Evening star., 1877-12-10

hk II oTIS ADMITTED TO THE SENATB--
The resolution to admit Mr.. Eustis was adopt
ed by the Senate this afternoon by a vote of ~
to s, and lie was sworn in.
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Hayes viii be
given brilliant reception in New York by the
Union League Club on the Dist instant There
viii be no speeches of any kind.
THE CONVENTION of railway postal superin-
terdents in session here will continue until
Wednesday. The purpose of the meeting is To
secure uniformity in methods of arriving az
general results
Col. POLK, dOOrkeeper of the House. was be
fore the committee ON accounts this morning
with reference to the pay of employees who
We're on his roll for the month of November
and Tor whose payment he has no appropria-
ton.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL has telegraphed
to z. Ii. Dowlng and I. c. Bingham, the suS-
pended poStmasters at Toledo, Ohio. and Mo
bile, Ala, to resume their former duties, the
persons appointed as their successors not hay-
ing Ueen confirmed.
1HE HOUSE COMMITTEE on Pacific railways
have commenced examination of the Texas
Pacific railroad bill. The committee have not
Yet settled the question of the ehairmanshipof
the committee. There is talk i'll favor OF Mr.
Landers, of Connecticut.
GREENBACK LEAGUE.-A private conference
was held on Saturday night in the Senate end
of the Capitol by Senators. Representatives,
and popular leaders, favorable to the green
back movement. twas held with closed doors.
A permanent national greenback league was
folmed.
THE BOARD or PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES of
the District called upon the President at noon
to-day and presented him with the set of reso-
lutiOns tprinted elsewhere) thanking him for
the interest manifested by him i'm the public
schools OF the District in his recent message to
Congress.
The SAMOAN AMBASSADOR and Mr. Col
mesnil his counsel, have had several inter
views with the Secretary of State in regard 10
the negotiation of a treaty OF friendship and
commerce. Mr.. ComeSnil saws that i'm case
no treaty should be negotiated the result
would be the same as in the case of Fiji few
years ago, namely-English annexation.
Ex-AssIsTANT SECRETARY MCCORMICK was.
on his retirement from Office, Saturday, the
recipient of ~ from Secretary sherman
warmly appre y of his services. Gov.
Mccormick WI! Ain some DAYS at the de
palrment III ords . turn over the business of
his Office properlyto his successor. gen. Haw-
ley who entered upon his duties this morning.
JAY GOULD and others interested i'm the
Pacific railroad companies arrived in Wash
gTeSs have adopted a resolution calling on the
President TO know why the law with reference
To the Pacific railroad companies cannot be
enforced. The President has directed the At
tuTney General TO make an early reply and il
is Wit reference To this answer that could is
now here.
THE RIO GRANDE TROUBLE.-Secretary of
War NcCreaIy and Gen. Clouss, colonel of the
18th infantry. were before the House COM
miuee on military affairs this morning with
refer ence to tie Rio Grande troubles. Neither
o. Cese officers expressed any grave appre-
Ii hslnHS Of 4 war with Mexico, and were con
Strained to believe that President DiaZ pre-
tened peace To an outbreak. and 10 this end
would restrain To the extent of his power the
edatory incursioHS of fractions Indians and
.i.eir greaser allies
PARDoNED BY THE PREsIDENr-The Presi-
dent las issued pardOnS for the following
mcn: Patrick COyie, sentenced TO Is months
Imprisonment in the eastern district of New
York, and line of Sl,Op. in May 1877 for hav-
ing a stu not registered according 10 law: r.
): Beaumont. sentenced to three years in the
Kentucky penitentiary, in January 1877 for
embeZZiement from the L. $. mails; Frank
Goyle, sentenced suspended, for retailing
liquors without required tax. in June, 1877, in
MISSISSIPPI, and James Carroll, sentenced to
three months imprisonment and fine of $780,
October, 1S77, in New Jersey, for unlawfulIy
retailing spirituOus liquors.
SWEARING In OF JUSTICE HARLAN.-.John
NJ Harlan, OF Kentucky, was sworn in as asso-
ciafe justice OF the Supreme Court to-day. At
twelve O'Clock precisely the justices of the Sill
preme Court, with Chief Justice Waite at their
head, entered the court chamber and took
seats on the bench. General Harlan arraved
IN his Judicial gown, entered the chamber with
the other Justices, but remained standing near
the clerks Office. The Chief Justice then
stated that the commission of John NJ Harlan
10 De an associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States was before the
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commission At the conclusion of the reading
OF the commission, Gen. Harlan took the oath
OF once and seated himself on the bench.
Judge Davis. Of Illinois, was the first to shake
hands with Justice Harlan after he had taken
the oath Of Office.
THE ENAvA1sMUpDLE.-Ther is an annarept
muddle upOnshe surface relative to the status
OF the payma4ter generalShip in the navy and
the Office of chief constructor OF that deplrt
ment In brief, II may be said that there is
technically, no vacancy in the Office of pay
master general. The Incumbent, Gen. Wal
mOugh, for reasons personal, chose to submit
his letter OF resignation of his official trust.
Whilst this letter was under adyissment lv the
President and Secretary Thompson Gen. Wat
mOugh, believing that he had resigned under
amlsapprehension of facts, recalled his letter
Of resignation. Thus stands the matter: the
resignation not accepted and the resignation
recalled. Meanwhile, the wOuld-b successors
OF Gen. WatmOugh have been active. They
@ seek TO MI the apparent aRP vacancy In the line
for some years stationed i'm New York as pnr,
chaser of supplies for the naval vessels He is
confronted by his competitors for the coveted
Office OF paymaster general, with a printed
record. in Congress, in which, Mr. Cutter being
himself the witness, there is this testimony:
That MIR. Cutter was suggested and appointed
TO his present position as purchaser of supplies
etc., at the request OF contractor who has
grown rich on supplies; that this contractor
was selected and had appointed the clerk who
makes the purchases Of supplies. The deduc-
ton from this state of the case is where the
argument OF Cutters competitors ends
In the case Of Chief Constructor Easbv the
Senate heard charges against that Oifcer.
which were disprOved upon sworn evidence
nefore the Senate committee on naval affairs.
The committee took no final action upon the
subject, and so it is within the discretion of
the President to renOminate Mr.. EaSby or not
A SCHOOL BOARD TREASURER IN JAu.-C.
NJ. Ruhk, formerly treasurer of the Allentown
tPa.) school board, was lodged i'm Jail i'm that
place Saturday night, on a charge of misap-
pIOpIiaiing the public money. He had pre-
yious.y given bail to appear for trial. and fail
ing to appear at the proper time.the authOri-
Ties were compelled To enter his house fOrcibly
10 arrest him.
A GRAND MATCH AT FOOTBALL of the Yale
and Princeton clubs for the champion shin of