Evening star., 1877-10-16
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Tnter-
nal revenue, s2i5 1921 Is; customs, s392, ,93t25.
A SPECIAL CABINET MEETING was held
a IL O'Clock th morning. 1.-THE me nbers
| were present.
"HENRY W" as produced al the National
| Theater last night, is a brilliant spectacle.
| Rignold is supported by double comp iay
| ard numerous auxiliaries, and there is new
| scenery and effects.
| PERsoNAL.-Mr. ]. A. Dapray, formerly
| OF the editorial staff of the NutionaE Rsptt5i-
| can, is Low engaged as assistant CORES 90 nd
| ent OF the Chicago Times &c overnor Den
n sOn VIII be here to- morrow morning from
Ohio.
| NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR Il. W. STEELE has
| bean detS ched from duty at the W Shington
| navy yard, ard ordered to the Boston navy
yard on the sd inst. as assistant to Naval
Constructor A. III. Poor. Naval Constructor
w. j.. Montague has been ordered 10 fill
Steeies place at the navy yard here.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
this morning We're Senators Matthews, Ed
munGs, Blaine, Gordon, and Lamar. and
representatives. McCOok, Gardner, Neal,
DIcEy. Hays, Foster, Blair, wight, Lam
ders, ForEey, Walt, DanfOId, and Shelter
berger.
THE DFMoCRArIC SENATORS met in eau
a
procedure with reference To the early ad-
mission of the Senators elect from South
Carolina and Louisiana. IL was decided
after debate, To agree on no general line of
policy until the repu oicans first Indie tied
how they proposed TO keep the dem ocraIic
Senators out.
WADE HAMPToN's OPINION as to who
was elected in the lst South Carolina district
was read in the House of Representatives.
this morning. Hampton thinks that mas
much as the democratic contestant against
Rainey, republican, received 1861 votes a
majority OF the legal voters in the district
AS shown by the last census. that Rainey
must necessarily have been defeated.
A CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS
was held this morning, and committee was
appointed 10 fill the vacancies to which the
republicans are entitled in the several stand
Ing select committees. There was desul-
tory discussion with reference TO the length
or The session, through which ii was deyel-
Oped that the members were about equally
divided in opinion as to whether IL will be a
10 g or short one.
THE Ell PAso TROUBLE.-Gen. Sheridan
sent to the War department the following
telegram he received from General Pope
6 The difficulties at FL PasO and San Elizaro
are entirely between citizens of the state of
OF Texas, Mexican and American, and /
have Instructed Lieut.. Rucker not to inter
FIRE with them, except TO prevent inroads
from the Mexican side"
EX PRESIDENT GRANT, in a letter to q
relative, states that he has found the labor OF
accepting the hospitality of his English
friends so great tax upon his health that
from the 1t of October he mad determined to
retire 10 private life, and that the first thing
he should do would be to avail himself of the
courtesy extended by the Secretary of the
Navy 10 visit the Mediterranean in one of
the vessels OF the European SQUADRON and
spend some Time III the waters OF Italy. he
does not expect TO return To the United States
until December OF next year
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN ARMY OgF!CER-
Lieut.. Col. John ID. Kurtz, OF the engineer
corps, L. s. A, died at the residence of hI
brother law, Prof T. f.. Noarse, of the
naval obsel vatOry, Green and Stod tsrj
Streets, Georgetown, at six O'Clock this morn
II &, of aDsena pectOris. Col. kurtZ left Phil
adelphla yesterday at noon TO meet the DO are
OF amy officers for final report in regard 70
the Warrington Monument Yesterday
morning he felt an unpleasant sensatioo
about his chest aud arms. He arrived in
Georgetown about six O'Clock p. m, appear
ing well, ate a very light supper, aud about
half ast eight O'Clock com plained of severe
heart pal gs. DR.. Grafton Tyler being su IL
mODed, gave him temporary relief, Dat he
rested badly thI ough the night, and died "a
stated, q is morning. Col. KurtZ graduated
bis class. At the time of his death he was i'm
charge OF the Qualifications on the Delaware
He was during the war with Gen. Banks at
HaTper's Ferry and other places. Col. Kurtz
was the son OF the late John Kurtz, of George
town, for long time president of the Farm.
ers' and Mechanics Bank, and was Well
known and highly esteemed.