Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-26

cadet engineers on board, left Camden, n.
j., on the sd inst, for Chester, Pa.
RENoMINATED.-Thed democrats of the 7Sh
Illinois district have nominated William r.
Morrison for re election by acclamstion.
COMMANDER EDMUND MATTHEWS is de.
tacbed from command of the Ashuelot,
AsiatIc station, on the reporting Of his re-
lief, and ordered to return home and report
arrival.
DEATH OF A MIDSHIPNAN.-The Navy
department has received official Inform aLion
of the death OF Cadet MIdshipman j. P. Ar
mold, of the I'd Congressional district OF Ala
bama. at Montgomery, on the 18th instant,
oftyphold fever.
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE to day par
tally agreed to Mr.. Hurd's report exonerat-
ing Chairman j. Proctor Knott for suppress
ing the Blaine Caldwell dispatch. Toe re-
port will probably be made to the House
10 morrow.
Mr.. CARPENTER was quite hoarse during
the delivery OF his remarks TO day in the
impeachment trial, but nevertheless made
very impressive argument. Ex-Secretary
Belknap and his son occupied seats on the
floor.
THE SILVER DOLLAR BILL.-Senator
Sherman, chairman OF the Senate Finance
Committee, expresses the opinion that the
COIN
age OF the silver dollar, but will limit It's
legal tender to twenty dollars.
THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS held another
caucus to day on the different appropriation
bills, but came to no conclusion on any of
them. During the caucus the proposition to
abandon the river and haroor bill was dis
cussed.
Mr.. TOWNSEND, OF New York, in his
speech TO day favoring the admission OF
Platt, of Virginia, to his seat, said In the
course of his remarks, eve have discarded
the color line in the House. The gentleman
from Mississippi (Mr. Lamar) kicked 1t out
yesterday"
THE PLATT-GooDE ELECTION CONTEST
was called up in the House TO day soon after
the reading of the journal. As seven mem
bers have indicated a desire to be heard on
The SUBJECT, 1t promises To consume all of
to-day and tomorrow. Platt and GOOie are
10 be heard In their own behalf.
ARTILLERY ORDERED WEST Orders
have been issued from the general OF the
army TO General Hancock, commanding the
division OF the Atlantic, to send two battal-
ions OF artillery or four companies eacn from
the first and second regiments to the de-
partment Of Missouri, TO report to G sneral
Pope.
TIE BASIS OF COMPROMISE to reconcile
the disagreements on the legislative appro.
priation bill, presented In yesterdays STAR,
was proposition made by the Senate and
not by the House conferees. No meeting of
the conference managers was held on the bill
TO day, on account OF information called for
rom tne departments not having yet been
furnished.
The sPIcIE RESUMPTION AcT.-Treas-
ury officials say that advices received from
London show much anxiety among the lead
ing bankers there over the probable repeal
OF the specie resumption act by the House
OF Representatives, and they express the
opinion that such action Will cause a decline
In Our securities, and render further funding
operations impractfcable.
VOLUNTEERS FOR THE INDIAN WAR
Several western Senators and delegates have
urged upon the President the necessity OF
requesting Congress to grant authority for
the acceptance OF volunteers for the Indian
war. He refuses, however, but favors the
recruitment OF the regular regiments up TO
their war standard with volunteers, to en-
list there for six months. This, he thinks,
would be the most effective and prompt
Generals Sherman and Sheridan. One thou
sand men have been offered from Mootana
alone.
A BOGUS REPORT ON MISSISSIPPI AZ
FAIRs.-What purports to be an abstract of
the report OF the special committee which
Investigated affairs In Mississippi, printed
IN the, the Baltimore San Of to-day, Senator
MOI cover says that ell the testimony is not
yet printed. and he has not yet completed
The report, beyond writing few foolscap
pages OF an Introductory character. He ex-
poets, however, to begin work upon the re-
port at once, and have 1t ready TO submit to
the Senate before adjournment, which he
thinks Will not be until the latter end OF next
week.
GOOD NEWS FOR THE DISCHARGED
PRINTING BUREAU ExPLoYEs.-An i'm
Nrfo IT,
lion Dill, which has been passed by both
6ouses, and received the signature of the
PRESIDENT, is the provision made for the suf-
fering employees OF the bureau OF engraving
employe who was dismissed when the bureau
stopped for want of funds and who was not
again relnstated when work was resumed
good news to the old employees. The provi-
SONS OF this relief do not apply to the Sc who
were subsequently, reinstated, whether they
have since been discharged or not.
AN ESTEEMED CITIZEN OF Washington
who is summering at Newport, writes under
date OF July 20 suggesting that the publica-
ton In THE STAR of a record OF the range of
tne tnermometer In washington would be
er places, and ne adds Newport, however,
Tor once In its history, has experienced a
heated h, Term, the mercury ON one occasion
eIsl days from So to $50, SURPRISING ANY,
thing known here for the last so years. AS
the temperature has fallen here within few
days until nres and blankets are not uude-
slrsoIe Al nleht, we suppose our correspond
ent viii not feel SO much interest in q co a.
Earison OF heat statistics. At noon to-day
tne thermometer In our Office stood at I5a.
SECRETARY RoBHsoN was before Mr..
Glovers committee last evening In response
70 an invitation sent him yesterday. He ex-
planned that the section of the act of 1874
requiring special agents Of the Navy de-
partment 70 be confirmed had been a6roga.
ted BY succeeding acts, and was no LONGER in
,orce when the appointment OF Jay Cooke,
MtCulloch * Co. was made, but he'd bean
SUPERB eded by snoi her provision In An act
OF 1854, which provided for the appointment
OF these special agents upon their giving
security. He also explained that the deposits
made In October ana November OF 1878 with
the house Of Jay Cooke, McCulloch q Co.
were merely In continuance OF the foreign
account OF the navy. for which he took
ample security, only giviRg them ut REGULAR
Time with security what under ordinary cir
cumstances would have been given them
without security. He show also, that the
Treasury draft issued on toe ID Of July was