Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-03

excluded from the Indian council at the In
t5 ii yeSre1ay oy orIer oil
IelanO attaches the credit or censure Of the
OTuCr I'm question, since he gave positive in
StTuctiOns TO the dOorkeepers before the
Presidents arrival not to admit any report
sTS IT may be further stated that il is not
in Keeping with the custom of the President
~ exclude representatives of the press al the
White House on similar occasions.
The SeOtt-Garrett Postal Contest.
LATEST FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
When the Baltimore and Ohio postal car
from Washington reached West Philadelphia
yesterday afternoon its contents were trans
feTTed, As on the day previous, from the Bal
timOre and Ohio to Philadelphia, WHINING
ton and Baltimore postal car, and were taken
on the Pennsylvania line 10 New York. The
morning mail from New York was DISPATCHED
Ia regular Pennsylvania railroad postal
car, instead of Baltimore and Ohio car as
formerly. and when the train reached Bay
view. Just outside of Baltimore. the Phil
adelISia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail-
road, on whose track the ear vas, in the
absence Of any definite instructions rom the
Post once department, turned u over, as
usual, 10 the Baltimore and Ohio r3urQad
company, which brought 10 10 Washington.
No mails were taken on between Baltimore
ard Washington. because the Pennsylvania
postal car was unpToviIed with ..catcher>"
10 take on mails. The mails were dropped
a the different stations as usual.
The mails went out as usual this morning
oI the baltimore and OHIO railroad, and
were probably transferred at West Philalel
Ihia. The Postmaster General having re-
ceived an intimatlon OF an unofficial charac-
ter that Mr.. Garrett had a proposition TO lay
before him, through Mr.. Thomas X. Sharp
master of transportation of the Baltimore
ana ONO railroad, telegraphed Mr.. Sharp TO
come to Washington at once. He was eX-
pcctCi 20 reach here at p. M. TO confer with
the Pos master General. As the latter hal
10 Official Information in regard to the prOD-
| Sham tn SrI ,syoig
II was not deemed proper. until Mr. Share
arrived, 10 give the details as supplied by a
third party. The Postmaster General was of
the opinion this afternoon that the whole
question would be settled to-day. Parties
outside OF the department, who uldeIS stand
tiie merits OF The controversy, are confident
tnat NT. Garrett can make no proposition
that Governor Jewell, with a proper regard
lOr the public interests, can accept, and that
re Will hId II Impossible TO do otherwise
than give Colonel Scott the entire mail SER
vice between here and New York.
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS AND
PLATFORM IN OHIO.-THe Ohio republican
convention met a. Columbus yesterday. and
nominated Gen. Rutherford Il. Hayes for
governor. Thomas L. Young. of Hamilton,
was nominated for Lieutenant governor The
Platform declares that 1.-the observance of
NaShingtOn'S example in retiring al the
close Of second presidential term will be i'm
Ire future. as IL has been in the past, regard
, 60 as fundamental rule in the unwritten
law ofthe republic" 1t also approves the
public school system, and opposes any divi-
sion Of the school fund, declaring that fI,.1re
should be DO connection, direct Or indirect.
tetween church and stale. During the ar
teTnOOn General W. T. Sherman, who was i'm
the city, visited the convention by invita-
ton and made short speech.
Two SESATEs IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
! The New Hampshire legislature met a,
toncord yesterday amidst the greatest ex-
element, growing out OF the dispute over
certain seats in the senate which had been
decided in favor of the democrats. giving
them seven out OF twelve senator's. After All
had been sworn in, the democrats elected a
president, the five republicans refusing tn
vote. The latter then Withdrew from the
tCdy' net IN another room and organized
with temporary officers a senate OF their
nWn. and then adjourned. There was no
trouble in the house Tue excitement in the
capitol reached high pitch. and all the en-
frances were guarded by police.
y FORTUxE-TELLER SENT TO JAIL FOR
LARCENY.-Mary Long alias Madame How
ard, fOTtune-teller and astrologist, who was
recently brought to Baltimore from Lancas-
ter Pa. ON a requisitiOn from the governor
! OF Maryland, was tried yesterday in the
criminal court for larceny of a gold ring
valued al 80, found guilty aud sentenced to
SIX months in Jail. The ring had been left
win The madame, at her request as a
charm, by young lady who went to have
her fortune told. After securing valuable
JgwelTy from number Of persons on the
same preterSe. Madame Howard suddenIy
! Charms" '''
Il rTIr CIvn. RIG HTS CASE in the Unlia'
STATES District Court. al Galveston ~ =
Tuesday. against Manager Greer -5Xas.
Opera House, the judge deci" va, lat; OF tle
muIrer be sustained -eu taaI lne de-
dos,it,,' ~ .ie Ids of the act beIng mn
ing thaf thee ii the Indictment not alIeg-
TTifed ST. complainant was a citizen of the,
will h. .ates. II is thought that other eases
: decided In a similar manner.
=, TRoTT1NG AT BRooKLYN-At Prospect
/ Park trotting races yesterday the purse oil
/ >l.aec, Tor horses OF the 23l class. was won,
/ after i've heats, by Dan Mace's Arthur
/ Dustin Jim second, asd Lady Dahlnlau third.
4 EeSt time, 2$1H. Dustin Jim took the first
| heat, The race for horses OF 222 class was
| won by Tom Jefferson i'm three straight heats
Sensation second. Best time, 223.
| lands WHO SHOT CARRUTH OUT ON
1 BAIL--Charles X. Lands, of Cumberland
i county, n. j., charged with the shooting OF
/ Mr.. Carruth at Nineland, on the 10Th ol
4 March last, was brought before the justices
| Of The supreme court, at Trenton, yesterday
| on writ OF habeas corpus and released On
i >500oO bail.
| THE NATIONAL BREWERS CONVENTION
/ met at Cincinnati yesterday. In the ab-
sence of the president, H. Clausen was APP
| POINTED president pro tenn, He delivered a
| lengthy address. He was very severe on the
| woman's crusade in the west, and charged
4 Iht tepnDhcan party with the responsibility
/ Oh the temperance movement.
COUNT CoRrI, the Italian minister has
anandonsd his Intention of occupying a cot
| tage at Newport this summer because of
! being ordered To Constantinople norton
| or his household effects, which he Is unable
! 10 take with him, will be sold at auction in
newport within short time.
CARL VoGT, the alleged murderer of