Evening star., 1877-11-24
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s3si 6s1.5O; customs, $685., ,s36 81.
COMMODORE CREIG HToN left Portsmou. n,
Va, last night, for Brooklyn, on account of
serious family illness.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
RELATIONS decided yesterday to reject the
appointment OF Henry Sanford as Minister
to Belgium.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Vice President Wheeler the
Secretary of the Treasury, Senators Allison,
Matthews, and KirkwoOd, and Representa-
uves White, Price, and Fort.
SOME UNEAsINEss is felt at the navy
yard for the safety of the torpedo boat Alarm
that is on the way from New York here.
khe is somewhere between New York and
the capes, but she has not been in sight.
BLACKwooD's MAGAzINE, Scott reprint)
received from E. NJ. Whitaker & Son, is
largely devoted to the Eastern question,
treating it, of course, from the tory or anti
Russian point of view.
A MEETING of the Senate committee on
judiciary was held o-day. No definite ac-
tion, SO far as could be learned, was taken
on any case, but it is said that the com mittee
Will REJECT the appointment OF FitZsimmons,
the Georgia marshal.
PERsoNAL.-Gov. Tom Young, of Ohio, is
AT the Ebbitt House. He comes solely on
legal business, has no axes to grind, aud is
neither seeking Office for himself nor his
friends. ''.' Attorney General Connor, of
South Carolina, has resigned his office on
accoOt OF falling health.
THE ARGUMENT IN THE CASE OF SENA-
haf Ind
on habeas corpus was continued last even
ing by Mr.. Shellabarger for Senator Patter-
son. Mr.. Pelham and Mr.. Cook followed in
arguments for the Senator, and at midnight
the court ad djourned.
SENATOR PATTERSON wants 1t to be un-
derstOod that he is not TO be counted on as a
democrat. He says he votes for the admis-
sion of Gen. Butler to q seat in the Senate
because to do otherwise would be to decline
TO accept that pacification SO eagerly sought
for by The democrats and SO generously dis
pensed under the administration of Presi-
dent Hayes.
ARMY ORDERS.-Major C. c. Sniffen, pay
master, relieved from temporary duty in the
Office of the paymaster general, will report
in person 10 the commanding general of the
military division of the Pacific for duty
Leave OF Major John Green, lst cavalry
from headquarters department of Columbia
is extended five months. Leave for six
III.
wallace, tn cavalry.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CoNTEsr-In ac.
cordance with the direction of the Senate
committee on privileges and elections, Cor
bin, the republican South Carolina contest
ant, nled statement of his case with the
committee to-day, and said that he would be
present with his counsel, Gov. Cham berain
and VIM stone, of New York, when a day
for hearing was appointed. Gen. Butler
the other contestant. asked that the com nit
lee do not consider the case until next Mon
day.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut.-Co -Comman Ter A.
G. Kellogg ordered to duty at the Washing
ton navy yard; Lieut. Commander Henry
c. White to the training ship Minnesota at
New York; Master John B. Milton to the
receiving ship Wyoming at Washington:
Master Lewis {. Heilner to the rece wing
ship Colorado AT New York; Lieut. Com
mander .. f. Heyerman detached from the
fwatara and placed on waiting orders; Lieut.
Commander Charles O'Neill from the train
ing ship Minnesota at New York aud 'der-d
as executive officer of the watara at Hamp-
ton Roads.
SENATOR CoNOvER called on the Presi-
dent yesterday and explained to him the rea-
son why he had east his vote in the Senate
with the democrats last Wednesday and
Thursday. He informed the President that
ne should vote for the admission of both
Kellogg and Butler. According 90 Senator
u q
satit fed with the reasons given by the SEN
ator from Florida for his action. Mr.. Con-
over declined TO say which way he would
vote on question To give the Kellogg case
precedence over the Butler case for cOnsi der
alton in the Senate.
THE ADJOURNMENT OF the House of Rep
resentatives until Tuesday next has given
members the opportunity to 60 home and
prepare for the winter session. Many at
tended the extra session under the m preston
that IL would be brief one, and were NOT
prepared TO remain continuously, because
they came provided only for q few weeks
stay. The outlook now is that the final ad-
iournment will be at a late day next week, If
indeed then and the short respite from last
night until Tuesday has been taken advau-
tage OF by al least fifty members 10 90 to
their homes and make arrangements for a
stay In Washington through the winter.
THE CHINESE QUEsTIoN.-The six great
Chinese companies in San Francisco have
telegraphed TO the President that threats
have been made to destroy Chinese property
in that city, and expel them from the coun.
try on the 10Th inst, and urging compliance
with solemn treaty obligations 10 prevent
kuch outrages. A press dispatch from San
Francisco states that the 18th has been set for
the demonstration OF the agitators who have
recently been making 1ncendiary threats,
but that they assert there is no intention OF
committing any breach of the peace the OBJ
ject being simplyt TO demonstrate the strength
will be taken by the authorities TO pres erve
order
THERE IS GOOD DEAL OF MANEUvER-
ING and canvassing among members Of both
political parties, with q view to settling
upon q line Of action to be taken at Mon
days session Of the Senate. The almost
even balance OF the Senate, now that on the
election contests, Patterson and Conuoyer
vote with the democrats, makes IL necessary
Ior both sides TO feel the general pulse before
showing their hands openly in the Senate.
There Is disposition among not q few re-
publican Senators to ha ye the appropriation
committee report the appropriation bills,
pass the same speedily, and adjourn with
the election contests pending rather than to
protract the special session to dispose of
them.
GEN. SHERMAN was before the military
committee again yesterday. Referring to a
statement recently made in the House that
there were two regiments stationed in Wash
1ngtOn which might be sent to the front the
General said that instead of two regiments
there was but one company here at the ar
seBal for the prot action of public property.