Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-10
Odds and Ends.

Major Sweet who has been dismissed from tn
Treasury Department, rs the authGf or book q
poems, dedicated to President Hayes. 49,. Tn
rumor is again revived that ex-senator Stanle,
Matthews is to have the English mission
80. The preliminary arrangements for the in
vestigation Of the star route postal service wer,
made to-day. The taking of testimony viii
commence next week. -. Delegate Cannon
and family, of Utah, are at the Riggs House
1T Is said Notwithstanding the state
be withheld that he drew his back pay like a q
little man. -. The list of persons selected to
act as supervisors OF the census will be sent to
VIII VIII taRe sde o week see
soon as his bond is perfected. -. The maJorl-
ity of the members of the House District COM
mlttee are opposed to suffrage in the District OF
Columbia 1,ia14 s Representatiye Hawley oi Goa
-: Congressman Price, OF Iowa, celebrated
his sixty,sixth birthday to-day. .... MI.
Morgan, the London banker, was entertain.
Morton; Among the guests were Chief Justice
Waite, Hon. George Bancroft, Admiral Temple
Hon. George N. Robeson, George w. Riggs, A.
g. Drexel Fla and 1 George W. Chids. The press
met to-day and made its revision of the press
list for the second edition of the Congressional
directory, which will be issued next week.
said that he thought the Massachusetts, dele
CATION would be solid for Secretary Sherman.
-. The District committee will take up the tax
Dill Tor consideration at a meeting to be held on
Friday OF next week. Major General Cham
berlain, who commands the Maine militia, is
the of1cer who was designated by Gen. Grant
10 accept Gen. Lees surrender. He is an ad-
mtrer Of President Hayes, endorses his policy,
and Is what Is known in Maine as an anti
Blaine republican. ....G Gen. Ben. Butler seems
to be the favorite among the greenback men,
who have been holding convention here as
back platform. Col Morrison says that
Fernando Woods low bond-funding scheme
does not seem to scare the bankers or bond
holders. To question whether he thought a
low interest bond could be fiOated, he shrugged
his shoulders significantly and said "Wa1t."
Congress can adjourn early II it wants to, and
he is working nard to secure that end. A men,
ber OF the appropriation committee said to-day:
"Y0u Will be surprised with what rapidity the an
preparation bills will soon be reported to the
House., ....Senator Logan intends to press the
bill for Che equalization Of soldiers bounties,
and as 1t Is presidential year, President Hayes
may yet have the chance to sign or veto it. -.
The attempt to fasten the alleged bribery Of two
of the members OF the fusion legislature, in
Maine, upon Senator Blaine Is not credited by
either the republican or democratic politicians
In washington. The democrats say that Blaine
is TOO sharp to put his foot in any such trap.
senator Don Cameron, Is In the city. He says
tha..tu the talk Of the Grant "boom" being on the
Wane In Pennsylvania is sheer nonsense started
by Aleck Mcclure, Of the Philadelphia Times, to
belittle the prevailing sentiment In favor OF
Grants candidacy. He says too, that Blaine is
vania -. GOV. Garcelon, OF Maine, writes here
that he will be In Washington in about three
weeks, to escort his daughter home, she now
being on visit to Mrs. Congressman Frye.