Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-26

son, of New Jersey. was elected and sworn
In TO day. In addition to the iron clad oath,
which he took, he also obligated himself TO
keep the secrets of the House.
ACCIDENT TO FAST MAIL TRAIN.-A
dispatch received by Mr.. T. N. Vail, general
superintendent railway mail service, this
afternoon. states that the fast mail train
went off the track at New Albany this morn
ing. Fireman killed-clerks all right.
THE FRIENDS In the House of Secretary
Robson will make an effort on Monday
next to have that body direct the Committee
on Naval Affairs to conduct his examination
with open doors. The Secretary, a few days
ago, requested the committee to accord him
this privilege, but IL was refused.
REPRESENTATIVE HOPKINS, OF Pennsyl.
vania, this morning made an argument
before the House Committee on Commerce
10 favor of a re solution referred to that COM
mittee prohibiting the discrimination in
railroad freights by the several railroad COM
panies in the United States.
THE REPORTS sent from Montgomery,
Ala, here indicating that the republican
delegation from that state to Cincinnati will
be unit for Morton are contradicted here
Hon. Charles Hays, NJ. c., one of the dele
Blaire man, and Mr.. L. G.. Stokes, district
delegate, Is An out and out Conkling man.
THE House Committee on the Judiciary,
at its meeting to- day, discuss for some
time the question whether Congressional
Printer Clapp is an Improbable officer. The
commlttee arrived at no conclusion, but IL
is understood that the almost unanimous
opinion Will be that he is not Improbable.
The committee also agreed to report q bill
with reference to the mode of ascertaining
and liking damages in patent cases.
THE PROGRAMME of music for to morrow
Saturday evening, at the Presidents
grounds, by the Marine band, Professor L.
Schneider, leader, is as follows: 1. National
Air; z March, L. Schneider; 8. Fantasia
Up. Barbe Blue, Offenbach; 4. Symphonic
Pastorale, Beethoven; 8. Waltz-Girofie-
Girofia, Lecocq; 6. Fantasia-Op. Aida, Yer
9. Meditation-Ave Maria Gounod; o. GaIop
lie Voyage In Chemindefer, Downing; 10
National Air.
FIRST MINISTER FROM PARAGUAY.-The
Paraguayan minister to this country, Senior
Jose Machain, will arrive in New York
within few days on board the French
steamship France, from Havre. He is the
this country, and is reported to be a man OF
Intelligence and experience. In addition to
his diplomatic functions, Senior Machain is
Centennial Exhibition. He left Ruenos Ayres
on the 10th Of April for this country, by way
OF Europe.
Ex-PosTMAsTER GENERAL CREswELL
was before the House Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads this morning, to ex-
plain the publication of certain advertise
meDts OF the Post Office department, given
to various newspapers while he was Post
master General. He was questioned con-
corning the removal of a postmaster named
Moore at Walla- Walla, w. T. 1t was
count OF his having furnished information
against certain fraudulent mail contractors
This Mr.. Creswell denied, and said that he
removed h1m because he had tempered with
mail matter.
THE MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA BOUND
AIRY ARBITRATIoN.-S Senator Whyte and
Hon. Isaac d. Jones, counsel for the state of
Maryland in the Maryland and Virginia
boundary case, have been notified that the
board of arbitration in the case will meet al
Washington on the 30th instant to resume
It's consideration. The board, as reoryan-
lied, is composed of Hon. j. s. Black. of
Pennsylvania: xGov. Jenkins of Georgia
ard Senator elect Beck, of Kentucky, with
w. ID. Graham, of North Carolina, as secre
larry. the case must be tried 40 isaitiO, aud
several weeks will necessarily be occupied
In the reading of the testimony and In the
hearing OF the arguments OF counsel.
THE WEEKLY STAR, now ready, contains
all the Investigations of the week; the re-
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Ings OF Congress; the Presbyterian Assem-
blies; the Methodist General Conferences: the
Revival Meetings In Washington; Social
and Personal Gossip: Political Notes; Conrt
pToceed1ngs; Choice Stories; all the News of
Sketches; Agriculturaland Household Mat
tiers, ETC., etc.
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prepaid; single copies ave cents. In wrappers.
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS The Kentuc-
~ democratic convention has chosen the
following delegates at large to the ST. Louis
convention Henry Watterson, w. @. p.
Breckinridge, Willis Macten and John M.
Rice: They are not instructed. 1.-The re-
publicans OF Dakotah territory have elected
an uninstructed delegation to the Cincinnati
convention. 1.-The republicans of the 18th
Congressional district OF Massachusetts have
The Alabama (SPencer) republicans yes.
terday chose as delegates to the republican
national convention g. e. Spencer, Chas.
Hays, Alexander Curtis and Alex. White.
The districts elected sixteen delegates half
white and half colored. Resolutions were
ADOPTED commencing Hon. Q. P. Morton to
10 the national republican convent ton.
The VIRGINIA ELECTIONS
elections were held yesterday In all the COR
| Porate cities and towns in Virginia. In
Richmond the democrats elect a mayor by
| full democratic ticket. Alexandria, Staun.
| ton, Norfolk, Petersburg, DanyilIe and
Portsmouth increase the democratic majors
by small majority.
| lie - DAN lNoO Nj nave U66n QulLe
| active recently, and have burned several
plantations near Sagun. Government troops,
disguised as guerillas, have also been COM
uniting depredations. The steamer Octavia
pas been declared lawful prize by the
Spanish authorities, but further proceedings
against her have been suspended until the
BRUSH government has had time to tnvesti-
| gate the case.
| The SECOND GREAT AUCTION SALE OF
DRY GODS took place at New York yester-
| day, the bidding being remarkably spirited
and the prices realized unusually high. To-
ward the close of the sale the scene was
| quite uproarious, rivaling anything ever
witnessed on the Stock Exchange, the ortlers
pou ring in on the auctioneer too fast to be
properly attended TO.
CONVICTION OF A NOTED FoRGER.-
Charles j. Williamson, one of the three men
implicated in the series of extensi We fOrger-
les OF bonds OF the New York Cen trail, Erie
and other railroads In the summer Of 1873,
was found guilty in the Court of General
Session al New York on Wednesday. The
exact extent of the railroad bond forgeries
is not known, but is estimated to have been
nearly $500, 900.
MUTINY IN A PRIsoN.-The penitentiary