Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-03

AT THE CABINET MEETING today Secretary
Sherman gave an account OF the refundine
operations OF the Treasury department which
| have Just cloesd.
IF THE DEMOCRATIC PLAN (as agreed upon BY
| the advisory committee last mighty is adopted
| at this afternoons caucus, the outlook IS that
congress " Ill De here for at least a month more
| II nOt longer.
| HON. 3. 5. COX was put forward in the House
| 70 make one. of his funny speeches to amuse
| members until the meeting OF the caucus.
The WARNER SILVER BIL.-At the regula,
weekly meeting OF the Senate finance committee
| To-Day, after Some informal preliminary dis.
cussion, Mr.. voorhees, submitted motion that
! the House measure, known as the Warner sill.
! yer bill, be taken up for consideration by this
committee v ith lew to action upon it at the
| earliest date practicable. The hour for the as
| Sem6llng OF the Senate being near at hand, Mr..
VoOrheeS' motion was laid over for action at q
special meeting, to be held next Friday.
THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO-DAY
had under consideration Mr.. Bayard's bill to
repeal sections $50 and s21 Of the revised stat
uteS, which prescribed the test oath for Jurors
and authorize q. s. judges, in their discretion.
to sustain challenges Of jurors on the ground ~
partlcipauon m the rebellion. The commttee ee
but at the next meeting the majority will nm
douptedly vote to report it favorably
NoMINATIONs.-The Presiden@ @made the fol.
lowing nominations to-day:-Rev. George N.
Collier, Of Ohio, and Rev. Stephen g. Dodd Of
New Jersey, to be post chaplains in the q. s.
Amy. Army promotions ordnance Department.
Lieut.. Col. Jas. g. Benton to be colonel: Major
Ihomas G. Taylor to be lieutenant colonel: Cao-
tain Isaac Arnold to be major; First Lieutenant,
VIM. =. Tayr1ng to be captain; Second Lteuten.
ant Q. 3: W1tcharn, 4th artillery, to be first
lieutenant. So
EX-SENATOR SHIELDS DEATH was mentioned
With regret In the Cabinet this afternoon. Sec
retary McCrary will order thai military escort
pe pfesent at the funeral.
THE BOARD OF GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS for
the Urion Pacific railroad has at length been
appointed. These appointments are usually
announced in March when the other directors
a,d are edeeied. ,S delay OF some months has oc-
CURED this year. The four OF the five members
OF last years board, who held Office at the end
OF the year, are re-appointed There were be-.
a tween nity and s.xty applicants for the position
Francis Adams, jr., including ex-Senators. ex-
Representatives and railroad men. There ia
no no salary attached to the position but a per
alem ais;ai. Is aiioH ca to directors when trav-
elIog 10 and from the place OF meeting.
Nearly all OF the railroad kings OF the county
ma. nad candldates whom they recommended for
o dae Roson Tne board as appointed consists
Gto B: Sms th, Iowa; Daniel Chadwick. COM.
Ralph P. Buckland, Ohio; and Chas. G. Honsei'
Ne1. II Is tnought that some legislation " i'll be
nad at the next session Of Congress Changing
the present unsatisfactory status of the board
OF Union Pacific directors or doing away wi IN
the of1ce altogether. 'A-
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SRNAroRs.-The re-
publican Senators met for consultation yester.
DAY, IN response to call issued at the request
OF lew Senators who desired caucus action
COZ concerning Mr. Bayards bill to repeal sections
OF these sections prescribe the "jurors' test
OATH There was practical unanimity Of
Splnlon IN the caucus that this section should
judges OF United StaUes courts to exercise their
oWn discretion In regard to challenges OF per
SOD sSns % draWn as Jurors who have participated in
that this section has never been abused. and is
nOI pkely TO be, aud that therefore it shouid
stand: The new democratic programme fin
aegard 1 10 the appropriation bills was incident
any reIerred 10 Dy several Senator'S and al.
th0ugh there was no discussion concerning II.
the general sentiment expressed ia conyeTsa,
LION among those present favored q policy OF
essene na1sH ., % any or an attempts OF the dominant
10 accomplish by indlrection, ANYTHING thar
mas heretofore been attempted without Success
openly. ''0So''
FAMINE IN NBARBARY.-DeSpatche from Cuth-
DerC Jones, L. s. consul at Tripoli, to the De-
partment OF state, give fearful accounts of the
drought prevailing in Barbary Wheat sells for
- per 100 lbs. Barley for 80, while animals of
mai price. Epidemic diseases, it is feared, viii
result from the want OF water for domestic uses.
IN REGARD TO THE KILLING OF A MoDoc
INDIAN In Seneca, Mo-, on Friday, which an
Associated Press dispatch says was caused by
the fact that some visiting Modocs got drunk
and attacked the whites, the following dis
patch has been received at the Indian office
Agent which q In
a different light: "The Indian killed here was a
Modoc boy, eighteen years old, not drunk, but
Elned Elned by merchant because OF the non-pay-
low ed him across the street and shot him twice,
lne ooy trying to get out Of his way. The best |
ci.,zens III here say It was murder: The Modocs
are anxious for revenge but win walt for the |
law out want 1t attended to-"
NAVAL LORDERs.-Commander r. R. Wallace
from duty as lighthouse inspector OF the 18th
lighthouse district, July 1st, and ordered to
settle accounts. Lieut.. Commander Edwin
White and Lieut.. Il. f. Tlley to duty at the
naval academy, 18th instant. Lieut.. Duncan
kenns dy nom duty at the naval academy, 18th
instant, aud placed On waiting orders Assist !
ant Pay master g. NJ. Allen from the New York |
navy yard and ordered to the Adams Pacific |!
station, per steamer 10th Instant from New |
York
THE FOLLOWING Is THE LIST OF PATENT, |
granted to citizens OF MAJ Jland, Virginia and |
the District Of Columbia. issued and bearing |
date to-day: Reuben B. Rathbun. Norfolk, Va, |
device for destroy Ing insects by fumigation: |
Joshua REGISTER, Baltimore, Md, try-cock for |
steam general ors Lorenzo Sibe. t, Strsnton,ya,
aw-sett1ng machine; James o. Martin. oak |
Level, Va, boring bit; Richard C. Du Bois |
Washington, d. c., segar and cigarette holder: |
D'xon Cough, Carrollton, Md propelling de- !
vice for vessels.
PARDoNED BY THE PRRsIDKNr-The Presi- !
DENT hardened
9tL OF May, 1877, OF manslaughter in killing |
Henry Bogue, the pencil peddler, and sentenced |
to four years in the penttentiary at Albany. He |
Judge, the District Attorney and the Jurors |
MOTIFS, convicted at the same time, was SEN |
fenced to six years.