Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-21

1HE NEW PHILApELPHIA PoSTN ASTES.-tI.
W. Fairnsn was ye-terday appointed by the
President pJs;m lster a Philadelphia, vice II.
II. Bingham resigned. There were two appli-
cants Tor the position urd tIa c vil service
rules, Mr.. Wonder. the chief clerk. aud NJ
Fairman. The bond Ut the new prS-mas er Is
IN penalty OF 100000, and the suretIeS are re-
quiTed to be worth S6oOC ~.
SENATOR TRUMBULL arrived here this morn
ing. He denies the story that he proposes TO
resign his seat in the Senate. hut SAYS in regard
tOresIgning the chalrman>hlp of the judiciary
committee that he will do 80 a. the begin nis =
OF the eSslOn, having no doubt that the caucus
OF republican Senators would othcrEi>e Gust
him from that position. He WILL tender his res
lgnatlon unless "A caucus shall be held on the
hTst day OF the session and anticipate his action.
LIBEL SUIT AGAINST JOHN W. FORNaY-
Alan Rutherford Sa.s him for Publication ia
the Philadelphia PrssS.-Col. W. Penn Clark
has, for Hlr. Allan Rutherford entered a suit
IN the Circuit Court of this District against
MT John w. FOrney, LAYING damages A.
sl","t, Tor libel, charging thai defendant. a.
pbia, on the sth OF October ls72. OF and con
corning the plaintiff. published in its editorial
columns "a certain false sraudaIous ma
hcious and detamatory libel" i'm the
following words -" Allan Rutherford a
CamerOhian, II in this city. Watch him He
was concerned IN the election frauds in North
arolina; and on the same day the following
"Senstor Cameron was informed that tue
committee (meaning the national republican
committee com n had sent as much money
INTO pennsylvania as they could spare
Ihe Old nan (meaning Senator Came
eron) then made a raid upon the Treasury,
IN which it is stated he was more sue
cessful, for one of the Auditors who figured
largely in the North Carolina election left this
evening for Philadelphia with a carpet bag well
nlled, II Is supposed with greenblcks. There is
excitement in the city (meaning Washington
tonight AZ to the result of the elections which
take place tomorrow. The chief interest
centers in Pennsylvania. and the result there is
looked for with much interest"
The GOVERNMENT AND The TELEGRAPH
LINEs.-'Zeta" writes to the Baltimore Sun
yesterday follows
The legal relations of the government in the
use oil existing telegraph lines have been re-
feTred, as has been stated. 10 VIM. whiting eX-
solicitor of the War Department and Congress
man elect from Massachusetts, who is to report
on the same to the Postmaster General. IL Is
Claimed that, under a law passed during the
war, the government has the right 10 establish,
certain Rates for the Transmission OF all official
business, and that by virtue of this it insists on
certain contracts for the transmission OF the
weather report The Western Union line re-
plies that these reports occupy their lines a
certain stated times during the day and nj ght,
to the utter exclusion of their private bus mess
and in detriment TO private rights. and aside
from that, entails a financial loss on the com
Eany. The president of the latter arrived here
to-day to be heard on the question and 10 learn
recommending legislation tor the establishment
OF the postal telegraph system. There il no
doubt that both the President and the PoStmaS-
ter General will strongly endorse il in their mes
sages to Congress"
Presentation. o. o. Howard is i'll, and
was unable to deliver the lecture Tor which he
was announced before the class OF Christian
Workers, Y. NJ. G. A, last night. M &.
Heard, esq, representative of the n. p. X. II
at Chicago. is at the Ebbiit House. .-...General
W. Ii. ii. Terrell, I assistant postmaster gene
raj, was the recipient OF a complimentary dinner
at the Academy OF Music, indianapolis, on
Ius sday last. The French Minister, Count
Noialles, entertained a number OF his friends
last night at Wormley's. FIX Governor
Wells, OF Virginia, is at the Imperial hotel.
Commander Breeze, L. 5. N, and Senator
Carpenter are at the Ebbitt House. -..... Hon
Thomas h. Nelson, L. 5. Minister to Mexico;
William NJ. Orton, president of the Western
Union telegraph company; Hon. Stephen Pre-
ton, minister from Hayti, and General j. ii
Hammond, of Kansas City, are at the Airing
ton ''''"General j. II. Baker. commissioner OF
pensions, received dispatch last evening an
nouncing the death OF his sister in Ohio and
lett at once for that state. Senators SHEER
man. Edmunds, Morrill, of Me-. Morrill, OF VT
Stockton, Cole, and Trumbun are here, and
others are expected daily. Quite a large num-
her OF members of the House are expected in a
day or two.