Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-31

patch, addressed to First Assistant Post
master General Tyner, was received from
Col. Holloway to-day: Senator Morton
passed another comfortable night. He is do
ngTtn. His appetite has not returned, and
he n weak In consequence"
TWAS STONE, q member OF the late South
CO rolina returning board who put afioat Il e
nonsensical rumor that Judge Cartier wolIt
refuse to honor requisitiOn from Governor
Hampton on the ground of his not being the
legal governor of the Palmetto State. The
wish was father 10 the Thought"
THE OTHER SIDE HEARD FRoM-Post-
master General Key, since his return from
his New England trip, has received a num-
Der of letters from the south deprecating the
harsh comment of q few extreme southern
papers on his speeches, the writer's heartily
commeL ding him for the conciliatOry tone
of his remarks.
TIE SPEAKERsHIP.-An off ,er Of the
House OF Repre- e tatives, who has just re-
turned from Illinois, says the democratic
delegation OF that state will vote as follows
In The Speakership contest: They will sup
port Morrison rs long as he has any chance,
with the exception OF Eden and Sparks, who
will vote for Randall, will give its support
10 Milton SGyler, of Ohio.
THE CABINET MEETING 10 day was fin
ished before two O'Clock. The question OF
the whereabouts of Sitting Bull was talked
over and dispatches that had been received
In relation 10 the subject since Tues lay last
cussed and decided Ii is understood that an
order suspending Mr.. Cornell will BE- issued
at once.
PEBsONAL.-HOn. T. l.. Eckert, president
of the a. & p. Telegraph Company, is in the
city. Captain bn n. Boffinger, OF the
Texas Pacific Railroad Company, is at VIII.
laTd's. -'''Ex Congressman Plat, OF New
hn -a1 n,.ie H.
Hills. ''''Mr. Nathan Smith, of the Post
Office department, has just returned from a
brief tour in Europe. '''' Assistant Secre-
tary Bell, of the Interior department, goes to
Boston with his family on Monday Oh two
weeks visit. Major ID. w. Rhodes of
Ohio, has been appointed by the Postmaster
General superintendent OF the blank agency,
Post Office department, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of n. A. Gray.
HARD TIMES IN GERMANY.-The U. 8.
minister to Berlin transmits to the State de-
partment translatiOns of articles from lead
ing German newspapers containing some
painful statistics of the poverty and suffer
ing prevalent in that city, even among the
better classes, conclusively proving that the
present hard times and consequent suffering
and discomfort are not local, but are shared
In, 10 great extent, by nations of Europe
During the month Of July last 4776 men, $40
women and young girls received relief and
shelter in the wOrkhOuse of the Berlin asy-
lum for the homeless. OF the men, 2,149 were
art sans and the remainder laborers. During
the same month ,643 men and 1888 WON IN
association for the relief of the homeless.
SITTING BULLS RECEPTroN-The fol-
lowing telegram was received at the War
department yesterday evening:
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 3O.-HOn GeOr1e w.
McCrOy, Secretary OF Wdr, Wlshing'o on II
have no information except that conmuni-
Gated by Gen. Terry from Col Miles, of Au-
man On his arrival at Helena Montana, from
Fort Benton, dated August 2sth, in which he
says -" At Benton / heard that Sitting Bull
was sun a. his old camp at Wood Mountain.
Col. Miles, who is engaged expressly i'm the
business of watching Sitting Bull, Is most
likely to he correctly informed
+ II. SHERIDAN, Lieut.. General.
Wood Mountain is in Canada, not far from
the border, and almost directly north of Fort
Benton. 1t is in easy reach of United States
territory, and IL is not doubted that the In
southwark are AT least a portion II not the
entire force of Sitting Bulls band. Proper
measures have been taken to obtain m )re
positive infOrmation on this subject, and also
10 give Sitting Bull warm reception.
Lieut. General Sheridan has forwarded to
AOJufant General Townsend the following
dispatch dated Helena, Mpnta IA, 3Oth in-
siant-from Gen. GibbOn :-"Gsn. Sherman
has just left. He showed me your dispatches
1 do not believe the repsrt OF Sitting Bull
being south OF the line, nor does Sherman
Major Walsh closely watches the camp, and
will give us early intelligence OF any move.
ment. As Sitting Bulls camp is closer To
news sooner than anybody else, and / will
keep You informed"
THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROsECUrIoNs-
The grand jury at Columbia, ). c., yesterday
returned true bills for breach Of trust again Il
ex. Lieut.; Gov. Gleaves, ex- President OF the
Clerk of the House Jones and ex- Treasursr
Parker; also against Clerk OF the Senate
woodruff for forgery to the amount OF 81 900;
se so one q. JACOBS for forgery for over
states Senator Patterson for conspiracy in
the same forgery; against Patterson for
bribery OF members OF the Legislature in the
matter OF the Blue Ridge railroad add other
cases, and against Patterson, Parker and n
II. Kimpton, of New York, for conspiracy to
bride the legislature.
THE VISITING GOVERNORS at Philadel-
Phla yesterday attended the Exhibition where
lEey viewed the Industrial parade, and con-
Guided the programme TO which they had
contributed by "sitting for their photo
graphs: They then went to Chester, Penn
sylvania. and saw the steamer City of Wash
lngton, of the New York and Savannah line,
launched. On returning TO Philadelphia there
was banquet at the Continental Hotel. Two
hundred persons were present. q ~. Hart
ranft presided, and speeches by all the lead
Ing guests were made.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE CASE IN VIRGINIA,
A colOred man named Reuben Majors, hail
ing from Culpeper county, has been lodged
in the Jail of Page county, Va, charged wi, b
having committed an outrage on the daugh-
ter of Daniel Weaver, of Page county. The
your 6 lady on Sunday had gone part of the
way home with her sister, who had been Wis
ftihg her, and rs she was passing through q
cornfeld on her return hons she was met by
the negro, who, oy the exercise OF violence,
committed the outrage. Miss Weaver Is
only II years old.
LOSSES BY THE STRIKE RIors.-The Phil
acelphia merchants suffering by loss of
freight at Pittsburg during the late riots held
. meeting yesterday and appointed q com.
mt'tee TO confer with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, with power to make such
terms as they may deem advisable for the
persecution of suits In connection with the
railroad company against Allegheny county,
provided that the railroad company furnish
said claimants with q guarantees for the pay
ment OF said losses within q period OF two
years.
INCREASE OF LABOR WITHOUT Is
CREASE OF PAY.-The authorities Of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton (OhiO)
railroad, have issued a circular to the en-
ployees declaring that after September LIST
ninety miles run shall constitute q days
work: Heretofore sixty miles was couated