Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-16
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
Revenue, $231, ,S66.T: customs, $654. .69l.O5.

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AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
today, were Senator Cameron, and Represen-
Qnd.l, Robinson. CMass.). Mckinley, Patter-
son, COloradO), and Watson.
FIRST LIEUTENANT r. H. PRATT, 10th cav
airy, has been relieved from special duty in
connection with the Indian prisoners recently
released from st. Augustine, Florida.
The JOSEPH HENRY FUND FOR SCIEN
TIFIC REsEARCH.-At the meeting of the Ma
tiOnal Academy Of Sciences held in this city
to-day, communication was made by the
has Deen presented to Prof Joseph Henry as
testimonial of their high appreciation of his
of science. the principal of which is finally to
go to the National Academy of Sciences to
form fund to be known as the Joseph Henry
Fund" the interest of which will be devoted
to assist original research. The academy now
holds similar fund, the ''Bache Fund.- the
principal of which was left to the academy by
its first President, Prof. A. Dallas Bache, and
the income from it has been applied TO the as
sistance of investigators i'm many most impOr-
tant branches OF science. The list of cOntribu-
tors to the Henry fund, which was made I'D
mainly i'll sums of one thousand dollars, emi-
braces The names Ofwell known persons in the
larger cities OF the United States.
CONFERENCE.-THE Senate in executive SeS-
sion yesterday, confirmed the nomination of
JnO. w. Easily to be chief of the bureau of
construction and repair and chief constructor
ia the Navy department with the relative
rank OF commodore.
A CONGRESSMANS SKULL FRACTURED.-
Congressman Ellsworth who is visiting his
home, at Greenville. Michigan. was assaulted
yesterday morning by J. j. Shearer. Il neigh
Dor, and terribly beaten. The external p!a.e
OF the frontal bone over his left eye is fractur-
ed and his condition is critical.
AGAINST COLORED JURORS.-Yesterday Col
George o. Davenport, of Wheeling, W. Va.
accompanied 10y w. III Lamon and H. H. Black
burn, applied to the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court for writ Of error to a judgment
of the supreme court of appeals of West Vir-
ginia, in the case of the coiored man, TAYLOR
Strander, who had been indicted, tried and
conNlcted; and Twice sentenced to death in the
courts OF West Virginia, the supreme cnmrt of
that state having affirmed the last sentence.
AppncatlOn was made on the ground that the
law OF the State of West Virginia, prohibiting
eolored cItizenS from serving on iuries in that
statutes OF the United States. The Chief JUS
tice, after consultation with the Associate JUS
uceS, yesterday awarded the writ of error.
The first trial of this case was in 1872. and
Stfander has been under sentence Of death
ever since.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES met
at the Smithsonian Institution at II o'clock
this morning. The following members were
present: The president, Prof. Joseph Henry;
Gen. Henry L.. Abbot, L. ). A: Prof Alex.
Agassiz;; Cambridge, Mass. Prof Spencer +.
I; s: A: Prof: j. Fl. C. Coffin, L. S N; Dr.
Elliott COues, U: S. A.; Prof. E. d. Cope, Had
dontield, y; J.; Prof George Davidson. L. S.
C.S., Washington: DR.. Walcott Gibbs. vice
president, @ Cambridge Mass; DR.. TheO. Gill,
WasRinggSn WWasRhiingfSn fgGf bS ASaPh VI HaHaen Hall T.
geOlOgiSt, Washington: Professor J. f
GGeorse W. Hill, Nyaek Turnpike, n, Y.;J
T. Langley Allegheny, Pa. Prof. Q. G, Marsh,
New Haven, Conn: Gen. NJ. c. Meigs Quar-
termaster General, 7: s. A; Prof. Simon New
VIM; A. Norton, New Haven, Conn Prof C.
ii. +. Peters, Clinton, n. Y; Prof Edward c.
%PiGkering, % Cambridge. Mass; Raphael PUN
dephia, Pa. Dr. VIM. B. Rogers, Boston.
Mass; Chas A. SchOtt, U. s. G. s., Washing
ton Prof. Benz. Silliman, New Haven, Conn
Prof. VIM. T. Trowbridge, New York city: city:
ward, I; S. A, and Prof G. A. Young, Prince e
After the academy had disposed of the
Joseph Henry fund matter mentioned else
Where) it went into scientific session, with Dr.
the meeting was open to the public, the room
was crowded with ladies and gentlemen who
seemed to take great interest in the proceed
Formation and Structure of ilacrane Reef ON
The Theory Of Water,spouts by Mr: " Fer
by, DR.. F: V. Hayden; and a Report on the
Orbits OF the, Satellites of Mars by Prof.
Asaph Hall. In the course of the session
Star-chart was presented, with accompanying
remarks, by Prof. c. H. F. Peters. OF Hamil5
ton College, n. Y, who has made so many dis
cOyeries among the asteroids The sessions
Will continue until Thursday, or perhaps Fri
day.
The MCGARRAHAN 1NvESTIGA ALTON. - The
Senate public lands committee continued the
McGarrahan investigation last evening. Mr..
Simon Stevens being cross examined by MIR.
Burdette, eX-c0mmiSsOner of the general land
office. He testified that he fixed the date when
he saw the signed patent in Mr.. LincOlns of
lice by the date of his marriage. which was on
the 18TH OF March. He saw Mr.. Lincoln the
SatuI day previous. Several years later he saw
W. U: Stoddard, who was President Lincolns
secretary When he signed the patent and ask ed
him whether he had any recollection of the
signature of the PanOche Grande patent.
Stoddard replied in The affirmative, ,whereupon
witness requested him without talking further
TO go home and write out Il memorandum OF
his recollection, lock il up i'm a safe and give
the Key to another person. Stoddard did So
advanced StOddard $40 with which to 90 To
Washington and examine the records. and
Stoddard upon returning told witness that
they had iully verified his recollection.
THE BILL TO SUBMIT THE PRESIDENTIAL
DISPUTE TO JURY.-The features of the bill
introduced in the House yesterday by Mr..
Kimmell, of Nd, in relation to quo ararranto
proceedings in the U. S. Supreme Court i'm
connection with the late Presidential election,
provides that after such proceedings in QUO
lrdrTdRt0 shall have been entered in the
Supreme Court that the defendant (Hayes)
may answer the complaint by asserting his
own title or denying the title OF the claimant
(Tilden,) or both. Ii he fails to appear and
answer within the time prescribed the case
snail proceed as upon general denial of the
complaint. The issue thus made shall be tried
by the court unless the court shall determine
That the parties are entitled to have a Jury i'm
the case and the same is not waived If a
Jury, In the opinion of the court be renuired
and be not waived by the parties, it shall con
slst OF twelve persons, selected as follows: The
names OF the chief justices or presiding jlS
tlceS OF the highest courts of the several states
shall be placed in a box, from which twenty
four names shall be drawn by the clerk In the
presence OF the court or chief iuSticeS and
the tWenty-fOur whose names shall be thnS
drawn shall be summoned to Washington and
from those attending twelve shall be taken bV
lot to serve on the jury. They shall be re-
qnlred to state under oath that they can pass
upon the questions of fact submitted to them
without undue bias, and no other Qualification
shall be required OF them. The invesiigatiOn
OF the court shall be limited to the validity of
the action OF the canyaSSng or returning
poafs OF any state (by whose determiuatioG
the appointment of the electors was declared
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