Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-06


source to- day were 1923 Oj3 Is.
RrNENBER the ball for the benefit of the
Chldren's HOspi al tomorrow night.
The President, whom II was thought won a
return to this city by the morning train from
the north is still absent, and his arrival Is not
looked for until to- morrow morning.
Mr.. A. G. RIDDLE, of this city, male a n a-yu-
me mt before the House Committee on Elections
this morning in favor of General MaxweIrs
claim 20 the seat N Congress now occupied b
Delegate q. Q. Cannon, OF Uush.
De. G. ii. NICHOLS, of the governm mt
hospital for the insane, was before the House
Committee on Appropriations to-day in r. fer
eLce TO q small deficiency of about Il mo for
the institution named. The committee expects
to lie able to report the deficiency bill to- NOR
row.
F. III. SMITH, Indian agent, arrived
in Cheyenne yesterday fro n the RED Cloud
Agency. He says the actual nu nber OF whites
killed since January !, nv Indians, is six. He
reports that the troops at both agencies have
been unmolsst6d, and that at Spotted Tails
agency especially, friendly relations exist.
THE HOUSE, Comm ttee on Agriculture A.
their meeting TO day unanimously instructed
the chairman TO report fsvorably joint resolu-
ton that hereafter all seeds, cuttings and plants
sent to any part OF the United States by the
commissioner of Agriculture be transmitted
through the mails free.
PROP EDWARDS POWERS, the rain producer.
has received his quietus from the House nm
mIttee on Agriculture. That committee to-day
agreed 70 report adversely on his proposition nv
which the government was to aid him in tsstiny ?
his theory OF producing rain by means OF artil-
leTy.
ATTACHING THE SPRAGUE PRoPERrY-This
morning. in the cases of HOyt and Francklyn
against VIM. Sprasue, Gen. CrittendeD, for
llaintfs, procured attachments against the
defendants property, under which the fiue res
idence corner Of 9Th ard f streets north west
snd square No. ASP. between l. and NJ and 5th
md 9Th streets northwest, have been seized.
CATTLE IN TRANsIrU.- Gen. Hayes, the
chairman Of the House Committee on AgrIcul-
ure, was to-day authorized by the committee
TO report favorably on the bill to prevent
cruelty to animals while being transported in
cars or vessels from from one point to another.
The most important feature OF the bill is that
~hch provides that cattle shall not be carried
On cars without food or water for longer pe-
Rod than twenty-four hours.
SECRETARY RICHARDsoN.-So many grsu nd.
less reports have been put out in regard to Cab
met changes that the public gives little at
tentiOn to them. There is reason to belle We
however, that there may be some foundation in
the report that Mr.. Richardson will soon retire
from the Treasury department. He is quite
reticent upon the subject, however, and has not
given any authority To any one to assert that he
has bis e arly resignation in view.
A POSTAL CARD ITRM.-The first postal card
was issued on the 18th or May, last year, or ten
months and a half ago, and up to the st inst ant
exactly 1OO, 600 900, or the whole amount esti-
mated for the first year, were delivered to the
government. OF this number, the fifteen larysst
cities in the country took 40 ,0O0, New York
city alone taxing eleven millions ana a half, or
nearly eight per cent. of the whole. Next to
New York came Boston, which took about i've
million. while Washington required for her
considerably over one million. IL is estima ed
that about ten millions more will be req uirei to
meet the demand for the first year since tn.ir
introduction.
GEN. BUTLER AND THE SOLDIERS AND Sol
DIsR's wIDows.-Thirty-two honorably dis
charged soldiers, employees OF the g0vernnsn
ID me isymdsteT General Office, having ten
dered TO Gen. Il. f Butler their '.hea. tfsl
thanks for the untiring zeal you have mani
tested in behalf OF the soldiers and the colder
widows" be replies in letter dated April 81
acknowledging receipt of their resolutions
compliment and thanks, saying: al am ex
ceedlDely obliged to you therefor, bur d. no
see that what did requires any thanks, "a I
was simply doing what believed to be a duty
and carrying out the promises made by the ma
ton to the soldiers when they enlisted"
SANBoRN was again before the Ways aud
Means Committee day and questioned further
relative TO his contracts with the government
He testified that he had had several conysrsa-
lions with Secretary Richardson in reference t.
his contracts, and had no doubt that the Score
tary was fully informed on the whole matter
The list of railroads flied was made up from
ApPletons Railway Guide, after examining one
hundred or one hundred and hfty and finding
everyone more or less indebted TO the ogern-
ment. he explained this to some Treasury
fiCisl whom he failed to remember ana WAS
told 10 include in the hst all the RAILWAYS man
toned in the book.
The SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN PRRss-Aa.
southern Republican Press Association held
their fourth annual meeting at the Eb5itt
House, in this city, on Saturday afternoon last
The executive committee Introduced suitable
resolutions OF respect TO the memory of several
members OF the association who have died
during the past year, including the late John
N. Morris, Of the Washington DAILY Chronicle,
after which the meeting adjourned until s
O'Clock, when they proceeded with the ANIMAL
election, which resulted az follows:-Presdent
Colonel l.. Cas- Carpenter, Daily Union. CO.
lumbia, :. G; MISREPRESENTATION. Arthur
ngham, STATE Journal, Mon -gomery, Ala; T.
kecgh, NeU North STATE, Greensboro, N c.;
ording secretary and tire asurer, Colonel Ge,.
W. Mason, jr., Republic Courier, Newbern, "
q; corresponding secretary, Charles Murph
esq, W ashington, ID. c.; executive committee
20 onei Il. Cass Carpenter, e1 oJfcio charm an;
Co.onel Ed Daniels, Daily Journal. Richmond,
Va; Colonel George W. Mason, IT,, RepuBIic-
Courier, Newbern, y. C.; Hoo. Arthur Biny-
ham, STATE Journal, Montgomery, Ala; eS-
governor Bard, NsU Era, Atlanta, Ga aud
association now numbers seventy-eight repubI-
can journals. During the past yea they have
loot SIX me mbers in c insequsnce OF papers hay-
irg ceased to exist, and have gained fourteen
lew members.
KILLED WITH A BILLIARD CUB.-A spacial