Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-28

those receiving on New Year Day who may re-
names In such list. Matter intended for these
announcements ror which no charge Is made)
should be sent In before Friday noon.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue, 1896, ,692S3; customs, $4iS, ,399.03.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINTMENT5.-J. Nj.
Johnston and j. S. Lowell have been appointed
internal revenue stOrekeepers and guager5 for
the Sth district OF Kentucky; E. F. Miles, store
Keeper aud gauger for the 5Lh district Of Ten
nessee. and William Weld, gauger for the 1st
district or Pennsylvania.
TIE NEW TREATY With CHINA will reach this
city by special messenger, 1t Is expected, some
time In the week after next, aud Will be trans
mttted to the Senate by the President In a spe-
clal message before the end OF January. The
treaty will, Of course, be considered by tie Sen
ate In executive session; but as its provisions
frc believed to be In accord with the bill which
congress passed and which the Presde mt vetoed,
lt Is not thought the new treaty will provoke
an extended discussion, but that it VIII be
promptly Ratified.
THE TRIANGULAR CONTEST IN WEST VIRGINIA
for successor to Senator Hereford Is attract
ing considerable attention. The prominent
candidates are Hon. J. n. Camden, who is sup
ported by some powerful influence, and whose
abiIlty is generally recognized; Hon. Henry NJ.
Matthews, the present governor OF the state
and Mr. Hereford, The present Senator. The
latter has The advantage OF tncumbency, b 1t it
Is urged against him th .J he Is not a native OF
the state. TIE chances OF the contest seem to
De ABOUT even between the three contestants.
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NOTICE OF CONGRESSIONAL CONTEsr.-Gan.
j. Floyd King has received from B. II. Lanler,
deputy collector OF internal revenue, notice OF
contest for the nth louisiana congressional
district. The document IS long anj denlncia-
Tory or the election officers OF the district the
charges being frauds Ia registration. frauds in
count, and bulidozing.
DIR. TAcHE deputy minister of agriculture
and statistics for Canada, left ottawa yester-
day for Washington to attend the Sltttpgs OF the
sanitary convention to be held in TINS city III
accordance with the inviraton OF The United
States government extended to The govern
ments OF European and American nations.
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE LIE DCC is In
Charleston, SC, and completed arrangements
yesterday for the establishment OF an expert
mental tea farm. The location selected is 20
miles from Charleston and two miles from SUM-
mervtlle, SC, On the line OF the South Car.
ol1na railroad.
A BRIGHT COMET DIsCovKRED.-The Smith.
sonian Institution has received from the
Astronomer Royal OF England the announce
ment OF the discovery by Cooper, on the 2lst
OF December 1850, at o'clock o. m. Green
wien mean time, OF bright comet in one hour
five minutes right ascension, six degrees north
defamation, which on December 25 at O'Clock
was In one hour tWenty-nlne minutes right
ascension and two degrees north declination.
WHITE House CALLERs.-Senator Dawes Rep.
resentatiye Chttenden and First Controller
Lawrence, were among the Presidents callers
to-day.
ORDERED TO CHINA ON SPECIAL DUTY.-Conl-
mander Green and Master l.. 81. Lemley Will
proceed TO China shortly, on special duty. They
viii be on the Palvi, and will engage In the
work or establishing telegraphtc tOngItude5.
Master Lemley Will sail before Commander
Green, and take out the Implements necessary
for the prosecution OF the work.
TEE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT, which will be
issued January Sd, will show reduction fo-
The month OF December Of about the same as
for November-that is about s., ,60a 600. The
disbursements OF the different departments
during the month have been very heavy Abo1t
100000 have been paid out on account or
pensions.
The Cost OF GEN. MCDowELL's VoTE.-Said an
ex-army officer to STAR reporter today
'Gen. Mcdowell has been rewarded for having
come from the Pacific coast to New York to vote
for Garfield, but his vote cost the government
about s. 200. He got an order from the War
department for himself and aide, de- camp to
come east, and under that order both of them
drew their regular mileage and allowances.
amounting to about $1,000. The records will
snow the TACT"
THE EIGHTH ALABAMA DISTRICT The state
ment to the effect that Gen. Wheeler, of the
Sth Alabama congressional district, had de-
clded not 10 contest Col loves seat In the
House, had the cart before the horse "a IT.
were. Gen. Wheeler, who was the democratic
candidate against Col. Lo we, greenbacker, was
awarded the certificate OF election by a very
small ma1Ority-30 or Az. Therefore, Wnealer
Will hold the seat In the next House upon the
IrLnd JdCte eVidence--the certifcate-and Col
Lowe, is the contestant, alleging that Wheeler'S
apparent majority was created through fraud.
DEFENDING MARSHAL FITZSIMHONs ONs.-SenatorS
Hill and Brown and Representative Stephens
are working 10 COunteract the unfavorable I'M
preston made by the adverse reports of the
special agent who inveStIg lated the charges
against srsial FitZslnm1ns. OF Georgia They
Say That tie former deputies OF the marshal
who made the charges are reckless, bad lot OF
men, Who can get up evidence In any case Cal
cuIaCed 70 prove tleir side II there Is hot very
CAREFUL Siltlnls &. oh6 SJdIetueLta made Oy them.
THE BaULE 2CX INDIANS had another con-
ference a. the Interior department to-day. The
disposition Of the leading Chiefs Is not to make
ahy agreement with the Chicago and North
western railroad or the Chicago. Milwaukee
anG 81. PAU road until An agreement is reached
WIZ respect 10 the title OF their lands. Both
II these companies want the right of way
thro .gh The Sioux Indian reservation to Dead
WOoG. At tie conference 10. day dozen or so
railroad attorneys were present. 1t is not PROB
aDie an Understanding VIII be reached for some
Gays yet. The Indians don't mind the delay
Tor, as one or them said today, I'VE are here
upder the government expense"
THE FLORIDA SEEAToRSHIP.-The eX-confed.
crate General Loring, VINO served In the Egyp
tian army since the rebellion, Is a candidate for
UBited States Senator from Florida He but
recently located in that state aud Florida dean
oc1atS now in the CITY say be has no support
worth speaking OF, and that Senator Jones VIII
probably be rejected by unanimous vote
Gen. Loring is the only candidate Wao has ap-
peared against Senator Jones.
The |. S. STEAMER DESPATca left the Wash
lDgton navy yard yesterday for Norfolk.
NAVAL ORnERs.-Lteut. Commander C. FL.
Craven to appear before the retiring board;
sistant Surgeon Clement B!ddle to the 81.
Louis at League Island; Surgeon 4. c. RnoaieS
has returned from duty at Yokohama and mas
been paced on waiting orders; Capt. Warfan
Barnard has returned home from Tue Lacka-
wanda and has been placed on waiting orders.
THE RETR0GRADE MOVEMENT OF THE SILVER
DOLLARs.-There has been a very marked fall