Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-17

immediately upon the receipt of the opinion.
the Postmaster General gave directions that
the Post Office Department should conform
herewith.
= SECRETARY FISH was before the House COM
mittpe on appropriations this morning and
urged an appropriation of S125 ZOO to complete
the survey OF the northern boundary between
the United States and British possessions. The
committee agreed to report in favor of the ap-
preparation. No action was taken on Mr.. Ed
mund's amendment in reference to Pacific rail-
road interest 1t win probably be settled to-
morrow.
Mr.. WENDELL PHILLIPS left Washington to-
day to fulfill lecture engagement in Whining
ton, Delaware, this evening. While in the city
he was the guest OF Senator Sumner. On Satur-
day evening he attended a social gathering at
the residence of Mr.. George #. Downing. on
east Capitol street, at which there were present
Vice President elect Wilson, Gov. Pinchback
several members of Congress, and about twenty
five other gentlemen.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. r. b. II. Stehhouse, of Salt
Lake City, accompanied by her husband, lately
prominent pillar in the Mormon church,
arrived at the Ebbitt House this morning. This
well-infOrmed lady lectures on A" Polygamy in
Utah" at Lincoln Hall, on Thursday evening.
This event is the subject Of comment over the
city, and crowded audience will undoubtedly
occupy Lincoln Hall on that interesting Occa-
sion. 80. n. b. Judd, Collector of the port Of
Chicago, is in town.
SECRETARY boutwell, feeling conf dent of
his election to the United States Senate to sue
coed Mr.. Wilson has rendered his resigna tian,
to take effect on the fourth of March next. On
February Sd he wrote a letter to the President
resigning the Secretaryship, his resignation to
take effect February 18th. That resignation has
not yet been withdrawn, but IL has been YER
baiiy modified at the request of the Presid ent.
so as to take effect without condition on March
18th.
THE NIcARAeUAN EXPEDITION
have been received at the Navy department
from Commander Lull, OF the Nicaraguan sur
veying expedition, dated at Virgin bay, January
10Th. All the members OF the expedition are
well. Two parties are already in the fied-One
on the OchomogO river, thirty miles from Vir-
gin bay, under charge of Lieutenant Lentze:
the other on Child's route, under Lieutenant
RhOades. Lines of sounding have been run
across the lake in different directions by the
midshipmen who were left there, and show from
FIVE to fifteen fathoms, with clean bottom and
no obstruction to navigation.
PROTEST FROM CTAH.-A memorial has
been received for presentation to Congress by
telegraph, making about 10000 words, from
members of the bar, merchants, bankers, and
miners in Salt Lake city, praying Congress to
treat with indifference memorial from certain
members of the bar heretofore transmitted to
Congress in relation to Utah territory. The
memorialsts deny the allegations i'm the memo
rial to which they allude, and suggest as a fair
method Of solving existing difficulties that a
commission be appointed TO proceed to the ter
ritory and make due investigation Of the mat
ter in controversy. The memorial is addressed
to the President, the president of the Senate,
and the Speaker OF the House of Representa-
lives; also to the delegate from Utah.
JOURNALISTIC FRAcAs.-About 10 O'Clock
this morning, as Mr. j. NJ. Morris was walking
down 9th street, and when near ID street, he was
met by Mr.. W. III. Harris, a society reporter for
the Sunday CopitaI 4" Browns Younp Man ,,lwbo
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replied in the affirmative, when Harris gave his
own name, and said: 80 Did Won write the article
which lately appeared in the Chrontc,e about
Browns Young Man of the Capitdly'' 81 did
not" replied Mr.. Morris. Mr.. Harris then
asked: care you responsible for that article?''
IL don't know that am" replied Mr.. Morris.
said Mr.. Harris. # don't care Whom
you hold responsible" said Mr.. Motifs;
T TSorsun may u hold me, If you want to-"
sleeve and proceeded to apply it quite briskIy
over the shoulders of Mr. Morris At this juno,
ture some bystanders interfered, the assailant
being a much larger and more robust man than
Mr.. Morris. One of them, Mr.. John s. McCar-
thy, offered to hold Harris while Morris should
| retallate with the cowhde which the latter de-
| clined. as he also did the offer to have Harris
| arrested for assault and battery, saying: ..Oh
no; II he has had satisfaction, let him CO." MT
| Morris was not much hurt The fOlIoWinp are
the articles in the Chronicle that led to the fra
cas-; the first appearing on "Wednesday last and
Ibe second, by way OF correction" on the next
| day:
"BRowN's YOUNG MANI is not often that
we step aside from our usual course of journa-
ism to chronicle romantic events, but the one
narrated below is too good to be lost
The young man of a SUNDAY Daper who does
the social gossip for Georgetown and reioces IN
me nom ds plume OF Browns Young Man" alias
kall's party Is model of French quotations as it
appeared in last Sundays issne, was the subject
OF rather sharp rebuke from one of the most
prominent bellies of Georgetown a few DAYS AGO
I hammered wa
The young lady was out driving. and was stop
ped by tins reporter on Pennsylvania avenue
who desired that she would take him in her
phaeton; this she firmly declined doing, where
upon our Quill became quite incensed, and said
he would get in without her consent. She there
upon SAID that she would not ride with him, and
that she would get out herself first. He finally
got out, but again sprung into the little seat
usually Occupied by the tiger, and declared he
The lady, seeing that force was necessary,
used her whip numerically on the young man 3
fiontispiece, so much SO that he beat hasty re-
Sundays issue.n
o CoEREcTIoN;-To an article in Yesterdays
Chronicte, headed Browns Young Man. a re-
porter of the Capital takes exception, saving
that he is Mr.. Harris, the person referred to,
and brings authority from a lady i'm George
as we reported happened.
We cheerfully correct by saying that, al
though the occurrence was witnessed by many
Inc in the case, for the simple reason that we
did not know. He has gone to the trouble to saw
Chat ne was the victim, but denies that one GER
tam lady mentioned was the aggressive party
VI the one thousand and one ladies in the Dis
oiet ne might get one thousand to give certifi-
G ~ 70 the same effect. Still, as he saws Miss
was not ME assailant, We accord in his state
, These articles seem to be untruthful and ma
hcious, but MI. Harris has forfeited Ali claim
TO sympathy by his mode of redress in attack
ing man much his inferior in size and who
illness. ~ 'o"s
AsMr. Morris has, in consequence of the state
Of dis health, had very lit lie to do with the
Chypnicie for some months, it would seem scarce
" possible that he was responsible fer the obec-
ton&ble matter. Mr.. Harris, however asse rts
IN defence Of his course that he had received
positive assurance that Morris did write the ar
ticle, and that II was through his direction that
the correction" was made In the Objectionable
form II assumed.
Society.
On Saturday afternoon the time allotted for
receiving calls was ali too short for the number
OF places where there were attractions. Every
one wished TO 60 to the white House, and after
once getting there 1t was 90 agreeable that 1--WE
0'clOek ravna I,oforo thn o<s,or >>n.