Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-27

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day amounted to s5.12S952.
JUSTICE HUNT is considerably improved to-
day. Ee is able to hear the newspapers read
Dr. LINDERMAN at a quarter to three this
afternoon was dying.
Gov. BISHOP, OF Ohio called at the Whit
House this afternoon to pay his respects to the
President.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE of the House Judiciary
committe appointed to investigate the official
conduct OF Judge BlOdgett. OF Chicago. left for
that city TO enter uponlts duties last night.
TIE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT BUILDING RE-
PAIRs.-It might be inferred from a recent item
In THE STAR announcing the appointment of a
Congressional subcommittee to confer with
secretary SchurZ about the repairs on the Inte-
rior department building that the Secretary
had been neglectful of the matter. On the con-
trary, he is anxious to dispose OF it, and had
written to and by solicitation obtained an in
tervIew with the Congressional committee on
the subject before any action had been taken
by them Secretary SchuIZ is so occupied with
official business that in conference with the
committee he has asked that government
architect De not only entrusted with the super
vision OF the repairs, but also with the making
OF contracts for the WORK. thus relieving him OF
responsibility in the matter.
NOMINATIONS sent to the Senate to-day By
the President were as follows: Albert c. Ed
wards, assistant treasurer OF the United States
al st. Louis, Mo: VIM. Wallace Bowers. col
lector customs, district OF san Diego, Cal; also
large number OF army promotions and post
masters.
THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS have been
made in the internal revenue service: Thomas
Montgomery, storekeerer, Ohio: W. Ii. Mccoy,
T. j. Dula, D. a. Edwards, Enoch Rector. Rob
ert Williamson, A. c.. Walls, Thomas A. Price,
j. Brown. StorekeperS and gaugerS 9Th dis
trlct OF North Carolina; and w. G.. Talbot,
StOrel eeper and gauger for the Sth district OF
Kentucky.
CLuNs OF DISLOYAL PERsoNs.-The Senate
Judiciary committee to-day, authorized Mr..
dmunds to report for passage with some sug-
gested changes, which do not alter its general
urpOTt, the House Joint resolution proposing
c, n -tltuiinLal amendment to prohibit the pay
ent OF claims OF dislOyal persons for property
II Jured or destroyed In the late war OF the re-
b. l1On.
TIE ULTIMATE FATE OF THE NEW YORK Gus
TON HOUSE APPOINTMENTS, which the Senate
committee on commerce by majority vote last
week agreed to report adversely to the Senate
Is very uncertain. Whether MesSrs Merritt
Graham and Burt Will be rejected or confirmed
depends entirely upon the way in which demo-
cratic Senators vote A southern Senator said
today that majority OF the democrats re-
gaIded the affair as ..black dog and monkey
fight, in which democrats felt very little inter-
est. a friend Of Mr. C0nkling has made can
VaSS among democratic Senators, On the
strength OF Which he claims six democratic
votes Tor re lection and several dodgers There
Is no evidence that this estimate is accurate A
majority OF the democratic Senators with whom
IHE STAR reporter has talked on the subject
say that cir votes Will depend upon the man
Lef III which Arthur and Cornell meet the
charges preferred against them by Secretary
Sherman. The administration is making every
effort to secure the confirmation of Merritt
GGahaln and Burt. Secretary Sherman said
thlS morning that he had not received from Mr.
Conkltrg copies OF the replies of Arthur and
cornell 10 jhe charges made against their man
agenlent OF the New York custom house 1t i
understood that the President will request the
senate In open session 10 direct the chairman
or the committee on commerce TO deliver to the
secretary OF the Treasury copies of the rppiip;
O1 Arthur and Cornell, in order that the STATE
IGeLtS contained therein may be answered b.
The department. II answers are deemed neces-
saIy, before the Senate takes fiaal action on
TIE appointments.
AyERY's SUIT AGAINST GEN. g. F. BUTLER.-
To-day, in the case of W. O. Avery at. Benil-
min f. Butler-action to recover $500 paid de-
1tEdant as counsel, for which plaintiff claims
defendant rendered 40 SerVice-tIe defend am
cen Butler, by Mr.. o. D. Barrett, filed his plea
He admits that hewaS paid $500 as retainer
ard fee was agreed upon, to be paid after the
trial; states that he made full preparation In
Try the cause and started from Boston TO attend
the trial. In the midst of a furious storm and Dy
reason or exposure in said storm he became i'll
and could rot proceed beyond New York HIS
illness becoming more severe, he placed in
avery S hands an elaborate brief on the law
aid the facts, with directions to hand Ii to his
other counsel, aud in said brief certain defects
III certain counts OF the indictment were pointed
ont and he beliveS that said counts were
quaShed by reason of said defects. He denies
that he ever promised the return OF the amount
or that plalntiff has any right to its return and
says his services we're worth a much larger
sum.
PIT THE Parties ARE ALL DEMOCRATS THE
Second Assistant Postmaster General has re-
ceiyed letter from the postmaster at an ILL
nois town, saying that he had certified to the
sulIiciency OF the bond OF a certain person who
iad sent proposal for carrying the mail be-
tween TWO neighbOring towns He says. aDo-
iGGe lcally, Il could Go no less. for the bond Is
good OHe;' then he adds a suspicious circum-
SIance, which gives him uneaSineSS in the mat
lei: ''Rut the parties are all Democrats" Sud
denly remembering, no doubt, that the
Postmaster General is one of the political
race thus held under ban by a sCrupulouS re-
publican postmaster he concludes his letter by
diplomatic request that il he has made an
error In notifying the department of his discOv-
cry, Information to that effect may be sent him.
slnce the publication OF the cipher dispatches
there has been no political disclosure of the
nouncement has created profound impre
at the Post Office department.
THE MIDGETs AT THE WHITE HousE-Gen.
visit to the White House to-day done UP in
shawls. They were taken to the room of Col.
Rogers, the Presidents private secretary. After
being put down, and having their wraps re-
moved, the General Stalked in dignified MAJ
ner about the room shaking hands with all.
Miss Lucia In long train switched petulantly
around and didn't seem to care to have any at
tention paid her or TO pay any attention to any
one. Tie President and Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Skill
man, Mrs. Dudley, Miss McCoOk, and Miss
McCrary came in to to see the two pigmte5.
The Presidents younger children and most OF
the household also took look at the little ones.
Gen. Mite was very free in his hand shaking,
but his companion after putting her mOrsel OF
hand In those OF the President and Mrs. Hayes
seemed TO think that she had done all that was
required OF her, and took to stamping her feet
like very small and a very cross baby. Gen.
Mite like other men or prominence wants to set
himself right before the public So he took the
opportunity TO deny emphatically to The STAR
reporter the printed statement that he would
not call at the White House because PreSIden
Hayes was ''fraudulently elected He wante1
THE STAR man TO make the denial strong Be
lore coming 10 the White House he sent wori
10 the President that the statement that ha
been attributed him was false, and that he
would like TO call and put himself right.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Commander F. NJ Bruce. t.
command the Marion, February 18th: Lieut.. w
j. Moore, PaymaSter NJ. b. Cushing Passed
Assistant Surgeon j. III. Hall, to the Marion
EIhr19rv N. l. II