Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-15
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, S25i ,5l3 1Os customs, s5i9,733 9

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s25i ,5i3. 1Os customs, s5l9,73s
BANK NOTES received for redemption
to-day amounted to s76s, O75.
POSTMASTER GENERAL TYNER has re
turned and resumed his duties.
PERsoNAL.-GovernorH artranft, of Penn
sylvania, is in the city. Mr.. U. S. Grant
jr., has gone 10 New York.
THE excellent October number OF the Ell
Thorough RevieI0 (Scott & Co. reprinD, re-
ceived from f. NJ. Whitaker, has an inter-
tstiDg article on the Turkish question.
MARYLAND PosTMAsTERs.-Phelp R.
Wilson is appointed postmaster q. Ander-
son. Prince Georges county, Nd, vice a. z
Spicer, resigned. Miss Sarah A. Lelerer is
appointed postmaster at AcOkeck, Prince
Georges county, Md, vice PRilip Il. Led
ersT, deceased.
WHAT JUDGE EDMUNDs SATs-Judge
EdmuDGs and Mr.. VIM. a. Cook had a long
interview with the Attorney General to day
Judge Edmunds expressed 1t as MS opinion
that the democrats had about acknoR led ged
a Cefeat In Louisiana and South Carolina,
and concentrated all their efforts In Florida.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS GET TO-DAY
Judge Montgomery has telegraphed from
Columbia, 8. c., 10 his son in this city, to.
day, that Hampton is certainly elected, and
the Governor of California has telegraphed
that he will refuse to certify to the election
OF the Hayes electors on account OF alleged
frauds In the navy yard and custom house
districts OF San Francisco. "''' Another in
eligible elector Is said To have turned up In
the person Of John II. Watt, of Lafay cite,
Yam county, Oregon.
AvERY's PARDoN.-Mr. r. c. Hewitt has
gone to Jefferson City with the papers of
parGon for William O. Avery, and 1t is ex-
pected that they will both shortly return to
this city. The friends of Mr.. Avery, by their
Influence with the officers OF the peniten-
tIary, succeeded In having him appointed q
dIuggist in that institution, and Consequent
ly his health IL not impaired as much as il
would have been had he been placed at hard
labor During bis stay In prison he has mad
excellent living. His friends state that he is
now ply sically well, but that the disgrace
him mentally, and he has been quite de-
pressed in spirits During his incarcera tion
his hair and whiskers have turned very
sray, almost white.
THE AUTHORIZATIONS BILLs-The House
Committee on Appropriations has been
called by Its chairman to meet on the 22d
instant. There promises To be full attend
delay in the preparation Of the estimates:
those for the diplomatic and consula ser.
vice slightly exceed 81 ,2O0, 600 This is $50 900
In excess OF the amount appropriated for the
present FISCAL year, and nearly $3.50 900 less
than the estimates of last year. The esti-
mates for all the expenses OF the govern
ment, with the exception OF the pensions
are larger than tue appropriations OF the
pr sent year. The pension estimates are
SIS So, 800, a million less than the amount
appropriated for the present year. A consid
cradle annual reduction in the pension lists
may now be counted upon. The Indian aud
army estimates are much larger than the
law Of this year, while the Post ONCE esti-
mates promise to be nearly the same.
WASHINGTON GossiP.-Mr Lloyd vii.
liams, of Baltimore, with his daughters aud
wife, are at the Arlington. All Cincinnati
ans, who have visited our city at any Tina
within five years, have seen the pretty
girls. by nature brttnes. by art blondes
Mrs Spoford, several seasons ago, made
Pretty Miss Vavasour," and every one S here
recognized the Misses Williams In the young
ladies who changed their tUigs morning, noon
anu anu n1gnt 70 me serious distress OF Two young
could not know In the blonde OF dinner III me
the rIus OF the breakfast table. They are
now rejoicing In lovely brown hair which
and quite distfnglle In appearance. They be-
long 70 the most aristocratic family in Mary
land, but their eccentriclties have made their
position somewhat isolated-or rather they
choose to be very exclusive; that puts It bet
ter. They are highly educated, and one Of
the daughters is married 70 DR.. Broken
brough. who Is OF the +. r. VS. OF Virginia.
Mr.. Williams is strikingly like the late Gen.
Robert Lee; his eccentricity is the purchase
Of diamonds, and am told he has Q collec-
fiOn OF the largest and purest Ia the COUNTRY
t"Raynuonde." Ia Gin. Commercial.
CIVIL RIGHTS CASE IN THE U. q.
SUPREME CoURr.-In the u. s.. Supreme
Court yesterday counsel for Madison Doom,
now in jail In Augusta county, Virginia,
under q sentence OF the District Court OF
the United States for q violation of the civil
n TOr
habeas corpus In his case, for the purpose OF
having IL determined whether he is legally
In custody. The ofiense charged Is that he
excluded one Annie Smith, colored, from
the reception room Of the Chesapeake and
ohio railroad company, in the city of Staun-
TOD, for reasons not applicable TO persons OF
vious condition of servitude. Attached to
the petition 10 statement OF points upon
which the prisoner relies for his Liberation:
FIRST. that the district court was without
Jurisdiction TO try him for the often Sc
charged; second, that the act Of Congress
does not in terms define that as an Ofense
Is broad enough to cover such q case IL COM
prehends other offenses not within the cog
nizance OF Con gress, and that hence the act
is unconstitutional AMI void; fourth, that II
the act be held TO provide punishment for
denying the accommodations and privileges
enunciated in its nrst section, .'on account
OF race, color or previous condition OF servi-
tude," and nothing more, then 1t is not
authorized by the fourteenth amendment of
me CONSTITUTION, and Is null and void. The
motion Is made by Messrs. Sheffsy and Rob-
ertson, Of Virginia.
The Louisiana Election.
WHAT GOVERNMENT OFFICER SAYS
ABOUT INTIMIDATION.
The following communication has been
received here from q trusted officer of the
government: "The confederate plan OF cam
paign q say confederate advisedlyJ as diff
fered this year materially from the last two
nrllv Tn I'D To- tv In, fhaxy
have brought to their Aid murder and arson.
Formerly 1t was the Red River parishes; this
year they selected the two Felicianas, Ou-
| The horrors Of civil war In Its worst form
have been exceeded In these parishes,
and the entire republican vote cowed
| chita, where some voted under the pro-
| lection OF the federal garrison. Had
| my request for aid been complied with
Il msjoIity OF between i've or ak thousand.