Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-11
The EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue s317, ,6Ga.5S: customs, $3.50. .25797.
IT WAS HEILMAN that was elected Congress
man in Indiana, and not Holman as mis-
printed in yesterdays STAR.
PERsoNAL-Recorder Of Deeds Sheridan
called on the President this morning. IA
special from Norfolk, Va, to the Baltimore
sun says:-"The most brilliant society even
of the season was the marriage to-day OF 1t
Leroy e: Webster, S: marine corps, of WASH.
-. Gen. John l.. FarnswOrth, ex-M. c., of
Illinois, is in the city. ....GOv Hoyt, of WyO-
ming, is in town.
GOING TO PRINT EMIT is said that the
Republican Congressional Campaign CON-
mittee has finally decided to print in pamph-
let form, for distribution as campaign dOcu-
ment. the financial speeches made by the
PRESIDENT at Minneapolis and Secretary
Schurz at Cincinnati.
THE EXCITEMENT OVER THE ELECTIONS has
died out. The net results seems to be that the
democrats in the four states which held elec
tions on Tuesday last have gained ten men,
bers Of Congress. Nevertheless the admins
tratiOn, in view of the financial issue being
the great one of the campaign, claim that the
result on the state tickets in Ohio and Iowa is
asubstantial victory; that is, that the usual
effect of it will be to the advantage of the re-
publican party in the November elections.
Hon. S. S. CoX's FRIENDS in this city say
that he will be candidate for the speaker
ship of the 18th Congress. So was Saylep--ba-
fore The election. Sayler is not now eligible
because he wasn't elected. MI. Cox should
ton III November.
EX-DOORKEEPER FITzHUGH in reply to the
question, who killed Obiector Holman is
n Ii;
letter. ii be SO. then did FitZ not only kill
himself with letter writing. but drags others 10
their political death by the same means.
Hon. J. WARREN kIEFER, of Ohio, fresh
from his victory in the Attn (Ohio) district,
arrived here to-day and had long conference
with President Hayes. He is represented 20
have said that the result in Ohio surprised
the republicans equally as much as it did the
democrats
ENFORCING I. S. ELECTION LAWS IN THE
SOUTH.-The telegram published by us as sent
by the Attorney General to the L. S. attorney
for South Carolina, purporting to direct GER
tain proceedings to be taken i'm case demo
Gratis interfered with republican meetings"
was Incorrect. The letter written by the At
torney General to the district attorneys of
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. calls
their attention to the laws of Congress i'm.
tended to. protect the freedom and purity of
such elections, in order that proper steps may
be taken to bring to justice those who offend
against them, and to secure to all citizens,
without distinction OF party, while The elec.
10 n is pending, their just rights"
CHA1RMEN of the following committees of
the present House Of Representatives have
been defeated for reelection as members: OF
claims. John r. Eden of Illinois, military af.
fairs, ii. b. Banning; naval affairs, W. c.
Whltth0rne foreign affairs, Thomas Swami;
territories. Reni. j. Franklin: invalid pen
slons,, A. " Rice; railways and canals, Gus
taVe SchielScher: accounts, Chas. Z. Roberts:
lefoTm in civil service, Carter III. Harrison;
revision OF the mode Of Determining the
method OF electing President Milton J.
SOuthard: Joint committee on enrolled bills
Andrew Ill. Hamilton.
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
INSTRUMENTATION. Eugene Hale chairman,
and Geo. W. Goiham, secretary of the ma
tl0nal republican congressional committee,
have returned to Washington. Inasmuch as
the REPUBLICANS only expected to eject SIX
me mters OF Congress from Ohio ami have
elected nine, Mr.. Hale thinks that the victory
IN that state is quite Substantial, and the mora
effect it will have on the November states can
not be estimated. The campaign committee
will proceed hencefOrward TO WDOop M i'm
New York and Pennsylvania.
GEN. TON EWING, who has Presidential
aspirations, has made the statement that JOl n
q. Thompson, chairman of the Ohi) demo
cratic committee, tried to defeat him to get
him out OF Thurman'S way. This seems to be
plllng 1t on SICK man rather heavy.
THE WHISKY WAR IN ARKANsAs.-The
Acting Commissioner of Internal l,Revenue this
morning forwarded the following dispatch to
Collector Edward Wheeler at Little Rock.
Arkansas: - 1t is decided not to invoke the
aid OF the military force to enforce the laws
until you have exhausted all other means.
You are aul ulhnriZed to employ as large a force
as you think necessary TO enable you to seize
the stills and secure the arrest of offenders re
N Ia OIL Dffh fha n fy,rf
cannot arm the force inform we what you need
and arms will be ordered from here. Call upon
the marshal TO assist you with all the means at
his command. Organize a force large enough
to overcome resistance without bloodshed il
possible. Act promptly and vigorously and
enforce the laws at all hazards. Inform this
Oiice by telegraph OF your action
TIE HEALTH OF Mrs. GEN. SHERMAN has
received such a severe shock from her recent
Illness that She is too feeble to undergo the du-
ties incident to society conventionalities this
winter and for the purpose of recruiting her
strength and of educating her two y0uiigest
children under her personal supervision she
VIII spend the winter season in Baltimore for
when place she left yesterday with her daugh-
ter Rachel, who Will have private tutor at
her lodgings, and her son Tecumseh Who will
attend school convenient thereto. She will
not entertain while in Baltimore as in her
Meulcal ADVISERS opinion she needs absolute
rest lof her restoration to health.
lHERE WILL BE But FEW TEARS SHED over
the defeat Of Judge Holman, of Indiana. lie
had, while in Congress-, such a chronic habit
OF objecting. to everything involving the ex.
pendlture OF money, that he actually often
out of mere caprice, blocked the wheels of
legislation. Nothing escaped him or failed to
meet with his Il object" unless it was pen
sion case.
The FOLLOWING SENATOR'S terms expire on
the 4th of March next George E. Spencer, of
Alabama: Stephen w. Dorsey, of Arkansas:
Aaron A. Sargent, of California; James B.
Chahee, OF Colorado: William ii. Barnum, of
Connecticut; Simon b. COnnover, of Florida:
John b. Gordon, of Georgia Rich'd j. Oglesby'
OF Illinois; Daniel Voorhees,, of Indiana: VIM
5. Allison, of Iowa Tree lected) John James
ingalls,, OF Kansas; Thomas G. McCreery. of
kentucky; George X. Dennis, of MARYLAND:
David III. Armstrong, of Missouri: John p
Jones, of Nevada; Bainbridge Wadleigh, of
Aork Augustus Summerield MerrimOn, of
North Carolina; Stanley Matthews, of Ohio:
John H. Mitchell, OF Oregon: James Donald
cameron, OF pennsylvania John James PAT
terson, OF youth Carolina Justin S. Morrill,. of
Vermont; Timothy q. Howe, of Wisconsin
THE l. S. STEAMER TALLAPoosA left the
New York navy yard yesterday for Boston.
Mass.
NAVAL ORDERS.-COmman6er L. A. Boards.
lev from the command ha Snaad an,3