Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-05
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


AFOTPEr RAILROAD DINJUNCrFoN-To-dsy
Mess7s Buchanan & Cox filed a. toe EIsity
Court an application for an in nJanction arstns,
the Mayor and Corporation of washingto,- re-
strainIng al prOhIs ting the defendants from
interfering with the construction of the Metro
politan Brancn railroad within the limits of
Washington by The complssuants and from fur
'heI proceedings at law against the agents
anu employees OF the cOmplainaats until
the further order of the Court. The
bill -ecItes The legislation in relation 10 the
road as also the act of lsG5, authorizing the
construction of the Metropolitan branch, and
the measures the company have taken for the
cors'rucho- of the road, (as testified to by MI
hahdolph- the eDEineer,) and the arrest and
e1aminaticn of the employee. The iniuuc-
ton was Immediately served, and IL is IRE
Sumed tnet the examination of tie case of NJ
Murray before Justice Walter, will not there
fole' proceed this afternoon. The hearing of AZ
guments on the application is set for wedres-
day next.
The BRADLEY CASE ANB Test OArY-
To-day the ScpTeme Court of the I6stric of
Columbia, in General Term. adopted a retrrn
To the rule laid upon them TO show cause laid
by tae United Staes Supreme Court why a
mandamus shcald Lot be issued to compel
them TO place the name of Mr. Joseph H.
bradley on Tire list of Attorneys, he having
been dismentered from the bar some time
since, in consequence of the difficulty between
hrn and Judge Fisher during the Sarratt trial.
The return rs quite lengthy, aud It is under
stood hat the District Court claims that
under the Law creating the Court
they possess the power TO make rules to regu-
late admissions 10 itssbar, and to remove MEM
bers of the bar for cause. The Court I'D journed
until Saturday next 20 act on the rules and il is
generally understood that some eettou will
then o. taken reference TO the test oath; bu,
II rs stated that the Court Is divided on that
question
REsIGNATIoS or GENERAL LrPPINCOrT-
General Lippiacott, the Doorkeepsr of the
House OF Represen Stives. has sent hther his
letters Of resignation, and il is in the hands of
the Speaker, no will read it to the House on
Monday next. The Republican memb hers will
meet In caueRs on he same evening and select
MI LippInccu's successor. A score or more
OF applicants for the position are pressing their
claims. Several candidates ara named, but il
seems to he settled that the contest will be
manly brtweeH 4. 8 Buxton, present assist
ant cos-keeper. and Mr.. Goodenow, who held
the Office prior to the election OF the present
incumbent
AN INDIAN DELEGATIoS-A delegation of
Sac and FOX Indians, Of Kansas, We're at the
"hi'e House to-day for the purpose OF notify
IES the President of certain grievauc ces and
misusages sustained by them through the
traders and their agent They are all Chiefs.
bearing the following names. keokuk. Qush-
lUh-pe-quah, Nsn-a-tO-wah. and Waw-com-
mo- George Pove iRteTpretor. The delega-
hon Is stopping al the Washington House, ard
Will remain here several days
1HE DYER COURT oF INoUIRY-The Court
OF lnqu iIy IN the case Of Brew et Major General
A b Dyer, resumed its session this morning
but the record of yesterdays proceedings not
being entirely complete, tue Court adjourned
until Monday. Gen. Thomas, the Presideat OF
the Court, announced thar ON Saturday next
by authority CT the Secretary of War, the
Court would adjourn until the 10th of Janu-
ary.
THE Y. r. R.-It is understood that there is
every pro-pect that the Union Pacific Railway
Will succeed III arranging its matters with the
Government satisfactorily 10 both parties. The
President to-day ordered the issue OF one mill
lion, two hundred and eighty thousand dol
lars IN bonds, for another section of The road
completed.
PEEsosAL-Hon. w Pitt Fessenden. Maine,
. Hon. JOhn X. French. y. c., Hon. w. f.
Stevens ". u, Hon. II. L. Dawes, Mass, Hen.
X. r. Butler Tennessee, are az the EbbItt
House. 49, Hon. X. e.. Parsons, Ohio, Hon.
John A Logan, Illinois, Hon. u. J. DIckey,
Pa are Al Willards'. --- Hon. H. Maynard
Of Tennessee, Is IN this city.
Up TO THIS AFTERNOON, thirty-two Senators
and forty member OF the House have been
registered at the Capitol, and a few others are
in the ciry. A large number on the way AT.
due tonight and % MORROW morning.
NEARLY ALL the members of the WAYS and
Means Committee are here. Several of them
met informally az their COMMITTEES room this
morning, when It was arranged that the first
regular meeting should be held on Monday
morning.
SEVERAL MEMBERS have already expressed
themselves in favor OF a long holiday recess
Hon. T.. X. Washburne who Is as able as anv
one 20 tell what indulgence the condition of
business is likely 10 warrant, says he shall
avOT a long recess.
THERE Is some CONSERVATION among the DE.
mCcratic mem bers Of the House. II is said, oc-
Caslonsd by the fact that Menard, the negro
member elect from Louisiana, Will BE- COM
PEELED 20 select his seat on their side of the
House, none being vacant on the Republican
side.
UNION PACIFIC RAILRCAD.-The officers of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company. now in
this city, have not yet completed their reply 10
the report OF the Special Commission, and i,
Will not he presented 10 the President before
Monday OF Tuesday next.
Hon. j. VI. SCHoFIRLp, Seer stary of war
has returned from his recent visit to Fort Del
aware, and v-as 81 the Wax Department to-
day.
1T Is PROPOSED that Congress make an an
preparation 10 purchase statue of the late
Thaddeus Stevens for the Capitol.
CHEF JUsTI~R CHASE left Richmond f,-
Washington this morning.
GENERAL GRANT, with the Mfyor and
committee of the city government of Boston,
VISITED Lowell, Mas, yesterday. The paSy
took carriages at the depot, and visited Merri-
IEac. Lawrence, and the carpet mills. II was
holiday u the city. The schools were dismiss
I'd, and The mills were SUSPENDED. Many stores
and residences were profusely decorated, and
the streets were lined with thousands Of peo-