Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-30
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington NEWS and GOSSIP.
INTERNAL REvsSus.-rhe receipts to-day
from this source were s936,sI5.
THE Congressional Retrenchment Committee
is in San Francisco.
The CHINBsE MIssIoN.-Cong gress will be
ssEed at the next session, il is said, TO make of
The Pekin legation a ministry Of the first.class
SECRETARY RAwLINs is slowly improving
and was able TO attend - the business OF his
Office, to-day, for a short time.
Mr.. SroKRs, late candidate for the Cover.
norship of Tennessee, had a lengthy inter view
with Commissioner Delano to day
THE TREASURER AT New YORK has been
authorized to purchase bonds and sell gold
during September, to the same extent and in
the same manner as in August
CARL ScHERz arrived in San Fran ucisco last
Friday night, and received an enthusiastic
welcome by the German population, who
turned out eR masse.
CHIEF CLERK LLOYD, of the House of Rep.
resentatIves, will leave he-e Tomorrow even.
ing, with Maxwell X. Moorhead, Esq, OF
Pittsburg, Pa, on trip to the Pacific coast.
SECRETARY BoUrwRLL.-Aetipp Sscre,,rv
Richardson has received Information from Sec
retary Boutwell, 10 the effect that he will no
return here this week. IL is highly probable
that the Secretary will remain in Groton until
the latter part OF next week
BLACQUE BEY, the Turkish Minister to this
country, has been elevated by the Sultan m the
grade Of 'sUllah,'' the highest grade in the first
rank OF the civil service. This has been con.
fsrred as a special mark OF the favor in which
NJ Blacque is held by his sovereign.
w. W. CoRCcRAN, Esq, accompanied by his
friend, George Peabody, did not arrive here
this morning, but is expected this evening.
from the Virginia White Sulphur Springs.
Mr. Peabody. as we have stated. will remain
here some time, as the guest of Mr. Corcoran
THE TOBACCO WAREHOUSE OF r. NJ Dodson
IN CINCINNATI has been seized by the collector
OF the lst Ohio district on the charge o. the
proprietor using counterfeit stamps. The night
after the seizure was made the safe was
opened-the u. 5. seal was broken-and il is
supposed if anything was there which wouId
Tend 10 prove fraudulent or criminal trans.
actions it was removed.
MARRIAGE OF MISS GRACE GILLErrR-Ths
Paris correspondent of the New York W.rL,
writes, under date OF August Il, as follows of
the marriage OF a Washington lady I'VE
have had a very brilliant wedding. Mr..
Dodge (hlessrs. Phelps, Dodge & Col O: New
York, was married a few days since 10 Miss
Grace Gillette, of Washington, a daughter of
The Rev. Mr. Gillette. After the solemnizarion
OF the marriage at the legation the party went
10 the Hotel du Louvre, where a sumnt.,ns
wedding breakfast was served. There were
some eighty-hve persons present. Carte
bianCte was given the master OF the Hotel du
Louvre, and he was ordered to write on il the
best viands his ingenuity could suggest with.
out caring for the t9tal which might appear in
francs. Justice done the breakfast, a sort of
ball was extemporized. and dancing kept up
till late in the afternoon. The bridal pair took
an evening train for Switzerland
THE MUT1NY AND REPoRrED EXECUTION
OF MUTINEERs ON THE FRIGATK SABINE
Nothing has been received at the Navy De-
pariment relative 10 the muuny and attempt
to blow up the frigate Sabine noticed in our
summary OF foreign news by cable Some of
the old Navy officers are disposed to discredit
the statement tnat seven Of the cons pirators
were hung to the yard arm, as they think Com
mander Walker would hardly attempt the ex-
eIcise OF this arbitrary power, in view of the
fact that he mad full complement OF officers
OK board, and probably enough seamen to take
care OF the prisoners and bring them home for
trial.
The Sabine had on board abou, sixty mid.
shipmen OF the class which graduated last
June, and sailed from Boston early in July.
Her officers were commander Jno G. Walker
commanding; Lieut.. Commanders q. G. Re.
mey, George Z. Ryan, VIM. X. Bridgman,
John X. Bartlett, Philip II. Cooper. Theodore
r. Jewell, and Charles J. Train; Surgeon,
George Peck; Passed Assistant Surgeon, Dan'l
McMnrtrie; Assistant Surgeon, Henry Stew
art; Passed Assistant Paymaster, E w. White.
house Captain of Marines, ii. Is. Lowrie
II has now been about twenty-seven years
since mutiny Of any magnitude has taken
place in our Navy. In lsl2 the u. $. brig
Somers, Commander Mackenzie, left New
York with dispatches for our squadron on the
coast OF Africa. On her homeward bound
NOysge, gust before reachingSt Thomas Island
1t was discovered that a Midshipman named
Spencer, son of MIR. Spencer who was Sec
retary OF the Navy at that time, with about
twenty OF the seamen, had formed a plan TO
seize the vessel and convert her into a
pirate The midshipman was first arrested.
and strong symptoms OF discomfort and
characterization at once became manifest
by the crew. Two more arrests OF seamen
named Cromwell and Small, were then made.
and the officers were all armed; out as the YES.
sci was destitute Of marines. they considered
themselves inadequate TO the guarding OF
many prisoners. Four more arrests were made
in the course OF day or TWO, and the off GERS
of the snip assem- bled la council as to what
disposition should be made Of the frst three
men arrested, they being regarded as the prn.
cipal consplrators. Their deliberations did not
take the form OF q trial, as the accused were
not before them and had no opportunity for
explanation or defense. The object Of the
investigation was to advise the Commander
whether the necessity Of the case was 90
extreme and urgent rs to require the exercise
Of arbitrary power, and they unanimously
agreed that this necessity did exlst, and deemed
1t an important naval prin cipie that an Amer.
icah ship of war should not apply for assist
ance, in case like that, to any foreign friendly
Power. Accordingly, on the lst OF December,
1912, the midshipman, with the seamen above.
named, were notified to prepare for speedy
death. All hands were called to witness the
execution, and the men were stati oned at
different points where the Condemned were to
be executed, while ofncers stood over them
with draw cutlasees, having orders to cut
down any who faltered In inficting the dread.
full penalty. The three men were exec uted at
the yard arm, the midshipman and one seaman