Evening star., 1877-11-13

THE PETITION of Mrs Myra Clark Gaines
for large tracl OF land la New Orleans was
pi, sented il tue House to-day.
THE TALLAPOOsA, Lieut. Jones com
mar ding, arrived at the New York navy
yard Sunday morning.
THE CABINET SESSION To- DAY lasted
until nearly three O'Clock. The time " -
Occur led IN discussing the public repor 5 a al
estimates 10 be sent t. Congress.
SENATOR BCoIH of California, chair laao
OF the committee on patents, was relieve at
ms request, By the Senate to day, from far
ther duty on the committee on agriculture.
PERsoNAL.-Gov. Rice, of Mass 1chus ,tts,
visited the President at the Executive man
son last evening. .'.' Ben. Hill has re-
turned from Georgia, and occupied his seat
in The Senate to-day.
FoREsTRY.-Senator Paddock introduced
resolution in the Senate to day asking for
the appointment OF a commission to visit
Europe for the purpose OF studying ani re-
porting upon the forestry of foreign nations.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White
House this morning were Senators Cameron
of Wis, COckrell, ChTistiancy, and Ed
munds, and Representatives Hays, Turner,
CrittendeD, Pugh, O'Neill, Ellis, Leonani
Elam, Roberts, and Nash.
CERTIFICATE OF ELECrIoN.-The secra-
tary of state L: Missouri has issued a csriih-
cate of election 10 l.. $. Metcalf, republican,
as congressman from the 81 district, under a
peremptory InandamuS from the supreme
court.
THE SILVER BILL-A meeting OF the
Senate Committee on finance was held TO day
for the further consideratiO ion of the silver
bill. By a practically unanimous vote the
Tree coinage section OF the bill was stricken
out, but no substitute for IL will be acted
upon until the next meeting OF the COM
mittee.
THE ARMY YAPPROPRIATIoN BILL, which
passed the House yesterday, limits the army
of the United States to 10000 men, nearly
One-fourth of which -four full regiments Of
cavalry are 10 be employed in guarding the
Rio GTande frontier. The bill apprOprjates
s26t63,00. The bill passed by the House was
presented to the Senate to-day, and referred
10 The committee ON appropriations.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
AFFAIRS met TO day and decided upon re-
porting back TO the Senate Mr.. Maxey's bill
for reciprocity treaty with Mexico, with
instructions that the committee be dis
charged from farther consideration OF The
Dill. Ihe appointment of Mr.. Hiiliari as
minister to Brazil WAS also considered bal
laid over until another meeting without
action being taken thereon.
vICTs AGAIN-The authorities OF the AL
bany penitentiary have made a proposition
To the Attorney General to reduce the char ses
for Keeping the convictS from the District OF
Columbia, TO suc0 II figure as shall MAKE il
al object to send the prisoners there instead
OF 10 Baltimore. The proposition has been
declined, however, ON the ground that it is
more convenient for the District 10 send its
prisoners 10 Baltimore.
THE LOUISIANA CoNTEsT.-The sub-com-
mittee OF The Senate com mmittee on privileges
and elections, consisting of Messrs. Wad-
leigh ard Merrimon, met to-day Ia confer
euce WIN Messrs. kellogg and SpofJrd,
the Louisiana contestants. kellogg and
SpofOrd agrt cd TO go over the ar5ume enLs
prev Ously subnittt d To the COM ltIe. hv
them, al q TO hand in, in writing, such IA Us
as both might be able TO agree upon concern
ing the composition of the rival legislatures
In Louisisra and the ell ciioos S of each Of ne
Contestants.
THE CHICAGO CROOKED WHISKY CssKs.
After q consultation between the Secretary
of the Trea The Attorney General AM
the Commissioner OF internal Revenue, il
was decided 10 strictly keep all agreements
made between the government and those
cases at Chicago. The Commissioner of In,
ternal Revenue has addressed a letter to Dis
trict Attorney Bangs at Chicago, directing
him to act In accordance with this a..ree-
judgments obtained in said cases.
MIssoURI's MODEST REQUESTS s-Senator
Cockeri1, Of Missouri, introduced in the
Senate to day number OF modest eauests
which the 18th general assembly of Missouri
has instructed the state representatives in
Congress TO sustain. Among the requests ire
one to remove the national capital to some
more central location, (IneanIng MissOurj:l
asking Congress to repeal the bankrupt
laws; petitioning Congress to build q south
ern trans continental railroad on the 80 and
$50 parallels OF latitude from the Mississi ppi
river TO the Pacific ocean; also, to widen and
deepen the channel of the Mississippi river
in NJ issouri. Is there anything more they
would like TO have?
ANOTHER ALLEGED FALSE CLAIM CASE
To-day, in the Criminal Court, J Judge Mae
Arthur, the case of George w. Briant
and VIM. Craig. indicted for presenting a
false claim against the government for
s23, ,CO9 for wagons and mules impressed aud
lost in the service Of the United States BE-
cause, as alleged, by reason of capture ana
destruction by Indians was called-Gen. b
+. Butler, Hon. Jere Wilson and Mr. w A
Cock, for the defence. The defence moved TO
quash the indictment on the ground OF
vagueness and uncertainty, and this motion
court Overruled the motion aud set the case
for Thursday.
FIRE IN 'FRIsCo.-Tne North Point dock
bonded warehouse at San Francisco, Cal,
was almost entirely destroyed by fire yestar-
day. The building was two stories high,
covering about ten acres of ground The
contents comprised wines, liquor, sugar,
bags, glass, crockery, iron, &c. The loss on
The contents is estimated at q quarter of
million OF dollars, mostly covered by insur
ance In foreign companies. The building
was valued At 100000; insured for S2O, 900.
eKIRMIsHING ON THE MEXICAN R)R-
DER.-A Galveston dispatch states that
Lieut.. Bulls; of the Texas militia, hal
crossed the Rio Grande with a few scouts
near the mouth OF the Pecos river and that
he was attacked and defeated by force of
1ve hundred Indians, and compelled TO re-
treat. Colonel Young has left Fort Clark
with two hundred cavalry TO reinforce Lieut.
Bulls.
COUNSEL FOR THE ORDER LEAGUE in
New York yesterday applied for the arrest
for violation of the excise law of the proprle.
tors OF the Fifth Avenne, st. James, Gilsey,
Astor, Prescott, Hoffman, Grand Central
Coleman, Union Square and Winchester no.
tells, the Hotel brunswick, Cafe Information.
ale, Atlantic Gardens and some others.
Two MEN KILLED BY DRUGGISTS Mis-
TAKFS.-DeacOn VIM. II. SuOOnar of RriS-