Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-17
The National Academy of Sciences.

Characteristic Invertebrate Forms of the Cen
tralo tral Zoo, 20 Geographical lea Proyince'-a paper pre-
J. E. Higard with paper on "An Optical
Ocean SalinOmeter"
To-DAY's SESSION.
The Academy Of Sciences met in the secre-
taTy'S room at the Smithsonian building at IL
O'Clock to-day. The following additional names
were added the roll published in yesterday s
Bafker h dSsasy &
Chandler, Columbia College, president of the
board of health, New York city: DR.. Henry
draper, OF New York city: Cen: A; A. Hum
phreyS, Chief OF Engineers, U U.S.A., Washing
ton; Prof. Elias LOOmiS, Yale College, New
Haven. Conn.
At the business session the names of those
proposed for membership at the session last
year were brought up for consideration. There
were about fifteen nominations and only five
vacancies to be filled. The discussion Of the
ness session until after two o'clock. two hours
beyond the time at which it was announced
the public would be admitted, when a mo-
ton to adjourn the election until half-past
opened for the scientific session quite crowd
of ladies and gentlemen had collected, and
the reading of scientific papers was proceeded
with.
DEFIANT INDIANs.-The Indian office has
adVices that the Southern Ute Indians, near
the border OF New Mexico, are growing very
troublesome and defiant.
PERsoNAL.-ChiefC Clerk Of the Treasury Up
ton left this morning for New York Mr.
Cook and his daughter Miss Cook, who re
turned with Mrs. Hayes from her trip to Ohio,
left this morning for ChillcOthe. MI. Cook is
Mrs Hayes uncle.
CURRENCY REFORM.-The House this after
noon passed bill reported from the banking
and currency committee to prohibit the fur
ther coinage OF twenty-cent pieces.
ANDERSON AND THE NEW ORLEANS COL
LECTORsHIP.-An agent of the administration
who was sent to New Orleans to observe mat
ters in connection with the cuStom-house. and
who has lust returned from that duty. brings
very favorable reports of the manner in which
Anderson is received in business and social
majority of the democrats look upon him as
prosecuted man, and do not hesitate so to eX-
press themselves, He has suddenly become
SO popular with all classes of citizens that his
nomination to the cOllectorship would meet
the strongest approval, and his confirmation
urged by business men of all classes
MANDAMUs ON THE THIRD AUDITOR OF THE
TREAsURY.-To-day, in the Supreme Court of
this District. j. H. Russell, by his counsel
Messrs. F. P. Cuppy and E. c. Ingersoll, filed
q, petition for a wit of mandamus on Hon
Horace Austin, Third Auditor of the Treas
ury. compelling him to state the account of
petitioner, who charges that in March, 1864
he was the owner of the Steamboat j. Fl. Rus.
pressed in the government service and de-
strOyed by the enemies of the country. He
states further that while the boat was on the
way down the Mississippi river at the time
stated, shot from government vessel
brought her to, and number of officers and
soldiers getting OH her, under the control of
government officers she proceeded down the
river, and near Placquemine she was de-
Str0yed by the enemy, who used Greek fire.
The counsel stated that claims for the destruc-
u0n OF the boat had been passed upon by the
q n1rth @.,1,,,
showed that the boat was DESTROYED as alleged
The court granted rule to show cause, re.
turnabe on May lst.
The OssIPEE, Commander Breese, sailed
from Pensacola yesterday afternoon for Nor
folk via Havana.
The ALASKA now at the New York navy
yard will sail shortly for the South Pacific sta
tion, of which she will be the flagship. The
following officers are ordered to sea: Lieuts.
r b: Barry, J. G. Eaton and H. n. Mannev
Masters L; P; Jouett and w. E: Sewell; En-,
H. Griffith. The Alaska takes the place of
the Omaha, which is bringing back Rear Ad-
miral PrebIe. Commodore Wyman goes out
in the Alaska to take Rear Admiral Preble's
place as commander OF the South Pacific sta,
tiOn.
The SENATE's FINANCIAL BILL.-The fol-
lowing is the substitute for the repeal of the
mlttee to the Senate this morning: THAT
from and after the passage of this act United
States notes shall be receivable in payment
for United States bonds now authorized by
lSt 1878, said notes shall be receivable for du-
ties on imports: and said notes in the volume
IN existence on October lst 1875 shall not be
cancelled or permanently boarded. but shall
be reissued, and they may be used for funding
and all other lawful purposes whatever to an
amount not exceeding in the whole the amount
then me IN IN circalatlon, now in the Treasury; and
the SAID notes, whether then in the Treasury
or thereafter received under any act of Con-
greSS, and from whatever source. shall be
again paid out, and when again returned to
TO the Treasury they shall not be cancelled or
destroyed, but shall be issued from time to
time with like qualities: and all that part of
The act OF January IA, 1875, entitled an act to
provide for the resumption of specie paw
ments, authorizing the retirement of eighty
per centum OF United States notes, shall cease
and become imperative on and after October
Sec.2 All laws and parts OF laws inconsist-
t,% ent with this act shall be and are hereby re-
FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES MERELY-There
has been good deal of quiet caucusing among
the democrats as to what should be done with
the bill to reopen the Presidential DISPUTE and
the Montgomery Blair resolutions. It seems
tH.t 70 pt tt, ehe 9Plnion OF great many members
mas been referred, will take action on the sub
Iect and make report. This will recite that
the seating OF President Hayes was a fraud !:
that he was not elected: that Tilden was
elected, but that in the interests of peace and
harmony they recommend that no action be
taken VI course such report would be used
Ior campaign purposes, and, il made, that will
be its sole object
The POST OFFICE INVESTIGATION. The COM
mlftee On expenditures in the P. O. D. yester
day continued the investigation of the expen.
dlture OF moneys appropriated for the ex-
RenseS OF the postal commission. Mr. Fox of
pennsylvania, one OF the members of the com
MISSION, was examined, and testified that he
received $40 per month for his salary, and
knew now that was spent, but did not know
now any OF the other moneys were expended
Al Times ne advanced money to pay certain
expenses OF the commission Mr. Hubbard
testified concerning the $4,000 augmentation
i0r the commission, that First Assistant r. nj
G Iyner placed that sum in his hands to be
expended without his being REQUIRED to fur
nish any itemiZed statement as to how it was
disposed OF. He never kept any itemiZed ac
count OF the expenses of the commission or
the whole amount So 40 had been paid for
notel Dllls and boarding expenses and the rest
10r salaries. j. o. p. Burnside. disbnrsinp
clerk OF the department, had placed the Sl0. 900
IN MS nands. 1t appears that the Treasury de-
partment mas refused to reimburse Col Burn
sue TINS sum without an itemiZed statement.
such statement exists. The COMMITTEES will
write to Gen. Tyner for his statement concern.
Ing his having authorized Mr.. Hubbard to ex
pend the $40, 900 without keeping anV accOnnt
as to how 1t went. '"A'