Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-27

source to-day were 1884 02sT.
TIE PRESIDENT received number of visi-
tors this morning, many of whom called to pay
their respects. Senator Osborn, OF Florida, had
an interview.
SENATOR SPENCER, of Alabama, telegraph
to this city that the troubles in that state will be
reconciled, and that lie will be elected to til e
Senate in few days.
THE STORY that President Grant contem-
plates European trip next summer was started
by one of the practical jokers o. Newspaper
Row, and seems to have got cOnsidera BILE cur
reDcy among those not familiar with the tricks
OF this gay deceiver.
The INDIANA SENATORS HIP-In the Indiana
legislature yesterday an infOr mal vote was taken
for U. s. Senator, in the senate the vote was for
Q. p. Morton, republican, q; for j. ID. Williams
democrat, Il; and the house, for Morton, "a; for
Williams, IL.
The NORTH CAROLINA SRNAToRsHTP I'm
the North Carolina leg stature yesterday the
ballotiDg for L. s. Senator commenced at noon,
but no choice was made. OF the 169 votes
Vance, conservative, received IS; Merrimon,
conservative, received Is, and Poole, republi-
can, -. Necessary to choice, So.
THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA.-Minister
Low has forwarded from Pekin report on the
commerce of the treaty ports of China for the
year 1871, from the official returns. The United.
States still ranks next to England In the extent
Of their commerce with China, and shows a
greater relative increase than any other nation.
HOLIDAY FOR THE CLERKs.-secretary Bout
well this morning issued an order that al, CLERKS
and employees Of The department who could be
spared might leave the office at noon to-day to
prepare for Thanksgiving day. Business was
therefore generally suspended at that time, only
few clerks remaining on duty to settle up the
affairs of the day.
THE SUPREME COURT of the United States
closed its special term yesterday, adiourning
until the regular term on the first Monday in
December next. Previous to the adjournment
the decision of the supreme Court of this Dis
trict, In the case of Emily f. Wiley and Eliza
beth Brown, appellants, vs.. Truman Cook, was
affirmed.
Presentation. H. W. Barry, of Missis-
sippi, is at the National Hotel. Gen. j. B.
Hood, of New Orleans, is at the Metropolitan
Hotel. Hon. M. NJ. Walden, OF Iowa, and
Hons. William H. Kern, Charles Gilpin, George
w. Thorn, of Pennsylvania, are at Wizards.
.. Hon. I. W. Osborne, of Florida, is at the
Ebbitt House; Hon. J, M: Coghlan OF Cali
at the Imperial. Senator Rice, Of Arkansas, is
at Wizards.
ARCTIC EXrLoRATIoNs-The very active U.
s. photographic Office, under Capt. Wyman,
continues making accessible to Americans and
English the publications of other nations on
the explorations of the arctic regions. The
large yolume-discussed In the Geographical
Mittheilungen of 1872, page 1867, Is being fol-
lowe4 by supplements containing the later &C
counts. The second contains minute chart of
the European Arctic ocean, which combines in
very practical manner all explorations up to
1870, deep sea sOundings in relation to currents
and magnetic observations.
OFFICKRs FOR RECRUITING SERvICE.-Gen.
Sherman has made the following detail of Off
GERS for recruiting service from January 1, 1873,
to October 1, 1874, and announced the rules
governing that branch OF the service:-Col. j
|: Gregg, sth cavalry, will relieve Col. Edward
Hatch, 9th cavalry, as superintendent of the
mounted recruiting service; station at st. Louis
j. c. Davis, sd infantry, as superintendent of
| the general recruiting service; station at New
York. Major D: P. Roy, 9th infantry, will re-
| mand at the depot at Governors Island, New
York harbor. Major j. N. g. Whistler, 22d in
fantry, will report for duty at the sub-depot,
Newport Barracks, Kentucky.
THR NIcARAGUAN SURvRY.-Lieut. Com
| mander g. g. Schultz, Lieuts. K. II. g. Leutze,
| Jefferson +. Moses. and VIM. w. Rhoades have
| been ordered to the Nicaraguan surveying ex-
/ petition. These ofricers have been members Of
former surveying expeditions to Nicaragua and
/ the Isthmus OF Dsrien, and are thoroughly
yersed in the duties to be performed. The
merits Of the different routes surveyed for inter-
oceanic canal communication between the At
i antic and Pacific oceans will not make their
l report until the work OF the two expeditions
1 going out this winter Is completed and placed
1 before them, when all the surveys will be
examined, the best route selected and arrange
l ments made to push forward the construction Of
i canal Commander Selfridge is confident OF
being able to demonstrate the superior availa-
biity Of his AtIator river route on the southern
extre nifty OF the lsthmus of Darien, which Is
i the shortest of all routes, besides having the
L advantage of two magnificent harbors one on
the Pacific and the other on the Atlantic coast.
THB PRESIDENT ON EQUAL RIaErs.-A dele
CATION of cOlored men representing the Penn
| sylvania Equal Rights League called upon the
| President yesterday and presented memorial
/ from that league asking the President to recon-
/ mend the passage of such laws as will require
that all the citizens OF this country shall be pro-
tected from insult and outrage on the highways
of the nation and secured in all their 6pubiic
rights.m
/ "Gentlemen Of the League:-In your desire to
obtain all the rights of citizens fully sympa
| thiZe. That you should have all the rights that
| other citizens have, L know, and wish t. at
| every voter Of the United States should stano in
| all respects alike. 1t must come. ticket on
l railroad or other conveyance should entitle
| you 10 All that 1t does other men. 1 wish 1t to
be SO. think, gentlemen, that your very earn
| accommodation, however, belongs more
! properly to the next administration. All citi
| zens, undoubtedly, in all respects should be
equal. Gentlemen, L thank you tor the compli
i ment you have paid me-"
The delegation then RETIRED in the belief that
the President would refer to their request in the
annual message.
The President's Message.
The rough draft of the Presidents annual
message, though not quite finished, was read to