Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-12
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal rev.
erue, s66l, 1868; customs. s412, T09.79.

PROTEST AGAINST PATENT FOR EDIsoN.-Mr.
Sawyer has protested before the Patent Office
against Edison being granted patent for his
horseshoe lamp, claiming first patent for the
Saw yerMan electric limp. This protest IS all
right, bit can have no effect Before granting
made ID discover il any Infringement upon
others invention has been made by the pit
enteeS. If thee has been an infringement no
patent is issded No more thorough examina-
uon OF Edisons lamp will be made now than If
Mr.. Sawyer had not filed protest.
AFTER TIE APACHEs-Advices have been re-
ceived at the War department that the renegade
Apache Indiars recently followed across the
border into Mexico by Gen. Morrow have re
turned, and the Mexican authorities requested
permission to aid in the pursuit of the Indians
On the American side, which was granted by
the Secretary OF War.
PENSION INvEs rIGATIoN.-A resolution was in
troduced in the House to-day to provide for a
special committee of seven members to exam
inc into the method of the payment OF pensions
and back pay, and to recommend legislation Lat ION
ire gularities, delay, and abuse of the present
8 D. m-The resolution was adopted by yeas
1s5; nays, Sc. The special committee will be an
nOunced tomorrow.
NAVAL ORDERS Commanders B. B. Tayloe
Washingt On. Lieutenant Commander P. F.
Han fingtOn to duty at the Naval Academy. Pay
Inspector Richard Washington TO hold himself
in readiness for duty as fleet paymaSter OF the
ASiatfc station.
On BEING RELIEVED from duty at the military
academy First Lieut.. Alexander Rogers, 4th
cavalry, will report to his regimental head
quarters for assignment TO duty.
AMERICAN SHEEP IN IRELAND.-1he Treasury
department is in receipt OF information that the
British government has issued orders which
went into effect on the ist instant, under which
sheep from the United states may be landed In
Ireland without quarantine and without being
slaughtered at the place of landing.
To PROTECT TELEGRAPH1C MESSAGES. The
Western Union Telegraph Company has pre-
pared bill to be presented in the United States
senate by Senator salisbury, providing that all
telegraph messages Shall be deemed private
papers CT the senders, and shall be protested
from unreasonable search and seizure, and from
production as evidence in individual and legiS-
lative proceedings to the same extent as letters
sent bv mail The United States Supreme Court
has decided that letters and sealed packages in
the mails are as fully guarded from inspection,
except as to outward form and weight, as If they
were retained by the parties forwarding them to
their own d0miciles.
THE ANNUAL REPORT of the national board OF
health, containing an account Of operations
during the past year, has just been completed
and will be transmitted to Congress through the
Secretary OF the Treasury. The expenditures Of
the board from the date OF its organization to Dec.
81, 1879, were s154,002.42, Estimates for defray
ing the future expenses of the board are sub
mitted as follows: From January to June 80,
1850, S2S4. $3.50. From July l, 1880, to June 80,
1881. S2O2O6O It is also advised that an appro-
priation of about 100000 be made to hold in re-
serve for the emergency OF the occurrence of
such an epidemic as that of 1879, and to be used
n
case OF such an outbreak
THE CENSUS SUPERvIsoRs.-The Secretary OF
the Interior has approved the scheme for the
formation OF supervisors districts prepared by
the superintendent OF the census. Maryland is
apportioned into three districts as follows: First
district, Baltimore county; second district, Caro-
line, Cecil, Dorchester, Hartford, Kent. Queen
cester counties; third district. Allegheny, Anne
Arundel, Calvert, Carol, Charles, Frederick,
Garrett, Howard. Montgomery, Prince Georges,
st Mary's and Washington counties The list
of supervisors win be considered in the Cabinet
meeting tomorrow and probably sent TO the
Senate Wednesday.
ARRIVAL OF OURAY AND PARTY-Ouray and
the rest OF the Ute delegation arrived in the
city yesterday morning, and were taken under
guard to the fremont House, where they will
remain during their stay here. To-day they
were furnished with store clothes. At the ho-
tel the Indians are guarded and no one is al
lowed TO approach them. The newspaper folks
are headed of at every turn. 1t seems to be
feared that the reporters will steal an Indian
or two, as they are not even allowed glimpse
OF their red brethren. The interview Of Secre-
tafy SchuTZ with them will be secret as stated
in SATURDAYS STAR. The Secretary expects tc
do more with them than was accomplished in
the west by negotiations. The party of Indians
consists OF Ouray and Mrs. Ouray, Chipeta
JOcknick, Sieblo and Augustine of the Uncom
pagure Utes; Jack. Sowawick and Unca Sam, oi
the White River Utes, and TOppaganta and AL
handa, of the Southern Utes; w. II. Berry, fn
terpreter; Otto Mears, of Colorado, and Mr.. Ke
", OF Chicago, ex-Indian agent at Los Pinos
accompany them.
Ouray was at the Interior Department to-day
and held long preliminary conference with
Secretary SchuTa. The Indians, as a body, will
not be examined probably for a day or two The
conference with Ouray was secret. The con-
ference with the Indians will be a continuation
or the Work OF the Ute commission. Gen. Adams
arrived in the city day.
GEN. BRADY second assistant postmaster
general, appeared before the special committee
of the House committee on appropriations at
their meeting this morning, and submitted his
reply to the letter Of the committee asking for
information. The document has been printed
and makes pamphlet OF eighty-six pages.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKHILL's NOMINATION
CoNFIRMED.-1n executive session this after
noon the Senate confirmed the nomination OF
Colonel George B. Corkhill to be United States
attorney in the District OF Columbia.
A DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.-THE democratic
members OF the Senate and House Committees
on Appropriations held a secret conference to-
day and talked over the business of the session.
No formal action was taken, but all the mem.
bers expressed themselves in favor OF getting
the regular appropriation bills through as rap
idly as possible, and in favor of keeping public
expenditures down to the lowest figure practi-
cable. The question OF equalizing the pay OF
Senate and House employees was also discussed
but no decision reached. The House Commit
tee on Appropriations has heretofore insisted
that IL has the right to regulate the pay of en-
ployeS or both Houses and to cut the Senate en-
ployes down to the fgures paid by the House.
The Senate has resisted this, and WILL no doubt,
continue to do so, in spite OF conferences
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INVESTIGATION.
The House committee on agriculture will hold a
meeting on Wednesday, at which action will De
taken on Gen. LIE Fevre's resolution to iuyestl.
gate the Department OF Agriculture. A major
lty OF the committee favor the proposed inveSti-
CATION.
BACK FROM MAINE.-Senator Hamlin and Rep
reSentativeS Frye and Lindsey are the only
Maine congressman who have returned TO
Washington since the holiday recess, the others
still remaining at Augusta to witness the legls-