Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-17

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nal revenue, sos ,93O63; customs, sI6s, 1926.
THE PRESIDENT is expected to return to
the city this evening.
SECRETARY CAMERON will return to-
morrow nom Han fisburg.
THE UNPRECEDENTED SUM OF 81 .OO2 ,931 DC
was received for the sale OF postage stamps
for the quarter ending March 81, 1876.
THE Committee on BANKING and Cdr
rency met TO day, but again postponed a
vote on the proposition to repeal the specie
resumption act until to morrow morning.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE on the
legislative bill held a meeting this morn
ing, but failed to reach an agreement. Au-
other meeting will be held at o'clock this
evening.
Mr.. T. N. VAIL, superintendent OF the
railway mail service, went to New York.
last night, to see what arrangements, IL any,
can be made for continuing the carrying of
the fast maIls.
Mr.. MCMAHON, OF Ohio, having received
number Of letters from his district urging
him to be candidate for reelection. has con-
sented TO withdraw his declination, and will
accept the nomination If 1t is desired by the
democrats OF the 4th district.
a TELEGRAM has been received here from
Evans, Marsh's partner In the Fort Sill
leadership, whose testimony Is wanted In
the Belknap Impeachment trial. He has
been detained by floods on the lines of western
railroads, but will reach here tomorrow
The Impeachment trial will be renewed on
Wednesday.
THE PLATT-GooDE CoNrEsr.-The SUBJ
Committee on Elections has made a re-
port In the contest OF Plat VS.. Goode, of the
I'd Virginia district. The report was in favor
OF Goode (democrat), the sitting member.
sub committee, Messrs. House and Thonp-
son (democrats) voting In favor of Plat
This gives Mr.. Plat the majority report in
his favor.
THE MISSISSIPPI INvKsTIG ATIoN-The
testimony taken by the Senate special com
mittee on the Mississippi outrages makes
LOO pages. A few witnesses yet remain to
be examined in Washington. The majority
report, by Senators Boutwell,. McMiIlen and
Cameron, will claim that outrages have been
committed on the negroes, and that many of
while the minority report, by Messrs. Bay
ard and Mcdonald, will claim the outrages
were caused by the NAL admins tratiol of
the state government.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BrLL.-The
committee of conference on the army ap-
preparation bill reached an agreement Sat
urday. 1t recommends that the House legts-
isIon Ior reorganizing the army and reduc-
ing pay OF officers shall be omitted from the
oil and provision inserted for a commits
sion to investigate these subjects aud report
to Congress at The next session. The Senate
Increased the amount of the House bill
nearly So 100, 600, but according to compro-
mise, the bill now agreed upoa, this increase
viii be reduced about 81 400, 600 aud although
the force and pay of the army remain nm
changed the revised total of the bill Will
show reduction of 80 296 900, as compared
with army appropriations OF last year.
THE INTEREST ON THE 3-65 BoNps-When
the item in the suudry civil appropriation
bill was reached by the Senate, providing
for the interest on the 3-65 District bonds
That body added the word thereafter" the
effect OF which would have been to have
made the interest permanent appropr!a-
ton, nd would have fixed the status OF the
bond as permanent as other United States
obligations. The bill, when returned to the
House with the Senate amendments, was
Eorconcurred In, and 1t went to q conference
committee The conference committee has
agreed to the bill, but the Senate yieldei its
amendment concerning the bonds, which
leaves the annual provision for the interest
10 be met by Congress each fiscal year. The
August and February Interest is appropri-
ated Dy the bill.
THE FAST MAIL SERvICE-A commuui-
cation received at the Post ONCE department
from the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad company gives notice that
nom and after July p, 1876, the fast mail
train between New York and Chicago will
be discontinued. The reasons assigned for
this are as follows:-It was the belief OF the
company and the officers OF the department
that the advantage of rapid transmission of
the mails would meet the necessities and
secure The approval Of the people and through
them Congress, VINO would come forward and
give such rates OF compensation as would
warrant the company In the continuance OF
the rapid mail service. The speed, the accu-
racy OF time, freedom from interruption and
the popular demand IL has partially created
and wholly satisfied cannot be questioned.
Congress, however, has, by its action in re-
ducing the rates of compensation for railroad
mall transportation, expressed an unwilling
ness 10 provide sufficient remuneration,
therefore the company is obliged to termi
nate the service. A communication of SINH
lar import was received from the officers of
me Pennsylvania Railroad company. In
this communication the company does not
indicate what service they will give in the
future. The department will take immedi-
ate steps to negotiate with the companies.
INvEsTIG ATING Ex-SERGRANr-Ar-AR
ORDwAY-The Real Estate Pool Committee
continued Its investigation into the expen-
ditures of ex- Sergeantat-Arms Ordway's
accounts on Saturday. Aaron Bradshaw
one Of Mr.. Ordway's deputies, testihet that
he did not get full settlement for much of
the mileage due him until the Sd day of this
month, on which day OTdway settled with
him. NJ. bradshaw, another deputy, testi.
ned that he was compelled to perform SER
vice as clerk Tor the Market House Com pany
during the absence of one of the market
house clerks. and while he was being paid
on the rolls at the Capitol. Capt. Blackford,
OF the Capitol police, who went south as
Deputy Sergeant-at-A Arms for the louisa a
Investigating Committee, and VINO dis
oursed the money on the trips, was then ex-
amlned, and produced his account OF the
Items paid out while away, which he turned
over 10 Ordway on his return. The chair
man OF the committee had before him during
lhe examination Of Blackford the voucher
put In by Ordway of the same ex penditures,
and nearly every item In the voucher had
been raised several dollars higher than the
account turned in by Blackford. Capt.
Blackford testified that his account az rem
dered was correct, and the committee await
an explanation from Ordway.
PRESIDENT GRANTS WELCOME TO WEST
ERN MARYLAND-TheC Cumberland Neios OF
Saturday says: Fully one thousand people
assembled at the depot At half past one
O'Clock yesterday afternoon TO see the Presi
dent OF the United States and his party,
whose passage through this city, on their
way 10 Deer Park, was announced In the
Nous yesterday morning. The Queen City
cornet band was stationed on the hotel porch,
and as the train rolled up to the station the
N nd inlay cd AN ma rat