Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-19

Shi'eu o'@'es uhuer the PROVISIONS or the new
army law.
CAPTAIN WIN. q. TEMPLE, L.. s. N, has been
detached from duty in the Bureau OF Ordnance
and ordered to duty as Assistant Judge Adyo-
cate Of the Navy.
SECOND ASSISTANT ENGINEER ,I.c,p +.
BRIGHT, u. 3. N, of this District, has tendared
his resignation, and 1t has been accented nv
Secretary Robeson.
w. w. CoRCoRAN, Esq, who was thrown
from the rear car of a train at Staunton, Va
yesterday, as stated in a telegram in another
column, VIII return here Tomorrow, his injuries
not being of a serious nature.
TIE FORT SMILING CLAIMs-Insnec,or
General X. b. Marcy, Assistant judge Adyo-
cate General, W. NICK. Dunn, and Col Jno
smith, Z. .. A., have been appointed as a board
to meet 1T Fort Smelling, Mimi, to invest gate
and make recommendations respecting all
claims in relation to the military reservation
at that post, and for the use and occupa,ion
thereof by the United States.
APPOINTMENT RRvoKED.-The charges nre
ferred against Assessor Mack j. Leaning. of the
9TH Missouri district, not having been deemed
hcient to justify his removal, the appoint
ment of Mr.. q. NJ. Walker, who was named to
THE ARMS MARKET.-General Over. chief of
the ordnance bureau, yesterday opened the bids
for 10000 Springfield rifed muskets, new, and
10000 old, but serviceable, also 80 900 new En-
field rifles, 10000 serviceable aud 80 900 arms
The bids are mainly from New York. and the
offers range from 40 to SIS IS apiece for the
new Springfield rifles, : % TO - 80 for old; new
Ehhelds - AZ to %, second-elass Enfelds 30
a Nearly ne
fifteen to forty millions of cartridges to 90 along
with the arms, at II J0asl l6 80 per 1000 The
government reserves the night to reject all bids
below the appraised value of the arms. The
action of the bureau will be announced in few
. Gays. An additional number OF arms will be
offered On the 18th.
CAeHIRREp.-Secretary Kobesoo has ;ss,es
an order to cashier Commander Trustn u. s.
Navy, commanding the L. s. sloop OF war
jamestown, now at Honolulu. Commander
Truxton's offence was landing a company of
armed marines on Hawaiian soil, taking posses
sion of the L. s. consulate, and putting the ap
at half mast In consequence of tie death of the
Queen D)wager. His excuse for his condnct
was that Consul Adamson refused to display
the flag at half mast. Adamson's excuse for the
neglect was that he had not been Off eiaIIy noti-
Ted Of the death. The Department however
could not recognize TruHton's right TO interfere
or to land marines on foreign soil, and hence
his punishment. Consul Adamson has also been
superseded.
a GENERAL INDIAN COUNCIL.-TRe Commits
sioner of Indian fla re to-day received letter
from Enoch Hoag, superintendent of Indian
affairs at Lawrence, Kansas, stating that in ac-
cOrdaDce with Instructions he called a general
council OF the tribes of the Indian Territory Al
that place as soon after the 18th utimo A. cOssi-
bic, but o'Iiaccount of the rivers being swollen
many of the delegates could not receive the no.
ice or respond To the call. Two days OF the
session passed without a quorum, but harmony
~. ed
desire on the part of the delegates present TO
accept the privileges provided for their selfgoy
ernment i'm the treaties creating said council.
1t was des red by the leading delegates that
more time be afforded to prepare properly for
the necessary legislation, Ghereupon An ad-
I9urnment was effected to December 5th next.
he states that the unanimous invitation of the
tribes. represented through the Chief OF the
Creeks extended to the Indians OF the plains
not only to join the general council, but to re-
frain from their rowing aud hostile habits and
engage in peaceful and industrial occupations
may be regarded as a most encouraging step to
better life on their part, and be fully expects
meeting OF the council.
THE CUMBERLAND, Nd, SEDUCTION AND
MURDKR-The funeral OF Col. ". w. McKaig,
(son of Hon. Thomas j. McKaig,) who was shSt
on Monday by Mr.. H. =. Black, of Cumberland,
took place yesterday. The funeral Was attend
ed by the 18th regiment State mihtia of which
deceased was lieutenant colonel, and q large
uunOcf VI pcfeOnol IrlcnOS. All business h0uSoS
in the city were closed from to o'clock. MT.
a. Z. Black, who shot Mr.. Mckaig, charges the
deceased with the seduction OF his sister. He
shot McKaig whilst he was passing along the
street, killing him almost instantly. 4 dispatch
from Cumberland says:-The entire city Is en-
veloped in gloom and sorrow on account Of the
affair. Mr.. Black 10 in the county jail. The
Circuit Court is in session, and an investigation
Is being made into the whole affair.
hovKNKnTs OF THE GRRNAN STEAMERS
OF
New Nork from Hamburg, and the Hsmmonia
sailed for Hamburg from New York. The ST.
Tesla met no french cruisers during the voy-
age. The Bremen steamship Union Is adver-
tised to sail on Saturday next. These steamers
carry out large supplies Of rosin, ready for
getting up an extra head Of steam at q moments
notice.
The Prison Reform Congress st Cincin-
natl have agreed to form a national association
and call an international convention.
- Severe gales are reported in Maine ana
New Hampshire. There was q snow squsll in
Lancaster, New Hampshire, yesterday after