Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-18

source to-day were s3l7 ,s46.
| HENRY ID. MOORE, collector of the port OF
Philadelphia, has resigned his position.
| GENERAL ROBERT WILLIAMS left here yes
terday for his post in the west.
SPEAKER BLAINE was great torture 10 Ben
| Eusier-s regular chilelain.-N. Y. Herald.
| THE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE NEW LOAN to
day amoupted to two and quarter millions of
| dollars, making the total amount subscribed up
to this date Sl5, 1908 800.
CHIP ENGINEER ANDREW LAwToN, United
States Navy, died al his residence in the
navy yard Philadelphia, yesterday He was
native OF Massachusetts,, and entered the nav
| as third assistant engineer, in June, 1850.
The L. s. STRAMtR NARRAGAssErr, which
has been doing duty about New York harbo-
for some time pest, has been ordered to sea, and
| will sail from that port in the course Of a few
| days to join the North Atlantic fleet.
SPEAKER BLAINE entertained at dinner last
| evening the English N en- bers Of IL Joint High
| Commits son w.,h Gen. Schenck, Secretary
Fish ex Senate: Williams, American Commis-
| sion "a, Lord Tenterden, j. Bancroft Davis,
Gen. Sherm7n, Miss Dodge &C ill Hamilton1'
and Senator Morrill,. of Vermont.
THE CONTESTED soUrsKRN sEsAroRsHPs.
| The new Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections met this morning, and unanimously
| agreed to report in favor of admitting Senator
| Hamilton, of Texas, to his seat. The o.her
casIsthose OF Golthwaite OF Georgia, Vance
| of North Clr0lins, Blodzett of Geofgia-were
postponed until Monday next.
| NAVAL ORDERS To-DAY.-Assistant Payfnas
ter Robert Dickey has been ordered to duty as
Assistant Paymaster at the Washington navy
Il Iiantananf ~ or N
| this city has been detached from duty az the
| Naval Obser vatory and ordered to the Naval
| academy Lieutenant Commander q. +.
| Schmitz has been detached from duty at the
Naval Acacemy and ordered to the naval
station at Mound City III.
| commonwealth Senate in e,ecn.;ve
session yesterday confirmed the following nom;.
nations: w. Z. Chesebroush, of New York, as
sistant secretary Of legation at London. Sher-
| man Conar, United States marshal, northern
district, Florida. Decius s; Wade, chief justice
| William Mem ichael, solicitor of internal reye-
nue.. Walter II. Smith, assst aEt attorney gene
"a, OF ,he United States: Edwin Ellis, indian
receiver, Harrison, Arkansas. Charles A
| Cook, receiver, Al kansas Valley District, Colo
| RADIO.
| REDUCTION OF THE ARMY - IMPORTANT
ORDfR.-By general order issued from the
| War department this afternoon, section OF the
I OF VI dppTOVeu July 18th, 1870. p
ducing the number of enlisted men in the army
TO thirty thousands carried out by reorg anizing
| the army at the following numerical Strength
gsa gnests, Sol; ordnance @rd 40 ordnance ser
| "A; 50 CONF anies of artillery go mon each
| 300: batteries light artillery ga men each
~ ~ n o companies OF cavalry ga men each)
| $1,000; and non commissioned staff BOO as fol-.
lows: 40 OF each, sergeant majors, quartermas-
tiers serge ants and chief musicians; GO princip, al
| musicians of artillery and infantry and ten
each OF faddler sergeants and Chief Irumpeters
| OF cavalry.
| JURIKs IN THE DISTRICT OF CoLUM 3IA
| UNDER THE NEW GovRRNMsNT.-Int the Senate
this morning MIR. Trumbull introduced bill to
| amend the act Of June 10th, 1862, providing for
the selection OF jurors to serve IN the several
| courts OF the District of Columbia. The amend
| ment provides that hereafter the Supreme
| Court of the District Of Columbia, by orders i'm
generr term, shall from time to time designate
| the necessary on1cers or persons to make the
list OF jurors. The justice holding the special
| term may at any time direct the Marshal TO
summon tale men whenever the regular panel
| for any reason becomes defective. The iurv
| list heretofore has been made up by tie Regis
| ter OF the city of Washington and clerks OF the
| corpor alton OF Georgetown and Levy Court
which ofhces are abolished by the territorial bill
TEE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS on SOUTHERN
| ATFAIRs.-The caucus Of the democratic
members of the House of Representative re-
L Aneiucu III sceeiOu ABOUT three nOure Yesterday
sfterr oon, and there was general discussion
| ct the Senate joint resolution for q COMMITTEES
to investigate the affairs Of the South. Mr.. Cox
| offered Q resolution that the caucu. agree TO
vote for the Senate joint reeolutions. Mr
Campbell offered An amendment to concur in
the resolution, with Modification, % the COM
Mr.. Cox accepted the amendment Mr.. Young
moved the resolution be rejected, but the
motion was disagreed to, and Mr.. Cox's resolu-
| ton was then passed. If the joint resolution be
| not amended by the House as proposed. the
| democrats will be considered free to vote for or
| against it in its original form.
| The Southern democrats Of the House were
| in caucus this afternoon as we went to press
| for the purpose of determining upon an address
| to he issued to their people in relation to the
| proposed investigation, c0unseling them to rem
| der every facility TO the committee in making
| the investigation, that the true condition OF
| affairs in that section may become known.
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| GOVERNMENT CLAIMs-Ho.c they are Worked.
The case OF John III. Shedd against Richard II.
| Montgomery, which came up this morning
bfore Judge SUTHERLAND, in the Supreme Court,
] Circuit. Part I, shows how government claims
are put through" or. at least the attempts of
certain parties in that direction. The plaintiS'
| is OF this city, and the defendant Q washineto-
| lAan, and 1t is alleged by the former that the
tfa nm IN May 1850 that claim
/ of the steamer Blue Wing Noe while in the
| service of the United States, into which she was
pressed, and then before the Third Auditor,
| could be bought in at q considerable lees sum
| than the original amount He stated that he
(the detendsntl had good deal Of influence
| with the Third Auditor, and would use il in
getting him to settle the claim, and would guar
| antee that it would be paid in = very short time
| Mr.. Shedd was offered the claim for S1i, 500,
but he insisted upon Mr.. Montgomery's going
| to see the Auditor, going over the facts Of the
| case with him and getting him to state that
| the claim was valid and would be paid.
| The next day the defendant called on Mr. 4
shedd again and said that he had been to see
| the Auditor, and he had complied with the con-
| ditions exacted by the plaintiff, ana had re-
! ceived the Auditor's word that the claim would
| be paid Immediately. On these representations 4
plainti6 paid Nj. Montgomery the Sl1, 500, but 4
| found out aftsryards that Mr.. Montgomery had ]
| never seen the Third Auditor in reference 70 |
| the payment Of the claim, and that on the 9Th .
| Of July, 1866, the claim was declared unjust /
| and was dieallowed by the Third Auditor 4
whereapon he brings this suit for 81 500 and
| interest. On behalf OF the defendant general
denial was put in, and IL was further alleged
that the claim, though good one, was purchased
in violation of the laws Of the United States. A
motion was made to d smise the complaint On
this ground, which the court allowed, remark
| ing that It was clearly evident that an attempt
had been made to have claim allowed through