Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-21

W 55-No. $500.
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternalr rev.
enue, $685. l4I.45: customs. $3.50, ,529.s4.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS callers to-day were
Senator Hill (Col,) and Representatives Ander
son. Fort. BrentS, Shallenbarger, Miller, Camp
JTrner Washburne, Speer, Robson, Robinson
Errett and Ward.
TIE ARGUMENTS against the Reagan inter
state commerce bill were continued this morn
ing before the House commerce committee
Representatives of southern roads were heard
The PRESIDENT has decided to recognize the
present King OF the Samoan Islands.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY and superintendent
OF Railway Mail Service Thompson, left the city
last evening for Lynchburg, Va, to confer with
railway officials in regard to mail transporta-
tion and to attend to other postal matters
THE CONSTELLATION which is now at New
York, having just returned from Gibraltar,
where she went to take out new crew and
officers for the Trenton, European station, will
be put out of commission.
THE Sw ATARA.-The Navy department is in
formed that the Swatara sailed at seven O'Clock
yesterday morning, from Charlestown, Mass.
she is assigned to duty on the Asiatic station,
and her objective point is Hong Kong, China,
via the Mediterranean and Suez canal.
Honest Money League of Milwaukee, Wis, ar
rived in this city yesterday to present petitions
signed by business men and firms of that city in
favor of the repeal of the legal tender act. The
committee Consists of Alexander Mitchell. Geo.
W. Allen, B. Leidersdorf, James kneeland Ed
ward SanderSon and David Vance. They repre-
sent the business men OF Milwaukee as decided
ly in favor OF the resolutions of Senator Bay
ard. and they will ask hearing before the
finance committees of the Senate and House
during the week.
THE FREEDMAN's BANK INvEsTIGATIoN.-In
the investigation yesterday Of the Freedman's
Bank affairs, before the Senate select commit
tee, the commissioners were examined as to
what measures they had taken to call the truS-
tees OF the bank TO account for certain tranSac-
tons with the Seneca Stone Company. 1t was
stated in reply that efforts had been made TO
that end. and that one of the commissioners,
Mr.. Leopold, had earnestly desired to take
action against the trustees, but that the other
commissioners, Mr.. CreSWen and Mr.. PurViS.
had decided that the transactions were not of
an actionable nature and they could not there
fore proceed without involving very expensive
litigation. with all the chances OF success
against them. The committee has called eX-
Gov. Cooke TO appear at its next meeting.
Thursday. to testify in relation to the Seneca
Stone transactions and other matters.
VICTORIA AGAIN DEFEATED-LIEUT FRENCH
KIILED.-The following dispatch was received
last evening by Adjutant General Townsend.
forwarded by General Whipple at Chicago.
CANADA. ALAMEDA. N NJ, Jan. 18th. 1880.
engaged Victoria again yesterday in the San
Mateo mountains: drove him from his position
Lieutenant French was killed and two scouts
wounded: loss OF enemy unknown; continue
the pursuit as soon as can get ratiOnS and am
munition from A1o Caliente; the body of Lieu
tenant French will be buried at Ajo Calente
MORROW, major commanding
NAVAL ORDERs.-Leutenant Alexander Nc
| Cracker to duty at the Naval Academy 26th ult.
| Captain j. L. Davis, Lieutenant Commander
| Nicoll Ludlow, LieutenantS A. II. Vail, Isaac
| Hazlett, E. D. Taussig, ]. A. Rodgers and C. A.
| Bradbury, Ensgns W. c. Cowles and Hamilton
| Hutchins. Surgeon j. A: Hawke, Passed Assist
! Clark, Boatswain j. s. Sinclair, Gunner Joseph
| Smith and Acting Sailmaker NJ. W. Watkins
from the Constellation ana placed on waiting
| orders. PaymaSter NJ r. Cushing from the
| Constellation and ordered to settle accounts
! Passed Assistant Engineer Herschel Maine has
| reported his return home from the European
StdtIUll, uctH Ou NdIlnS
| THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE yesterday
! had under consideration Representative Well
born's bill relating to preliminary trials before
| commissioners of the United States and agreed
| to report it to the House, amended to read as
! follows ''That hereafter all preliminary in
! vestigations upon charges of violation of any
| law of the United States shall be had and held
| by the commissioner residing nearest the place
where the violation OF the law is alleged to have
| been committed, unless such commissioner shall
! be related to the party charged either by con-
| sanguinity or affinity, in which case the nveS-
! legations shall be removed and held by the near
| est commissioner in whom such disqualification
/ does not exist: provided, the commissioner be a
| resident Of the state and district or division
| where the violation is alleged to have been
! committed; and provided, also, that when two
or more commissioners reside within fifteen
miles or the same distance from such place, such
| investigation may be had before either OF
! them" The committee also agreed to report
! fayorably, without amendment, the bill intro
! duced by Representative Hunton. .'for the re-
| lief OF owners and purchasers OF land sold for
| direct taxes in insurrectionary states"
| CONFERENCE OF SECRETARY ScHURz WITH THE
! PIUTEs.-Late yesterday afternoon Secretary
Schurz held long conference with the Piute
| Indians. now in this city. Sarah Winnemucca
/ acted as interpreter. The Secretary decided TO
| allow the old chief Winnemucca to return with
! those of his people who desire to go to Oregon
| and take lands in severalty on the Malheur re-
| servation. The Indians were greatly delighted
| the son OF Ninnemucca who Will have charge
| OF the Piutes, made speech, warmly thanking
/ the Secretary. He concluded his speech as fol-
| lows: g You give my people homes and lands
| where they can live / don't know may he YOU
| will hear that NatcheZ Winnemucca is on the
| war-path, numbering the whites. When you
| hear that, then come in person, or send some
| one to have me brought right here. and will
! not finch or tremble when you put the rope
| around my neck 10 hang me. Instead OF that,
| in twenty years, or many years. it may be when
| we are old, or when we are gone and young
| men are in our places, some OF my people will
! be helped by this, so that by getting an educa-
tion they will hold high position like yourself.
| want TO thank you again for my people" The
PiuteS Will return home in a few days.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in executive seS-
sion, yesterday, confirmed the nominations of
W. S. Streater of Ohio to be collector of internal
revenue for the eighteenth district of Ohio Ed
ward S. Butler. TO be register of land Office at
Norfolk, Neb.; William B. Lambert, to be re-
ceiver OF public moneys at Norfolk. Neb.; ChaS.
L. Barber, OF Pennsylvania, to be engraver of
the Mint OF the United States at Philadelphia:
also, number OF pOStmasterS and the following
appointments i'll the army: Fifth regiment OF in
fantry, Thomas NJ. DefreeS TO be second lieu
tenant; fifteenth regiment of infantry, s. C.
| Plummer, District OF Columbia, TO be second
lieutenant.