Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-26
EVENING STAR.


Washington News and Gossip.
| GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, s2sO,09O.Os; customs, sos ,5s2.4s.
THE MoNoNGA HELA, Capt. VIM f. Fitz-
| hugh, left New York on the 21d instant for
| the Aslatic station, via SueZ canal.
WIN. w. UPTON, (, f Oregon was to- day APP
| pointed Second Controller of the Treasury
| bis appointment to take effect on the LIST OF
| October.
SENATOR MORTON Gen. Brady, Second
ASSISTANT Postmaster General, received
| dlspalch from ex-Gov Burbank CHS after
I noon, saying: 'The Senator continues TO
| improve slowly but steadily. His appetite
| is little BETTER
| AT THE CABINET MEETING to day the
| Secretary of War and the Secret,ry of the
| Treasury were directed to make thorough
| investigation into the character of the public
| oulldlngs In Washington, with a view of as
| certaining whether they are fire. proof or
| not.
| INDIAN COMMISSIONER SMITH does not
know when he will retire from the Office, but
gays 1t will be when Mr.. Hayt receives his
| commission and is ready TO enter upon his
| duties Alter retiring he will go home to
| ONO 10 be present at the election, after
| which he will probably proceed TO his new
| post OF duty at Montreal.
THE Four PER CENT. BONDS, for which
| nve calls have now been made-four calls
for SlO,0O0,000 each, and one of s15 600 900, the
| latter for resumption purposes-bear inter
est rom July 1St, but every person taxing a
bOnd pays principal and Interest up until
the Time ne pays for il and IL is delivered TO
| nlm Thus S1,0o0 four per cent bond II
purchased and paid for on the LIST OF Sep.eTn-
Der, costs the purchaser ~ 006.66; on the Ist
of October he will receive $40 interest and
nave his bond. The interest on sixty-five
million four per cent. bonds maturing on the
LIST OF october will be paid from The Trea-
suTy on that date.
LITTLE BIG MAN" of the Sioux dele
| CATION, attracts a good deal of attention from
| the fact that he was an ally of Sitting Bun
| at the Custer massacre, and was lately
stabbed In the arm by Crazy Horse whom he
was trying To disarm AT Camp Robinson
tie is short In stature, but muscular, and
bears on his body, which is naked from the
waist upward, a large number of scars re-
ceIved in battle. Buffalo Bill, who is well
acquainted with the members of the deIega-
tlon. says that although the gentle savage
| is little he is "a bad egg" and n devil incar-
nate in fight He surrendered with Crazy
| Horse soon after the Custer massacre.
| Hon. ALEXANDER III. STEPHENS, the
"Little Big Man" of the south, arrived in
the city yesterday, and is at his old quarters
| at the National. He is accompan ed by his
nephew, Colonel John A Stephens and his
| faithful colored serv ant ALEC" HIS health
is much improved He will remain in Wash
1ngton four or five days, after which he will
run over 10 New York to visit friends for
eight or ten days. He will be on hand at the
beginning OF the extra session. While speak
| ing Ia high terms OF other candidates Mr..
Stephens believes Mr.. Randall will be elected
Speaker OF the House. He don't know of
three southern members who will vote
against him.
| EMIeRANTs RETURNING TO THE UNITED
STATEs-Eleven years ago forty families,
known as the California Colony" settled
| IN the upper part of the province of Santa
re, Argentine republic. They took with
theln 10 their then new homes considera bic
| money and purchased their lands. After an
| experience OF eleven years, and with about
| One-half the means which they possessed on
| their arrival in the Argentine republiE tire
| colony, according TO a dispatch from the
| Unit q states minister TO that country to the
Department of State, took shipping at Bpe-
| nos Ayres about the 18th of July last for
| Texas, where they propose 70 settle near the
| RIo GTande, between Fort Clark and Eagle
| Pass.
| RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT AND PARTY.
| The President and Mrs. Hayes with the
party accompanying them, returned to
| Washington last evening by a special train
! at nall past SIX o'clock. The President took
occasion TO express to q few friends whO met
him at the depot his pleasure at his southern
| tour, and spoke warmly of the tone and
| temper of the people and the hospitable well
| comes that met him at every place he had
| NIsiISN III sOutll, rs We'll as In the west.
| He decided to postpone his intended visit to
| richmond until next month, when the Vir-
gimia state fair will be In progress.
| The President and Mrs. Hayes were driven
from the depot to Soldiers Home where he
| passed the night, and came TO the Executive
| ONCE this morning.
A FALSE REPoRT.-In the Criminal Court
this morning Judge Fullerton, chief counsel
in the Parkman Brooks conspiracy case,
| called the attention of the court to the report
nj 1a Il
| wherein II read: THE defense then Offered a
| paper transferring Parkman & Brooks in
| terest In A. X. Shepherds cotton claim to
| zen. ROddy, To secure certain notes due by
| Parkman 4 Brooks TO Roddy," and said that
| this report was incorrect. The party owning
| the cotton claim was A. X. Shepard aud
| Lot Gov. a. Shepherd, and that this was
| so stalled by both counsel and witness when
| testimony was being taken, and he wished
| as Gov. 3. not only had no interest, but did
| not know OF its existence. Gov. Wells, Dis
| trict attorney, said: 'Why that was in Mar
| shal Lannon's testimony, and asked him If
| be mt ant Alex. Shepherd, and he said, mo;
| he had nothing 90 do with II, or any know
ledge OF it," The court said that he under
! stood ii TO be one a. X. Shepard and NOT
| Governor Shepherd.
THE SIOUX CHIEFS. Commissioner
| Smith, of the Indian Bureau, visited the
| Sioux delegation at their quarters at the
Washington House last evening TO say
How and get acquainted with the chiefs
Abis morning the cnlels neld council
among themselves, but allowed no reporter
| to be present SO that the world will forever
remain in ignorance OF what they did. AT IL
| O'Clock Gen. Crook and Mr.. VIM. Welsh of
| Philedelphia, formerly president of the
| Board OF Indian Commissioners, and who is
\ prominent as an advocate in favor of the
| government dealing fairly by the Indians
had a council with the chiefs In the parlor OF
| the hotel. No reporters were permitted to be
present, Mr.. Welsh giving as the reason that
| The Indians would not talk If their language
was to be reported. He said the object of fine
council was 10 hear what the chiefs had To
| sey and 10 prepare them for the grand coun-
Gil with the Great Father. which will take
place In q few days. Before their Departure
| every member of the delegation will be sun
piled with such suit of clothes as he may
select.
Secretary Schurz remained some time with
the President after the cabinet meeting to-
day, to confer about the intended conference
with the Indians. II was decided that they
will be heard by the President to morrow, at