Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-20

Institution, the discovery by Palisa, on the 18th
of october, 1879, of planet of the twelfth mag
cension fourteen degrees thirteen minutes north
delfneation, with daily motion OF nYe minutes
south.
The SPEEDwELL arrived at the navy yard here
this morning, from Portsmouth, Va yesterday
morning.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign E. B. Underwood
from the Michigan and placed on waiting orders;
Paymaster Joseph Foster to the MonOcacy,
Aslatic station, per steamer November 18th, from
San Francisco; PaymaSter E. N. WhitehOuSe
from the MonOcacy and ordered home and wait
orders.
TRADE WITH MEXICO.-The q. S. consul at
Manzanilla, in a dispatch to the Department of
State, dated Sept. Is, 1879, reports that during
the year 1878, trade with the United States in
creased considerably, owing to reduction in
the prices OF freightS by the Pacific Mail Steam
ship co. The principal articles imported are
drugs and medicines groceries, coal oil, sewing
machines, clocks, stationery, and agricultural
Implements Cotton goods come mostly from
Manchester and Hamburg. The exports are
hides, cedar, and silver coin, chiefly the latter.
The production OF coffee is on the increase in
the state of Colina, there being now nearly
100000 trees in cultivation.
GOING TO YoRKTowN.-The Powhatan, Mar
ion, Kearsage, Portsmouth and Saratoga will
leave Hampton Roads to-day or tomorrow, to
be present at the Yorktown celebration. After
that celebration the training ships Saratoga and
Portsmouth will return to Hampton Roads and
be detached from Admiral Wyman's command,
acting independently, as they did before the
naval review. The kearsage, Marion and Pow
hatan, Admiral Wyman's snips, will, after the
celebration, go to Norfolk.
TRADE WITH RUssIA.-The United States con-
sui general, Mr.. Hayden Edwards at st. Peters,
Of
State, gives luminous review Of commerce In
Russia with the United States. The importa-
tons from America are not direct, but come
chiefly, in a retail way, through Antwerp, Lu-
the United States is made up Of cotton, petro-
leum and rOsin. steady demand for agricul-
cultural implements from the United States has
grown up In the agricultural districts OF the en-
pire. 1t is much easier at present for the mer-
chants of Russia to send to the ports named for
American products than to send direct to New
York.
ARMY ORDERS.-Lieutenant-C Colonel Chauncey
McKeever, assistant adjutant general, will re-
port in person for temporary duty at head
quarters, division of the Atlantic. The order
directing Capt. Wm Falck, I'd Infantry, to re-
port to conduct recruits to the Pacific coast is
revoked.
The PRESIDENT AND MRS. HAYES were th
guests OF General Mitchell and wife, of Coium
DuS. ONO. yesterday. Inc PRESIDENT leIU 10
Washington direct ut noon to-iaj.
CoNsCIENCE.-The Secretary of the Treasury
to-day received $50 in an anonymous communi-
cation, but marked New York, with the regues
that the amount be placed to the credit OF tn;
conscience fund.
SECRETARY EyARTs left this afternoon at 1870
for New York.
GARNET MEETING To uoRRow pracidant
will return to the city tomorrow morning at
eight O'Clock. A Cabinet meeting will be held in
the afternoon, at which all the members except
Secretaries Evarts and McCrary will be present
THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT was en-
gagged to-day in delivering the opinions as to the
constitutionality of the Thurman Pacific railroad
funding act 1t will be remembered that last
winter the court decided the funding act to be
constitutional, and to-day the reasons for the de-
ciSion were given In elaborate opinion.
REPUBLICAN OPINION OF kELLYS STRENGTH.-A
New York republican member of the present
House Of Representatives passed through here
to-day en- route to Norfolk and in conversation
with House employe about the political stua-
ton in New York, says that the Republican
Central committee of that state have aScer-
tained by careful inquiry that the democratic
disaffection, as to Robinson, is confined to less
than half dozen points, and that 1000 votes is
a fair estimate of John Kelly's vote outside Of
the cities OF New York and Brooklyn.
A NUMBER OF BROOKLYN GENTLEMEN are in
the city urging the appointment of Mr. Lorin
Palmer, editor of the Brooklyn UniOn-Ajyus, as
collector of internal revenue of the 1St New
York district, in place OF Mr.. Freeland, recently
deceased. Mr. Palmer was formerly Well-known
in Washington as the president of the National
Tobacco association.
PERsoNAL--The Very Rev. George Nugie, U.
A of Wal
London, England, is on brief visit to the city,
and is the guest of Rev. DR.. Harold, of Holy
Cross Church. The Rev. Father is the founder
and head Of the English Order Of st. Augustine,
and is one OF the most eminent of English divines
Mr.. W.. K. Rogers, private secretary to the
President, has returned to the city, evidently
much improved in health by his western trip.
In a letter to his friend, Miss Abell of this
city, received Saturday last Arthur Sullivan
the composer of Pinafore states that he will sail
for the United States on the steamer BOthnia,
GS October 18th So he is coming at last ::.:Mr.
mittee OF the National Fair, has gone to New
York in the interest of that department .Ex-
Senator Latham, of California, is at the Riggs
house. This, we believe, is the first time Mr.. L.
has been in Washington for several years, and
he is warmly welcomed by many old friends
Senator Kellogg, OF Louisiana; John s. Thorn
by, Bristol, Eng, and ''The Tourists theatrical
troupe are atWilard's. -. The family of Mr.H.M.
Hutchinson, now in California, will occupy this
winter one Of the new houses recently built by
Hoyoake, the eminent English reformer, arrives
N Washington this evening from Cincinnati.
During his stay here he will be the guest of Co.
X. G. Ingersoll. ....Gen. E. w. Rice has re-
turned from the mining regions of Arizona OF
which he gives glowing accounts. Senator
Ransom Is in town. Ex-Comptroller Brod-
head, OF Washington, is reported to be danger
ously i'll with malarial fever at the old paternal
home, South Newmarket, n. II. -. Senator
Pendleton proposes to take a house here this
winter, being tired OF hotel life. Judge Holt
Is visiting Louisville, his old home Mr. J. C.
Mcclure and Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Mcclure have
returned from 'Wilton," their summer place to
the city Tor the winter. Congressman Bright
of Tennessee, was married at his home In Ten
nessee few days ago. -. Gen. j. G. Field,
Richmond; ex-senator Wright, OF Iowa; Judge
Grant, OF Leadville, Col; Judge Smith, of Va;
j. W. Wick, OF Vicksburg Miss, are at Wizards
Hon. q. B. Vance, OF N. c.; Hons. Eli and T.
H. SALISBURY OF Delaware; and Frank Wheaton,
of N. O., are at the Metropolitan.
THE CONTRACTORS FOR IRON on the bureau of
engraving and printing building are about a
month behind hand, and the work is consequent
ly put back. All iron interests are SO pushed
that it Is impossible to calculate when the con-
tractors will be able to furnish material although
It Is expected that there win not be much further
delay.