives JAMES Fits! _INO. JOY ED: Seo. 711 G at. nw. * ee Mexico to pay, in part, the awarts to An 719 Marke Space, iS, Engager = BoRESy Sie | lean eltizens under the late joint conven- the pa-tu-rehip herctot. i-tlug beiwees | Voraer sth street. 1 5°P PLU MER acd U. W.SCOFFURD, under tue | HOD. my snd name of UMEB & SPOFFORD, nips iapentaemya oes of the Biges House, W Alarge invoice of REAL LACE GOO 1 hy mncaal consent, Mr vint de Appl aus, Lice On to $19 esch, worth from §3t2 $0 | nonee will be each; Beal engll-h Th nd Ciany Lace Collars. | FORD. Bt ie. cach F&F can be ased for making Iace bows, Jat yo caine, | porate tent MD DEPOSLT sa OLL ED” | Inprawa, Dan Voorhees, took his seat in the | - 7 a Senate today. His seat ts on the west side © MILLINERY GOODS, TRIM | THE TENTH (and tasty) ANNUAL MEETING | MUSES. nad HOTIUNG, tn grest variety. at very | of thie Aon elerto ‘be bed N&Xf WEDNas- | Of the chamber, in theextreme rear row. Mr. | at AVIS" NIGHT, 14 ut, a: seven o'clock, in | Voorhee’s desk was covered with flowers, 719 Market Si Davis Hail, No GMS 7:h mrest opp and he was warmly congratulated by his | ; aoe Offi "he Fx ~) Bep ort un friends. . INT, positions fur chow ches Awe a MES. & J ‘o redeom in A MEETING of the Sonate committee on aL its po DOAEDO HOW MPSON, Secretary. vos. 622 « Be street, F.0D Kos. 621 and 623 D stree some aee arvana fi AT A & it was Calis special attenticn to her importation o' the celebrated MONOGRAM KID GLOVES. u 2 BUTTONS. member of tae Vestry h 3 BETIOS= @-burto BUTION their uuspeakable bereavement, those whe mou Teeurrec ion to bfe eternal bereby testify cur profound apprect sustained through hie death by the yet not beir dead with ut hope th the Lord. os pours: FURS F affairs be tok uerp taterest, and for the welfare — ogress Of Which he jantly lalored wit LADIES SE .L 8K Cota Sele 4 Skins ase and 200i contributing Tiberally of bis means 0 BB ivch~* de~p, 3, a —_ Seal, Mink, Otter, Lynx, &c. OBFS, REAR. WOLF AND BUF eae FALO SKINS. for the purpore, Resolved. That we tender bis EGUANDSECRETSEY, wo A. ¥ THs T RUILDING ASSOCIST. ON wis b ER. Preside hiagton, DC , | novi r ULAR MELTING OF Tae eetry of Tiinity Parieh, ia the city of Wasa- cf sympathize with b.~ afilicted widow and famtly in of their ‘icken honsehold the assurance of our earnest sympathy in this their this morning were Senators Cameron of Wis., Matthews, Paddock, Piumb, Gordon, Lamar and Wallace, and Represent Hardenburg, Gibson, Hips and Gariield. PARDONED WHY THE PRESIDENT.—The | | President has pardoned Thomas H. Benyou, | of Georgia, convicted of having made false | | entries in the books of certain national | banks, and sentenced to five years’ impris- | onment. THE Hovse CoMMITTEE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Will soon report a bill for the dis- | tribution of the instalment recetyed from ioscan’, ATIVE SENATOR BootH, of California, was to | day appointed chairman of the committee | on patents in place of Senator Wadleigh, | chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, who wiil retain the second place on the committee on patents. Tue Newt Y APPOINTED SENATOR FROM judiciary was held this afternoon for th? Tarther consideration of the Pacific rail- | roadsease. The various roads were repre- sented by counsel, Mr. Lyman Tram u'll ap peared for the Central Pacific railroul. and Juclge Shellabarger for the Union Pacitic. AN ORDER has been Issued from the War department that so rauch of General Orders, No. 19, Headquarters of the Army, Adjatant General's Office, series of 15 as requires | the names of battles to be placed on the « Army Register, is suspended until further orders. A VACANCY IN SAN FRANCISCO.—The | President has received the resignation of Gen. La Grange, superintendent of the San | 1 as with id we i, That fp se ee “er pg Francisco mint, and to haghhnrnr prea with jTLETS ey ao - of on Secretary Sherman has dec! to acecept GENTLEMEN SO MCRFLERS. OS ia ores cons mesh thal tataoetens it, to take effect December 3ist. His succes- FURS ALTERED AND REPAIRED. w MELOY, tor has Dot yet been agreed upon. B.H. STINEMETZ, Hatter & Furrler, | it ae Sere as NAVAL ORDERS.— Assistant Engineer J. 8. 4237 Pennsyleanta avenue, PHILBARMONIO SOUIRTY —Behearsal novl-2w Next oor to corner 13th street. FiBST-cLass MILLINERY. regational O| 10-2 vi THE ANNUAL MEETING OF Syine ¢uaNcw PECTS. eC PER the ensuing yrar, will be 'T BATS sod Bt ‘s. VELY! NETS. = th Company, £26 enn sy = All the Latest Novelties in FANCY FEATHERS Bs po nes ‘13:h, 1577, at OSTRICH TIPS, FLOWERS and OBNAMENTS MISS McCORMICK, eets ly St. Cloud Building, 522 9th st. nw * last, after a protracted illness. Ste will be a Gouxhs and Colds. | > membered by many Washington friends pF tL SKIRT, f thisin dicine as a lady of rare culture and refinement, The iates: novelty for LADIK3’ Waa ‘The n ost desirab! pe. evait rable and stylisb Skirt ver produced. (As th’s Pkirt fe introduced only throngh two cr | leeding housce in each city, it cannot become | cts acure, ECHENOK’S SEA-WEED TONIC For the Cure of Dysp: The Tenic pr duces a ach, creating an appetit the most cbsc sia, Indigestion, Obs ice and dest able qualities of MERTNO UN DEBW EA, for Ladie. “Gratiomen and Cuikiren, new and beantifel ty lex ed Jarge end 4 Ga ities and des! These Pills are olterarive a | scticn of the siver, with: r are tree frm cal n el,and yet more. Moacie j Moring healthy action of the jiver. and produce leust da ee a J BS. J.P. PALMER, | These remedies are a certain SAY RVENING,wcithontresard tothe wenvher, r swithoul regard to the weather. = KE. A. PRAT SCHENUR'> PULMUNIO SY KUP, Fur the Cure of Consumption. re SCHENCK S MANDRAKE PILLS, For the Cure of Liver Complaint, §¢. are for Consump- K. Reeves ordered to report to the chief of bureau of steam engineering, December Ist, for special duty; Lieutenant George Talcott has reported his retorn t San “rancixco, having been detached from the Ranger, Asiatic station, aud has been placed on sick leave. DEs D.—Mrs. Zorilda Bright, wife of Hon. John ¥. Bright, of Tennessee, died at her residence in Fayetteville, Saturday morning whose mind and heart alike qualified ner to atorn the society in which she moyed. PERSONAL.—Represeutative James W1!- Nams, of Delaware, has gone to Philadel- phia, having been called there upon a tele- g7am containing the announcement that his rotber in that city bad been stricken with paralysis, and was at the point of death. *s** Lyman Trumbull was on the floor of the Se. oe Senate chamber to-day. ag they us in re- AEMY ORDERSs.— By direction of the Presi- dent, Ist Lieut. Rezin G. Howell 24 artillery, is detailed as Professor of military science 1107 F STREET. | Mon. asthe Pulmopie Byr asthe matier and | ard tactics at the Kentucky University, Burweny LTH Bier crente a, heaitiy bite aad rem cihecate | Lexington. On mutual application Ist jas row in store French Pattern BON- of the L ver, often a cause of Consuuption. The sea- | Ieuts. James Miller, company D, and Jas BTS and HATS. avtrimacd FELT HATS weed Tonic gives tone and strengtn to the stomach, | Ulio. company E, 2d infantry, willexchange i apes, handsom. BS JOA tirkes agoud digestion and cuables the orgensto | companies. aud VELVETS, SATING A «Pa good blood. and thus creates 8 _—— ; ES and SILKS. Satir, aud Plo RIBBONS Ty | eebieh new thy blo d The combined action oftuee | ANCIENT CHIMES. Senator Gordon in- 1 2 cites, na thus re Bvery Cae salut acd en Onrich VEATH no. French ‘LO Gonatnotion. 1f ton he, aud the useof the | ‘roduced in the Senate to-day a resolution Also, the Jugia and Monogram KID GLOVES, tx | “*ticiuer permeverea all the new shades octl?-tr _Bpecial arteution given to orders. ME®- SELMA RUPPERT'S rher Sixch and Arch ay, wuere all let: § for Advice @ dre sed Pr. Echenck 1s professionally at bis priocipa fi reots, Putladsiphia, nov2.t mW, lt that a chime of bells intended for St. Michael's chureh, in Charleston, 8. C., be admitted to this country duty free. “This chime of bells was presented tote old y of South Carviina by the Englisa crow. mast be LADIES BAZAR, BOCK SBIDGE ALUM. 614 MK street, oppo-ite Patent Office, KENTUCKY BLUE LICK, BEDFORD, BETHESDA, BEELIN ’ ae uy ew oaSTkD eee = MILBUZN’S PHARMACY, Tmporied. and” Dometie ‘EMITTING YARNS, == =—s BASS Fees. cesnee. bee sd ereuies and Crewel WOOLS. ? e ES. PLIQUB PATTERNS, ERING BRAIDS: A wsoustay coups: WOSTED EM BROIDE- ‘Children’s MER ectd-tcn iQ CLOAKS, specialty. jAs H. VERMILYA, And other satura! MINERAL WATERS for sale at GOSPEL MEETING BVEBY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, During the revolutionary war they were captured and sent to England. where they have remained ever since. An English mer- chant, whose name 13 not giveo, now pro- = to send the bells back to South Caro. na. THE Late Re LION IN JAPAN.-The Department of State is in receipt of a recent despatch from Mr. Bingham, the United States Minister to Japan, in which he gives &@n account of the return to the capital of the com: and other Japanese officers late- ly engaged _in combating the rebellion in uma. The commander-in-chief, Arisu- gawa-No-Miya, and the Admiral, Kawa- mura, okobama on the morning of October 10, in the steamship Tnabor, and MES PASHIONABLE BOOT MAKER thief ministers Of tie Eupive and olacr di LaD) PAS! . aND lef ministers of the Empire and other dia- BUFFALO LITHIA WATE G10 Mb street, opposite Patent Office. fies citweh by es tee ok oa Os hee vite, by tinguished di —— and by members of A fine stock of Fall sud Winter BOOTS of our W.8, THOMPSON, perial ————| own make, fur sale at very —— Sepe-tt FOS th THE HovsE RESTAURANT TO Bt RON BY D. McFABLAN, Dentr GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. FALL STYLES Boyd's Directory for 1577. SAMUEL G. YOUNG, 1340 NEW YORK AVENCE. low Jersey avenue, as erroncously piers Two SOUTHERN CATERERS —The House commitiee on public buildings and grounds this morning elected M. MeKeogh, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Edward Mercer, of in 1 Atlanta, Georgia, restaurateurs of the House. A x READY a NOTARY PUBLIC, | The latter ed charge of the Southern restau- ow = octi7-tt Ornes—Sran Boinmixs. | rant during the centennial. | The persons GENTLEMEN'S BROADWAY DRESS HATS, laced in nomination were Messrs. Cabiil, ‘Only $4.00. 5 ercer, MeKeogh, Gautier, Miller, Driver, naps scibcpantes Raa PTICIAN. — and Newton. “there were cloves ballots FINE 80 AN st. iTS, of the a taken, and the two who were elec! suc- most approved patterns, for Geutiemen, Youths aud Fariuy Palladetp See ey Le eee | conte by combining Gigly Hiesde te toe for argeut amortmentot UMBRELLAS and CANES | Ane ,patenied RYSGLASS manufac, SIR | both, wit h the understanding that both shou‘ —S flisn Pebbles Also on hand a largevariety | CODCUC! the reriaurant. ‘27 The LOWEST MARKET PRICES. of SPECTACLES, OPREA GLASSES, MIUHO- | Our TRapE wits JAPAN—Mr. Bingham, WALZER KER, Hatter, SCOPES and BHADES for the Eyes, &c- the United States Minister at Tokel, Japan, oct tr 1419 Penna. above Wilards. I. ALEXANDER, F ecté-trlatp 12239 Peunsylvania avenue n. w writes to the Department of State in relation G, F- SCHAFER, (MME. LARMIER, De Paris . MEKCHANT TAILOR, CLOSE BUSIN KS, pass D FIRST ©: To Ko. 1426 PENNSYL ttre ‘k of ‘Will elt URS ISHING Goons: oct Istp3m Between RESSMAKER, VANLA AVENO Jéth snd isth str sta. | to the opening which might be presented to American manofacturers in exporting cotton goods to Japan, as well as woolen cloths and yarus. The mt market is largely con- SolM SEXES. WRENCH and ENGLISH C4 ARLOW’S GALLERY OF FINE AGUNAL Fad. COATINGS, | BB , WEST OF ERGLARD GLOT 2226 Pesasylcanic avenue, CASHMERE VESTINGS, be made up, at cost Peecee French and Gorman orce- | made b: ir manufacturers and rebants Tagen Call 18 SOLICITED. ize Felntings, tne Chromos, &e-j Gilt and Nickel | through special and Intelligent agents sent ect 1111 Penna. avenwe N-We_ | Fiegn Perizsita’ The pablic are inviied resents | LO Japan’ for the purpose,-a larce market KEEN’S Seratock, in which will be found all the late petit; | might easily be sccured there for cotton atid 4 14 414 eee! cal als ai ds sels ok sete woolen fabrics of American manufacture. MERCHANT TAILORING PARLORS, usta Lee map Frames, Port. INTRODUCTION OF THE TRADE DOLLAR 414 Ninth street, i Frames tor’ Mirrors, 1 nd Lend: | i pe A Minister Seward writes to renee, ‘renen, | the Department of Si Contains the argest and choicest assortment of | S*P*I,224 ll stzlce of Frames withont Rane et | datear Sapam rouge uber l etre as MEECHANT TAILOBING GOODS sae is Far sne Gopser Wine: Gerd, Races Aexow culation of the American trade dollar in Byes. dc., for banging pictures. Paintings China: Consular representations having | ever before offered to the Washington pubile. | gn, ed'and ‘by com) .t workmen. been made to him that the circulation of the KEEN deals caly in PIECE GOODS, aud he kev ‘B BARLO iver hie spacial trade dollar might be increased through the = Beacy —_, ——— 5 -s iid we a lining and a me cy ee mre ee cena, of hosp caer See <o to turn et ——e a a ye airy morgen $1-%n Seward explains that those dollars are al_ ‘Telloring cetablisiment io the United States. SS = — in Seah egy | and ae at a re- Gentlemen will find it to their mszecial eed value in a! 2 China exea eoteave thetr orders for valte st RESID. carat” APOLLINARIS Shanghae. At this g there ig a apectal 2 and for f sh cur ad fi IRTS CHEAPER THAN ANY { NATURAL Gemand for the old Spanish carous aud for S#® HES PLACE IN THE WORLD, - C. GEO. MM iNNISS* = Norte west. . O. 1 We make the FINEST DEESS SHINTS TO | THE SURSS. OF FEROS AEE OBDEE ws the most elegant maus.ct for 82.3 HIGHLY EFFERVUSCENT. WOMEN CITIZENS OF ALL THE STATES Lis DEES SatuYS made to order. of Wam- 2 CLAIMING TO BE HEARD.—The committee gutta Masiin sod T ‘Gf? | DB. LEWIS A SAYRE. “A delightfal beverage.” on privileges and elections suspended | DB, WILLIAM A. HAMMOND. © Far sup-rorto “ spemded their er eny other. investigation of the Kellogg ease on Satur- L. LOOMIS. © Most grateful and | day to receive a me. re'resbing.” DE. R OGDEN DOREMUS. and whoiesome; superior to all for daily trom all the objections urged Ol! Paintings, Enugravings, Photogravares (a new | MINERAL WATER, * Absotately pare against Croton and presel trolled by English houses, but the quality of the gcods 1s inferior to the American fabrics, the price the sume or greater. Mr. Bing- ham is of the opinion that by a direct effort ARTS, trade dollar is con- sider y undervalued at the ports where a dollar’s value has been assigued to it by the Chinere government. | moving all squatters, and will lay oat the | ern Apache agency | their destination on the M | vouh. | no.ed. | Dearly every Senator in the caucus voted for ssage and request f, the National Woman Suttrage ‘Assool on, through the chairman of the resident use; tree aucibctally merated w er faction, both tu quailty and FROe. aSenrE: oe <laue Of the country, asking that women citty sas re earn wrresenied @ | DRE Ty agree- | be relieved from political Aisa biiities.o° froin ‘5. YOCNG Maw acer DB. AUSTIN FLINT, DE F.N. OTIS. “ Hoat-h- pad are pol ou petitions ire nent BERGER, Ceucerdtecaset {°F Dyspepsia and cass of | 20d United States eltixens, asking for moon: pe eorenee tS Lewin &Co DB. JAMES woop. idly antacid; agroes ae gy Protecting the rights Munonas' TatLon. Tieececte, 2 rene Waeee ase Oat | Ne ca cur fon Rieed ee ee pose WEED Roce os Withee DB, FORDYCE BARKER. “By far the most | sured by correspondents that petitions of tals » =: sgroeab! fn wee ripe. grefal to | kind are In circulation in 15,000 post office ORNED BEEF, BACK ROLLS AND | DB. J MARION SIMS. “ Notouly elucury,bat | [OWLS In every stale In the euler nO , Both choice pieces, thoc- | a } y cared; bo bene; wo wante, 1a and ieceats per | To be hed of all Wine Merchants, Drag eee ee ceean from every state in a, at ats ard Mineral Water Dealers Srocrtoat the | bebalfol the petitioners froin her own scc- Drica Bete EABST'S , Batted Bates. Sg Es Sabine ais saxed Jadge r che, 2 13 : smiling. — ;, Ba nea ot eh aret wing. | “NO. MORE CROOKED HEELS;” “NO! Mrs. Spencer, “and the territories.” The pitg on the lee.” JUSTH’ nove zee Ne Onater W482, TOUR KITCHEN TINS, TA- | Bate toursno lest fe yOUNG'S Datsateer, tid ‘have thea | easiest sy te sale by ‘all sean. SEAT: iF You would Mertsbis” | ondby the inventor, 61D nirect aw. D. C., MONDAY, he Foening Star. ,OVEMBER 12 1877. . Was Stopped there as soon as the eme ¢ OC: was passed. The impression that there bad enlistments recentiy, aod singe the army bill was matured was an entire mis- ge outof the cr Toneous constene- On © egram sent by the adjatant gane- ral 10 dhe chairman of the commutes OF ape ropriations. He wanted to call alisntioa ‘tng referred to bf also to the fact that U: 0a the Pacific coast cost Mr. Atkins did pot sec could have be the record and Mr. Hewitt here Any miscoustruction it was not due to tae cbairman of the committee or any memuer of tne comm t tothe concealment of candor an oa nigh passe, REMOVING THE SQUATTERS.—The Su- | perintendent of the Hot Springs, in Arkan- ‘sas, appointed about three months ago, is re reclaimed land as a park. | THE PoNcA INDIANS delegation arrived | at the House about 2 o'clock this afternoon, | in Ume io hear Gen. Garfield's remarks on | the army bill wherein he alluded to the sav- | ages of the plains. THE Hovst CommIrTEr ON ELECTIONS. at their meeting this morning, took up the contested-election case of Belford versus Pat- terson, of Colorado. The latter gentleman Was heard an hour in his own behalf, and will be further beard on Wednesday next. REVENUE ArPoINTMENTS.—Richard 1. Surratt, Edward Spach and Albert W. Combs were to day appointed storekeepers and gaugers for tne 5th North Carolina dis- trict; Thos. Taylor, 5th Tennessee district; Cobum D. Oatten, gauger Kentucky; and R. A. Young, gavzer, 2d rginia. BUREAU OF COMMERCE.— Senator Win- dom introduced in the Senate to-day a bi1! to establish an executive depariment of commerce at Washington, charged with the Supervision and care of the manafacciring, commercial, agricnitural aud mining inter, esis of the country. it is the same bill prepared by the National Buard of Tzwle of | the United States. REMOVAL OF INDIANS.—The Commis- missioner of Indian Affairs has received t day the following telegram from the South. “Captain F. Moore witb 24 Indians (pri oners) in charge, arrived { Fort Wi gate. VHITELY, Aciing Agent.” buperintendent Hammond telegraphs that some of the Sioux are expected to arrive at Fissourl river by the THE LOUISIANA CONTEST.—At a meeting of the Senate committee on privileges and elections today, Senators Wadleigh and Merrimon were appointed a sub-committee to invite Messrs. Kellogg and Spoffurd to appear before the committee aud state to t legislatures, and the organ tion of the legislatures npon which each of the contest ALLS can agree. PROMOTIONS IN THE P. O. DEPARTMENT The vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge Spence, a special appointment in the P.O. department, for the examination of star and steamboat routes, was filled to-day by the promotion of Major Ray P. Eatou, Who has long been in charge of the extreme Western section in the Coutract office. The vacancy occasioved by this promotion was also filled by the promotion of Stanley G. Trott to the third-class c erkship, madé va- cant by the prumoviou of Mejor Baton. The vieal cy in the second-class clerkship was filed ty the promotion of Charles 8. Wo d- ard aid Frauk B. Farosworthn appointed to a first-class clerkship, vice Wouuderd, pro- CoN FRMATIONS.—The Senate ine: evu'ive Session to-day confirmed we following ap- potutments:—Jobu D. Defrees, public printer: i:dgar M. Marble, to be A-sistant Attorney General of the United States, in place of A. S Gaylord, resigned; John L. stevens, of Maine, minister to swesea and Norvay, Ellery M. Brayton. colivetor of interaal rev- e ue, South Caroliva; Robert 3. Andersoo, U.S. atlorney for Montana; Edward P. Joba" son, U. 8 attorsey for Wyoming; James Warder. U.S. attormey midile district Te nessee. George B. Patterson, U.S attorney | southern district wrida; Rober. H. Cait tenden, U. 8. marshal district of Kentucky; Joseph L. Morphis, U.S. marshal northern dietrict of Mississippi; John B Raymon, 1, S. marsbal Dakota territory; Philip P. Wil- cox, U. 8. marsbal Colorado territory; Peter ©. Shannon, chief justice supreme court of Dakota; Rebert L. Hutehinsva, U. U.S. mar shal New Jersey; and se vera! postmasters. THE PoSTMASTEK GENERAL'S REPORT.— i The Postmaster General, iv his forthcoming annual report, will call attention, as his pre- decessors have done, to certain eccentricities in the method of determining the compensa Uon of postmasters. An effort was made in Unis direction last year, but Congress failed fully to adopt thé recommendations of the department, to that the proposed equaliza- Uon of sajaries has failed in a great mea- sure. In many of the smaller towns post- masters were receiving a compensation as great as in many of larger cities. Tue theory of the Post Office department is that | the postmasters at the smaller offices should get less those at the larger more com pepsaiion. The er General wiil urge additional legislation in to = masters’ commissions, it being found that they ge In various practices not consis:- ent with their duties to the department. It is now proposed to place a heavy penalty upon the sale of stamps by masters for less than their face value. Tue snbject of introducing doraicile delivery of letters has been informally considered on several ocean. sions recently at the Post Office departmeui. This system, now in operation in France, has been successfal there, and the cost, owing to the increased amount of mail transmitted, not been excessive. The department is rot yet ready to make such a system for the United States, but itis proposed to urge aa extension of the free delivery sysiem in cities by adding to the list of cities not hav- ing such facilities those having a population of 10,000 and upward. The present limit of the system is to cities of 20.000 inhabitants. THE CAUCUS OF THE REPUBLICAN SEN- ATORS.—The caucus of republican S-nators on Saturday last, was of over four hours da- ration, and by far the most important politi- cal meeting of the present session of Con- gress. The caucus was called for the ostens - ble purpose of d Kellogg to # seat inthe Senate, aud of viher business before that body, but the real obj act of the caucus was to learn the individaal sentiments of Senators on the subject of the President's appointments, and to ascertain whether the confirmation of objectionable appointments could be presented by the small majority of republican Senators. The civil service reform and southern policies of the President were discussed, but the leading point of consideration by the caucus was the appointment of democrats to offices ia the south. 8; es were made by Senators Covkling, Howe, Edmunds, aud Staniey Matthews, and nearly every one present had something to say. Mr. Conkling denounced the action of the President iu certain ap- pointments which have been confirmed avd others which are awaiting confirmation. H claimed that President Hayes has been guilt of a violation of the tenure of-office act, an he imsisted on @ thorough revision by the Senate (which bas co-ordinate power with the Executive) of all appointments. Several resolutions were introduced of dif- ferent construction, but all of the same pur- port, viz: that the President be requested by the Sen py win the tewure of of- TF appoint no democrats A large majority were in favor of the passage of these resolutions, but the minority opposed thereto was of suffi- clent size, when assisted by the democratic Senators, to successfully —— the aetion of the msjority in open Senate. At last a resolution that the President be requested hereafter to appoint no cemocrats to offices of a judicial nature or connected with the admibistration of elections in the south, where republicans of a reputable cnaracter can be found instead. A'so to appoint no person to offices of the character above men. Uoned who were opposed to the ith amend- ment to the Constitution and the reconstruc- | tion acts. Alter passing a resolution of ab- | solute secrecy as lo the business of the eau- cus, it adjourned. Senator Hamlin had prepared a resolution | that the republicans of the Senate would solidly support the report as to tg prima WORK OF THE FISH COMMISSION. Important and Interesting Explor :- tons and Discoveries. The northern trip along the Massachaset's coast and to Halifax, from which Prof. 8. F. Baird, the head of the Fish Commission, has recently returned, is interesting not 0: from its convection politically with the ne goliations between the United States aad Great Britain concerning the use of Ameri can and Canadian fisning srounds, but also from the valuable investigations wilch Prof. Ratrd bas been enabled to make. aud his colleagues commenced their explo rations about the Istof August on (ho sea coast at Salem, Massachusetts. the Na Department having placed at their dis; the irou steamer Speedwell, of 31 tons » den, under the command of Captain A Kellogg, U.8.N. Tuis vessel is atta’ the Portsmouth navy perly equipped with officers and men THE ULJECT OF LNVESTIGATION during '77, &s In previous years, was to make asurvey of the sea botiom of the Al aotic coast, for the purpose of deter < istence, extent aud character banks, so that by ascerta: and peculiarities of to ad by the «liscovers Dsberies mighi be increa: ectious Of fMshes, shelis, fishes and sea-weeds Were mw pose of supplying cabinets academies and colleges of tt and for makir sociations, in in the national museum. 4 at Saiem for about six weeks tie ceeded 10 Halifax, by re lary of Siate, in orde the AMERICAN D ot ai, and was pro vessel rest of the 8 to attend, BRANCH F THE FISHERIES SSION meeting in thal city, avd to render sach ser- Vices in connection With wilaesses before ine tribunal, ete., as might be coasideret desira- ble. The investigations begun at Salem were contiuued at Halifax, and vast quaoulles of very rare specimens Were oblaiued. All pos- sible courtesies were extended to the ves-el and its officers by the Dominion authorities, The Speedwell was p.aced on the sa ce foot- Ing in port, respecting freedom from daos, as her majesty’s vessels of war, and everything was doue by the citizeus to faciiitale tue ob- ject of her Visit. After a stay of eight weeks at Halifax, Prof, Baird returned to Salem with the especial purpose of examiuing the herring fishery off the coast of M setts, and of determining the extent and character of the spawning ground, and the aluidance of the catch of fish. After the Close of the spawning season the Speedwel! returned to Portsmouth, thus bringing te trip to a close on the 4th of October. The collection made have all been received at the Smithsonian Institution, avd are of great maguitude and value. The labor of arranging ard labeling bas already been be § (0, and @s soon as possib.e the present spec Mens, iu convection with the gatherings of prior years, will be distributed according to the plan already explained. AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. The operations of the sammer huve atded greatly to the knowledge of previousiy vis ited fishing banks, and have brought to light ove up to this time unknown, a}out fifieen miles off the mouth of Boston harior. I¢ is 80 rich in fish that from 5» to 1.009 pounds were taken by troiling within half an hour: and among the victims was discovered 4 species of flounder previously unknown oa the American coast and beleved to be pecu- lar to Greenlaad, ‘the scientific operations, general atrection of Pre Immediately conducted T Hot Yale College, aud bis assista B Wilson ss far cerned, and by Mr 3 s Invervebrates are con G_B Goode and Mr. T. H. Bean as regards fi-hes and cet The apparatas and detatis of dredging and troliing were under the charge of Capt. H. C. ster, the renowied first mate of the Po- c 1 *, ard the devoted friend aud alte dant Capt. Hali up to the time of ots deal the frozen nert. Besides the investigation tnto the satura! ory and economical value ot Lb> marive nimals of the coast, nnmerous Obtervatio is were taken upou the temperature of the water at different depts aud localitiles CURIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABU SD. ANCE OF ANIMAL LIFE AT LOW TEM PERATU In some cases the thermometer at the depth of 100 fathoms was found to stand atse- i, or below the freezing point of fresh water; and, strange as ii may seem, thes- spots pre eminently abound in animal life: great quan tties of fish were tak-n from the ley water and among them star fishes of extravrdinary beauty. Report of the Commissioner of Pca- sions. nt nar The Commissioner of Pensions, in his an- nual report to the Secretary of the Interior, states that more cases by 24y per cent. were adjudicated during the past fiscal year than in the year preceding, and yet the number of ding claims of all classes increased 271, number of original claims was increased by 7,110, and the number of claims for in- crease of pevsion was reduced by 4,159. Oa the 30th of June last there were ing 84,861 original claims, and 6,583 Increase claims, @ total of 91,444. Besides these, there ‘@re more than 4.0 rejected claims, many of which are liable to be reopened and re- examined; 1.032 were reopened during [he sp dear. ‘The delay in settlement of claims in mavy cases has worked hardship and ia- justice to a class whose claims should b= promptly settled. The Commissioner re. commends the division of the country into districts, each district to have a surgeon and a competent clerk at a suitable salary. The reductions and droppings fom the rolls aggregate onl. rt a total of $145,145. surgeon's fee, single surgeou examion Uons, is estimated to be not less than $15+.009. it now takes fourteen months, in the usaa course, to xet answers to calls made upon the Surgeon General. This condition of affairs is owing to a lack of force at the comman4 o Jatler-named officer. The whole number of pensioners on the rolls of the cies op the 30th of J use was 252 Solidation of ageucies saves ty . in salaries of ihe agents, $112,000 per annum. In addition to the percentaye: upon pay- ments made which represent salaries, each agent receives 25 cents for each voucher paid by him, which, with some small allowanc=s for postage, <c., Is supposed to reimburse him for the expenses of his office, made up of rent, fuel, lights, clerk hire, &c. This plan isa bad one, ard since the consolidation of the agencies, It reaults in paying too large a sum of money for that purpose. It is recom- mended that’ a fixed sum be allowed foc every one thousand payments made each quarter, to cover postage, stationery and clerk hire, and that no other allowance be made except for rent, tue! and lights aud making new rolls. Ail leases, as well as bills for fuel and light. aud makiog new rolls, to be approved by the Secretary of the Intericr before payment. é THE SOUTH CAROLINA Prosecurions The jury, at Columbia, in the trial of Cou gressman Sma!!s for corrupt practices w @ member of the South Carolina legisiat) bas rendered a verdictof guilty. Toei ment against L. Cass Carpenter for for, and cheating the state will occupy the atien- Won of the court to-day. Carpenter has re- tained ex-Judge Carpenter as counsel. Tue STORIES ABovt Sitting BUut.- There is po truth in the report that the [)>. minion government has granted a reserve to | Sitting Bull, and so his vigorous aud magni. ficent oration on the occasion of bts depar. ture for said reserve, in which he is sented ag threatening to return and figot t! Americans, ts only one of the many foolish inveniions of sensational newspapers. Tur WISCONSIN RETURNS are interesticg to greenbackers. The republican majority for governor at the last previous election for governor was only sit. This time they mate @ square, outspoken declaration for the re- facie right to the seat in the Senaf® which might be made in the Louisiana Senatorial contest of Kellogg 2gainat Spofford. He did not Offer it, however, because there were in- dications tbat two or tbree republicans pen not thus be bound by the caucus tion. The speeches involving @ criticism of the srpomimeets of the President were made by Conklin} Edmunds, ‘lesb; Lf = Ny oe the President were Messrs. Hoar, Dawes, Christiancy, Matthews, Booth and others. s7Geo. J. 8., navy, died in a s7-All of the four brightest visible every evening this mouth ae Fry. chief engineer in the U. Saturday. ¥ mption of specie payments, while the democrats put in an fudation plank, and the republicans carried the siate by from 8,00) to 10,000 majority. OFFICIAL Vore IN MARYLAND.—Tao official vote of Maryland has beea received. The whole E He | Telegrams to The Star, ena | THE POPE PARALYZED, ils Monpay | SENATE.-Mr. McDonald | eredentivis of Dantel W. Voorbees as Sena- tor from Ind\ana, in place of 0. P. Morton deceased. The credentials were placed o» file, and Mr. Voorhees came forwant and took the oath of office. A PERSUNAL EXPLANATION BY SENATOR CONKLING, Mr. ConBling said he did not often ask + Senate to listen from him. presente] the D! REPORTED —o—___. THE TWEED INVESTIGATION, | POPP Pits PAR It ts Thought te Cannot ew Yox A Word : umns purpor held with b Ii seems to have paghout the country, | pote ~ ever, as coming from h 1 ‘core few with the Trepreseatativ paper for publication, Lon, and tna: was in relation . Toe ariich which he may bave It coniains much else tha! he never It was not like him to utter sac at article contained, and, in tt on of the very gratifying Work of last week, he certainty to make Any saca re marks as were attributed to bim. PRT(TIONS AND BILLS . porary. 1uad be canna nw Paxis, prneon th credence in 60) | were presented as follows: By Mr. Hamtin ins 2 bs A peiition fre: otire bar of Pen bry character of the rep ris of county, In Maine, protesting against a re- pealot the backrupt law: commit but Dying Slowly dietar Mr. Cameroa, of Wis.—A p S A Laden despatch on of ¢ governm rat Will receive lux nder notes for all 4 are are due Artal wf tis w committee on pu alice build ngs and grounds. By Mr. Wind tion and accornpany f u of a department of commeres, By amend chapters ° his utes in relation to com »; Committ that be commerce. By Mr. Htil—A bill to rets igh they admit be may the s'ate of Goorgia for money expendel in 6, if nol fora week or the year 177i; committee on Tevolut claims. By Mr. Maithews—A bill to judgments and decrees in the states where ation. made; committee on jadiciary. Ry Mr New York, Nov. 1.—Tae aldermanic Davis, of Il. A bill to remit taxes on insol. | commitiee investigating the frauds of the vent savings hanks; committee on finance. | Tweed ring met to-day. Heury F. Tatoter, By Mr. Maxey —A resolution aut committee on military the expediency of erectiny fensive works along, the in Texas, and, if they deem it advisal} that Wey report a purpose; committee on mili ‘ne Chair laid before the Sena’ nication from the President, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the S= ate, astatement showing the appropriations end + xpepcttures for the Navy department from 1:89 lo ih. Also, setting forth that ® statement in relation to the appro- - on account of was belng pre. rwardei to the orizing the irs to inquire into a system of de to Grande river, expert, testified inet himself and assistants received £30,255 from the attorney general and €75, 4 from the doance meat for working up ring frauds. OY this amount ue received #6',000, which would be about $10,000 a year for the time he was in ferreting out the exieat of the frauds. Oa account of the absence of other witnesses the vestigation Was adjourned. —_-—_— A Fenian’s Frea! New YORK, Nov. L.A cable special that a man named Sullivan has bees arrested at Cork aud will be prosecuted as a Fenian for sending threatening letters lo parties who refused to join hint ta a movemeat to tura Off the ga and disperse the compaay during Senate. Comittee on appropriations. a dinner given by the mayor of Cork wo the Mr. Davis (Ill. asked to be excused from Dake of Connaught. further service on the committee on pei anya sious. Granted Stanley. the Explorer. Mr. Saunders asked to be excused fro: Loxpox, Novy livnry M. Sisnley, the further service on the committee on trans. | 4 tri 19 of bu portation to the seaboard. Granted. were brought to the Cape of G Mr. Wadleigh introduced @ resolution to | her majosty's stoam-hip indus transpose tie names of B. Wadleigh and! giso tune an Newton hon the commauttes on patents, | Cc so &8 10 bring the name of Mr. Booth first and that Mr. Booth be declares chairman of the con lites on patents. Adoptei. = NLAB 4 THE CAPITOL 6 3 Mr. Nawes called ap the bill parcels of land at the intersect i¢ ylvania avenne act Maryla: public purposes, After some diseussion, Mr. Whyte 1 amendment that the land should be only «ter notice to own 5] either by Summons OF F am more newsps ers in the city of W at least four times; adopted. He ais iment that there sha’ New Yorx A cable special says: “A severe storm ured yesterday on tbe 00 ish and Freach coasts. comm’ ssi ers of the Distri qt ascer ain the valueot said property; rred, 2%; do. consddated, 397 Afr furtter debate, aad ait= Norch Carolina sixes, old minor amendments, the bill was passe t Mr. Sargent tntrodaced a resolution, which calling upon the Secretary of information whether sect and 1,491 Of the cevised statates to rela~ lion to the promotion of officers of the nay after due examinat‘on bad been comipliet with, avd if the exemining board ha! pef. formed their duty in ease of promotions, and what furiber legislation was necessary, if any, to carry out theabove sections. On motion of Mr. Hamlin, the Senat>, at 1:30, went into executive session, and at 2 o'clock the ‘loors were reopenet anil the Sen- ate adjourned, ed. good to prin, 145, do. amber 4741.52, Bo. 2 w ora Winter red, spot and. December, 144 id HOUBE—Mr. Atkins sent up and had prime, be OOnte BO. read copies of dispatches sent to the adju- and ar se - 3 tant general, and the reply of the latter, and dated November ‘th. These were the dis- patches referred to on Saturday as never having been delivered. Tne endorsement oa staies Ubal the telegraph operator War department says Laat he sent the telegram, anc that be bas the check of the operator at the Capitol that it was received. Mr. Atkins said he had had these copies read in justice to all parties, because the operator at the Capitol insists that he never either re- rib eid Batter Huu dul! as i, 21883. Petro- w refined Cote dali— 1 Vitog, 15: ae 8 12 —Stocks woak, Kange, long, #92, | ceived the dispatch or gave a receipt for it. | short dS45. Governm The House then, as the first business in or- | (NEW YORK. Nevewbor 12—Plour steaay der, resumed the consideration of the unfia. | er 2S an pete The shade fire ished business cf Saturday, which was the | jig isa: ued waives, tOse, pede eee army ay propriation bill. | 1 S19 Aitinsie ‘Coors ‘The first amendment made in committee of | Bow Jersey ¢ a a the Whole was upon Moioa of | a — her, to 8! e€ ch ! 2] r |: oer, to seeeaet She clases Hen Tar SUNDAY Law in TRENTON.—There r was considerable excitement in Trenton, N. j J. yestentay, in cousequ of the attemp j of the city ‘rallway company to ran thei Ts LuroUch Lae streets on Saeday, coatrary to law. The chief of police directed his force to sto This they did, when a crowd 01 three or nesiion urred — upo' a provid | semb'ed. Tie manager of the rowl urged the Sumcndment of Mr. Clymer, providing Lor | Srivers te gous, ama torn tiees tieteate aan meuts to their fall numbers, and tobe em- | (ed. The chief iustantly caused the arrest ed on the Texas border, bat limiting tue 2 to 40,000 men. Upon this there was a contest, and the yeas nd pays were demanded,and the amend- ment was adopted—yeas 153, nays 17. After the first roll call had been completed, and when members who had not auswered. arose to bave their votes recorded, Mr. Say- Jer, of Ohio, stated tbat he was not withts the bar wuen the last name on the roll was called, and he asked unanimous consent to vole. Tbe rule is explicit that members Shall not be entitled to vote unless they are presevt during the matn roil call, aud as the vole was supposed to be very close, Mr. Conger objected to Mr. Sayler voting. Mr. Knott raised a question whether a member could be deprived of his yoie at any me prior to the announcement of the resiii He brew that was the rule, bat in his oj ou it was violation of the constitution of uy United Stat The Speaker said he was ia the chair to exctorce the rules as be fouad taem, aod When the questioa regularly arose he would iermive tae subject, and his disposition would be to make tne Coustraction Of the constitutional The vote wes then The amendment | officers and aids to the pay of ubeir actual ravk im the army was © jecved: yeas, 12) nays, 131. i Pending the vote on the passage o* the bill, a8 amended, Mr. Atkins, Who was entitied to one hour {o close debate, yielded to — Mr. Garficld, who said he desired io baye read, a letter from the Secretary of Wa: waidh he said woald explain certain matiers It would be recoliec t in tue debate it uf ibose drivers who insisted apon violatit the jew. The authorities nally prevailed and the Cars were taken off. | wx home Jeflerson coun! oe 2 Joun Reaver, a notorious creceen rch was to conceal the deed, but ex- Unguished before the body was buraed. " ———— eee ea A MISE SEIZED BY Usram MUvers— Keet's mine, near Deadwood, in the Black Hills, bas been seized by the miners for non- payment of They have fortified property and are provisioned for a 82,50. ill occur before a EE A PITTSBURG THEATER BORN! Trimbie’s variety theater in Pittsvarg, was burned Sau . Loss on pega = 0; on wardrobes: anager Wiliams, $2 000; on scenery and wardrobes of the Biack Crook combination, 3.000. No insurance. ‘xtares | was charged that men bad been recra since the bill bad been matured, and that of War was Secretar, recrul men illegal) Secreta: