Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-21
Washington News and Gossip.

HE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR
today contains a synopsis of Mr.. Keily's ad.
dress on Irish Liberty" the Christmas Club,
base Ball Matters-the National in the League,
Notable Autographs in the National Museum,
the Salvation Army Parade, a Sensation over
the Spanish Succession, Geographic news, etc.
Inc advertisements are classified as follows:
Auction Sales, Hotels Ladies' Goods, Sewing
Machines, Books, Educational. The Trades,
House-furnishings, Financial, Attorneys, Wood
and Coal, Specialties, Professional, Medical,
Dentistry, Potomac River Boats Steamers
Railroads, Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal
revenue, $3.50, $50; customs, S6133S2.
THE KILLING OF SURGEON MADDox-An
account of the killing of Surgeon Maddox,
U. ). A, OF this city, and several privates, by
Indians. is reported in the supplement of The
STAR to-day.
ADDITIONAL LETTER Observation-Disclosures
Conger has obtained authority from the Post
Office department to employ two additional
letter carriers besides the two recently author
| 1zed. This will make the force of letter car
rlers IN the city number 75. One of the new
carriers will be sent to West Washington, an
other 10 Capitol Hill, another in the northern
part OF the city, and another will be employed
! In the business section.
The ISSUE OF STANDARD SILVER DOLLARS
AioAi .ho hiiHtS uuTlnS the week enQeQ Decenl-
| Der 18th was S629,211. Tue issue during the
corresponding week of last ear was S454,995
| The shipments of fractional silver coin from
December LIST amount to S44o,996.
| SENATOR CAMERoN's PURCHAsE-Col VIM.
| L. Brown, of New York, has sold, through
Thomas j: Fisher d Co., to Senator ]. d. Cam
| eron the fine residence on the east side of La
fayette square, formerly occupied by Mrs. Ogle
Tayloe, the consideration being sos, 900. Col.
Brown purchased this house from the Tayloe
m a mo
improvements, among which is steam heat
ing apparatus. The value of the improvements
was about $4,000. 1t is stated that Senator
cameron will make such alterations in this
house during the coming year as will make it
ready for his own residence with the intention
OF occupying it next year.
AssAssINATED BY INDIANs.-Capt. ]. NJ.
Coombs, of the Interior department., received a
telegram from his son, MIR. c. ]. Coombs, at
M1l!heim, Texas, this morning stating that his
uncle, MIR. w. l.. Coombs, and a brother OF j. NJ.
Coombs, well-known business man and a
heavy stock owner, was assaSsinated at Arlee,
Montana, yesterday, by Indians.
CoNsC1ENcE.-The U. s. Treasurer has re-
ceived a conscience contribution of Sic in an
envelope postmarked Key West, Fla.
THE DOLPHIN NOT YET PERFEcr.-A tele-
gram to the Navy department from Capt.
Meade reports the arrival of the Dolphin at
Newport Saturday evening. about ten hours
from New York. With the exception of Slight
ii.
compasses are considered unreliable.
A CUSTOMS DECISION REGARDING IMPORTED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Secretary Fairchild has af
firmed the action of the collector at Port Huron,
Mich, in assessing duty on certain mares which
were claimed to be exempt from duty as ''ani-
mails specially imported for breeding pur-
poses. 1t appears that The mares in question
are to be worked in the lumber regions next
spring and used thereafter for breeding pur-
poses. 1t was held, therefore, that the special
declared he
special purpose of the importation.
The EEDwELL.-Commodore Truxtun
was to-day directed to order survey of the tug
Speedwell at the Norfolk navy yard. She had
been reported as unfit for any service.
ARMY LEAvEs.-Leave of Capt. H. H. Ketcl-
um, 22d infantry, extended three months;
leave of Major Henry G. Thomas further ex-
tended six months Tor disability; leave of Major
Il: f. Fryer, surgeon, extended six months for
disability
SECRETARY BAYARDs MEMORIAL WINDOW.
A dispatch from Wilmington, Del, dated yes
terday, says: Secretary Bayard and his sister,
Mrs. John K. Kane, this morning attended
service at Old Swedes church, the secretary
having come from Washington on purpose to be
present when the sunlight should for the first
time fall through the new Bayard memorial
window upon congregation of worshipers.
minister's presence stirred little excitement
The rector, Rev. Jesse Higgins, before opening
ms ms sermon, thanked Secretary Bayard for the
to whom the window is a memorial.
THE CREEK DELEGArEs.-A dispatch from
the Creek Indian nation says that the four dele
gates WIN were recently appointed to represent
that nation in Washington this winter are
under unofficial instructions to urge the adop-
ton by Congress OF territorial government for
the Indian Territory. 1t is stated that a major
ity of the people in The territory in favor of
such action.
PERsoNAL.-Secretary Whitney has gone to
New York, expecting to return tomorrow
Mr.. Harry c. Page, editor of the Bayonne
Herald, and wife, of Bergen Point Nj, are in
Washington, on their wedding trip, stopping at
Wiilard's.-Professor Baird, Senators Ed
and West went over to New York on Saturday
WIN. +. Thompson, of Washington, was in
Chicago on Saturday.-Paymaster Rodney,
the humorist OF the Navy, was among the arri-
walls from Europe at New York, on the 10th
inst, by the Baltic.
Gen. q rant-s Masnaufmity.
UNPUBLISHED LETTERS ON THE FITz JOHN
PORTER CASE
The hitherto unpublished correspondence
between General U. $. Grant and General Fitz
John Porter in relation to the appeal of Cen
eral Porter for a rehearing OF his case, is made
public by q pamphlet of twenty pages, just
issued. The letters begin with General POrter's
first appeal to General Grant, September g.
1866, and continue up to General Grants last
illness. In the first letter General Porter asks
dent or in some other manner in ef1ecting a
re-examination Of the proceedings of the court
martial, and to make known his action to the
Hon. Reverdy Johnson General Adam
Badeau replied for General Grant, under
date of October /, 1866, declining to interfere
On September IS, 1867, Gen. Grant as secre-
plication OF Gen. Porter of 1867 to President
Johnson, stating that no testimony was con-