Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-16

SUBSCRIPTIONS 10 the four per cent. loan TO-
day. S224.200
APPOINTED BY THE PREsIDENT.-The Pres
ident to-day appointed Charles Tuttie, of New
York, TO be n member of the board of Indian
commissioners.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-
day were Representatives Durham, Cole
Pollard, Foster, Smith tPa..) McGowan, Brew
er, Willis. Cannon, and Rainey, and General
GibbOn.
IHE SENATE COMMITTEE on post Offices
and post roads oday agreed to report favora
bly, to the Senate the House post route bill
with an amendment. This amendment is the
portatl0n o. mail on railroads, classification Of
mail matter and other purposes.
SILVER IN NARIzoNA.-About l. 800 white men
have settled on part of the Indian reservation
San Carlos in Arizona, where silver is found
1t is likely that a piece will be cut of from the
reservation rather than that the white settlers
Will be disturbed.
IHE "GODDESS OF LIBERTY AT THE
WHITE HOUsE-A wiry little woman about
forty years old, and with snaky curlS down
her back. stepped up to the Presidents door
keeper this morning and Solemnly announced
that she was the Goddess of LIBERTY and that
she had descended from The dome OF the Capi-
tol tins morning on purpose to see the PreSi-
dent. The doOrkeeper, somewhat surprised,
showed her to the ante room, and asked her to
remain there awhile. He shortly afterwards
let Il party of ladies in to see the President who
merely wished to pay their respects to him.
Unseen by him the Goddess of Liberty slipped
in with the party. Inside she created some
what of scene by rushing up to the PreSi-
dent, repeating her assertion that she was the
Goddess OF Liberty just stepped down from
the dome, and demanded the pardon of her son
New nar nj
tentlary. The President, equal to the occasion
manuVered her out into the hall again She
planted herself by the doorkeeper and refused
TO move until she had received the pardon of
her son. 1he dOOrkeeper after considerable
trouble got rid of her by saying that the AttOr-
ney General had Ill the papers in her sons
case now al the capitol, and she had better 90
up mere lnime0ateIy as lie would soon lock
up his Office for the day. Hearing this She
decamped, walking briskly in the direction of
the Capltoi.
MIR. JOHN IIITz consul general of Swtzer
land, has left this city to spend the summer in
Europe. During his absence his official func
tionS will devOlve upon Mr.. r. Gebner the
chancellor OF the consulate general.
MEAICAN RAIDERS TO BE PURSUED INTO
THAT COUSTRY-The War department is in
formed that General Ord has in a general or
der re-issued existing orders about following
raiders. District commanders are instructed
III writing that they must adhere to them
strictly while there is an acknowledged gov
ernment i'll the exercise OF power in territory
into which raiders take refuge, but that if
such territory is alternately held by rival fac.
tlOnS at war with each other, and there is no
responsible government in control pursuing
parties can take the shortest routes for the
places OF refuge Of raiding or invading bands
and treat populations that defend them as if
ihey were raiders. Similar Instructions were
issued by Gen. Ord during the revolution of
1916, as necessary to protect us from The plum
Illp tod ht,f,,
poslte banks OF the river.
CONFIRMATIONs.-The Senate, in executive
session yesterday. confirmed The following
nOminatiOns:-Wiliam III. Hunt, of New
Orleans, La, to be Judge OF the Court of
Claims, In place of Judge Peck reSipncI I:
Milton T. Williamson, to be United States
marshal i0I the western district of Tennessee: !:
lieutenant 18th infantry: 1St, Lieut. James
Humbelt, !7th infantry. to BE- 1$t lieutenant Isl
infantry; Pay Director George F. Cutter to be
Chief OF the bureau of provisions and clOt hing
ana paymaSter general IN the navy.
A BOARD OF OFFICERS to consist of Col
Nj. ID. l.. Simpson, assistant cOmmissary gene
raj of subsistence: Lieut. Col. J. ID. Binpbam
deputy quartermaster general; Major j. G.
iarke, corps OF engineers; Major VIM Win
throp, judge advocate; Major s. C. Lyford
ordnance department will assemble in this
city, on the 22d inst, for the purpose of pre-
ScflDlng rules and regulations to be observed
in the preparation, submission and Openinp NJ
Dids 19r CONTRACTS under the War department
tlfSt Lieut.. L. ID. Maurice, second artillery is
detailed as recorder OF the board.
COLLECTOR WEITzEL.-Secretary Sherman
has written letter to Collector Weitzel. of
Cincinnati, assuring him that his resignation
IS asked, not on account of anv movements of
the revenue agents in Cincinnati, but in pur-
Suance OF an agreement between the PreSi-
dent and WeltZel, made last December which
was The latter was to resign in the spring.
THE METRICAL SYsTEM.-The Senate in ex
ecutlve session has ratified a treaty with
France for convention to be held in Paris
neXt summer, with view to the adoption of
UNIFORM metrlcal system of weights and
measures. 1t is expected that the PRINCIPAL
European nations will participate.
NOMINATIONS OBJECTED TO.-In the execH-
tive session of the Senate yesterday objection
was made to the confirmation of eX-Goy.
Packard as consul at Liverpool by Senator
SALISBURY, and by Senator Thurman to Geo
A Sheridan as recorder of deeds for the Dis
trlct OF Columbia. These cases consequently
went over.
1HE REPORT OF the committee of the Senate
which investigated the charges against Paw
Director Cutter, U.S.N., after an extended re.
view of the evidence, SAYS: The committee
are profoundly Impressed with the conviction
tnat the attack made on Cutter is largely a
conspiracy OF men who desire a more pliable
man In the paymaSter generals office, and a
return 10 the modes OF The old navy agency
The testimony ruled out by the committee was
that OF men who were anxious to testify To
brlberieS committed by themselves or hv
which they prohted under Henderson $ admin
iStratiOn.n
IHE REPUBLICAN (HOUsE) CAUCUS yester-
day afternoon was addressed by Representa-
tives Banks, Garfield, Hale, Conger. Fort
Brown, Butler, Ittner, HazletOn Blair vii
ing that the democratic side had a DurDoSe
hidden and deep, to overthrow the present
administration, while the result might lead to
a feVolutlon III the country. The only GueS
tlon OF dlference was as to how far the re-
pubhcan members should resist the PASSAGE of
the resolution, should the amendment nov in
the hands of Mr.. Hale proposing to include
oregon, MISSISSIPPI, and certain matters con
necteQ with Louisiana and Florida in the
lnVestlgatl0n be excluded, and as to whether
they should by such resistance take the re-
Sp0nSl0illty OF delaying legislation for an in
dehnite period, i'll order to prevent what thew
deem NOT only wrong but dangerous 1t was
generally held that the intent of the resolu
aiOn was @ qi suiiicient gravity to Justify resist
ance 10 the end. Representative Brown Snb
mitfed resolution which was agreed TO-
providing Tor committee of nine to prepare
resolutions expressive of the sense of the can
Gus. The following named gentlemen were
appointed as the committee: REPRESENTATIVE
Brown, Garfield, Reed, Phillips, Cannon
Oliver. Clatiin, Dunnell and Mitchell. ThaT
reported the following resolutions the first
OF which was passed unanimously, and the