Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-03

SECRETARY THOMPSON has gone 10 his home
in IndiaLa.
As USUAL the newspaper correspondents
crib The STAR's report of the New Year re-
ception at the White House.
THE ONO PEOPLE who came to Washing
ton Ia attend the silver wedding OF President
and Mrs. Hayes left this morning for home.
SENATOR CONKLISG's MEAICAN COMMITTEE
held meeting to-day. but did not take the
testimony Of any witnesses
THE AMOUNT or SILVER paid out from the
u. ). Treasury since January ]. 1871. is
El2t9&Jl6.+1
FERNANDO NoOD says the new tariff bill
win have less than four hundred items in it.
The present bill has >, l6)it"mS. The new bill
will have no free lists.
SENATOR PATTEReoN's CONDITION is some
what improved with the eN .eplion of his head.
He passed a restless night, but is sleeping this
afternoon. Ms. Patterson is not So We'll to-
day.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.-Repre-
sentative Clymer. of Pennsylvania. who has
charge of IN" naval appropriation bill. will be
ready to report il To the full committee. which
meets on Tuesday. January Sth
THE SIN of So has been received at the
Post Office department from a conscience
stricken individual i'm Missouri The money
has been forwarded 10 the Treasury depart
ment TO be added to the conscience fund.
On DTT-That Senator Patterson, of South
Carolina. cOntemplates reSignng ON account
of i'll health. If This De- true and a democrat
succeeds him. which i of course absolutely
certain. the Senate will be ''alf and air pOliti-
cally.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day We're the Secretaries of War and Int
TiOT. Senators Saunders. Paddock. WitheFS.
Lamar: Representatives Fem idaho.
Scheicher and BuTchard, and Judge George
L. Jenkins and Il. G.. Stnne>trect. q dele cation
from Southern MARYLAND.
THE FORCE TO HE IxCREAsED.-The Com
mi>siono of Internal Revenue intends in .rcaS-
ing his force of deputy collectors i'm North and
: nth Carolina and Georgia 81 that they will
be able to enforce the internal revenue laws
m that region. and to prevent Il recurrence of
deiying al the government officers Will success
Is vas the case at Spartanburg, >. C.. last
week.
ALL QUIET ON THE RIO GR,NnE.-The fol
lowing despatch from Col Hatch was received
at the War department last evening. forwarded
through Generals sheridan and Pope: Ell
PaSO. December I~t.-iIdNe lust returned
from towns below here, / find all quiet. Peace
ana confidence are lS'Ing restored. Many Oi
those Who He'd ~ fear oi rangers are returning
home. HATCH.
GOyERNoE MCCORNICK t. : commissioner
general Al the Paris exposition. returned t.
the city yesterday afternoon from New York
He was on duty at his uitc- ~ the state de
paItnltHt today. which was bc~Icgrd bN a
large number Ui unfortunate applicants Tor
positions. Governor Nc' ormick j. undecided
whether he Shall make his office at >r:- Drk
his OnlN station. or shit between Washington
and New \ Ork.
STEAMERS BETWEEN SPAIN AND NEW YORK
MI. \. y. Dufc. I. :. consul at CaIiI. in a
dispatch dated the 10th uimo. informs ~"
department Oi state Of the establishments OF Il
line OF English steamers 10 ply between CadiL
and New York under the name of the Fruit
Merchant Steamship Association. Attention
is called To the fact that these steamers viii
only sop at CadiZ when they have sufficient
cargo flVm this country.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL has given de
ci>ion in relation 10 the Cincinnati GJzcttc
sending pOStmaSteTs papers with the request
that they should obtain subscribers. and for
which they would he supplied with 4 copy free
i0r three months These papers were carried
/ through the mail AZ the regular pound rates.
/ aS for regular subscribers II i decided that
4 the act Was a violation of the postal law, but
I there = no intention to prosecute in the pres
! cIIt ease.
The CINCINNATI Posi- OFFICE-Mr>. Viii
I bur, from whose academy Mrs. President
lihN sNiiil'tt VIII ID gwen du important
Position in the Cincinnati post Office. II is I'M
dcTStOOd that the President has decided To ap
point j. i. IOge aS The postmaster There are
sixteen applicants for the place. The petition
Of one of the applicants. j. j. Rickev was 50
numeTou>ly signed. that ii was put upon
miniature hOScTcel.
PERsONAL.-Senator Hamlin has returned
to the city 49, John =. DOrcn. of Ohio has
been appointed index clerk OF the House of
Representatives vice Jewell discharged. The
former was a Union soldier and the latter wa>
dCOntedcrate. Thus does Clerk Adams ncu-
lraliZe the effect "t removing Tay-Clerk
French. of New Hampshire. 10 make way for
., southern , general Mr.. Ferris Finch. the
returned To his duties from vacation in tlr
west.
A NEW Pacific RAILROAD BILL i to De pre-
scented To Congress. the eastern terminus nf the
proposed road To bc at Memphis. and the line
To run thence past Lake City To Jefferson
Texas: thence 10y the International and Great
Southern railroad 10 san Antonio. To FL PaSo
del NOTte. 10 connect with any road tu the Pa
Clhc ocean now or hereafter 10 he built. afford
ing communication with the various military
posts On these lines and the valley of the Rio
GTande. The projectors ask for thirteen mil
lion, tO I've repaid by transportation of govern
ment mails and supplies.
The OHIO SENATORsHIP.-Priyatr advicrS
received here from Ohio are To the effect that
Ewing j. picking up strength rs a Senatorial
candidate. There seems To br a strong deter
minatiun to break PendIetOn down and those
opposed to- him are said to have dark horse
, stalled and gTOomed ready Ia Ice brought out
AT the oppoIiune moment. John G.. Th1mp
son. who i in Columbus taking hand in
PeHdletOn'> interest. has been sued. il il al
legged, al the inSti.aIion of friends of Ewing
Ia compel him To pay AN old Sl.0D0 debt which
i owing democratic granger The object of
The suit seems To- bc to compel Thompson To-
gel out oi Columbus aud keep from meddling
IN the Senatorial pie.
NNvt' ORpEE>.-l.ieutenant Commander
Charles Mctiregor ordered to duty at the navy
yard. Washington. on the l0th instant a. as
>i>tant Ia the equipment officer Passed A.
>iStaBt surgeon j. r. BTansford To Specialduty
at the smithsonian Institute. Washington. ID
4. Passed Assistant surgeon L. c. Henne-
berger tn duty in connection with the iron
clid> on James river. Passed Assistant Engi
necr j. j. Barry In special duty at New York
on 9Th instant. Assistant surgeon &. T. Hib
bett. detached from duty ia connection with
the non clads on James river, on the reporting
of his relief and placed on waiting orders.
WHAT We MIGHT SELL IN ESGLAND.-The