Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-13

day amounted to s32,55OCO.
CAPT. GEO. A. ARMEs left last night for
Governors Island, New York, to conduct
detachment Of recruits to Texas, and to join
his regiment, the 10th cavalry.
PERsONAL.-Captain Won EiSendecker, who
will be remembered as the popular naval at
tache of the German legation here for some
years. and who is now the German ambaSsa-
dor to Japan is in Washington on his way to
Europe on leave OF absence. Hon. Peter
Cooper is expected to arrive here tonight and
he will address the finance committee of the
Senate to morrow:on the subject OF the re3eal
terson, editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal is in the city. ''''Chef Justice Cart
ter. of the Supreme Court, ID. c., has gone 10
the Hot Springs, Arkansas, fOl few weeks.
GEN. HowARD's NEW INDIAN CAMPAIGN
The following was received at the War depart
ment this morning from Gen. Mcdowell, dated
San Francisco. June 12th, sayirg:-Gen. How
ard arrived at Boise City this day. He sends
Grover, with SanfOrd'S commend en- route
from keltOn, towards Fort Hall and has asked
that the troops there should work towards
Grover. Howard is concentrating a force
against the BannOcks and WalhenrO, near
Sheep rancho, six miles from Owyhee ferry,
on NinnemUcca wagon road, taking charge of
tie column himself. He reports ten citizens
and four friendly Indians have % far been
killed: that Buffalo Horn is leading the hos
u'eS, consisting OF Vie erS, PiutcS and Ban
Il
drunken Indian; that Buffalo Horn said, rs
Capt. Bain bridge at Fort Hall would hold the
tIibe responsible, they might as well go to war
at once and commence taking horses and
other property.
OBSERVATIONS IN REGARD TO WINE AND
BEER CONSUMPTION IN EUROPE.-Mr. Charles
A. Wetmore, of the alta California, will take
the French steamer LH6r0dOr on the 18th inst
for HayTe. Mr.. WetmOre is the commissioner
of the California State Ninicultural ASSocia.
tlon TO the Paris exposition. Besides studying
the industrial features of the culture OF the
grape and wine production, he intends eS-
peclally to observe the popular habits of wine
and beer consumption in France and Ger
concerning thO"e habits, as they affect classes
Ofpeopie Santarily and socially.
TEE WASHINGTON MONUMENT SOCIETY met
to day in the office of Judge Advocate General
Dunn. Admiral Powell, General Dunn, DR..
Blake, James G. Berret, John c. Hardness,
esq. and Hon. HOratiO King were present.
AGmiral Powell pre.ided, with DR.. Blake See
of two gentlemen to fill the vacancies in the
society cau1ed by the death of Professor Henry
ana M Major McDonald. Hon. George w.
MCCrary and DR.. Daniel B. Clark We're unln-
im0uSly elected To fl the respective vacancies
The members were all in high spirits, and
expressed themselves highly gratiied at the
prospect of work on the monument being
resumed at an early day. Soon after the return
OF the President he will call a meeting of the
joint cOnye ltiOn on the Washington mOnu-
meEt, consisting of himself, Hon. w. w. G. 1r-
cOran.' and Architects Clark and Hill. At
this meeting arrangements will be made for
con mencIng and continuing without inter-
TuptiOn work on the monument until il is com
peted according to the design Of Larkin
Meade.
EX-GOv. Tom Young, of Ohio voluntarily
appeared before POtter'S committee and re-
QUested to know if the committee wanted to
hear him on the subject of the BOulis- Baker
telegram. Gen. Butler told him when be was
wanted he would be sent for.
THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL was
passed by the Senate yesterday in precisely
the shape that it left the House. 1t therefore
now only requires the signature OF the Presi
dent TO become a law.
REPAIR OF THE PATENT OFFICE.-In re
SpOnSe to Secretary Schurz'S many requests
for an appropriation Congress has at last in
corpOrated in the sundry civil service appro-
prIailCn bill a clause apprOpr;ating 100000 for
the pun pose OF restoring and rec0nStructing
the Patent Office building. In the first week
Of the extra session Secretary SchurZ wrote a
letter asking such appropriation. Its in5er-
tiOn now IN the bill Is a long delayed act of
wisdom and justice.
TIE APPROPRIATICN BILLS-The commit
tee OF conference on the legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill are making
comparatively rapid progress toward agree
mtut, and it IS believed by those best qualified
to form an opinion that there will be no great
difficulty encountered by the army bill con
IeTCeS III reaching an agreement that will be
ratified by both houses between now and
Monday. Their first meeting was held yeSter-
day afternoon. The senate amendments to
the river and harbOr bill have not yet received
ac.iOn in the House, and the twelfth and last
OF the regular annual appropriation bills, viz:
the SOci.lled 'Sundry civil BILL is making
slow progress on its first consideration by the
House in committee of the whole.
CONFIRMATIONs.-The Senate, in executive
session, yesterday confirmed the following
nominations: John G. Fremont, Of New York.
TO be governor of Arizona; Crowley P Dake
OF Michigan, to be United States marshal Of
Arizona; Henry c. MarSton, of Illinois, United
States consul at Port Louis. vice John j. Tur.
tie, recalled: John S. Witcher of West Vir-
glnla, to be pension agent, Washington, d. G.:
Va. '"'
THE CHICAGO CUSTOM HOUSE BUILDING
FRAUDs.-The report of Mr.. French, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, on the alleged
frauds in the building of the Chicago custom
house, eXOnerateS everybody concerned eXceDt
Mueller, the contractor, who is censured for
not being properly careful of the government
interests, and the StOnecutters and time
Keepers, who are charged TO have conSpired to
increase the bills. 1t is recommended that M
prosecutions shall be instituted, but thai an
entire change OF supervision and system OF
contracting be made.
The INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CONyEN
TlON.-The President .sent a message to the
House Of Representatives yesterday inclosinp
communication from the Secretary of State
win reference to the International Monetary
Conference, and recommending an ADEQUATE
appropriation for the commission ATTENDING
The conference on the part of the United States
The Secretary states that the following named
countries have formally accepted the invitation
10 take part i'll the conference: France
Greece, Italy, the Netherlands. Hunpary
Rus3la and Switzerland, and that Austria
Belglnm, Germany and Great Britain have
the subject under consideration The MESSAGE
was referred TO the committee on apprOpria
uOnS.
LOUISIANA NOMINATIONS IN THE SENATE
The Judiciary committee of the Senate has re-
ported adversely the nomination of Albert
Leonard for the United States district attorney
OF Louisiana. subsequently Senator Bavari
entered motion TO reconsider the cOufrma
tion OF Morris Marks as United States cOIlec-
tor OF internal revenue for one of the LOuiSi
ana districts. The nomination of Leonard is
understood TO have been made on the sOIicita
tion Of Senator Kellogg, and Marks was one of
the Hayes electors for louisiana 1t is suD
posed that the object in moving for a recon
SlderatlOn in Marks case is to ascertain
whether he was party TO the forged electoral
certificate which came N 7 mis-