Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-08

ID. n. fasting
o'clock p m on each reception day.
The Presidents public receptions will Oc-
cur as follOws;-Tuesday evening, January
18th; Tuesday evening, February 2d; Tues
day evening, February 23d.
State Dinners:-Tuesday, January 26th
Tuesday, February 9th.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
ts.s source to-day were e394,76355.
TIE RECUsANT WITNESS, IRWIN. had not
arrived at the Jail at O'Clock this afternoon,
but the room was being made ready for him
in anticipation OF his being taken there to-
night.
A CALL has been issued for caucus on
Saturday night in the House of Representa-
tives of all the republican members of Con-
gress. for the purpose of discussing southern
affairs.
SUIT AGAINST SUGG FORT-The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury has directed suit to be
brought against Sugg Fort, who, it is al
legged, secured the payment from the govern
IlcHt OF So q on claim ascertained To have
been fraudulent.
The NEW DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
The nomination of Captain Seth Letyard
Phelps as District Commissioner, vice Henry
Il. Blow resigned, was officially placed before
the Senate District Committee this MORN
THE SENATE GALLERIEs.-A detail of the
Capitol police was placed in the aiSIes of the
gentlCmcn's galleries Of the Senate, this
morning, under to order of the Senate yester-
udy, To prevent the applause which has Oc-
Cured so frequently during the Louisia a
debate.
SOUTHERN CLAIHS.-COlOnel s. B. Hola-
bird, who was the chief quartermaster at
New Orleans during the late war, has been
under examination by the Southern Claims
commission for the past four or i've days in
relation To the many claims filed by persons
IL that section of the country.
THE BURNED MAILs-An the mail for the
North that accumulated in this city yester-
day. as well as what came up from the South
was burned last night in the accident on the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad. The mails
for the west, northwest. and southwest went
ON The baltimore and Ohio road at clio and
40. and are all right and not included in
the calamity.
RFNONINATION OF SENATOR CHANDLER.
At a republican caucus OF the Michigan le-
gislature last night, 81 members were present
An informal ballot for a candidate for the T.
:. Senate was taken with the following re-
suit: Chandler, 81; j. Webster Childs, 3; Gov.
Bagley, l; Judge Campbell, l. Mr.. Chand-
ler'S domination was made unanimous by a
rising vote. The election occurs on the 18th
inst, and there is little doubt of Mr.. Chand-
PERsoNAL.-ArrivaI at Winaryi's to-day.
Hon. 7. A Scott, Pa, Col. Green, S. c.; Hon.
A. w. Narkley, ". j.; John F. Starr, ". J.:
DIR. l.. j. FilbeTt. Ia; Albert Crane CHICAGO:
Hon. j. U. WhitehOuse. y. V; f. Laws, o.
s. N; Hon. Leonard Myers Pa: ID. ID. CoItOn
san Francisco; s. j. Gordon, Y. Y; w A
Wells, Chicago; Hon. Reverdy Joenson, n
Gaylord. y. Y; j. V. Craven, n. j.; Hon j.
W. Mcclure, y. Y; j. w. Davis, Oil City; s.
X. Dickson, y. Y.
The INDIANA SENAToRsHIP-The dem
Ocratic caucus of the Indiana legislature for
the nomination of a United States Senator
viii be held tonight. The contest between
The prominent candidates, the Hon. J. E
Macdonald and the Hon. ID. w. Voorhees,
continues bitter. The result is doubtful, and
a telegram from indianapolis says the indi-
cations are that neither can be elected with
cat the aid of independent votes, and IL is
Lot improbable that a compromise NAV be
made between the republicans and independ-
cntS, in which case one from the latter party
will be chosen. The independents named in
connection with the SenatOrShip are the Hon
James Buchanan of Indianapolis and the
Hon. Harvey ID. Scott of Terre Haute The
latter is now state senator, elected two years
ago by the republicans.
COSFIRMATIONs BY THE SESATE.-The
Senate, in executive session, yesterday con
firmed the following nominations r B.
Hunt, supervisor of internal revenue vice
Kenneth X. COOb, resigned; John e.. Howell
chief of bureau of yards and docks; A. A.
Austin, John >. BOGg and X. A. Wignhart TO
be assistant surgeons in the navy; VI. L. En-
dicOtt, BrOwnell Granger and A. {. MenocaI
civil engineers in the navy; Commodore Ma
pOleOn Collins TO be rear admiral; Captains
Pierce Crosby, J. B. Creighton and John G..
Febiger TO be c0mmOdOres; Commanders ID.
l.. Braine, X. K BreeSe, LleutS. Kimberly and
Bancroft Gherardi to be captains; Lieut. Com
manders VIM. T. Sampson, B. j. Cromwell
and Geo. w. Hayward TO be commanders
and number of naval promotions in lower
grades, sent 10 the Senate Dec. I'D.
THE LOUISIANA AFFAIR BEFORE THE
CABINET.-The Cabinet met to-day, with the
following members present:-Secretaries
Fish. Bristow Robson and BeIknap, Post
master General Jewell and Attorney General
Williams. Assistant Secretary Cowan rep
seHted the Interior department. Additional
dispatches from New Orleans were presented
by the Secretary OF War. These dispatches
are regarded for the present as confidential
matter. and cannot be given TO the press IL
is understood, however, that they do not con-
tain any news which is calculated to OincreaSe
the existing apprehension regarding affairs
in Louisiana. 1t is probable that the Presi-
dent viii, during the day, transmit TO Con-
greSS some documents collated by the War
Department and the Department of Justice
relative to affairs in Louisiana, and will ac-
company the same with a special message
OH the subject.
The VOTE IN THE HOUSE on THE SEN
ATE FINANCE BILL.-As announced in yes
terdays STAR the Senate financial bill
passed the House without amendment or de-
bate. Not democrat voted for the bill. The
republicans voting in the negative were
Millard, of Vermont; Buffinton, Harris,
Pierce, Gooch, f. r. Hoar, q. +. Hoar and
Dawes, OF Massachusetts,; Hawley, of Con-
necticut; Scudder, Lawson and Clarke, of
New York; Kelley and Townsend, of Penn
sylvsnia; Miles, of Mississippi; Sherwood
and Woodwork, of Ohio; Crutchfield, of
Tennessee; Field, of Michigan; and Hagans,
OF West Virginia, in all 20 votes, the other
IS negatives being democrats. OF the bank
ing and currency committee Messrs. Nav
nard, FarwelI, Merriam and Hunter, voted
aye; Aessrs. Hawley, of Connecticut; Niles
and Randall, voted no; Messrs. Phelps and
Mitchell are not recorded, but the latter
would have voted no. Mr.. Durham, who
would have voted no, was paired with Mr..
Hubbel, OF Michigan.
AID FOR THE WASHINGTON AND OHIO
RAILRoAD--Mr. Lewis this morning intro
duced a bill to aid the Washington and Ohio
railroad company in the construction Of their
road to the Ohio river. The bill provides that
the Secretary of the Interior be authorized to
endorse the guaranty OF the United States on
the bonds OF the road TO the amount of thirty
thousand dollars for every mile of the road