Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-17

NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut A. A. Boyd, from the
Marion and granted leave of absence.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY HAw-
LEY was at his desk to-day, having returned
from his trip west. He witnessed the Grant
boom at Chicago and says there were more
people there than he ever saw In his life
DECISION IN FAVOR OF THE WASHINGTON MAR
KET CoMPANy.-In the United States supreme
Court this morning, in the case OF the Washing
ton Market Company appellants agt j. II. Hoff-
man and others, the court delivered an opinion
which reversed the decision of the Supreme
Court OF the District OF Columbia, and rendered
the final decree In favor of the market company.
The case was remanded and the bill and cross
bill dismissed. Justices Bradley and Harlan
disSented from the opinion of the court
DIRECTOR OF THE U. s. MINT, BURCHARD, re-
ports for the year which ended June 80. 1879, as
follows: The total deposits, including silver pur-
chases. amounted to $40, 254, 1860 gold, and
$2s 1926, ,497.s .s5 silver. OF the above amounts
S3S $40 05 SO gold, and $26 934 1856 silver were
OF domestic production S19S, ,0S3.1l gold, and Sl0-
6O,5s silver were United States coin; 8 o6s 1gS;Ss
81 ,49SS1S gold, and S69S, ,632. 40 silver were
foreign coin, and S9SI, ,5.14 gold, and S2Os 6O972
silver were OF plate and other manufactured an
ticles. In the refinereS of the coinage mints and
the assay Office at New York, 800 I59, 5499T gold
ard $i0,GSI, ,526.9l silver We're separated. The
coinage amounted TO sos 312, 592 80, and consisted
OF 2, t59, ,42l pieces OF gold OF the value OIL Sf0-
9s6912 2, ,22 $50 pieces OF silver of the value Of
81 50, and minor coins to the number Of
9,620 ,2v0 OF the value OF S9I,l98
In TAXING THE CENSUS the states will be di-
vided into supervisors districts, the number of
districts varying according to the size of the
State and thickness of population. The District
OF Columbia and the territories Will form one
district each.
SILK TRADE OF FRANCE.-Mr. Peixotto, U. s.
consul at Lyons, France, in his dispatch to the
Department of State dated october 20, 1879,
compares the silk trade of France in 1879 with
1873. The export OF pure silk goods has fallen
from 101 600 900 OF francs TO So 900 OOO or mixed
silk goods there has been an Increase over 1878
Of 100000 francs and over 1871 OF IL 900, 600
francs. The total exports OF France OF all kinds
for the first nine months OF 1879 have fallen off
Al 900 francs, While the imports during the
same period have increased 326, ,000, 600 francs.
GOALS TO FRANCE.-Mr. Could U. S. consul at
Marseiles, France, in his dispatch to the Depart
mont OF State, dated october o. 1879, reports
the attempts to introduce anthracite coal into
France from the United States have not been
successful. First, American coal cannot be sold
in France, after paying duties OF $l.0 ton so
cheaply as English and French coal. American
vessels require ballast to the United States and
not from, so coal cannot be brought to France
as ballast, as some supposed. Second. The pre-
JUDGES OF the people OF Europe are all in favor
OF bituminouS coal-their dwellings and shops
are all adapted TO its use.
NEWS FROM OUR EUROPEAN SouADRoN.-Rear
Admiral G. c. Howell, commanding the naval
force on the European station, reports to the
Navy department from Villefranche, under date
OF Nov. Sd, that the health OF the squadron
excellent The Trenton was then at that port
The Enterprise arrived at Naples.2 .20th October
having experienced rough weather on the pass
age. She lost one of her boats. The Quinne
bOug arrived at Leghorn 21St october. Tn
Wyoming sailed from Vilefrancne Nov. Sd, on
a cruise TO Algeria and the north coast OF Africa
She will be at Gibraltar by the Goth OF November.
MOVEMENTS OF L. S. NAVAL VEssEIS-The
Hartford arrived yesterday at Vineyard Haven,
Massachusetts. forty-seyen days from Rio ia
neiro. She will 'sleave for Boston when the
gale breaks. All well on board" She will go
out OF commission at the Boston yard The Tai
lapooSa left the navy yard this morning for her
coast station cruise.
THE CONTRACT for the elevator and hoisting
apparatus for the Washington monument was
awarded to-day to Otis Bros by Colonel Casey,
and the award was opened by the committee
OF the joint commission on the Washington
monument.
PERsoNAI--General Garfield, of Ohio. arrived
in the city to-day. Senator Stanley Mat
thews is in the city, the guest Of President
Hayes. -. Miss Emma Abbott is at the Arl-
tngton. ...Jerome p. StillSon, OF the New York
Herald; George Alfred Townsend, of New York;
A. W. Mcdonnell, w. c. Watson and wife, and
John Whitehead, of England; Major John d.
bury, OF Texas, are at Wizards. 49,. Hon. Wayne
MacVeigh. of Pa, and Hon. S. Archer, of Md,
are at the Riggs Wm m; A Pile PhIIadel- Baal
Norfolk, Va; General J. B. Stonehouse, Albany,
NY; G. NJ. Totten, U.SN.; Admiral r. II. Wy
man, U.s.N.; Dr. A. L. Gibson, U.s.N.; Dr. F; NJ.
JEFF. c. Davis, U.SA.; Lucien Young, U.S.A.; j.
II. Calef U.S.A.; Hon. Thomas B. Keogh, n. c.;
Tom Karl, NY; Gen: G. s. Bingham, Philadel-
pna Gnera hsaaara g. warren sr a 9sa fSa thb
-. G. II, Van Orden, U. S. C. s., NJ Y; w. d.
Barnes, Dramatic Mirror: Hon. o. B. Matteson,
Utica, n. Y, are at the Imperial. 80. Thurlow
Weed completed his eghty-second year last Sat
urday. 49,. The doubtful story has been started
that General Noyes will resign the position of
Minister to France next spring. and that Hal
but simply John Hay. Or, if you please, Colonel
John Hay, soldier, diplomat Journalist, author:
poet, and gentleman. Naturally, the report Of
his appointment as Assistant Secretary of State
is received with favor everywhere. -. Senator
Teller and Victor A. w. Drummond, OF the
in New York last evening. go. Lieut.. j. p.
Story, OF the Signal Service, was passenger in
the overland train to arrive in san Francisco
this evening"
THE COMMITTEE ON RULES of the House met to-
day at - O'Clock in the room Of the committee
on naval affairs, all the members present. No
business OF Importance was transacted beyond
the distribution to subcommittee OF the rules
remaining unacted on at the last session of the
committee at Long Branch.
PROPOSED DEMOCRATIC RECONCILIATION IN
NEW YoRK-Er-Gor. Seymour the Arbitey'.-A
correspondent OF the New York Herald, from
Syracuse. states positively that plan for the
reorganization OF the democratic party in the
city OF New York, and for the reconciliation OF
its factlonal elements in the state at large was
developed last week. with reasonable pros
pect OF success, and that at conference OF lead
Ing democrats some days ago the plan was
agreed upon. This correspondent says 1t was
resolved TO make eX-Gov. Horatio Seymour the
arbiter between the wafring factions. 1t is pro-
posed TO have a number OF the leading demo-
Gratis OF the state, including Judge Church and
MIR. Tilden, or his representatives, meet shortly
In the city OF Utica and to have both sides ore
sent their grievances to Mr.. Seymour. After
listening to these grievances Mr.. Seymour is to
be asked, first, to submit plan for the reorgan-
iZation OF the party in tho city OF New York, and
to propose basis of representation in the CON-
ing state convention, not founded upon the vote
OF either faction, but in accordance with the
same plan adopted In the assembly districts in
the state at large. The antt-Tilden leaders de-
nfrIN