Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-11

The HowGATE CASE was before the grand
jury to-day, Lieut.. l.. V. Cazier and J. w. Sands
OF New York being among the witnesses.
For THE CABINET.-A movement is on foot in
Tennessee to procure the appointment OF Hon.
VIM. R. Moore to Cabinet position. The
Memphis Republican, in indorsing the project,
says Tennessee has been SO greatly outraged
and disgraced in the person of d. NJ. Key in
fortunate if we should now be permitted to be
represented in President Arthur's Cabinet by a
genuine southern republican.
SECRETARY WINDOWS FINANCIAL PROGRAM.
Secretary Window announces that the Treasury
department will redeem on Monday next, Octo-
Der II, $5 600 600 of the extended 80 per cents
embraced in the 1O5th call. which natures on
the 24th December next, with interest to day Of
payment. If the bonds are presented for pay
ment the interest to December 24th can be
saved. The weekly purchases OF So 100000 at
New York will be continued as heretofore.
AssIMILATION.-HOn VIM. NJ. Davis, of Mon
rOvia, ex-attOrney general of Liberia, recently
married Miss E. J. E. Seton, native of the
Grebo tribe, educated in the schools of the Epis-
cOpal mission at Cape Palmas This is the
first marriage of prominent and influential
Americo-Liberian with one of the aborignes,
in those communities.
The FIRST GARFIELD VIGNETTE.-The first
vignette of the late President which will appear
among the Treasury issues will be upon the
checks for the six per cent bonds continued at
81 per cent. These checks embrace the first
issue which can be utilized for that purpose. In
the Post Office department the vignette of the
late President will be placed upon the fve-cent
postage stamp.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssELs-The Ian
caster, the new flagship for the European sta
tion, the officers of which and her detail were
published, about a month ago, in THE STAR,
passed Sandy Hook yesterday morning. on her
way to her station. The Saratoga left New York
this morning, bound for Hampton Roads and
Yorktown. If the U. s. steamer POwhatan ar
rlves at Boston from Key West-she is en- route
in time, she will be sent to join the naval fiotilla
at Yorktown during the celebration.
CONGRESSMAN JoRGENsEN, Of Virginia, will
very soon publish circular address urging Vir-
ginia republicans to support Malone and his re-
adjuster ticket Jorgensen says Mahone's con-
duct in voting for Senator Anthony for presi-
dent of the Senate against Bayard proves him
to be good enough republican to deserve the
party support and that he Gorgensen) is satis-
fed to support him.
THE COMING CABINET CHANGEs.-It is gen.
orally believed that at least two Cabinet changes
will be announced when the Senate convenes
tomorrow, the retiring members being Secretary
WINDOW and Attorney General MacV Veagh. 1t
is known that the President has upon his desk
above hundred nominations to be sent to the
Senate, and the general impression is to-day
that final adjournment Of the Senate will be
possible in two or three days.
GEN. HANCOCK's STAFF AT YORKTowN-The
following army officers have been ordered for
duty on the staff of Major Gen. Hancock during
the Yorktown celebration: Lieut.. Coils. H. F.
Clarke, w. D. Craighill, A. j. Perry and C.. G..
Sawtelle; Majors w. G.. Mitchell, Richard Ar
mold, A. B. Gardner and H. c. COrbin Capts.
j. S. Wharton, j. P. Sanger and l.. G.. Forsyth;
1st Lieuts. T. H. Barber, Eugene Griffin, E. NJ
Cobb, G. s. L. Ward and II. w. Hubbell, jr.;
and assistant Surgeon H. S. Turrill.
SECRETARY WINDOW TO BE REFLECTED TO
THE SENATE.-The Minnesota legislature met
to-day. It will elect successor to Senator
appointed by the governor to fill the
vacancy caused by Senator Window going in
President Garfeld's Cabinet. The latter. who
is candidate for reelection to his former posi-
ton as Senator, to-day received several tele-
grams from his friends in Minnesota that his
desire to return to the Senate would be graf
flied without any doubt whatever. The legsla-
tufc, Will Dut very lew members, are IN faVOr
of his return to the Senate The election will
not take place for two weeks yet.
THE FIRST MEETING Of the Cabinet under
President Arthur was held at noon to-day at the
residence Of Senator Jones on Capitol Hill. All
the members were present. The only business
of any Importance transacted was the signing
of a large number of Post Office and Interior
department nominations. Among those who
called on the President to-day were Senators
Cameron. of Pennsylvania Saunders, Logan. Sher-
man, Platt. Cameron. OfWiscOnsin; Van Wyck and
Representative Valentine. and ex-Representa-
tive Kellogg, Of Connecticut. An Indiana dele
cation, headed by Representative Orth, also
called in the interest of some son Of Indiana for
q Cabinet place.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Allison speaks of his
wife's great improvement in health. It will be
remembered that she was absent from this city
all last winter, owing to illness.-Judge and
Mrs. Bancroft Davis have returned to their resi-
dence here. They have been in Europe. arriving
from there only two weeks agO.-SenatOr
Anthony, who has been so deeply afflicted since
the death of Senator Burnside, his colleague
and constant companion, has since met with
another loss, which was no less severe shock
to him. A cousin Of his. who was as dear as a
brother to him, went on pleasure party with
his wife, and both were drowned in one of the
Maine lakes.-Senator Platt, who is here, ex-
poets his wife in few weeks. She is still at
their cottage In the Adirondack. Some artist
friends are enjoying the autumn there with her.
Col. R. G. Ingers0ll, who has become inter-
ested in some silver mines In New Mexico. will
start thither in a few days, and take all his
family with him. He says the Indians are so
dangerous in that neighborhood that he and
his family prefer that If one must run the risk
all should do so, that they may live or die to-
gether.-Mrs. Dom Piatt, who spent couple
of days in the city last week, left on Saturday
for Ohio. She came merely to pack the furn-
iture she had left in her house here.-Mrs
Rogers, the wife of ex-Presdent Hayes former
private secretary is now at the residence she
and her family have occupied here, but expects
to go to Europe soOn.-A private letter re-
ceived here from Hon. s. s. Cox speaks of his
own and his wife's great enjoyment of their
trip. They were at last accounts in Constan-
tinople, and expect to be here by November
2Sth.-Senator Jones, Of Florida, finds the
air Of Massachusetts, SO invigOrating that he has
made two visits to the banks of the Merrimac
since the Senate adjourned in May.-Mr. and
Mrs. Washington Mclean have returned to
Cincinnati.-The daughters of Judge Key, of
Georgetown, who went to Europe last June,
are now In Paris, and will remain abroad another
year.--Mr. J. H. Lathrop. formerly of this
city. who usually passes the winter here. has
arrived.-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bryan are