Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-13

with the Preside1t this morning.
TwEED.-It is the opinion al the Navy de-
peItment that the Franklin will not rescn
New York until Thursday, the usual ruu
from st. Thomas to New YORK being ABOUT
seven days.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS Dennison sud
Ke;cham returned to the city this morning,
the first from Ohio and the latter from New
York, where they have been for the purpose
of voting.
IERsoNAJ.-Nsj. Ben. Perley Poore has
been elected president OF the Boston Press
Club. MFR. John w. Thompson, VIZ has
been i'll for some weeks is, we are glad to
earn, re ported be ter to dsy. ~. s. Grant,
T., returned TO the city Saturday.
JUDGE CARTIER TO GO SoUTH.-To day
he President requested that Hon. d. X.
Cartier, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the District, should go to South Carolina
and be present at the canvass OF the vote OF
the stale.
THE SOLDIERS HOME PARK ENLARGED.
Messrs. Young 4 Middleton have sold to the
Commissioners OF the Soldiers Home the
country place of Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, adj
joining the grounds of that Institution, for
$50 600 cash. This adds about 40 acres TO
that beautiful park.
REoRGANIZING THE ARMY.-At the last
session of Congress the whole subject of the
reform and reorganization CT the army of
the United States was referred to a commits
sion consisting OF the Secretary OF War (pre-
sldent), General Sherman, Brigadier Cen
eral M. c. Meigs, Senators West aud Cock
erell, and Representatives Hurlout and
Ba ming. The commission, with the excep-
met at the War department this morning
and completed some preparatory business.
The meeting was short, but adjourned to
meet again in few days.
THE CHARGE is made In repu 1licau quar-
tiers that the telegraph lines from Florida
are so completely under the control of the
democrats that kilograms from republicans
TO their party friends in the north are de-
layed sometimes even days and their con-
tents divulged to members OF the opposite
party. 1t is alleged that this has been espe-
cially the case with the dispatches Of Gov.
Stearns. The Governor yesterday sent
charges TO the above effect into Georgia,
and requesting that the operator at Tallshas-
see he removed. His request was promptly
complied with, and 1t is DOW thought that
all messages will come through promptly.
THE QUESTION in the Grow" to-day is
sWho invented the Conover dispstch?' A
Washington correspondent OF the New York
ReId says that 10 was part of game by
Morrissey and the New York gam piers. VIII
are likely TO lose enormously unless Tilden
is elected. The correspondent saws: "Tbe
first move In this game was made last night,
when the telegraph bulletins here were made
announce democratic success
IN all the doubtful states. A well known
lobbying eX newspaper correspondent is
supposed to have been taken into the plot
and is charged with perpetrating the as yet
Conover, abandoning Florida TO the demo-
Gratis"
A VERY CURIOUS MACHINE has recently
teen exhibited in the government building
at the Centennial for describing the passage
OF a proiectile from cannon TO target. 1t
hss graduated tramway on which rests a
little fort, which may be placed at any dis
lance from the miniature monitor, which
tjects the shot. By means OF several cords
pulleys, weights ana clockwork. the projac-
ule Is carried, and the time Of tight is regis
tired An arc measures the elevation OF the
sun, and at the instant of firing the clock
work starts automatically and is arrested
the IL slant the projectiie reaches the tar
get. The fight OF the projectile is sufficient
~ slow TO be followed by the eye. Tbs ma
chine Is the invention of Passed Assistant
Engineer Penn bertOn, Of the Navy, and was
N ade by that officer while acting as lecturer
In the department OF physics at toe naval
acaeemy, TO which Institution this machine
be o lgs.
Hon. JEROME b. CHAFFEE, selected by
the republican caucus OF the Colorado legis-
lature as one Of the Senators from the Gen.
tennial state, was born in Niagara county,
New York, on April II, 1925. He entered
upon commercial life, and, after emigrating
TO Colorado, became engaged In business as
in mining operations. In 1891 he became a
member OF the territorial legislature. In
which he served three years, being made
speaker during the last year. In 1865, when
Colorado frtt applied for admission TO the
Union as q state, he was elected as one OF the
proposed United States Senators. In 1870 he
in Congress, and served in that position four
years. when he was succeeded by a demo-
crat. For several years the republican party
OF Colorado was split into two factions, be-
Cyf IN III xra q tor o1nfo
Mr. Chaffee led one faction, and General f.
NJ. McCOok the other. The latter was COVER
nor of the territory during President Grants
frst term, and was again nominated for the
position when Governor Ebert was removed
In 1874. Mr.. Chaffee fought this nomination,
and succeeded In persuading the Senate to
reject IL, since when he has been the prln-
ctpal leader OF the republicans In Colorado.
To-DAY.-The President expressed himself
to-day as confident that the full returns in
the disputed states would show the election
OF Hayes and Wheeler.
The democrats are In some citation to-day
cratic AFTER all. The republicans say, how
ever, that the returns showing a republican
victory are too positive TO admit OF any
question.
The Information reached this city that
Henry Watterson. editor of the Louisville
Courier journal who is now in New Orleans,
had telegrsphed his paper that dispatch
isiana, from Secretary Chandler, that "Lou-
isiana must be counted for HAYES and
Wheeler at all hazards" and that Governor
Kellogg had replied "that ii would be-" Gov.
Mccormick, secretary OF the national com
mittee, who Is now in this city, pronounces
Inc telegram Of Watterson to be ba;eless
fshrication.
The New York Herald of 10 day thinks il
rather suggestive" that McEnery, OF Lou
isiana, sends 1t (the Herald q circumstantial
table of the vote of the parishes of Louisi-
ana, which gives Tilden majority IN the
state Of eight thousand, while the republi-
can side furnish no figures, but only claim
the state. The HTola thinks il CLOCKS like
Sam"
INDIANS COMING TO WARRINGTON
| The New York Express OF Saturday says:
| Colonel George Anderson, the we'll known
Ii dian agent and scout, arrived in the city
yesterday, In company with delegation OF
Indians, representing the Sioux, Apache
ard Pawree tribes, who are en- route to
Washington. IL Is seldom that New YORK
has seen such a number OF Indians who re-
tain their native costume, and At the same
time the habits OF The wild life they are &C
Gu, toned TO in the far west. Although they
CO He'd at several large cities since they left
II e plains, they expressed great surprise at
The sights which greeted them in New York.
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