Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-15

Attorney Gtleldi DtNtfiS SSldtCIS Logan,
Teller, and Allison, Representatives Neal. Cal
kins, Urner, O'Connor, Ddnnell, Orth, Dwight,
Barber tIlls.) Robinson. Bogue, and Richard
son called on the President to-day.
THE MAINE FUsIoNIsTs WANT GEN. BUTLER
A telegram was received late last night by Gen
Butler from the officers of the Maine fusion
legislature, requesting him to come to N aine
and act as the legal adviser OF the legiSl ltlre.
A reply was sent that no matter how much the
General might desire to comply with the re-
quest that he was engaged in an important
legal case in Washington, which would preclude
his leaving the city at this time.
MAJOR MoRRows DEFEAT OF VICToRIA.-The
following dispatch was received by Gen. Sher
man last night:
CHICAGO. Jan. 14.-Maj. Morrow telegraphs
from head of Rispercha Sierra Nigrito, New
Mexico, January 18th, that he struck Victoria
on the 10th at p fn., and drove him until sun
down. He made strong stand, and evidently
thought he could check US, but finally gave it
up and went off on the jump. The country is
again to-day or o-morroW-1Sth or 14th-on
the Animos Ouchtllo Negro. Several hosttles
were killed and wounded. Morrow's loss was
Sergeant Grass, killed, and one Indian scout
wounded. Colonel Hatch thinks that the In
dians being hard pushed will go down the Gila
river or creek to Mexico, but hopes they will
make another stand and give troops opportunity
".W. D. wHIPPLE. A. A. c."
FIRE ARAs IN HAYTI.-Mr. Langston, minis
ter resident at Port-au-Prince Hayti, in his dis
patch to the Department OF State dated Decem-
ber goth, 1879, reports that new and more
stringent law has been passed by the legislature
of the republic, regulating and restraining the
importation and sale OF fire arms ammunition,
&c. COnfiScatOn, fines and imprisonment await
the offender. The law is expected TO discourage
the frequent revolutions that occur on the
island. The state is now safely charged with
IN riTr
grant permits to merchants and importers of
fire arms.
REPORT ON NAVAL PROMOTION GRIEVANCES
Secretary Thompson has transmitted to the
Senate the report of the board of officers con-
Vened by him in accordance with the joint res
olution directing an inquiry into the cases of
such officers OF the navy as deemed their sala-
TeS unjustiy passed over by the provisions
made in conformity With the act OF July,
1866. Tie cases OF twenty-three officers were
examined with the following results: Captain
\. c. Rhind's case is one upon which the board
could not act; he has not, however, received any
substantial recognition OF the gallant and mer-
ftOriOuS service performed by him, and merits
the favorable consideration and action of Con-
gress. Lieutenant Commander c. ID. Sigs5ee
Lieutenant Commander j. III. Sands, COmmo-
dore j. A. Hunt, Lieutenant Commander Henry
Glass and Commander Henry Erban are recon-
mended to restoration to their original places in
the navy, and with promotion accordingly. Ad-
verse reports are made upon the cases OF the
following officers: Commander B. B. Taylor
captain j. S. Skerrett Master J. S. Bohrer,
Captain f. II. Baker, Lieutenant d. w. Mullan,
Captain +. L. Law, Captain j. ?. Fyne Lieu
tenant Commander a. G. Kellogg, Captain S.
l.. Ereese, Lieutenant Commander w. C. Wise,
Lieutenant Commander G. II. Wadleigh, Cap
tain Milton Haxtun, Commander E. F. McCrea,
Commander o.. F. stanton, Captain Henry WI
son, Commander VIM. Gibson, and Capt. r. F.
X. Lewis.
THE LARGE AMOUNT of receipts from customs
New York The receipts at that port alone
amounted to over nine hundred thousand dol
lars, being larger amount than has ever been
received at that port for any single day since
the war.
An ADVERSE REPORT ON SENATOR BAYARD's
REsoLUTIoN.-The Senate finance committee, at
special meeting yesterday afternoon, took up
for action what is generally known as the
'-Bayard resolution" The phrase Treasury
notes OF the United States" employed in this
Joint resolution. as originally introduced, was
by common consent replaced with the words
United states notes. so as to conform to the
statutory designation. After this verbal change
sented for the committees action was as follows:
Resolved. etc. That from and after the passage
OF this resolution all United States notes shall
be receivable for all dues TO the United States,
excepting duties on imports, and shall not be
otherwise legal tender, and any OF said notes
hereafter reissued shall bear this superscrip-
enSued, at the end OF which Mr.. Bayard sub
mitted motion that the resolution be reported
to the Senate with recommendation for
passage. 4 vote was Immediately taken on this
motion with the following result: YeaS-MeSsrS:
Bayard, Herman, Wallace and Morrill,; nays
MeSsrs. voorhees,, Beck, Ferry and Allison;
absent-Mr Jones, OF Nevada. The motion was
therefore lost by tie vote. AT the suggestion
OF Mr.. Bayard ii was then agreed, by common
consent that, in view OF the known sentiment
of Mr.. Jones. his vote should be considered as
should accordingly be reported back to the
Senate adversely. The report will probably be
presented by Mr.. Allison.
Mr.. MADISON DAVIS, OF this city, has been
appointed chief clerk in the Office of the Third
Assistant Postmaster General, to fill the va
cancy OccaSioned by the resignation of ID. w.
Anger Mr. Davis was formerly chief of the
stamp division.
THE FARRAGUT STATUE.-Among the execu-
tive communications laid before the House of
Representatives yesterday and referred, was one
from the Secretary OF the Navy asking for an
appropriation of $4,000 TO enable him TO fulfill
his contract with Winnie Reams Hoxie for a
statue OF Admiral Farragut.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on Indian affairs yes
terday took up for consideration the bill of
Senator Saunders which provides for distribut-
ing Indian lands in severalty. No action was
taken: but the indications are that the commit
tee will agree upon this or some similar measure
at an early day.
TIE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS had a
long discussion to-day on the various FUNDING
schemes Tor the bonds maturing in 1881, but
reached no conclusion.
MAJOR GENERAL HANCOCK has written letter
to Representative Cox, on our sea-coast de-
fences, In which he says: ITO meet and over
come the operations OF an enemy, war-ships,
armed with all the best modern appliances
known to maritime nations, guns OF great
power, are necessary. 1t may be safely said
that we have none OF the most approved stand
ard. All other great nations have them, and
we should no longer defer the time OF their
manufacture or procurement. TorpedoeS may
be OF use, but it has been stated by those best
informed that without heavy guns to cooperate
with them they may be lkened to the "ChineSe
wall" Heavy guns require time for their man.
uiacture, hence the necessity for prompt meas
ureS in this direction. Money alone will not
produce them sufficient rapidity in time OF
danger
How TO SECURE THE CHINESE TRADE.-Mr.
Denny, U. S. consul at Tientsin, in his dispatch
to the Department of State dated Oct 3Ist,
1879. transmits his annual report of the trade OF
that district of China. The demand for Ameri-
can cottons Is steadily and, Of late, quite rap
idly increasing The consul urged upon Amer1-
can manufacturers to aim at quality and not at
cheapnesS. It is only by making superior
article that the Americans can hold the market
in "a