Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-27
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
CONVENIENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, 1886, 249.74; customs, 1856 s62. 81.

A@A iSNShuo, Sooc,-tS.at, CuSpOIuA, SsDoosooZ.Sa
Hon. ALEX. H. STEPHENS, accompanied
by Gen =. NJ. B. Young, OF Georgia, called
upon the President yesterday, and urged the
appointment of Herschel V johnson to the
vacant seat on the Supreme Court bench.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White
House this morning were Secretaries OF War
and Interior, Commissioner Bentley and
Bishop Wbipple. OF Mimi. Gov. Dennison
General Crook, j Judge w iltshire, of Kan IS;
ex- Represen alive Smith, of Richmond, Va.
SENATOR MoRToS's HEALTH.-Dr. d. w.
Bliss received a letter from Col. Holloway
TO day, informing him that Senator Morton
is improving every day. He says: 'Dr
lhom p>On requests me To tell you that he is
improving more rapidly than at any time
during his Illness" DIR, Bliss will 90 To
richmond in ten days or two weeks to see
the senator, the latter having requested him
10 90 SO when he was there several weeks
ago.
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION AT At
LANTA-Postmaster General Key says with
reference 10 the published statement that a
conft derate flag was prominently exhibited
during the Presidents reception at Atlanta,
Ga, the other day, that ne does not believe il,
since If such a flag was displayed he did not
see IT. He says the reception of the Presi-
dent at Atlanta was perhaps more enthu,i-
astic than that teadered MIN at any other
point during his southern trip.
tary of War and Chief Clerk Crosby this
morning made a tour of inspection through
out the War department building. with the
view 10 ascertain its condition. Tue build
ing is not fire-proof, yet IL was found that
every pTecautiOn had been taken to prevent
a catastrophe like that in the Interior de-
partment. The same may be said OF the
Navy department. In both these depart
mentS the water supply is amply sufficient.
Leather hose and buckets are placed at all
proper points throughout the buildings.
EXECUTIVE APPoISTMENTS.-Ge John
w. Ames, son of Judge Ames, of the SUI
preme court of Massachusetts, but now a
resident of California, has been appointed
surveyor general for that state; Lucius c.
Nofthrop, U. s. district attorney for South
Carolina, vice VIM. Stone, removed; VIM
fortnight, stOrckeeper and gauger for the 9Th
district OF Virginia; JOS. Cook, supervising
inspector of steamboats, for the sth district
OF Detroit, vice Peter j. Ralph; VIM. Wood
COCK, collector OF internal revenue for Nash
Vile, Tenn, district; Chas. E. Ingalls,, ex-
aminer In the New Orleans custom house,
vice II. L. Dreamer, removed.
THE INDIAN wAR-The following tele-
gram was received here last night
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-Ge,l. E. ID. T,0lCnsend
Washington ID. CT have no strictly official
news OF the wOunding of Capt. French and
Lfeutenants Gresham and Nicholson. Capt.
Beuham, OF Fort Ellis, telegraphed that q
letter had been received from Col Sturgis
saying that they had been slightly wounded.
Col GibbOn telegraphed me last night that
The NeZ Perces were last heard from at Camp
Lewis, going north rapidly, but nothing has
been heard from Gen. Howard or Col. Stur-
gis since my last telegram TO you.
lSlgned0 l.. IL. SHERIDAN, Lieut.. Gen.
THE DANICHEFFs-A Fine Dramatic Per-
Jo1nid ce.-We have at the National Theater
at this time about the finest modern play of
the past twenty years, acted in q fauliless
manner by collection Of artists or the high
est grade OF talent In their re, pecJlve lines.
III our citizens wish to see - great play SUI
perbiy acted. they should avail themselves
OF lhls opportunity. Manager Ford has
mace costly experiment in giving us a
noble company, AID we earnestly hope he
VIII be encouraged TO continue the same
policy by tie patronage he deserves at TINS
Time. THE DanichefIs'' will be continued
unlll Saturday night, and then Withdrawn
In New YORK II ran an entire season at much
higher rates of Omission THAI are asked
here. The only "DanicheIs" matinee VIII
be given on Saturday.