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Evening star., 1877-11-24

ANOTHER GOOD MAN GONE WRoNG-L.
j. Thearson, lawyer OF New York, has been
arrested on the charge OF embeZzling about
&l30 600 from the Zabriskie estate, which he
had had the management Of for Is years. He
was member of church, superintendent of
q Sabbath school, and treasurer of St. Luke's
Chanel.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

LOOK OUT FOR Your $1,000 GREEN
BACKs.-William c. Curtis, who said that
he came from Buffalo, called upon Sweeny
q Bros, at Ann and Ma ssau streets, yester-
day, and negotiated for the purchase OF q
four per cent United States bond. He Offered
suspecting the genuineness of the note, ma lie
inquiries in Wall street, and the result was
the arrest of Curtis by Stock Exchange De
tective Sampson. Curtis was com mitted by
the United States Commissioner, and the note
was taken to the sub treasury and branded
as counterfeit. II was SO well executed, how
ever, ss TO be pronounced good by wo banks
The existence of this counterfeit has been
known for some time, and officers have been
searching for the plate.-[N T. Sun, 21d
Evening star., 1877-11-24

AN EMBEZZLING CUSTOM House OFF
CER.-Thomas K. Flowers was arrested in
Philadelphia yesterday charged with en-
bezZlement. He was a custom house officer
and IL was his duty to examine into the
duties which il was necessary for passengers
to pay for articles brought to this country on
the American line steamships. AT the hear
ing II was in evidence Iha large number of
passengers from Europe were compelled To
say more in the shape OF duties than the gov
eminent required. The defendant was held
In S3 600 bail for trial.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

CONVICTION OF BANK PRESIDENT AND
CAsHIER-Jacob Huntzinger, late president
ofthe Miners Trust Company Bank, of Potts
bank, charged with conspiracy to defraud
Thomas kerns, prOthOnOLary of Schuylkill
county, adepositOr, out of s2I 600, have been
tried at Reading on change of venue aud
found guilty. The trial has occupied fifteen
Evening star., 1877-11-24
THE EASTERN WAR.
The CamG n Aai an InA m Rrecfi Inn

NIENNA, Nov. IA dispatch from Tifiis
to the Presse says:-"The Riou corps will
shortly attack Batoum with heavy artillery.
The Caucasian insurrection is Increasing.
The insurgents stormed the fortified town OF
kussar on the Eth instant and captured the
garrison"
Evening star., 1877-11-24
Senators sharon and Grover

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.-Seaator sharon
VIII probably md IL impossible TO leave hi ,
business here at present to take his seat ia
the Senate.
A dispatch from Portland says that Sena-
tor Groyer ls there az q witness In the case Of
W. n. ~. stiles, who is on trial for perjury
alleged to have been committed I'm the Gro
verinvestgatiOn. Senator Grover announces
his intention OF starting for Washington In
lar session, but not before t,.e sdJoarnmsut
OF the special session.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

THE MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION of Bar
lington is gong to discuss the question,
character Of st. Paul TO justify the belief that
II he had ever managed q church fair, be
would have charged sixty-nve cents for a
quart OF hot water and q cove oyster.I Ha,o +
Evening star., 1877-11-24

THE CHICAGO WHISKY CAsEs.-The jury
in the condemnation whisky cases I'm the
United States court at Chicago disagreed,
nine having voted for Q verdict in favor OF
the government, and three for the defend
ants. The question In dispute was whether
the evidence showed that complete immuni-
ty had bean promised.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

n6John 81. Nissly, the acting county trea-
surer Of Harrisburg, who has been missin 4
stnce Tuesday, IL u feared has been murder
I'd. No trace has yet been discovered,
Evening star., 1877-11-24

BANKRUPT SALE OF "THE EVENING
MAIL."-The announcement was made yes
terday that the Eueriing Mall had been sold
by the sheriff and that Clark Bell and Dr.
VIM. II. White had become the purchasers
The sale, ii was reported, realized about
80 600. The new pTOprietors state that this
action was made necessary by financial
troubles, mainly to be attributed to mism an
aRement, and that the Mail will be published
In the future under the same editorial man.
agement as heretOfore.-[N Y. Tribune, 23d
Evening star., 1877-11-24

AN INDIANS SUICIDE is unusual, bat
. brave recently took his own life ct Eureka,
Nevada. He was disconsolate over the
death of his squaw, and being almost help
LEES with rheumatism, he opened Q vein 10
his arm and bled to death before he was dis
covered.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

THE THIEF CAUGHT.-Charles Dommitt
the deputy auditor, has been arrested at Ba-
tavia. Ohio, on the charge Of robbing the
county treasurers oflce OF s2i 600. He was
committed In default of bail. This robbery
drove the county treasurer insane because OF
the suspicion that he thought attached To hin
from the mysterious manner In which the
robbery was effected.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

THREE PERSONS STABBED. - Patrick
Brennan stabbed Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews
and q man named George Reilly last Satur
day night In the suburbs Of Shenandoah, Va.
Mrs. d atthews may not recover. The other
two were not seriously cut. The murderer
WA TAX en- to POttsyflle iail
Evening star., 1877-11-24

MURDERERs.-JOhnA A. Smith, on trial at
Morristown, New Jersey, for the murder OF
his wife, has been acquitted on the ground OF
insanity. ...' 'BrothertOn, convicted at Au-
burn, New York, for the murder OF Moon is
to be executed on the 18th of January next
barr, who killed Keeper easier Ia Au-
burn prison recently, has been sentenced to
imprisonment for life.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

Damage by the Gale In LAveFpool
LoNDoN, Nov. A-ln consequeoce OF Toe
late gale the works for the new dockB at
Liverpool are 20 damaged. forty-two a:re,
OF excavation being flooded, that it Ia fearei
tWenfy-seven hundred men win be thrown
out Of work fOr thIeo weeks,
Evening star., 1877-11-24

some MONTHS AGO, when Gam betta was
speaking in the assembly, he was repeatedly
interrupted by M. Tristan Lambe and soma
other imperialists, and In reply veutured a
prediction, backed by a wager OF 900 francs
that the fnterrupter would not have q chance
10 repeat his conduct In the next (the presently
assembly. M. Tristan Lambert took the bet.
ard lost IL and his election, and Gambetta
has turned the money over to the poor fund
of Versailles.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

A STRANGE HORSE RACE IN ENGLAND.
A race Is announced In London rs about TO
take place for f5O0 between O Mexican and
an English horse, in which the two animals
are TO run for nfty hours, and the horse tn At
irst falls exhausted and dead 10 to lose. Old
4r. Flower, whose protectorate Of horses is
n is difIscnit ~ rssch n MEN Who can s,aSe
-
Evening star., 1877-11-24

The REVOLT in the province OF Seibo, Gan
Domingo, II alarming the residents of the
capital. The government troops were being
driven back at every encounter, and the In
suygents drawing neaTtr to the city.
Evening star., 1877-11-24
AT FORT HALL INDIAN

TROUBLE AT FORT HALL INDIAN
AGENCY.-Near Fort Hall Indian agency
Idaho, yesterday, Agent Donilson arrested
an Indian who shot two white men last sum-
mer, and turned him over to the sh sriH.
Shortly afterwards an Indian friend OF the
prisoner went to q traders store where the
Indian was delivered to the sheriff aud shot
dead Alex. Rhoden, q man well known in
the territory. The agent has telegraphei for
troops from Fort Hall.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

GEN. MCCLELLAN seems to be fairly on
the course for 1880 Responding to q recent
he wished 1t to be distinctly understood thar
he was Q friend Of "the working classes.n
Evening star., 1877-11-24
Wrech Of the U q Man of-war Hu ron,
ALL HANDS SUPPOSED TO BE LOST.

ALL HANDS SUPPOSED TO BE LOST.
A dispatch has been received at tn Navy
del artment Of the total wreck of tn, U. S.
sloop-of war Huron Off the coast of Sou h
Carolina, north Of Cape Hatterass. The
masts were reported as over the side OF tn ,
vessel, and bodies were b log washed ashore.
1t is feared that the vessel is a total wreck
ana all hands lost. The Huron was a thiri
rate vessel, guns, 81 tons, one of r Jbe ,On'S
seven contract vessels and was not general
~ considered very seaworthy. Sle was so
constructed that she will easily go to pieces
On board the vessel were Commander Ryan,
commanding; Lieut. A. A. Simons, Lieut
lamb bert q. Palmer, af Washington; EnSig }
Euclus Young, of Kentucky: Ensign gers
y. Gait, Passed Asst Paym'r G. n. San iers
Masters VIM. p. Conway, III X. Tyler. w.
banner, Surgeon g s. Culbreth, Chief =
glneer r. M. Olson, Assistant Engin r, O..
Denlg, Captains Clerk j. de l.. Gal yin ,
cadet Engineers f T. WarburtOn and r T.
IOomis, and Draughtsman John j. Evans.
There were about 145 souls on board all told
afternoon for Havana. This is the first tim 2
U. =. man of war has been wrecked since
1915, when the Saranac was lost off the coast
OF British America. The Secretary of the
Navy has telegraphed to Admiral Trenchard
al Norfolk TO send a vessel Immediately to
the relief OF the Huron, and if necessary to
send a steamer OF the Baker wrecking com
pany.
The observer at Kitty Hawk reports at II: 80
a. NJ 10 the chief signal officer as follows
u. ;, man. of-war steamer Huron struck
Two miles north of No station at l:30 a. M
Foremast and main-topmast gone. Steamer
TOTAL wreck. Assistance needed tmmedt-
ately. The sea is breaking over her, aud
several have already washed ashore, drown
eu. Number on board about 135. No cargo"
Evening star., 1877-11-24

YOUNG LADIES WHO WANT ONLY WA
TER.-A great temperance revival, under the
direction of the Murphy Club OF Philadel-
phia, is now in progress at MorrisviIIe, Pa
With one exception every hotel and saloon
has been closed, and nearly everybo ody has
signed the pledge. On Monday evening a
filled with young ladies singing "Give us
water and no whiskey" paraded the streets
while in tie centre of each boat stood q
young lady attired in the habiliments of the
Goddess of Liberty, and held in her hand a
large glass of water This was said to have
been one of the most striking and interesting
features of the occasion. ALI the hotels aud
saloons, save the one alluded TO above, were
brilliantly Illuminated.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

KATE CLANToN Nor MARRIED AGAIN
~ na> been IreQ Queutly report ed Of late rnnI
miss Kate ClaNion, the we'll known actress
mas oeen married 10 Charles 4. Stevenson
formerly member OF Wallach's company.
and now travelling IN the company with N a
ClaNton. Various dates and various pla css
nave been named by rulnOr In connect on
with the supposed wedding. IL IL true fnas
Miss ClaNton has been divorced from n &c
former husband, Dore Ly on, but she did not
receive the decree until recently. aud she
mas not yet married again. Her legal ai-
wiser, John A. BaleSt Ter, said yeSterday that
there was no truth i'm the report OF the mar
rage. Al The time when it was rumorea fo
have taken place, Miss Claxton-who yyas
and stll Is absent on professional tour
dld not know That divorce hal been grant
ed her. She did not receive q at decree uuf.f
November - As soon as the report of fps
marriage was puhls shed. Mr.. 4 Btlestier COM
muBlcated with Miss Claxton. She imme-
dlately replied, denying that there had b en-
any marriage. She stateithat she did no. at
press M contemplate such a step-certat triy
Ioi while travelling professionally. She haf
her CiYOrce and her child. and did no, intspt
10 enter into any new relations while she
was absent from honey T. Trib gae, 80
LAwIEssNEss IN EENrUcKY.-Col. Crit
tenden, u. =. marshal for Kentucky. reports
some very remarkable dOingS in WAYNE
county, in that state. recently. A deolly
harshaI recently arrested there two men for
violating the revenue laws and put them i'm
The county jail al Monticello. ON the nfg1t
OF the 18Th, thirty men forced the sheriff IN
open The jail and release them. On the nigns
oil The lSth another mob forcei the taller to
release John Lovelace, another revenue law
breaker Two days prior TO these occurren cea
a mob took Granville Brummet from nix
mouse, whipped him and threatened rim
with death ~ he ever again assisted a United
States marshal. Brummet left the county or
being released. VIM. Cox, another assistant
OF the marshal, was also whipped, and 20 II
lhe county in fear Of his life. ga the 18th ".
;. Commissioner Tuttle was grossly insu ltesR
10y mob and forced TO leave his home An
of the parties implicated in these outlaw -ies
will be pursued
Evening star., 1877-11-24
NINE. LARMIEE, De Paris,
vi FIRST CLASS DREss1AKER,
No. 1426 PENNSYLvANIA AyENUE,
octl3 lstp SIN Between hth and 18th streets.

RARLOW'S GALLERY OF FINE ARTS,
II l226 PenssyIrania a renHs.
OIL Paintings, Engravings, Photogravures 70 new
yrocess), French and German Photographs, Porce-
laine Paintings hne Chromos, &C.; Gilt and Nickel
frames in every style for Porce1aine and Photo
graph Portraits. The public invited to ex anime
our stock, ia which will be found Ill the late publ
cations Of foreign houses.
October LIST will receive Q nns stock Of se1Kiss
Russia Leather Goods, comprising Frames, Port
foiios, Portemenais, Gases, Sol
Gold Frames for Mirrors, Portraits and Land
scapes, and all styles VI Frames, spanish, French,
and American Naples, with or without velvet or
gold Innings, made to order, at reasonable prices.
Gold, Silver and Copper Wire; Cord, Hooks, Screw
Eyes &c for hanging pictures. Paintings packed,
rnPack ked and hung By competent workmen.
d n. BAkLOW sivss his special attention TO
Transferring, lining and restoring OIL PaiutipRa
Family Portraits restored with the greatest care %
q TO preserve the originality.
catalogues to be had on application. suxsl.sm
Evening star., 1877-11-24

CHANGE OF CONSPIRACY TO DEFRACD.-
Charlee Henderson was committed for Irial
in Phfladelphia yesterday 70 answer the
charges Of conepirAcy 10 defraud and obtain
member a he bogus banking nrm Of Een :
dersoo Bros-, sis South street. He had rep
scented hfmsolf TO be worth 900 900, and the
con1ederate money and bogus checks, ans6
the only deposits were the securities given
By the CLERKS for the faithful performances -
their duties. A man named Nathans yhE
II now In custody In New York, % said "a
have bad IN interest In the concern.
TIE pRApwoop MINERS snoxrp Orr.
1he so1tegs having surrounded the KeesG
milne unoef direction, Of Sheriff BullocG.
c1oeeo III ne openings except the main shafts
oy0tpour Va resorted 70 and successfuliv
carried out. The last OF them came up a. IA
O'Clock last night, and ail are nov under ar.
Evening star., 1877-11-24
Acquitted.
The m srkets

NEw YORK. Nov. .g-Rpcco Lutito. m
/ diet'd fcr murder for killing Luigi PercO,a,
was acD Dulttsd yesterday.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

The SOUTH CAROLINA CoNTEsT.-In &C.
cordance with the direction of the Senate
committee on privileges and elections, Cor
bin, the republican South Carolina contest
ant, filed statement of his case with the
committee to-day, and said that he would be
present with his counsel, Gov. Chamberlain
and VIM stone, of New York, when a day
for hearing was appointed. Gen. Butler
the other contestant asked that the com nit
tee do not consider the case until next Nom
tay,
Evening star., 1877-11-24

THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURca.
FROM the puTSiaH -AtrDrdfr lofiician, pab-
llshed al New York, We CLEAN the follow .ng.
There are N bishops. annual conferences ~.
being an increase or T. lunerant preache .
l'I.", showing an increase OF isi. local
preachers l2.fNl-JOtal preachers 2}.s3l. m
crease no. lay members in full connect lon
l,4s,W" increase 4S.oi2. lay members on
probation 3oo,,>l-total lay members l.,-s-
-, increase 2l,ss5, deaths OF members 10 q.
baptism OF adults s6 sll, children 81 DO
TAI l'-,>'2, church ediiceS iS.U.a. increase "a,
parsohages 5.t4, Increase IL. The total p.e-
sent valuation OF church ed .fices aud par s0a-
ages - =" ",,5>,,10 During tue wear IA
preachers located aud llg died. The Meta
odist Episcopal church has lost by deafir
during the last 10 years an az gragate OF lF,-
t@o lay members. Baltimore annual confer
ence meets in Cumberlani. Ma, Febraa-y
=, l,'N; Rev. Bishop Ames wtll preside. Toe
missionary treasurer acknowledges a. I've
receipts Tor the year 80 0is ai from the Ba'.4-
more conference, delaware, S,a8.64 NIr-
GINA, $50 Is; WashingtOl. SI,si60a, West
Virginia, ~2,s'2 -. Sunday schools. Ig.-lF.
INCREASE, 81 Sunday-SchODlS officers aud
teachers 2lo,Sl, increase, S.. Sund "
school scholars. I.tO.2,,, increase, 81 u.
Teachers and scholars, I,.Oi, So; increa,e,
- .TiS.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

ARMY ORDERS.-Major C. c. Sniffen, pay
master, relieved from temporary duty in the
office of the paymaster general, will report
in person TO 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
months is granted First Lieut.. George d.
Wallace, 1th cavalry.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

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. ction of public property.
In reply to question OF Mr.. Bragg, he ex-
pressed the opinion that there ought always
10 be regiment in New Orleans 10 protect
the property OF the United States against
thieves, and in reply to Gen. Banning he said
that none OF the troops tabOut 1000 In mum
Der, scattered at different points In the divis.
lon OF the Atlanttc,) could be spared for from
tier service without unwarrantably ex xposinR
the property OF the government to plu nder or
decay. The Secretary Of War confirmed the
views of Gen. Sherman.
Evening star., 1877-11-24
THESE SILVER TWENTY CENT PIECES

THESE SILVER TWENTY CENT PIECES
have one most remarkable peculiarly
When man is spending one of them he
can swear, from the way il feels, without
ever looking at IL, that IL is quarter and he
lever knows any better until the trade Sm an
or the barkeeper hands il back TO him. But
when the same man is getting his change, he
can tell twenty cent piece with b ) eyes
shut and one hand tied behind him, by
the way II feels when it touches his honest
palm. The government ought to do some
Thing to remedy this defeat Ha,okeye
DENOUNCING VANDALIsM-Ala large me II
ing OF the citizens of Chattanooga, Tenn.
was held few days since TO express their
Indignation at the defacing of the confeder
ate monument there. heretofore reported b Y
telegraph. The committee on resolutions
consisted exclusively of ex- Federal soldiers
press Indignation and adherence of such An
act OF vandalism, and for the mean and mis-
cradle spirit which dictated 1t. Another res
olution requested the mayor to offer a suit
able reward for the apprehension and con-
yiction of the guilty parties.
WHIPPING Posi- FOR WIFE BEArERs.-
meeting yesterday passed the following or
der: at is ordered that the sheriff be. and
he is hereby, instructed to erect q post In q
conspicuous place near the court house in
the city OF Austin, In accordance with the
provisions of section of the act of the legis-
lature OF the state OF Nevada, entitled IAN
act 10 Prevent Cruelty to Women" Tle
pcst-a large pine log-was hauled into town
ih1s forenoon and dumped in front of the
court house. Austin tNec.i Reueile, 9Th.
SONR MONTHS AGo whom O. nm hot,a ,, -, c.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

SENATOR PATTERSON wants 1t to be I'M
derstood that he is not to be counted on as a
democrat. He says he votes for the admis-
sion OF Gen. Butler to a 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
Evening star., 1877-11-24

NAVAL ORDERS.-Lieut-C Commander 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 3. Milton TO the
receiving ship Wyoming at Washington:
Master Lewis {. Heilner to the receiving
ship Colorado at New York; Lieut. Com
mander q. r. Heyerman detached from the
fwatara and placed on waiting orders; l. cut
Commando Charles O'Neill from the train
ing ship Minnesota at New York aud O 'derad
as executive officer of the s Swatara at Hamp-
ton Roads.
Evening star., 1877-11-24
kilograms to The Star.
ERiGRlFUL RAILROAD DI'ASTER.

A Passenger Train Wrecked.
Evening star., 1877-11-24
Deacon smiths Dead w,se

II. ALBA>-, VT. Nov. 2f-A .pec a
cisp sich irom Middiebarg 60 the Jl,lr IA
:" y re attorneys for The def,-nce OF Ezra n.
M 20 END Mr. Champlfn. he'd Tor Jrial For
= oisonirg of Smiibs wife. have di~c0Vs I'd
IN a. slsier OF smith : late wife 4 ief several
ears 80 OF The ssue q Sesse 90 which Ms.
Nmltb dlef. and they viii pro 'erd inamefi-
ave. 10 tNhume The remains aud use cry
Effort Ia anslyze whatever portion OF the re-
mains m ay be found with the view OF seeing
% here are tfEceS % poison.
Evening star., 1877-11-24


bhLIlAokh, Ny'rniteT "a Virgins siVes.
90 81, 80 dricfIr'. -. 10 cous,l dated, a =.
O., ~ec'nd -erl.s 4 p. Nurth Csrolus six--. "a.
-, d.. new -. d. -" isi tAN, I hid - -dsy.
BALTlMoRE, November et.-Catton ouist ,,s
hrul- mddlng, to'sall. flour duIl. h6ats "a
unchanged Wheat, southern quiet and staafF.
western quiet and ~haac hiL fer-rHuthern rrf. A. A
q prime, \ 3Sa1.as, d.. amber. I s0aI : !:
n. western inter T-Tl, spit ana NoNenl.ar,
1 A3al.gsS, DeC-mlvr, l.aaaal fts. Gurn.
southern quiet Hni -frsTf. western strong anf
higher southern white. aas6I-. a.. yellow "a
90, odd western MIXED, surt and Noyemler. 64k Il.
o9' nrcsmerr, b1Asb3. stranrr, - new western
mixed, spot ana NIV.mls.r 81. ps--sul.r. ., : :,
Id Janusrl 81 A.a62 oafs quiet aud uachanl q.
hSe suict, % Sbo. nav stead, demand fair al
~, .sne,i Provisions quiet sod unchsng a
bgit'r lh"ign western = fiae AMI hrm-pRrk "a. ala
- -, 22s2a Petroleum duil-oraae. : a.
l"hned, lS'4alSN coffee uu, hs1soi. Whisky a
had" hfmrr, I 09s Ra,sirts-Flaur. a. 90.
heat. 600 curu. 40 .OOO oats, 500. re 500.
eiltmeiifs- Corn, 80 600
MN hOhh November , 9 .-Stacks dull snt a
,ta'h.n Wy Money! Gold, 4 90 ENchaure.
long. al. short, a. ts.Narrueuts frH.
NtN YORK, hoseni.-r "a Flour duu arf
quiet and uTm.
LoNnoN, N"vsuier "a, 10 30 .. m -C,us =,
20 Is 10 i.r nuuty aud thr account. 4 = bsuls.
ianr-ana a-hsly.-, ioI u'u fy.s, lO6A. We,
ifuuis Central 5aS hrV Jer~r, Genital,
lSH. kcadiuC Railroad >hare-, TO.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s3s4 .6sl. 80; customs, SS39. .s36 O.
Evening star., 1877-11-24
NGabllesi

PRovTDENCE. Il Nov. ,g.-Nes:eriay
homar Kelly. employed On a farm IA
Sm ithheld. stabbed CuRrles Nsrthrop, pnO-
rietor of an adjoining farm Northr-pp los
n critical condition. Kelly Is under ar
Evening star., 1877-11-24

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
he should vote for the admission of both
Kellogg and Buffer. According 20 Senator
Conover the Pres expressed himself as
satitfied 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 a question to give the Kellogg case
precedence over the Butler case for consider
alton in the Senate,
Evening star., 1877-11-24

BLACKwooD's MAGAZINE, Scott reprint)
received from f. NJ. Whitaker Il Son, is
largely devoted to the Eastern question,
treating it, of course, from the tory or anti
Russian point of view.
Evening star., 1877-11-24

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-
tives White, Price, and Fort.