New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-26
WASHINGTON NOTES.


The trustees of Howard University to-day
elected Dr. W. W. Patten OF Chicago to be its President
There was very earnest competition between Mr. Clark
Of Ohio colore and Mr. Cardoza OF South Carolina, one
Of Gov Chamberains State officers, to defeat Dr. Patten
The cOlored men the board all voted for or the
other Of the colored candidates, and, although the
vote for DR.. Paten made unanimous after the first
informal ballot the colored trustees expressed regreso
night that prominent coOred man could not have been
chosen They think the colored for which the inst
tuition especially de ned could have been betterserved
by the choice of cOlored There appears 10 have
en ge an fS me Mr. S the Ohio po
lessor who said TO he the choice OF te Oh
cast by colored trustees Fred Douglass made an
earnest speech behalf Of Clarke, claiming that was
especially as there only cOored students III the col
Iege excepting few white men III the medical depart
Clarke Cardoza OF South Carolina obtained two votes
of exSel aor Pomeroy, and another OF eoicrca
out of debt and on Il god basis.
The President informed delegation which
called upon him to-day in the interest OF person en-
poyed the Interior Department that he should not IN
ttrfere in the appointments which were under the con-
troll Of his Cabinet officers To another person who made
application to him for office, which is now hled by
one whose commission has three and hall years to rum
the President suggested that the applicant would do well
TO wait until the commission Of the present incumbent
expires when the President would talk TO him about It,
The President has very positive views as to the manner
in which United States officers should conduct them
selves with respect to politics, anu in recent
conversation with a friend he said that In
his Judgment United States officers should not take any
par in the primaries ward meetings before elections
or any political delegates, do any
thing to assist in securing the nomination OF any par
tcuar candidates. but when the candidates are nOu
mated tie President SAID he why Federal
oceboders should not publicly express their opinions
in favor OF the candidates OF their cl0iee ana labor or
their election in The same manner and under the same
conditions a, other citizens.
DR.. j. b. Blake, Secretary of the National
Monument Society, takes issue with the military en-
gncers who recently reported against the slfclency OF
the foundation of the monument. saying no fault was
found with this until after the development of desire to
ornament another part OF the city with the monument
when it was first suggested that the design of the monu
cnt was net In good taste and afterward that its fonnda
tons we're insecure. lie says whole generation OF
most colnpee architects and engineers have been sa
ed the design OF the site ana the sOluty Oh
the monument.
Tho Independent order of Odd Fellows OF this District
will tomorrow celebrate the 5Sth anniversary or the
introduction of the Order into the United States An
address viii be delivered in the afternoon after which
| the uniformed cncampment branch will have a dress
parade. President Hayes will review then. IL Is ul-
icrstood President - member OF the order
Public business Cnlg he says, VIII prevent MS aicn
auce at the reception night to be give in ODD Fellows
| Hail
The Hon Charles II. Adams late member OF Congress
from the Albany, y. " District, was married oGay III
this city TO Miss judith Crttenden Coleman of Louis
VILE Ky n granl-,laughte Of John j. Crtenden. The
marriage ceremony was performed Dy inc KEY VIM =.
Young Of Chicago cousin of the Driie at hc rcsnc
OF her uncle Critiendcn, on Connecticutaye There
| was "A large and fashionable attenlaner. Inc newly
married couple will visit California on their Dridal TOUR
A special term OF the United States Circuit Court
Judge Hughes 10 preside will he held a Alexandria Va
nm the 10Th inst to try the ON the United states
| AGAINST W. Ii Otman ct al, for the recovery or that
BARTON Of the 81 900 from the United states
Treasury, deposited in the German SAVINGS Bank VI
! Alexandra.
Ex-secretary Morrill, has postponed his departure for
| Portland until Friday