Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-14

1ngstone reported that there were but 8 00)
have already been discovered. This is more
than an eighth of the whole amount issued an
nually to all the Indians in the United States:
for additional supplies of tobacco this year,
but he did make application for the usual
amount of drugs, wnen he had enough on
that Livingtone's defalcati tion will be found to
amount to more than 100000 instead Of $4,000,
as at first estimated.
A MEXICAN EXTRADITION DECISION.-Mr.
John w. Foster, our minister to Mexico. CON-
municat IS to the Department of State deci.
sion by the Mexican Supreme Court of con-
Of Texas applied to one Of the states ate Of Mexico
for the eXtraditiOn of two persons charged
with murder. The prisoners arrested applied
to the district Judge for writ Of habeas
taken by the prosecuting attorney to the
Federal Supreme Court, where the decision of
the district Judge was reversed. The court
decided that the Mexican constitution would
not be violated by the extraditiOn of the Grim.
inals. The opinion of the court as rendered
by President .Valarta, who was Secretary of
Foreign Affairs at the time the eXtraditiOn
was ordered, Sustains the act with marked
ABILITY, and displays Judicial impartiality
throughout, withall high sense Of justice.
The decision OF the court stood 9 to 5.
IMPORTANT OPINION IN A PATENT CASE
Attorney General Devens has sent to the Sec
retary of the Interior an opinion in certain
case, to the effect that whenever letters patent
Tor mechanical invention have been applied
for and taken out Jointly in the names OF seve-
raj individuals, when, as matter of fact, but
ly having an interest by assignment th IN the
patent is absolutely void, and cannot be made
valid by any act OF the parties or of the Patent
once; once 70 This decision @ is one OF great import
under what they believe to be exclusive prlvi-
ieges, 1Or wnen grave error of this charac-
er Inc har and M period Of two
cred or a correct application for patent sub
mtted to the patent bureau the invention !,
comes public property
REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER left last evening
for Ohio. Mr.. Gorham, secretary of the re-
publican congressional campaign committee,
will return the latter part of the week In the
interim there is somewhat of cessation of
hOstllities in the committees rooms on F
street.
MR.. HOWARD M. STANsBURY, who stood
next in rank to the successful competitors in
the recent examination in the Interior de-
partment, has been appointed to a 81, 600 clerk
snip In the Pension office, in place of Mr..
Henry F. Lines, who stood second in the ex-
animation and who declined the appoint.
ment.
ing cut marble for building the United
States custom house at Memphis, Tenn. The
marble to be furnished is in blocks and for
cummings: Burns & Benner, Washington,
&c, $l25'os2; Thomas Rogers s Co., st: Louis,
D. c.. $l46.stl: Ph. w, Schneider, st. Louis,
Mo-, $l52, l25; M. 5. Belknap, Louisville KY,
Sl52,5 do $l6l ,527; j. A. London, Memphis,
Tenn, $4,000, (blOcks not mentioned y r. II.
Lloyd, Washington, DC, s12S, ,997.
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRAT says it is
more than likely that Frank Jones, of that
state, will be induced to reconsider his refusal
OF denomination to Congress, and again lead
the democrats of his district.
DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF SPA1N-Letter
from the King to the President.-The follow.
ing has been received at the Department of
State:
Don Alfonso XU., by the Grxe of G cd, con-
President of the United States of America:
Ny Great and Good F,'iend:-With heart
full OF the deepest grief on account of the
ed and virtuous spouse. Her Majesty Queen
Maria de los Mercedes de Orleans BOrbOn,
which took place after painful illness at
form you of this sad event, feeling certain
that in view of the sentiments of sincere affec-
ton which you profess for me, you will share
this sad occasion reiterate to you the assur-
ances OF my particular esteem and of the un-
changing friendship with which am, great
Your great and good friend, ALFONSO.
Palace of Madrid, June 80, 1878.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Pay.
master George A. Deering is ordered from the
Ajax and other monitors at Brandon, Va, 3lst
inst, and ordered to settle accounts. Assist
ant PaymaSter w. w. Calf, from the receiving
ship Franklin at Norfolk, Va, 3lst inst, and
ordered to duty on the Ajax and other moni
tors, at Brandon, Va.
THE WYOMING COMING.-Secretary Thomp-
son is advised that the Wyoming. from Havre
to Washington, was spoken on Monday last
about midway OF the New Jersey coast, and
Hampton Roads to- day. She is one of the yes
sells which took goods to the Paris Exposition.
A LABOR TROUBLE AMICABLY SETTLED
AT a conference in Milwaukee, Wis, yester.
day, between committee appointed by the
Blacksmiths and MachinistS' Union and Man
ager Merrill, OF the Milwaukee and St Paul