Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-14


NEW HAMPSHIRE RETURNS will be re.
ceived this evening at the Washington News
Bureau of the Boston Journal, 1885 F street,
opposite the Ebbitt House.
PosTPoNENENr.-The Artists Club Re-
ception and Exhibition has been postponed
from the date heretofore named to Saturday
evening next, the 18th inst.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Senators Hoar ard Logan, and
Representatives Wells, Wallace, Hurlbut
and McDoGgall.
THREE committees of the House-Iudian,
Military Affairs, and Appropristions-were
TO day coutending for The reference TO them
Of the bill transferring the Indian bur eau to
the War department..
POSTAL CARDs.-The Post Office depart
ment yesterday issued ,, 162, 600 postal cards,
the largest issue that has yet been made in
one day. The increase OF Issue this year
over corresponding term of last year has
been Al $40 per cent.
ANOTHER DISTRICT INyEsTIGATIoN.-
The House Committee on the District OF
Columbia VIII TO morrow commence an in
vestigation into the conduct of the admins
tratiOn OF the several reformatOry tnsJitu-
ttons In the District OF Columbia. 1t will be
conducted with closed doors.
SWEDISH TESTIMONIAL. - Mr.. Ed
munds to-day Introduced a bill in the SEN
ate TO authorize Spencer r. Baird, assistant
secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to
receive from the King of Sweden q Iii ploma
and decoration. constituting him a member
OF the Royal Norwegian Order OF st. Olaf
the same being literary and scientific
order.
PERsoNAL.-George IL. Reay, the we'll
known late contractor for stamped envel-
ON for bsaE ftav1 NJ "A faH
morning at half past three O'Clock at the Gil
sey House, New York. Mr.. Reay was a
warm hearted, genial, gentleman, and had
many friends. ''''H Hon. w. w. ketchum, of
Pa, has been i'll four or five days, at Will
lsrd,s Hotel, with pneumonia. ''''Gen.
Garfield has returned from New Hampshire.
He is quite ssnguine of republican victory.
CENTENNIAL ExPENsEs-The collector
OF customs at Philadelphia estimates that
within the next six weeks there will arrive
at the Centennial exhibition buildings be-
tween 80, 600 and GO, 900 foreign packages and
as Ks provision for employing nearly $50 per-
fOI : 10 examine. appraiSe and maintain the
necessary custody of these exhibits. There
Is also an additional appropriation wanted
% $500 00O for the proper display Of the eX-
hlhits OF the several departments OF the gov
erBment. This matter is referred TO a sub
committee of the Appropriation Committee
Of he House.
OCR SOUTH ATLANTIC FLEET.-The
Navy department is to-day in receipt of dis
PATCHES from Rear Admiral Reed Worden
commanding the South Atlantic station
dated on board tine flagship Richmond, at
Valparaiso, Chill. February g. He reports
the health Ofthe officers and crew unusually
good. Tue Omaha was daily expected from
Cdll&O. The Richmond was expected To sail
between the 2Oth of February and LIST or
March for CallaO. stopping at the important
ports EN- route. The new CGilian irOu-c adj
Nalps raise, OF $3.50 tons displacement, was
in port.
Mi. KILBoURN BEFORE THE BAR OF THE
HoUsE.-AL ten minutes after two o'clock
this afternoon Mr.. Glover, chairman of the
Committee TO investigate the District real
estate pool. called up the case OF the recu-
ant with SIS, Hallett KilDOurn. The testi-
niony tai en- before the com mittee, In so far
a. his refusal TO maze answer is concerned
was read TO the House. Upon the conclusion
OF the reading, a resolution was presented
erecting the SergeaDt-at-Arms t arraigu
the said kIlbourn at the bar of the House as
recusant witness. The House had the mat
ter nn, er COT. Iteration when our report
clos ed at p. In.
THE BILL REDUCING THE PRESIDENTS
SALARY to So, 900 from and after March 4,
1877, passed the Senate to-day by a vote OF
20 10 20, as follows: Ayes-Messrs. AIIisoa,
BOgy, Christiancy, Clay ton, Cockrell, Conk-
Harvey, Hi,chcock, Herman, Key, Logan,
McCTeery, Mcdonald, Maxey, Morrill, (Vt),
Morton, Patterson, Stevenson, Thurman
Bay ard, Boutwell,. Cooper, Davis, Dorsey,
Frellnghuysen, Hamlin, Howe, Ingalls,
Jones Fla }, Jones New, Mcmillan, Mitch
ell, Paddock. Robertson; Sargent, Sharon,
Spencer, Window, and Withers.
THE NOMINATIoNs OF POLICE COMMITS
sIoNERs.- 1t may be pretty safely predicted
that the nominations of Messrs. Sweeney
and Gray TO be police commissioners of the
District OF Columbia, now with the Senate
Committee on the District, will be reported
favorably, and that they will be confirmed
by the Senate. There is some opposition to
their confirmation, but il is Of a Compare
lively Insignificant character, not affecting
their personal integrity or ability, and in
sufficient to justify an adverse report. There
ton OF Col j. G.. Berret will be reported adj
versely on account OF his acknowledged cOa-
nectiOn with the Pacific Mail steamship
matter.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on INDIAN Az
FAIRS held long session yesterday on the
question OF transferring the Indian bureau
TO the War department. The vote was finally
taken on reporting favoraDly to the House
the bill recently reported TO the committee
by sub, committee on that subject, ami
The result was as follows: Affirmative
Messrs. Scales, Boone, Sparks, Hooker and
Morgan. Negative-MeSsrs. W iIshire, Seelye,
Page, Van VOORHEES, aud Tafts. Tue other
member OF the committee (Mr. Lane) was
absent, but as he is known To be for the bill,
il was agreed TO report 1t favorably. The
minority OF the COMMITTEES VIII present a re-
port, To be written by Voorhees,, opposing
the transfer TO the War department and
recommending the establishment OF q de-
partment of Indisn affairs.
NohINATIoNS.-The President sent the
following nominations TO the Senate to-day:
Richard p. Derlckson, to be collector of in
ternal revenue for the first district of ILL
no1s; James Atkins, collector OF customs at
the port of Savannah, Georgia. Andrew
Cone, consul OF the United States at Para.
POstmasters--Newell Jones, Homer, New
York; Sylvanus Miner, Mount Vernon, In.
diana; James r. Eastman, Marysville, Cali
fornia; Il. r. King, st Joseph, Michig an;
Leslie J. Perry, Paola, Kansas; William In
gersOll, Pueblo. Colorado territory. Military
PromotiOns.-2d Dleutenants Theodore F..
True, Edward l.. Bailey and John Scott, to
he LIST lieutenants of the 4th infantry; and q
Lieutenant billiard III. Clark TO be LIST lieuten-
ant 18th infantry.
THE geneva AwARD.-The House Com
mittee on the Judiciary will make q report
amendatory OF the act for the distribution OF
the Geneva award. 1t will be recollected
that the former Congress provided for pay
n ent TO actual losers, excluding insurance
companies, unless shown that their losses by