Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-24

Mr. X. VI. Hall, - 10 be married 10 Nr. Roger
8 Barley at the Metropolitan church Deem
Der 9th.
GARDNER EXONERATED.-The committee
who have been investigating the charges of
irregularty against Gardner, the head
draughtSman of the Interior department. have
finished their examination, and have cXoner-
ated MIR Gardner.
A JUST NERDICT.-The many friends Of Ma
ior c. ). Jones in this city and elsewhere will
I've glad to learn that on Friday last at a special
sitting of the Circuit Court of this District.
Justice DIN presiding, il was adjudicated and
held that tie United States il indebted to him
in the sum of $2,0i0l2. on account of his trans
actions as paymaSter in the army and Indian
agent, embracing q service of eight years in
the two capacities, and involving an aggregate
expenditure OF nearly seven million Of dollars.
The arguments and evidence in the ease Occu-
pied three days, and then after an hours de-
liberation by the jury resulted as above stated.
SENATOR PATTERsON's CONDITION is some
what improved. with the exception of his
strength. which is less than yesterday. His
head is better, and he rested easy last night
till this morning. and then he was very restless
and slept little. He is fed on Scraped raw beef
rolled into little balls, and given to him two
every hour, with thin piece of toast. He is
out OF danger now, and the doctors say that if
he has no relapse and the pain continues To
decrease he III recover, but IL will he SOME
weak condition he could not survive another
relapse like the one he had Saturday morn
ing.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND FAM
ILY.-The new Museum of Natural History in
Central Park, New York. was formally opened
by President Hayes. Saturday afternoon, and
in the evening the President and Mr.. EvartS
attended the banquet of the New England So
ciety al DelmOnicO'S. Yesterday morning the
President and Mrs. Hayes attended service at
81. Paul'S Methodist Episcopal Church, on 22d
street and their sons went To Trinity Church
in company with General Dix. The President
and party remained in Fifth Avenue Hotel
most oI the afternoon. and III the evening
attended PRAYERS at Rev. DR. John Halls
Presbyterian Church, Fifth avenue and Ath
street. The President and party left for Wash
ingtOn this morning on the $40 limited express
train from JerSeyCity.
PERsONAL-SecTetaTy Sherman left here
this morning for New York To spend Christ
mas. secretary Thompson left for his
home in Indiana last night. still another
applicant for the consul generalship of Paris.
turns up in the person of eNConSreSslnan
julius CT>er Burroughs, OF Mich. '''CQ, y:
j. hickey, OF CINCINNATI, is here as an appli-
cant for the Cincinnati Post office, To succeed
the present incumbent, Mr.. Wdhle. "A pri,
waite dispatch received here says Senat0r
Blaine received quite an ovation at TIE Hoi
Springs OF Arkansas, where he arrived i'm
safety Saturday night. '-'Radr,ittc Baldwin
Of New York. has been appointed 10 attend 10
the shipment of exhibitors goods for the Paris
exposition. THE friends of ex-senator
hitGhcGch, OF Nebraska. deny that lie is an
applicant for the Paris consulate. Senator
Voorhees, remains in Washington preparing Il
speech on the silver bill.
TIE GEORGETOWN Post OFFICE QUESTION
SETTLED.-The Postmaster General Issued an
order today disseminating the post office in
Georgetown, Ito take effect DecemberSl 1877 =
establishing branch office of the Washington
post Office in the premises now occupied b. the
Georgetown post office, To be under the con
tr0l and within the delivery of the postmaster
OF this city: and extending the free delivery
system t0 that locality. Ito take effect January
j. ISls.) The mail messenger contract service,
viii be continued, and al the facilities now af-
| iOFded the citizens of Georgetown by their
| posi- Office will be allowed them. To carry this
| order into effect the Washington postmaster is
| empowered 10 appoint two clerks, one at 81 100
| and the other at $40 a year. and three letter
carriers al 500 per annum apiece. Increased
| facilities viii thus be granted to the people of
| Georgetown at considerably less expense The
decrease in the rate Of letter postage between
Washington and Georgetown from 3 to ,
cents * another result