Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-15
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIP rs To-DAY.-Inter-
,al revenue, $500 49, 81: customs. SIPS. 54j 10

AT THE WHITE HoUSE.-Am0ng the
callers at the White House this morniug
were Senators Paddock. Dorsey, Dawes,
Chaffee, Teller and Waileigh.
REAR ADMIRAL TRENCHARD has notified
the Navy department that the flagship Pow
hatan dropped down to Hampton r IA Is from
Norfolk Saturday noon.
s. X. DONOVAN, of Ohio, was to-day
appointed by DOorkeeper Polk assistant
doorkeeper OF the House, but will not take
charge for several days, on account of il
health.
SPECIAL CABINET MEETING was held
shortly after ten o'clock this morning for the
purpose of allowing Cabinet officers To ii lish
up the ordinations to office 10 he sent to the
Senate in their respective departments. All
The members were present.
THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS will hold a
caucus at IL a. IN. to morrow, IL is under
stood for the purpose of coming to some
understanding in relation To the course 10 be
pursued in regard TO the contested election
cases from Louisiana and South Carolina,
and other political questions.
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS held a con-
ference this morning TO de ermine as TO their
action in the case of the Senatorial contest
rnts from South Carolina and louisiana
An informal talk was INDUCED in. but no
conclusion was reached, and another caucus
VIII De htlu 10 morrow.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE CLERKS
Judge j. j. Noah has been made clerk of
Senator Spencer's committee on military
affairs; VIM. f. Curtis, the Washington cor
respondent of the Chicago IIl5er ocean. has
been appointed clerk of the Senate commit
tee on the District of Columbia, Senator
Dorsey, chairman.)
THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS have been
made in the Land Off e: Mr.. Walsh, Mrs.
Sliscon, and Miss Drish, to $500; Messrs.
Kreider, Brooks. Graham, Maxwell, Cowl
ing, BrOckett, DOnnelly, aud Donegh, from
first 10 second class; Messrs. COnroy, Hoges,
KOhr, GastlOke, and Bell, from second to
third class, and Miss Mary Barker TO first
class.
AMIssING MAN. NJ. Buckley who was
Assistant Attorney General OF the United
States under President Johnson, and who
has resided in Milwaukee, Wis, for a year
aud a. half past, has disappeared from there
my seriously. His mental condition for sew
eral days previously had excited some APP
prehension. Mr.. Buckley, while in Office
here, II will be remembered, had misunder-
starding with Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Rollins, which resulted in a street
ARRAY between the parties.
THEY DIDN'T GET HERE-The Baltimore
american, says that, the afternoon of the day
before the funeral of Archbishop Bailey, the
committee to invite President Hayes to be
present started for Washington and got as
far as Camden station, where they held
consultation, and AT the suggestion of one of
the number they concluded that an invita-
ton would reach the President too late for
him TO make his arrangements to attend.
They then returned home without performs
Ing the duty.
SENATOR MoRloN.-A special telegram to
the Cincinnati Commercial from Richmond,
Ind. says Senator Morton's condition Will
fn ~. Iva ha yarin
journey TO Indianapolis, which is postponed
indefinitely, or until he is better. We do not
think the news from Ohio alone is response
bic for the Senator's remaining in Il, chmond !,
although one of his relations had engaged
messenger boy TO bring bulletins of the Ohio
election up to Burbank's mansion on the
Cared the news was enough to drive them
all crazy, and discharged the unwecona
messenger, saying: "For Gods sake don't
brir any more such reports TO night"
PERSONALLY. q. Metzerott, esq has re-
turned TO Washington from a health trip to
Europe, cons derably benefited, his friends
will be glad to learn. He spent some time at
Ems, IN Germany. Col. Joha b Huss az ,
of North Carolina, is here as the Washing.
ton correspondent OF the Charlotte Observer.
90. 1t seems that w. p. Copeland, who has
been making flying trip to Europe, was
the interviewer OF Gen. Grant in Scotland
upon American affairs. The address of
Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, for the session
Is 1911 H street northwest. 1.-The President
and family have moved into the White House
from the Soldiers Home
HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.-The re-
publican members of the House of Repre-
sentatives held caucus in the hall OF IL e
House this morning, Eugene Hale, OF Maine,
presiding; y. ID. COnger, of Michigan, acted
as secretary, and u. W. Harris, of Massa-
cbusetts, and Joseph q. Cannon. of Illinois,
rs teilers. The following were the nominal
lions made: For Speaker, James A. Garfield,
OF ONO; for Clerk, j. NJ. Rusk, of Wisconsin,;
for Sergeant at Arms, n u. Ordway, OF New
Ham pshire; for DOOrkeeper, Horace II. Har-
rison, OF Tennessee; for Postmaster Henry
Sherwood, of Michigan; for Chaplein, Rev.
j. q. Butler, OF Washington, ID. Z. A COM
miltee, consisting of Messrs. Garfield, Hale
Butler, COnger and Williams, Mich.l, was
appointed TO attend to contested election
CASES.
Odds and Ends
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