The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-31
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Enthusiastic Reception of General
Sheridan in Vermont-The Trial
of Surgeon Green, of the
Navy-Tbe Washing
ton Monument to
be Completed.
FROM WASHINGTON.

COurt-martial Of Surgeon Green, of the Navy.
Special Despatch to The EUeHi1g Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, July 31-The following are the
facts which will be elected by the court-martial
now sitting here for the trial of Passed Assistant
Surgeon Charles L Green, of the navy on the
charge of dsobedence of orders and treating
his superior with contempt, preferred against
him by Lieutenant-C Commander Selfridge:-
In February last, while the United States steam
er Nipsic was lying at Aspinwall, an ordinary
seaman named John Simmons was under medi-
cal treatment for a severe wound in the head in
hicted by a cutlass. The commander of the
vessel, Lieut. Com. Thos. O. Selfridge ordered
the name of the man off the sick list and that
he be placed on working duty. This order Sur
geon Green refused to obey, thinking that re
turn to duty and exposure to the sun might pro-
duce Il dangerous Inflammation of the wound.
For this offense Lieut.-Com. Selfridge pre-
ferred the charge.
A third charge, of conduct unbecoming an
officer, is added. Surgeon Green was appointed
from Connecticut, and is a son of Commodore
Joseph f. Green. This case attracts much atten-
tion, as its decision will determine whether the
commander of vessel or its surgeon has the
right to decide when sick man is able to do
duty. The trial, which commenced on Thurs
day, will occupy about four days altogether.
Purchases for the Navy.
4 general order issued from the Navy Depart
ment declares that in all cases where contractors
provide articles of an inferior quality TO those
called for by the contract. and at a time when
expedition is required, or fail to provide the ar
ticles at the time stated in the contract the COM
mandant will order the purchasing paymaster to
go into the market and purchase the articles on
the best terms for the Government, the differ
ence in price tOl be charged to the contractors
or, in the absence of order from the comman-
dant, the purchasing paymaster will do the
same.
The Army Service.
Secretary Rawlns and General Sherman have
had long interview in reference to various
matters of army administration connected with
the efficiency and economy of the service and
the duties of the military in the South.
Investigation of Indian Outrages.
The Indian Bureau has ordered an nvestiga-
tion into the recently reported outrages by the
Apache Indians in New Mexico.
Fraudulent Claim Agent.
j. Woodruff Lewis, claim agent, of New York
has been arrested ami held for trial, by direction
OF the Second Auditor, charged with fraud in
obtaining bounties.
The Spanish S;unbOats.
The fifteen gunboats in course of construction
at the Mystic shipyards for the Spanish Govern
ment, to cruise in the Cuban waters, are to be
completed in six weeks and will each carry
single gun carrying 1O0-pound shot
The Foreign Legations.
The Prussian Government is the only Euro
pean power which owns house in Washington
for the permanent use of its legation. 1t is be-
heved that this example will be speedily followed
by the Russian and English Governments, and
that stately palaces will be built by them in the
American capital, similar to those they own in
European capitals, for the accommodation of
their legations.