Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-27

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AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were the Secretary of War Senator
Voorhees, and Representatives Keightley and
Neal
The MOST TRUSTWORTHY REPORTS concern
ing the Ohio Senatorial contest. which comes
on next week, upon the assembling OF the
legislature, is that Hon. Geo FL. PendletOn
will be chosen after some little opposition.
PERSONAL Prof. Henry is recovering from
a 81 mewhat severe cold. Rutherford Plat
Hayes, the third son of the President. is spend
ing the holidays at the White House. He is
student at Cornell University. $50 RepreScn-
taiiye Bland II quite sick AT his home in Mis-
souri, from cold contracted before he left this
city.
NOT YET SETTLED.-,Iudge SpierS' decision
in Assistant Secretary Bell libel Suit against
the y. y. sun. a reported by the associated
press. and noticed elsewhere, merely settles in
tie defendants favor demurrer raised by
him Ia one of the charges. IL still leaves four
vigorous charges for the lawyers To fight
about.
THE Butler INVEsTIG ATION.-Thc pending
resolution offered by Senator Butler to inyes-
tigatc the charge that he entered into an I'M
holy alliance with senators COnOyer and Pat
lcrSOn viii undoubtedly be adopted. senator
EdmundS, of Vermont. however win offer a
substitute that the investigation he conducted
ny special committee. which substitute Sen
atOr Butter HAY accept.
NEW YEARS DAY At THE VI hRINE BARRACKS.
New Years day viii he celebrated at the old
headquarters marine barracks. in old-fash-
toned style. Mrs. McCauley will receive. and
number of ladies will assist her: Mrs GoJd-
Toe, wife of Major GOodlOe: Mrs Owen. Miss
Shepard. of Troy Miss TillinghaSt. Miss Hun
ungton and others. Dancing viii commence
IN the afternoon.
NEW STYLE OF POSTAGE STAMPs.-With a
view Ia obtaining an additional safeguard
against the fraudulent practice Of washing
cancelled postage stamps the Postma ster
General has directed Specimen stamps of the
one. two. and three cent denominations To be
prepared with inclOsed borders of white
around the rest OF the designs. The adoption
oil these new STYLES viii probably he officially
ordered at an early day.
The san ELIZARIO RIOrS.-The dispatches
received by the War department from san
Elizaro Texas. have not been made public
hut il i known that the government tTonpS
assisted the state authorities in arreSting some
of The mob, and ii i understood that after
wards two OF them were taken out and shot.
IL l. the intention Of The government 20 step
th3t no more such ou'ragc> shall be commit
ted, and that. after arrests. judicial proceed
ings must prccede Punishment.
\ NAVAL INvEsTIGATION.-Th Secretary OF
the Navy has organized commission 0i gu
reau officers. consisting of Rear Admiral
Howell. president: Rear Admiral Ammen
tomMUdOTe ~hUfcidt. Eugineer-in-Chicf> Shock.
capt. JefeTS. and Constructor Easily. Ia inycS-
agate ana report I UOn the class of vessels
hest adapted for ScTI ice in the navy OF the
nited States: the dimensions. tounIgr and
h3ItfN oi each particular class the number
at each class required. ana the material of
which they are 10 be- bulJ. The commission
viii examine and discuss the classification OF
SHIPS oI other HayicS. their batteries. steam
power. etc. etc. iIcOnnCrtiOH with the above
Classification 81 ~hipS-oi war the subject of
steam TamS and torpedop> will be- thoroughly
Investigated. The first meeting al the com
mission viii be he'd January ID, lS1S.
CONEIING AND EvAKTs.-There +, a report
atOai of a truce between Secretary Eyarf, and
Senator C0nkIng based on the hyp3,hcsi,
that in consideration OF the support by the lat.
ter oi the administration he is 10 control the
New York state appointments. This rrpur,
lacks probability. IL a. the preSen. time The
President or his premier entered into an ALI
3nc" Win COnklIng. a. reported. whe 'rhy he
! Tea senator was L. have the disposition OF
The patronage al the empire state. il would Da
accepted a. a clear admission on the par of
the President that COnkliug was right and he
was wrong III the matter of the New York re-
moyalS. Such an alliance would tend, also.
rather Ia weaken than 10 Strengthen the Pres
Ident. and for the reason that il would present
nm Ia The country as of 4 Ndcilidting mind.
and would IN Il measure SubStTntiate the oft
repeated charge that the patronage of New
York was being distributed in behalf nr Secre-
tary ENart>. II would. too. be regarded by
many dS confession OF Judgment on he part
of the President that his ciyil-seryice policy
was wrong and Il failure.
III may be that efforts are being put forth To
reconcile the Secretary Of State and Senator
Conkling. There would be nothing unSeemlv
or improbable in this. Blaine and ConkIin"
settled 4 twelve years quarrel i'll an ufi-hand
way and under circumstances where the sense
leS>neSS 0i Keeping up the ill-feeling was ap-
parent. Both Secretary Evart> and Senator
tunklng may have arrived at the very Sen>i-
Die conclusion that hOuOr> have been about
evenly divided III the tOmahawk game between
Them. because both carried one If about equal
heit. and have agreed to let b. -gOne> be by
cones. IL i not 10 be believed though. that
President Hayes viii allow himself 10 be a
mere distribution OF official pap. aud To dole ii
Oul IN New York or any other state Tor the
mere sake ol settling Il personal quarrel be
tween member of his Cabinet and Senator
II - contrary To the policy he has blocked on,
since lis Inauguration. II Secretary EVarIs
and Senator C0Ek!inG bury their differences
II viii be doubtless upon mutual understand
ing. hut not based upon the amount of patron
age they are To Jointly bestow upon friends
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