Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-05

IL udu uuCuIuB W UO Will Iue result. Ine eUOrt
failed.
MILITARY LAw.-Sometime ago Judge Advo.
cate Dunn, u. S. A., issued volume, or manual
containing opinions on military law and pro-
cedure. The book was printed by authority of
the War department, but did not carry with it
the o1nclal approval OF the department. A gen.
eral order, defining the status of the pubIlca-
ton, has been issued.
AN UNDERSTANDING has been reached be-
tween Chairman Wood Of the ways and means
committee and the appropriation COMMITTEE
whereby the latter will give way with the ap-
preparation bills for few days to allow Mr.
Wood the chance to pass refunding bill In
some shape The appropriation committee
will by the end OF the week have three addi-
tiOnal appropriation bills ready to report.
POPULATION STATIsTICs.-Senator Pendleton
expects to receive to-day from the census
bureau an official statement showing the pop
ulation of the United States by states.
TUE U. s. Supreme Court did not render any
opinions to-day.
THE JOINT Congressional committee on the
new library building will meet tomorrow to
prepare bill for Introduction.
THE House COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE has not
as yet considered the one million and quarter
appropriation for the improvement of the
Washington harDOr.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WM. B. WOODS was to-day
sworn In as member of the u. S. Supreme
Court, In presence Of an unusual number OF
spectators. consisting OF members OF the bar, OF
Congress and other prominent men.
THE DISTRICT SINKING FUND.-A statement
prepared by Treasurer Gllfllan commissioner
of the District sinking fund, shows that there
has been retired by the operation OF the sink
ing fund since July l, 1873. $6tS75O OF the
funded debt. Since the same date there has
been reduction Ia the annual interest charge
OF S3S, 9S1.17.
CONGRESS RE-AssEMBLBD TO-DAY without any
significant event in either branch. In the lower
house scarcely a quorum was In attendance.
There is a quorum in the city but many mem
DrTS remained away on account of the weather
The two participants In the recent dlsgraceful
scene ID the House were both present looking
Georgia, was In his seat for the first time In
many days. Among the absentees were some
OF the members who are after Senatorships.
WOOL CONvENTIoN.-Commis LIE Due
has issued call for meeting of the wool and
sheep growing convention In Washington jan
uary Is.
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEES has
u.
TIE LATEST CABINET SLATE is as follows: Sec
retary OF State. James G. Blaine, of Maine;
Secretary OF the Navy. Gov Rice, OF Massachu-
setts; Postmaster General, T. C. Platt, of Nav
York; Secretary Of the Interior, John L. Routt.
OF Colorado; Secretary OF the Treasury Wm B.
Allison, OF Iowa; Secretary Of War, j. Donald
Cameron, OF Pennsylvania; Attorney General.
western man.
WHAT GEN. MALONE WILL DO.-It ia at atnd
upon what Is said to be high republican au-
thority that Senator. elect Malone will this week
publish document setting forth explicitly the
principles, objects, and aims OF the Virginia re-
ad]usterS; that he will show that his party and
us policy are committed to the honest pay
In fact the debt-payers while the funuers are
the repudiationists. This publication, accord
Ing @ to report Is intended to pave the way to
OF Virginia into one party, sup porting
the national administration; that Gen. Mahone's
statement 1s already prepared, and 1t Is 80 clear
poses of the readjusters, that Gen. Garfield, to
whom It has been shown, approved 1t and the
proposed coalition. 1t is anticipated that this
coalition In Virginia, which. report says has
Oeen 1ndOrsed by the republican leaders, will
form party strong enough to control that
state ana will open the way to the reorganiza-
ll,, tlon OF the republican party throughout the
Is out w TO- tnat this new or
:
stalWart republican party.
PERsONAL-Associate Justice Woods. of the
U. S. Supreme Court, arrived in the city last
evening, and is staying at the Ebbltt House,
Senator Mcdonald after his term expires next
member Of the law firm OF Mcdonald & Butler
at Indianapolis William Allen Butler. of
New York, Is at Willard's.-TheS San Francisco
Alta is trying to start boom In favor of ex-
Senator Sargent for Cabinet position under
President Garfleld.-Ex-Senator Chaffee ia at
Wormley's.-MrD Doyle. who has just retired
from the mayoralty OF Providence, had filled
consecutive years, save one-Sidney W.
Cooper. the newly appointed consul to Cadtz,
isa the Riggs. is great trial to Boston
lished as the exponent of its highest culture,
shouldn't be edited by graduate OF Harvard.
Mr. Howells, who haS conducted that periodi-
cal so successfully for many years, received the
most OF his education In a country printing
Office, and beyond that Is entirely self-taughf.
1t Is stated In literary circles In London tnat
q large number OF incomplete manuscripts left
lshed. at least in part-Ristori has returned
to Italy and probably will not appear again
upon the stage.-Mr. Kenward Philip, who
gained 80 much and such unpleasant n5toriety
forgery. as retired from journalism and be-
come travelling salesman OF undertakers' sup
ples.-Charles Summers birthday was form.
Boston on Saturday evening. The proper date
is the 9th, but the 1st was selected for the COM
mem0ration for the convenience of gentlemen
obliged to return to their seats In Congress-
DR.. r. c. Ainsworth, U.S.A., Is In town. the
guest OF Col Martin, Assistant Adjutant Gen
Representative Morrison was in his
seat today for the first time this session.
Mr.. George U. Rose, the private secretary of
President Garfield, Is In town, having returned
from Mentor. Ohio. TO spend the holidays with
his family. Mr.. Rose has held the relationship
OF private secretary to Gen. Garfield for four
teen years.