Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-05

RECRUITs.-The superintendent mounted re.
cr7liting service has been ordered to forward
fifty recruits for assignment to the 4th cavalry
twenty-five to wellington, Kansas and twenty
five to Fort Garland, Colorado. The superin-
tendent general recruiting service will forward
seyenty-five recruits to Santa Fe, New Mexico,
for assignme Mt to the 18th infantry.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIR
further discussed the bill to allo5 lands in
severalty to Indians and ordered it to be re.
ported to the house and recommitted.
HON. CLARENCE KING continued his argyll
ments to-day before the House committee on
mines and mining, in advocacy Of the bill pre-
pared by the land commissioners.
NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate this
afternoon: Edward A. Gittinger to be super
visor of census, third district Maryland; Second
Lieut.. George A. Dodd, third cavalry. to be first
lieutenant; Second Lieut.. Henry r. Lemly,
third artillery, to be first lieutenant.
TEE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE of the House failed
to take up the Acklen case to-day, but confined
their attention to the private calendar.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS finally
disposed OF the contested case of Bradley agt.
Slemens this morning. By yea and nay vote
Representative Weaver alone dissenting-the
of Mr.. SleInens the sitting member and In
structed Representative Sawyer to so report to
the House upon the call of the committee
SENATOR EDMUNDs jocrharly gave Senator Da-
Wis, of West Virginia, title to-day that will be
apt to stick to him. In considering bill to do
nate condemned cannon to some purpose, Mr..
Edmunds, pointing to Mr.. Davis, said: 81 look
to the guardian OF the Treasury for tnforma-
tion."
THE pRESI1FNT APPROVED the hill auth-
orizng the free entry of all articles for the re-
lief of colored emigrants, the bill to provide for
the purchase of post Office site in the city of
Baltimore, and the bill appropriating Sl02 to
pay the administrators of John D. McGill for
rrtising the sale OF the property known as
the Philadelphia navy yard in the Georget own
Courier in November, 1875.
THE SUB COMMITTEE of the ways and means
committee of the House, Representative Car
Isle chairman gave hearing to-day to DR..
Wakefield of Illinois, and w. A. GeIletlay of
New York, who urged the removal OF the inter-
nal revenue stamp tax upon cosmetics, perfu-
meries and proprietary medicines.
GREAT STORM AND Loss OF LIFE IN OHIo.-The
signal corps station at Toledo, Ohio, reports to
the chief signal Office as follows: ga severe
storm here, between II and 10 last p m. Regis
tered maximum velocity of wind 70 miles per
hour; immense damage done; two policemen
killed"
TIIDEN AT WORK IN PENNSYLVANIA men,
ber of one of the county democratic commit
tees in Pennsylvania, who is now in Washing
ton, said to STAR reporter to-day: 'STilden has
agents all through our state working in his in
est OF their employer. In counties that have
chosen anti-Tilden delegates to the coming
state convention these agents are engaged In
main at home and appoint substitutes who will
vote for Ttlden. In my own county q delegate
was offered $50 if he would consent to let GER
or proxy the delegates Elected s ap to the
present time nearly tWo-thirds are against Til
den, and he is trying to overcome this in the
way have told you. II Pennsylvania sends an
anti-Tilden delegation to the national conven-
tton it will be almost impossible for him to get
the nomination, and that's the reason our state
is being worked so thoroughly"
COUNT DE LEssEps arrived In the city yester-
day afternoon and took up the quarters that had
been engaged for him at Wizards. He was ac-
companied by his wife and three children; his
private secretary, H. Bionne; Monsieur Con-
Leon OF Bogota, and Mr.. Nathan Appleton of
Boston. The party was met at the depot by
the French minister and Professor Nourse Of
a number Of callers this morning from people
whom he had met In Europe and New York.
This afternoon, accompanied by Prof. Morse, he
left the hotel and took drive around, going TO
President and Secretary Evarts
TIE HEARING UPON THE PLoTAGE QUESTION
was continued before the House committee on
commerce yesterday, and an elaborate argu-
ment was made by Allston Wilson, secretary of
the Maritime Association of New York. in which
he urged the abolition Of compulsory pilotage
as existing previous to 1865.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. C. A. Bradbury, to
the Washington navy yard, goth inst. Sail
maker j. A. Birdsall, to the Portsmouth, N. H.,
navy yard, 18th inst, relieving Sailmaker A. A.
Warren, who is placed on waiting orders. Gun
ner stephen Young, from the Franklin and
placed on sick leave.
THE COTTON WoRM.-Mr. Edes, U. S. consul
at Bahia, in a dispatch to the Department OF
State, dated Jan. 10, 1850, makes report in re-
gard to the ravageS of the cotton worm in that
province OF Brazil. Cotton has ceased to be an
article of export from Bahia and its culture is
not remunerative. The insects which infeSt it
are sort OF moth, which prey upon the leaves
and stalks, and also upon the pod ITSELF They
lay their eggs in the leaves and buds. These
eggs become worms, destructive to the cotton.
The so-called cotton worm is believed to have
always been in the country, and not to have
been imported. Cotton has been raised in this
country as long as any other production, and
grows wild In some places. Specimens OF the
worms and their rayages are transmitted with
the report to the department.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND REJECTIoNs.-The Senate
In executive session yesterday tabled the mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which the nomi-
nation OF Lieut.. woodruff S. Schenck as assist
ant quartermasteT and captain in the marine
corps was confirmed last Tuesday, so the nomi-
nation stands confirmed. The Senate yesterday
confirmed the nomination OF James W. Lee to
be postmaster at Aberdeen, Mass, and rejected
the following nominations, namely: Hobart W.
Richardson. as census supervisor for the 1St dis
trict Of Maine; John Mcneil, Of st. Louis as
United States marshal for the eastern district
OF Missouri Gen. McNeilS rejection was effect
ed by the very decisive vote of 80 nays against
yeas. This action was based upon an adverse
report from the Judiciary committee, accOmpa-
MED with statement to the effect that Gen.
Mcneil in the year 1862 while in command Of
United States troops at Palmyra, NO., ordered
the execution of eleven citizens OF that neigh
borhood, who had been arrested but not yet
tried, on general charge Of "bushwhacking,
and did execute ten OF them without trial, as
measure OF so-called retaliation for the alleged
abduction and supposed murder of Union man
In the same county. Gen. McNeil'S orders re-
qu1red the execution of these prisoners II the
missing CniOniSt was not returned within q
certain period, and as nothing was heard from
the latter the orders were carried into effect by
McNeil's proyoStmarshal upon the designated
day.
THE FIJI ISLANDS.-The U. s. consul agent at
the Fiji Islands, in his dispatch to the Depart
ment Of State, dated December s, 1879, reports
variety Of facts relating to the commerce of
those islands The largest island is about
ninety miles lOnc and sixty Wide with two