Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-28


with the President to-day.
THB CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMIT
TEE have closed their campaign labors.
The POsTMAETER GENERAL speaks tonight
at New Brunswick, y. j., and at Jersey City
Tomorrow evening. He viii not return until
after the election.
GEN. SHERMAN. who was taken Suddenly ill
on Saturday, is much better this morning, We
are glad to hear, and able to sit up. He was
first taken with the asthma, and on Saturday
had chill. His physician has cautioned him
not to leave his room for several days.
ALL THE ESTIMATES from the various depart
ments of the government have been recei we'd at
the Treasury, and are now being classified for
the committee on appropriations of the House.
The deficiency estimates for this year are not
more than half as large as those OF last year.
NAVAL OFFICERS TRANSFORMED. - Lieut.
Comm snder Henry Glass detached from st.
Mary's and placed on waiting orders. Assistant
Paymaster jos. Il. Addicks detached from the
receiving ship Potomac and ordered to duty in
the Asiatic feet.
The YANTIC HEARD FROM. - Commander
Byron Wilson reports to the Navy department
that the United States steamer Ysntic, under
his command arrived at Gibraltar on the 4th of
october, 81 days from Norfolk, officers and crew
all well.
MUsr EARN THEIR MoNEY-The Commits
sioner of Patents has issued an order, intended
to effect some of the clerical drones of his Office,
that in future all clerks will be required to do
six hours of work per day, otherwise they will
be removed, and others moro industrious and
conscientious appointed in their stead.
GENERAL HOWARD (recenty returned to
California from Arizona) endorses Gen. Crooks
olan Of vigorous war against hostile Indians.
General Howard favOrs the removal OF many
of the Indian agents. He says that when agents
pay n 200 for a position, the salary of which is
only 81 500, there is something wrong, and
reform is necessary.
Two SOUTH CLAINANTs.-Gen George
p. Este, OF this city. appeared before the southern
claims commission Saturday and testified to the
loyalty of Baltic PeytOn, of Gsllatin, Tennes-
see, member of Congress from that state many
years ago, who has small claim before the
commission. The commission also had under
consideration the claim of Mrs. Charlotte Read
widow OF John ID. Read, OF Fails Church. Va
who was taken from his house in that village
during midnight raid of MOsby's guerillas and
carried thirteen miles and shot. His family
claim nearly 5000 for supplies taken by the
Union army.
SIGNAL SERVICE MEN TO BH CoURT-MAR-
TIALHD.-The Secretary OF War has ordered a
general court-martial, to meet at Fort Whipple,
Va, to- morrow, for the trial of Sergeants Geo.
n. hicnInOnu, james Gilllgan, and Privates
Arthur w. Hart, A. M. Wagg, Edgar McGovern,
Charles A. BrOgaD, and Dennis n. kennedy, OF
the Signal Service. The following named Off
GERS will constitute the court:-COl. j. T.. Tour
teilotte, aid-de-camp; LIST Lieut.. Richard p.
strong, Attn artillery; LIST Lieut.. Geo. 5. Grimes
I'd artillery; I'd Lieut.. O. G. wolcott Sd artillery;
I'd Lieut.. David j. Gibbon, 9Th cavalry; LIST
Lieut.. II. IL. Q. Dunwood, 4th artillery, Judge
advocate.
PERSONAL - Miss Pickle Sheahan, the
charming and accomplished daughter of James
w. Sheshan, Esq, of the Chicago Tribune and
formerly citizen of Washington, was married
in Chicago Thursday to Mr.. James Walsh a
prominent and wealthy business man of that
city. THE New York Post says that Miss
Winnie Ream opened her studio at the Brooklyn
industrial air on Friday last, and is at present
engaged in modelling portrait busts from life OF
Mr. Ezra Cornell, founder OF the Cornell Univer-
s!tT, and MAYOR Powell, OF Brooklyn. ."Secre-
tary Boutwell, made speech in Jersey City on
Saturday night, contrasting Greeley with Grant
.'''' Minister Washburn came from Paris to vote
for General Grant, and will return to France as
soon as possible. '--" Senator Sumner is hack
again in London from Paris, and with improved
health. MIR. James H. Mari, chief clerk of
the appoint ment office of the Post Office de-
partment, has returned from two weeks war
on quails, partridges, rabbits and other game
near Culpeper courthouse, Va. Norman
Ward, of Boston, Is at the Metropolitan.