Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-28
Various Matters.

The claim Of the celebrated witness, Maddox,
for $3.50, 600 for cotton taken during the war,
has been reported upon adversely by the House
committee on war claims.
having connection with that Tllden "barl, F" is
in washington.
1t is announced in the Ohio papers that Gen.
Garflelds visit home IS merely to look after the
repair of some old buildings on his farm at Men
tor.
Private letters from Col. E. L. Brooks the
nounce his safe arrival at Cork, where is o. 8.
consul.
Gen. Tom Brady, second assistant postmaster
Newspaper II NH Indianapolis, to be called the
Morning Star.
The new order Of the House will keep all
newspaper men out OF the lobby in the rear OF
The Investigation of the District Commis-
sioners is to be commenced on Tuesday next.
Gen. Tom Ewing, Of Ohio, is said to be In the
JeWett Presidential boom.
Ben Palmer, managing editor Of the Boston
Globe, who has been In the city for week, left
for home last night.
Senator Beck and COL Thomas, of Louisville,
have bought eighty thousand square feet of
ground in the vicinity Of StewaItS castle. They
do not intend to improve it, but to hold it for
rise.
Col. Thompson chairman of the Ohio central
democratic committee, has issued call for a
meeting of that committee on the 18th Of
municipal code for the District win not be
passed at this session. The new rules which
on Tuesday, viii GU cut OF District day, and the
District committee will hardly be able to wake
the House up sufficiently to take hold of the
matter as 1t VII provoke y, e long debate
illness.
The suspension Of the payment Of drawback
Gel tjfcateS by the District Commissioners, per
the request of the House District committee, is
exceedingly gratifying to the brokers, at all
events.
1t is said that the President will send in the
new list of Ohio supervisors next Monday, which
will contain all the old nominees save two.
The House Of Representatives has as yet
failed to get possession of the celebrated Glover
Col C. W. Moulton, brother-in-law OF Secre-
taIy Sherman, has gone to his home in Cincin-
Members Of the House committee on COM
merce say that the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill for next year will be an unusually large
one. This, probably, because Of the elections to
be held in october and November.
Hunton bill for the reclamation of the Potomac
flats at the next meeting. Meanwhile there is
talk among those interested to ty to get the
improvement P appropriated MP MP lat for In the river and
Ben: Perley Poores' biography of Secretary
Sherman is to be printed in pamphlet form for
gratuitOuS distribution.
Ex-Congressmen Stowell, of Virginia, is in the
city. He Is now engaged in the profitable busi-
ness Of paper making, at Appleton, Wis.
1t is expected that the Q. 8. Supreme Court
will render decision in the Hallett Ktlbourn
false imprisonment case on Monday next.
Hon. Godloye s. Orth is spoken of as the re-
publican candidate for governor of Indiana. II
he is turned out of his seat In Congress he will
have good " boom to start with.
President Hayes plays billiards, but they say
not good game.
Gov. Tom Young, of Ohio, is preparing a
poem on St. Patrick for St Patrick's day read
Ing.