Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-25
THE EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter.
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY-Inter
nal revenue, S26l, 9o3.45; customs, s36s, si0.69.
THE Secretary of the Navy is about to is
sue rcular in re:er-nce to the eight-hour
labor law In the navy yards.
THE SENATE to-day adjourned over until
Monday, to await the formation oCthe House
committees.
STILL IMPRovING.-First ASSISTANT Post.
master Gel eral Tyner TO day rece we'd a tel
egram hom India apO;is, saying that Sena
tor Morton still continues to improve.
Mr.. r. L. Cox, of this city, and Miss Edith
L. Shoemaker, of Georgetown, VIII be mar
lied this evening, at the residence of the
brides father. None bat the im hesitate
mem beers of the two families ri be present
at The ceremony.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
this morning were Secretaries sherman AMI
Schulz, Senators Edmunds and Dorsey, ex-
Senator ogan, and Representatives Stone
OF Iowa, Foster, DeeEing, shailenberger, and
Mo- gan of Missouri.
CLERKS GOING HOME TO VoTE-The
Secretary of War has issued a circular
granting the clerks in his department from
PenDsy lSanis and New YORK ten d avs leave,
which Il not 10 be deducted from their
months vacation, IN go home 10 vote.
NAVAL NOTES The Powhatan, filgshfp
OF Rear Admiral Trenchard, arrived at New
York last evening. 1.-The O.sippse left the
New ork navy yard for anchorage Off the
Battery. THE Fro,ic will BE- put out of
commission in a lew days. The SD aed-
well arrived at Portsmouth, n. IL. to day,
having finished the duty assigned 1.-THE
hfst commission, under Prof Baird,
TIE ENGLISH MIssION-I. il now said.
in view of the embarrass in which the
Pennsyl vania delegation have placed the
President with reference to the English mis-
sion, that 10 name to succeed Pierrepont will
he sent 10 the Senate until after the Novem-
Der elections. II won't do to offend Penusyl-
yania just now, nor will il prove acceptable
10 give Cameron the place.
A CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
was held at the conclusion of the session of
the Senate this morning, to determine upon
the three democrats that should be appoint
cd on the committee to investigate the cleo
tons OF Pre- Sident and Vice President. in ac-
cOTdance with Senator Edmund's resolution
The caucus unanimously named Senators
Bay ard, Thurman and Morgan for the demo-
cratic members OF the committee.
THE SITTING BULL COMMISSIONS RE-
PORT.-The official report received from the
ting Bull commission confirms the press
dispatches already received, that "Stting
Bull and chiefs declined the proposals" The
Indians, after their rppulSe Of the commits
siOuers, were warned by the British aIthori
ties mat, If they attempted To cross the line
WIN hostile Intent, they would have the Ca
madam police, as well as the Americans, for
enemies.
THERE IS REPORT AFLoAr, doubtless
without foundation, that in a recent CONVEX
sation between President Hayes and Secre-
tary Sherman, the former indicated TO the
latter that II any more caucuSing was to b
held among dlsaffected republicans he trust
Cd tnat The conference would be held at some
0uer place than at the house OF one OF ais
cabinet officers. Upon the strength OF this
report the absurd rInor was STAGED ih&t
Secretary sherman was going to rel ign.
THE PACIFIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Thur
man Introduced bill in the Senate this
morning requesting the Secretary of the
Treasury To furnish all reports on file in the
department under the 10Th section OF the
Pacific railroads ACT, passed iu 1852. Unde-
jhls section OF the ACT the cOlnpanies a
well a. Tire government directors. are re
CURED 10 make annual reports OF the condi-
tioii OF the road aud il is alleged that tn
companies have never male the reJuirel
reports. The resolution was laid over To give
Senator Thurman time TO investigate the
subject more fully.
STANLEY MATTHEWS has an explanation
with reference to ''tbat little bill, He saws
that he called for the amount OF his bill aud
was told that 1t was cared for. He then went
WOrmley bill of items aggregatiny some
two hundred dollars, being Items which the
letter trans shifting the account. Set forth
were dis allowed by the National Republican
committee because contracted after the III
auguration of President Hayes. Upon re-
ceipt OF the bill Mr.. Matthew's enclosed his
returned to him with the statement that til 4.
national committee bad paid the bill in full
as first presented, including the two hundred
odd dollars at first disallowed.
PENNSYLVANIA DELKG ALTON consist
ing of Colonel Wilson, chairman of the re-
publican state central committee; Colonel
Hoyt, chairman Of last years committee;
W K Leeds, member OF the committee: Gov.
Hartranft, Gen. II. IL. Bingham and Repre-
sertatives Freeman, Kamlin, Ward aud
O'Neill, called upon the President this NOR.
ming, and were received in The library. Tire
interview, which was quite long, related 10
the subject of the Pennsylvania appoint
IRents, especially those IN the Philadelphia
custom house, the delegation urging the re-
tention of Mr.. Tuition as collector. IL is sup
posed that they also alluded TO the subject of
The English mission, but with what result
mas not traDspired.
The President also received delegation of
eight Philadelphia merchants, headed by
Messrs. Ed j. steele and Joel j. Bailey, In
u e interest OF Philadelphia appointments i'm
particular that OF Collector Tuition.
THE GENEVA AwARDs.-Senator Herman
introduced two bills in the Senate this mo-n-
ing-one re establishing the court of COM
missioners of Alabama claims, and for the
distribution of the unapprOpiated moneys of
the Geneva award; the second bill was for
the further distribution of the moneys of the
Geneva award. The time OF the existence of
the new court is specified for six months.
The Instructions for the new commission are
similar 10 those which governed the Old. The
second bill is amended SO that each claimant
under the act is required to file, within one
year OF the passage OF the act, q copy, under
oath, Of his or their claim; and at the expira-
ton of the year the clerk of the court shall
ascertain the total amount of money then
uIder control of the United States, received
from Great Britain in payment OF the Ge-
neva award. Each claimant, within the ex-
piration of ten days after judgment is en-
u red, If no appeal be taken within ten DAYS
shall be entitled to paid ont of the aforesaid
moneys TO which he would be entitled liz the