Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-09

city last evening.
THE SUPREME COURT met Yesterday, but
adjourned after deciding 10 commence the
reading OF the docket to-day.
THE SIoUN DELEGATIONS recently in
Washington arrived at Omaha yesterday en-
route to the Red Cloud agency.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Assistant secre
tary Mccormick and Representative Leon
ard, OF Louisiana, called at the Wnite Hous,
this morning.
NAVAL NOTES.-The Yantic in tow of the
Fortune, left Portsmouth, Va, yesterday
| morning for the WASH ~ ton navy yard. She
is TO be overhs u led and repaired. The II. s.
steamer Saugus was put out OF commission
at z o CLOCK yesterday at the navy yard.
THE BALTIMORE COMMITTEE appointed
10 invite the President 10 Archbishop Bay
ley's funeral, had not called up To noon to.
day. II would have been impossible for the
President To he present, however, to day be-
ing Cabinet day.
NUMBER OF CoLoRED CITIZENS had
an interview with Secretary EVarts yester-
day, ard urged the appointment of T. Nor
ris Chester, OF Louisiana, as minister TO
Liberia, in place of Milton Turner, who is
about TO retire from the position.
ANOTHER MARYLAND DELEGATION,
States Marshal oldsborough, were at the
Executive Mansion yesterday consulting
with the President respecting political affairs
and The distribution of offices Ia Baltimore
REVENUE APPOINTNENTs-E Lawton,
PANEL L. Lewis and Edward NJ. Spilmau
have been each appointed revenue store
keeper apd gauger for the 9Th district of Vir-
gina, and II, ID, FISK storekeeper for the eth
district of Kentucky.
OHIO ELECTION RETURNs-The Tilden
al Hendricks Club have made arrange
ments to receive all The press election dis
patches and large number of private dis
patches from all parts OF Ohio this evening.
They Will he read as received from the bal
cony of the Metropolitan Hotel.
THE TREASURY SECRET SERvICE.-Tne
report OF the board appointed to Investigate
the secret service of the Treasury department
will recommend that the secret service di-
vision be made bureau of the Treasury, its
chief to report direct to the Secretary OF the
Treasury, instead of TO the Solicitor, as has
heretofore been The custom.
NAVAL ORDERs-Medical Inspector Thos.
j. Turner ordered a member of the naval
medical examining board, in addition to his
present drties; Assistant Surgeons j. III.
Hall and W. A. McClurg TO examination for
p OmotiOr: Passed Assistant Paym 9ster
John MacMahon TO examination for promo
ton.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE STAMP PRINT
ING.-The commission appointed to transfer
the stamps, dies, paper and everything con-
nected with the printing of the internal reve-
nue. stamps from the custody Of the bank
note engraT ing and printing companies in
New York to the Treasury department have
completed their work. The counting OF the
stamps occupied ten days, The aggregate
number being s} SAG .gsS, and their fac, value
Sis, 1876 ,G3G 70. The whole was performed with
cut the loss OF so much as single stamp.
THE PATENT OFFICE ROoF.-Tha heavy
rain Of last night did no damage to the re-
corts of the Interior department, but to some
extent further defaced the walls in the north
wing. To-day force of carpenters are en-
Gagged in ,Oofing the north wing, the west
wing having been completed at midn ght
last night. The roof extends across from fne
window sills, about fifteen or twenty feet be
low The extreme height OF the walls, and W Ii
in 10 manner affect the operations colse-
quelit upon the building OF the permanent
roof.
AT TIE CABINET MEETING to-day all
| the members were pre- ent except the Secre-
| tary OF the Treasury. He was represented
by Assistant Secretary Mccormick The
meeting adjourned before two o'clock.
| lengthy discussion was held as TO whether
the Southern Pacific railroad should be al
| lowed 10 cross the Colorado river at Fort
Yuma, where the company had erected a
bridge. The military there reported the af-
fair 10 Secretary McCrary, who referrei IL TO
the Cabinet. It was decided that the ques-
ton was not one for the executive to con-
| slider but that the company should be "a.
lowed 10 use The bridge until the question
should be taken up by Congress and decided
by it.
THE OHIO ELkCrION-Messrs. Black
burn, hook er, and Springer, fresh from the
Ohio campaign, have arrived in Washing
ton. They all report that within a week
ann l1 rly.zt
10 the canvas in Hamilton county, and that
the Indications were when they left Olio
that the democrats would carry the state and
legislature. This Is, OF course, democratic
hope. On the other hand, the republicans
are exceedingly Sanguine that, even IL the
party should lose the legislature, which is
Questionable; that West will certainly be
elected governor. Jno q. Thompson, the DEM
ocratic sergeant at arms Of the House. who is
always 'sanguine, telegraphs a friend here:
we've got EN- this time, aud in a manner
that they can't get away" IL will be We'd
nesday night, probably, before the def aile
result is known.
PKRsoNAL.-Mr. Albert Rhodes is COM
PEELED by i'll health TO relinquish his editorial
position on the Nation for less exacting lite
rary work. ."-Senator Bailey, Of Tennes-
see, arrived last night, and is quartered a.
the Ebbitt House, where his wife and daugh-
tiers will join him November 1st. Judge
Key and family will go to the Ebbitt House
this week Hon Bailey Peyton, of Tsnnes-
Ste ThO was an M. &. as far back as the 33d
Congress. is here. He comes 70 look altar a
case before the Supreme Court involving the
title to a large tract OF land in which he has a
personal interest. congressman House
and Riddle, OF Tennessee, have arrived. The
former is at the Ebbitt House, and the latter
has taken rooms on 10Th street. ..-.Hon 4.
John Ellis, of Louisiana, is at the Imperial
Mrs. Hayes has returned from q short
visit to New York. Hon. Stilson Huth-
ins. of st. Louis, one of the delegates at large
OF Missouri 10 the last national convention of
Tie democracy, Is at Willard's. He believes
In the success OF Cox for Speaker.
A FORGER CAPTURED-J. r. Cooper
charged with being implicated in extensive
foIgeries committed In San Francisco by his
brother, has been captured in Cincinnati.
The brother, the principal in the forgery, is
believed 10 be in New Orleans. BGnds aud
stocks 10 the amount OF twenty thou sand