Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-24
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent loan to-
day amounted to s122.050
SECRETARY EvARrs delivers his speech in
Cooper Institute tonight.
CHARLES B. TILDEN, of Vermont, principal
examiner in the Patent Office, has resigned, TO
take effect November IS.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for a sleeping
car to convey the guests and members of the
society Of the Army Of the Tennessee from thi
union. The car will start from the Baltimore
and Potomac depot at i:40 pm. Monday next.
THE HOUSE Posr OFFICE EMPLoYEs.-In spite
of the fact that Postmaster Stewart, of the
House of Representatives, denies any irregular
ity in his Office in connection with the distrib,l-
ton OF the mail, the charge is made by the spe-
c1al agents OF the Post Office department that
the cOlOred boy arrested for the theft OF letters
heretofore mentioned in THE starr was and
has been for some time doing The work Of at
least three clerks In Postmaster Stewards office
who were each paying him $40 per month while
they were absent under full pay.
CHARGE OF FALSE PERSON ATIoN-The Treas
ury detectives yesterday arrested a man, said
TO be named Cohen, on the charge of falsely
perSOnatfng George Wood, of Portland. Oregon.
and attempting to draw money from the Treas
ury. He has been held to bail for court.
GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN, friend writes, is max
ing gallant canvass i'm Illinois addressing public
audiences five and six times week. II the
legislature should be carried by the republicans
he Will present his claims with good chances OF
success to succeed Senator Ogle5by in the
Senate.
COL. THos. NJ. VINCENT, adtutant general Of
0pnarfmput ic n bp ri 10 ,Sili
remain here for short time returning to Texas
about the first of next month. Col. Vincent
was until recently assistant al iutant general at
the War department and was very popular with
all with whom he came in contact. He has
been in excellent health.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS.-The
architect of the Capitol, under direction of the
Secretary OF the Treasury, has notified owners
of property on Pennsylvania avenue up to and
including No. 10I, TO Vacate as soon as possible
the tenementS now occupied by them between
1st street and No. 1O7 This is done to comply
with an act Of Congress which directs the en-
largement OF the Capitol grounds. TneAprice
paid for the property 10y the United States is
about $4,000.
GEN. EPPA HUNTON, NJ. c. OF Virginia, left last
night for his home in Warrenton, Va, consider
ably improved in health.
TINE ExTENDED.-The heavy gale having in
tenupted telegraphic communication between
Washington and all points north and west. the
time OF receiving bids for the sale OF silver,
which was to expire yesterday, has been eX-
tended to IL O'clock Tomorrow.
THE DUDYMoTT LAND CAsE.-The appeal from
the decision OF the L. $. Circuit Court reversing
in the case before it, the decision OF Secretary
SchurZ in the DudymOtt matter. will it is ey-
pected. be pressed to speedy decision before
the L. S. supreme Court The case is important
in its bearings upon the immediate and pros
peGtive rights OF settlers upon our western lands
and the necessity 0f rs prompt settlement =
obvious. 1t is thought that Attorney General
DeVenS will appear personally as the repre-
sentative of the government in the argument
before the Supreme Court. Meanwhile lands
included in former grants to railroads continue
TO De prc-empled and occupied by settlers their
continuance in possession being subject TO The
future decision OF the supreme Court.
THE EADES JETTY COMNIssIoN-Unde tha
portion OF the Fades jetty act Of June 18th, 1878
making notifications III the original act and
providing for the appointment Of board Of five
engineers TO visit the works at the South Pass
OF the Mississippi river, the Secretary OF War
mas selected Generals Barnard chairinan) and
Wright, Tower, McCOmb and Merrill Their
instructions require them to inquire into the
processes OF construction, progress made in the
continuation of the works. probable cost q
completion, results produced probably perila-
nency and adviSability of any modification O.
the terms OF the act under which Capt Fades is
s1OnS OF channel through the jettieS and of the
terms OF the payments. Their report is requested
In time 1Or submission to Congress at its next
session.
THE AMOUNTS OF FOOD received at the Cney-
enne and ArrapahOe agency, from which the
small band Of northern Cheyennes who have
played such havoc in Kansas and Nebraska
escaped, would hardly seem to support the
charge that scarcity Of provisions was the cause
OF the desertiOn. From August g. 1871 to June
29, 1878, the average supply of beef per diem was
324 lbs. gross to each person, and OF flour $40
ounces. Three pounds gross or one and half
pounds net is the amount OF beef required by
treaty, and half pound or eight ounces OF
flour. The average supply has been greater
IMAM this In both particulars. IT is provided i'm
the treaty that in lieu Of articles mentioned
equivalents may be furnished by the commits
Sl0ner OF Indian affairs Where the kinds of
10od Speclhed in the treaty have not been fur
nished. ii is said that equivalent has been rem
dered.
ONLY ONE SURVIVOR OF A CREW OF NINE
TEEN.-The signal service observer at Cape
Henly, Va, sends the following to the chief
signal officer here: American ship A. S. Davis
CT SearSport. Me, Capt. Ira H. Ford. loaded
with guano from Calloa and bound for Hampton
ROADS ana Norfolk ran ashore this morning al
z a. m. eight miles SOuthOf station. Vessel and
cargo a total lOSS crew consisting OF nineteen
men, all lost, with one exception, and he is now
at NO. station. II was vessel of 299 tons
ana the cargo consigned TO HObsOn, HurtaIo &
Co,
COL. VAIL, general superintendent of the rail-
way mail service, who has been in the city for
few days, left yesterday for the north. He is
not entirely satisfied with the schedule adopted
al the recent railway convention The midnight
train between here and Richmond will not run
after the schedule goes into effect. This will
delay for several hours all of the northern mail
going south through this city. Formerly an
evening train and a midnight train were the
two in operation. Then a morning train was
added for the special convenience of Baltimore
BY the new schedule this train will be retained
and the midnight train discontinued
BRUMIDI, THE CAPITOL DECORATOR-It is es-
timated that it will take Brumidi, the artist
two years to complete the fre.co work in the
rotunda of the Capitol, upon which he Is now
engaged. His nerves are strong and his general
health unShattered with the exception that his
legs are growing a little weak necesSitating his
being hOsted to his high perch with block and
tackle. He is upwards Of 20 years old and he
has painted over an acre of space in the Capitol
building.
THE YELLOW FEVER COMNISSION-The men,
bers Of this commission have had tedious task
in New Orleans going from house to house, gath
ering the evidence establishing the first grorp
OF cases OF yellow fever in that city. DrS
Cochran and Howard hava f,.Ono tho;