Evening star., 1877-10-19
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

| ALL QUIET AT FL PAso.-Lieut RIcker
telegraphs from III PaSo, on the 18th ins tnt
everything quiet at san Elviaro and that
| place.
BURYING THE HATCHET.-Dr. irwin, who
went home with the Sioux delegation, held a
| council and made peace between the She
| shores and Arapahoes.
| Two OR THREE BILLS were introduced In
| the Senate this morning 10 restore the Old
silver dollar TO rs value before the act Of de-
| mOnetizatiun.
| THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS does
| not intend tn make any more dismissals in
tie Patent office If he can possibly squeeze
| Though without IL,
| SAvED-It now thought that from five TO
| ten usand me iels can be saved from the
ruins of the north hall of the Patent Office by
Identifying them with the drawings.
TIE SCTENTIsrs.-P Professor Henry, of
! the Smiths oman Institution, has iSsue1 a
| call for the National Academy OF Sciences,
| of which he is president, to meet at Columbia
College next Tuesday.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. John A. Pills
| bury, ordered 10 duty az the hydrogra ohio
| office, Washington, -. c. Passed A Assistant
| Engineer Il. u. Ia yior. to the Rio Bravo at
brownsville, Texas.
REVENUE APPoINTMeNTS-Th r
Campbell has been appointed revenue store
keeper and gauger f. the 9th district of Vir-
| glnia; Lee e. Mack for tae 9th district of
North Carolina, aud TheOiOre 3olGbeck for
| the I'd district of Texas.
SENATOR MORTON A telegram from Ia
dianapolis yesterday states that Senator Nor
| ton, after passing the mOSt comiortab bic night
OF his illness, had been resting on his side all
uay, winch ne had not previously been able
| TO do al all.
IHE NEZ PERCES are to be moved to
point in Dakota convenient to transporta-
ton facilities, where they can be maintained
cheaper than at their present headquarters
OIL The Tongue river. There is a disposition
10 eeai iehienlly with them.
AMONG THE CALLERS al the White House
to-day were: Senators Cockrell, Dorsey,
Harris, Oglesby, Herbert, Conover and
Gordon; Representatives Fort, Robinson.
Thompson, Mckinley, Harris, Kidier, Ma
ginnls, Add ich, Bridge, Haze, Townsend
and General Logan.
NAVAL NOrEs.-The Frolic, from Brazil,
arrived in Hampton Roads on Thursday
evening. The Swatara has been or Ierei
f.om New York 10 Hampton X Jads. .-.-rne
Ialla poosa, Captain McR!tchle, left WASH
1hstOn Thursday on a trip TO the nayy-yafIs
east.
LEGATION MATTEKS.-Henry Howard has
resumed his connection with the British
legation as one of the secretaries. Sir Ell
ward Iholnlon, when he left Washington
last spring, intended 10 return IN Decem Der
next. Ii Ii understood that l. tdy Thornton
VIII not return 10 tbIs co ihiry tuis wrnLer.
PARDoNED By ThE PREoIDENT The
President has ordered pardon 10 be issued
TO James White, of Cincionati, now uuter
going sentence in the OHIO penilenta-y for
completely in the election frauds in Cinciu-
mali In 1oi6. Col. ORA Dclds the attorne,
Ini w hlte, left here last night with the docu
inent n his pocket.
BLACKwooD's MAGAzINE for Oc,ohar
(recelved from the Washington agents, Z. VI
Whitaker < Son. has a sharp article upo.,
american Diplomacy in the East, !" IN whi 20
our MI SchuS Ter, consul general AZ COnst4n-
tint pie, Is raped over the kuuckles Tor pro
claiming Turkish atrocities as ~nile filing a
COZ nde,tlai position at tue cOurl of d friellIy
power
THE REMOVAL OF THE SIoUX-Tne Com
missioner of Indian Affairs mas receivei a
telegram from General Crook, who is TO see
| to the transportation of the Sioux Indians TO
The Missouri river, in which he SAYS that he
has not yet decided when TO begin the trans.
portatiOn, as the weather has been yery
| rainy, and they are compelled TO wait for the
supply OF coffee and sugar.
| ID. c. HASKELL, the new Rapresentatiye
| from Kansas, is lying very dangerously III
| at No tc4 18th street. On his arrival here last
week he had an attack OF chills and fevers.
put MS sickness took more serious turn
and he now suffers from Bright's disease of
The kidneys, together with an affection OF the
| liver. His condition is so dangerous tina he
relatives were telesraphed for TO day.
Mr. EUsTIs' CREDENTIALS In the Senate
yesterday after our report closed, Mr.. Thur
nan moved that j. L. Eustis be sworn in as
senator from Louisiana. The motion was
dtclded out OF order, As the credentials We're
before The committee on privileges aud eIec-
lions. MIR. Thurman then moved TO discbarsa
ihe committee from the further consideration
| made by Mr.. Edmunds aud the Question weni
over tncec lie rules
The LOUISIANA SENAToRsBIp. - The
committee on privileges and elections OF f,e
Senate held a meeting this morning and de
cided TO proceed forthwith To the hearing of
testimony and arguments in the SpOh;1rd-
hellogg Louisiana case The chairman was
autnorized TO notify both claimants to pre-
sent their case On Monday next. 1t is 6e
ieved that when direct vote is taken on
the question of admission that SpOfforl will
re woas sealed as Stanley Matthews, Messrs.
Senator Christisncy, of Michigan, Will uOt
vote for kelloggs admission.
The BILL introduced by Sena.nr FL
munes TO prevent abuses in the sale of posi-
age stamps and stamped envelopes provides
that no postmaster. or deputy postmaster ar
olher person entrusted by the United States,
the Post Office department or ths Postmaster
General with postage stamps or stamped en-
velopes, shall sell or dispose of the SANE.
otherwise than III regular course of official
business and at their face value and for cash
on delivery. 1t also provides that any post
master, deputy postmaster or other person
who shall violate the provisions OF the pre-
ceding section shall be deemed guilty of em.
bezzlement, and shall on conviction thereof
be punished by q fine not exceeding 81 Og0.
or by Imprisonment not exceeding one wear
or both said punishments at discretion or the
court. o
The SENATE REPUBLICANs.-The cohe-
siveness of the small republican majority In
the Senate was evidenced yesterday on tha
two votes taken with reference to the conte,,
OF Spofford, OF Louisiana. TIE vantage III
democrats sought to gain was to have tn
three democrat claimants two from Louisi
ana and one from South Caroiina-seatei
forthwith, SO as to obviate the neceSsilv M
their cases taking the chance OF an early ra
Port from the committee OF pri iyileges a M
elections: Edmunds, Colkling and other
isaders OF the republican side gave the cue to
their associates, and when the vO,o - 49, -