Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-06
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, $3.50 lls.I2: customs, s3A''lO.i2'
THE AMOUNT OF national bank notes re-
ceived st the Treasury to-day for redemp-
tion aggregated SI,n37 .327.
WHEN Mr.. KERR assumed the chair Of the
House to-day, he was the recipient from
some friends ola handsome basket Of flowers
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White Houss
to-day were the Secretaries Of the Navy AMI
Interior and numerous Senators and mem
bers of Congress.
THE NEW POSTMASTER of the House
Colonel James VI. Steuart, of Alexandria
Va, has appointed Mr.. George Rock, q we'll
Known printer, his assistant.
Mr.. HARRY SULLIVAN, OF Ohio, has re-
signed his position in the Indian Office to
accept the clerkship of the Senate Com
mittee on Mines and Mining, Senator Sar-
gent chairman.
Mr.. f. y. MOORE, of Milwaukee, has been
appointed doorkeeper of the reporters gal
lery of the Senate. Mr.. Moore for the last
three years past has represent ted the Milwau-
kee Stmiret and Erc1lin0 Wisconsin in Wash
ingtOn.
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BriStCw himself that he has had unpleasant
relations with the President on account of
the mention of the name of Gen. Babcock in
connection with the whisky frauds, and
hence Will resign. The Secretary states that
he contemplates nothing of the sort.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEEs.-It is not ex-
pected that the committees of the House will
be announced until after the holiday recess,
on account of the large numbe of new mem
provided A
ference may be necessary TO complete ar
rangementS in q mannea which will prove
satisfactory TO all.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Surgeon John
c. Boyd, ordered to the receiving ship Poto-
mac, a Philadelphia; Paymaster w. Colds
borough, to duty on the PhlOx, Santee, and
other vessels at the naval academy; on 5th
January next Passed Assistant Paymaster
l.. q. Boges to the Marion; Paymaster s.
Brown, from the PhlOx and other vessels at
az naval stoTekeeper at the academy: AssiSi.
ant Paymaster Charles +. Eastmlu, from
the Marion and ordered to settle accounts.
THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAcAUs SAT-
URDAY.-The republican members OF the
House met in caucus in the judiciary Com
mittee room at O'Clock on Saturday even
ing. Hon. Eugene Hale. OF Maine called il
To order. He nominated Hon. William A.
Wheeler, of New York, chairman, and ne
was elected, and Hon. q go. r. Hoar, of Mass,
was chosen secretary. Mr.. Dan1ortn, of Ohio,
nominated Hon. James G.. Blaine as the
candidate for Speaker, aud he was chosen.
Hon. Charles ONeil, OF Pennsylvania, placed
in domination Edward Mcpherson, of PenA-
sylvania, for the CleI kship, and he was nom
mated. All the old officers of the House were
renOminated. Speaker Blaine, in a few
remarks, thanked the members for the honor
conferred upon himself and his associates of
the last session, and the caucus adjourned.
THE LATE ORDER directing the govern
menf hpn1rfmpufe n
hours until p. M, instead offs p. ~, as here
tofOre, is inconvenient to clerks who live
along the line of the Washington & Ohio
railroad in Virginia. A committee of clerks
has already waited on President Mckenzie,
who agreed to change the time of the depar-
ture of his afternoon train to accommodate
them. The Washington Alexandria rail-
road authorities state that they have no aII-
thority TO change the schedule, and that the
authorities in Baltimore must be consulte.,
in reference TO 1T before any change can be
Illaoe. Inc CLERKS Will: therefore, send a
Baltimore and Potomac officials. Should
tney not succeed in effecting the change nrO-
Postu, most OF them will be compelled to
DISTRICT CASTS IN THE L. g. SUPREME
CouRT'-Ihe To- owing cases, appealed from
.ne "uPr sme Court OF the District of Column
oiSs., we're decided by the Supreme Court of
! TIE United States to day:-Jackson vs.. Jack
son; divorce suit, in which arose the ques-
ton of the division of the property. 1t was
held that the wife was entitled TO the prop
erry, and In this respect the decree OF the Sn-
G: Riddle for appellant; Francis Miller and
w. A. Meloy for appellee.
Baltimore and Potomac railroad company
VS.. the 9th Presbyterian church, in which
the judgment of the Supreme Court OF the
District, confirming the award of damages in
favor of the church, made by the jury Of in
QUESTION, was confirmed. Wayne McVeigh
Dan. Clarke and s. l.. Phillips for the rail-
| road company, and r. ID. Mussey for the
church.
PERsoNAL.-Representa Jones, of New
| Hampshire, will have the finest establi sh-
| ment in Washington this winter, according
| to the New York Post, which says: He has
him five horses, one pair OF which cost him
| So 600. Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines, who has
| had such prolonged experience in litigation,
| is in Washington taking preliminary meas
| ures in her suit against her former counsel,
| Caleb Cushing, United States Minister TO
| Spain. ...Senator Logan's condition is i'm
| proving, and, unless relapse occurs, will
| not delay his departure for Washington
| many days. THE health of Representa-
| tive Alexander III. Stephens, of Georgia, is
| more precarious than ever before. He says
himself that he has no hope of returning to
| Washington before January, and it is ex-
| ceedipgly doubtful whether be can take the
| Representative Kasson against the I0,rd
| SAFE Register will be called for a econd trial
! next week. '''Miss Meigs, daughter of the
\ American General is the belle Of Berlin
| THE ASSEMBLING OF THE SENATE was
not attended with any incidents of an I'M
! usual character, the main interest centering
| In the organization of the House. The gall
| leries, however, were comfortably filled be-
| fore noon, ard by that time bout sixty Sc l.
| ators could be seen on the floor enga yed in
| receiving the friendly greetings of their
| brother Senators and frienis. Most of the
| prominent members OF the Senate were pre-
sent. including Messrs. Morton. Conkling,
| Thurman, Bayard, Boutwell,, Dawes, Chris
tiancy, Cameron OF Pennsylvania, Herman,
McCreery, Stevenson, Edmunds, and Howe.
| The desk of the latter was graced with
beautiful bouquet. Mr.. Dawes, whose desk
was also decorated with bouquet, walked
| with cane, but otherwise appeared none
the worse from the injury he lately received
at his home in Pittsfeld. Mr.. Morton walked
with two canes quite easily and appeared
improved in health. The first Senator to
catch the Vice Presidents eye was Mr..
Cooper, OF Tennessee, who presented the Gre
dentials Of Mr.. Key, ex- President Johnson's
successor in the Senate. Mr. Key, who is a
tall. fine looking. V-haired man Ofs al or,f