Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-26

instant Decor alton day. to enable the officers
ard employees of the government to join in the
Observance of that day.
Acknowledgements Philetus Sawyer
of Wisconsin, will not accept denomination.
Mrs. General Lander goes to Europe again
IN few days. Representative W. ID. Kelly
has returned to his seat in Congress, much i'm
proved in health.
STA1UARY FOR THE CAPIToL.-The psdiment
Of the south wing east front of the Capitol is to
be filed at last. Launt Thompson, of New
York city, has been given the order to make an
appropriate group of statuary for it. The bronze
statue of General Scott, just erected at the
Soldiers Heme, near this city, Is by the same
al fist, it will be remembered.
TIE WILL of the late General A. B. Dyer
was fled yesterday. The following is all of it
except the signature and date: al, Alexander
b. Dyer, Chief OF Ordnance, United States
army, reposiDg the utmost confidence in my
beloved wife, Eliza b. Dyer, bequeath all my
property, real and personal, to her, and con-
stitute her sole executrix."
TIE House JUDICIARY COMMITTEE held a
meeting this morning and prepared q plan for
the report of the committee, which will be
called in the House tomorrow. Several bills
were assigned to the various members to intro
duce under the call. Among them will be a
resolution by Judge Poland appointing a com
mittee to fully investigate the troubles in Ar
kansas.
COOP ENoUGH.-The House Committee on
Railways and canals decided, this morning, to
Recommend no bill to the House granting
charities to railroads or water routes, unless
the Applications for the same are backed up by
the wealth and endorsement of the people liv-
ing along the proposed line TO a sufi cient ex-
tent to warrant the belief that they will be
taken up and pushed to completion. No char
tiers Will be issued to any bogus company to sail
out to some one else.
The OBsRouIRs OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mpr-
LIsH.-The desk and chair of Representative
Mellish was draped with mourning this morn
ing by dir ection of Speaker Blaine, aud prepa
rations were made for the funeral exercises a.
4 O'Clock this afternoon. The committee, con
sistiDg of Messrs. SmOOt and Cook, of New
York; Clements, of Illinois; Harris, Of Massa-
chusetts, and Magee, of Pennsylvania, were In
consultation with Mr.. whitford, Mr.. Ordway'r
assistant, this morning, and agreed upon the
following programme:
cat hall. past two this afternoon the above
committe will proceed, with the following pail
bearers, Messrs. Lawson, Wilbur, Haskins, Nc
Dougal, General Crook, and General Wood
ford, In carriages to the late residenc, OF Mr..
Mellish, on street, where Rev. DR.. Rankin,
pastor or the family, will hold appropriate fune
raj services at 3 O'Clock, aitsr which process
sion will be formed, which with tue remains In
charge, will proceed to the House of Represen-
Chaplain of the House, assisted by DIR. Rankin,
will conduc the ser vices, which will consist OF
reading OF selections Of Scripture and the offer
ing prayer, 10 be followed by the burial SER
VICE.
Mr.. Buxton will take charge OF the exercises
In the House and after the services are con-
cluded the remains will be conveyed to the
depot, from whence they will be taken in the Q
O'Clock train to Auburn, Mass, for interment
II is unders cd that no services will be held at
his home in Massachusetts. The remains are
very well preserved, and with the exception OF
aslight sallowness OF the skin, are very natural