Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-04

In conclusion. the subject of the lands granted
TO me mon PaciIic, which by the Dudymott
decision become the subject OF litigation. are
CONSIDERED. The eXpediency OF legislation
affecting the grazing and waste lands west of =
p0lnt at or near North Platte, which would
avoid the mistake Of applying to them the laws
intended Tor arabic lands. is suggested. An eX
change OF lands is recommended b. which the
government shall ceda to the company all the
sections on one side CT the road. and receive
from it all On the other side. This plan would
enable the land TO be sold in the large tracts,
coh1Ioilhg water front, necessary Tor cattle
tlonS. under which the land is now held sticn
disposal is impossible
CHARLES FRA.CIs ADAMS. IR.. who WAS an
pointed one of the government directors OF the
Union Pacific railroad last spring. has rendered
his resignation to the Secretary OF the Interior
as cefore stated in THE STAR Mr. SchiIrl in
formed the cabinet Yesterday OF Mr. Adams
leSlgfat1On, and stated briefly the contents Of
ms letter declining to serve any longer Mr.
Adams diSlikeS the manner in which the Office
OF g0Yel nment director Of the nion Pacific rail-
road is administered. The director Is apoOintei
by the President and confirmed by the Senate
but receives conversation for services from the
ccmrany: Is furnished free transportation over
a"cept the hOSpitalitieS OF officers whom the
director, in performance of his duty NAV be re-
CURED 10 crltlclSe and even coniemn. The laws
GennlDg the duties OF COVE nment director
are loosely drawn, and the VIII he business is so
unsatisfactory that MI. Adams has resigned
Ills resignation has not yet been accented
but probably will be.
THE QUESTION OF SUCCESSOR to Mr.. Charles
F. Adams, jr., the resigning member of the
board OF government directors of the L. p rail-
1oad, has not yet been considered. No appoint
1lent VIII be made Immediately, as the Office
Is an annual one. and as the regular time for
the appointment of new board IS in March. il
Is possible that the vacancy viii not be filled
until that time.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL will leave the city
tomorrow night for Albany, to be present by
invitation, when the New York legislature
takes possession OF its new quarters
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MARYLAND PoLITlCs.-The Anne Arundel Ad-
rerttSer and the Annapolis Record have declared
III favor OF the Hon. VIM. 7. Hamilton as the
democratic candidate for the next GoyernorShip
OF Mary land. The Aduert5ser expresses the con-
tdent opinion that the bone and sinew OF the
democracy OF Anne Arundel" favor Mr.. Hamil-
IONS nomination. The EllicOtt Ciy Iines
strongly favors the nomination OF Hon. VIM. NJ.
Menlck, or Howard county, for attorney gener-
al. II says his nomination ''WOuld be a desery-
ing tribute to his worth and just recognition
of merits"
A PROJECT is on foot in Cuba. favored bv Goyer
nor General CampoS, for the colonization OF one
nuEdred sugar plantations near Nipe BAY, On
the northeast coast of the Island Plantation:
capable ofproducing four hundred hogsheads of
sugar can be purchased for thirty thousand dol
lars, CT which but five thousand is required in
cash, ana tie purchasers to be eXempG from
contributions and import and export for five
years.
BIsBEE. the defeated republican candidate for
congress in the I'd Florida district, hasn't given
1t up yet. The Florida Union says he has again
apfealed TO the supreme coutt and that that
Dody viii review the action OF the state board
and interpret not only the law but also the de-
cision OF the court rendered in the drew case in
1876. N
IHE FITZ JOHN PORTER CASE-In the inQlliry
lLto the case OF Gen. FitZ John Porter, at West
Iolnt, n y, yesterday, several witnesses for
tEe eploSecutlOn and defence were examined and
Mr. Maltby began his argument in behalf of
Gen. Porter, and viii probably extend it through
to day S session.
SENTFECEs.-In the [. S. District Court at
Philadelphia yesterday Judge CadWalader SEN
fenced Thomas X. Flowers, the custom-hOuse
clerk convicted OF embezzlng government mo-
heys III the collections Of duties from passengers
on incoming steamers, TO pay fine OF 81 600 and
TO be imprisoned for six months at hard labor.
ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS BY THE MAINE
LkGlsLATuRF.- convention OF both
branches Of the Maine legislature Yesterday for
the election Of state officers the nominees OF the
CemOcratic-g greenback caucus were elected as
ioll0WS: secretary OF state, Edward Ii. Cove. OF
Bl0defofd; state treasurer. Charles A White
Of Gardiner; attorney general. VIM A. Nc,
lellan. OF Belfast; adjutant general, Samuel d.
LeaYitt. The new governor Garcelon viii
pIopaoly De inaugurated On Wednesday.
CRIMINAL TRIALS IN NEW JERsEY.-Dr. Matti
son: who was found guilty of forgery at Belyi-
cele, N. j., Thursday, pleaded guilty yesterday
10 three more indictments charging him with
the same crime. The balance OF the inlict-
ments, nine in number, were not moved against
him, and he was remanded. Tire next caSe
called was that Of Chas. 5. Stradder eX-dlrectOr
of the board OF freehoiders, who is also charged
With forgery. The case was ready to 90 to the
Jury When the court adjourned. There are Is
Indictments against him.
wssSilo wsEShIoR KELLOGG left New Orleans for
W W ashdngton : last night. He was the recipient
u; u q complimentary p dinner yesterday by the
niGh CluO, at which were present ali the
vnHtas Oh the various factions of Louisiana re-
Pbe9ttcdiis, Pbo9 tis, ana unanimous agreement was
T.oo Too+ " uaTmOniZe existing differences Ex-GoY
toote expresses surprise at the harmony exist
iiis among Louisiana republicans.
A WOMAN SHOOTER SENTENCED valentine
GUNNER, young man who shot Emma Schilp
th1ee times-twice In the face and once in the
sDCulder-aS she was coming from a ball In
trniladelphia, in October last, pleaded guilty
Yesterday, and was fined $1,000 and SEN
fenced to an Imprisonment OF SIX years and ten
months.
DR.. S. T. BROOKS WAS FOUND DEAD in his
room at Greenville, ILL.,, yesterday morning;
with che hand roasted and large hole burned
IN the floor. Appearances indicate the explo-
sion Of his lamp, but the fire had gone out eVi-
gently for the want OF air. The doctor had nu-
Meious friends and relatives at the east.
, SHOT BY HIS BROTHER.-Stephen A. ana Geo.
u. Simmer, brothers, Pullman car detectives,
met III a Boston saloon yesterday to settle SOM
ouSiLeSs n quarrel ensUed, and stephen drew
d revolver and shot his brother through the
nose. George drew n revolver and chased Ste
phen around the billiard room when stephen
MED another shot, but without effect, and Wai
arrested.
Brutal HUSBAND.--A woman named Mrs.
Dlnnedy was taken TO the hospital, In New
ork yesterday. suffering from kicks and blows
given her, il is supposed. by her husband,
James. She cannot recover. The husband re-
sisted arrest, and naie an attack on two police
oficers, first with a club and then with a
SWold, but lie was ultimately diSarmed and
locked up.
sk At ten o'clock last night Madame Ander-
sen had completed her 1I36th quarter mile.
sS -Olyphant & Co.. New York merchants in
Tie China trade have made an aSSignment-aS-
sets $iS6 26i; liabilities, S645, 900.
sS-N Near Chatham, Mass, yesterday, an un-
Known schooner came ashore and the crew
were in q precariouS situation. No one could