Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-11


reproach, and he will make rs a safe, wise and
excellent Senator.-LdTreNce (Kan.) Journal.
The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAR CLAIMS, at
its session this morning, listened to statements
of Hon. ". ID. Kelley and Fernando Wood in
regard to the claim OF Mrs. Flora A. Darling.
BILLS SIGxED.-The President has signed the
act TO provide for the removal of the Flsthead
and other Indians from the Bitter Root valley,
in Montana; also, the act in relation to the
monument erected to the memory OF the Cheva-
lieT lie Ternay.
Mr.. B. X. BRUCE, the new United States
senator from Mississippi, was formerly slave.
After the war he became porter on a steam
boat, subsequently he attended school for a
time at Dberlin, Ohio, entered politics as ser
geant-a of the Mississippi legislature,
and when elected was serving as sheriff.
THE Congressional Temperance Society have
issued the suggestion that, so far as may be con-
sistent with other duties, the ministers of Christ
and the different temperance organizations
bring the subject of temperance before the pub
lie on the 22d day of February next for special
consideration.
SECRETARY DELAEo and all the bureau
officers of the Interior department were before
the Senate Committee on Appropriations this
morning explaining the clerical needs and esti-
mates for the bureaus of that department
he believed the Indians could be, with con-
siderate treatment, eventually civilized.
ILLICIT STILLS IN EAST TRsNEssEE-Su-
peryisOr Cobb reports to the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue the seizure of several illicit
stills in operation in East Tennessee, with tubs
OF beer, mash, wagons, meal wagons, &c. Sew
eTal of the stills W ere destroyed, il being i'm
possible TO carry them of. At the dstillery of
a man named Campbell an armed force OF citi-
zens attacked the officers and took possess ion of
the property seized.
RAID on ILLICIT DIsrILLERs IN New York
HARBoR.-The Internal Revenue Commissioner
IL advised that Supervisor Lucien Hawley and
Revenue Agent A. NJ. G. Smith with a file of
soldiers, made descent on a large Illicit dis
tllery on Barren Island, New York HarbOr. A
complete destruction of the distIllery wa
enected, ard 20 900 gallons mash, twenty hogs
heads mOlasses, fOrty-fVe barrels rum and one
schooner was seized. The total value of the
property seized is S12 900.
PEEsoNAL.-Dr. Wallis, years ago the versa
tile and brilliant Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald, and of late the wheel
horse OF the RerGId's editorial team, is in Wash
ington. Ex-senator Ben Wade was a quiet
spectator or the scenes in the House today
from the gallery. Representative Alex n
stephens continues indispOsed. and is confined
10 Lis rooms at the National Hotel, but Is not
seriously ill.
hold meeting shortly TO decide on a number
of cases which involve the question as TO the
liability of the government for the use, damage
or desu uction OF the property Of loyal citizens
by the operations of the late war. The claim
OF Dr. Milton Best, a bill for whose relief has
once passed Congress and been vetoed by tue
President, together with large number of
other claims of similar character, is again
before the committee.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in executive
session yesterday, confirmed the following nomi
nations: Thomas W. Osborn, of Illinois, to be
Minister Resident TO the Argentine Republic;
Albert &. COlwell, of Ohio, consul at AuUopa;
I. B. Searight, surveyor general for Colorado
Lieut.. Col. Il. b. Tower, to be colonel. vice
Cullum, retired; Major q. A. Gilmore, 20 be
lieutenant colonel; Capt Jared A. Smith, to be
major; First Lieuts. Jas. Q. Gregory and John
VI. NoTwell, TO be captains; Second Lieuts
Joseph Ii. Hurst, Otto W. Budd and Francis V
Greene, to be first lieutenants, together with
sundry transfers IN the army.
THE ALBANY Posi- OFFIcE.-Congress at its
last session appropriated the sum of $3.50 600 to
select a site and construct a new post office at
Albany, New York, provided the authorities OF
hat city subscribed an equal sum- Considera-
bic difficulty was thrown in the way of such Sc
lection, on account of the election of a mayor
who, 1t is alleged, was declared elected through
fraud. This morning Mr.. Tremaine appeared
before the House Committee of Public Build
lngs and Grounds, and stated that the city hay-
II
propriated would not be covered into the trea-
sury, the municipal authorities stood ready 10
subscribe the amount Of $3.50 900 and 60 on with
me work; He was given to understand that the
com mlttee would not recommend the amount
already appropriated being covered in.
The NUMBER OF Treasury CLERKS, AND
WHERE THEY HAIL FRoM.-In compliance
with request from Congressional committee.
the Secretary of the Treasury has prepared a
statement, which he will submit to Congress
TO morrow, showing the number of clerks en-
p!oyed IN that department. since the operation
Of the civil service rules. The statement will
show that l4 have been appointed clerks, of
which number the District of Columbia is
credlted with 40. The other territories have no
representatives. Pennsylvania Is second on the
list with %, and New York has 16. Massachu-
sets comes next with 10. Virginia has 8: Ma
Iyland, .: Iowa and Maine, each. The whole
2,l2l, OF which the District of Columbia is
credited with 511; New York, PCS; PennsyIya-
MIA, 25S; Ohio, l45; Massachusetts, 122.
The SOUTH CAROLINA KUKLUx ARRESTS
DISCUSSED IN TIE SENATB-Mr. Bayard, i'm
he Senate to-day, explained his resolution of
yesterday calling upon the President to inform
received money or fees from the Legislature of
south Carolina for service rendered the state
ne SAID he was morally convinced that Major
Lewis Merrlll, OF the 9Th q. ). cavalry, received
from the state of South Carolina sl 400 for his
agency IN securing the arrest and conviction of
persons engaged IN kuklux outrages, and that
the said Merrill aided in lobbying the bill
through the South Carolina Legislature giving
$50 GOO TO persons who should secure such ar.
rests and convictions. Mr.. Howe reminded Mr.
Bayard that the government had distributed
100000 among army officers for the arrest of
Jef. Davis, whose offence was perhaps less tn an
that OF the perpetrators of kuklux outrages. Mr.
Scott defended Major Merrill as an accom-
plished officer, and believed he deserved the
reward which he may have received.
The SANBoRN CoNTRACTs.-In his letter TO
the Speaker of the House yesterday afternoon
transmitting in compliance with resolution of
the House, copies of contracts made by the
treasury department, under authority OF the
a.. OF June 30th, 1878, the Secretary saws the
uansetipt contains the text Of contracts m sde
e.Aoept the names Of the persons and CORPORA
S ~ Aneged 10 be indebted to the government
nc nsu not caused the list of such names IN he
anneAeu 10 me copies for the reason that the
conuacs are based upon the claim that ths
psiues ana the corporations named hav with
neld taxes due 10 the government The alIesa-
tons are supposed 10 involve a degree of TreSS
and they may or may not be we'll fonndad seS
he has therefore felt that Justice To the ns snu
charged required him in the administratsono, az
the law in question to avoid any NECESSARY nnS.
licity in regard to these allegations before thev
shah be found upon Investigation to be WeiI
founded. He also states that he purposes TO
recover, assist in recovering for the limited