Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-23
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
FIorida Coz Hayes DIV zsa Maiority.

Florida for Hayes by 763 Majority.
Mr.. W. W. Curtis, formerly chief clerk of
the land Office of the Interior department,
received a dispatch Ibis afternoon saying
that " Florida has gone for Hayes by
nlajOrit of 7es, on the face of returns"
a telegram to the Republican National
Committee from Tallahassee says: Returns
all in. and on their face show Hayes has 763
majority in Florida"
Hon. s. s. Cox is III the city.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, s2i7 .2o0.1l; customs, SIT, 1908.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day
for redemption amounted to S6Is,955.
ETvTNUE APPOINTMENTs.-Thom III
Seymour wa Yesterday appointed revenue
>tCTekeeper for Nebraska, and r L. Howell
for The 9Th district of North Carolina.
Col. MCCORKLE, of Virginia is a candi-
Date for Marshal of the District in case Til
den gets that other vote. There is an army
of patriots ready to relieve Mr.. Wolf, as re-
cOTdeT Of deeds.
Is THIS PART OF THE SQUADRON FOR
WAsHINGTON?-The signal service observer
Al Cape Henry reports To chief signal officer
as follows: "A large man-Of-war. full ship
rugged, two smoke stacks, passed in at 1l.45"
THE PROMOTION of BLUE Jeans" Will
liams to be governor of Indiana, makes Mr.
Roberts of Maryland, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Accounts. He will hardly go econ
ony to such an extent as his predecessor.
THE SPEAKERsHIP of the House is still
unsettled. II is believed now that Hon.
Abram s. Hewitt, who managed Tilden's
campaign will be the one who will give the
cue, as 10 who shall have the place.
THE HOUSE Committee on Appropriations
JAILED to meet to-day, owing To the absence of
"A quorum. Messrs. Randall and Hale are in
The south, and Messrs. Singleton and
Vim. A. Wheeler have telegraphed they can
not be In the city until December I'd.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT-The
subcommittee of the joint special commit
tee TO frame a government for the District of
COlumbia-cOnsisting of Gen. HuntOn and
Senator Whyte-meet tomorrow TO revise
the bill drafted. which will be presented to
the full committee at its meeting on Monday.
THE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS,
Of which Gen. o. o. Howard is chairman
appointed TO confer with the Nez Perces In
dams in Oregon, with view to the adiust-
nent Of existing difficulties relative to the
possession OF Willow valley, have had a
.Our days conference with Chief Joseph and
il is thought the question will be amicably
settled.
Hon. GEORGE SYKES, the Quaker member
of the House of Representatives from New
Jersey in the 18th and 9th Congresses, has
been elected a member of his state legisla-
tuTe. Mr.. Sykes during his temporary resi-
dence among us was much respected and
esteemed. Like Governor Tilden he is a
bachelor and a democrat.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Frederick
Singer ordered to the Canonicus mt New Or
leans, December next. Boatswain Edward
Kenny TO duty at League Island. Pa Passed
Assistant Engineer Robert Crawford detach-
I'd from the Naval Academy, and placed on
waiting orders. Ensigns Colin Mcdonald A
III. Cobb and A. c. Baker ordered to examina-
ton for promotion. Passed Assistant Pay
III aSter John r CarmOdy, has reported his
return home, having heen detached from the
MOnocacy. Asiatic station, on the 30th of
September last and has been placed on wait
ing orders.
AN INCORRECT STATEMENT-The pub
lished statement that the Secretary of the
Treasury yesterday called upon Mr.. Jewell
for the pay-rolls OF the bureau of engraving
ard printing, and suspended work i'm thai
a. usual there to day; and If the pay-rOlls
were wanted, "a they may have been Mr.
jewell knows nothing of IL, for they are kept
i committee inquiring into the cost of revenue
| stamps printed in that bureau and they NAV
| have desired some information which might
| give rise To such report.
| No TROOPS have arrived to-day and none
| are exp ected. The Brooklyn Argus SAYS: "A
man-of-war has been anchored broadside of
| the Long BRIDGE No such ship is visible tn
| the naked eye, and If il was, IL would puzzle
the Arg,s TO explain why IL should be an
eh0red .'broadside of the Long bridge" I'M
/ less TO keep off the army of Alexandria office
| seekers in case Tilden is elected. The Ar0Ls
| also says: "Three vessels are being hurried
| ly fitted out at the Brooklyn navy yard with
| orders, as 1t is understood, to proceed to
| Washington"
| -Four more companies of troops however.
have been ordered here from Fort SILL and
they are expected to arrive some day this
week.