Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-24


SECRETARY GoFF returned from New Yok
yesterday.
SECRETARY E!ARTs will return to this city
from New York to- morrow
DFCIpED-In the U. s. Supreme Court today
the case OF Page against Burnsl en " ,s de Id ID,
the decree OF the District of Columbia Supr I'm
Court being reversed.
SENATOR MATT CARPENTER is pronounced to
be better by his physicians TO- day. report
was circulated at the Capitol this morning
that he was dead and for awhleit was credited
but messenger, who was sent to his house.
carried back word he was better.
MAJOR DAVID g. SWAIN, who was TO-DAY
nonirate by the President to be Judge advo-
cate general OF the L. 8. army, Is an old per-
sonal friend OF General Garfield, who originally
had the major appointed In the Judge advocate
generals corps.
AMONG The PRESIDENTS CALLERS to day were
Senators Khkwood Mcdonald and Ferry, and
Representatives Deer1ng, stone, Willets, Nc
GoWan. Maginniss, Butterworth, McCook, Da-
Wis, Cal, Startn. Ketcham, Valentine, HaWley
Downey, Crowley, Dwight, Van Voorhis, Fort,
ILL.,, and Brigham.
E. c. Billings, WHO was nominated today
by the President as Us. circuit Judge for the
fftn circuit. is at present US. district Judge
Of Louisiana. His promotion will cause a
vacancy. to which all OF those who wanted to
DC circuit judge Will very likely make a break
S52l ,0o0, 600 WANTED.-The Commissioner of
Pensions has written letter to the chairman
of the Senate appropriation committee, III
which he says the amount which. In his ludg-
ment, will be necessary to pay all the claims
under the arrearages OF pensions law viii ex-
ceed 1921 600, 900.
THE NEW NEBRASKA SENAToR.-The Sena-
torial contest I'm Nebraska ended on SATURDAY
by the defeat OF Senator A. s. Paddock on the
seventeenth ballot, and the election OF General
T. t. 'an Wyck, who served In the army during
the war OF the rebellion, and at It's close was
sent three times In succession to Congress to
represent the district I'm New York In which he
lived. He then removed TO Nebraska and en-
Of b fine estate In OtOe county. He has repeat
edly represented his county In the state senate.
STILL WITHOUT QCORUM.-An the demo-
cratic absentees are now On hand, except Gen,
Ewing, who is In New York, and Mr. Bright, OF
tennessee, who is sick. 1t had been the in
tentlon today TO call up the electoral count
iesoiu5ions, and push It through. 1t was found
and unless the pairs are broken, the party
would still be without quorum, II the repub-
licans refused to VOTE 1t has been decided for
Those paired to serve notice that they will be
day or two.
ARMY NoAINATIONs.-The President to-day
nominated officers to fill the vacancies caused
by the recent retirements. In the nominations
there are only two civilian appointments.
Charles Henry Whipple and w. 81. Comegys
are taken from civil life and nominated to the
position OF paymasters. The former Is son OF
Bishop Whlpple, and is now cashier OF a bank
at Fargo. D. T. The latter is a son of DR.. Co
megys, OF Cincinnati.
OF INTEREST To IArORTsRs.-Senatcr Conk.
ling has introduced bill providing that no
vessel used as common carrier snail be sub
ject to seizure or forfeiture, BY force OF the
laws in relation to the collection OF import
duties, unless II shall appear that the owner or
i aser n, ol tne n vessel was party TO the alleged
iDtgaI aet 1or which seizure or forfeiture NAV
oe othalded. The purpose OF this bll IS to put
-: S-u 40 the seizure OF vessels for acts CON,
mlued oy passengers. or by Sailors or eln.
Alo. es thereon.
INCREASE IN SOUTHERN MANUFAcrUREs The
recent CELSIUS reports show marked progress
10 cotton manufacturing 10 the southern states
during the last ten years. In 1870 the figures
were: Looms, ,6oe; spindles, 41s 9S3; pounds Of
ploy ed, l3,o33. In 1sso: Looms, l., ,222 spindie5
II4.07s pounds Of cotton used, l01 9s7 256; mum.
Der OF persons employed 22 223. Tine census
figures, It is said, show greater advance In this
STILL AFTER SITTING BUIL--Major 1ses tele-
graphs Gen. Terry from Camp Poplar River,
Jan. q, stating that Chiefs Crow King, Big
Shirt, Long Dog and Black Eagle, With 81
lodges, consisting of SO warriors and over 200
women and children, were slowly marching to
Fort BufoTd to surrender to Major BrOtherton.
This surrender Is considered very important.
The ueacherous conduct OF Sitting Ball IN re-
turning to Canadian territory is attributed to
the influence Of Low Dog, hostile VINO had
murdered mail driver. and to man named
Thompson. 1.-The wheel OF Sitting Bulls camp,"
Bull gives up. 1t Is proposed TO send force TO
the Canadian frontier and demand OF the au-
thorities the surrender NJ Sitting Bull and his
followers, as II Is understood that the Canadian
government has Instructed its officers to deliver
them up ON such demand
DEATH OF AN OLD REsIDKET.-Mrs. ClarisSa X.
Heiss, who died ia this city on Thursday, the
Goth instant was native Of Nashville, Tenn,
and will be remembered by the Old residents of
Washington as having been prominently iden-
tined with its social life many years before the
vi one Of 'Re whS@ nhn
r. Helss. and Thomas Richie were puolic
printers and proprietors OF the Union, then the
organ OF the democratic party OF the country
under Polk's administration. Major Heiss sub
sequently owned and conducted the New Or
leans Delta and Washington States. and was re-
garded as one OF the ablest journalists OF that
day.
Mrs Heiss spent several years with her hus-
band In Nicaragua, whittier they went for the
bener1t OF the latter's health. and where he was
interested In mining and other enterprises until
his death, in the summer OF 1865. She was an
accomplished scholar and linguist, speaking and
writing several foreign languages as well as she
did her own. At one time she was frequent
contributor TO the press On leading social and
political questions But thus gifted she was none
the less remarkable for her attractions In the
quiet OF her more domestic life, and was the
center OF large circle Of friends In the years OF
the present as we'll as OF the past. Tie deceased
v rs inferred by the side OF her husband at BriS-
tol Pa, on Saturday last
PERsGEAL.-Marquis de Potestad. the new
Spanish minister here, is at Wormiey'a-A.
Bronson Alcott In his lectures calls Emerson a
paragTapher. which IS a good deal more OF n
Mayor Thompson, OF Detroit, gave Archl-
bald Forbes, the correspondent and lecturer, a
handsome reception last Thursday evening, To
wEicn all the notable people OF the city were
invited.-Naval COnStructOr PO0k Is now Oc-
cupyiDg quarters In the navy yard here
Vel DOeckhOveD, the celebrated Belgian animal
painter died In Brussels last Thursday night at
The advanced age OF fS3-DalryMple. the great
wheat farmer OF Dakota. cleared $350.0O0, on his
1881 crop. He marketed 500,O00 busholA-
Chas. E. Smith, OF the Phi1adetphfa Press and
Mr.. NettIeIon, OF the Minneapolis Tribune. are
In tOwp.-Mr. JohA B. Cough, the famous
temperance orator, was taken Ill suddenly at
Dayton, Ohio, On Thursday last, and has been
obliged to postpone or cancel many Of his lee
turing eDgagementa-R T. Merrck. OF this