Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-24

rency received at the treasury to-day aggre-
gated S5l4, COS.
APPoINTHENr.-The President has ap-
Pointed Geo. W. Moore captain in the reve-
nue. marine service
THE "BACK PAY of Mr.. Pinchback, or
Louisiana, should he be finally admitted to
the United States Senate, would amount to
$4,000.
MORAL for United States Senators: Don't
elect any body president pro TEN. whom you
wouldn't be willing to see In the White
House!-Sprin0tield Republican.
A VERY FINE EDGE having been put on
the Interior department broad-axe, a num-
Der of important removals will be made on
Saturday, the next business day of the de-
partment.
THE CoRcoRAN GALLERY OPEN THANKS
GIVING DAY.-The public will be glad to
KNOW that the CorcOran Gallery will be open
TO them on Thanksgiving Day from 10 a. M
TO p m. BY this thoughtful act on the part
OF the authorities of the Gallery, numbers
who are debarred by their avOcations from
visiting 1T on working days, will be enabled
to enjoy the art treasures stored there.
THE COLUMBIAN BUILDINGS, on AZ
street, were this morning draped in mourn
Ing for the death of the late Vice President.
and, In accordance with the orders of the
raj.
Tomorrow being legal holiday, these OF.
fees will be closed.
PERsONAL.-General N. p. Chapman, who
has been spending the summer In the noun
tain regions of California, has returned to
Washington much improve ed In health. His
army OF friends here will regret to learn that
he will return soon to California to spend the
winter, and that 1t is not impossible he Will
conclude to reside there permanently.
feldt. and Naval Contractor Hanscom. re-
turned to Washington last night.
THE REPORT of the chief signal officer of
the army gives highly satisfactory evidence
of the usefulness OF that department of the
public service. OF the total number of eau
fionary signals ordered during the year
seventy-siX per cent where afterwards re-
ported as justified; in other cases following
the display the winds not attaining yio-
lence to justify them. The heavy percent
age of cautions proving correct, however,
Vice, and will 60 far towards assuring the
legislation recommended to secure greater
perfection to the system.
INDIAN TROUBLES IN NEW MExICo.-The
Commissioner of Indian Affairs has received
from Alexander r. G. Irvine, Indian agent
for the Cimarron agency, New Mexico, a
dispatch saying: "The wound / have pre-
present difficulty. / would recommend that
the control of affairs be placed In charge of
the military authorities present. A later
dispatch from him says: Situation un-
changed. An Indian prisoner has been shot
by guard. HOstilities are looked for any
moment II appears that q week or ten
days ago Agent Irvine was shot in the hand
by an Indian whom he was trying to arrest.
lie then called upon the sheriff to arrest the
Indian, but he declined 10 act through fear
Since that time Ii would appear that the In
diaLs at the agency had assumed hostile
attitude.
THE FUNERAL OF LIEUT.. CoLITAYLoR.
The remains of the late Col. John Mel.
Taylor, twhose death was mentioned in yes
ter6ay's starr arrived in this city from
baltimore at quarter to 12 o'clock TO day.
Gems. II. +. Clark and A. G. Lawrence
brothers-in-law of the deceased, and numer-
Gus friends accompanied the body. The
casket was OF black walnut, draped with
mourning. and deliberately finished. 1t was
covered with elegant flowers, and several
ing il In the hearse. The body was Eorne
from the cars to the hearse by eight regulars
from the artillery corps at Fort McHenry,
pl BEARERS re Gen Bfee Gen. YeFs
Frye, Col. II. W. James, Lieut.. Edward Ma
guire, Capt. A: Mclaughlin, Frank Sulli-
van, =. X. Smith, and John Ellicott. Num-
erous carriages were in attendance, and the
cOrtege slowly proceeded to Oak Hill GENE
terry, Georgetown, where there were appro-
PIiatc scIFICCS, LIZ. w dJkluS, OF EDlp1aQy
Church OF this city, officiating.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES IN THE
HoUsE.-The clerk of the House OF Represen-
tatives has already received notices offfteen
contestants, and the papers in many of the
cases have already been filed. The contests
are in the following districts: First and sec.
ond OF Alabama; second, third and ninth of
Illinois; thirteenth of Indiana; ninth of Ken
lucky; third, fourth and fifth of Louisiana;
fourth OF Massachusetts; first and second of
South Carolina; second of Virginia, and
eighth of Wisconsin. The last case is one of
peculiar interest, for the reason that it is the
first OF the kind that has ever occurred The
candidates were Alexander 3. DILL rep, and
George w. Cate, dem. Cate held the certifi.
cate, but the case was sent to the courts on
some local question. Both men agreed to
abide by the decision of the Supreme Court
of the state. The court decided in favor of
Dill, although, as before stated, Cate held
the Governors certificate OF election. Dill
has since died. The questions for the House
to- decide are whether Cate is entitled to the
scat; 70 whom the salary belongs to the time
of Dill's DEATH and whether new election
is necessary.
The SOnth Carolina RRfIp0asy II orrnr