Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26
EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip,


tain on Thursday next a list of those persons
processing TO receive on New Year Day who
may desire such publication to be made, an5
who, themselves, or by some one authorized b
act for them, furnish the necessary data FOR
that purpose. Such announceR ents, which we
will be very glad 10 receive and publish in
briefform should give the names OF the ladies',
II any, WHO Will assist in receiving, together
with the street ard number OF the residence.
They should in each case be accompanied by
responsible signature, as a guarantee O. su-
thenticity, and ruu't lie sent in before eleven
O'Clock Thursday moTnin. to securs insertion.
DURING THE HOLIDAYS the Presidents or3 ,e
will be open for the transaction Of special bIsi-
aess OILY until noon OF each day.
PEoF. HENRY MORTON, who c,osss the les.
lures Of the Sceutidc Course, will 90 tie guest
of Prot. HiIs Of the Coast Survey.
IsTBREAL RHyEEUE.-Thc receipts frsa thi
source to-day were $3.50, ,l29 .. Total far "a
month, 81 sSi.15a 35j total for the fiscal year -
date, 81 ,972 .gy9,9.
HALF HoLIDAT-The War AMI Navy depart
menss and ths Department ot Justice closed at
noon 10 day. The Treasury department. worked
with half force on duty during the day.
CADET EIDsHIPXAE CARsHBsA WALLACE
Of the 4th class, died a. the Naval Acatsny on
the 23d inst, or consumption, which had a.
sumed typhoid form. lie was from washing
ton Territory.
THR SALE OF reserve seats fer the StrakOssh
cCTcert Introducing Misc Emma klbani, tins
new prima donns) viii snmmsnse At the
II usiGEtOre OF Metz Tots s. Co. on Thursday
next.
REAE ADMIRAL WE. +. LIS ROY reports his
aTTiI al 1t lOnteVideO in the Lansssser Noysaa-
bcv "A. eleven days from Rio de Jansiro. Tse
Wasp was in port Health OF both ships goOi
He sIIsCtCd 10 remain at EOnteVidso until
sf&sTs became quiet.
DE-. c. H. NICEoIs left for Maine CHRISTMAS
morning TO attend the iuusrai Of his r4tho-, who
Gitd on Wednesday. About two wssk-ago Dr.
y. WAS called TO New Rag AMI by ths soTlOus ill
ntss OF bCih h.s con aLd fsthsr, aud Eal been
back hut day or tgo. His so1, as are able 20
EtaiG, Is RAPIDLY recovering.
THE STOTELL INvssGiG. sana-
tor Graham. the missing witness a tas StoHeu
case, has published card, IN which ne states
that he was rot subj. .snsej until ThUrsday, hs
having teen absent frsm tho state OF Virginia
up - that day Iis says hs will shrink from TO
r-fIoDEibiitty, and Is ready TO appear before tae
House Naval Committee Whenever itHSnts hin
LIEUT.. FRRDBKIoK COLLIss, commanding
!.
lSavSs Warrington to morrow nisat for New
YORK 10 mustsr his forces and eanipmeRts FOR
the expedition. and will sall from New York in
tbs Pacific mail steamer OF tAs 2i OF ,Jauua.v
for ktpiuIsi. From thence he win prOcesi IN
the United states steamer OaHsndaigaa TO the
AsTAtO.
CARIEET HEETIEs 10 DAT.-Ysstsrday be-
lag Christmas the regular meeting of the Cab
ret vas PSI oned EnHl 30 cay. The mseting
! day Convened at noon and lattsd until nssr!--
Rt'f-prst CUC O'Clock. only rOEtIns basiness
~ss transacted. The following members were
TTssy:.f; Secretaries Fish snd BslkuGp, Attor-
ney General Williams, and Fos;mEstsr General
Jewell.
SENATORS Assent EUR THE HOIIDAYS-
TEs following Senators are absent from t.
city for the hUlltsys:-A corn, Anthony, Bore.
man, BTUvnl0w, Buckingham, Cameron, Ca
gsnteI, Chandler, Conking, COuOvsr, Dsvi-
DsLIiE, Ferry Of Connecticut, Gilbert, Han
In, Johnston, Jones. Lewis, MeTrirnOn, Nov-
ril or Maine, Oglesby, Ransom, Saulsbury.
SCOTT, SIragGe Stevenson, Stewart, Stockton,
N&dlelSh, WashbuTn.
PEEsorAL.-The following persons ar. regis
tered at WillaTd's: A. -. Smoot, w. q. staines.
I C;ah; r. S. Shsutz and wife, Pa; y. R. FLOYD
and family. y. Y; x. r. Warren, PhlIa; d.
stewart kIhott ana wife, Pa; Col. Jas. l., Don
Morrison and family, Ill; j. Falrmain, (srtlst.)
France; J. =. SHitien and wife, n. T.; j. T.
HaekHorth, Iowa; Julian chambers and wife
n. Y; j. 81. Davenport, n. T.; N. GsyiOrd, n
y; q. w. Haywood. Boston; F.C. Gay, Kansas
80 Ar. Bruce, the cOOTed Senator elect from
Mississippi, ID has been here several days.
ANoTRER INDIAN ScRRxNDsR-Vhii. Es-
male CdPtires.-The following telegram was re-
ceIyed here yesterday:
ST. LOUIS, December 2ith.
AasutGHt General, Z, g. A., Washington
GtneIal Sheridan teIegra aphs Jhst eight war
siSty-two ponies, belonging TO Medicine Waters
band OF Chez CnLes, surrendered unconditional
y 10 The tToof at Cheyen agency on the % IL
Two white Nemen are now with Stone Calf
who y said to have two hundred lodges on the
Stakef plains. Two messengers from Stone Cali
nave arrived, asking for peace. WO-d b As been
seLt HIM thai he can surrender additionally.
an demand was made for the white wOmsn
iolg1ec - VIZ. ID. "nIPFLs, "A. A. u.
OUR AsTATIC SCUADgoN.-Rear Admiral
Pennock was st Shanghai November IIeh, and
reports the health of the oficers and men Of
the station good. H gives the folio wing state
mtnt OF the movements OF the vessels on ths
station ;-''SinCe ny iast report the movements
OF the squadron have been as fo!lOws:-Hsrt-
ford AZ Shanghai; Lackswauna at Y0koham4;
kearsArge at NladOvOstOk, awaiting the scierl-
uhc party OF Prof. Hall. Mono ,scT sailed N.
veI1ber 10th for HankOw, tOuchiDg at Chin Kt-
aug and Kin kiang. She will remain a. Han
kOw for the present. AsLUelnt landed PTor
Watson and his party at IientsIn. from thence
TTOceeded to Ninghai, NiaDch wang, Tam
ChaDg-too and ChetOO, leaving the latter port |
November 2i, arrived at Shanghai November |
6h. S4Co at Shanghai will soOn leave for
Hong Hong, Manila, Saigon, Bangkok, Slngs-
pore, and probably other southern ports. Van
nc AZ AmOy will soon leave for Hong Kong. |
PaiOs about leaving ChefOJ for TientsIR, where |
she will spend the winter.
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CHAELET ROss-SiaE AnotEer Clue-The Neg |
1oIk Herald OF yesterday SAYS The police !
authorities have now discovered another clue In
the Charley Ross case. This time somebody has
actually been arrested Thursday Superintent- |
ent Nelling received information to the effect |
that some persons living in the vicinity OF Nor
risioUn, \. j., had the day previous noticed
chi!d In the possession OF some people living in
olapidated old shanty near by. No child or |
children were ever seen there before and "a
the one now with them answered very well the |
descrp ptlon given OF little Charley Ross, the
good people Of the neighborhood soon becama
greatly exercised over the circumstance. IN
foi nation Was ct once given ID the town con-
stable, who went over to the shanty and arrested
sll the parties and took possession of the child.
A messenger was dispatched TO this city 70
inform our police authorities OF the discovery
ana after mature consideration Superintendent |
WslliDg cent Detective McDcugal to Morris
town 10 investigate the matter. The off rer was
accompanied by an uncle of the lost child.