Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-28

SENATOR I. W. FERRY, president pro tenn
pore of the Senate, whose tsrm expires March
3, 1877, will probably be returned to the Sen.
ate by the legislature of Michigan. Secre-
tary Chandler is not, as has been stated, a
contestant for the seat OF Mr.. Ferry. Gov
ernor Bagley, however. is.
PERSONAL General Shermans family
have arrived here and will remain during
the winter with the general at the Ebbitt
house. The two youngest daughters will at
tend school at the Georgetown Seminary.
Park, Md but Is expected to return to NOR
row. '''Secretary Chandler will return to
this city On Wednesday.
CROOK AND TERRY ON THE WAR PATH.
Word has been received AT the War depart
ment from headquarters department OF Da-
koia, that the commanding officer at Fort
stevenson reports that VIM. Burke. bearer
OF dlspafches 10 the New York Herald ar
rived at Fort Stevenson Tuesday last, aud
kta,et he left Generals Terry and Crook at
the month of Powder river at 5 p. M. Thurs
day, August 18th; General Terry on the east
side ana General Crook on the west side OF
the river. Their commands were following
the trail of hostile Indians in the dir ection
ofthe Little Missouri river.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT SOCIETY
held q meeting to day at noon, a. their Of
fee In the City Hall, DR.. j. @. Hall presid-
ing, DR.. j. b. Blake, secretary, and DR.. G. II.
Nichols, G. F. Stansbury, ". j. Mcdonald
and +. ID. Stuart present. The other officers
and members of the management are absent
from the city. Tue secretary laid before tue
meeting the communication from the State
department., enclosing the opinion of the
Attorney General on the act making an 40
preparation 10 complete the monu nent
which was referred to in THE STARE Sat
urday. This was discussed at some length
and draft OF deed prepared by DR.. Stake
was ordered 10 be transmitted to the state
department, with an inquiry as TO whether
the government will accept 1t; aud power
was given TO the secretary To execute q
proper deed when such Is pre- pared. The
commits sioners of the states having build
Ings on the Centennial grounds having
given permission to the society 10 place con-
tripution boxes in their buildings, srrau.e-
ments were made for the furnishing aud
putting up OF such boxes.
THE LEASE OF TIM SHEPHERD BUILD
ING-lt need only be said In reference to the
renting by Interior department OF the Shep-
herd building, corner Of Pennsylvania ave-
nue and 18th street, for the use OF the PEN
ST. n office and Bureau OF Education, that
the Secretary OF The Interior department
fully fortified himself I'm a legal point of
visw before leasing the building in question.
The facts OF the case, as stated, are that the
lease of the Seaton house, now occupied by
tie Pension bureau, expired about two years
ago, since which time II has been rented by
tie month by the interior department. A
comm tteeoi experts was recently appointed
TO eSaniLe the building and report whether,
In their opinion, II could be made fire proof
without disturbing It's present occupancy,
as the law of Congress expressly requires.
They reported thatit could not. The q -Iestion
as to " h ttler, under all the circumstances.
the building could be legally vacated on
reasonable notice, was referred to Col. WIN.
A: Cook, OF this city, who decided in the
sftrmative-a view in which the Solicitor
o: The Int rior department fully concurrred
Notice was therefore given the owners of the
Seaton House that their building would be
vacated Cd the 18th proximO.