, 1870-08-05
WASHINGTON,
Army Expenses Under the
New Law.
MurderonS Assault on an Ex-Con-
greSSman.
Our Exports and Imports--Com-
parative Statistics.
WASHINGTON.



WASHINGTON, Aug. A-The examination Of the
new amy bill at the War Department shows that
the groaa amount required for the pay and
allowances Of the army will he considerably arger
than under the former law, even II nj the SUPER
awaiting or1erB, numbering about
400, h1d been mustered out without pay. The
amount which others will receive at the new army
ra:es exc eeds the sum required last year for the
xhole body Of otrlcc1a- THREE or four hundred
were drawing an average Of three -eIghths Of full
p j when the bill was passed. Now. In case theY
Fratsn, they receive one yeas's par IN advance.as
n. increased rate. When Attorney General
AkcrmaAs opinion on unexpended balances nsst
appeared. !: was thought the Contemplated aa
vaEce payment to rcstgn!ug otlcers could not be
made, hut 1t has been determined that the regular
appropriation for the pay Of the army for the clr-
rent year eau lie used for this purpose, although
int estimates were not made with any such ex-
pe1dture In view Sill the amcant appropriated
Is large enough to corcr this unexpected dtsin,
AMI carEJ on the regular payments Of the troops
till Congress meets IN December Oncers per-
forming civil duties ire to be relieved IS
rapidly as possible. In relation to those acting
Is 1ntiau Agents, the President and Commissioner
p3rkef hare been In correspondence with repre-
stntatlvea Of the raSious Christian denominations,
with view Of securing aid from the missionary
organization Of each, and, so far possible, new
agents Will be selected solely with regard to their
rttIess and willingness to cRrrJ out the friendly
policy uf the government toward the Indians
Iux MILITARY INDIAN AGENTS
Several Of the military agents have written for
instructions under the new law, which has been
Issued In general orders, that any otlcer exercis
lug the functions OF civil ONCE shall forfeit his
commission In case these agents cease PERFORM
!ng The dulles assigned them until relieved By Or
dc1s, theJ Will be liable to trial. and 80 they do not
ste tAels way clear and ask for Special Instructions
Inr EUROPEAN WAR,
There L. nothing new here to-day about the
European war, but 1t may be well enough to stick
artn into two or three cable paragraphs. 1t can
net lse true that so-cal!eil American Legion In
far:s will amount to anything. Private letters
ccetvet here from responsible sou es in that city
say the sympathy Of the great boiy Of Americans
there is decidedly with Prussia The story that
Ire and BeauTrgara have been fefuset
service In the ft1nch army IL
Wholly gratnitouE. Lee Is President
Of ccIlegt. and las Just been elected President OF
,ie u the most important 10 fruad enterprises IN
Virginia. to which he pledges such Of h!s tine aud
energy aa he can spare from college duties.
BeaureEard IL also connected with railroads., and
Sunthrra papers speak Of Whist ht vii! do this Ia L.
In terms that 10 not admit the r,nbao.tity Of his
wanting to go abroad. Gen. Shcrl,lAr, Of course.
army, or even to visit 1t. He knew before he left
this country TINT foreign officers would he ex-
r!nic'f, aud bis military associates
did net understand that he
would 80 to Franco at present. lie does not gt,
abroad with any oflcial mission, hut On leave Of
absence, at his uwn expense and In his own
ta~hton. lie has no orders, tut undcrst aasls ,hr
Presidents views, aud Will follow his own lucl:-
nation about making report when he gets home,
ut>tr hn@ tan
the winter. The Prusstan Legation ~ advised
flat many citizens OF Its gove:nu sut, Irving In ths
country, viii FOOD report at New iark and sail for
Hume Numbers Of them eeen nc:uatcd OF pafrt-
ottsm, while others 60 10 avoid the conhscattop Of
lht IL property.
cowARnly ASSAULT.
Mt. Joseph ScRar, OF HisEiuia lase applicant for
scat In the House As member st lnrye, commit
ted most cowasdiy assault upon Hun. wn. S.
Lincoln, ex-membef from New York, at the Balsi-
more depot, At an carly hour Rthls morning. !,
seems that u communication had appeared In a
baltimore paper rilIcnng his cl1fms to seat and
his general conduct around the House in connec.
ton with the matter. Segar had satisfied himself
that Mr. LINCOLN wrote the article III question, aud
| hearing that The latter WIS expected on the {
| O'Clock train from New York this morn,
ing, he concealed himself behind one
, Of the stone columns Of the tlepo,
and waited for tho passengers to lea~c the cara
As Iii. Lincoln came out he stepped up behlnd
him and struck him munlerous blow on ;he
/ head with the large end Of \ heavy cxns. Fortu
uasely the beaver hat partially checked the force
| ot the blow, and the skull Vas not fractured
though the scalp WIS cut through for long cash
Segar followed up the at&aek uuti1 taken In chargt
by the police He was arzaigne,1 this afternoon
| on two chAtKeF one Of assault, and second Of ns
! SAUL with Intent to KILL The Court held him 1t