Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-19

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THE BOARD of Indian Commissioners will
hold meeting tomorrow TO agree upon the
points OF their annual report.
PosTMAsTER CEREBRAL JEWELL has gone t.
New York TO meet his family, who were expect
ed to arrive yesterday from Europe.
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement Of
Mad he and Miss Schleicker. The interesting
slirees Frapcaises afford a yroftable and agree
able way OF spending the evening.
PEEsoSAL.-AmOpgt those re gistered at W.
lard to-day are the following: RI. Wnsor, y.
N. Boyd, jr., E. g. Csttell, Philadelphia; f.
X. Rivers and family, VI. B. Felt aud family
Ne" YORK; H. X. PaysOn, Chicago.
Hon. ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS left Augusta,
Georgia, yesterday afternoon for Washington
to be present AT The coming session of Congress
He is in better heath than he has been tor the
past ten YEAR, aLj weighs eighty pounds, says
telegram.
THE CONCERT by the Thomas Orchestra last
evening was largely attended. The Raft Sym
phory, though new TO Washington, was received
with enthusiasm. The selections throughout
were choice, and served to heignten the conf
dence felt in the judgment of Mr.. ThOmas.
Miss Cranch fully confirmed the favorable
impression she made on Tuesday night.
TIE INTER OCEANIC CANAL.-The commits
sion for the examination of the inter-oceanis
canal subject, consisting of GenI Humphriss,
chief Of engineer corps, L. S. A; Prof. Pierce
of the coast survey; and Commodore Amman,
OF the navy, will meet in this city on the Goth
iustant for the purpose OF examining the differ
eBt reports presented and determining in reI4-
ton 10 The practicability of the proposed ship
canal The repert of the commissioners will be
forwarded to the S. cretsrv of the Navy.
ARMY CAsUALTIEs.-A circular was iss1ed
yesterday afternoon from the War department,
publishing the casualties among the commits
stoned officers of the L. S. army reported 10 the
Adjutant Generals Office during the week end
ma Saturday, November II. 1874 as follows
Major virgil ). EggleStUn, PAY m 9ster, cashiered
November 4, 1874; First Lieutenant Alexan1.r
W. Hoffman, ioth inf >ntrv, resigned November
II, 1874: Second Lieutenant Quincy ON. q =
more, lO-h cavalry, resigned November AZ, 1914
SATAETA IN PRISON FOR LIFE-Tn regard 70
the recent dispatch sent by order OF the Presi
dent to the governor of Texas, it is stated that
without forming OF expressing any opinion ~ 70
whether or not Saranta had violated his parJla.
tie President and Secretary DeiauO, fearing he
might be executed before the evidence could Sa
fully collected, considered it merely Just TO de-
lay MS execution II is now ascertained that
during Gov. Davis incumbency the sentence of
eatahtS was commutea from death to impris-
onment Tor lite. Under this commutat ion he
has lately been placed in the Texas penitsn
tisry.
TIE FARRAGUT STATUE.--This afternoon.
a meeting is being held at the Navy de-
partment II the commission appointed to Sc, ect
statue OF Admiral Farrsgut 1t will be re-
membeTed that Congress, at its last session,
.rassed resolution constituting Gen. Sherman,
Mrs. Farragut and Secretary RObesou a com
mission 10 select an artist 10 make a colossal
bronze statue OF the departed Admiral, as pro
vided by the 421 Congress, to be placed in Far
regut square, IN tins city. The Secretary of
the Navy, IN addition, was directed to m AXE
with the artistso selected. 1t is for the
purpose of considering this subject that the
meeting is being held this afternoon.
DRATH oF A NAVAL OFFICER BY DRowv-
TNG.-A letter from Commander II y. Lewis,
of the United States steamer Yantlc, brings
intelligence of the death of Master Richard A
Breck, an officer of that vessel, by accidental
dreWnlDg at the port OF Annoy, China, Septem-
beT ZZd last. The remains were recovered ana
buried In the European cemetery on the island
Of Kariangsen, in the hsrbOr Of Annoy. A mas
siVe granite monument has been erected to his
memory by the officers Of the ship. The obse-
quies were numerously attended by all con-
Dected with the United States service st the
above port, by detachments from all forsign
nav al vessels, and by foreign consuls. Dece ased
was twenty six years Of age.
TEE COMMISSIONER oF AGRICULTURE. in
his snnualrepOrt, says: There is no incident
which so cripples the operations of his depart
ment as the want Of the punctIaI publication
oI its annual reports. While Congress at the
the publication of the annual reports of 1879
ana 1873, for the use OF Congress-, it failed in
the opinion OF the public printer, to obtain It's
OBJECT. While the commissioner does not con
cur in this opinion, ii is due to him to say that
10 print them involved doubtful construction
OF law, responsibility he was unwilling to take
ard therefore the reports for the use of the
member OF Congress have not been printed
lie speaks enCOUragEgly of the work of his bu-
Teaui refers to the grand opportunity for DIS
play OF American products at the approaching
centennial, and says that one million two hun-
drCd and eighty-siX thousand packages of seed
were distributed the last nscal year,
HOE. JOHN ID. WHITE, member OF Conzress-
elect from the oh district OF Kentu cky, will be
the Youngest Representative in the next Con-
gress having barely attained his 10Th wear.
Ibe Louisville Commercial says: 81 lie graduated
at kentucky University from the college of
arts, and then went o the University of Michi-
gan at Ann HartOr, where he graduated in
law. he csnvassed the b district as assistant
Grant electOT in 1872. After that he spent about
two mcnths in travelling through tue Pacific
states and the territories. He was urged TO he
come the republican candidate tor clerk OF the
court of appeals last spring, but having the
candidacy for Congress in view he deciiued.
Mr.. White IL man of strong mind. excellent
habits, and the purest moral character and Is
very energetic and industrious. lie cOIues from
good stock. His grandfather, Judge John
Mblte' served for ten years in the National
House oi kepTesentauyes, and was its speaker
during the oath Congress"
IRE ESTIMATES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL
YEAR.-The estimates for the next fiscal year
will be st least sc OOO 900 OF 81 900 600 below the
estimates Of last year, though they will be some
wDat IN excess OF the appropriations made last
winter. The tabuiatiOn of the estimates is
nearly complete and the members OF the app-o-
prlaton committee are already preparing the
bills, and they will be brought before the
House at the first day possible. The Washing
ton correspondent of the n. Y. Times saws: &c is
not st all unlikely that the policy OF the demo-
crats In the House this winter will be to DELAY
and embarrass the appropriation bills with the
nope OF forcing an adjournment with some Of
tht M unpassed. This would compel the calling
OF an extra session, and would bring the next
Cor gress together in the spring, though by law
~ would not otherwise meet till a wear from
december. There Is little doubt, however that
the early presentation OF the bills wilt enable
the committee to push them all through before
March l."
RELIEF oP DISTRESSED VsssELs-Under
the provisions of the act of Congress OF Decem-
Der % 1887, for the relief of distressed vessels
during the severe portion of the season, the
President has designated the following revenue
marine vessels to cruise along the Atlantic
coast, viz: The Woodbury. from Eastport
Maine 10 Penobscot Bay; the Dobbin from
Mount Deseret TO Rocklsnd; the Dallas from
PeDobScot Bav to Cape Ann; the Gallatin from