Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09


Christiancy, and Representatives Hurt and
Roberts.
CONSCIENCE CONTRIBUTIoN-The Secretary
OF The Treasury has received conscience con
tribuion OF $S1 from an unknown person at
Senaca. Kansas.
Hon. +. W. BARBER, late Third Assistant
Postmaster General, looms up as the possible
governor of Michigan. His hosts of friends
here wish him success.
ALI. EMPLOYEES on the temporary roll of the
Treasury department whose time expires with
in the first ten days OF this month have been
notified that they will be discharged on the
10Th inst. unless Congress will appropriate in
the meantime
THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS sent to examine
the EadS ietties reported that the channel was
y feet deep and 21O feet wide as required by
law, and at the Cabinet session yesterday it
was ordered that the payment of $j0D.OD0 be
made To EadS.
VISIT TO WAsHENGToN-Itw will be pleasant
news TO their large circle of friends to know
that Mrs. General Sherman and Miss ELY
sherman will reach Washington from St Louis
on Saturday morning next. and will he al the
Ebbitt House during January and February.
REPRESENTATIVE WADDELL. of North Caro-.
lima, chairman of the post office committee,
lectured at Masonic Temple, New York. last
evening, for the benefit of the Post Office Mu-
tual Aid Association. on Two Americans
Morse and Maury,' and returns to Washing
ton to-day.
NAVAL ORDERs.-COmmander Chas. 5. Nor
ton ordered to command the irOn-clad Passaic,
at Washington; Commander VIM. A. Kirk
land detached from the command of the Pas
safe and ordered to command the Supply 9th
inst; Master Julius c. Freeman ordered to the
photographic Office at Washington.
ARMY ORDERS.-Capt. j. j. Van Horn, Sth
infantry, has been ordered to report to the
superintendent general recruiting service
New York, not later than the 18th inst. to con
duet detachment OF recruits musicians AMI
mechanIcS) to regiments serving i'll the mill
tary division of the Pacific, and on the com
pletiOn OF that duty to join his proper station.
DESIGN FOR THE MORTON MONUMENT
Mr.. Larkin G. Meade's design for the Indiana
memorial to ex-senator Morton includes a
marble monument crowned by a cOlOSSalStatue
OF liberty, with 4 profile of Governor Morton
on the shaft OF the monument, and a panel near
Tie base representing him tMOrtOn) sending
troops To the war.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION of delegates
from the boards OF trade OF the United States.
TO assemble in this city on the 22d of January.
promises to be a large and imposing body
over TWO hundred delegates have promised 10
attend. The convention is to consider what
measures should be taken to bring about 4 re-
YlEal Oi the business Interests OF the country.
ARREST OF COCNTERFEITERs.- secret
service division Of the Treasury has been in
formed OF the arrest of 4 cOUnterfeter named
Williamson at N0rththumberland. Pa. vester-
day, and seytral hundred dollars of counter
felt money. Thomas Mereto and VIM Robin
son, alias Gopher BILL extensive dealers in
counterfeit money, were arrested in Philadel
phla yesterday.
j. WALL WILSON, who was a captain in the
revenue marine service from 1867 t. 1872. SAYS
that the published statement that he was re-
moved for failing to pass an examination
ordered by Secretary Boutwell,. does him in
Justice: that he passed the regular eXamima-
ton. served for many years, and was i'll the
service for several months after the Boutwell,
board examined him: and that there is no
similarity between his case and those of MaiO.
Runkle and Surgeon Draper
THE WASHINGTON Posi- OFFICE.-No ap-
pOintment has yet been made to the Washing
ton pOStmaStership. but Judge J. NJ. Ed
munds, the present incumbent, has been so
faithful an officer and is so strongly backed by
the leading representatives of the business in
tereSts OF the city. irrespective of party, that
he has, without doubt. the insde.track in the
race for the position. II is likely thar his name
viii be sent by the President to the Senate to-
morrow.
TIE PROPOSED CABLE BETWEEN LISBON
AND THE UNITED STATES, VIA THE AZORES
Mr.. Moran, the L. $. minister in Lisbon writes
10 the Department of State that up TO the day
appointed for opening the bids no tenders had
been made for the laying of the proposed tee-
graphic cable between that port. the Azores
and the United States. and that it does not
on the conditions fixed by the Portuguese gov
ernment for the laying and operation of the
cable.
Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR introduced in the
Maryland legislature yesterday memorial.
which lie seeks to have presented to Congress
as the Voice OF the legislature for judicial in.
qulry into the electoral count. and spoke for
half an hour saying no one would dpny that
MIR. Hayes had teen placed in the Presidential
office by fraud. and attributed the prevailing
business depression of the country to this
cause. MeSSrS. Kinks, of Frederick, and Mer-
rick, OF Prince Georges, republicans, replied
To MI Blair, denying the charges of fraud in
the electoral cOGnt.
TIE SILVER QUESTION -Advices received
by Secretary Sherman and others through
entirely trustworthy sources dsproye the con-
StantlS reported assumption that Bland's silver
bill was instigated OF is supported by the great
silver mine owners Of the United States. The
sO-called d" Bonanza Kings" MeSsrs. Flood <
O'Brlen. and their associates of the Bank of
Nevada al San Francisco, who hold the con
trolling interest i'll nearly every SucceSsfuI
silver producing mine i'll the country unhcsi-
tatIngly declare. themselves against unlimited
reconciliation Of silver. They favor moderate
coinage OF silver dollars of such weight as will
approximate in value 10 that of the gold dol
lar, and believe that the governments war
bonds should be paid principal and interest in
gold.
NAVAL OFFICERS WHO WILL ENJOY THE
TRIP TO PARIs.-The following additional
naval officers have been ordered to- the two
sailing vessels that have been designated to
carry goods to the Paris exposition: Lieuten-
ant Charles L. HuichinS, detached from the
photographic Office. and ordered to the Sup
ply. Lieutenant Charles NJ Thomas, from tie
receiving ship 81. Louis. and ordered to the
Constitution. Lieut.. +. Fl. Delano from the
Wyoming, and ordered to the Supply, 18th inst
Lieut.. Karl Rohrer, from the Washington
navy yard. 18th inst. and ordered TO the Con-
Stituti0n, 18th inst. Master Henry T. Stockton.
from the League Island navy yard, and order.
ed 10 the Constitution. Ensign j. Nj. Roper
from the Fortune, and ordered TO the Supply
Passed Assistant Surgeon j. l.. Nelson from
the League Island navy yard, and ordered to
the Supply. Assistant PaymaSter I. ID. Hox-
Sey. from the New Hampshire. and ordered 10
the supply.
BEGGARs IN JAPAN Japan has no beggars
or idlerS. Ii ought 10 send missionaries to this
country TO open primary schools in political
economy. Il Star Of Sth.
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