Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-18
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internalrev rev.
en,le Sas5 us 81; customs. S4I3, 1892.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internalre
enue, 1855, 1881; customs. s413, 1882.
MAJOR THOMAS F. BARR, judge advocate L. s.
A. has been retired from duty at headquarters
department of Dakota and ordered to report for
duty in the office Of the Secretary OF war
Major Barr Will be Secretary RanSey'S private
secretary.
Rush AT THE WHITE HoUsE.--The number Of
general callers at the White House to-day was
unusually large. whole female seminary
from Alexandria called, and bridal couples were
plentiful Among the callers were Secretary
Sherman Senators Platt and Window, and Rep
resentatives UpdegraT, Brewer, Townsend
Ohio, Wise, Errett and Martin.
THE ARKANSAS CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
Mr. Soringer's subcommittee OF the House
committee on elections met again this morning
and continued the hearing in the case of Brad
ley against Slemons, I'd Arkansas district.
Judge Martin concluded his argument In favor
of Mr.. Bradley. and was followed by Mr. Slem-
ons in his own behalf, Mr.. Bradley making the
final argument in his behalf. The committee
adjourned till after the holiday recess, when
their decision and report will be made.
TEA AND COFFEE STATIsTiCs.-The communi-
cation from the Secretary of the Treasury, laid
before the Senate committee to-day, contains no
recommendation for reimposition of the duties
on tea and coffee, but simply transmits state
ment compiled by the bureau of statistics. show
ing the amount Of those articles imported an
nually since January !. 1870; the amount of
duties collected up to the date OF the act OF May
1, 1872; the customs revenue which would have
accrued to the United State under the old rates
upon the quantities imported since that date;
and the annual average prices of the various
kinds OF tea and coffee from 1870 to 1879,
GEN. GRANT COMING TO WAsHINGToN.-It may
be positively stated that Gen. Grant will come
to Washington early in January He will stop
With his old friend Gen Ep9lp IafaVpttp
Square. President Hayes invited Gen. Grant to
stay at the White House during his visit to
Washington, but he had already accepted the
invitation Of Gen. Beale
To BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE BAR OF THE SEN
, ATE.-Senator Salisbury, chairman OF the Senate
committee on privileges and elections; to-day
submitted resolution, which was adopted, d.
recting that j. V, Admire, E. b. Purcell, Geo. s.
Anthony, Len 7. Smith and Levi Wilson be
brought before the bar of the Senate and show
cause why they should not be adjudged guilty
OF contempt for having failed to answer the sub
pRnas to appear before the subcommittee Of the
ingalls, investigation as witnesses. Writs of at
tachment were issued for the parties.
SENATOR VOORHEES, resolution to Investigate
the colored exodus came up in the Senate to-
day. Senator WINDOWS amendment to have
the committee inquire whether OF not the col
ored people are cruelty treated or deprived of
their rights, ETC., was defeated by strict party
vote, with the exception OF Mr.. Hill, of Georgia,
resolution will be adopted
THE CENSUS COMMITTEE of the House held
another meeting this morning, and further con-
sidered the proposed amendments of Represen-
tatives Herbert and Shelley to the present GEN.
Sus law, and informally discussed the bill intro
duced in the Senate yesterday by Senator Pen
dletOn. Gen. Walker was heard at length upon
all the points treated by the bill. 1t Is doubt
full if any amendments are agreed upon by the
committee until after the recess. They agreed,
tn n6o fba nf tl,n
tary of the Interior, to add 50 more per diem to
the compensation fixed by the present law OF
the enumerators in sparsely populated terri
tories.
PERsoNAL.-Major Ben Perley Poore has re
turned to Washington for the session, and is
stopping at the Ebbitt House. Mr.. j. H.
Puleston, NIP, was presented with service
of silver plate by friends In New York, on Tues
day evening, In lieu of public dinner. which
his early departure for England prevented him
m from accepting He sailed yesterday ...: Gen.
theater-goer of all the public men in Washing
ton. -. EX-Secretary Boutwell, Was registered
in New York last evening. =. Mr. Geo;ge F.
Jenner, who was for some years an attache OF
the British legation at Washington under Lord
Lyons; has IA been been appointed English n consul
sgator 9 sailed % from Liverpool for this 'e ceuatTg nlTg
yesterday. ....Gov. Mcclellan. of New Jersey,
was on the floor Of the Senate today ..CaptP.
participated in the reunion Of the 1s1st Penn
sylvania regiment, of which he was colonel dur
ing the war: The regiment met to celebrate
the battle Of Fredericksburg, the first in which
1t took part. .Kearney says that his family
is in sore need Of money, and that he hopes his
friends will get up an entertainment to pay his
travelling expenses. Some one lent him $4OO to
come East. They ought to give him horse
and dray. Major Theophilus Gaines, ofFay-
cite CHI, West Va, and Gen. John 7. Averlll,
of Minnesota, are at the National -. Hon. M.
G. Urner, Of Maryland, is at the Metropolitan.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
which appropriates $314, ,919, was passed in the
House yesterday; also a bill transferring the
arsenal property in Charleston g. c., to the
trustees Of the Holy Communion Church Insti-
tuition.
CONTESTED ELECTION CAsEs.-The sub-com-
mittee OF the House committee ON elections. of
which Representative Springerls chairman, be-
gan hearing yesterday in the contested case of
Martin, OF Arkansas, counsel for Mr.. Bradley
addressed the committee for an hour, and con-
cluded his argument to-day. In response to the
rule OF the committee, Mr. McCabe, contesting
the seat Of Representative Orth, 9th Indiana
district, filed h1s sworn petition and statement
YESTERDAY, accompanying 1t with affidavits
and Illegal voting on the part of the republl-
cans In the election Of october 8, 1878. The affi
davit OF T. E. Ballard, lawyer of Lafayette, sets
forth that IS students of Wabash College voted
precincts where their votes were cast; Also that
IA minors and 90 persons imported from other
counties OF the state voted for Orth, and that all
these votes were canvaSsed and counted for
Olth. Two other affidayits one of them by John
c. Dobelbower, editor Of the Lafayette Dispatch,
asserts that secret society in Lafayette Ind
having for its object the procuring and selling
OF votes to the highest bidder, and that with
two or three exceptions all its members voted
for Mr. Orth.
SECRETARY EvARTs will leave the city to-mor-
row morning to attend the dinner to General
Grant, to be given by William Drexel, in Phila-
delphia, tomorrow evening. On Saturday Mr..
Evarts will visit New York and possibly return
TO Washington next Monday. He has received
an invitation to speak at the New England din
ner on that day, but is disposed to decline as
he spoke at their annual celebration last year.
Secretary Sherman will, however, be present at
the dinner and deliver speech.
SALARiED RED MEN.-It is a fact not generally
known that Ouray, the Ute chief, is and has
been paid for years 81 900 per year, simply be.
cause he is chief. There is but one instance
OF a IKE caSe-that OF an Indian named POGO
como, VINO was paid for some time, and money
was even appropriated for him six months after
MS death. the appropriation committee no
khoWing that he had died. Moral: II you wan
him.
iHE IALLAFoosA arrived at Philadelphia yes
teruay afternoon from New York