Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-15

BRooMs were run out on the flag pole over
republican headqual tiers TO- day, signifyIne. a
clean sweep.
STILL ANOTHER PLANET.-Prof. Forester, o.
Berlin, announces to Prof. Baird, OF the Smith
sonian Institution, the discovery by Palsa, on
the 18th of october, 1879, OF planet Of tn
twelfth mag Dttude in two hours five minute
right ascension thirteen degrees forty seven
minutes mol In defamation, with daily motion
south.
SENATOR BAYARD WILL KEEP HIS PLACE
After to- day there will probably be an end to
all the talk about removing Senator Bayard a
chairman OF the finance committee, aud the
chances are ten to one that the Warner silver
bill, which YVES paesod in the House to help the
democracy in Ohio, W Ill remain Strangled where
1t now is 10 Senator Bayards committee room.
WHAT SPEAKER RANDALL SAYs-speaker
Randall is in the city. In conversation to-day
anent the republican success in the Ohio cleo
ton, he remarked:-"Thts thing seems to have
set in for the republicans, and / don't see how
we are going to stop it,
THE SEAToN HOUSE LEASED FOR CITY Posi-
OFFICE.-The commission appointed by Con-
gress have leased the Seaton House for the new
City post Office
A LONG STANDING ORDER of the Post Office
department has required that all postal cards
hav ng any portion Of the message written on
IO6lT lace SQOulU &c treated as
Fist Assistant Postmaster General TJner has
Iescinded this order to the extent Of holding
that such writing shall not render them un-
nailable per &c, nor prevent their being for
warded unless ii makes the address tllegible.
GEN. SHERMAN AND SECRETARY SCHURz have
had several conferences about the Ute dill
Guilty, and the War and Interior departments
are acting in perfect harmony as they have
done In all matters relating to the Utes. There
Is no truth in the rumor that theGe two depart
ments are trying to make one another respon-
sihle for the troubles that have occurred. The
Secretary of tie Interior has sent special agent
to Los Pipos to do all that may be possible, with
the aid OF Ouray and other friendly Indians, to
secure the surrender Of the guilty parties and
to discover and rescue the female members OF
the Meeker family.
PERsoNAL.-Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, Is at
the Riggs House. wv. II. Hale, proprietor
OF the w. Va, Capon Springs, and wife, are at
the Ebbitt. Hon. Jere. S. Black, G. de VIII
lamov, secretary Of the Russian legation, and
Jas: G. Betret, of Washington, were registered
in New York last evening. -. Col. and Mrs.
winthrop, of this city, returned from Europe
yesterday, by the French steamer Labrador.
THE CONTRACT for the plumbing work at the
bureau OF engraving and printing building has
been awarded to Hayward & Hutchinson, of
this city.
LOTTERY LETTERs.-Attorney General Devens
has, at request Of Postmaster General Key,
telegraphed to the United States district attor-
ney at Louisville to appear for the postmaster
OF that city, and move for transfer to the fed
eral court OF suit which has been brought
against him In a state court for holding some
200 letters addressed to the agent or secretary
OF the Old commonwealth lottery, the similar
suit in the United States court at Louisville
having yesterday been decided in his favor.
Mr.. FELIX MCCLoeKY, who was last spring
appointed 81 40 messenger under the SER
of his removal, to take effect to-day. Mr..
McClosky was appointed on the recommends
ton Of Senator Herman. He was the sergeant
vention Of 1860, which met first at Charleston
and aftei wards at Baltimore, and has for many
years been prominent In the local politics OF
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