Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-11

frcm 10 10 O'Clock.
n. p. X. R.-The bill TO extend the time for
the completion OF the Northern Pacfic rail-
road, which passed. the Senate yesterday,
grants eight years to that purpose.
OFFICIAL RECoGNTTIoN.-The President
has recognized Theodore Hansen as vice con-
sui of Denmark for the states of Michigan
AMI Wisconsin, TO reside at Milwaukee.
SENATOR CHRIsTIANCY and his bride re
turned from their welding tour last night.
Both were looking as we'll as could be ex-
pected, considering the fatigue of Journey
nom Philadelphia 10 this city.
MR.E. W. BARRIER, Third Assistant Post
master General, il expected to arrive in the
city this evening from Michigan, where he
has been detained for some time past on &C
count OF sickness In his family.
The WHISKY WAR.-Collector Webster,
OF Chicago, has arrived here to consult with
Secretary BriStow and Solicitor Wilson re-
gaTding the whisky trials, and further move
ments against the persons engaged in the
conspiracy to defraui the government.
THE TREASURY PEINTISG INvEsTIGA-
TIcN.-The House Committee on the Ex-
penditures of the Treasury department will
or Tuesday next comm ence It's investigation
into The affairs Of the Bureau of Printing and
Engraving in the Treasury department.
GEN. ]. Z. HAwLEY, president of the Cen
teEuiaI Commission, cannot be charged with
bad taste in lobbying in the Senate chamber
during the debate on the Centennial bill. He
always listers 20 the debate with deep in
terest from the reporters or the guests gal
lery.
CUEFIEN lTIONS-The Senate, after
lOrg debate last evening, confirmed, by
majority u seven, tie nomination OF Z. c.
Billings tn be district judge for Louisiana,
vice E-reI, resigned. 1ne nomination OF
Mis-. Mary r. McNaiT TO be pOStmistress at
Yellow Springs, Ohio, was also confirmed.
THE TENAS BORDER TRoUBLEs.-Gen.
Ord was at ;le Capitol this morning really
TO testify before the Texas Border Committee
relative 10 the troubles along the Rio Grande
No quorum of the committee was present.
The general, however, in aa informal way
gave a detailed history Of the rayages by
the Mexican bantitti.
LNCHNENT.-Several Of the sIbordi-
mates OF the Internal Revenue bureau were
o' FIRE the House Appropriation Committee
Ibis morning 70 explain fte machinery in
AMI TO submit such views as each might
deem eXpedi eut, looking 10 a retrenchment
i'll the collection costs.
MILITIA.-In response TO resolution OF
The Senate, the Secretary of War mas trans
mitted 10 that body statement OF the num-
bers OF the militia forces in twenty states
others not being beard from. The aggregate
is - 9,3, including l9.il3 in New York, ,5sJ
IN Pennsylvania, ], 2j9 in Maryland, 415 IN
Virginia, 80 in South Carolina, ana 255s
Ia California.
SERIOUS CHARGES.-The commissioners
of the southern claims commission have no
titled Liberty Bartlett, who at one time was
special commissioner of the court, TO ap-
pear on Monday next and present evidence
1 a ~ i'm mat
Chas. +. Benjamin, Its clerk. These charges
include subornation Of perjury, COLLISION
with attorneys, and others OF like gravity.
THE PRESIDENT, in conversation with a
friend to-day, observed enthusiastically with
reference TO the stories about the " stormy
scenes In the Cabinet" within the past few
days that ne must have been absent when
they occurred. He was cons iderably amused
at some of the sensational accounts OF those
purely imaginary occurrences Bat. St1l
Spccldi.
NAVAL ORDEEs-Maste Thos s. Phelps,
ordered TO the receiving ship Independence.
at Mare Island, Cal. Lieutenant Com
mander George T. Davis, TO the navy yard
Boston, Mass. Lieutenant Commander N
M. Dyer, detached from the command OF the
Pinta, and ordered as executive OF the store
ship New Hampshire. Lieutenant Il. ID.
BoIles, from the receiving ship Independ
ence, and ordered 10 duty on the Asiatic sta
ton.
TIE BLACK HILLS COMMISSION EX-
PESsEs.-The Secretary of the Interior has
sent TO the Speaker of the House a commu-
nlcatiOn asking an appropriation OF So, 900
TO pay the expenses OF the Red Cloud COM
mission and the geological expedition to the
Back Hills. The Secretary in the commu-
nication acknowledges the fact that q, the
tIne these commissions were appointed and
authorized IL was not known that they We're
In violation OF existing statutes.
MRS. OVERS CLAIN-Mr. Henkle has
presented ID the House the petition OF Mrs
Jane c. Dyer, Low OF st. Mary's county,
Maryland. She represents that she was
owner of farm near TennalIytown, ID. c.,
in 1851 and that IL was taken possession OF
by the United States troops, and what was
known as Fort Reno was erected thereon.
All the buildings were destroyed. She hay
never recei we'd Compensation, and she a. KS
now the sum OF $4,000 for the use and occil-
patton OF said property and the destruction
IF the houses.
TIE CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATIC eau
Gus was in session last light from eight Till
halfpast eleven O'Clock. The tenor of dis
cussion was much more harmonious than
has been the case in any previous caucus II
is asserted by the party managers that a
compromise can be effected before the meet
ing OF the national democratic committee on
the 22d instant, so that IL may be incorpo-
rated into the address Of that BODY to the
voters OF the democratic party. The chair
man OF the caucus was instructed TO appoint
a committee of thirteen-nine members of
The House and four SenatOrs-to draft bill,
10 be presented at the next caucus.
UNCLE SANS CASH BoX.-The Secretary
of the Treasury sent to the House OF Repre-
sentatives yesterday, in response to the reso-
luton OF January 81, detailed statement
showing the actual amount OF cash on hand
II the treas ury, the several repositories and
minis on the 25th of January. The account
foots mp s19o,57s, oi3 "a. The Secretary says
that this amount does not include any money
In transit, nor Is the amount Of Treasury
drafts outstanding at that moment taken
into consideration. The amount of money
in the bank repositories at the close OF bust
ness the 22d OF January, the latest date that
could be reached, was Si0,l40 ,6ll.6i. The Sec
rotary says that as The legal tender notes re-
ceived for the redemption of national bank
notes do not belong TO the United states,
their amount Ia not in eny way embraced In
the monthly deot statement Of the depart
meDt.
BEECHER's Council The North Church,
OF Portsmouth,, y. H., declines to attend the
Plymouth Church advisory council. Among