The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-16
The Conscience Fund.- Augmented
National DepositOries of the
COuntry-Sumner on Mot
ley's Instructions
rival of Senator
Scott.
Rumored Resignation of Secre-
tary Borie.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Sumner on MotIey,s Instructions.


WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Sumner left
to-day at noon. 1t is not his intention to return
until December. He will spend his time mostly
in Boston. Sumner says the despatch which re-
Gently appeared in the New York Times relative
to Mr.. Motley's instructions is all wrong He
says events will show whether Motleys instruc-
tions were based on his speech or not.
Senator Scott
is here, looking after some minor appointments
in the Post Office Department. He is endeavor-
ing to have some route agents on the Pennsyl-
yania Central removed. Scott is of the opinion
that the election in Pennsylvania this fall will
be very close, and any serious division in the
party will certainly throw it into the hands of
the Democrats.
The Naval Secrctarvship.
There is report here to-day that Secretary
Borie has resigned, and that the place has been
rendered by the President to George H. Stuart.
Collector Suspended.
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph
Supervisor Laird of Virginia. has suspended
William II. II. StowelL Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Fourth district of that State
Stowell has recently been nominated for Con-
gress.
appointment.
G. Nichols, a colored man, has been appointed
Night Inspector of Customs at Galveston, Texas.
Illicit DistiIleries.
Information has been received at the Revenue
Department of the existence of eighteen illicit
distilleres in Lee county, Virginia, near the
Kentucky border Commissioner Delano has
instructed the proper officers to enforce the law
and If necessary, seek the aid of the military in
doing So
National Bank Dep0s sitOries.
Despatch to the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June 16.-A list of the national
bank repositories which have been ordered to
be discontinued has been prepared at the Trea-
sury Department, and embraces over 1906 banks
of which 90 are New York banks, IL are in Mas
sachusetts, "a in Pennsylvania and 26 in Ohio.
The remainder are in Iowa, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Tennessee, West Virginia. Indiana
Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire
Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Kentucky
The list of banks to be discontinued in New
York does not include any in New York city.
Conscience Money.
A letter was received at the Treasury Depart-
ment this morning, marked on the envelope
Personal to the Secretary" which contained
$500 note, which was sent by party in Brook
lyn, N. Y, signing himself Zone who wants to
be honest"
Proceedings Approved.
The President has approved the proceedings
of the court-martial convened at Brownsville.
Texas, July 1, 1868, which tried Reuben Smith,
Company L, U. s. Cavalry, for the murder of
private John Gray, of Company d, 2Sth In
fantry, and found him guilty. He is ordered to
be hanged on the 25th of September
The Finding of n Military Commission in
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The military com
mission which convened at Austin, Texas on
the 18th of September, 1863 10 try James
Weaver, a civilian, for the murder of another
X M ntulac hou
pleted their labors by finding the accused guilty
OF murder III the first degree and sentencing him
to be hanged. The findings have been sub
mitted TO the President, and by him affirmed
lie directs that the sentence be carried into
effect by the General commanding the Fifth
Military District on the Gath of September next.
A Prisoner Ordered TO be Discharged.
The findings of the court-martial which con-
private Henry Myatt of Company B, 10th U. S.
Infantry was tried for the murder of a colored
man named llenry Gillespie, and found guilty,
have been submitted to the President, and by
him disapproved, and the prisoner ordered to be
from custody and from the service
of the United States.
A Sentence NTiiigated.
Private Francis j. Haffy, of Company B, Sd
U. 5. Artillery, who was found guilty of
drunken and disorderly conduct insulting Ian
guage to and striking a superior officer, and
sentenced to ten years confinement in the peni-
tentiary has had his sentence mitigated to three
wears confinement, and to be sent to the Dry
TortugOS.
Naval Orders.
Lieutenant William B. Ford U. s. N
has been ordered to the Michigan; Surgeon w. |
X. Schofeld to the Saratoga; Second Assistant |
Engineer John Pemberton to the Naval Aca- |
DENY; Lieutenant-Comm Fred. Rogers |
and @. j. Barclay have been ordered from the |
and ordered to hold themselves ip |
readiness for orders to the Pacific Station; Lieu
tenant Commander Charles L. Huntington has |
been ordered from the Nipsic to the James |
town.