Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-22

son, ]. d. New, A. Herr Smith, and John M.
Glover were before the grand jury to day In
the case OF Hallet Kilbourn, the recalcitraut
witness in the "Real Estate Pool" investi-
CATION to-day.
NoMINArIoNs-The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate to day:
John A. Bentley, of Wisconsin, to be Com
Frederick G. Godfrey, of Michigan, to be
agent for Indians of MescalerO, Apache
agency, New Mexico. Postmasters Daniel
Hsrker, Wilton Junction, Iowa; Albert T.
Streeter, Calumet. Michigan; +. G. De
Wolfe. FiDdlay, Ohio; Joseph NJ. Cavis,
Stockton, California; Daniel Choate, San
Diego, Cal.
RELICS OF THE EQUINoCrIAL STORM
The signal service observer at Sandy Hook
reports to the chief signal officer as follows:
The body Of colored man, found last night
near where the schooner before reported
came ashore, is supposed to be a man seen
in the rigging. The schooner's name should
ne M. NJ weaver, instead of NJ. NJ. Weed.
Inc signal service observer at Barnegat re-
ports to the chief signal officer that the
wrecking schooner Curtin, belonging to the
Coast Wrecking Company, loaded with a
cargo from the wrecked ship Ontario, bound
north, parted her main jIbstay off Barnegat
shoals at go this a. m wind west, n miles
WHAT THE INVESTIGATIONS ARE Cost
ING.-There is already deficiency of 400 600
in the contingent fund of the House on &C
count of the great expenses of the investIga.
TORS. 1t WAS officially announced by the
chairman OF the Appropriations Commit
Tee early In the session that there would be
no deficiencies this year. Three and one
half months only of the session have passed,
and for the one item of investigation ex.
penses la the House there is already de-
felt of $50 900. The expenses of the investi-
cations thus far are trifling compared with
what they will be before the session is
ended.-[Specidi ". y Tribune.
ARMY ORDERS The leave of absence
granted Second Lieutenant T. B. Nichols,
9Th cavalry, Camp Grant, Arizona terri
tory,) with permission to go beyond the sea,
is extended eight months. Captain John C..
NJ organ company b, list Ohio heavy artillery,
is mustered out and honorably dischared the
service of the United States, to date July
25tb, 1865, date of muster out OF his company.
Captain f. III. Liscum, 10Th infantry is
grant ed one months leave of absence on sur
geon's certificate OF disability. Second
Lieutenant Schwatka, 81 cavalry, will re-
port in person 10 the superintendent general
recruiting service New York city TO CON
Duet a detachment of recruits under orders
for 18th infantry, Department OF Platte. Can
tain j. V. Furey is ordered to the DEPART
ment Of the Dakota instead OF the Platte.
"FRANK LANDERs,T THE INDIANA BLArH-
ERsKITE, AND HIS FOLLOWING, AND
THEIR CoNSPIRINGS FOR PLACE AND
PELF."-Under the above head the Chicago
WASHINGTON, March l9-On Friday
night last group OF young men, known in
Indiana as members OF the Hendricks club,
arrived in this city on political mission.
They were empowered by the state com nit
tee of Indiana to make terms for q candidate
for governor. Notice was given to the soft
money wing OF the Indiana delegation, and
on yesterday dark lantern caucus assem-
bled in a private room of the Capitol aud
fixed on lndiaDa's governor. The democra tic
Gmissaries informed Messrs. Holman and
Landers that the state is wild for imitation;
that all parties are hunting for a candidate
pledged To paper money, and that the repub-
leans are dissatisfied with their platform, as
IL is only half way rags.
They were further empowered to inform
The congressional dele alton that il had been
resolved by the state committee that the
only chance left for democratic success In
Ia diana was 10 indorse the nominee of the
Iendents- Franklin Landers; that he
would get many republican votes, all the
independent voters and the entire demOc.
racy; that with him Hendricks could carry
The state with rush for the presidency, and
Without him, the national as well as the
state dem Ocracy would be defeated. Hol-
man, recognizing the drift of events, at once
withdrew any claim upon the consideration
Of the party as candidate for governor, and
promised his co operation to Landers. Hen
bricks himself had conceded with his fellow
patriots that LandeTs was the only man that
could insure success to the democracy and
is willing TO lend his aid to the nomination
and election. The price Of Lander's candi-
dacy is senat9rship for Holman, aud the
presidency for Hendricks. Other bargains
are in negotiation, but these are the main
conditions OF the Hendricks Mcdonald sell
out Until this embassy arrived McDopald
has been hard money democrat. Though
favoring Hendricks, a soft-money candidate,
for the presidency, he has not assented to
Landers' candidacy until Informed that
Hendricks acquiesced. Overtures have been
made TO Kerr, but that gentleman refuses to
listen to such proposals., and will support no
man who openly supports soft money.
IL is understood that his support OF Hend
ricks was only in hopes of q harmonious
hard money candidacy. Hendricks having
given open adhesion to the Indiana raga-
mullins, will therefore absOlve Kerr from
his promised support. the Landers move
ment is simply communist raid of a most
barefaced character. If il is not promptly
met, public men here declare that IL will re-
suit IN immeasurable mischief throughout
the entire west Landers Is an illiterate par
venu with a certain business capacity which
has brought him to wealth. He buys his
nomination from clique of disreputable
Spectators whose headquarters are at In
dianapOlis, and who have left both the old
parties because they could not force them
selves into office. Landers, 1t is said, paid
and IL is openly declared that he would give
$50, 600 TO carry the nomination for governor.
Part or this money was paid in advance to n
cOterie in Indianapolis. which recently got
up q pretended convention to name him for
the governOrship. If this greenback craze
were not spreading so rapidly, the details of
tnlS gIOIesque bargain anu safe Oh great
state would deserve but passing mention.
AS, however, the adherents proclaim pur-
pose of carrying the whole west, the details
are given. Landers appeared last week
openly as a communist with that notorious
1ncendiary, John Pope Hodnett, and a gang
OF red ragamuffins, demanding free pluOder
and property distrI bution. A public meet
lDg was held In which the existing order Of
Things was denounced as an outrage Upon
The masses, and a revolution was invoked in
favor OF the poor. An American flag was
displayed on the stage and was drapsd In
mourning as An Illustration of the death and
burial of the liberties of the people.
VFSTILATING AND HEATING THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVE the Editor Of The
Star: In an article in your issue of yesterday
touching the bad air In the House side of the
CapitOl-suggestinga cause-you say" The
engineers who attend TO the machinery this
session are political appOintees who, 1t is
stated, know nothing whatever about run
ming an engine" Will you be kind enough
to state that one of the assistant engineers
now employed has been engaged in that de-
partment for nearly twenty years, and no
fault has been found with him. The other
assistant, recently appointed, served reg