Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-12

SENATOR CHANDLER, OF Michigan, is On a
visit at Ellsworth, Me. He is toe guest OF his
son-in-iaw Congressman Eugene Hale.
GENERAL WIN. L. SHERMAN and Lieutenant
Audenreid, of his staff. were presented to the
French Minister of War, General de Cissey, on
Wednesday, by Colonel Hoffman, American
Secretary OF Legation. They were Ibs,duently
prcsented to Pr sIdent Theirs and the Min'-te
ot Foreign Affairs, Count +. lie RamusAt
General Sherman WIS an occupant of Thiers's
box in the national E sembly yesterday.
Personal Senator Schurz left this city for
st. Louis, via New York, last evening. ....Hon.
VIM. Munger, of Ohio, is at the Metropolitan
."'Senator Ransom of North Carolina, and
Governor Walker, of Virginia, passed through
the city lest evening from Baltimore, en- ronte
for Weldon, n. c., where they address a demo-
cratic liberal mass meeting day. REV.
w. Somers, sister of DR.. Eddy, left for Martha's
Vineyard on Wednesday evening. DIR. Eddy
having taken cottage for the season there.
THE GREELEY CAMPAIGN-The democratic
executive congressional committee to-day were
in consultation at the Capitol with Senator
fenton and other members of the Greeley and
Brown campaign committee, for the purpose of
agreeing upon basis of action during the
Presidential canvass. Hon. Samuel j. Randall
whol chairman of the Pennsylvania democr attic
committee, resigned the Craftsmanship of the
congressional democratic committee, not wish
New York, was elected as his successor.
THE NEW PUBLIC BUILDING IN CHICAGO
The Secretary of the Treasury, Postmaster
General, and Attorney General this morning
had conference, and approved the plans for
the new public building in Chicago, prepared
by the supervising architect. The estimated
cost of the new building is 60, 200 900, exclusive
OF the price of the ground. The appropriation
for purchasing the ground aid erecting the
building was four millions of dollars, and when
completed will accommodate all the public
offices in Chicago.
POSTAL DKPALCATIoNs.-The total amount
received and disbursed by the Post Office de-
partment from postal and money-order funds,
from the beginning of President Grants ad-
ministratiOn up to March 81 of the present
year, was s17S768, 1896, and the amount of
detalcatons within the period mentioned was
S95, 316.49, of which S12 ,446 IS has already been
collected, and the remainder is in process of
collection by suit. During President BUchan-
ans administration the defalcatons aggregated
1913, 54.S2; Lincoln's, sl25, 22O.2s, and during
Johnson's administration, 1921 ,4OS.31.
THE FUNERAL OF GEN. ST. JOHN d. l..
SKINNER took place at the Church Of the Epiph-
any yesterday afternoon, at O'Clock. The
immediate friends OF the decepsed and the pail
bearers assembled at the Ebbitt House Iate
res ass. Of the deceased) at $50 p. m, and
omciated, assisted by Rev. DIR. Knight. The
pall-bearers were as follOws:-Mc Ssrs. Lewis j.
DAVIS, Qunior warden,l George B. Mozart .,
General Barnes and Parke, (yestrymen) Adm
tant General Townsend, DR.. Joseph, and G. G.
Willard, Esq. Rev. Mr.. Watkins made an ad-
dress, reviewing the life Of General Skinner as
man and a Christian, showing him to have
and Garnet Christian. HIS associates in the
church were deeply impressed with the bright
example he left them.