Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-19

ATk Court MARTIAL hsid in New York.
January Sd, Captain Napoleon Collins, of the
Navy, was tried and court martialed for allow
ing, through inattendon, United States Steamer
Sacramento 10 run upon the shoal At the mouth
of kathapalaun river, coast of Coromandel
and be wrecked, and sentenced rs follows.
which the Secretary of Navy in General Order
ISSUED to-day approves ITO be suspended for
the term of three years from rank and duty
during which reriod of time he shall receive
only pay of officers the grade of captain on the
retired list, and his suspension from rank shall
only effect his promotion TO higher grade: and
to he publicly reprimanded by Hon Secretary
Of the Navy" Captain Collins is the same
officer who commanded the Wachusett, when
she entered Bahia Bay, Brazil, and captured
rebel pirate Florida, and for this conduct he
was then promoted.
Lieut.. Commander George NJ. Bache Exec
utive officer of the Sacramento, was also court
martialed for the same offence, and sentenced
to be suspended for one year, and to be public
ly reprimanded by the Secretary of the Navy.
The order in which these officers are repri-
manded by the Secretary OF the Navy, states
that this is very difficult task to perform, es-
pecially the official standing of these ofiic
has been high, and their patriotism well
tested.
THE CITY CHARTER.-Mr. Sumner presented
to-day the following petition, (Which was
ferred TO the Senate District Committee
1--WE, whose signatures are hereunto attache
most respectfully pray your honorable body
for the speedy passage of a bill re-charteriDc
the city OF Washington.
The present charter expires on the 18th of
May next, and unless action IL soon had suf-
ticient time will not elapse after re-charter
may be granted to make the registration OF
voters, and for the other necessary arrange
ments Tor an election.
sit is hardly necessary 10 add that We enter
tain no doubt that the elective franchise will be
continued TO the citizens of the city, many OF
whom have enjoyed IT for the first time, under
your patriotic and liberal legis lation.
I'VE cannot believe that you will ever con-
sent to impose upon the rule of a Board of
Commissioners chiefly composed OF specula-
tors IN real estate and adventurers in other en-
terprises.
1--WE know that cooperating in the effort TO
have the charter OF the city taken are AL those
who sympathlZed with or assisted the rebellion
and no are determined Al all hazards 10 de 1.
priye the colored man of his vote. These par
ties hope by delay in your action. the chart-r
VIII expire by Its own terms, and Commission
ers therefore be appointed temporarily at least.
and that if this be once done their continuance
may be easily brought about
he petition Is signed by MeSsrs. William
Johnson. Appleton r. Clark, William Tindell
Ananias Herbert, John II. Arrison, Benjamin
n. Needs, and one hundred and seventeen 9TH
GENERAL HOWARD, Commissioner of the
Freedmens Bureau, this morning telegraphed
10 General Hayden, Assistant Commiss ioner of
the Bureau for the State of Alabama, directing
him to do all in his power to provide for those
freedmen who had been discharged for voting
in Alabama, il having been reported thar a
large number of freedmen had been discharged
from employment for voting the Republican
ticket At the recent election.
REGISTERING OF NEssELs-Mr Hendricks
introduced i'll the Senate. o-day, a bill to pro-
vide that the record required by the act entitled
san act to provide for the conveyances of YES
seis and for other purposes" approved July
90, 1850, shall be made in the office of the colec-
tor OF the customs where the vessel has its per-
manent registry.
The HOUSE has just passed. by vote OF -
TO II, an amendment to the Legislative Appro-
priation bill, giving the employees of Congress
and the clerks in the Departments twenty Der
cent. additional COMPENSATION. The amend
ment was offered by Mr.. Woodbridge, and op-
posed by Mr.. T.. B. Washburne.
INTERNAL REvENUE.--The receipts from The
source to-day were, S253. .i3.