Evening Star Newspaper, July 15, 1882, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Susday, AT THE STAR BUILDIN Ferthwest Corner Penneylvania Ave. and 11th 8t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. Tan je served to mnbwcribers tn Tae Exess eity by carrier ik, oF dé cents per month. ach. By maui—pestaxe prep Year, $6; eix monthe, $2. mt Office at Washington, D. C., a8 [Entered at the fecond-clase mail 1 shed on Friday—$2 a year, + 10 copies for $13;.25 tion. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE STAR Asrrerstents—Sth pure. Att =— Ist pare, nd Sth parca, em Ree seem ere sooo MeRENDREE 3 my) hw es oy 1 by bev Sates H. Pars. 23 p.m. CHE RCT aCH, 14 Wann, Past THE Fi by BH. LOMAX, Chu T. PXTRICK. WASHINGT ON arid the W. WHE) ARE 28 4% stre COLUMBIA BAILWAY CO. PANY, Wasnixere PECTAL . July 10, 1832, . SPRINKLERS. NESS. BROILE! PURNAC MING and TINNING. M. wed to 1 specialty fr etamp Binds of hair wor! WAYLAND WILSON'S INS) vest powder for ra for wot! (gp SOLES Poua anv very iS FKESH FROM THE SPKING. W. C. MILBURN, Pranwactsr, 930 7th street northwest. otch Ginchams, Just opened; best Ce Sear cooKens — GAS STOVES AND RUBBER HOSE. Cai and examine at S31 15th strost, ¥. F. BROOK’, ann Fine Gas Fixtures, &, > HO". SWEET Howe, A paMPHLr 26 pares, on sanitary p’ | tnitoax "Greuiatio, © Geaeral interest. "The. Sa OF @ very conc'se, clear 1 prineiptes of . Paul Gerhard, gece: a” awed thnk yor stm adiverdhvem est 2 6) Warns, wont | mud Voir be only, boueghoiders woud ca eiuliy and set accord: nsly. Mest our wore 317 Stk stves, 37-9 toy MANVARD © HTTO 7 60—N® 9,122. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1882. TWO CENTS. Washington News and Gossip. GoversMext Keceirts To-pay.—Internal reve- nue, $4 stom, $704,945.95. Natiowat Bat OTES OUTSTANDING, $357,087,805. THE Prestpext lias appointed Jas. M. Haworth, of Kansas, inspector of Indian schools, and Henry €. Harmon notary publle for the District of Co- Jumbia. Dergat of Mr. Nea}, chairman of the ttee on the District of Columbia, tothe 44th Congress, loses to Mr. Neal has >for the welfare of the District, of the Disizict co: he in onteibtited to the passage of z rest for the city’s prosperity vali TION 2 CONFIRMATION of Mr. er, in the executive rnoon, Was Harris made rm He based olitical career 1 by a vote of t voting for and Sty Wm. B. Royall, 34 se Advoeate will no! report on the t Mason case to the Secretary of War unul nday. SED the District water Dill abolishing the mill- rt Ab-rerombie, Minn. EMBERS of the Genova award commission, toa of Judge Asa French, ¢: Tue Pres suppty til, and tary reservation at NP TAS Tue with t upon the Prestl nd the Sceretary of State to- day to pay thei ts. S. Boxps held tb tlonal bank circul=tion, 90; U. S. bonds hel by the Treasut public moneys In tional bank depositaries, $15,925,000; U.S. hond ure cireulition during the week $1.144.500: U_S. bonds to secure 41,500. House t-lay liam, and Represent uman, Nea Aland S. Walters has been ordered Mipsiipwan Jol the recetving slp Pass ute. 's torpeto boat m left the for Ni » Where she will essary repalts. Under the provisions of the ation would be postponed yearsof age, and his ed for that reason. aval bil ie until he would be thir resignation was ten! Cus the naval th: fe amendment to n billehanging the titles of junior m ers froin assist mt surgeon ssed assistant surgeon to thatof surgeon very far toward reeoncilyie the corps to umbers inilictod upon fe by the Hous a navies have abolish for many years, and desired the change. | Stererary Cranpr ul Crosby. ake iitioa Of coy mi tion referred to Sas T¢ HCESSATY © nt th st econ vic wastecul or improper ex- ‘et, authoriz», or know- to encourage the strict the of Maine, w i s, it will b prime mover in he Hous> wh ity (eject Lseats Several ¢ Morrison, of Hi st, against Seunte nd Repri two latter won every Which rather mortitiet Mr, whist player. Finally in ad My, Ww ty by which we can beat Morsfson, “wwe might by an ry ATED FOR CONG: }trom Catre, . Thornas, R t al fast b —Private dispatches say that the Hon. Pin C, A renom! shiugton received the um With great satistaction and have sent ulin engratulatery telegrams, CoxtRact of decorating the Secretary's room tn the norta wing of the Stats, War and Navy departiaeat buthiiug, intended for the Sec- et War, has be awarded to C. Otto Ficht, w York.” His desicns were considered the most satisfactory. His ULL was $2,900. Not Gorse a Frsuixe.—Regs published in th moraing pipers, to the effect that Mr. Seth Green, of Rochester, N. Y., had nu requested by tue Prest lent to recommend to ad place for fist: Mr. Green th Keua lake, e@ authertt: suc time ago tt him on such 2 n Was not accepted. cepted none n extended to ided by him a does leave Washington during tin ‘ding the telegram n. The 3 ident to fishing trip, but the The President the many invitations which have has yet been il ko when he ated term. sAl—Dr. D. B, Clarke and Mrs. Clarke, Ir children and grandehfldren, left tits lug for a two weeks’ sojourn at Atlantic Ex-Representative Le Moyne, of Tlinols iger, of Ohio, and Commoore 1 at the EVbItl.—The wife and dauzl 7 ¢ to Aurora. some time r. 1 the popular pap ad Golden Daws,4s at Willard’ everidge, Who la’ been In Europ chs past, for business purposes, | vedne-day.— Mr. B, Robinson, nowR clothier, will spend a few weeks at Rowley Sori shberg and famity, and Mrs. H. Schwart dria, are guests at the Atlantic Hotel, ( » Md."—Lt. Danen- | hower is at Capon Springs, Va., where his health is ftaproving. He will shortly leave for the north. W. € Brodhead ge Delaware Gap, fora month’s vacation.—Charies A. ot Washington, was a passenger by the overiand train to arrive fa San Francisco Tass —Rev. B. F. Bittenger will tion It Koekland county, New York.— Watts and her four danghters, Mrs. J. ze and son, Mrs, Ford and Miss Speak, of nington, are guests at the Clark House, Asbary Park.——Mrs. F.’P. B. Sands, who has been at prings for some time, bas gone to Cap ‘The following Washingtontans are at Mrs. West, Dr. and Mrs C. R. family, Mrs'Jane J. de ia Roche, and Mrs. Thos. J. Luttrell and femily, Mrs. Hopkins, Miss B. Hopkins, Gen. and Mra. F. T, Dent, P. "H. Sesmour.—James W. ‘Tyler, of ‘Tyler & Chewning, ts recreating at the OF Sweet Springs.—Amonz the late arrivals at the Bright Hous both Beach, are the following Wash- fnztontans: J. C. Heald and family, Geo. W. Brown end fam ly, Mrs F. MeKein and fully, Mrs. and Miss Pairo. W. FL Mattingly and fainily, iss Finnie Henburn, Miss Ada Yates, Miss E: Ricketts, Miss Hill, and J. Waller Cooxsey. Va Mrs. J. HL i. Nominations ‘To-day. ‘The Presiient seat the following nominations to | the Senate to-day: James C. Tolmtn, surveyor general of U. 8. dis- the | as | AT THE CAPITOL, Senate Proceedings To-day. Mr. Rolilns introduced in the Senate to-day an amendment to the naval appropriation bili, ap- propriating $150,000 for the manufacture or pur- chase of the necessary tools or plant for the con- struction of fron or steel vessels and thetr arma- ment i the appropriate navy yards. Referred to committee on appropriations. Mr. Anthony introduced a bill repealing so much of the army appropriation bill as provides for the retirement of ¢ erman and Lieut,-General a resolution calling on the sof the declarations of Edward Lytton-Bulwer wnt Mr. Clayton upon the rafiftea- tion of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and for any other documents reterred to in the Instructions of Secretary Frelinghuysen to Minister Lowell, dated 8th May, 1882 Adopted. DOUBLE PR! On motion of Mr. Van Wyck, a resolution was taken up directing the Secretary of the Interior | to withholt action on the payment of a double | pension to Gen, Ward B. Burnett until the Presl- Ml act upon the biil passed yesterday, wiston prohibiting the pay Wilel contiins af bof dont per Me. Voor: m d the resolution, vretary of the Interior yes- Lhe (Mr. Voorhees) betrayed no confi- the Secretary felt entirely compe- ithe government's interests; that he sking such Interference by Congress, © contrary Gid not desire any such inter- | saying he tent to yu | Was not { but on fer: M ald it was not a question of the amount of money pald toa pensioner. but » ques. tion as to wheter or uot an utive oficer of | the gov ent could until a law of Congre. | Mr. Vo In reply to a question, declared that the lon of th ttorney General to the | effect that sions—one gr special la n. Burnett Was entitled to two pen- nted under a general and one under —did not effect any other pension Mr. Van Wyck maintained that tt dtd affect thousands of similar cases, Mr, Blair opposed the resolutton, wh: ch was ad- | Voated by Mr. Groome. Mr. Willams thought that tt was an extraordl- nary procecding for a legislative boly to serve an iusinetion on a gallayt OLE soldier inorder to re- | strain him from ng his just dues from the government, a The o.posod Cie resolution, Pending further discussion the morning hour expired and the matter went over. On motion of Mr. Logan, the Senate, this atter- noon, temporarily Laid aside the regular order (the revenue reduction bill,) and took up the pension appropriation ill. House of Representatives. THE DISAGREEMENT ON THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRI ATION BILL. Mr. Cannon, from the committe on the legislative, executive and judicial appropri- allon Dill, reported that the committee had been | unable toagree. Mr. Cannon explifaed that the | first matter in dispute touched the salaries of the House and Senate employes. kins and Mr. Holman fnsisted that the | 1 thaintain its position upon tae sab- even were the bill to hang fire for a lon Lhold to the doctrine that, as a co- inate Dranch of the legislitive department, tt hail a right to di ine what the salaries of gov- ernment employes shiould be. Mr. Holman declared that he would rather see the bill full than have the House yteld upon this | question, of conference :on(Mass.)sugzested that in all legista- | there must be concession, and he did not think that any one seriously maint iiaed the tdea of Stay- | tne shington ‘simply for the pury making a fight with the s | Which Invoived only $5,000. { | Mir. Blount arcued against making any eompro- | mis* with the Senate, wiiose action. he said, Was Not courteous to the Louse Mr. Cannon (one of the conferees) referred to the action of the Bou-e a few days sinee in putting on the sundry civil bi an ttem giving a month’s | extra pay to House employes, and sald it was | Worse Urin folly forthe Hous? to elatin to be more | Virtuous than the Senite. He sald that another point of disagreement in conference was as to the transfer of reci Adjutant G rtulning to pensions to the Another was as to placing records for sa ping on the top floor of Ube pew State Depart butding. Mes uneed the House to insist on its disagreement with the Seite on thes» points. ther point « ation ¢ greement was as to the | 11@ Court reports, the S: using the House item. a long discus-ion the House yoted to insist Sagrecment with the Senate and to ask for a further conference, Mr. MeCo'd offered a re: House concerees to ag salaries of cimpioye Ruled ont on a point of order. | Mr. Dunn offered a resolution dec lution instructing the lating It to be e duty of the two houses to fix the sala Gal Sof beth heases, just as they fixed the ries Of inembers 2nd Senators. Same railng. Mescrs. Cannon, Hiscock and At pointed 2s conferees on the legisl Messrs. Iiseork, Rob Appoluted con: on the d tion bit On motion of Mr. Barrows of Mich., a resolution adopted referring to the committee on civil reform the question of inequalities of n the Senate and House eniptoye | provided that no sutartes be ine | Mr. Willams, of Wisconsin, repd | the committee on foreizn afta fercd by. Mr. Cox, rk, requesting the President to Cc te any information in pos- | session of the State department in reference to | | apy change or modification in the stipulations ¢ der witleh ti heh cable company was ne ted toland ible on the shore of the U. | the effet that it would not combine with | companies to gressioual a ted. ‘The committees were then called for reports. Those made were rererred. Were reap- of N. Y. were | ciency appropria- a back the recoltition of- | ver rates, with 2 view to Con- | ent consolidation. Adop- | THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. On the cali being compl ted, the House at half- | past one went into committee of the whole (Mr. | Burrows fn tuechatr) on the Senate amend:uent to ) the river and harbor appropriation bill. ‘The first | sixteen ameadments were non-concurred in, as a matter of course. On the seventeenth amendment, | veing that for the survey ofa shipeanal to connect the ¢ vad Delaware bays, Mr. | destred to have a special vote so as to emphasiz> | the opposition of the Houze to it After some little | discussion a separate vote was taken on Uns amendinent and ft was non-concurred 1a, Notes, sion of the House last. night, ssed to the number of forty, among thet the é DIL granting an tn | Of pension lo the witow of Gen. George J ‘The House also passed blils gr: condemned cannon for monum | It was Representative Taylor, chairman of the | House committee to audit the expenses of Presi- | dent Garfield's tilness an 1 funeral, that. de the action of that committee in thle House yest-r- day, and not Representative Richie, as inad- vertently stated in Tue Star. EXTRA HOUKS AND EXTRA PAY. The Senate committe on printing to-day re- ported Mr. Hawley’s joint resolution directing that the public printer shall cause work to be done in the Government Printing Office and its branches | At night as well as through the day when the ext- | gencies of the publie services require tt, and pro- Viling that. the Jablic printer shall pay for all Work performed on legal holidays, Sundays and | between the hours of 12 @elock midnight and 8 o'clock a. m. an advance of fifty per cent on the prices xed by law. Mr. Plumb objected to the | consideration of the resolution, and it went over. THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILI, as re ported to the Senate from the appropriations committee contains several general amendments, among then a clause providing that at least ten appolatments shall be made each y2ar to the navy from the naval academy; also changing the medi- cal corps from 50 surgeons and ® assistant and passed assistant su-geons to 140 surgeons, of Whom 50 are to be of (ue first-class and the other 99 of the second and Uiird classes. ‘The sections | relating to paymasters, engineers and the retire- ment of oftcers are also altered. The House pro- viston authoriziaz the suspeasion of work at navy. yards is amended by providing for at least two yards on the AUantle and gulf coasts, one north and one svuth of the Potomac river and one on the Pacific coast. ‘The bill as {t passed the House appropriited in the aggregrate. $15,331,995, and this atount has been ihereased about $70,000 by the Senate committee. ‘The principal items of In- crease are $50,000 for the general maintenance of yards and docks and $15,000 for bewinaing the transfer to copper plates of 530 photo-lithographic charts. At the evening s pens'on bilts were 7 ital purposes. | | as to the proc ive bil, aud | § t from | | j the: du: DISTRICT COMMISSIONER WEST AND OTHER INEES CONFTRMED. ‘The Senate In executive session yesterday con- firmed the foilowing nominations: John R. West, to be 2 Commissioner of the District of Columbia; Win. W. Spaulding, to be a receiver of public money; cad John Cary, to be register land eMice at Duluth, Mina. “There was & roll call on NOMS ecutive and judicial appropriation bill met yester- day afternoon, but failed to reach an agreement on the section of the bill which proposes to transfer the army records of soldiers from the custody of the surgeon-genersl to thatof the adjutant gen- eral, the section which proposes an equalization of the saluries of the employes of the House and Sen- ate, and the section which grants to the Secretary of the Navy for the use of his department a por- tion of the ‘south wing of the building now occu- pied by the State department. The House con- fterees will report their disagreement to the House, and ask for a vote of that body upon the sections in controversy. ee Senator Kellogg and the Grand Jury. THE LOUISIANA SENATOR'S VINDICATION—THE PRO- CEEDINGS OF THE GRAND JURY—THEIR ACTIO! HAS NO REFERENCE TO THE GUILT OR INNOCENCE OF OTHER PARTIES. ‘The action of the grand jury yesterday in ignor- ing the charges brought before them {mplicating enator Kellogg in alleged Star route frauds, has been the subject of considerable comment and Speculation, and several stories, more or less true, elings of the grand jury have been printed. The only question which the grand jury had presented to them for consideration was the complicity of Senator Kellogg. Thelr Inquiry was not invited as to the guilt of other parties. When they first met, as Indicated by their appearance In court for instructions, the question was railed by twoof the members as to the right of Mr. Bilss to be present. Some of the members who had had experier on the grand juries before asserted that {twas customary for the prosecu- ting officer to explain a case and then retire, leay- lng It to the foreman to manage the examination of witnesses, This matter, however, was settled by the court in favor of allowing Mr. Bliss to re- hin. The jurors, it appears, came toa conclu- ston very quick:y after hearing the evidence. There s but one vote taken, and that was unan- imous in exoneration of Senator loge. trustworthy information obtained ‘TAR, It can be stated that no comment or criticism wa aassed upon the character of witnesses or their testimony. The evidence of Walsh was not cot Sklere:1 aS conclusive or satisfactory proof of gul or gulity knowledge on the part of Senator Kel- logy. As Stated betore, the relations of other par- to the alleged frauds only came up before the nd jury incidentally One of the grand jurors said to a Star reporter as he saw into the cases or the other ight up inchientally he belleved tf he led upon to vote, he would have voted for indictment, As tothe statement of Mr. Biss, publ ned in THE STAR, that if he bad been a mem- er of the jury he wourl have voted to Indict Kei- logg,the grand Juror did not believe Mr. Bliss would have made the statement under oath, Mr. Bliss could not pe sald to have done more in defence ef | Mr. Kelloug ff he had been employed on that side. Yesterday morning Mr. Bliss ha ving intimate that he Would have more testimony to present Moudey, the grand fury placed w.ti him the re- Sponsthlitty “of holding the jury together. When the jury appeared in court, liowever, Mr. Bilss did not make aby request of the court, and the jury was adjourned. A me ‘Tr of the jury said to a Stax reporter that he believed that the jury was as good a one | | to grant the request. Gen. S “Strained Relations” at the War De- partment. SECRETARY LINCOLN AND JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL SWAIM. In regard to the reports that for some time past the relations between Secretary Lincoln and Judge Advocate General Swaim have not been of a friendly character, the Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says: “The Secretary, it ts asserted, has frequently overruled decisions of the Judge advocate ‘general. * * * When Gen. Swaim became judge advocate general of the army four of the seven Judges advocate were stationed in Washington, three in the bureau of military Justice, and one as military secretary to the tary of War. The latter is Brevet Col. Tho Barr, who occupies: adesk in the same room with the Secretary.” The correspondent goes on to state that soine time ago Gen. Swaim proposed to make some changes. He endeavored to have Col. Barr detailed to duty at the Academy, and the other thre 10 Were performing clerical duty, Gen. ‘nt were needed at their posts. Th Ty, however, disapproved the order detalling Col. Barr to toe Military Academy. “It 1s also as serted,” says the correspondent, “(hat Col. Barr Was an aspirant for the judze advocate genearal- ship prior to the appolintinent of Gen. Swaim. Since the appointment of the lat jealousy 18 sald to existbetween th Col. Barr, having the ear of the Secretary at all times, has an advantage not enjoyed by the other.” WHAT COL. BARR SAYS, Col. Barr, Secretary Lincoln’s military secretary, when approached upon the matter to-day bya STAR reporter, at first declined to say anything upon the subject. Upon being asked as to his connection with the alleged trouble, he replied :— “Gen, Swaim did request the Secretary of War to have me transferred to the West Point academy, as Was published in THE STax at the time the re> quest was made, but the Secretary simply declined alm tnade a mistake in requesting the transfer, for I was not under his authority at all. Thisoffice and the office of mil- itary justice are entirely separate and distinct, and there 1s no frictlon whatever between them! The reports of the judge adyocate general are passed upon by the Sécretary of War, and of course the Secretary can overrule them When they do not meet with his approbation. ‘This was done in the ease of the report on the Mason case, as the Whole country knows, and there was nothing un- ustial about it; but I wouldw’t care to say anything more upon the subject.” THE SERGEANT MASON CASE. It will be remembered that tn his first report on the Mason case, Gen. Swaim took the ground that the prisoner was IMegally confined—in that it was impossible for Mason to have committed the offence of assault, with which he was charged, when the positions of the men and the surround- ing circumstances were taken into consideration. The report which the Secretary of War made to the President did not, however, uphold Gen. Swaim, but sald that the court-martial was legal. ‘The review of the Mason case by Mr. Bigelow, Mason’s attorney, was recently referred to Gen. as could be Impanuelled; that they would indict | Swaim by the President throuzh the Secretary of the President @ Senator or anyone else 1¢ there | War for an opinion. Gen. Swatm takes substan- wos suitictent evidence placed before them, but | th uid not indict anyone without good | nds, especially atter Judge Wylie had’ in- them that they should not find a bill ex: apon evidence sufficient, as they belleved, to convict the accused partes. ‘Khe New Schegol Board. Tho appointment of the members of the new school board—the terms of the old members hay- ing expired to-day—will not be made until the new Commissioner has been consulted. At pres- @ Is no school bowrd, and it is not ikely there will be for some days. AS soon as the fs appointed they will hold a meeting to der a number of hnportant subjects. The most important changes Will be that recommended | by the safety c of Substituting iron stair eases In the Su ‘hool busidlas {or the pres- ent one, and the alterations and additions in other buildings as suzrested by tae committee. The usual annual repairs at ail the public schools being rapidiy rried out. Taney will also select sites for the three new school houses to be built. District Government Affairs. CONTRACTS AWARDED, Tae Commissioners to~lay awarled the contract for erceting the new station hous? on U strect to | C, Thomas, the lowest bidder, contract for furnishing cast tron pipe was. warded fo Mr. John MeCletland, and the | utrict {or furnishing cement and lime to Mr. J. | M. Wheatl A NEW SEWER ASKED FOR. itlon was recetved to-day by the District ssioners from ‘ce nmuber of residents | in the netchborhood of 31 and 5 and Tand Li stre-ts northeast, asking that a sewer be con- structed for the dralnage of squares and 807. » 896 | —— D BY A Fats.—Phe southern train over | depoton 6th | 2 & P. railroad Drought to the to-d:y James Gollispe, a white man years old, eraployed In the canstruction of a bri¢ at Woodbridge, Va., Who was badly Injured tals morning by a fll. He was sent to the Providence hospital by the railroad company DEATH or Mas. Manta Lo ria Loutsa Swann, the wid Mr. hew Of ex-Gov. Swann, of Md. died s iy evening ein South Washington, being out fa the earlier part of attending to’ some business, returned home, not even complaining of a tizue. She then lay down to rest, M at her request, went to and on her return, after riinutes, found ‘her mother in her last | Physicians were summoned, but ival Mrs. Swann had breathed her Jams gave a certificate of death from disease of the heart. ——— Oxpexs dated yesterday announce the retire- ment of Post Chaplain David White, U. 8. A, Under provisions of the act approved June 3oth ast. CHANGES IN THE SunsisTeNce DErARTMENT.—The following changes in the stations and duties of officers of the subsistence department are made: Captain Wells Willard 1s ordered to this city to relieve Captain Charles B. Penrose as purchasing and depot commissary of subsistence. Captain Penrose will report to the commissary general of subst-tence for spectal duty in iis oMice.” Captain W.H. Nasi, commissary of subsistence, is ordered to Newport barracks, Kentucky, to relieve Captain W. H. Beli as chief Commissary’ of subsistence of that department and as purchasing commissary of subsistence at Cinclanatt, Ohio. Captain Bell Will proveed to Cheyenne, W. 'T., and assume the dutles of purebasing and depot commissiry of subsistence at that place. Captain W. A. Elder- kin will report by letter, onthe expiration of his present sick leave of absence, to the commissary general of suvsistence, ‘THe Lawett. Money on d:posit in the Treasury to-lay for the redemption of notes of banks re- ducing c'reulation, is $24,416,898; banks In Hqul- dation, $11,876.998.90; Tailed banks, $1,119,562 20; total, $37,413,389.10. CosrestzD INDIANS.—The Com missioner of In, dian Affairs has received a telegram from Indian Agent Miles stating that the report that the Cheyennes and Arapahoes want to go on the war path ts false. ‘They are contented since the resto- Uon of beef rations, and are linpatient to engage frelghting. PRIVATE HENRY PeNNywirr, of the signal corps, has been ordered from Buffalo to this city for duty. ‘NatIoNAL Bask Norss received for redemption for the week, $1,944,000; for the corresponding period last year, $1,878,000; received for redemption to- day, $267,000. A Woman Burxs Hse Curip 70 Deatn.—Patrick Lyneh, the engineer of the Rossmore Hotel, New York, found the body of a newborn mile chiid in the furnace, in the engine room: ‘Thursday morn- Ing. ‘The mother of the chitd was found to be a young working woman in the koteL Her name hot yet known. She !s 11 and confined to bea, and tle physician In change refuse! to let the po- | been reviewed by j course under any circumstances. | say that no one had the | img tn the Py tally the saine grounds in the second as in the first report, and there seems to be no doubt that thts Will also be overruled by the Secretary of War. THE SECRETARY'S LEGAL ABILITY. It{s the opinion of prominent army officers who hold close relations with the Secretary that he 1s an unusually sound lawyer, and itis well known that any question of military law to be decided re- celyes very thorough consideration at bis hands, Reports are, of course, made to him through the regular channels, but if they do not mect with his entire approb ition they are lat aside, and those made upon his own judgment substituted. GENERAL SWAIM SAID to a SraR reporter to-day :— There ts no quarrel existing between the Secretary of Wat and my- self. I do not wish to make one, and Ihave no sympathy with any one who endeavors to make one.” His attention was callod to the newspaper article, in which he 1s represented as saying:—“I have understood from several parties that he (the Secretary of War) has on various occasions spoken in uncoimplimentary terms of me; but I must say that Whenever T have oceaston to vist his office he has treated me civilly. I have no doubt that persons lave grossly misrepre- sented me to him, which may have prejudiced him against me. “He has overruled several of mny decis‘ons, but Lam willing to stand by thei under any circumstances. T have prepared most of the opinions that haye been bureau since 1 became judge advocate general. ‘Before T came here the most of the eases were re- wed Dy the assistants, and my predeces approved them. Frequently, after a y my tants, [have had to re- write the optnion, because It'was not in accord- ance with my views Frequently [have heard of conclusions reached in cerialn eases circulated tn » Secretary’s office before I had reviewed the Ido not intend to deviate from my present T feel that I have Interpreted the military Liw correctly in every case that has come before me, and 1 am will- ing to go before the world with them. T intend to run the bureau of military just to the best ad- vantage to the service or I will resign my commis- eral Swaim sald to THE Stan reporter will not at that fs not my oplaion, but xt ey I do ake such a Ksockep D ‘This morn- was puton in trial for seriously assaulting Jon’ Sheehan, ndon’s Saloon shout four o'clock last. Satur Torning, an aecountot which was pubilshed in Tus Srak. Sheehan stated that the defendant and others weve drinking on the avenue Friday night of last wi nd wound up at Gordon's at four o’cloc! y morning, when a dispute arose, and there was talk of fighting, and Swecney took ‘a bottle off the bar and struck witness on the head, knocking him down and causing him to be confined in the hospital since the assauit. This tatement Was corroborated, and the defendant tated that he Was assaulted first, and then threw. the bottle. The court. tinposed a fine of $160 or six months in jail An appeal was noted and bonds fixed at $300. ee eat ffairs in West Washington, A Gris. BURNED To DeaTH.—A ten-year-old female child of Henry King, colored, who works at the Central coal hari, While blackberrying across the Aqueduct bridge, ‘in Virginia, yesterday, built a Taade by this | lire, trom which her clothes caught fire, burning | her to death, DEATi.—Mr. George W. Cummings, of Great Falls, died at his residence there yesterday. The funeral takes place to-morrow evening. Decatur Lodge, K. P., No. 9, of which the deceased was a member, will attend the funeral and assist in the ceremonies. . PRESENTATION TO AN EX-FiREMAN.—Mr. James T. Greaves, who has recently resigned from the fire department to take a position at the pump- house, was yesterday the recipient of a handsome Mzsonic badge (keystone) from his late associates in No.5 engine company. Foreman Lowe made the presentation speech, SURVEY FOR A RAILROAD.—It 13 currently re- ported here that enzineers are going to begin the survey O{ a railroad route from the Aqueduct bridge to iis Church next week. ‘THE TENNALLYTOWN PEOPLE are very desirous that the authorities do something with the High street road before fall, or that, If nothing can be done to the road, arrangements be made for ter- ries at certain points. AseavLt.—Mr. John H. King, of the Humane so- ciety, and Mr. C. C. Sailer, Uline fieesntiae of the W. & G. Rt Co,, had a Wiflicuity yesterday eve- ning, growing out of some complaints of Mr. King in reference to the hill horses at 15th street. Mr. Saller assaulted Mr. King, and struck him In the face, and, it is charged, endeavored to throw him dowh stairs. ‘The affair occurred in the railroad ofice here. Mr. King went to the Police Court this moraing and swore out a warrant against Charles C. ler for assault and battery. The warrant: te in the hands of a policeman, and the case will be heard in the Police Court Monday. The society, he siys, is going to procure eminent counsel, «nd prosecute the case to the utmost ex- tent of the law, PExsonal,—Mr. Alexis King and wite and Capt. Lindsey and wife, of Denver, ieft for their homes yesterday.—Mr. Sidney Mitchell, formerly of this city, now superintendent of the Minnesota | Of sound and disposing mi w | and last hou |caiaver of the late Charles J. G CONTEST OVER GUITEAU’S WILL. Guiteau’s Fstate. PROCKEDINGS BEFORE THE PROBATE COCRT—EMBAR- RASSMENTS IN THE WAY OF A FINAL SETTLEMENT, The admintstration of the estate of Charles J. Guiteau fram present appearances will be at- tended with considerable diMculty. Rev. Dr. Hicks, to whom the assassin bequeathed his estate, consisting of his body and tue copyright of his book, “The Truth and the Removal,” will Ukely find his trust anything else than agre: It will be remembered that Mrs. Scoville,Gulteau’s sister, last week published a letter in which she claimed that her brother was insane, and advised Dr. Hicks that she would conte: 8 right to ad- mintster on the estate. Now it appears that but of the witnesses to the paper made by the deceas: ih, (the day before the ex- ecution), ear that (Guiteau) Was of 8 a d ‘posing mins z f making a Valid deed or contract at the tine. The paper in question was with Register Ram: will of the deceas yesterday Judge it by Dr. wan ve jal Mr. Woodward testified that he witaesse execution of the p: nd that the test Mr. Reed, the other S. Was OL present, and itis stated that he 1s uawilling to swear that Guiteau was of sound mind. A citation was issued for Mr. Reed. Un: Jess the willis proven, Dr. Hicks’ riglt to dispose Of the body will be questioned. WHAT MR. REED SAYS. A Srax reporter saw Mr. Reed this morning, and telling him of the mention of the proceedings In the Probate Court in a Baltimore paper, Mr. R asked: “Did Dr, Hicks pre: Will? It fs no will In any sense of the word. Tdid not draw the paper as such; it was a mere memo- randum and I drew it to satisfy the caprice of the poor lunatic.” The paper says,” interjected the reporter, “that you do not think tat he was capable of maising a will.” “Of course he could make no will,” sald Mr. Reed; “he was incapable of making a valid deed I regarded thts paper only as a and had J supposed that it would have been propounded as a wiil I would not have drawn it. I would have left him first.” ‘Then,” said the reporter, “you think that he was insane.” “Most assuredly,” sald, Mr. Reed; “I could not think otherwise.” A LETTER FROM MRS. SCOVILLE. Mr. A. K. Browne has received a letter from Mrs. Scoville dated Sheldon House, Chicago, July 11th, in which she says: “I desire a good lawyer in Washington to take charge of the matter of my brother's estate. I refer to the esiate of Charles J. Guiteau, recently deceased, he being, as I have always held, insane, his alleged will making was iMegal_and'votd. T also claim that the ‘paper which I'signed wider protest and by compulsion was Mlegal and void, Voth for this reason and cause Dr. Hicks allowed his remains to be removed and desecrated without my consent, when It was expressly understood that his remafns were to be left where we buried then until such Umeas we thought {t safe to remove them to our family burying ground at Wan Requa, TL Ttalked the matter over with my brother Jolin at the time of as 1 in the Probate ¢ Satter eal or contract. sighing the paper, and should not have signed it had I hot Supposed my wishes would be regarded in the matter, I consented to Dr. Hicks having temporary charge of the body, as I feared to trust the government officials, and thought, as T assured Ulat Dr, Hicks was my brottier’s friend, and being also the friend of the P.estient, he could sureiy protect his poor dead body from desecration, But when T hear of the disinterment and horrible use to which his bleached and polished bones are being put; set up for a show In a public museum before a Week has one by, I feel free to say that the entire contract, if there'ever wasa legal one, has iwen broken by the violating of a part of the’same. T could never see any propriety in Dr. Hicks baying Une copy Tight Of his book, and protested against 10 at the Ume of signing it ‘The reason given was that he intended writing and publishing my brother's Ife and needed the book to do tals, but why one copy Would not answer as well as every book printed, copyright and all, I was not made to understand, and do not pretend to know. Perhaps Bro. Hicks will rise to explain. ‘ow, if you or any good lawyer wish to take hold of this case and contest it on the grounds Thave stated, I will agree to furnish tt to prove his thsanity, by what they knew before his decease, and als those who will swear to It from what they saw aiter hisdeath atthe autopsy. I will give an équitable share of whatever can be got from his estate, or rather my just portion oft, lor services rendered in the iaiter. My brotlier John can take any course he desires In the matter as to his share, but Ihave fully decided upon my own course as outlined in this letter. ‘This ts part of What I meant in my letter to Dr. Hicks by Siy- ing: ‘The Guiteau business has just commenced,’ There are cther tings whioh need looking atter, as the correct narrativg of his life, which I will at- tend to myself In due ume.” Mrs. Scoville is in the city to-day niteaws Cadaver. WHAT WAS BZEN DONE WITH IT—BAKRRELED UP IN THE BASEMENT OF THE MEDICAL MUSECM—WHaT WILL BE DONE IN THE FUTURE. What has been done and ts being done with the iteau still re- mains a watter of some ghastly interest. On the 4th of July, the day after the cofin was taken from the jail to the army medical musoum {t was nt that paper as the a THE EGYPTIAN SITUATION. RESTORING ORDER IN ALEXANDRIA, BRITISH OCCUPATION OF FORTS AMERICAN MARINES IN THE RUINED CITY, JOHN BRIGHT'S RESIGNATION CONFIRMED, CUP DAY AT THE SARATOGA RACES, THE GREAT CRISIS IN EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS, English Military Notes. July 15.—Itis stated that the Duke af | Connaught 1 take command of a brigade of the iris in Egypt. ‘The Household cavalry a0 BOB | lake heavy kits for active service, | Whe Question of Foreign | The Diity News velteves that ther tsa growing j feeling atnong the powers that the time for Tarke ish intervention Is past, and that the work wilt De | suficientiy do by English and Fr occu ton. Within the past two days France has show | an tnereasin position to undertake Joint occu. | pation tr invited to do so by the powers. The correspondent of the Tones at Constantimes ple says all the ambas<adors have recetved ame structions and the conference will meet on. ‘Satur. day morn ~~ It will, in the afternoa: recommend intervene tn Egypt. Pasha‘s Position Unknow i nder foreign secretary, sala Tninent MAS no information as to Arabll | Pasha’s position. A dispatch to Reuter’s telegram company ftom Constantinople says tts reported that a DURIDEr of Arablan suetks Lave promised to support ATabh Pasha. ‘Troops Ready to Start for Egypt. The Ties’ correspondent at Durban reports that troops are held in readiness to start for | Eeypt. Whe Fire ana Loxnox, tervention. Admiral Seymour telegraphed at 11 o'clock last Night that the fire In Alexandria was not spreade Ing, and that nearly all looting had stopped. Americans and and at Ale exandria. A force of Germans have landed to protect the j hospital, and a party of Americans to establich @ consulate. The tron-clad Minotaur has arrived. The Bombardment of Tuesday. | Adispateh to the Manchester Guardian from Alexandria says the bombarding of Tuesday ale | most exterminated the Keyptian corps of artille. | Tymen, which was the best branch in the army. American Marines Patrotling the treet. of A Loxpox, July 15, 12:30 p. | Commons to-day Sir Charles Diike, under foreign secretary, read a telecram stating that American | marines were assisUng tn patrolling the streets of | Alexandri: Order Being Restored in Alexandria. Lospos, July 15,1 p. m.—A dispatch to the Stand ard dated Alexandria, Saturday morning, says: It | Snow possible to walk the streets without an em cort. The cafes and shops are reopening, and come | dence generally ts reviving, | Admiral Seymour's Occupation of Gates | and Forts. Admiral Seymour telegraph | ing: Tam orga: zing a police force as fast as pose sible, and I have occupied the gates and two forte, A Matter for the Powers. Loxpox, July 15, 2 p.m.—In the house of come | mons this afternoon Sir Charles Dilke, In reply to the question whether steps would be taken to tne tercept Arabi Pasha on the road, said: “Our prow cesdings relate (0 Alexandria. The other matter 1s for the powers to take action upon.” More Marmes for Alexandria, A thousant more marines have been ordered from Matta to Alexandris Johu srigh(s Resignation, Lowpox, May 15, 1p. m.—In the house of com= | mons this afternoon Mr. Chamberlain, president of the board of trade, confirmed the rumor that Mr. John Bright las resigned the chancellonship Of the duchy of Lancaster. The Times in a leading article this Whatever conclusions Mr. Brizut rd to his duty tn this great c treated with respect; but We li of opinion —In the house of 10:20 this morne morn! ay Te he will be pe no divergence will defiuiteiy sunder Lum from the men With whom he has so long been associated. Lospos, Juiy 15.—The Pat! te of this evening says: Mr. Brights rest 1 1s not Ikely to Le icllowed by Unat of Of its Cole leagues. Arabi Responsible for the Burning of the City. | Loxpos, July 15, 2:30 p. m.—An Alexandria dis- patch to the Times thirteen hundred Chris~ Uan refugees were saved tn the Coptic church | during the massacre. The fire > Lown Were undoubtedly directly instigated by the principal Supporters of Arabi Pasha,If not by himself, Arter the looting commenced, the suldiers attacked te | original piunderers and robbed them of thelr prey. Where arapi Stnyed During the Bome burdment. Arabi Pasha during the en, nt was at Fort Napoleon, which neither fred nor received @ shot. After the firing had ceased he rode through the town sccompanied by Mahmond Lamt and other ministers. “Subsequently a purty of s erately set fire Lo the French te, Another party pre ystematle manner to set fire to the other great Temoved to the basement of the museum building, where the body was taken from tl clothlag removed, and those portions of the body which had been detached at the autopsy were taken away. The body was then placed in a bar- rel. In Which was a small portion.of alcoho fumes of which (the barrel belng headed) ald tn preventing putrifaction. Here it remained for several days, the work of preparing the si ton having been delayed because of some d of uncertainty to the legal ownership cadaver. It 1s now understood that Rev. Dr. Hicks has, so far as he has authority, turned the body over to the United’ States. THE PREPARATION OF THE SKELETON. Nothing has been done further than to dtvest the bones of flesh and gristle. The additional process necessary to te production of a perfectly white and sound skeleton will not occupy more than a few days after the legal questions Involved are finally settled, but it may be several weeks before this can be done. To arrange and properly mount the bonesof the human skeleton after (ey are prepared for mounting will require several Weeks, and it 1s probable that the skeleton will not be set up before O:tover. IMPROBABILITY THAT IT WILL BE EXHIBITED. -It ts extremely unlikely that visitors tothe Mu- seum will be able to gratify thelr curiosity by in- specting the skeleton of Guiteau, for the authori- Ues have in mind the influx of visitors that foliowed the placing of the spinal cord snd bones of the neck of Wilkes Booth on exhibition. Then the crow.ls were so great that damage was done by the breaking of glass However, If Gulteau’s will, which constitutes Dr. Hick’s tite to the boly, 18 not admitted to probate, Mrs. Scoville may endeavor to obtain poss:sston of the bones. ——__. * Congressional Nomination. Caro, [ut July 15.—The republican convention, after a Very excliing contest, nominated John R° ‘Thomas for representative in Congress from the 20th district. The nomination was made unan- imous, and the meeting adjourned at midnignt. Seas Bun Down and Wrecked. Rue Curr, N. Y., July 15—The steamboat Charlotte Vanderbilt,ranning as a ferry boat from Catskill lo New York, was cut down and sunk by the fron steam yacht Yosemite, north of Esopus lighthouse, at ten o'clock last night. Her officers and.crew were taken off by the yacht and carried to Catskill. The Vanderbilt is a total w: her bow being cut off, and she 1s now floati lown the river. The vessel belonged to the Catskill steamboat company, The iron yacht was not seriously inj ‘The Markets 6s, due coupons, 60! whole district Is so rained that even | tue street openings are Indistinguishabie. | Cup Day at Saratoga. Samatoca, N.Y ‘This 1s cup day; the tend is fair and the weather bright’ and | warm. “The track ts in fulr condition. First race for $100, of which $100 to the second horse, ana ene trauve taoney $10,to be divided bet ond and third horses, 2 of a mile. Pools—Morris & Patton's pair, $50; ‘Magete Ayer, £90; Saunterer, $20; Bonnie Lizzie, "$20; i | night, $15; Meld, $15. The race y Saun- yer second, Fy Play third; 4. French pools patd $45.60; best odds $ to 1 agalust the winner. ene General Foreign News. THE CAPTURE OF THE BASTILE CELEBRATED, Pants, July 15.—The national fete in honor ot | the capture of the bastile in 1798 passed off with | entire suce There was no disorder. - —— Success of a Canadian Rifleman. Lospox, Juiy 15.—In the ritle contest at Wimble= don Lieut! “Mitchell, of the Canadian team, won | the Prince of Wales prize wit The Minnesota Crops. St. Pact, Mixx., July 15.—The crop dispatches from more than a hundred points show the out. look to be sull favorable. The cool weather and light rains have been favorable to the growth of the wheat plant, and have prevented a formidable | development of insect enemies. There has been MUile appearance of rust, altuough Ube grain ts in such a condition that a few hot days would un- doubtedly cause much rust and blight. The only | Serious damage so far has been done tn some low lands in the syutbern part of the state aud on the west side of the Red river, where the grain ts thin, Weedy and sickly on account of too much wet ‘The estimates of the yield per acre promise the largest crop in the ‘history of the northwest. Wheat tn the southern counties is well headed out now. Corn is still backward and unprouising. Other sinzll grain 1s Well headed out and promises an average yield, und a largely Increased gate yield on account of the increased acreage. — Newark, N. J., July 15.—Two sutcides occurred here last night. A milkman named Jotun A\ inan cut his throat and James 8. Williams shot himself, Both men were deranged, and the lawer ‘Was out of employment. ———— A Mere Pretext. Boston, July 15.—It ts rumored that Fuller,of the bark Western Sea notoriety, has forfeited his bail, and that the claim that he had consuanenon under which he was adiaitted to ball, was a pretext. Was W —— Four Men Rescued. GLovcesTER, Mass., July 15.—Four men schooner Carthage, Bridge company, who has been visiting his family as oF Ams pet, bmg J were pick on the Stant aad carried into st Pierre. Theit lice arrest or exainine her “until the coroner had taken charge. When foynd the body of the baby: Was half burned to a crisp. It 1s not yet knowo whether the citld was born altva. . Sue Frts, Deap In THE Sreeer.—Mumie Cunning- ham was brought up in the peice court In Phila: here, left for his home to-day. CONDITICN OF Warter.—Great Falls and re- eee very turbid; distributing reser- voir, clear. Hicu Trpz.—July 16—820 a. m., 8:50 p.m; 17th, 9:10 a.m. ; 9:29 p.m. were Wim. Cavender, Hugh McEucheron, John K. Scttow ana Thompedan Fire in Oregon. aes PORTLAND, OREGON, July 15.—A heavy was reported ye: ai ine town of Culiax, Wasbe deiphia yesterday, cha upon a warrant cb- tained by Elward M. Hastlugsca. saloon keeper, With being a street walker, “Hastings said the girl Was on the road to ruin, as she has relatives of respectability restding in New York, he desired that she be taken care of. Me was pressed by the magistrate to state something more deiinite, but as he wis unable todo so, the prisoncr Was discharged. She leit the court room, and, as she reached the street, threw up her hands and oe dead on the pavement. Westigation will Pinx-Eve AGAIN.—It is understood that the dis- ease known as “pink-eye,” which prevailed here se gnite an alarming extent last has in made its appearance, though 1t ne trouble Is_now anticipated. Mr. Frick, president of the North Baltimore street railway, yesterday stated to an American rter, who approached bin Spon. the subject, that the horses of his com- pany had the disease to some slight extent, and that several had died tm consequence. The ease, Mr. Frick stated, prevailed only lately imported western stock, and the leaves a wife and seven —_— > —_ Opening Prices im Wall Street. trict of Orezen. Samuel S. Benedict, 0? Kansas, to be an Indian Inspector. Sins 8, Garztt, Jnginctoe oe sean, ¥essels for 6th district. sUnasters—Raius Ozden dorey; Jon 2 cot of Tennessee, supervising Were not affected by itatali. He did the quest‘on of confirmins the nomination of ex- — : hasten District ages ee yote ed—yeus, 39; nays, 2 Strict vote of cas ‘against cowmoct sts The Biscussion Epon the nomine i Jesutd ta houston A TERRIBLE CenrE,—’ sto ‘the eastern suburb ot vie ot A. Farkas, in en- tered at 3 o'clock ‘Thur ag by next they would take it, and therefore 1 could hardi be dignified by the term. Mr, genera ma ger of the: ‘Union railway, ¥ J 11 aap.—The stock mes cea