Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-08

THE PRESIDENT. with birs. Hayes, Colonel
Rogers, his private secretary, and Secretary
SchurZ, together with other invited guests,
VIII leave here to morrow for Orange connty
Va, to visit the late exPresident Madison's
estate and return The same day.
PERsoNAL.-Major James r. Roche assist
ant paymaSter U. s. army, is OIL a brief visit to
Washington.
The REQUIsITION of Gov. Lew Wallace, of
New Mexico, for troops to suppress disorders
in Mexico recalls the facs that his predcces-
SOr, Gov. Axtell, made a similar request upon
the President, which was refused.
The INDIANA ELECTION.-A private letter
received in this city from Judge Holman says
that he (the Judge) feels confident OF his cleo
lion to Congress; that the campaign. though n
short one, has been lively. and that the enthu-
siasm Of the people is considerably aroused.
SIGNAL MEN on Pixies Peak and Mount
Washington, who are cut off from the outside
world for several mouths during the winter.
desire reading matter. Books, magazines
and papers, old or new will be gratefully re
ceived. Contributions may be sent to the care
OF the Chief Signal officer, Washington, ID. c.
THE YELLOW FEVER INvEsTIGATIoN-A
memorial has been started in PHILADELPHIA
calling upon the merchants OF that city to aid
the yellow fever commission. 1t is already
signed by Professors Gross. Pancoast, AgneW.
Ashurst, and many other leading physicians.
NEW MEXICO CALLS FOR TRoOPs.-General
Lew Wallace, governor of New Mexico, has
called upon the President for the aid Of the
army in suppreSsing laWleSSness in Lincoln
county in that territory, and the President
thereupon issued the Proclamation printed
elsewhere.
SENATOR Don CAMERON, of PENNSYLVANIA,
is in the city. He expresses himself confident
of the success Of his party in the coming ell G.
tion III his state. lie called On the President
this morning, with three other Pennsylya-
mans.
DIED OF YELLOW FEvER.-Collector Patti
son, of Memphis, Tennessee, who is on leave
of absence in New York. telegraphs to Acting
died yesterday, OF the fever, at Mackenzie, and
that there Is no safe place to which to move
the Office.
REMOVAL OF THE NAVAL OBsERvAToRY.-
When the commits sion to select site for
new Naval Observatory adjourned last Au-
gust it was to meet to- day. In the meanwhile
Rear Admiral Ammen and Mr. Whitney. the
two resident members Of the commission, have
been visiting and inspecting the various sites
offered, but are not ready-aS it was expected
they would be-t0 make a final report. There
was no full meeting to-day, General Barnard
and Mr. whitney, after some some discussion, ;ltG
agreed to meet next Thursday and make a
revisit to some sites already inspected. Rear
Admiral Rodgers, superintendent of the OBJ
servatory, has replied TO the letter of the com
mission asking for an estimate Of the probable
cost OF removing the instruments and appur-
tenanceS of that institution TO another iOca-
tion. He places the probable cost ut $500
MANlToWAB, Or the Spirit Seer, chief Of the
Chippewa Indians, was at the White House
to-day. He was accompanied by Rev. Ignatius
TomaZln, Catholic missionary 10 the White
EARN indl;'n reservation. Manltowabis is an0u
store clothes, checked Shr5 aud tall hat. With
brieht feather. Father Tomazin, who is
FIencn, and determined looking, is lie chef,
adyiSef ard interoTeier. Mauiiowab comes IL
washington at Inc request OF his tribe, HtIo
number al out Co. to intercede will Che coy
erument in their behalf. About 1000 of them
are christians and have taken to agricultural
pursuits. The remainder are wandering
around no1thern Mirneso a, hunting and
hshing, but want to go to farming, too, The
ehlel en- 4 tod a. STAR reporter, il they can secure
large tract of land in northern minnesota.
This they are willing to give up il the govern
ment VIII set them up in farming on their res
enough Ter all OF them. This aid the Minne-
sofa members of Congress are advocating, and
Will strongly urge at the next session of Con-
gIes;s; g;s, a large delegatl9n OF the Chippewa
INDIANS expect to come here next winter to
look out for their interests. The chief laid
his case before the President, and received a
promise that all that would tend to the benefit
OF bis tribe would be favorably considered.
he was well pleased, he said, with his Great
Father He had previously seen Secretary
Sehqrz, whom he alSo liked very well. He was
not, however, favOrahly impressed with Com
missioner Hayt, who treated him very gruf1iy,
he said.
The KANSAS PACIFIC RAILROAD War;
Application was made in chambers yesterday
tefore Judge Miller. of the Supreme Court.
and ('iTcujt .TuGoa C - FnStar c;t II,
the United States circuit court for the district
OF Kansas, by the acting president of the Kan
sas Pacific Railroad Company for the removal
OF Henry Willard from the position of one Of
the receivers Cf that road. A majority of the
frSt mortgage Denver extension bondhOlders
protest against Eillards removal on the
ground th&I ne is their trusted representative
and that the officers and directors of the COM
pany, in connection with Mr.. Jay Gould and
The mon Pacific RAILROAD company, are seek
ing Wizards removal because he refused to
Join combination to exclude the bondholderS
from the management of the property, and
turn it over to the debtor company. Ths case
was argued to-day.
THE NEW PORTUGUESE MINISTER PRE-
sENTED.-Accompanied by Assistant Secre-
tary OF State Seward, the Viscount Gas Noz-
ullras. the recently appointed envoy extraor-
dlnary and I'd minister plenipotentiary from Por-
Hogsa to te onIea ba PSates went to the White
usual audience accorded to representatives of
foreign nations. The members of the Cabinet
were present. The usual formal addresses
We're made.
COMMERCE OF FRANCE FOR THE FIRST
EIGHT MONTHS OF 1877 AND 1S7S-According
to report received at the department of
State from the United States consul at LYONS.
the imports of France for the first eight
mOnIns OF the present year amounted to $54S,.
VO,C0o, and the exports to $414 000, COO; leaving
the balance OF trade against the country of
Sl4,UOCO0. The Increase In importations for
the above period of 1878 over the impOrtations
Tor the same period in 1877 amounts nearly to
$so,OOO,0CO while the decrease in exports
amount to almost $17.0O0,OOO. According to
this report the increase Of importations were
as 1OliOWs Objects of alimentatiOn, $iS, 600:
natural products and materials necessary for
industry, $3o, COO, 600; manufactures, $500, OO0
Inc decrease IN exports occurred in natural
products and materials necessary for indus
Try, manufactured articles showing an increase
OF nearly $3,Wt eco. AS q remarkable feature
IN the WoIld'S commerce at the present time
lt may be noted that the United States is the
only country whose exports exceed it's i'm.
ports, with the exception of India, which has
small trade balance in its favor. The alarm.
Ing Increase in the importations of Europe is
principally in bfeadstuffs, and the United
States may now be said 10 be the great draw
farm for European defciencie in that line.
ARMY ORDERS.--SecOnd Lieut.. c. A. g. Nc
Cauley is transferred from the Sd artillery To
the Sd cavalry, and Second Lieut.. II. A. Lsmly
from the Sd cavalry tn the RI artiIIarv