Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-22


hOnorably acquitted of the charge of taking
illegal fees.
CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HoUsE.-Wm.
IannaD, of Md. has been appointed by Door
keeper Polk. CHIEF engineer of the House OF
Representatives. He was formerly master o!
machinery for the Western Maryland railroad.
SENATOR PATTERSON is somewhat better to-
day: he rested easier last night and the pains
in his bowels and heart have completely gone.
The pains in his head are not so acute as yes
terday. and the doctors have put him on milk
and soda water and eggs three times daily, his
stomach not being strong enough to hold any
thing else. His strength has decreased. He is
sleeping heavily this afternoon.
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Hayes, Burchard
and Webb c. Hayes. Miss Platt and Attorney
General Devens arrived in New York yeSter-
day. remained at the Fifth Avenue hotel dur
ing the day. and in the evening attended the
reception at the Union League, which pre-
Sented a brilliant appearance. There was
large gathering of distinguished persons. \
banquet and dancing We're embraced iii the
programme. Tonight the Presidential party
will attend the New England Society dinner.
HUNTED Down The President. through
the Attorney General, has received a request
for the proper papers 10 eXtradite John Baggs
Hopper, now in jail III st. Johns, New Bruins
WICK. Hopper assumed several Aliases anu
run high carnival Ot crime. He Il native
of Centreyillc Queen AnneS county. Md. and
was married Ia a daughter OF clergyman in
that town. just before the war he forged Il
large amount of paper. abandoned his family
and went south. where he took the name of
Miller. and il is alleged. swindled the South
ern Life Insurance company out OF upwards OF
- 100 by series OF successive fOrgerleS- COW
ering twelve wears, While its agent. His next
victims We're James G.. Bailey and brothers. of
Augusta. Ga. who have hunted him down.
They have succeeded III procuring ms arrest,
and now await his eXtraditiOn. that he may be
brought TO trial.
PERsONAL-The family Of Senator VI. G.
Butler of South Carolina, have arrived in the
city. Mrs. Butler is the daughter of ex-Gov.
Pickens. of South Carolina. and was with her
father in Russia while he was L. 5. minister To
that country. 1t is said that Gen. Robert
TOOmbS is To be appointed Georgia commits
sioner 10 the Paris exposition, Gen. HUI
bert T.. Paine. eX-Inember of the House from
Wisconsin. and now practicing law in this
city. Will, il is said by his friends. be appointed
to the bench of the Court Of Claims. vice Judge
Peek who is To go on the retired list. Sec
re;ary Thompson delivered a lecture in Balti-
more last night. on the subject. The triumph,
Of the EngiiSh-speaking nations: Hon.
Milton Sayer Of the lst Ohio sisire leaves
Finley. OF Ohio. has been admitted To practice
before the I. ;. supreme Court. EXGOy.
Edw.W. McCook. of Colorado, brother of Rep
n
being very vigorously pushed for the appoint.
ment of consul general TO Paris. The commits
si0n If the present incumbent gen. Torbert,
OF cav airy fame) expires next month.
ABOUT SCHLIEMASN AND His DISCOVERIES.
An attractive and timely lecture will be the
next one in the Y. NJ. e. 4. course. by Chaun-
cey HickOX on the 81 OF january. The achieve
ments of DIR. Schlienann who startled the lit
erary world by the discovery of Troy, and now
shows us. perhaps. the grave OF AgamemnOn,
sO far as these achievements can be illustrated
III one evening, will he the subject Among
other things by the way MIR. HIckOX, whose
pleasant Notes anent Schliemann in the May
LipPjncott closed with the announcement that
the famous explorer would visit this country
during the summer of 1877, will tell why he did
not come and give some interesting infOrma-
tiCn concerning his present plans and the
composition of his sumptuOus work on Myce
nae Just issued and he will also speak def
nitely and precisely about the fine Ilian Apollo
of which east is i'm the COrcOran Gallery. A
subject so fascinating as 'Schliemann's Troy, "
in the hands of a gentleman of Mr.. HickoX's
ability must afford q rich entertainment 10 the
cultivated people of Washington.