Evening star., 1877-12-13

ENsIGNs Frank +. Sawyer and Howard S.
Naring have been ordered To the receiving
slip Wyoming at Washington.
The SUBCOMMITTEE of the House commit
tee on military affairs, who have the subject of
cur Mexican troubles under consideration, had
conference with Secretary EvartS at the
state Department this morning
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILLS-At meet
ing of the Senate committee on railroads this
morning, MeSsrS. Matthews Saunders, Dor
sey, Lamar and Barnum. were appointed
subcommittee 10 consider the Texas Pacific
railroad bills.
GEN. MILES testified before the House mill
tary committee this morning that if the regi-
mentS on the Indian frontier We're recruited TO
their maximum strength, they would be
amply Sul1lClent 10 protect the border from
Indian depredatiOns.
THE NOMINATION of }. c. Bancroft Davis
mentioned in yesterdays STAR is 10 fill the
vacancy i'm the Court of Claims on the first of
January neXl. when the resignation of Judge
Loring viii take effect. The latter, under the
law, will continue tn receive his full salary.
THE HURON DIsAsTER.-A dispatch II the
Secretary of the Navy yesterday afternoon
from Commodore Creighton, at Portsmouth
Va, states that Lieut.. Commander Green and
party returned yesterday morning from the
>ctue Oh the Huron. Win the DouS oil Charles
Chapman, paymaster yeOman. II will be
buried al the Naval hospital. The tug has
been discharged.
LIEUT.. GEN. SHERIDAN was yesterday after
noon before the House committee on military
affairs, and gave his views relative TO affairs
oil the Rio Grande border. He said there was
no danger of war unless by the acci-
dental collision of American and Mexican
forces. 1t was decided that the sub-commit-
tee, consisting of MeSSrs. Banning, Debrill.
Bragg, White and Marsh. shall continue the
investigation during the recess of Congress.
a MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS on the part of
the retail liquor dealers of the District. repre-
senting their grievances. was presented in the
House on Tuesday 10y Mr.. Williams of Michi-
gan and referred to the District committee
The Liquor Dealers Association through their
president, I. X. q sullivan. and their attOr-
ney. Mr.. Christie. are taking active measures
10 secure relief from what they consider hard
usage.
CHANGES OF REVENUE OFFIcERs.-The Com.
missioner of Internal Revenue has made the
following changes in the stations of Internal
revenue agents: c. VI. Horton. from Boston to
PittShurg: W. a. Gayitt. Chicago to 81. Louis !;
John Mitchell. Philadelphia to Cincinnati: \.
IL. Brooks. general service, To Philadelphia ::
I: J. Kinney Illinois to Buffalo: Frederick
Myer. ST Louis to CHICAGO John Olnev Iouis-
vile. ky., to New Orleans; j. l.. Trumbull,
indianapolis tO Boston; L. j. GrimcTsou,
PENNSYLVANIA TO Springfield, Ill. ). \. Whit
field. Chicago to Louisville, Ky; Ephriam
Latham. to Huntsville; Chas i. Brown. jas.
{. Wheeler, j. III. Hale and w. I. Clark, eX-
aiming collectors accounts; Stanley Plummer,
Aamning railroad accounts: j. Il. Rathchiid,
Michigan; John Il. BroVnow, Knoxville; i.
NJ. Crane and Jasper Packard, San Francisco; /;
Jacob Wagner. GreenSborough sc; Edward
NcLere, New York city: j. Il. Miller, Des
MUiHeS; j. H. Tompkins, New Orleans.