Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-17

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THE SECRETARY OF WAR with his bride
arrived in this city to- day and are temporarily
quaItered at the Arlington.
g. W. GRIFFIN, the present U. s. consul in
Denmark, has recently been elected fellow OF
the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, la
Copenhagen.
| A DELEGATION FROM OREGON, opposing the
confirmation of Mr.. williams TO be Chief Jus
tice of the United States Supreme Court, had !,
hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
TO day.
TIE House Committee on Territories at =
meeting this morning heard delegation of at
torneys from Utah fsvoring modification o.
the mode of obtaining jurors before the court.
of that territory.
THE Senate Committee on Transpor tation
Routes to the Seaboard will leave this cit early
Monday morning for Atlanta, Ga, where they
will continue the examination OF the subjects
referred to them, and then proceed to New Or
leans and other southern points.
A MEETING of New England patentees and
owners of patents was held in Boston YESTERDAY
for the purpose of forming an association to
promote uniformity of action, and as auxll-
larry to the international congress to be held in
this city on the 18th of January.
THE Senate Committee on Indian A fairs this
morning considered several executive nominal
tons, and agreed to report favorably for th-
action of the Senate the nomination of Enoch
Hoag to be Superintendent of Indian affairs for
the central superintendency.
THE INCREASE OF THE NAvY.-The Senate
Committee on Naval Affairs this morning in l..
structed Mr.. Cragin, the chairman, to report t.
the Senate for favorable action the bill whic',
has already passed the House increasing the
nf a FROM 70 Al nnl
men.
WAsRIKGToNIANs ABRoAD.-The following
Wsshingtopian were recently registered in
London and Paris: London-Miss Ii. G. Bar
Dey. John P. Bigel0w G. f. Coon, s. G. Jones.
}. II. Sewell and family, j. +. Sherman an.
family, j. 5. Tieknor, and Captain Webster
Paris-George II. Phelps. Nice-Miss Knigh
and Mrs. Faily. Berlin-W. Redin Woodward
WANT TO BE PAID IN ADVANCE. sub
comnittee of the House Committee ON Appro-
priations consisting of Messrs Loughridge,
Porter and Hancock, this morning heard
Friend JsDney, Messrs. Bright and others, H.
advocacy of proposition to anticipate pay
msnt OF the money of the Otto, Missouri and
Pawnee tribes of Indians in the northern
sales OF their lanok. The proposition is moi
likely to meet with q favorable response.
A DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL this morning init
mated TO the President that it might be proper,
in view of the affiiction which has befallen hi.
(the President's) household to close the differ
eDt departments tomorrow, the occasion OF
Mr.. Dents funeral. The President at once re-
piled that to his mind such action would not b.
proper, as Mr.. Dent was simply private citi-
zen, and consequently not entitled to official
hoDors.
MORE KUKLUX PARDoNED.- On the recon-
mendation of the Attorney General, the Presi-
dent has pardoned Samuel G. Brown and Robert
higgins, both OF South Carolina, who were con-
victed and sentenced to terms of Imprisonment
in the Albany penitentiary for completely il
kukux outrsges. Brown was sentenced to five
ard Higgins to three years imprisonment, aud
each had served ahout two years. They werr
pardODed mainly on the ground that they have
already suffered sufficiently for their offenses.
TIE SURRENDER OF THE VIRsINIUs.-A'
3p. m. to-day Secretary Fish.had received no
news OF the surrender of the Virginius at Bahii
Honda yesterday, and said he hardly expected
any to-day, on account of the distance between
that point and Key West, 100 miles. The fir
intelligence of the surrender will probably cone
from our naval authorities at Key West to tn
Navy. 1t is possible, however, that the new
may come through Spanish sources via Hs
yaRa, which is but sixty miles from BAH
Honda.
" BALL TINE" AT THE CAPITOL.-The wires
of the Western Union Telegraph Company a.
the Capitol are placed in direct communication
with the National Observatory, and for two
minutes before twelve the tick, tick, tick of the
clock at the Obser at0ry is reproduced on tn
magnet at the Capitol with the utmost precision
and regularity. As the astronomer notes the
time OF exact meridian and touches the key t
drop the ball at the Observatory, the sam
touch conveys an extra tap to the instrument
at the Capitol affording an opportunity to cor
rect the time-pieces at the latter place.
The CALIFORNIA SENAToRsHrps.-At San
Francisco the republican caucus Monday night
nominated j. Men. Shafter for Senator for the
long term. The first ballot in the assembly yes
| terday for Senator for the long term resulted
tern-Haeer 80, Cole IS, Goodwin 10, Raymond
| 5, Swift 6, Lewis 1, Edgerton 1. The ASSEMBLE
| then adjourned. In the Senate Booth, Shafter
ballot each candidate received 10 votes. The
voting will be continued to-day in joint con
| vention.
The TREES IN EAST CAPITOL PARK.-Ir.
Clark, Supervising Architect OF the Capitol ex-
| tension, was heard by the Committee on Public
| Buildings and Grounds this morning in favor o.
| resolution to be passed by Congress authoriz-
ing him to remove the trees in the grounds east
| OF the Capitol, made necessary by the recent
| Improvement and enlargement of the public
| square. He thinks that out OF upwards of the
| one thousand trees in the enclosure, four hun
dred can be removed and transplanted, and
| thus saved. A sub committee was appointed 70
take the subject in charge and report after the
| holidays.
INDIAN BATTLE ON TIE NUEcxs. Gen
Sheridan transmits to Gen. Sherman, under
date Of Chicago, 10th instant, copy of a tele-
| gram received from Gen. Augur as follows -
Lieut. Hodson, 4th cavalry, sent from Fort
/ Clarke with 40 men to intercept q baud OF
Indians raiding on the lower Nueces, found the
| camp where they left their animals going down
| and captured them-thrty horses and mules
4 on the 10Th instant. He struck the band on
| their return, killed nine, wounded good many
more, and captured 81 animals. His own casu-
a!ties were one man wounded. three horses
Killed, and one wounded. This occurred on the
| west Fork Of the Nueces."
SUPPOSED MURDER By THE KIowAs.-The
| war Department is advised Of the murder by q
party supposed to be the Kiowas Of man be-
longing to . hunting party Of Indians who were
| encamped, NOV. oath, near Cotton wood river
| upon the announcement that the man who lad
| LETT camp on that date with Q wagon and horses
| was missing detachment Of companies and
X, 9TH cavalry, was sent In pursuit under CON-
| mano OF Lieut. West, who found, near Usage
FORK, the charred remains Of the man, wagon
and harness. There 10 no doubt the KioWas
| murdered the man and carried of his horses
l Inere Is ALTO Information that Satants and Big
BOW, OF the Kiowas are csmped on the Cana
| was cOmmitfed