Evening star., 1877-11-17
THE EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
mai revenue, S3is,sI7 -; customs, $40, ,i6S i6.
THE TALLAPoosA left League Island navy
yard yesterday morning for Washington.
THE BUREAU OF engraving and printing
Will ask for an appropriation of sGOO,olO for
the next year.
THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE has
sent for the court records In the case of
Smalls, the colored member.
THE HEARING of persons interested in the
bill fer the revision of the patent laws was
concluded by the Senate committee on
patents.
PERSoNAL,-Mis Lizzie sherman, daugh-
ter uf the General, arrived this morning aud
will be with her father at the Ebbitt house
until about the middle of December.
REVENUE APPOINTMENTS To-DAY:-M.
l. Roberts, storekeeper and gauger 81 dis
trict OF Kentucky, and ID. G. Bancroft, store
keeper and gauger 2d district OF Georgia
THE House Posi- OFFICE COMMITTEE
has agreed to report a bill dividing the letter
carriers into two classes, one To receive $3.50
and The other $500, appointments 10 the first
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THE APPOINTMENT of b. F. Peixotto,
esq, as Consul General TO 81. Petersburg, is
considered a good one. Mr. p. is a man OF
tact and culture, and his services for six
years In houmania gave evidence of his
abilities.
REPREsENTATIVE METCALF, OF Missouri,
republican, was sworn in as a member of the
House this morning. The case was holly con-
tested by Frost, democrat. in the state courts,
and upon the decision OF that tribunal the GER
lncate OF the secretary of state was awarded
10 Metcalf.
THE COMMITTEE on Ways and Means will
report no bill affecting the existing law with
reference TO taxation and revenue at the pre-
sent special session, but during the recess
Will perfect bill contemplating a general
tariff revision, TO be reported in January
next.
THE FIFTH AND SIXTH REPORTS of the
Jay commission engaged in Investigating
the New York custom house, have been re-
ceived at the Treasury department. The lat
Yer refers to the legislation required for the
better administration of custom: business at
The port of New York.
THE PRESIDENT this morning signed a
joint resolution OF Congress, the first since
his accession to the Presidency. IL was pre-
sented by Representative RaIuey of Sou'h
carolina, and after affiXing his signature he
presented the gold pen with which he m ada
IL 10 Mr.. Ralney, as memenJO OF the occa-
sion.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
this morning were the Attorney General,
Senator Matthews, and kepreseniatiyes
Thornburgh, Townsend ". ", Harris Va B..
Errett, Shallenberger, Harrison, and Bur
chard Secretaries EvaTts aud Sherman and
FbNt Assistant Postmaster General Tyner
also called.
AMERICA AT THE PARIS ExPosrTIoN-
Mr.. Hamilton, cne of the committee on for
elgn affairs, proposes 10 submit a minority
report 10 the bill providing for American
representation at the Paris Exposition, an.
p1nprlatlHg no money, and specifying that
tre commissioner general and his assistants
shall serve without pay, and simply for the
hohor oI occuPyIng their positions
\ CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS
met III The reception room of the Senate at
p. M. to-day. The caucus was cillei By
senator Anthony for the purpose nf fur
ther consideration of the questions VIII On
were discussed by the caucuS last Sttur,lny
The contested election case of K4lloyg aui
Spoford was to be consideret by tn ca lclS
d. wen as the subject of Presidential ~
poiniments, and The com nj tee of the eau
Gus OF last Saturd sy tn wait upon the Pre,i-
dent was expected to make its report.
THE SCLKY SIOUx-James Irwin, u. s
Indian agent in command of the Sioux el
route to the Missouri river, reports that on
the 9th there were ,4I9 souls under his COM
i,, inann, the numner OF Indians having largely
increased slice he stared. Tne weather had
heen un1nterruptedly bad, and the rattons
were running short. He expected TO travel
about l50 miles further. The end of his jour
ney he thought would be point about 90
miles from the Missouri river, beyond which
ne did not believe he would be able TO get the
Indians.
"A PETITION has been presented in the
House by Mr.. Phelps, of Conn, from Da yis
Hatch, of NOrwalk, Conn.,, asking Congress
to remunerate him for losses alleged To have
been sustained through the wrongful conduct
and acts OF Gen. Orville r. BabcOch when
acting as an authorized agent OF the govern
ment and OF the late executive, President
0rant, win reference TO the annex alton OF
San Domingo. Mr.. Hatch. in his petition
Iecites the facts as 20 his imprisonment bv
Baez, &c, through the ins,igation of Gen
Babcock, because as he (Hajch) asserts of
bis opposition TO Gen. Grants scheme of an
nexlng san Domingo.
WHAT THE BLACK KILLERS WANT.-E.
L. Brearly, esq, well known in Washing
ton, formerly when connected with the De-
paTtment of Justice, and now a leading
member of the bar OF the far west, has ar
rived IN Washington as com miss iOner from
The people OF The Black Hills 10 Congress, to
urge that this EldOrado be erec.ed into a
territory. IL Is stated In behalf of the ap-
peal, that the Black Hills now loom up as
countries. a little over year old and WORK
ing against great disadvantages, its people
have built up producing population of
nearly $4,000 The shipments OF bullion ap.
proximate 500 eco per month, and they now
apply for separate territorial organization.
THE RED MEN are long winded orators, as
those know who have listened to the Sioux
and Ponca delegations. Their interpreters,
too, generally beat about the bush as much
asthe lndlans, and ~ is not often that speeches
are as well boiled down as in a recent con
ference with the Blackfeet in the far nortn
west. The leading chief started and con
tinued like buzZ-saw until interrupted
"He says he is glad to See yOu," said the
Interpreter. About the same amount of gut
t9ral music, and the translation, "He's ID
glad TO see you" The same again, and "H.,s
hungry" Again he was OFF, and the inter
prefer closed the conference with a shrug of
the shoulders and the remark, well, it's
Just about the same thing this time"
THE SILVER BILL.-At the meeting OF the
Senate committee on finance yesterday
afternoon quorum was present, but owing
to the absence of Senators Ferry, Kernan,
and Wallace no final action was taken on
a