Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-21

CAPT. W NJ III. PESROSE, third infantry,
has been relieved from duty in connection
10 join bis proper station.
W. III. DooLITTLE, of Mimi, nominated
yesterday for Assistant Commissioner of
Patents, as stated in THK STAR, is TO sue.
coed Gen. Ellis Spear, resigned.
FRAGMENTS OF WRECK.-The signal
service observer at Long Branch reports to
the chief signal officer as follows; "There
were four cabin doors and a figIrebead
picked up on the beach this morning. No
thing else heard rom"
ITHAvTNG BEEN CHARGED that the con-
6dential letter of the Attorney General to
District Attorneys, pending the whiskey
trials. met with the approval of the Pre5i-
dent, il is authoritatively denied that the
President ever saw the letter until Ii APP
pCared in print.
A MEMORIAL has been signed by the pre-.
siding officers of both branches OF the Mas
sachusetts legislature and the members,
nearly unanimous, Irrespective ofparty, ask
ing the u. :. Senate TO confirm the nOmina
ton Of Hon. X. II. Dana, jr., as minister to
England.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. John Irwin, or
Gcred TO command the flag ship Pensacola,
1t the navy yard, Mare Island; California;
Actirg Passed Assistant Surgeon F. V.
Nlttnt, I'D special OuJy COnneCJSt Win the
Centennial; Capt. Bancroft GQerarei, de-
tsched from the command OF the Pensacola
and TO await orders in California.
DISTRICT BILLS PAssED.-A number of
bills, favorably reported to the House Of
Representatives yesterdy by the Committee
on the District of Columbia, were passed. A
record OF them, with brief recapitulation of
their provisions, VIII be found in the regu-
lar report OF Congressional proceedings, on
the third page.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA GERRYMANDER-
ING.-The Congressional Committee on
Elections, which has been investigating the
case Of Representative Hoge, of South Caro-
Ina. have adopted resolution that ''as it
appears district in that state is composed
OF counties not contiguous, the legislature
ROW In session ought TO redistrict the state
ONE RESULT OF THE "SLAsHING" PRO-
CEss.-Mr. Gill, the new Commissioner OF
Pensions, says he thought his pay would be
increased to 81 900 But as Congress pro-
poses TO reduce Ii TO S2.7O0, he has rendered
his resign alton, declining to remain. Sec.
relary Chandler, however, refuses TO accept
mis- resignation.
THE CASE OF Mr.. DANA.-The Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations held a
meeting to-day and further considered the
nomination of Mr.. Dana to he minister 10
FL gland. The members of the committee
are very Ieticent as TO the conclusion they
reached, but 1t is understood that they agreed
10 report The nomination adversely at the
ext executive session of the Senate.
! THE GRAND jury AND THE "REAL Es-
| TATE PoOJ."-Mr. New, of Indiana, to-day
advised the House that Mr.. A. Herr Smith
John NJ. Glover ard himself, hal been sum
-moned TO appear before the grand jury of
he District in connection with the "real
estate pool" He asked Instructions from
Il House. A resolution was adopted re.
SIxIEEN INDIANS KILLED.-The Com.
| missioner OF Indian Affairs has received a
| dispatch from John p. Clum, U. s. Indian
agent at San Carlos, Arizona Territory, in
which he says: "Guide Beauford made r.
| scout into Tonic basin with fifteen Indian
police, and on March 9Th killed sixteen and
| captured twenty one renegade Indians. Full
4 particulars by mail"
| THE L. s. SUPREME COURT decided yes
4 terday that in the case of a county In Wyo-
ming territory, from which two other coun-
1 ties had been formed, that IL was still liable
i for the whole debt of the county incurred be-
\ fore the division. This decision is import
| ant, "a IL indicates what will be the result OF
| the case between the states OF Virginia end
| West Nirg' MA in regard To the deot OF Viz
| ginia.
| THE WHISKY FRAUDS INVESTIGATION.
l The Sergeant alarms has sent a special!
| deputy 10 st. Louis with subpGnas for Gen.
| Henderson. Colonel Brodhead, StIIlson Hut.
l chius. editor of the st. Louis Times and Dis
| trict Attorney Dyer, to testify before the in
| vesttgstiOn ordered on the whisky frauds.
| When the messenger arrived in ST Louis he
| found that Dyer was in Louisiana, but he
summoned him by telegraph from the for
4 mer place.
personal. Ex- Senator Pomeroy APP
| peared before the Senate Committee on Pub.
lie Lands to- day and gave his views in rela-
4 N haf
| viding that lands granted by Congress IN
railroad corporations shall be su beet to local
taxation: Ex-senator Trumbull. of Illi-
| nois, arrived in Washington from Chicago
/ y; sterday. Senator Oglesby, who made
1 some very effective speeches during the New
| Hampshire campaign, will return TO Wash
| ington this evening.
THE CASE OF HALLETT KILBoURy Be
| FORE THE GRAND JURY.-The grand jury oil
| TIE Criminal Court OF the District oday
took Up the case OF Hallett KiIbourn, The
| recalcitraDt witness before the House com
| mittee tnvesti eating the District Real Es-
| tate Pool" and the following witnesses were
summoned 70 appear today: Hon. George
| olive; Hon. John q. Thompson, Sergeant
| alarms of the House; and Hons. j. ID. New
b II Lewis, A. Herr Smith, and j. NJ. Glover
| members OF the House.
THAT JOKE ON THE PREsIDENT.-The
Baltimore Gazette printed a good "story'
1 yesterday about dinner AZ tue w nlte House
which alleges that the President desired tC
confer with some Congressional friends about
the District real estate pool. but that his son
accidentally invited Senator Salisbury, q
democrat, instead OF a republican Senator
| designated, and that consequently there
could be no confidential interchange of opin-
| ions. The fact of the matter is that the Pre-
| sident did invite a number of Congressman
To meet Judge Taft, the new Secretary oil
| War, and that among those invited was
Senator salisbury. The latter and Other
Congressman came, but the joke OF the ma T.
ter was that the President forgot TO invite
Judge Taft, who consequently was not pres
ent, and those present did not have the plea
sure Of seeing him.
| THE Posi- OFFICE INvESTIG ATIoN.-At
yesterday afternoons session OF the HOUSE
Postal Committee, Mr.. Barlow swore that
he lever made any improper suggestion to
| any government ffic'a'. aDd never asked OIL
| expected any man Ia vi o n me gave or loaned
money 10 convey any such suggestion to g
! government official. lie was not responsible
ior any improper act, II any were commit
ted, by any party To whom ne had ever paid
money. They must testify themselves, and
lie had no objection To their doing so. He