Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-10


LIEUT.. COMMANDER d. p. LAMBERroN is
ordered to the navy yard at Portsmouth,
n. III.
SENATOR LOGAN was being examined by
the House special committee on the st
Louis whisky frauds at 8 O'Clock to-day.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to day were the Secretaries of State, War,
and the Interior; Senators Morrill,, Harvey,
and Key, and Representatives Wells, Vance,
Rusk, Hamilton, and Baker.
END OF ANOTHER DEAD LocK.-The con-
ference managers on The part OF the House
ID day agreed TO the Indian appropriation
bill. The House conferoas recedod from the
proposition - transfer the Indian bureau to
The War department.
TIE APPLICATION OF the New York and
Philadelphia railroad company for mail SER
vice over their new route via Bound Brook
has been refused by the Post Office depart
ment, on the ground that the reduced apprO-
pTiation for mail service will not justify 1t.
ALL TOGETHER Morrill, has
written a letter to the conference managers
on the legislative appropriation bill, sug-
costing that instead of the clerks to be dis
charged from bis department being dis
missed in three equal instruments, as pro-
vided for in the bill now pending, that the
discharge be ordered for al at once, to take
effect on the 3Oth of October
NoMINATIoNs-The President sept the
following nominations TO the Senate to-day:
Edward Wilkins, of Maryland, to be col
Iector OF customs of the district of Balti-
more Md; Louis p. Olds, ofNorth Carolina,
to be consul at st. Helena; De Witt Stearns,
of Mississippi, to be consul at Trinidad de
Cuba; George w. Dunbar, of Wisconsin,, to
be post chaplain, U. s. army.
ST III CELEBRATING.-Hada conference
been held on the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill last night an agreement
was anticipated. One of the democratic MEM
bars, however, has not yet gotten over
thus naturally inspired has prevented him
thus far from attending to the duties now
cevolviDg upon him. A Dervine and not an
appropriation bill is what he wants.
THE INSANE ASYLUM INVESTIGATION
TO BE REoPENED.-The Committee on Ex-
penditures of the Interior Department, who
recently Investigated the management of
the U. 3. Insane asylum, will hold q meeting
to- morrow morning for the purpose OF hear
ing the testimony of the twenty two persons
who recently signed memorial, and which
was presented TO the House yesterday, set
been subpeDaed, although they sent their
names to the committee-to appear Def re
the committee and give their evidence. Toe
committee will also examine into other
matters In connection with the recent inves-
LEGATION.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. G. 8 Noyes has gone TO
the White Mountains for q brief health trip
Congressman Lamar Is still confined to
his room, and his physician has forbidden
him to see visitors, as the attack appears to
be of an apOplectic nature, and rest aud free
dom from excitement are absolutely neces-
sary 10 his recovery. .'.Senator Bayard
received the honorary degree of doctor of
laws at the recent commencement OF Della
ware state College. 1.-The Count Walder-
mar BCdIscO, the consul general of Il ASIA, is
summeTing at Fire Island, together with his
family. ''.-Uncle Jimmy Williams has re-
ceived an Indefinite leave OF absence, and
has gone TO Indiana TO exhibit his blue Jeans
suit among the horny handed grangers.
REPORTS ON THE LOUISIANA INvEsr1-
GATIoN.-The majority report OF the Louis
ana Investigating Committee has been sub.
mitted to the republican members, and the
latter are now preparing a minority report.
II is understood that since the President s
letter 10 th9 Senate on the Hamburg trou bles
the Louisiana committee have taken int }
consideration the subject OF disturbances in
that state, and Will present in full the evil
der &c taken concerning the Coushatta diff
Guilty. The report severely censures Col
tons In New Orleans, and will also censure
special Agent Kinsella, and U. 8. Marshal
Packard; the republican nominee for gov
ernor. The minority differ In their views on
the interference OF the federal officers.
GOOD NIGHT, Mr.. KNIGHT.-Mr. E. II.
Knight, for the past five years a principal
examiner in the Patent Office, and lately
the superintendent of the Patent Office ex-
hibit at the Centennial exhibition, was dis
missed from those positions last Tuesday.
While Mr. Knight nomtnally held the po-
sttiOn OF principal examiner in the Patent
Office, at salary of 50 500, nearly his whole
time as said TO be devoted TO the compl~ :
ton OF Knights Mechanical Dictionary
N h. NNlrr S.f fbn
of the Information and time of the employees
for that purpose. In addition to his regular
salary he has been receiving "a per day and
tenniai The bills Tor his expenses, however,
were 30 exceedingly high that Secretary
Chandler instituted an inquiry, and his de-
capitafion FOLLOWED; M. Nottingham has
delphia, and Mr.. Bartlett as principal ex-
smlner In the Patent ONCE.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS ALL IN A
FAIR WAY TO PASS THIS WEEK.-The con-
ference committee on the legislative, judicial
and executive appropriation bill will now
complete their report, there being, after the
obstacles to an adjustment. The House
agreed TO recede from their proposition 20
reduce the pay OF members OF Congress from
5000 to "a SOC, and and tn the PIesidenps salary
meC cling from the 4th Of March next, this
being done without yea and nay vote
IneIe is no RECORD as 10 now members or the
House voted on tine subject. There will be
no trouble about the Indian appropriation
bill, as the House will recede from the prop
osition 10 transfer the Indian bureau from
the Interior TO tne War department, aud
ultimately the House Will substantially
Yield TO the Senate on the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill, thus pressrv-
Ing the present salaries OF officers In this
branch of the service. II looks now as II
Congress will adjourn early next week.
A DISPATCH FROM GEN. CRooK.-The fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen. Crook was yes
terday forwarded to Gen. Sherman by Gen
Sheridan: "Camp ON Goose Greek, Wyoming
August 4, via Fetterman August 8.-Thret
Crow Indians came through from Gen. Terry
on the 10Th. At that time all trails were
leading up the Little Big Horn mountains
rot even q pony track going back. On the
18th or 26th all the hostile Indians left the
foot of the Big Horn mountains, and moved
back In the direction Of the Rosebud noun
tains, so that II is now impracticable Il
commune ate with Gen. Terry by courier.
am fearful that they will scatter, as there Is
not sufficient game in that country to sup.
port them IN such large numbers. General
Merritt Joined me with his command last
evening. To morrow we will cut loose from
The wagons with about 1000 aggregate fight.