Evening star., 1877-12-18
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


CONVENIENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-In,ernal
revenue, s202- customs. sSSS.S74.S4.
SECRETARY EvARTs has gone to New York.
where he will lie joined by President Hayes.
together with several members of the Cabinet
on The 2oth inst.
THERE WAS A DELEGATION of Georgetown
citizens at the Post Office department to-day
urging the continuance of the post Office. and
urging the appointment of Mr.. John L. Cox in
the place of Mr.. Hill.
The NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY into the
Huron disaster has completed its work. re
pOrtedto the Secretary and has been dissolved
The Treasurer of the United States yesterday
signed checks for the payment of moneys due
the survivors OF the wrecked steamer Huron.
LIEUT.. BULLs.-The Secretary of War has
as Yet taken no action on the request of the
House subcommittee on military affairs that
Lieut.. Bulls and other officers on duty on the
Mexican border he ordered here 10 appear be-
fore the committee.
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE of the Senate on
Mexican affairs, of which Senator Conkling is
chairman. held its second meeting to-day. No
witnesses We're before the committee. the time
being devoted entirely as to the manner in
which the investigation of the Mexican queS-
ton should be proceeded with.
THE PATENT PROCESS FLOUR CAsE-m the
case Of COchrane ct al. vs.. Deener ct al, from
the Supreme Court of the District. the L. )
Supreme CourI now renders decision deny-
ing the motion to set aside the decree and dis
miss the bill. ibis Is known IS the patent pro
cess -four case.
THE PRESIDENT and members of his family
will leave here Thursday evening via b. & p.
R.E. for New York. where they viii DE met by
Secretary EyartS, to attend the reception of
the Union League Club. They will be absent
but a Few days. Secretary Thompson, AttOr-
ney General DeVenS and Postmaster General
hey VIII accompany the Presidential party.
COMMANDER WM. \. KIRKLAND has been
designated tn command the ship Supply, the
first vessel 10 be loaded with American goods
for the Paris exposition. The Supply is at New
York. and will he loaded at that port. The
Constitution. il is thought, will be the next
vessel to he designated and will be loaded at
Philadelphia. Commander Kirkland com
manded the Supply during the Vienna eXpOsi-
ton, and on his return 70 the United States
wrote complete report of the exposition.
POSTAL RULING.-It has been decided that
the large number of sample copies of papers
and periodicals issued ut this season of the
year. in Which are enclosed printed blanks,
prospectuSeS, etc, are subject To the same
postage rates as the matter which, contrary
TO law, is enclosed. Chromos, engravingS.
photographs etc. are not considered as Iegiti-
mate supplements to newspapers and their
enclosure in periodical matter does not pre-
Venl Them from being subject to the same pos
tai rates as when sent separately.
THE HOLIDAYS N THE DEPARTMENTS
The Secretary of the Treasury has ordered
that the Office hours in the department during
Christmas week will be from ~ o'clock until |
O'Clock. The hours in the other departments
Will be the same as above with the eX-
ccption of the War and Post Office depart
mentS. They viii not formally be closed, but
the clerks will he allowed to leave at noon.
At the Treasury department the employees will
he paid OF on the I'D instant. Clerks in all the
other departments. with the exception OF the
Post Office. will receive their salaries on the
9th. III the Post Office payments will not be
made until The end of the month.
THE VICTIMS OF THE HURON DISASTER
Lieutenant Commander Jas. G.. Green. who
had charge Of the party engaged in recovering
the bodies from the wreck of the Huron, has
submitted report 0f his operations To the
secretary OF the Navy. He examined in all
the bodies of eight officers and Seventy-iive
men, identifying officers and 81 men. All
The bodies were buried at the poles of the gov
erhment telegraph lines. the poles being mum
Tered Systematically. The bodies were found
scattered along from one to seven miles apart.
for distance OF forty miles from the scene of
the wreck. He transmits a chart, giving the
location oil the graves.
THE REGULAR CABINET MEETING to-day was
over before two O'Clock. Secretary Eyarts was
the only member absent and the State depart
ment was represented by Assistant Secretary
Seward. Neither the suspected vessel EsteIle
nor the question of Chinese immigration We're
considered Most of the time was occupied
with discussing the Texas border question.
particularly the FL Paso difficulty. Ali the dis
patches received by the Secretary of War
within the past few days from that vicinity
were read, and, after a full discussion of the
subject. it was the general impression that the
W ralx 1.o1 md -a.;
Gus complications need be feared: but on the
contrary affairs appeared tn be assuming
shape for peaceabie adjustment. tits thought
that the trouble at FL PasO does not result
from MeXicanS on the other side Of the Rio
Grande, but that III PasO. on the Mexican side
OF the Rio Grande, has been mistaken for the
ated reports of the connection Of Mexcans
with the difficulty has resulted.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Blaine has not yet made
up his mind where he will spend the holiday
recess. Vice President Wheeler left here
this morning for his home at Malone. NY
80 SergeaDt-at- Arms Thompson, of the House.
will spend his holiday vacation at Boston.
Cincinnati, tomorrow. ''''General Sherman
has gone to st. Louis. President Hayes. il
is said. has abandoned the southern trip he
contemplated making during the holiday re
cess. "A son of eX-GOy. Tod. of Ohio. is an
applicant for position in connection with the
Paris exposition. WIN. Z. Chandler, the
cord Monitor, another savage letter against
the Administration. 1t has special reference
to the alleged bargainings with southern gen
erals. Gen. Thomas Ewing leaves for
Ohio tonight TO look after his Senatorial
chances. Gov. Tom Young, OF Ohio. is set
ting up his pins for the republican nomination
in the I'd Ohio district Senator Stanley
Matthews has also his eye on this Congress
sional opening. Speaker Randall will eat
his Christmas turkey at his Philadelphia home
'.DOOrkeeper Polk, of the House, says that
he is now out of all his troubles. The war
against Clerk Adams for the removal of
French, the tally clerk. has subsided. Sec
ing another book on the POpe's temporal
power. Senator Gordon expects to leave