Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-03

NOV I'm 10 OE avail NES5ELS.-Ile
fowhatan. Ossipee, aud the iron clads Lee
high and Manhattan arrived at Port Royal,
:. c., yesterday.
Mr.. f. W. BARRIER Third Assistant Post
master General, is in Philadelphia making
final agreements for the Centennial
stamped envelopes.
Ex Gov. HENRY A. WISE, OF Virginia,
this morning made an argument before the
House Committee on Elections In favor OF
j. RI. Platt's claim IL the seat in the House
now held by Mr.. GOode, of Virginia.
S.M. FOULKE, supervisor of internal rev
enue, recently on duty in New England, has,
by order OF Secretary BristOw. been assigned
tn the supervision of New York state, with
headquarters In New York city.
"BY A BIG Senator Morton
10 day received the following dispatch from
Fort Wayne, Indiana, signed SOLDIERS Re-
publican Club":-"We elected all our men
by big majority. Hurrah!'
BUSTED. - The House this afternoon
adopted the report of the majority of the
Committee OF Elections, and ousted from his
seat c. b. Farwell, of the Chicago, ILL.,, dis
trict, and gave II to w. j. Lemoine, the con-
teStant.
END OF THE EXTRADITIoN TREATY
WITH GREAT BRITAIN.-The Cabinet yes
teTday decided that notice should at once be
given to Great Britain Of the abrogation of
The tenth article OF the Ashburton treaty.
Secretary Fish has so notified Earl Derby.
SIR EDWARD THORNTON, who is the head
OF the British centennial commission, has
issued invitations to the commissioners of
other nations 10 a dinner al st. Georges
Hail. Philadelphia, next week. \ NUMBER
OF prominent members of Congress have also
been invited.
w. H. GRANT, indicted with l.. X Lippin-
colt and +. y. BrOsseau, for cOnspirlug TO
defraud the government. was brought here
from st. Paul, Mimi, by the U. s. marshal
yesterday ard taken TO the Courthouse
when he gave bail in $1,000, Messrs. VIM.
Harmon and John 3. SanbOrn becoming
bOndsmen for his appearance At the next
term OF the court on the 81 Monday IN June.
CONSCIENCE CoNTRIBUTIoSs.-The Sec
rotary OF the Treasury received to day, from
New York, $50 enclosed in an envelope
without any communication. The amount
has been placed To the credit OF the CON
science fund. The Secretary of the
Treasury received from Boston to-day
communication from ',,InaIvertence, - en-
closing IS 80, To be placed 10 the credit OF the
conscience fund.
SUIT on Al. 8. COLLECTORS BoSD.-To-
day, the District Attorney entered SUIT for
the United states again Albert G. Mackey,
$4,000, the amount OF the bond of Mackey as
collector OF the District OF Charleston, =. c.,
1ated lure 9TH. 1860, Also against Mackay
with Theodore ID. Wagner aud George W.
Clark, on the bond OF Mackey, dated April,
leCG, as Collector OF Charleston,
NAVAL Observation-Disclosures naval
contractor, having testified that he paid
Slii,C00 TO the Cattels for their influence
with the Navy depart ment, aud that he had
done so at the suggestion OF Paymaster Gen
eTal Bradford, now the naval fiscal agent at
London, the Naval Committee mas addressed
letter to Secretary Robson requesting I'm
10 recall Bradford, SO that the committee
may La Ike his evidence
AT THE CABINET MEETING vest erday the
question OF delivering original papers and
documents from the executive departments
10 Congressional committee or Others was
discussed, and IT is understood that after a
full interchange OF opinions on the matter
the President decided not TO deviate from
rule which has long exested, under which the
executive does not part even temporarily
of the departments,
CONFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate yesterday
confirmed the following nominations: Elisha
p. Ferry TO be governor OF Washington ter
ritory; Thomas Walton, United States dis
trict attorney for the northern district OF
Mississippi; Alexander NJ. Hardy, collector
of customs, NatcheZ, Miss: Capt. Joseph p.
Farley TO be major, and 1st Lieutenant Ed
ward NJ. Wright to be captain In the Ord.
nance department; Edwin p. Eckerson to be
Ascend lieutenant in the eth cavalry.
THE HALLET KILBoURN CAsE.-The
House Judiciary Committee has agreed TO
report resolution authorizing the Sergeant
peal the case OF Hallet kilbourn to the Dis
tIict Supreme Court, and ii the decision of
that court sustains Judge Cartier, then TO
further appeal to the L. s. Supreme Court,
question authority
by the highest tribunal. Messrs. Knott,
l4ynde and Lawrence were appointed COM
mittee to consider what should further be
dohe 10 protect the House against the action
of Inferior courts. The subject was not free
from doubt, and IL was thought advisable TO
nave the question fairly discussed before re-
porting any resolution thereon.
Col. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Fish yes
terday transmitted to the House OF Repre-
seDtatives response to the resolution Of
mat body lDquiring as TO the extent of the
powers conferred on Col. Steiuberger as spe-
cial agent to Samoa, from which IL appears
that the object OF mis- mission was simply to
report upon the character and condition OF
the islands and their inhabitants, aud to
present 10 the ruler OF Samoa letter from
the President and certain presents. His
mission al no time had any diplomatic or
political significance, nor was he ever au-
thOriZed to form government for Samoa,
or TO pledge the United States to the main
tenance OF any particular government on
the islands.
SENATOR MoRToN's "PERsoNAL ExPLA-
| NATION" in regard TO his use OF $4,000 bor-
| rowed from the government during the civil
war, TO arm and equip the union troops OF
Indiana. was listened to with interest to-
day. The Senator, who seemed TO be suffer
ing from severe cold, read his speech from
manuscript. He gave vivid picture OF the
condition of Indiana in war times, and the
danger from the Vaccinations Of the Knights
OF the Golden Circle and Sons OF Liberty.
Senators Anthony and Cameron followed
with rev earnest remarks, testifying their
admi alton for the "war governor" for hi
vigorous acts while chief executive OF Indi-
ana, and expressing their belief that he did
more, perhaps, than any other governor TO
put down the rebellion.
ANEW COUNTERPART S. NOTE made its
appearance in New York last Saturday. 1t
is on the First National Bank OF Northamp-
ton, Mass, and is so well executed as to de-
Ceive nine persons out OF ten, even those &C.
customed TO handling considerable money!
The rule work which shades the lettering is
not so distinct as on the genuine bills, the