Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-12


that when he had concluded certain duties con-
nected with his Office he would notify the Prest-
dent. who thereupon would appoint his (Phelps)
successor.
ARMY ORDERs-The following named medical
officers will proceed to Nashville, Tenn, to rep
resent the medical department OF the army at
the meeting Of the American Public Health AS
Sociation. to be held in that city November Is
1879, and on adjournment OF the association VII
return to their proper stations Surgeons t. A
McParlfn and j. S. Billings. The following
named officers Of the 5th infantry are relieved
from their present duties, and will proceed -
join their regiment Lieut. }. M. I. Particle
now on duty at Davfd's Island, New York har-
Dor: Lieut. C. A. Churchill now on duty at Co
lumbus Barracks, Ohio. By direction OF the
President I'd Lieut.. Leighton Finley, 18th infan
try is transferred to the 10th cavalry company
C, Fort Davis, Texas. He Is relieved from duty
at Columbus Barracks, Ohio and will report In
person for temporary duty to the superintend-
ent national recruiting service, Jefferson Bar.
racks, Mo. The leave of absence granted 2d
Lieut.. j. E. H. Foster, Sd cavalry, is further ex-
tended seven months with permission to go be-
yond the sea.
SECRETARY ScHURz's ANNUAL REPoRT.-A good
portion Of Secretary Schun's annual report will
be devoted to the Indian question. He will eS-
tablish that the management Of Indian affairs
by his department cannot be held responsible
for the Ute outbreak. He will also refer to the
public lands and comment upon the large IN
crease in the entries OF sales of public lands that
SECRETARY SHERMAN FAvoRs RESUMPTION OF
FUNDING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES his recommends
ton about the coinage Of the standard silver
dollar. the Secretary of the Treasury will in his
annual report, recommend legislation that will
authorize the resumption of funding operations.
A draft of a bill for this purpose has been pre-
pared and will also be submitted to Congress.
IRON ORE FROM ALGIERs.-Mr. Jourdan, U. s.
commercial agent at Algiers, Africa, reports to
the Department of State the statistics Of trade
between Algeria and the United States. Petrol
cum, of course, is the leading import from
America. In return iron ore is exported in con-
siderable quantities About twenty vessels in
the last six months, with cargoes of iron ore,
have cleared for New York. Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Galveston, New Orleans and Perth Am
boy. The aggregate quantity is stated at $4,000
tons; value $160,0OO. Vegetable hair to the value
giers The petroleum imported is valued at
100000 during the last six months.
PERSONAL---VERY.. Peter ]. Sullivan, Cincinnati,
o.; Hon. Jas. B. Groome and wife, Md; Chas.
Martindale, Washington correspondent OF the
registered at the Ebbitt. ....Gen. VIM. CWick-
ham vice and 0ho "
Miss Hayden n " A. harrington @ Boston; a
J. L. Compton, Philadelphia, are among the
arrivals at the Arlington. IL. Del Monte, N.
1.,S registered at UQ6 Riggs mousse. ....COuQU
Joyce, q the italian legation; his secretary, W.
GadSby, and MeSSrs, Hopkins and EntWiSle,
have gone down to Stony Point, Va, on gun
ming expedition. 80. Mrs. Fremont is on visit
east for the first time since she went with her
husband to Arizona, where he was appointed
governor two years ago. For the present she is
staying with friends on Staten Island. ....Col
j. X. Roberts, of Maryland, is at the National.
Indian Chief No-Heart and Interpreter from
Dakota, are at the Metropolitan.
TrIrr Gov fNr-zc Cryr,t
CouRT.-An interesting question is pending in
the Supreme Court OF the United States in the
case of the U. s., appellant, agt. Sanford Perry
man. This is an appeal by the United States
from the Court Of Claims, in which judgmen
was entered for the appellee for s345, and the
sole question involved is that of color. Section
2154 of the Revised Statutes provides that When
ever in the commission by white person Of any
crime, offence or m1SdemeanOr in the Indian
country the property OF any friendly Indian is
taken, injured or destroyed, and conviction is
had, &C.; and the next section preScribeS the
mode Of payment H1,. The appellee insists that
ment to the constitution Of the U. s., the courts
shall only inquire as 10 citizenship and not to
the color OF mems skin in judicial proceedings.
After granting the amepdments to the consti-
tuition and legislative enactmentS, the appellee
says that they indicate the will of the Ameri-
can people, as thus expressed; that the time
has come when this odious discrimination. on
account of color, should be wiped for ever out.
No matter with what SolemnitieS he may have
been devoted upon the altar Of slavery he is
now an American citizen and a free man; and
the altar and the god have sunk together In the
dust, and he stands redeemed, regenerated and
disenthrailed, by the irresistible genius Of uni
verSal emancipation in these United States"
Mr. P. s. Davis appearing for the appellee.
CODIFYING THE DISTRICT LAwS.-The sub-com-
tee of the District of Columbia committee to re-
wise and codify the laws OF the District Of Co.
lumbia met to-day in the rooms Of the House
committee on the District Of Columbia. There
were present Gen. HuntOn, chairman, and DR..
Henkle, of Md. Mr.. Neal, OF Ohio, the other
committee to-day met with Commissioners Dent
and Twining, and proceeded to revise and
amend the IngersOll bill, which was offered last
winter. The bill is now on the House calendar,
but it is the Intention of the committee to very
materially amend it, and, when it is reached, to
offer the amendments for adoption when the
bill is considered. Gen. Hunton thinks 1t will
take all OF two weeks, if not more, for the COM
mittee to get through.
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD to-day paid
into the Treasury se2O,OOO on account of It's
sinking fund.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Secretary Schun,
Capt. Phelps and Mr.. B. d. Eaton, the latter of
the peace commission called on the President
to-day.
PROF. PETERS FINDS ANOTHER PLANET.-The
Smithsonian Institution has received from Prof.
Peters, of Clinton, the announcement OF the
discovery by himself, on the 18th Of November,
1879, of planet Of the 18th magnitude, In one
hour, nine minutes, ten seconds right ascension;
twelve degrees twenty minutes north declina-
ton, with daily motion of three minutes south
SPEAKER RANDALL will arrive in Washington
tonight. 1t is expected that meeting Of the
House committee on rules, of which he is chair
man, will be held on Monday next.
COLLECTOR THOMAS, OF Baltimore, was in the
city to-day. He thinks that If the democrats
nominate Tilden, and the fraud issue is revived,
that President Hays will stand a very goo
chance for denomination. He does not approve
Of the denomination of Gen. Grant, as, he
THINKS, any other nominee Of the party can be
elected He says he was in Massachusetts, last
summer, and found that the enmity to Blaine
still existed there, and that nearly all the old
Brtstow following was for Sherman.
MRS. GRANT DENIES RUMoR.-A telegram
from Galena, Ill, Nov. 10, says:-General Grant
and his family have settled down into the quiet
life Of their old home, and are spending their
time quietly, receiving calls from neighbors and
answering letters Of which an immense number
have accumulated. Mrs. Grant expresses deep
regret at the report alleged to have been circu-
lated by Olive Logan, that owing to fncompau-
bility her daughter Nellie and Mr. Sartoris did
mt two hon