Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-10

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| from rish-American citizens thanking him
for the interest he has taken in the welfare OF
| Gen. James Shields.
M. LEON CHATEAU will have hearing on
Thursday next before the Senate and House
| foreign affairs committee to advocate a CON-
| mercial treaty between France and the United
| States.
| ADVERSE REPORT.-SenatOr Sargent report.
ed adversely to-day from the naval commit ee
on the bill authorizing the Secretary OF the
| Treasury to pay Rear Admiral Jenkl rs on the
| DeVWeen the pay OF rear admiral retired and
| Ihat OF lne hlgheSt rate OF pay OF rear ad-
mlral on the active list, from March 25, 1874, to
| June 80, 1877.
THE POSTAL EXCURsION.-Col. Vail, super
lntendent OF the railway mail service rc 3eiv-
! ed dispatch from Key West to-day stating
that the postal excursion party arrived there
tnlS morning, and left on steamer for Havana
| at II O'Clock.
| ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs returned this
| mo- ng from New York where he bad bee 4
| with iccretary Sherman consulting with the
bankers about the and Az per cent and lie
| resumption OF specie payments 1t is not
| known when Secretary Sherman will return,
but he is expected at the latter part of the
| week.
THERE IS No TRUTH IN THE REr2ar
| stal led by the New York Telegram. that :, c.
| retary Schurz in order to get even with Bla ne,
| pointed from Maine. The Secretary say
| Maine has excellent clerks in the department..
A DESERTED DEPARTMENT.-Judge Tyner
| and Mr., Blackfan. of the Post Office depar. :.
ment, United States representatives at t g
! Paris postal congress, left for New York til
morning. They will take steamer for Paris on
Saturday
| The FOUR PER CENT. LOAN. - The rst
| National Bank of New York today sui, C. Ne
a quarter OF a million to the four per cent,
| loan InlS is about the largest single sub
| scrlptl0n TO this loan that has been received
| at the treasury.
THE Inland and Seaboard CoaSting Con, Dany
| 10-day elected the following directors: j. w.
thompson, William Thompson. Samuel EacO1
Nathaniel Wilson, w. B. Todd, j. III. Baxter
!. A. Willard, A. Fl. Herr, w. &. MetzerOSt
/ PRESIDENT HAYES VISIT ito PHILADELPHIA
| has been arranged as follows by the commit. ,
In charge On Wednesday, the 9th instar,.
fairmount Park will be visited and a recep
! li0n held at the Union League House. Thurs
gay, the 9th, Will be occupied by call at the
COmmerclal Exchange and an excursion mn
and down the Delaware on the steamship lii
nolS. The remaining time of the visit VIII be
devoted to looking through some of the manu-
Iacturlng establlSh ShmentS of the city, and per
hapS to an excursion up the Schuylkfli and into
the Iehigh valley.
EDWARD III. MORRISON, of New Jersey, has
declined the app9intment Of register OF le
lanu ''::..ct .. Use City, Idaho.
THE LOUISIANA TIMBER CAsEs.-secre+2-7
SchurZ has received a dispatch from N A.
Garter and c. c.. special agents. dated New
Orleans, April 9th, which reads as follows:
"Judgment today entered against Gill and
IlatZ, and A. j. Perkins, inteTVenOrS in the
Cacaslen case. Judgment will be entered
| against defendants on Monday
EN-AsSIsTANT. SECRETARY OF TIE INTE
RIOR CHAS. +. CONANT arrived in New York
| on Saturday. Mr.. Mitchell, of the Interior
dep.n 'ment who met him there on Monday.
lepol' Is til9t ne IS IN excellent health.
The COMMITTEE OF BANKING AND CTR
RENCI viii, when the House next has a morn
ing hour, report bill to prohibit the further
coinage OF twenty cent pieces Also a bill to
allow national banks to substitute four per
cent. DOndS Tor their reserve fund instead of
| greenbacks. The committee will also en-
deay0r to have the the bill providing for the
esstabllshment est OF postal savings banks made
the special order for May I'd.
THERE WAS EUMOR about the Capitol to
day that bill has been prepared and will be
offered to-day or tomorrow cOnfering iuris
diesion on the .. s., Supreme Court to pass
upon Ihe fresldential question through pro
ceedlngs brought by quo warrantO, 1t is only
rumOr. No member has vet been found who
Will acknowledge that he will have ANYTHING
to do with the matter.
IHE INCOME TAX.-The committee on WAYS
and means took vote this afternoon on he
income tax question, and by a vote of 6 to 5 de-
cided TO retain the income tax feature of the
internal revenue bill, prepared by sub-com
mittee, which imposes tax on ali incomes in
tXcC4S OF $2,UEO per annum.
THE TEXAS PACIFIC BILL.-The committee
on Pacific railroads of the House expect to be
called t. Tomorrow. when the Texas Pacific sub
sldy bill will be reported.
JAY GOULD and his lobby having been
routed, horse foot, and dragon, in the Sen y,te.
nave directed their efforts upon the House -
elmer defeat or have amended the Pacific
railroad funding bill which passed the Senate
last might.
SILVER CERTIFICATES.-The Bureau of In
craving and Printing to-day delivered .
Treasurer Gilfilan COO of the ep-dolIar silygr
certificates, the first finished These v Il be
Shlpped 10 New York. where they will be cOun-
teIslgned by Assistant Treasurer HillhouSe
equivalent in the new silver coinage Certifi-
Gates OF the other denominations provided for
byId by tne SILVER IN 9lIl are being PREPARED by the
bureau and will soon be ready for delivery.
The certlhcates delivered to-day are printed
for issue at New York others for jssiIe Eere
and at the various Sub-treaSurieS will follow.
lHE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.-TOnight Joint
caucus of republicans of both Houses will be
held to choose new Congressional committee
and also to talk over matters of interest effect
ing the future OF the party. 1t is probable that
some OF the " StalWartS' may favor breaking
win Hayes, but it is believed that the majority
VIII dlscOuntenance any rash move in that
direction. 1t is also intimated that an attempt
Will be made to displace Postmaster Edmunds
from MS position as secretary of the Congress
slOnal committee. Judge Edmunds has. how.
ever, proved himself so astute a manager in
political campaigns that it will perhaps be
held advisable to retain him.
ASTRONOMICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL
General Myer, chief signal officer, has furn
ished Rear Admiral Rodgers of the Naval
Observatory, with a table of weather nroh
aDlltles, showing that the chances for OBJ
serving at the various stations the transit of
Mercury on the 9th of May and the total eclipse
OF the sun July 10Th are favorable
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DECISION IN THE CASE OF THE METRopo.
Lls.TIhe decision made some time ago by the
local inspectors OF steam vessels at Pniladel-
phla, relative to the loss of the Steamship Me
!fopollS, on the coast of North Carolina has
been In the possession of the local INSPECTORS
OF steam vessels in this city for over a week
put Dy orders from the authorities in Wash,
lngton, the inspectors here are not allowed In
make pubic the report just yet.-[N. Y C0D,-