Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-24

ACTING SRCRETARE RICHf RDsON leaves here
today for hrs home, and viii visit the President
at Long Branch, by invitation, en- route for Mas
sachusetts.
The INDIANS IN NEW EnGLAND-The Cen
sus Burea7 is in receipt of advices from the
various United States MS-shals in the New Eng
land States that there are quite number of
remnants OF the old Indian tribes there, who
retain their distinctiveness from the civilized
population, and claim to be classed according
which is fact unasceTtained in any previous
census. General +. A. Walker, the Superin-
tendent, has instituted inquiries as to the con-
dition of these Indians, so as to class them if
necessary as tribes in which case they will come
under the supervision OF the Indian Bureau.
DECISIONS IN PATENT CAsEs.-In the cases
OF the applications of Carlos French for extern
sien OF patent for improvement in cOiled springs
for railrocd cars, and of WIN. and VIM. IL Lewis
for extension of patent for improvement in
Plate-holders for Photographic cameras, the
Commissioner OF Patents has refused the former
and granted the latter. In the case of G. c.
Walworth for extension OF patent for imPro We
ment in vice. the application is granted; and in
the case OF Edwin Ar'emus and Cheney X Kilblrn
for extension OF patent for method of bending
wood, 1t Is refused. The application of Kudor,
Se!ple, Kramer and Andre for a patent for an
lmpTovemt mt in sash fastening, il reported on
adversely by the Examiner in Chief whose
decision is confirmed by the Commissioner.
"
THE STORM SIGNAL CoRPs-The exanina-
ton OF the first class in the United States SIGNAL
corps took place on Tbursdav. The second Co.
w.s owo,r;.o, ,'o.,o-I.; '"'s
day by Secretary Belknap. Gen. A. J. Myer
chief signal officer; Capt. Holgate, Lieut. Ca
pIon' p aru an olncer OF me smith sonlan lnstitu-
rio ~ ~ = 80 o., viii oe assigned 10 duty In
% III aai H ~ :, vi .ne ovutly AT mlhtary posts.
tionsd nna Spn,ior VIII mu1ie no ,roops are STA
o,%er ., o,.La a,h ato.he, a' cheyenne an
ono,her ot ~ nioo,,e ~ .1ahe Suy r IA
aiSoo 90 a o,ho~. -. anotner AT San iran
ern I,Ies '''" f''"'' oi Tic HUI th-
Po,,rrc.r se,ators C.r,oro,, ,,,,,.
"anieroli anu Ohahdler
are 10" In this CITY, engaged IN devising means
to incre ased the exchequer of the congressional
campaign committee, of which they are mem
bers. The committee desire to send out a large
number of documents prior to the elections if
the necessary means are forthcoming,
The republican convention OF the fifteenth
district OF New York has nominated Thomas
Davis, of Rensselaer, county, for Congress. The
PR sent representative Is Hon. A. Ii. Tanner.
republican, who was elected by about 400 ma.
jority.
Senator Cameron and Col. Forney propose to
stump the State of Pennsylvania together. paw
ing particular attention to the doubtful district
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GENTLEMEN's FALL FAsHIoNs-A NewYork
tailor, who rather inclines to the English styles
= 80 60 ,rr;-I,o. - o.S. ' &c .
~ n'o nifno' " oie Vi 'ne papers Vi
tbat city the loIoWlDg memoranda;
The most fashionable coat of the season is the
double breasted Newmarket" with four or
five holes worked in the lapes one or two worn
buttOned, cut away rather sharp from the
second buttOn-hole, and with what are techni-
cally called "side-edges" on the skirts. The