Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-21

has been relieved from duty in connection
with the Centennial exhibition, and ordered
10 join bis proper station.
W. Fl. DooLITTLE, OF MINI, nominated
yesterday for Assistant Commissioner of
Patents, as stated in THE STAR, is to sue
coed Gen. Ellis Spear, resigned.
FRAGMENTS OF A wREcK.-The signal
service observer at Long Branch reports to
the chief signal officer as follows; "There
were four cabin doors aud a fgIrebead
picked up on the beach this morning. No
thing else heard rom"
1T HAVING BEEN CHARGED that the con-
6dential letter of the Attorney General TO
District Attorneys, pending the whiskey
trials. met with the approval of the Presi-
dent, 1t is authoritattvely denied that the
President ever saw the letter until 1t APP
peaTed in print.
A MEMORIAL has been signed by the pre-.
siding officers of both branches of the Mas
sachusetts legislature and the members,
nearly unanimous, irrespective ofparty, ask
lug the Y. =. Senate TO confirm the nOmina-
ton Of Hon. r. H. Dana, IT., as minister to
England.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. John Irwin, or
Gered TO command the flag ship Pensacola,
It the navy yard, Mare Island; California;
a ctirg Passed Assistant Surgeon f. V.
Greene, to special duty connected with the
Centennial; Capt. Bancroft GQerarei, de-
tsched from the command OF the Pensacola,
and TO await orders in California.
DISTRICT BILLS PAssED.-A number of
bills, favorably reported TO the House OF
representatives yesterdy by the Committee
on the District of Columbia, were passed. A
record OF them, with brief recapitulation of
heir provisions, VIII be found in the regu-
lar report OF Congressional proceedings, on
The third page.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GERRYMANDER-
ING.-The Congressional Committee on
Elections, which has been investigating the
case OF Representative Hoge, of South Caro-
Ina, have adopted resolution that Gas IL
appears district In that state is composed
OF counties not contiguous, the legislature
Row In session ought TO redistrict the state
ONE RESULT OF THE "SLAsHISG" PRO-
CFss.-Mr. Gill, the new Commissioner OF
Pensions, says he thought his pay would be
increased TO 81 900. But as Congress pro-
poses TO reduce it to $1,000, he has rendered
his resignation, declining to remain. Sec
reiary Chandler, however, refuses to accept
his resignation.
THE CASE OF Mr.. DASA.-Tne Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations held q
meeting to-day and further considered the
domination of Mr.. Dana to be minister To
II gland. The members of the committee
are very reticent as 10 the conclusion they
reached. but 1t is understood that they agreed
TO report The nomination adversely at the
ext executive session of the Senate.
THE GRAND jury AND THE "REAL Es-
TATE PoOJ."-Mr. New, of Indiana, to-day
advised the House that Mr.. A. Herr Smith,
John NJ Glover and himse hal been sum
JmOned to appear before the grand jury OF
he District In connection with the s'real
estate pool" He asked Instructions from
u e House. A resolution was adopted re.
qu6st1ng them 10 appear.
missioner Of Indian Affairs has received a
dispatch from John p. Clum, U. s. Indian
agent at San Carlos, Arizona Territory in
which he says: "Guide Beauford made q
scout into Tonic basin with fifteen Indian
police, and on March 9Th killed sixteen and
particulars by mail"
THEU.S. SUPREME COURT decided ves-
terdsy that in the case of county In Wyo-
ming territory, from which two other coun-
ties had been formed, that IL was still liable
for the whole debt of the county incurred be-
| fore the division. This decision is import
ant, "a IL indicates what will be the result OF
the case between the states OF Virginia end
| West Virg' MIA in regard 10 the deOt of Viz
| ginia.
| THE WHISKY FRAUDS INVESTIGATION
| The Sergeant-atArmsh has sent a special
deputy 10 st. Louis with subpGuas for Gen.
Henderson. Colonel Brodhead, Stillson Hut
cIlES, eUilOr OF the IT, Louis Times, and Dis
trict Attorney Dyer, to testify before the in
vesttgation ordered on the whisky frauds.
When the messenger arrived in st. Louis he
found that Dyer was in Louisiana, but he
summoned him by telegraph from the for
mer place.
| PERSONAL. - Ex- Senator Pomeroy APP
peared before the Senate Committee on Pub
lie Lands day and gave his views In rela-
ton 10 the several bills before CONGRESS- pro-
vidfng that lands granted by Congress to
railroad corporations shall be subject to local
taxation. Ex-senator Trumbull. of Illi-
nois, arrived in Washington from Chicago
" sterday. ...- Senator Oglesby who made
| some very effective speeches during the New
| Hampshire campaign, will return TO Wash
ington this evening.
THE CASE OF HALLETT KILBoURN BE-
| FORE THE GRAND JURY.-The grand Jury of
the Criminal Court OF the District to day
| took Up the case OF Hallett KiIbourn, the
| recalciJrant witness before the House corn .
| mitiee investigating the District Real Es-
tate Pool" and the following witnesses were
| summoned To appear to day: Hon. George
| W. Adams, Clerk OF the House OF Represents
| olive; Hon. John G.. Thompson, Sergeant
! at A rms of the House: and Hons. j. ID. New
| Lewis A. Herr Smith, and j. n Glover,
| members OF the House.
THAT JOKE On THE PREsIDENr.-The
Baltimore Gazette printed good ''story''
! yesterday about dinner az the White House,
which alleges that the President desired to
| confer with some Con gressional friends about
| the District real estate pool. but that his son
| accidentally invited Senator Salisbury, q
| democrat, instead OF a republican Senator
\ designated, and that consequently there
| could be no confidential interchange of Opin-
| ions. The fact of the matter is that the Pre-
| sident did invite q number of Congressman
| to meet Judge Taft, the new Secretary OF
War, and that among those invited was
| Senator Salisbury. The latter and other
| Congressman came, but the joke OF the mat
| ter was that the President forgot TO invite
| Judge TAFT who consequently was not pres
ent, and those present did not have the plea
sure OF seeing him.
THE PosT OFFICE INvEsTIG ATIoN.-At
| yesterday afternoons session of the House
Postal Committee, Mr.. Barlow swore that
| he Lever made any improper suggestion To
| any government Off c'ai. ADD never asked or
| expected any man tO ui-o u he gave or loaned
money 10 convey any such suggestion TO q
! govern nenL official. lfe was not responsible
| iOr any improper act II any were commit
| ted, by any party 10 waOm he had ever paid
| money. They must testify themselves, and