Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-23


tobtr 1st, relieving PASSED. Assistant Surgeon
l.. II. Baldwin, Who is granted six months leave
with permission to leave the United States.
THE Ute TREATY.-Col. Manypenny, OF the
Ute commission, has advised the Secretary OF
the Interior that up to September Ith 1I9 South
ern UtCs had signed the treaty. and that many
more now absent on the fall hunt" were will
Ing 10 sign II. The census. Mr.. Manypenny says,
Is progressing rapidly. and he expected within
ten days to complete It.
THE Z. s. S. DISPATCH arrived at the Washing
ton navy yard this morning at 7:40. She will
remain here about three weeks for overlooking
ard will then be placed in commission again.
She went out OF commission at the close of her
cruise with cadet engineers On board.
THE ALLEGED CENSUS FRAUDs-Specla,
Agent Bomitz and others, who went recently
to South Carolina TO investigate the charge Of
fraud in the taking of the census have returned.
ard are nowteDgaged In preparing report AS
yet no facts can be had as to the alleged frauds,
but the belief is that the reports will show
some strange discrepancies to say the least
THE SIGNAL SERvICE.-The annual report OF
the Signal Service fer the last fiscal year gives
the usual statistics as to bulletins obServa-
tOnS, &C.. and says that OF the storm warnings
over eighty-three per cent have been verified
and the weather indications have been correct
eighty six times out OF hundred for the coun-
Try east Of Of the Rocky mountains: and ninety
times out OF hundred for the Pacific coast. 1t
is recommended that opportunity for widening
and improving the work CT the service should
be granted.
REPUBLICAN FIGURING.-Senator Don Came
ron is of tie opinion that Gen. Garfield Will be
tlNcted President of the United States and that
tie vote Of the state Of New York will elect him,
This. toO. is the opinion of Secretary Sherman
These opinions of prominent leaders recalls too,
statement made year or more ago by Sec
retaIy Evarts, when he said. You can plant
compass In the City Han Park OF New York
ard the next President will be elected by the
people living within radius of fifty miles,"
Even conceding the democrats carry Indiana,
Ohio and Maine, prominent leaders like Came
ron and Secretary Sherman still maintain that
Gen. Garfield Will be elected. This calculation
Is based upon republican success In the follow
1ng states: California, 6: Colorado, 3; Connecti-
cut, 6; Illinois. 81: Iowa, II; Kansas. 5: Massa-
chusetts. 49, Michigan. II; Minnesota, 5: Ne
braska: 3; Nevada, 8; New Hampshire, 5; New
York. So: Oregon, 8; PENNSYLVANIA 30; Rhode
Isiand, , 4; Vermont, s; Wisconsin, 10; New
Jersey, g.. Total, lS7.
1t is claimed by the ea ders that If the business
Interests OF New York carry that state to the
republican column, that New Jersey and Con-
nectfcut, In sense merely wards of New York,
will follow the Empire state. Upon this calcu-
!at10n Gen. Garfield would be elected by ma
joTtty of two votes in the electoral college after
giving to Gen. Hancock the debatable States OF
Indiana Ohio and Maine. To cOHoborate this
view, IL is stated that gentleman well versed
N politics, who has Travelled through New Jer-
sey, says that the chances are that the repub-
Icans will carry that state. He says that
Newark is now manufacturing town only sec
ond to Philadelphia, and that the manufac-
turing interests look upon the democratic party
as committed to free trade. For this reason, he
says even democratic manufacturers will vote
me republican ticket. because free trade means
the ruination OF that business. At Paterson
Railway and New Brunswick he reports sim.
liar condition Of affairs.
that POLITICAL MAIL MArFER-Postmaste
Anger has written a letter to Gen. Duncan
Walker, secretary OF the democratic congress-
slonal committee, calling the latter's attention
10 the TACT that there Is now held in the post
Office large amount OF the committees mail
matter, which cannot be forwarded until The
postage Is paid. The letter has reference to the
franked matter not under the provisions Of law
mentioned in THE STAR OF yesterday.
IMPORTED VESSELS FOR LAKE NAvIGAr1oy-
Chief Clerk Clark, Of the revenue marine bu-
reau, who has recently returned from tour Of
inspection on The great lakes, says that he
learned while there that large barges are built
In Canada and brought to the United States
and sold to Americans at prices considerably
below those which are asked for similar vessels
relieving American built barges from tonnage
tax. has been so construed as to admit Of the
trading OF Canadian vessels Of American owner
snip under Ike advantages As these trans
actions worked considerable injury to the Amer
lean barge building industry, the matter was
referred to Secretary Sherman, ,aud the evidence
OF an investigation is the issuance OF recent
circular containing a decision OF the Attorney
General on the application OF the law, and in-
structing collectors to collect ST.. 80 per ton on
Canadian built vessels OF the class referred to
after Oct. 1st, Notwithstanding that they may
be owned by American citizens.
NEW FURNITURE, FoR-WHo?-Mrs HAYES
recently ordered In Cincinnati a new sideboard
and dinner table for the state dining room at
the White House. The pieces are to be of ma
hOpanV. massive in
should be for their place. They are to be de.
signed and executed by the Messrs Fry, VINO
vers In the United States. The extension table
in process Of construction Is five feet broad and
twenty feet long. The legs are the bodies OF
eagles sufficiently conventionalized to afford a
firm support to the massive leaves above. The
companion piece Is also to be built on princey
scale. The national arms, engraved In eb0ny,
are inlaid at intervals on the top, and the ma
tional bird figures on the central panel beneath
The support or feet of the sideboard are also
the claws OF the bird OF freedom embracing
ball; this last feature intended TO be en- suite
with other pieces of furniture at the White
House. Upon the panels are represented the
oak and the laurel, struggle aud victory, and
other plants. mostly the natural growth of the
state OF Ohio.
PAYMAsTER JORDANs BOSTON SWEETHEART
AND WASHINGTON WIFE.-Passed Assistant Pay
master John W. Jordan, U. S. N. Is well-known
in Washington. He is dashing and handsome
His home has been In this city Tor the past six
years, that is his wife and child have lived here
about that time. They formerly resided on X
street, but afterwards boarded at the Hamilton
House. Jordan first became generally known
here when the Portsmouth came around from
San Francisco prior to her departure with goods
for the Paris exposition. He came with the
Portsmouth, which lay here some time before
sailing for Havre. After the return of the
Portsmouth he was assigned to several duties,
his latest order having been to special duty at
Boston where, according to the Herald of that
city, he seems to have got into trouble. That
paper says he was engaged to be married to
young lady of good family and with $500, 900 in
her own right, but that his wife made her ap-
pearance In time to prevent his bigamouS mar
rage. No charges against him have been made
at the Navy department. where all that is
known OF his recent affairs Is contained In the
published account. He is about forty years old
and was well up on the list In the way to promo
ton to paymaster.
PERsoNAL-Mrs. Lippincott r'Grace Green
WOODY and her daughter have gone to Italy and
the south OF Europe for their health.-Minis-
ter Outrey has returned from the White Noun
tains TO his cottage In Newport.-Burdette Of
the Burlington Hdaokeye, expects to spend next
winter In New York with his WIFE, who Is an
lnval1d.-Mrs r. B. Mohun has gone to CEN
Iral and southern Ohio on q brief visit tn
Irlenda-The press dispatches have led a good
many newspapers into error by announcing
Mr. Hfgerman-Lindencro as "the newly ap-
pO,nted Danish minister to Washington" MI.
Bllle Is the newly appointed minister from Dem
marx 10 the United States, and as has already
Oeen stated In THE STAR Mr. r.. htS Dre lie.