Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-26


TIE xEMILITARY.ACADRMY EXAMINING BoAsD.
Byorder of the Secretary OF War the Board of
Medical officers directed to meet at the United
States Military Academy at West Poirt ON
june 1st next 90 examine into the physical quail
ihcations CT tire graduating class and the candi-
eates for admission into the Academy wiz COM
mence at once.
THE HOUSE was engaged to-day upon the
Northern Pacific Railroad BILL and of the large
number of amendments which had been offered
not one was adopted. Finally the bin was
ordered to third reading, by a vote of LOG IN
81. The yeas and nays were called eleven times
up to o'clock-consuming three hours AMI
forty minutes of the day for taking the votes
alone.
CHAN0E OF COMMANDER AT THE WASHING
TON ARsENAL-A special order lust issued
from theWar Department relieves Breyet Brig.
General 4. ID. Calender from the command of
the arsenal at st. Louis, No., and directs him
to take command of the U. s. arsenal in tbis
city, relieving Brevet Major j. X. Edie. who
has been in command here since GenI Ramsey
was relieved In February last, under the act of
Congress prohibiting officers on the retired list
being assigned to duty.
lHE ChTonicte'S insinuation that Mr. Fuarv
had anything to do with procuring from Nav
Hasselbach the curious developments made bv
the latter in regard to the operations of Boven;s
ring published elsewhere) is untrue. How the
newspapers came in possession of this interest
ing document is not particularly the business of
the Chronicle or the rest Of the corrupt Bowen
ring. 1t Is a sworn statement, and If they can
disprove the testimony, which has the nature
- ss~t0-o 'ruUnOc, ency nau better set about in
NoMrmATIoNs-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate today:
VIM. HI. Platt I'd assistant engineer, navy.
Al. LarFin, U. s. Marshal northern district
Postmasters-Chas. G. Barton, Stockton.
Cal; Franklin Beaumont, Port Lsvace, Texas;
Ea'aan J. e. MeHsheT, JHaeheT, Asae AAttebOroggh Mas.
Is. Slower, Akron, Ohio; Horace A. ,Jar-
Wis, Cortland Village, New York; Thomas M.
hogan. Columbus, Ca; Geo. Lander, Fayette-
MUTINY IN THE RICHMOND Posr OPFlcE
STRIKE OF THE EMPLOYEES AGAINST M1ssV.r
LEw-Trouble is reported to have occurred
yesterday in the Richmond Post Office result
ing in the resignation of most of the clerks OF
that ONCE. From the statements made it seems
that the postmistress, Miss Van Lew. ia CHARGED
by the employees with being a regular "marti-
net" and does not show proper Judgment, tbev
say, as to the amount of labor the clerks shonId
perform, requiring an unreasonable amount of
HotK w A ana TOO many hours OF constant attendance
70 duty Clerks have been dispatched from the
Post once Department here to supply the place
OF the "strikers' until an investigation can be
made. '- W
TRANSFER OF OFFICERS OF THE QUARTER
MASTERS DRPARrMENT.-The Secretary of
War has directed Capt. Z. III. Hoyt, assistant
9uartermaster, to proceed to Jeffersonville,
Ind, and relieve Byt. Brig. Gen. j. A. Potter,
eb baro Of fba
masters depot and all public money and prop-
erty Ior which he Is responsible; and Col Potter
has been ordered to report in person at the
headquarters military division Of the Missouri
for assignment.
A SPECIAL ORDER just issued by Secretary
Belknap announces that Major and Brevet
Lieut. Nj. 1. Ludington, Q. NJ, having relieved
Brevet Brig. General j. j. Dana. %. M of
duties connected with the settlement OF the
Indebtedness Of Southern Railroads to the
designates Col Ludington as the disbursing
quartermaster TO whom all payments on account
OF such railroad debts shall be made.
GRAND ARMY OF THE observation-disclosures
Logan, Commander-in-C Chief the Grand Army
ef the Republic, has Issued general orders. re-
ferring to his having been honored for the third
time by election to the high position of Com
public, and formally assuming Command of the
organization. The following are appointed on
his stan: VIM. L. Collins, Adjutant General:
fatsr =, a; Starring, Inspector General; Timothy
Judge Advocate General; Hanson e. Weaver
Assistant Adjutant General. -'
SENTENCE OF COMMANDER UrsHuR.-Secre-
tary Robson has finished the consideration of
the proceedings and report of the court-martia,
lately held in this city for the trial of Com.
mander Upshur. The charge against Conn
mander Cpshur was conduct unbecoming an
Gfiicer;" the specincations, that he paid III. d.
means, cadetship in the Naval Academy. TIE
court found Commander Upshur puiItv of ths
charge, and also that the specifications were
tons, which they found not proved The SEN
tence Of the court Is that he be publicly renri-
manded by the Secretary In general orders.
finding and sentence, and has directed the ism,
ing Of o general order, in accordance with tha
findings Of the court, which Is to be read at the
board OF all ships OF war in commission.
THE CHISEsE EEMBAssY-LErTRR FROM FUse
YER-THR DEATH OF MINISTER BuRLISeANp
&o.-A letter was received this morning by Mr..
ID. b. r. Keim, Of the New York Herald bureau.
nese Embassy recently In this country with bIr.
Burlingane, dated "Chinese Legation Rrns
sells, Belgium, May 9, $780," in which the fol-
" 1 always feel extremely grieved wheneverI
talk about the untimely death Of INV belovad
who was loyal to the country Of his
birth, and who was honest and faithful towards
the great nation that represented before his
last breath. believe you are perhaps equally
sorry whenever you reflect on the loss of great
statesman, whose death has been lamented nv
the whole world. Mr.. Edward Burlincsme
started for America from Hamburg, WITH fhe
corpse Of his father, several weeks aao. Nov
poor Mrs. Burlingame Is In Paris, in great dis
trees. am happy to say that the embassy was /
recetved in proper form NV tha sc-aressy -
those countries which We have visited since onr
departure from the United States. Durin0 onr
sojourn in Paris learned the French lanouace
and now can speak and write 1t very weiI.n