Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-06


NATIONAL BANK NOTES received for re-
demp;ion to-day amounted to $4,000.
Mr.. W. II. ROGERS. the private secretary
OF the President, We regret to learn is in very
poor health.
GEN. CoRBIE and Gen. A. E. Lawrence, of
tie Sitting Bull commission, leave here to-
night on their Japhet-like search.
AMONG those who hal interviews with the
President this morning were Gov. Dennison,
j. G.. Carlisle OF KY, Representative Phil
lips of Kansas and G A GROW.
Mr.. RALPH MEKRIMAE has been ap-
pointed TO position in the Office OF the SUI
pervising Architect Of the Treasury. Hsis
son OF Madame Hyacinthe Loyson, son OF
Pere Hyacinthe, and studied his profession
in the best schools OF Europe. Madame Hy-
acinthe is cousin OF Mrs. Gordon A.
Stewart.
SENATOR MoRToS.-Dr. Bliss expresses
the opinion that Senator Morton will GER
tainly be able to resume his duties. if he i'm
proves as during the last week, but says that
he has eDJoin6d perfect quiet and rest from
official la bor, and insists that he shall not
hazard his complete recovery by attendance
upon the extra session commencing in DC
tober.
a FAST L. s. SIEAMER.-A letter received
here from an officer on board the U. S. ship
Trenton, dated on the 18th of August, at
Smyrna, says the vessel works to a charm
She has made II knots, and has made 500
Knots in ~ hosrs, an average OF 12H knots
sn hour, without any extra pressure. She
has Outstripp1i all the vessels on tue Medi-
lerfan6 an station.
JUSTICE BRADLEY DENIES THE CHARGES
AG AINsT HIM.-Justice Bro Hey, OF the U.
s. Supreme Count, in a letter TO the c1itor of
the NtwdrE AdrerfiseT, denies in toto the
charges against him in connection with the
electoral commission. He says he did not
read or express the opinion as charged TO JUS
tice Field. He denies that there were calls
al his house. and declares that he decided the
electoral vote hons silly and free from politi-
cal or other extraneous considerations
THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HoUsE-Impor-
to1i Decision Of the President.-After fnn cor
sideration, it has been determined b the
President that the public interests would be
better served by the appointment of new off,
GERS for the three leading positions In the
New york custom house. The present ex-
involved in the administration of these offices
will induce poftpOnement of the nomina
lions until the Senate is ia session.
COLLECTOR JONES REFUSES TO RESIGN.
The letter Of j. Russell Jones, lately sus.
pended as collector OF customs at Chi
cago. who refused to resign, as request
ed by the President, through Secretary
sherman, is published. He refers TO
the Presidents letter of acceptance, in
which he says officers should be secured in
their tenure as long as their personal char
acier remains untarnished, and the perform
ance of their duties is satisfactory, and says
he is not aware that any charges have been
made against him. He says he has reduced
the expenses OF his Office s37 900 in less than
two years, and In closing says self-reSpect
imrels him to decline compliance with the
Presidents request by resigning.
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The following dispatch was received late last
night at the War department.:
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-Gea. r. d. TotcnSeIlJ
Wdshington:-Thef following dispatch, just re-
ceived, is forwarded for the Information OF
lie Honorable Secretary OF War.
p. III. SHERIDAN, Lieut. Gen.
"ST. PAUL, Sept. 5-AdJufGat Gene,d' De-
p0r'Hent Of Missouri, Chicago, IH.:-Mr. For
rester, an Indian trader On the Upper Mis-
souri, river, informs me that a scout who left
a point twenty miles from Sitting Bulls
camp about the sd OF August came INFO
Wolf Point, ninety miles above Bufort,
August 25th, and reported no indications OF
Sitting Bull this side OF the line. Mr.. For
roster also states that messenger from the
August 18th, reported Sitting Bull in his
18th. RUGGLEs Asst Adi't Gen.
PRESIDENTIAL PARDoNs.-Tbe President
has ordered to be issued pardons for the fol-
lowing persons: Benjamin Bryan, sentenced
10 the Albany penitentiary by the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia for en-
beZZling money from the u. s.. mails; Henry
Hall, sentenced to 10 months in the District
jail, for assault; Henry Meadows s months
In jail by the Police Court of the DistriC., for
pet1t larceny; T. c. Rcddy, year and 10
months ia Fulton county, Ga, jail, for VIC
Iaslns distilled spirit laws; Michael Nc
Hugh, year in Albany penitentiary by the
for breaking into a post Office; Samuel G.
Vance, year In Albany penitentiary, sem
fenced by the western district court of North
Carolina, for embezzling money from the
United States malls; jeremiah Mullins, by
The western district court OF Virginia, TO 3
months imprisonment and $500 fine. for
violating distilled spirit laws; Turner Pat
terson, by rhe western district court of Penn
sylvanis, years imprisonment and 1870 for
passing counterfeit United States fractional
currency; VIM. L. Cooney and Francis Nc
CURE, by the Supreme Court of the District
OF Colum bia, to years imprisonment each
IN the Albany penitentiary, for forging a
post Office money order.
WILL THE DEMOCRATS CAPTURE THE
SENATE?-The illness OF Senator Morton
the indictments hanging over the head OF
Senator Patterson, of South Carolina, and
the blow given Senator Spencer by the Pres
ident, in removing from Office Mayer, his
henchman, as district attorney for the mid
die district of Alabama, gives the democ-
racy some hope that they may be able to
control the organization of the Senate be-
ginning with the special session IN October.
InOse democrats or the more sanguin ne tenn
permanent affect to believe, as sincerely no
doubt as they hope, that Senator Morton will
not be In condition of health to take his
seat, and that uni IS Patterson and Spencer
are assured of better treatment at the hands
OF the administration, that their apathy will
extend even TO their remaining away from
their seats and to allowing the democracy to
bag the Senate, Its committees and pa tron-
age. The case OF Patterson Is q peculiar one
He has no real friends In his own party and
seemingly the least pity his case excites is
from those OF his party colleagues. 1t is
suggested, then, that III he is open to q bar
gain on the matter of the Senate organiza-
ton, tie democrats can offer him botter
terms than The rep lblicans. They can un-
doubleday assure Patterson TN AZ, as reward
OF his cooperation, Wade Hampton could
be Induced 10 restrain the i'm petuOsity OF his
investigating committees, and let the pursuit
OF Senator Join end just where IL is. 1t is
net probable that they would invite the
South Caro- ina Senator to commune with
| Them, but tlat an arrangement would be
| reached for his absence or o;herw Sc, By
| means OF which the republicans would lose
| one vote, VIXEN the time came for the effort
/ TO he made 10 capture the Senate. In view
OF the closeness OF the Senate, 10 Is alm1s. a
\ fort gone conclusion that the two vacancies
Il in Lon Sikua Will he fliet bv dafnnerafy 4.