Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-07

nal revenue, SOS ,593; customs, s45, 400 Sc.
INGERsoLL.-A dispatch from Col. Robt,
NJ. IDgeTsoll's home says he has been offered
the mission to Germany, and is now on his
way 10 Washington to see about it.
SENA1 OR MoRToN's SUCCESSOR. GOV.
Williams, OF Indiana, has appointed Hon.
ID. W. Voorhees, u. s. Senator to I'LL the va
caDcy occasioned by the death OF Senator
Morton.
AN AWAKENED CONsCIENCE-The Sec
rotary of the Treasury has this day received
an envelope postmarked New York, and
containing $50, TO be placed to the credit of
the cOnscien &c fund.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
this morning were Senators Matthews.
Hamlin, Lamar and Plumb, and Repre-
seDtatives Welsh, Ellis, Blogden, Blanton
and Duncan.
THE RETURNS from Prince Georges conn
ty, Md, indicate the election of the fusion
ticket over the democratic and republican
tickets. Col. Suit and G. b. Calvert are de-
feated for the Senate.
BACK AGAIN.-The Senate committee to
attend the funeral of Senator Morton re-
turned TO Washington this morning. Sena-
tor Burnside left the party at Pittsburg and
has gone 10 MS home in Rhode Island by the
way of New York.
REVENUE APPOINTMn NTs-Victor Marsy
and Geo. W. Bradley have been appointed
revenue storekeepers for the district of Lou.
isiana; also Robert ]. Gully, storekeeper and
gauger for the 22d district of Pennsylvania.
ana n. Hayne Davis for the 9th district of
North Carolina.
SENATORS Bayard, Maxey, Garland. Cor
don, Randolph and Herman, were In the Sen
ate chamber this morning comparing notes
on the result of yesterdays elections. All
OF the gentlemen were in good spirits, and
expressed their entire satisfaction with the
manner In which the elections had resulted.
SENATOR CoNKLING has not yet returned
from New York, where he went to take part
in the election. Mr.. Conkling has promised
to call the Senate committee on commerce
together Immediately upon his return, to
consider the New York appointments in
which case the committee will probably meet
on Friday next.
HOUSE APPOINTMENTS. - Joel F. Hill,
esq, has been appointed clerk to the House
committee on Indian affairs; Anderson w.
Reese, clerk to the House committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds; Albert Ord way,
clerk TO the committee on railways and
canals; Geo. II. Gillum, 10 q position in the
doorkeeper's department.; and Edward F.
Riggs, TO clerkship in the Office of the clerk
of the House of Representatives.
ARMY ORDERs.-Second Lieutenant Edw.
W, Casey, 22d infantry, will report in person
TO the superintendent general recruiting SER
vice, New York city, for duty in conducting
detachment of recruits of his regiment, On
the completion of his duty he will join his
company. First Lieutenant G. c. WolcO,t
81 artillery, is relieved from duty under the
orders Of the Secretory of the Navy, and Will
proceed without delay to join his battery.
THE SILVER BILL IN THE SENATE
Speaking of the passage of Bland's silver
bill in the House, Senator stanley Matthews
said YESTERDAY 81 think the bill will pass
the Senate by god majOriiy; / shall vote
for il myself, and don't b. lieve that If q e
bill is passed mat the President has any it,
tcnllt of vetolng it,
Mr. HA1T's CHANCES "A meeting of the
Sc Iate committee on Indian affairs t. fur
ther consider the nomination of Mr.. Hayt
Tor Indian Commissioner was Ia have been
held To-Day, but owing to the ADJOURNMENT
of the Senate quorum of the committee
was lot present. The charges made against
Mr.. Hayt before the committee are not OF
spec nature: AMI 1t is probable that he
will be iavorably reported TO the Sena.e for
confirmation next week,
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Asst tant Sur
geon A. F. Price ordered to the naval hos
pital, Washington; Assistant Surgeon En-
est Norfieet. to examination for promotion
on the 10th inst; Passed Assistant Surgeon
Paul FitzsimmOns, from the naval hospital
Washington, and ordered to the Ashuelot,
from San Francisco; Passed Assistant Sur,
geOn F. G. Ayers, from the Ashuelot, on the
reporting of his relief, and ordered to return
to New York.
DEFICIENCIES AT THE WHITE House.
Yesterday Mr.. Rodgers, the Presidents pri-
vate secretary, accompanied by Mr.. Crook,
appeared before the House committee on ap-
prOpriatiOns, and stated that the last Con-
gress, in its desire for economy had cut off a
number of minor appropriations that had
always been made for the expenses of the
White House and adjacent buildings He
was before the committee upwards of an
hour, and explained at length the necessity
OF covering these current expenses, amount
ing to between sl2 600 and SIS, 600.
THE FEELING AT THE CApIToL.-There
is not that exultation among tue democratic
members over the result of the elections that
was anticipated. The democratic expacta-
| tton was that, in addition to carrying New
YORK, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Connect
cut. and Wisconsin, they would keep the re-
| publican majority in Massachusetts, down TO
| less than five thousand, If they did not over
come IL altogether. The returns this morn
| ing indicate, To their disappointment, that
| there are republican gains in Wise )nsn
rather than losses, that Connecticut is prob
| ably republican, and the New York leglsla-
| breathe sigh of relief that they have Jared
no worse There was q general apathy not
only among the leaders, but the rank aud file
| almost openly acknowledged In all the states
above named, except possibly Wisconsin,
! which was deemed shaky. Therefore, in
view of the actual results, they feel toler-
ably cheerful.
Mr. HEwITT's JoKE.-Private Secre.
tary Rodgers was before the House COM
mittee on appropriations yesterday with
q deficiency bill for the White House.
The items included 81 900 for extra clerk
hire; 5000 for Horses; S25 for repairing har.
ness, and 800 tor horse shoes. The com
mittee advised Mr.. Rodgers that the bill
| would have to be first presented in the Hou Sc
| and referred to the committee, before they
| could take 1t up. When the committee adj.
| lourned newspaper correspondent met Mr..
| Hewitt, when the following dialogue ensued:
COIrespondent.-Wbat was Rodgers doing
| before your committee?
| Mr.. Hewitt.-He came about a deficiency
| bill.
| Cor.-Where is the deficiency?
| Mr.. Hewitt.-In the White House.
| COr.-Has ii existed long?
| Mr.. Hewitt-Only since the 18th OF March
| last.
| Cor-Is IL large?
Mr.. Hewitt.-Well, no; should say about
the size of Samuel j. Tilden.
Y THE SILVER RIII which he Houca oF