Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-04


the itiing Bull commission TO the Secretaryo
War.
The RESIGNATION of I'll Lieut.. Henry +
Mills. ith infantry, has been accepted by the
President, To take effect December !, 1877.
AN APPLICATION for a seat in the reporters
gallery of the House was filed yesterday. the
applicant signing himself - EddjtOr in chief
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S yesterday all
signed letter addressed 70 Judge Spoffor,l
regretting his unsuccessful contest for the
seat in the Senate.
PACkARD-A paper. signed by numerous
republicans i'm Congress. has been sent To the
President, asking him To appoint Ex-Governor
Packard collector OF the Port a. New Orleans.
CENTRAL HARLAN will arrive here on Satur-
d.y next and take his seat on the following
Monday rs an Associate Justice of the ST.
preme Court Of the United States.
CHARLES VI. WALKER. elitor of the India
napolis Journal. and well known in Washing
ton, is engaged in writing the biography of the
late Senator Morton.
The FRENCH GOVERNMENT have at the re-
quest of the authorities here revoked the order
eNpeNing Bedel, and authorized him To reside
in France.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
this morning Were Senators Wadleigh. Mat
thews Dorsey. Paddock. Saunders Herman
and Beck. and Representatives Thompson.
Cox tOhi0). Williams (Wis.), Shallenbcrgcr
Calkins. Cole and Watkins.
The TOTAL Expense caused Japan by the
SO,Suma rebellion up to the 9th October.
amounts to 81 63s. Oes. or over slGu,OU per
mouth. The forces engaged i'm this service
We're, IT Is supposed, not more than thirty
thousand men.
The TOTAL ESTIMATES for the support of
the government Tor the next fiscal year are
2sO,6SS, 40, as against OIL for the last
fiscal year. The appropriations made Tor this
fiscal year. exclusive of the army bill lust
passed, were S226S6o,0I0.
VICTIMS OF THE HURON D!sAsTER.-Cap,ain
Ryan'S body left Norfolk last night at O'Clock
by the Old Dominion line for New York. and
thence To Boston. in charge of his brother-in-
law The bodies OF Lieutenant SimOns, EnsignS
banner and LOomis, PaymaSterS Sanders and
Dr. Culbreth went north yesterday afternoon
by the Bay Iine steamers To Baltimore in
cEarGe OF relations.
JHE SIOUX STAMPEDE.-Notice has been
sent 10 Agent Irwin, with the Sioux who have
halted about eighty miles from their new
agency and refuse to 20 further. that the
Indians must go to the agency for provisions.
pitt nldN tncdlllp anywhere III
There are 100 lodges thus halting. 80 hayinT
broken away and gone north.
Caucus OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS was
held this morning. 1t has decided that a re-
vision of the Senate committees is made n,ces-
sary by the addition of new members of the
senate, and committee consisting of Seua-
tors Morrill,, Window. Dorsey Bo0tb. OgIeS-
by. Allison and Howe was appointed for tilat
purpose. IL il probable that ON some of the
more committees. at least. the democrats will
lie gwen larger representation.
SENATE PROMOTIONS William f. Spencer.
minute and journal clerk OF the Senate. has
been appointed principal legislative clerk to
| MI the vacancy caused by the resignation of
John Flagg: j. W. Nightingale. clerk succeed,
70 Mr. Speneers position. and T.. Moses, ol
Michigan. clerk of the committee on post OH
ces and post roads, takes the position of clerk
vacated by Mr.. Nightingale.
| NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander Henry l.
Johnson. ordered to duty at the Norfolk nary
yafd. 18th inst. Lieut. \. G.. McMOhan has
reported his return home. having been de
tached from the AshuelOt, Asiatic station ON
sick leave: Masters +. III. Lafavor and w. p
Ray. detached from duty on the coast survey
and ordered to hold themselves in readiness
Tor sea service; Passed Assistant Engineer
w. H. Bayley. from duty in the bureau of
steam engineering and ordered TO hold him
sell III readiness for sea service.
INF ESSEX VISITS LIBERIA.-A dispatch to
I Tie Navy department from Commander
| SclIiey. on board the Essex, announces the ar
rival Of that vessel at Monrovia Liberia. on
the 18th OF September. Commander Schiey
stated To the president of the republic his
| readiness 10 aid the authorities in every way
consistent with the treaty. While returning
the salute OF the Essex on shore, Edward Ber,
| ~ a Young AmericO-L iberan. in loading the
| guns had both hands blown of His arms
were amputated below the elbow. The Essex
would remain until the lst OF November and
Then run down the coast
The TENURE CT OFFICE ACT CONSIDERED
BI THE CABiNET.-The regular Cabinet meet
ing to-day adjourned before two o'clock The
question arising under the tenure of ofics
acl by The failure OF the Senate To confirm some
81 The PRESIDENT nominations was thoroughly
discussed: but as there has. yet, been no
oiilelal notification that the nominations have
no been confirmed. no course Of action was
decided upon. Ii Is the opinion of the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury and others that in cases
"hefe officers We're suspended and their sue
ss. siot eonhr;ned the Offices revert TO the
oHcefs suspended. On the other hand where
the former OficehOlders either died or their
terms OF ONCE expired. the Offices revert tenn
porarily TO the deputy, until new appointments,
sball be made The official decision will doubt
less be made in accordance with the above.
PERsOSAL-The following army and navy
officers can be found 1T the Ebbitt House,
n
Miles. U.S.A. Gen. +. l.. Crittenden. U.S.A..
Gen f. o. Ord. y s. A.: Col Arson Mills. us
a; Col John NJ. Bacon, U.S.A.; Gen. l.. Z.
Graham. I .S.A.; Col F. ID. Baldwin. USA. !:
Admiral 5. {: Rowan. U.S.N.; Admiral Stem
Bile, Us. N; Admiral Trenchard, U.S.N: Capt
w. w. Queen 7 :S.N. Capt. G. III. Wells, US
n; Capt. Franklin, U.S.N. Capt. j. E. JOueth
C.SN. Capt. j. q. Walker, U .S.N: Paymaster
G. II. Read. C.S-N. Paymaster Stephan Rand
ir- U.S.N. Paymaster ii. T. Shedding Us n !:
Commander IL. L. johnson. U.S.N.: Capt H.
MPrINInan - * II
NC: CHIEF Engineer ii. b. Jones. U.S.N.: En-.
sign Lucien Young. U.S.N.; Master w T. Con.
Nay, -S.N.; Commander John McGOwau, IT,
C.S.N.
CNCoNFIRNED NOMINATIoNs.-Among the
nominations that failed Of confirmation by the
Senate az the special session just closed. were
the following: United States Ministers-Henrv
:. Sandford- for Belgium; Henry w. Hilliard,
Tor Brazil. ConsulS General-Gurley Wells
Shanghai; John q. Smith, Montreal: B. F.
PeixotiO. st. Petersburg; Alfred E. Lee,
Frankfort. Collectors OF CustOms-Theodore
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