Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-10

MADE UP.-Judge Kelly and Representative
O'Neill have settled their differences, both
having arrived at the sensible conclusion that
a united front would better defeat the tariff
bill than an ill-tempered division of two men
having its defeat as their common object.
THE EXAMINATION of forty applicants for
cadetShips in the merchant marine service,
which has been going on at the Treasury for
the past few days, has been finished. There
are at present only four vacancies to be filed
but the result of the examination will hold
good, in regular order of merit, for such va
cancies as may occur between now and the
first of September next, the time at which the
course OF studies begins.
CONGRESSMAN ELLSWORTH, of Michigan,
who was assaulted while on visit to his home
in Michigan, has returned to Washington. and
has. recovered his health and resumed his
legislative duties.
THREE CLERKS and two copyists were ap
pointed in the Patent Office today. 1t is not
expected that any further appointments, pro-
motions or other changes will be made in the
Interior Department before the lSt of July.
The $l00 COUNTERFEIT on the Second Ma
tiOnal Bank of WllkeSbarre, Pa, made it's ap-
pearance in Chicago yesterday, and is sup
posed to have been executed on the same plate
as the $lOO counterfeit on the Merchants Ma
tional Bank of New Bedford, Mass, the
name of Chittendcn being substituted for that
letters w and b, in Wikesbarre, cross, the
word register on the counterfeit they do not
touch.
RUSSIAN OFFICERS IN WAsHINGTON.-Lieu-
tenants SOfeste and SOblOnski, of the Russian
navy, arrived in this city last evening. and
are staying at the headquarters of the Russian
legation. They are two OF the Russians who
came over on the Cimbria. A reporter of THE
STAR inquired to-day at the legation what the
object of the visit was, and received a Shrug
OF the shoulder as an answer. All the infOrma-
ton he could procure was that the officers
would not remain here longer than day or
two: they might leave tonight for New York
No BUSINESS of Importance was transacted
at the Cabinet meeting today. Assistant Sec
retary Hawley represented the Treasury de
partmcnt in the absence of Secretary Sher-
mau.
THE STORY that Special Agent Carter in
Louisiana, has taken flight is not believed at
the Interior department. The investigation
which he is represented as avoiding by flight
has already been gong on for some time.
DELIVERY OF MAILS BY RAILROAD COMPA-
NIEs.-There was transmitted to day from the
Post Office department a communication from
the Second Assistant POStmaSter-Gener to
the chairman of the Senate committee on post
offices and post roads on the subject of the de-
located at the termin Of their routes, and to
other Offices not over 50 rods distant from
stations. 1t is pointed out that the require
ment OF the government that the railroads
perform this service is relic of the method
employed in the old stage coach days and is
INJURIOUS to the postal service under the
changed condition of affairs. On short routes
where the people require the superior facilities
afforded by abroad communication the cost
TO the companies of delivering the mails is
often greater than the amount they receive
Even when that is not the caSe the delivery of
every additional mail increases the expense to
the railroad company, and the effect is that the
mails are carried with the least possible fire.
the community. The maximum of usefulness
tOthe public of the mail service on the 5000
miles OF ralEOad routes IN operation will. it is
asserted, be best attained by the performance
OF this ,eryice by the government rather than
the railroads.
Since both the Post Ohice department and
the railroads desire the change. as The present
system is annoying to boIh. it would seem
that Congress should assent to the new ar
rangement. If, as proposed the compensa-
tiOn of the railroads is reduced at the present
session per cent, the amount thus retained
might be employed by the government in the
performance Of the service
THE WASHINGTON MO<UMFNr.-Tbc follow
ing is the full text Of the joint resolution to
enable the joint commission TO carry into effect
the act of Congress providing for the compile
tlOn OF the Washington Monument, passed the
Senate today: 'Res9lred, &C., That the joint
commission created by the act of Congress en-
titled An act providing for the completion
of the Washington Monument" approved Au-
gust 2, 1876, be authorized to apply portion
of the money appropriated by said act, not ex-
ceeding $4,000, TO give greater stability to the
liquidation, If they deem it advisable; and
said commission shall report the result of such
expenditure to Congress at the next session,
with their opinion of the stability of the found.
alton after such expenditure: And provided,
That nothing herein contained shall author
iZe, until the further action of Congress, the
expenditure OF any part of said 5000 600 other
wise than as herein provided The resolution
having been amended, will 90 back to the
House for concurrence.
SPEAKER RANDALL's REsfPTION.-Speaker
Randalrs unpretending, but comfortable and
hospitable home, No. 10 street southeast
was costly filled last night by some two or
three hundred invited guests, members of Con-
gress, and others. The Speaker, to avoid the
dlSc0mfOrtS OF an OvercrOWded house. verv
Sensibly invites his friends by inStamentS and
the result is that the number present at each
reception is never more than can be SatfactOr
lily entertained. Another innovation made by
him upon usage is that no drink stronger than
coffee is supplied AT the supper table, but the
edibies are the best of their kind, and the
Speaker is personally so much liked by his
lellow-members that they rally at his recep-
tiOns quite unanimously. despite the drawback
of the mild nature of the beverage dispensed.
Among those present last evening we're Sena
tors Bayard, Cameron, of Wisconsin: Howe.
SW2uspuly; Wrd M kepresentatiye Page, of California;
ward, OF pennsylvania: Reed. OF Maine; Wat
son, OF fennsylvania; Townsend, of Illinois.
Fernando Wood, SheIlabarger, Roberts. War,
ner, m OF Connecticnt; Lindsay of Maine Pugh,
Rice, Dean, CO Massa2husetts Martin. Harris
Gen. kidder, Clerk Adams DoOrkeeper Fields:
MessrS; Thos. s: Petit, n. S. Brown, Theo J.
hing, D: J. c. yelling, r. G. Fox. G, L. Flana.
Young Robinson, Evans. Smith, Delegate Ma
glnniS, .Of Montana; Hon. Edward McPher-