Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-10

noon.
THE ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF cade
nnidshipmen and cadet engineers began TO
day at The Naval academy.
NOT TRUE.-The rumors Of a correspond
ence between Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Conkliug
looking to reconciliation between these
gentlemen. are authoritativelv denied.
SENATOR MORTON says that every state
ment or insiuuation, coming from any quar-
ter, that he instigated, directly or indirectly,
or is any way party to, the Investigations
OF Mr. Blaine, is su Infamous falsehooi.
PERsoNAL.-The rumor that Mr.. H. j.
Ramsdell, OF the ". Y. Tribune, contemplates
entering into partnership with Messrs. Flood
& O'Brien, the well-known bonanza bankers
OF San Francisco, is now contradicted.
SENTENCE COMMITTED. - The President
has committed the sentence OF John l.. Bit
finger, late United States gapger in Missouri
convicted OF fraud against the revenue, from
Imprisonment in the penitentiary 10 imprIs-
onment in the county jail.
ANOTHER DEMOCRAT RULED IN.-The
House Election Committee to-day decided
to admit Abbott, democratic contestant OF
the seat OF Frost, republican, from the 4th
district OF Massachusetts. The minority
report will favor the retaining of Frost.
RAILROAD DIsCRIMINATIoN.-Th House
Committee on Commerce will on next Fri
day commence their Investigation, under
The resolution adopted May oath. relative to
TIE alleged combinations and discrimina-
lions Of railroads.
THE CONDITION OF SPEAKER KERR had
greatly improved this morning. Last night
his life was despaired OF. He is suffering
from general debility and a severe attack of
diarThea, which set In yesterday afternoon
Ii. Pope, who was called to attend hi ~ yes
terday, now thinks his patient out of all I'm
mediate danger.
NAVAL ORDERs-Rear Adm iral Reed
Warden detached from the command of the
South Pacific station on the reporting OF his
relief and ordered to return home and report
a. rival. Commander G. III. b Caldwell. de
tached as a member of the board of exami-
ners on the 18th instant and ordered to COM
mand the South Pacific station, per steamer
OF the 18th instant from New York.
OPENING OF THE BLACK HILLs.-The
House Committee on Indian Affairs have
agreed 10 report, with a recommendation
that ii pass, the resolution recently intro
duced by Mr.. Steele, OF Wyoming, declaring
all the territory north of the North Platte
IIver and east of the summit of the Big
horn mountains, known as the Black Hills
country, to be open TO exploration and set
tlement.
A LIVE PRINCE CoMING.-Prince Oscar,
King of Sweden and Nor way, is expected to
arrive in this country in about two weeks
on Swedish man of-war, on which he is
serving as cadet. The prince is In his 18th
year, and Is said to speak and write four
languages huently. He will, after seeing the
Centennial Exhibition, visit New York and
Niagara Falls, return for the Pniladelphia
&c 'eoTation on the Fourth Of July. He will
visit Washington.
MISSING WITNESSES IN THE KERR Is.
--rrNsr
Bliss, district attorney; Darling, ex-U. s,
Commissioner OF New York, VINO were sub
loehaed by telegraph yesterday to appear
oeiOre the Clymer committee to-day, aud
tel what they know of the charges against
speaker Kerr, failed to put In an appearance
ais morning. Mr.. Clymer again subpeuaed
them o-day to appear on Monday, he not
having heard anything from them In reply
10 the former subpoena
MRS. SARA j. SPENCER made a brief ar
gument before the House District Commit
tee this morning, during which she urged
that the revised code of the District be APP
proved by Congress. She argued that IL this
code was adopted there would be laws to
protect the interests that the Girls Reform
School project is to aid. This code, she said
was never adopted by the District legisla-
ture, and consequently Is not binding In this
District. The committee took the matter
under consideration.
EN- ROUTE TO THE CoNvENTIoN.-Gov-
ernor Chamberlain, of South Carolina, and
Ex-Governor Bullock, of Georgia, called at
the Executive mansion this morning to pay
their respects to President Grant. Governor
chamberlain is on his way to attend the
Cincinnati convention as q delegate from
nls state A large number of delegates to
the convention, from the south, north and
east, have passed through Washington dur
ing The past day or two, all of whom have
called at the Executive mansion 10 pay their
respects TO the President.
NATIONAL BANKs.-The Treasury now
holds s343 ,756, $50 In U. s. bonds to secure
national bank circulation and sls, S23 900 to
secure public deposits. u. 8. bonds deposited
for circulation for week ending June I0th.
SIS, $50. U. s. bonds held for circulation with
drawn week ending une 10th, s2l3 900. Ma
t1onal bank circulation outstanding $685.
GSO,0O6. Gold bank circulation outstanding.
-. 099 100. Receipts of national bank notes
forwarded for redemption for week ending
June 10th, 1s16, as com pared with the CORE
spondlpg week OF last year-18l5, 81, S28, 600;
1876, 81, 32i, coo.
FROM CINCIyNATI-It is pretty well u1-
derstoOd that Robert j. Ingersoll, OF Ill
nois,wi nominate Mr.. Blaine with starter
OF IL votes from that state, Representative
Frye, OF Maine, seconding the nomination
S1In tne united vote OF that state. Probably
will have charge of Mr.. Blaine's interests in
Cincinnati, with sufficient power to act
with authority. A; b. Cornell and Repre-.
.
ConkliDgs interests, while Morton's two
brothers In law, Messrs. Burbank and Hol-
loway, and General Terrill will act in be-
half OF the Indiana Senator. 1t is under.
stood that General Harlan, General Boyn-
ton and Bluford Wilson, will be on hand in
the interests Of Secretary Brlstow.-[Cial.
Special ". Y. Tribune.
A COPY Of the celebrated "Charlotte Cor
day" in the Corcoran Gallery, made by Mr..
Charles Armor, of this city, now on exhibi-
ton at Solomons & Chapman's, is justly at
tracing great deal OF attention, not only
from the general public but from connois-
seurs and critics, as WELL Considering that
the artist has bad no training whatever in
that branch OF art, the work Is indeed re-
markable,-the color, drawing, expression,
and sentiment of the beautiful original
being reproduced with a fidelity and spirit
that promise the highest results In the fu-
ture, should MI. Armor decide TO turn his
attention in that direction, as all who have
Inspected the copy in question think he
ought to- Those who have not alrea " seen
the picture should lose no time In examin-
ing IL.
The Kerr Investigation.
WITNESS WHO CONrRADICrs HARVEY
Mfr. VIM. r. g. Shonks, city editor OF the