Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-11

nal REVENUE, OSI,'Jt.i'' cuSVoils, S-bo;oJJ.Vt.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day
for redemption amounted TO s6s,2G
Ben HILL is reported TO have said that if
Hayes became President he would have one
OF the grandest opportunities that Presi-
dent ever had and indicated by the tone of
his conversation that he would moi consider
the election of Hayes a calamity for the
southern section oftne country.
THE DEMOCRATS who visited the southern
states to witness the counts made by the re
turning boards are preparing statement of
their observations, which will be made pub
lie some time this week. Representatives
Hewitt ard Waiter-o on LETT here on Saturday
n 2ht to consult with Governor Tilden with
reference 20 the text Of the document.
Revenue APPoINTNENTs.-Jas. c. Muir
ply has been appointed revenue stOrekeeper
for the LIST district Of Illinois. and Arnold NJ
Cleveland gauger in the same district; Benz.
e. Blackman, Clifie CrutcheT. VIM. s. Till
man and John NJ. Byers for the 9Th district
OF Tennessee; ChaS. Peabody ant; Chas. q.
Patton for the 5Lh district of Tennessee.
THE JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEE 10 frame
a form OF government for the District of Co
lumbia IA led 10 get quorum AT the called
meeting to-day. II was finally decided 10
meet when called together by the chairman.
10 is understood To be the desire of the COM
mittee To await Gov. Hendee's return, who is
Illness of his wife:
THE FRENCH MINISTER has transmitted
To Gen. Eaton, Commissioner of Education.
a series of circulars of Instructions from the
Minister Of Public instruction in France.
dating from the year 1902. The French Min
lister. in return, requests Gen. Eaton to send
him a set of the educational maps exhibited
by his bureau al the late Centennial exhibit
ton.
a.,
following nominations TO the Senate to-day:
\. l.. SnOwden. 10 be postmaster at Phila-
delphia. Pa; w. G.. De Hart, of New Jersey
To be second lieutenant, revenue service.
Also, the following Indian agents:-Howard
White. Of Pennsylvania, Winnebago agen-
cy, Nebraska; Chas. II. Soaring, of Ne
bTaska, Santee agency, Nebraska; W. H.
DOnelsOn, OF Idaho. at Fort Hall agency
Idaho; Robert III. Milroy. of Washington
territory. at Nisqually and Puyallup, Wash
ington territory.
JoURSALIsTIC.-TheU iliOnhas secured the
valuable services Of.Mr. b. G. LovejOy, late
associate editor of the Olpitdl, rs managing
editor. .''-DOnn Piatt has returned To his
TOst on the Capital with a sharpened Faber
as all the pages OF his paper showed yeSter-
day. -Nir. John Morris, who has bright
ened up the Sunday Gazette amazingly since
IL returned to his hands. announces. upon the
| entry Of that paper upOnit its ninth year, that
| his purpose is To keep il firmly anchored in
its democratic mOOTings in accordance with
/ the teachings OF its founder, Col. Florence.
| AFTER THE CHANDLER DISPATCHES
/ The managers of the Western Union and
Atlantic and Pacific telegraph companies in
| New York and this city have been subppnaed
1 10 appear in New Orleans at ~ O'Clock on
| Tuesday next, and are directed to bring with
l them copies Of all telegrams sent by or &c
L Secretary Chandler since the LIST of October
i last. with reference 10 the conduct of the
II n ~
L also directed 10 furnish the dispatches sem
Il by W. r. Chandler and others who visited
| the southern states 10 witness the count o.
i the returning boards. Such dispatches as
| have appl cation 10 other states will be SEN
| from New Orleans 10 the Florida and Sout!
Carolina committees
| THE SENATE INVESTIGATING THE ORE
GoS AATTER.--The committee on privileges
and elections OF the senate have agreed Il
recommend the adoption by the Senate o
| Senator Mitchell s resolution directing tn
| committee 10 Investigate the appointment O
Presidential electors in Oregon. Senator
Morton, Logan. and Herman will, as a sub
| committee, conduct this investigation, ant
Governor Grover, together with the secretar!
OF state and several other persons, will b
| subpenaed TO come here Immediately from
| Oregon. The same Senators will cOnstitut
| committee for investigating election mat
| tiers in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia
/ under MIR. Edmunds' resolution adopted b.
| the Senate last week. The investigation cor
1 corning these states will be conducted in thi
| city.
| SENATE COMMITTEES GOING SOUTH
| The Senate committee on privileges an
elections held a meeting on Saturday, an
agreed 10 send subcommittee TO Louisiana
Florida, and South Carolina, to investiga,
/ the recent elections, as required by a reSOlU
l ton which passed the Senate few days ag'
Senator Morton, chairman, appointed tt
following as the subcommittee: For III
| state of Louisiana, Messrs. Howe, Wadleigl
Mcmillan, Boutwell,, Salisbury and McDoI
aid; for Florida, Messrs. Mitchell, Teller an
/ Cooper; for South Carolina, Messrs. Caml
ron OF Wisconsin, Christiancy and Ierr
mon. All questions OF law, questions in r,
1 gard 10 Oregon, Mississippi, Alabama an
the eligibility of electors in all the state
were referred to Messrs. Morton, Logan an
| Herman. The different sub committees leav
for the states TO which they have been a,
signed tomorrow night, taking with thel
clerks, slenographers, and deputy sergeant
/ path goes to Florida as clerk To Senate
Cameron's subcommittee. Col. Jas. Christ
and Major j. ID. Kennedy go TO Louisiar
with Senator Howe's committee.
THE CASE OF BELFORD. the ColoraC
Representative, came up for discussion b
fore the House judiciary committee tn
morning. Chairman Knott said that the
was no precedent governing the matter, al
the committee would have to act upon
| discretion. A case approximating TO the oil
under consideration, quoted by one OF Il
members, was the Kansas case. IL appea
| upon the adoption of the Iecompton cOnst
tuition President buchanan issued his pro
lamation declaring Kansas state. Subs
| quently an election was held at which men
beTs Of Congress were chosen. They pr
scented their credentials and asked for "a
mission 10 the House, and that body refus,
TO seat them. holding that Buchanan h;
exceeded his powers, and had no authors
| TO declare the territory state; that il was
| power solely vested in Congress, which boC
could not legally delegate its powers, al
that its constitution had never been a
proved by Congress according to law. II
discussion in the committee to-day clear
indicates that the democratic members W
report against the admission of Belfor
Chairman Knott, and Messrs. Hurd, Hunt,
and Ashe, leaned that way certainly in gi
ing their views The republican membe
opposed them. II was decided TO take va
| tomorrow.
4, THE FIRST MEETING OF THE Literal
SOCIETY for the season was held at the re
G dence of Mrs. Dahlgren on Saturday eveni
last. After the interchange of greetings
the members, and congratulations on tn,
4 reassemblagc, the officers for the ensui
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