Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-08

AMONG THE CAIIFRs at the White Uouse
This ,n,,r.t,,,, ,,-cra Se,,otor, ,,i+cI,ou ~ IL
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and IuttreU: Judge Advocate. General Dunn.
and Mr. Pyle. OF Delaware.
Srr,Er,, P,xn,TI H. o,,of,,to,I , s,,,, ,f
RpverIv Tucker of yirgiri, ~ ha tba pyiy,,- =.
'' 'ii! Il, Noi' % sI''it' l" w 'ie PlN"-
Secretary al his desk, vice Scudder, removed.
Hon. Randolph Tucker. of Virginia, is an un-
cte OF the new appOintpe.
r. p.,-c,,or,u n.r-rs -. ,r,,,is.o, ., l,,.
many. appointed an Associate Justice uf the
Cont OF Claims in place of Judge Loring re-
signed took his seat on the bench for the first
time yesterday.
~ ,.-,- ,,- RI, s.. a.,
'>'fE ~ ~" ih' o'' i0''iN "' ''''
treasury mas awarded Il lie-SaVIng meadt OF
the first class tU Philip e. Bieil, Il patronan OF
tht, police DEPARTMENT of New York for Lrroism
in saving six persons from drowning. He has
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INVESTIGATING THE PHILADELPHIA Post
OFFICE.-MeS>rS. Mari and Parker, oi the
Post Of1ice department. nave gone 10 Phil&-
compensation of clerks as Teuuired nv the act
of Congress of March. 1877.
GEN. HANkS. who il here thinks that L TeSo-
luton Will be offered in the House to iuvt,<ti-
gate the charges in ti,c Chandler LETTER. and in
hI!t brraIH' ~, tl. rofItr,r, he r,,rI + ~
ungueStionably valid.
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lhh iOl-I'""l ~ 'hNEhAL Notki MAX
TIAL Is appointed to meet ut Columbus bar
racks, Ohio. 10th january. for the trial Of such
nriSouprs aS may In Irout,I,i h.fnre il. NaiorI
f.Yar,I. 10Th infantry: First LiputS. J. r. 0Ipn
tin 18th inIantry II + Rrink"r,0ff i5fh in
fantrv. Daniel Robinson, 7th Infantry: Sr~on'l
ipr;o w. N i%tm ldltL!, ttu L. i'
j. WALL WILSON. Who was captain Ill the
revenue marine service from lS"I IL 1877, Wnen
Ire was removed for failing to paSS an cXami-
nation ordered bv Secretary Boutwell, has
Ecru,nr rnrnnra~,d IN the SiI.ceSS nf NTainr
RrnkI. in ,,sttin,r resTnrad tn thr ,rn,y InI
EITrmrnn DToner r.inst.,teI i'm thn navy md
has mad. aI,Ific1tinn fn tIia President IN he rS
Stored f., the nnsiiinn which he frrmnr,p ncpn
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PROPOSED PATENT OFFICE REFORM. In
we" ol TIC obstruction oi lhe greater NUM-
oeI "i Ihe moattS Ill the iittht once ny hfc,
II ~ nloPoScu tiEit tiic EnStiin SIS'eln III re-
nrnfr, SI6pJ ,I,I VIM rr,t" ~, m
inns aoisT@T ,StntS wnmII he .ri. m 9o
All anmiirants md H.. T;ht to r niotin'' !"
yarid h. ..nrteItnd IL, tl ,I,t o III FL ,',Ui W.
,nGoa Df tti,G H -. III, +t - -, iC ne tN
iInreJ from ahn7It siGn to farJI, nc
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TuF Tp,DF WITH poRrrcAT-A ranIv In
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tht iIdde cifeui'r ol 'he department OF STATE
has been received from the legation at Lisbon.
in which Mr. Moran expresses the opinion that
the trade bptwepn the United STATES and Por
tumai could be increased. Wheat, toh2rrn ~.
tr1eum lumber ana slaves are NOV nrntit = Il,
imported there FROM the United safes, ani
IL i pria ~, f t, tt - q iion liiHt
| IIcarh,.d and InbIrachrd for printjn~
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ACONTKAI ICTION-Ihc Editor Ejeajly star:
Sir:-I notice in vour report of the proceed
inrs of \ caucus held b,. th. fIerer,tas tn =, W.,
i VI ~ q 81 a @ ~ IN i - t''t - w 5'.tCo " d Mo-
= rron af The CanitnI fhat - Sta3amai,t S 4-ns ns
'nade tn tho nffecf ..ibni NJ an"i SL vas
nttI Mr. SdnirSI D.'hI,rr.',, ~, az ,' ' , ~ IN II
the floor Of the senate Willie il Was in seSs}nm
and EesouDht yoteS againSt wnnan SufTr,ro =
/ de<irn t S1y eT rli,.S7Ir tI,ot r',ni 't74
iH,,n I',,,5P Pi,t ~ ~, =? '' '''i ''''iii'ii'
MapFtFI2E VISTox D.u,cprx
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NAVAL ORDERS Frederick V
Mc"feW detached from command of the kear-
sage ana placed on waiting orders; Lieut..
.pliiidiiGti y. To0HIiGIi. Lieut.. Mm- Little,
4 Ha,mv En.;rn II p uiptsI ":,i S lin /, 'tL''. II
i a. Vor NanInn .Sinta,It S,rroti '''tt - oni
SON. Chief Fnpineqr George w Simmer PaSEa5
ASsiStant Fnainaar las II CbaSn,nr frn,, u
th. Eegrsa%a and n1aceJ On N-a;timr n;rir I'm
Jiput Fdw W VERY from dI,tv ar tfa nynari
mental bafterv AnnannliS and nr1arad ~ ~, :,
CNnStitnfirn 6th inst posaI IL tSSiton+ - p ,i.o
,nastar W, 'ThmIns,,,, fr',,t, IT, k .,iiI 1 as
and ordered tn settle nncnnnts IA. NJ ,IinnaSS
r & Hnd|Snn G. NJ y Winlio;,r ~ III PiIen iI',l
k.y lanes N Helen Y p Tsher ana - ~ 10 y
DanieIS from The Kearsaos nni 'I o,i - n ~, t,'
.ynTniuafinn for nrnmntinn In inSt 'N" W
' -C.ro-- D'-o-., nun 'i'''
TEA CULTURE IN THE United MATES
Sua.i,I ranor, of tho r,p,,,;s,;,,,o,. f ,;.,
P,1i'i - 1t - '''N vi Asiicul-
tuie oii IHe NhlltS tcd pldiil ana the cdpaOlll-
ties OF the nlted states Tor successful c0mpe-
plant, has been published. 1t shows that The
yea pillit iidS ptGil Succe>SiuIis cultivated ana
mf IarrS n9st Te, haS heet aH ."t d iiI'iIpei f
plants grown in Georgia. which has heem
tested in Baltimore and pronounced stronger
and finer favored thau the Unmarried II rIn
he. grown from The. In keS to the ulT \ ramnara
ture of ten degrees below zero faiIinG tn frea1a
the nIants willie ihp climate an, S1iI ~ tho
c0tt1u zone are upcuIiarIy favnra bia tn th,
rnItur. Twenty miIIinn inIiHrs Vii H., w n nv
n1,ofIv saved thS cmuntr, rIa, ~, ~ az :
tpa * home grown " ii'' WI
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COLLECTOR ARTHTH of the mort oT Npw
Work has writtep , Io,ta. :, Saara,,,,- St,,,,.
~ " .'''O' ~ ohci
man. cfitici'lhs lhe investigation OF the jay
commission. He calls it a star chamber and
cruel mqulsitlon- He says that he was not
given proper opportunity TO make q defense
that in response to the invitation OF the com
mission for merchants to come before it and