Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-02


Treasury department were So SIG.
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Grant are expected
TO return TO Washington tomorrow even
inc.
THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re-
ceived at the Treasury today for rejemp-
tiOn was S294 SO.
THE SENATORIAL EXCURSIOSIsTS en-
route for MexicO, arrived in New Orleans
yesterday. The report that yellow fever is
epidemic AT Key West AMI Havana, with
the possibility Of its existence at Vera Cruz
makes the party pause. with the chances
somewhat against their proceeding further
THE GRANT PARISH CASE-The argu-
ment in the Grant parish case, involving the
cOUstitutiOnality of the enforcement act,
was continued before the Supreme Court Of
the United States yesterday by Hon. Rcvcrly
Johnson for the defendants. and concluded
10y Attorney General Williams.
THE CASE OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road company ". the state Of Maryland, in
VOiving the question of the liability of the
company to pay to the state One-iifth of its
receipts for the transportation OF passengers
oH the Washington branch of its road, was
taken up in the Supreme Court ycstcT lay
afternoon. upon the conclusion OF the argu-
ment IN the Grant parish case.
GEN. BTTLER authorizes an explicit denial
counsel in "a case to recover SJO,000 for prop
erty seized for the Union army at New Or
leans. when he was IN command OF that city.
lie says further lhat he is not counsel for any
claims pending before the Treasury depart
mcHt, and has not been nor does n intend to
be counsel for the recovery of any property
seized 1T New OTleIns.-U ash. Special 20
Springfield Union.
PFFsoHAL.-POstmaste General Jewell
Las Issued carC> for an evening entertain
ment To he given next "Wednesday night.
Gen. Butler hal a long interview with
Secretary Eris'OW tEiS morning. IA tcI"-
~ In rom ~. PETERSBURG states that NJ.
~ChIcEkir. the Russian diplomatic a-aut
and consul general in Scrvia has been an
ICiT ted Minister of Russia to the United
States. John jay. late I-ritcd Stats
Minister. left Vienna yesterday on his re
tUrn home.
Col. @. y. MACK, in charge OF the national
cemeteries, will leave here mex. week TO in
\ Get the new hcalstones recently cree Ct in
the raiiOi al cemeteries at New Orleans. Bl-
ton Rouge. NatCliez, NicrSbUTE. Brow rs Vile
and Port Hudson. II is expected the co ltrac-
tors for the new hcadstOncS Will have CON
Iif'cd their work by the 1St of November
next. In the cemetery 1T New Orleans about
Leo new stones have been put mp; at Baton
Rouge, 2.HD: Natchez. 800; Nick>burg, 600,
! townsville. 600. and at Port Hudson 3,1J0.
II ere are about SEQ more to be erected at
NickshUrg. bui all will be in place within
the next month OF six weeks.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.
The dispatches received at Tie Navy depart
ment, announcing the existence in a mild
form Of yellow feverat Key West, has caused
10 be exercised on tine part OF the authorities
The StricteSt vigilance To prevent its sprca |.
Orders have been issued through the medical
bur an OF the Navy department to use double
sanitary precautions on ship board, particu-
larry with vessels lying in the ports or pIying
b tween the ports in the Gulf stream. II i
not believed that the plague has appeared in
or Will assume an epidemic form. but at this
season of the year more than ordinary care
IL required 10 he exercised to prevent its eX-
tending into the southern ports. In view O.
the report of the existence of the fever az
Havana and Mexico, the friends of those
composing the Senatorial excursion party
en- route 10 Vera Cruz, resident in this city.
be lieve that for the present tine trip Will be
abandoned, and the eXcurSionists return
home.
JHE W EEEIY STAR, now ready, contains
reports of the BeecheT trial; the spelling
bee" the personal tax meeting at Lincoln
Hall. the floods; the mine strike riots; gene
raj and local news. poems. stories, and
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&c, making q och family paper al a yc~y
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THE LITTLE MURDER TR1sf-TIe Br,.te,
81 he iScUSet or The UTHeSs SiOaI-In the
case Of Lycurgus Little. charged with the
murder ri his brother, Clinton, on trial at
Winchester, W. Gilbert Little n brother Of
The accused, was put upon the stand yeSter-
day. This s new feature in the case, f =
Wali>t tie family have been present at the
former trials, neither the prosecution or the
-f,LSe have venturcd to put them OF the
witness stand, and they having bcea the only
81. ons present, IL happens TO be entirely eS-
SCI IL To the facts that they should testify
o. Tn" case. Gilbert Little'S version OF the ar
I r i that il was an accident; that the pistol
IA 'ch Killed mis- brother went OTaccident9lly-
Ia the hands of LyCuTgUS whilst lis elder
brother, Columbus, was endCayOring 20 get
possession OF it.; THAT there were oaly two
shots fired in the room that morning. and
they were both from the same pistol. and
both shots were accidental. He says he. Gil
bert, Columbus ard Clinton had been drink
ing considerably that morning before the
murder ami kept il up during the day and
Tie following night, and on Sunday morning
he took several doses Of opium and il was in
that drunken. stupid condition he testified
before the coroner's inquest; and that his
statement which varies very considerably
from his statement before the court to-day.
n - OF responsible for. and that he was not
condition 10 make il at that time. The
examination Of Gilbert Little was kent M
by the commonwealth without eliciting any
Thing more Than that given above.
PENNSYLVANIA HAEp-UP FOB CASH
There Is lat n inconvenience felt by those
having warrants on the Pennsylvania. state
tie ~ r b% reason OF the inability or I'M
willingness Of the treasurer TO pay them.
Daily calls are made at the treasury for such
payments. but the smiling reply OF suborii-
nate officers i. THE treasurer is not here.
and We have no money" IL is stated by
those who have drafts that as soon a tn
New York ii Erie Railroad company pays
certain hack and due taxes, which il il ex-
pected To do this week. drafts will he paid at
the counter of the state treasury. The short
ness Of the treasury operates very grievOuSly
on the managers of some of the soldiers Or
phans' schools. who have their accruing
spring expenses TO meet, their usual April
payments to make. but who have been un-
able, up to this time, since January To m .et
their obligations for the reason stated. II is
the first time in many years that the sta te
treasury could not meet drafts for the ordia-
ary expenses of the government.
THE PENNSYLVANIA LOCAL OPTION RE-
PEAL LAw.-The failure of Governor Hart
ranft, OF Pennsylvania, up To- this date, 10
sign the bill repeating the local option law
creates much uneasiness among the liquor
men, and will be the source of much incOn-
Nenience in the courts OF April throughout
the state If he continues to defer putting his
signature 10 the bill. A Harrisburg special
10 the Philadelphia Press says-''It is safe
u say the bill will be allowed To become a
law. either by the signature of the governor