Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-04

Hon. PHILIP B. FoUKE, formerly a Rep.
re enta;ive In Congress from Illinois, diei
here yesterday.
CoNGRI ssIoNAL NoMINATIoNs.-Gen "
p. Banks, trep.,) 5th Mass; Edward Avery
dem, } I'd Mass.
A CABINET meeting has been called for
Friday next, at which all the members OF
the Cabinet are expected to be present ex-
Gel Secretary Cameron aud Attorney Gen.
erai Taft.
BY DIRECTION OF the Secretary of War
the leave of absence granted Col. T. ID. Cal
lender, ordnance department, is extended
fifteen days. Leave of absence for four
months Is granted Assistant Surgeon VIM.
+. Buchanan, U. 5. army.
PERsoNAL.-Chief Justice Harri son and
family, OF Toronto, Canada, are at Will
lard's. Secretary Morrill, left for Phila-
delphia at noon yesterday 10 be absent until
Thursday. MIR. G. G. Sniffen, assistant
turned to Washington and resumed his
duties at the executive mansion.
THE MONEY ORDER BUsINkss-The total
amount OF money orders issued during the
last fiscal year footed up $40, 10i, Gao. The
fees received on domestic money orders
amounted TO S645 500, and on issues of for
elgn money orders TO $50 1885, The aggregate
United States during the year was S7s,.
5S7 Acc.
THE PLANET "VULCAN."-The astrono-
mers at the Naval Observatory, in this city,
have been looking steadily for the past two
days for the transit Of Levetrier's planet
Vulcan across the sun. They have seen no
thing oft, and though they will keep on the
cliDed to doubt the existence of the afore.
said Vulcan.
GOVERNOR DENNIsoN received to day
letters from several prominent and we'll
posted politicians in Ohio, all speaking in
the most hopeful terms OF chances for Re-
publican success In the coming state cleo
ton. Among these letters is one from Gen
eral Comfy, editor Of the Ohio State Journal,
and another is from General WIkof, chair
man of the republican state committee.
A STRAw-A prominent German repub-
lican, recently returned from the West, and
who has heretofore looked upon the republic
can prospects In Ohio as ra ther cloudy, yes
terday made bet that that State would 60
republican next Tuesday By eight thousand
majority. He also made bet that Indiana
would 60 republican. 1t Is evident that the
republicans are in a much more hopeful
mood, concerning Ohio and Indiana, than
they were week ago.
COMMISSIONS AND PARooNs SIGNED
The President has signed the commissions
mingham, CT; William h. Hart. postmaster
at Frankfort, Ind; Mrs. Ida Walsh, post
master at Hot Springs. Ark; William 8.
House, .. c.; NJ. NJ. Kaighn, register OF the
land offlce at Santa Fe, n. M; also, warrants
for the pardon of o. A. +. Brady and James
K. Hill.
TIE ELECTION IN INDIANA-Tne Rsp,tJ
icons More Hopettd.-Advices received in
this city, based on careful estimate male
by the republican state committee of In
diana, Indicate that the republicans will
certainly carry the state on Tuesday next.
Secretary Chandler IL exceedingly enthusi-
asuc In the belief that such will be the
apprehensive, but the latest infor IL
Cheering, and Ia supplemented with the addi
{ oDal news that the democrats are losing
largely OF their following every passing day
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant William W.
Rboades ordered to command the Mahopac
at Port Royal, g. c.; Lieutenant Jerome B.
House to the Omaha, south Pacific station,
per steamer Of 10th instant; Lieutenant r ID
ert T. Jasper to equipment duty at the navy
yard. Norfolk, Va; Passed Assistant Engi
the naval academy; Lieutenant George Du-
rand detached from the command OF the Ma
bopac and placed on waiting orders; Lieu
tenant William n. Turner from the Omaha
and ordered TO return home and report arri-
val; Passed Assistant Paymaster John r.
Carmody from the Monocacy, Asiatic sta
ton, and ordered TO return home and report
arrival; Assistant Paymaster Cameron
Burnside from the Tennessee and ordered to
the Monocacy,
Mr.. A. b. MULLErT, ex-Supervising
Architect OF the Treasury, has been ap-
pointed by Secretary Morrill, superintendent
OF the custom houses at Cincinnati, Chicago
and st. Louis, and OF the post offices at New
York. Philadelphia and Hartford, compre-
bending the buildings originally designed
and commenced by Mr.. Mullett, but still
uncompleted. The object of this appoint
ment Is to secure the completion of the
been deviated from by the late supervising
architect at Chicago and other places. These
changes have involved SO many difficulties,
buildings, that 1T has been deemed necessary
to secure the aid OF Mr.. Mullett in rectifying
the mistakes that have been made. The
essence and approval of Supervising Archi-
tect Hill, and Is made on the request Of the
leading citizens Of the localities named.
GEN. BUTLER AND The STEAMER CLAIM.
The Chicago Times has published what pur-
ports to be q report OF the opinion OF the
Solicitor OF the Treasury, rejecting the claim
OF the owner OF the steamer Quarter for
under orders emanating from Gen. Butler
soon after the capture OF New Orleans, and
the owners claim that she was lost while In
the government service. the Times report
falsehood and misconduct to Gen. Butler,
but the malice Is all In the title, and none
whatever in the text, garbled and distorted
as IL Is.
The Solicitor discusses Gen. Buffers con-
nection with the steamer claimed to have
been seized, solely in its legal relations, and
arrives at the same conclusions his prede-
cessor and several different heads OF the
accounting bureaus arrived At, that the
claim was invalid In law. But Gen. Buffers
integrity and his conduct as @ commander
are IN no way censured by the remotest Inn
plication. On the other hand, the facts are
not discreditable TO his prudence as mill
His only connection with the case seems to
have been that he furnished TO tho importu.
nifty Of the claim agent an affidavit Of trans
actions In which he had no personal interest,
and of which, having been performed by
subaltern officers, he had imperfect personal
recollection.
ROllt1cal Notes.
Scion Robinson, for many years the 8Qri.