Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-02

silver certificates 80 052 $40; certificates of de
pOsit, $I2 635 600; fractional currency, Sl5,66S
I29 90: legal tenders outstanding, SJ46, ,6S1, ,016
The decrease of The public debt since June 30th
last has been s26, 1913 01545 The total debt, less
cash in the Treasury, is $4,000, IS4, ,oA92.
CAPT. EADs, of jetty fame, arrived here to
day, and will Re heard by the House commit
tee on the inter-oceanic canal project, in favor
OF his plan to build system OF docks across
the IsthmuS of Panama to convey ships from
ocean to ocean.
COLLECTOR Young to-day telegraphs from Ra-
leigh, n. c., to Commissioner Raum as follows:
Just captured two Illicit distilleries in orange
county; destroyed much beer and two casks of
whisky. collections over eighty thousand in
January.
THE EXODUS 1NvEsTIGATIoN.-If. T. LewInan,
sheriff Of Greencastle, Ind, testified before the
Senate ''exodus" committee Saturday to the
effect that he had an interview with a coored
man named Heath, who was trying to find lOca-
tionS for colored emgrantS. One reason, he
said, for the coored people leaving North Caro-
lima was to better their condition, and another
reason was that their friendSfn Washington de-
sired as many of them as possible to get out of
North Carolina and into Indiana before the
census was taken, about May so as to decrease
the representation Of North Carolina and in
crease that OF Indiana. Ten thousand intended
10 come. Heath viii be summoned TO testify.
THE WIDOW OF ADMIRAL PAULEING.-An eX-
cepti0nally interesting memorial has been pre-
sented to both houses OF Congress in behalf of
the venerable widow of Admiral Pauldiug, pray
ING that a pension be granted her OF itty dol
lars per month. It sets forth that her distin-
guiShed husband, the last survivor Of the battle
Of Lake Champlain. and a hero of three wars
left her fifteen months ago in very straightened
circumstances, {tiS small farm In Suffolk c0un-
", Ny, being mortgaged far beyond its pres
eDt value,) and that the moderate pension for
which she appeals to Congress Is absolutely
needed to free her from anxiety and
comfort for the few remaining years WhcA may
be allotted tC her.
GROWTH or THE POSTAL SERvICE.-One thou
sand and forty-one postaasters have been COM
missioned during the past month, which is the
greatest number ever commissioned during a
Ike period. The increase of the number Of COM
missions is said to be due to the large number
OF new post offices recently established. The
opening OF the bids for the star mail service in
the states OF Ohio, Indiana and the sou hern
states east OF the Mississippi river, has just
been finished by the POStOffice department.. The
number of bids aggregates about 60 $50. which
exceeds the largest number received at any pre-
NiouS letting. The greatest Number OF bids re-
ceiyed for one state was 9,600-fOr North Caro-
linas The number received for Tennessee was
9,10o, being the second highest number.
TIE SOUTHERN UTE DELEGATION arrived in the
city last saturday evening and are quartered
at the fremont House. The delegation consists
OF Olo Banco, IgnaciO, BuckSHin Charley, and
Feraro Agent Page accompanied them. The
delegation represents about one-third of the
Ute tribe, and their presence here is in coDnec
tlOn with the negotiations with Ouray and the
others who came on before them Their pres
ence Is necessary to conclude and make binding
upon all the ttes any agreement that may be
arrived at.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Passed Assistant Surgeon
T. II. Streets to report to the American consu
at KanagaWha, Japan, under the act of June 2d
n ha int nf
diseases into the United States, in addition TO
his present duties. Passed Assistant Surgeon
j. r. Naggener from the Wabash, and ordered
10 the NaDdalia. Passed Assistant Surgeon
Paul FitZsiIGmons from the naval hospital at
Yokohama, Japan, and ordered home Assistant
Surgeon George Arthur from the Vandalia. and
ordered to the Norfolk naval hospital. relieving
Assistant Surgeon S. II. Dickson. who is placed
on waiting orders Gunner G. L. Albro to the
Pensacola navy yard. BoatSwain Alexander
McCone to the New London naval station.
Army ORDERs.-The resignation OF Second
Lieut.. c. A. Bradley, 9th cavalry, has been
accepted 10 take effect June 1st, 1850. A court
martial composed OF the following officers of
the engineer corps viii meet at Willet's Point,
New York harbor for the trial of such prisoners
as may be brought before it. Capt. A. NJ. Mil
ler, First Lieut.. J.C Mallery, and Second LieutS.
". L. Fisk, j. L. Lusk, F. y. Abbot T. L. Casey,
T. A. Bingham and G. NJ. Derby. The reSigna-
tiOn OF Capt. ID. d. Wheeler, assistant quarter
master, OF his commission as first lieutenant 1st
artillery, has been accepted to take effect
January 18th Ult.
THE FREEDMAN's BANK INvE5TIG ATION.-The
Senate select committee on the Freedman's
Bank are still taking testimony in regard to the
affairs of that institution and will examine ad-
ditional witnesses this week, but the inveStiga-
tion has row drawn nearly to its close. During
the past few DAYS the committee have examined
George W. SticEney. the banks actuary; John
o. Evans. one OF its borrowers; John i. kidwell,
president OF the Seneca sandstone Company;
Dr.. Charles Il. Ptrvis, a trustee of the inStitlI-
ton. ana several OF It's dep0SitorS Their te5ti-
mony showed lOoseneSs in the bookkeeping
and lack OF care in ScrutiniZing securities ac-
cepted on loans. Dr. PurYiS testified that the
failure OF the bank was due solely to the panic
although he admitted that there were irregular
ltieS III the management. The committee, it is
understood, VIII report that, in consequence of
the deaths OF some OF the persons responsible
for the banks bad management and the pres
cnt fmpcCuniOSity of the remainder, nothing
can now be done for the further relief of the
depositors, except TO cOnSummate the proposed
purchase OF the FreedInan'S Bank building in
this city by the United States government a
bill for which purpose has heretofore been re-
commenced by the commissioners and once
passed. by the Senate. The building is now
rented for the use OF the Department OF Justice
and the Court OF Claims, and the price asked
for it is S215,00O.
4 DECISION was rendered in the United States
Supreme Court this afternoon in the case of the
Denver and Rio Grande HALLWAY Company agt.
pany, upon petition Tor writ OF mandamus.
The writ was asked for by the Denver and Rio
Glande company upon the ground that the l..
5. c:Ecilit court Tor the district OF Colorado had
dt5regar6ed the mandate of this court in its de-
cls'on or the points at issue last term. This
court, however, denies the petition for a man
danuS Upon the ground that as to the Substan-
tal matters complained OF by the Denver Co.
the circuit court was at liberty to exercise the
judicial discretion, and that in such cases the
remedy for errors committed was by appeal and
not by manddmus. This court, however de-
cllnes to express any opinion as to whether the
aecrees OF July. 1879 and January. 1850, contain
errors 10 the prejudice of either party. But as
the rights OF the Denver Co. Will cease under the
provisions OF the act OF Congress in 1882 as to the
portions or It's road then unfinished this court
considers IL It's duty to afford the parties an
cary and final determination of their contro-
yeTsy upon the merits. 1t, therefore, announces
that upon the perfection OF an appeal and upon
the Ming OF a transcript, it will hear motion
10 advance the cause Tor consideration at the
present term. justices Field, Bradley and
Swayne dissented from the opinion OF the court
In the Denver and Rio Grande case, but In view
OF the fact that the cause will soon come up for
a final hearing. they refrained from expressing
any opinion as 10 the details OF the litigation.
PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONFER
ENCE.-Senator Harris introduced In the Senate
to-day joint resolution authorizing the Presi-
dent 20 call an international sanitary confer
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