Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-03

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internalre rev.
enue, $3.50, 111.oI; customs. s62', ,7os.oi.
NATIONAL. BANK NorEs received for redemp-
ton, S263, 600.
APPo1sTEp.-Secretary Sherman disappointed
Merrill b. Crisp to be Storekeeper and gauger
for the 9th internal revenue district, North Car
OliDa.
SPEAKER RANDALL arrived in the city last
night.
GEN. DUNCAN s. WALKER, secretary of the
democratic congressional committee, has gone
to New York to attend an important political
conference.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Commander Albert Kantz,
to command the Michigan, 18th August; Com
mander Geo w. Haywood. detached from the
command of the Michigan. 18th August, and
ordered as inspector of the 10th lighthouse dis
tiict, goth Of August; Commander w. r. Bridge
man, from duty as lighthouse inspector of the
10th district, on the 10Th of August, and ordered
to settle accounts.
CANADIAN EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.
The United States consul at Port Sasnia In
dspstch to the Department of State, dated July
%, says that the prosperity, which is so univer-
sal throughout the states, Is in marked contrast
TO the general depression which prevails In Can
ada. The outs" throw the blame upon Sir John
A. Macdonald and his tariff policy for the pre-
vailing state OF affairs. while the organs of the
party In power repel these accusations. The
result, however, would seem to be an exodus
from Canada OF some OF her best citizens Con-
sui Pace says that the emigrants who crossed
over al that point alone during the year ending
June 80, 1850, and who declared their Intentions
OF becoming permanent residents OF the United
States numbered 1889.
THE TROUBLE ABOUT GARFIELD FLAG IN TIE
CAPITOL LIBRARY.-It will be remembered that
Lowell Russell, white, had a difficulty SOM
the latter displayed Garfield flag on his desk
In the Congressional library, where they were
both employed, which Russell tore down. lead
1ng to personal alteration. Both were suC-
has been restored to duty with his back pay
While he (Mossl is still out In the cold.
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL TyNER
has returned. When he left here a month ago
he was threatened with gastric fever, superIn-
duced by the sewer gas Of a Chicago hotel while
attending the Chicago convention. He has now
completely recovered.
SENATOR GARLAND, OF Arkansas, has written
letter to Gov. Holiday, of Virginia requesting
the latter to send him copies of all his messages
on on the dept question inasmueh as the people of
his state are having pretty much the same urOu-
ole with the debt question as Virginia.
No COMPROMISE PROBABLE BETWEEN THK
FUNDERs AND RRADJUsTERs.-A Virginia Jour.
nalist who was in the city to-day said to STAR
reporter that there Is no earthly prospect OF
any compromise between the regular and re-
sdjuster wings OF the democratic party In that
| state. The leaders OF the regular wing he said.
eQ HO 1o1 40 Ma. for the reason that
to the Hancock ticket. Very many OF the reg
ular democrats are so violently opposed to max
ing any further concessions TO the readjusters
that they would refuse to join In fusion
movement and the ticket would thereby, lose
more support than it could gain from the
Mahoneites. The STARS informant said that
the managers OF the regular democratic can
vass believe that more than half OF the read
Tcsters will vote the regular Hancock and Eng
ffsh ticket, and that this will make the state
secure for the democrats.
PERsoSAI--SpeakerR Randall arrived in Wash
ington this morning, on business" so he says.
Mr. and Mrs. Tyner have returned to the city
lem 'r the Virginia springs, and are again at the
s1oner OF the general land Office has gone north
| on brief vacation.-Prof. 81. NJ. Paul, former
ly OF the naval observatory here, sailed on Sat-
| urday for Japan. He is to be professor of as
| tronomy in the university at Tokio.-Mr and
mrs. Horatio King are at Rye Beach.-Mr.
jos. l. Peai son has gone to CObbs Island for a
few days fishing and hunting.-Major Gre.
ham, OF the marine corps, is spending his vaca-
| ton at the Old Sweet springs.-Gen. Allen
Rutherford is at Cape May;-Dr. A E. john
| portion OF the month OF AuguSt.-Chief Clerk
McGjnn, OF the health Office, is spending his
vacation in Clark county, Va--AmOng late
arrivals at Berkely Springs were the following
Washingtonians: MIR. and Mrs A. B. Wood, MIS-.
| Probasco and family, Miss Slough, NJ. Slough.
Mrs Henderson, A. F; Childs and wife, Robert
II: Bradley, Frank Mbbey. II. B. Parker, Major
| w. b. Slack, Rev. W. P. Harrison, Miss Salia
b; Harrison. j. c. McKibbin. John Sherman,
Shas y young G aod3od A. Herr
| College. Va, In place of Mr.. Buchanan, who re-
signed, to take the presidency of Emory and
| Henry College.--Miss Carrie and Bertha LIN
town,-First Auditor Reynolds and j. c.
| Burch, secretary OF the Senate, were registered
IN New York last night.-Mrs. John G. SAKE,
| In Brooklyn On Saturday night, of bronchitis.
| She was sixty years old, and leaves two
sons @ @ and =, one daughter all grown up.
NE MI sade sax NIL himself Is roa confirmed M l9vaid
and wife, j. w. Starr, w. II. Ramsey. and w,
c. D1ggs, OF Washington, were registered in
PnlIaoeipnia last n1ght-Representative
HenKle and McLane are at the National
The ELECTION IN ALABAMA yesterday were for
state Officers and members OF the legslatur, ),
ihe iatter OF which Will elect a u. s. Senator
| In the place OF Hon. Geo. S. Houston, deceased.
For state officers the democrats had fun ticke-
In IN the neld, headed by Rufus W. Cobb, the pres.
enl ihcunoent, Tor governor. The republicans
made no nominations. but were advised by Their
stale commttee TO support gre enback- labor
ana independent ticket, headed by James NJ.
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ANONYMOUSLY democratic, the senate beng COM
pose1 OF 80 democrats and 2 Independents, and
dne mouse OF representatives OF republicans, 81
I.aI 1eLao cfats; independent democrats ana ma
llonals. .giEir the straight-outd democrats clear
majority OF ll0 over all opponents of Whateye r
a. a,hd 10 dn ls6, Tilden for President had over
| S4Voo majority. and In 1878, Cobb for governor.
hao @ s,oS majority. In opposition to the regu'
ht hai uenlocfauc ticket yesterday was one m m3de
W oy a luslon ticket OF republicans, greenbackers
an ana lndependents Verb bal reports from election
OGers as Ihe closing OF the polls show clear
majority Ior the straight-out democratic ticket.
reports at the democratic executive Committee
rooms from the interior of the state leave no
| doubt OF Alabama polling a heavy d, mocraftc
o,o ooLe. Further returns In Mobile county show a
clean sweep Tor the democrats against the re-
| puolicans ana greenbackers. The lowest ear
0ldate Nln nave LOCO majority. Tuscaloosa.
4 Perry, Dallas, Bullock, Macon and Montpnmerv
counties 20 heavily democratic The feturas
favorable. There win be $1,000 majority at least
for the state ticket ~ S~''
The ELECTIONS IN KENTUCKY yesterday passed
| of very dRetly. Nominations were made nv
| republicans in very few counties, and the vote
| poi!ed was light. Circuit judges and common.