Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-04
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

lHE II v ENlNU O1Ahe
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue. s135, q: customs, si16,'s9.o'.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to-
day amounted to s12s, 700.
SECRETARY SHERMAN made speech at Har-
risburg. Pa, on Saturday, on our financial con
dtion, portion Of which was devoted to equal
rights.
Mr.. BLAINE made a speech in Philadelphia
Saturday night. He confined his remarks
mainly to the southern question.
JUSTICE FIELD, OF the United States Supreme
Court, has returned from California, and viii
occupy his place to-day, when, for the first time
this term, there will be full bench.
CALLED ON THE PREsIDENT.-General Kilpat-
rick, OF New Jersey, called on the President to-
day. 49,. Hon. Joseph Segar. L. S. Brockett and
Louis f. Payne called on the President to-day
They urged the President TO appoint Mr.. Payne,
who is from Alexandria, district attorney for
New Mexico. They came away satisfied that
Mr.. PayneS chances are good.
DISTRICT FUNDS IN THE L. s. TREASuRY-
Some time ago, after the little differences be-
tween the Treasury department and District
Commissioners had been adjusted, the Commits
sOners secured an advance Of half a million
dollars from the department The latter part
OF last week they called for another advance
another half million it is understood Comp
troller Porter having re reeXamned the law pro-
viliDg for permanent form CT government for
the District. Informed the Commissioners that
they could secure no more money unless an
itemiZed account of the expenditure of the first
haif million was furnished and approved. The
auditor for the District IS now preparing the ac-
count.
DIPT N ATTIC PERSON -imOnT the p1SSprl-
gers who arrived per steamer City OF Richmond,
n New York from Liverpool. yesterday. were
Baron Blanc. Italian minister TO the United
States. and Baroness Blame. 80 Baron Won
NydenbTlck. who was Austrian Minister at
Washington during the reign OF the Emperor
MaXimilian i'll Mexico. Is dead.
SECRETARY GoRHAM, OF the Republican Con-
gTessfonal Campaign committee. left last night
fof New York. en route TO California. his home
Before leaving he said: .:There is not particle
of truth in the circular published in Il morning
IaTer i'm this city and elsewhere pUrporting to
have been issued by our committee. No SIch
circular was ever issued. Ii is also untrue that
the committee has ever called upon the govern
n.ent TO protect republican voters in the south
or elsewhere. The action OF the Attorney Cen
eTal issuing letters of instructions TO district
attorneys and in authorizing the appointment
Of additional deputy marShalS was based en-
tirely upon information received from certain
sections that republican political meetings were
being broken up and republicans generally Were
being bull-dozed' by democrats The Attorney
General IS alone responsible for his course. Mr..
UeyenS is. / understand. determined, 50 far as
he is able. 10 protect both republicans and dem
Ccrats 10 their right 10 vote. and he has in
structed his subordinates accordingly.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF James A. SE ift, eiec-
trIcian at the Signal Office i'll this city, and
Robert Seebre. signal service observer at ST.
Louis. Mo. as SECOND lleutenantS in the army
are the first promotions made under the clause
Loot
the list OF second ueutenants shall be filled from
tie ranks OF InelitOTiouS nOi-cOmnliSSOned ofli-
GERS OF fue army.
URGING Mr.. Jos. III. BRADLEY TO SUCCEED
JUDGE OLIN.-The President was waited on this
morning by a delegation OF about fifty residents
Of tie District. The delegation headed by ex-
Mayor BoWen, was composed OF such men a )
DR.. Blake. Major Thomas L. Morgan. T. L.
White. Frank Hume, DR.. J. {. Hail. eX-Mayor
Emery, W. ID. CaSSin, John T. Given. W. w
Blunt. VIM. III. Cla@ett. John III. Baker, S. V.
Niles. f. Il. MChun. p II. Hooe. and John Van
RisWick. The object OF the visit was to Grta
upon the President the appointment, of JOSepl
Ii. Bradley to succeed Judge Olin as member
OF the Judiciary OF the District upon the latters
retirement. a committee from the delegation
last saturday afternoon called on Judge Olin
and learned that he would soon retire.
Major Morgan introduced the delegation.
SayleS J. Bowen presented 10 the President
petition signed by several thousand residents OF
the DiStl let asking Mr.. Bradley s appointment.
Mr. Bowen made the President an address, SET
ting forth that Mr.. Bradley was a resident pos
SeSSlng the confidence of all, and that it seemed
just and proper that the successor OF Judge
DIN should be man OF the people over whose
legal interests he had to preside. He eulOgiZed
Mr.. Bradley'S record, stated that he was emf
nently qualified for the place, and called atten-
tiOn TO the ability developed by him at the bar.
Mr.. Bowen also read the petition. 1t was a
strong document.
Dr. Hall followed with a few remarks urging
the President TO appoint Mr.. Bradley, aud Civ
ing his reasons why he should be appointed
Dr.. Blake and one or two others did likewise
Major Morgan then made short speech tell
ing the President that Mr.. Bradley was urged
for appointment by the best and strongest class
OF men in the community. No one could have
his claims presented by stronger and better
men.
The President made reply to the petition and
addresses, that he thought il perfectly proper
that the citizens Of the District should take ac-
tiOn IN regard TO an appointment Of such i'm
portance 10 them as one Of their Judges. The
delegation had presented such petition. signed
by such men, and had made such arguments
that their recommendations were entitled ID
mole than ordinary attention. He would give
these recommendations and the petition the Al
ttntiOn they deserved.
The petition is signed by about 5000 persons.
THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY COMMISSION. which
has been examining the eighty sites offered for
new observatory, have decided TO select the
site known as Clifton. adjoining Commissioner
Dents property, the Imthicum estate, owned
by Mir. Elyerson, OF Philadelphia. This site con-
tainS forty-five acres. the amount of ground
which Admiral Rodgers, superintendent OF the
ObserN atOry, thinks necessary. The commission
objected To this site on account OF the difficulty
OF approach. This has been overcome by Dis
trct commissioner Dent Offering 10 give the
government the right OF way through the Lin
thicum property - make a line road leading TO
the building. ii II should be erected there. The
price Which will have to be paid for Clifton,
should Congress accept the report OF the COM
mission. which will be transmitted To that body
by the President viii be 100000.
THE PRESIDENT Or THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION
Of New Orleans has written a letter in reply to
Secretary EvartS, denying the report that a
large surplus remains in their hands OF the re-
lief fund. and states that the demands from
other points had swelled their obligations one
hundred Thousand dollars beyond the calcula-
tiOns made when they desired the contributions
10 he suspended. They are now striving hard
to meet their obligations and come out clear OF
deh. They have as yet paid nothing to the
doctors. sixty i'll number, employed by them.
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