Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-05
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s45I ,3i0.12; customs, s575, 5l2.5l.
ALL THE MEMBERS of the Cabinet were
present at the Cabinet ne ting to-day e.
c,pt Secretaries Eua-tS and Thompson.
PLANET DIsoovERED-Professo Henry.
Of the Smithsonian Institution. has received
the following csblegram: PLANET discovered
by Palisa, at Pola, October q 1II north, 10 IS
eleventh"
PERsoNAL.-Secrelary Thompson is ex
pected 10 return TO the city on Monday eve
hing. '"'AmOng the callers at the White
House to-day were Mr.. Gslusha Grow, OF
Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Oglesby, OF New
Orleans.
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT TO FREDERICK.
The officials of the Frederick County Agri-
cultural Society have been formally notified
that President Hayes has signidei his Inteu-
ton to visit the fair on Wednesday, the 10Th,
and Will probably remain over until Thurs
day evening. While there The President Will
be the guest OF Col Geo. r. Dennis.
CONTRACT FOR MAIL SERVICE IN WASH
ISGToN.-The contractor for carrying mails
between the Washington Post office and the
various railroad depOts and stea m boat
whaIves In the city having given up the con-
tract. MIR. q. W. Knox, The former con
tractor, was yesterday nOtitied TO resume the
service last evening.
WON'T COMPROMISE THE SUIrs.-The
Secretary OF the Treasury, upon the recon-
mendation of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, has declined the proposition to
com promise the tobacco suits now in progress
at Greensboro, \. q. There are egnieen
such cases, and the amount involved is
$40, eco. The suits were brought Oh account
OF alleged violation o. the Internal revenue
laws.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant William =.
Randall, ordered TO the receiving ship Wa
bash at Boston; j. j. Master ID. II Mohan, to
the training ship Minnesota, at New York;
Passed Assistant Engineer Geo. NJ. Greene,
to the bureau of steam cheering; Lieut.
Commander Charles III. Davis, is detached
from the naval observatory, 18th inst, and
ordered to the Guard.
INSPECTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The committee appointed by the Cabinet TO
investigate the condition OF the public build
ings continue their examination daily from
l 10 p. m. They will not complete their
labOTs Tor several days yet, they have "a
Der of buildings to examine still. To-
day they devoted their attention to the eX
animation OF the COmmisssry Generals aud
Quartermaster Generals eff ,es, a I'D other
buildings rented by the government. The
Treasury department will probably be eX-
ahmed to- morrow.
THE LACKAwANNA was at Port Town
reports that the Indians On the Neah agency
appear to be subordinate and peaceful, aud
the few white families living on the reserve
do not apprehend any hostile measures The
Withdrawal Of troops from the territory
made the Indians somewhat more indepeii-
dent in their demeanOr. One cause of dis
satisfaction and complaint is the compulsory
attendance of their children at the schools
established by the government.
WHO SHALL BE SPBAKER?-There is as
vat IF ncI LOT raar oil 81,
chances of any of the Candidates who are
anxious TO preside over the deliberations of
the House III the IS, IN Congress. Cox, Ran
call and Morrison as yei a"e The Only ones on
HE grOuLG, Sayler and blackburn remain
ing in the back ground. If Randall has the
stree gtl his friends claim for him, ne will
lie On easy winner but his strength Is dis
Iut.d, and friends of The others say that his
canvass will be game OF brag. Cox, VINO
has been in every district in the south, says
lie don't believe that twenty votes from tha
section nave been pledged 10 any Candidate,
but that he has more assurances of supper
from that sec ion than any of the other can
didaes. 1t Is understood here that Black
burn aud Morrison are both really IN the in
teTest OF Sayler, and will, II he develops any
Col siderable strength, give him enough
votes at the proper time to see him through
All the c. mbnations Will be against Randall
Those making war upon him sscertained
that be had gotten one or two of the Tennes-
see delegation, and to keep away from him
said, will be a candidate. 1t seems to be the
object OF Randall's opponents to prevent him
| the. first ballot. Hence, the desirabiiity of
having q good many Richmonds in the
| field TO diffuse the votes as much as possible
Sunset Cox is hopeful. With one OF his
p cted he would be otherwise. He says the
New York delegation will stand by him
through thick and thin, and that he will
have more votes of the northern democracy
than any other aSpirant.
Ii the south and west combine to secure
the prize, and the financial issue enters into
| the canvass, as it undoubtedly will, Sayler
will have the pole in the race. Randall and
Cox are both hard money men. They could
not represent their respective constituencies
| unless they favored early resumption. The
tendency of the people of the south and west
is for The postpOhement OF the day or re-
Improvement by the general government
| The south Is anxious to build the Texas Pa
| cihc railroad, Improve the levees OF the Mis-
| sissippi river, &c. The democracy of New
YORK yesterday and OF Pennsylvania previ-
| ously, opposed the granting OF all subsidies
| by the general government This will mill
late against both Cox and Randall. The de-
mOcracy of Ohio likewise denounced subsi-
| dies, but the south heretofore has had so
much more assistance in its development
from the west that If a Speaker is to be
chosen from any other section than their
| OVID, ii seems natural that the sympathies of
| their representatives should be with q west
| ern rather Than eastern man. The light
| ming lis just as likely to strike Sayler as Cox
| or Kendall, and II may miss them all. Until
| me mbers arrive on the ground, however, the
| spec ulatiOns as to the result are mere guess
work.
| Morrison, OF Illinois, arrived here this
| morning at Willards hotel, and is feeling
the ground. The trouble is, however, that
there is no ground to feel, but twenty mem
bers being in the city. It is believed that, as
in last years canvass, Morrison will seek to
magnify his strength so that he can trade
| away his influence for the Craftsmanship of
| the Ways and Means committee.
ADVANCE OF PAY OF RAILROAD EN-
| PLoYEs.-The Lake Shore and Michigan
| southern railway company and the New
York Central and Hudson river railroad
| company have issued orders TO their respec
| tive officers and employees, to the effect that
| an advance Of five per cent. upon the com