Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-28

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO.DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, s143 ,96i.3i; customs, 1916 1854.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day
for redemption amounted to s42i ,459.
No MEETING of the House Committee on
appropriations was held to-day. Cause Too
many members watching fair count
The JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEE to frame
a form Of government for the District of Co
lumbia did moi meet to-day.
THE CABINET MEETING to-day was short,
all the members were present except Secre-
tary Robson. The situation of affairs in
South Carolina was discussed.
AT THE WHITE House. Hon. Caleb
Cushing, Senators Morton and West, and
Generals Sickles and Finley had interviews
with the President to-day.
THE COUNTING IN FLoRIDA-A dispatch
received at the Attorney Generals Office this
morning from Tallahassee says that the
canvassing board has commenced operations
ana everything is progressing satisfactorily
THE OLD FRANKLIN HAND PRESS recent
ly on exhibition at the Centennial Exhibit
ton, has been returned to its old position i'm
the model room of the Patent office, The
owner of the press, Mr.. John B. Murray of
New York. i'm forwarding il, says il is not to
be again removed until the next centennial.
DIR. DA MOTTA, Brazilian commissioner of
education at the Centennial exhibition, has
pres ented TO the U. S. bureau of education. as
contribution to the proposed national mu-
scum, books, pamphlets, pupils work text
books, maps, charts, pictures and other arti
cles illustrative OF the progress and condition
OF education in Brazil.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Commander VIM. +.
Fitzhush ordered TO examination for promo
ton, 4th December; Master Marcus ID. HYDE
to the nautical school ship jamestown at
San Francisco; Assistant Paymaster H. r.
Brown To the Rangers League Island: Mid
ShiIman Richard III. Townley detached from,
the receiving ship Independence and ordered
I'd tiie hauticai school ship Jamestown.
PACIFIC RAILROAD MEAsUREMENrs-
The board of army officers sent under a reso-
luton of Congress to resurvey the Pacific
railroads have completed their work and
submitted report. They find only differ
ence OF quarter of a mile between the sur
vey made by them and the one made by the
company. Such discrepancy, they saw is
POSSIBLE, owing 10 the depression of the road
since it was first surveyed.
No ADDITIONAL TROOPS have arrived
here since last week save a few individual
soldiers who failed to make connection with
their companies before their arrival here.
There are four companies of artillery now on
the way here from Fort Sill, who are ex-
pected here within the next twenty-fOur hours
and four companies from California are now
en- route eastward, said to have orders To re-
port 10 General Hancock, a1 New York but
IL is believed That they will come here.
ARMY ORDERs.-By direction OF the Secre-
tary OF War Lieutenant Colonel James ~
Ekin, deputy quartermaster general is, in
addition TO his present duties, assigned TO the
charge OF the national cemeteries in Ken
lucky and Tennessee, with station, as acting
assistant quartermaster, at Louisville XIV:
"a Lieutenants j. a. Rucker, company N,
ana Louis a. Craig company X, of the 9th
cavalry, VIII exchange companies on appli-
ton.
DON'T BELIEVE IN PERSONAL ABUSE
in a conversation the other day Hon. Alex.
II. Stephens deprecated, in strong terms, the
personal abuse of Governors Tilden and
hayes, lndulged in during the campaign.
Referring to the charge that Gov. Hayes,
while general in the union army, had stolen
several hundred dollars belonging to a pri-
yate soldier, he said such a reckless accusation
haddone more harm than good; for democrats
IIneIhselVes, ZANZIBAR as they were with Gen.
Hayes public record, would not for a mo-
ment credit it. He believed that personal
abuse of this kind actually gained rather than
lost votes for the parry abused.
THE SPEAKERsHIP OF THE House prom
ises TO be bone of contention. Five candi-
dates are said TO be in the field-Sayler, Nor
rison, Randall, Cox, and Springer. The oon-
test Is as yet ill-defned. and it is idle 10 spec
ulate on the chances of the aspirants. Mr.
Sayler Is promised hearty support, and is
personally popular, more SO, perhaps, than
any OF his competitors. The prolonged alb
sehce OF Mr.: Randall leads many of his
friends 10 believe that he is not going To work
Ior tne place, but If it falls into his lap he
won't refuse 1t. Messrs. Springer and Morri-
son seem TO be mentioned as candidates lust
as good many horses are entered in q mile
dash: merely TO fill up, but il must be remem-
Defed sticn steedS sometimes beat the favor
ties. There is some talk of Mr. Hester Civ
mer. but he will hardly be the successor of
Mr. Kerr. Mr.. Cox Is quite confident that he
VIII come out ahead. Mr.. Blackburn, of
kentucky, is not a candidate, and will sup
port Mr.. Sayler. The latter has also captured
IN his interest several of the New York dele
CATION. The Ohio delegation is reported for
Mr. Sayler, with but one solitary exception
The contest will take some more definite
shape in day or two, and predlcations of
the result VIII then more properly be in order.
PERsoNAL.-Donn Piatt has crawled out
from ''Under Barn." where he has been
summering, and writing letters quite as grace
ful and good deal wittier than Willis let
tiers from Under Bridge;' has combed the
hay-seed from his yet abundant curls and
now comes TO Washington with a revivified
liver, and looking really almost handsome
Mrs. Piatt returns to Washington also i'm inn
proved health, her circle of warm friends will
be glad TO hear. 49, Mr.. S. w. Russell, of
the San Jose (Cal) Herald, is i'm town.
...' Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts, of New York, is at
Wormley's hotel. 80. Hon. Caleb Cushing
leaves here to-day for Boston, and after at
" roiit private DuSlleSS VIII return
10 New York on Monday, and sail for his posi-
at Madrid on Wednesday, December 6.
-" Representative Randall will not arrive
here until tomorrow morning. He is at
present in New Yark. John G.. Thomp-
son, Sergeant-at-arms of the House. arrived
here this morning. 49, Holman, the objector
rs IN the city. 49, Towles, the Index and
Printing Clerk of the House, ..put in" this
morning, ready for the winters session
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles is in town. and
Will remain for several weeks. -...Ex-Gov
walker, NJ. c., of Virginia, will be here on
Thursday. '''.A good many of the female
wall-howers of the lobby have already ar
rived. Francis, the petition clerk of the
House, is making a miniature manuscript of
the Lords Prayer, which will not cover more
Than the circumference of a silver quarter
He proposes to ornament his desk with it,
Mr.. Jennings, the popular assistant door
Keeper OF the House, Is mastering his pages
for the winter campaign. Hon. Thomas
Swami, of Maryland, has regained some of
the lost volume of his voice, and will dis
course on constitutional law this winter as
loudly as any of his colleagues. 1.-The ar
rival Of Hon. Alex. H.-Stephens will relieve
Mr. O'Brien, of Maryland, of the onerous
duties appertaining TO the craftsmanship of
the Committee ON Coinage, Weights
ana Measures. Lafayette Lane, of
Oregon, who promised 10 see that
the state went all right for Tillen