Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-02
THE NAVAL HOMICIDE.
Particulars OF the Ktlling Of Chief
RDYfnSeP kellogg.

Particulars OF the Ktlling Of Chief
Engineer Kellogg.
The Board OF naval oiicers, recently in ses-
sion at hey West, Flo ida, TO examine I'M the
cause of the death Of Chief Engineer Mortirne;
Kellogg, OF the Z. s. steamer Terror, have re-
ported to the Secretary o. the Navy tia. CA!ei
Engineer Kellogg came tohis death ON inter-
nal hemorrhage, caused by pistol bail through
the right lung from pistol in the hands OF Sur
geon VIM. M. King. U. s. N. The board also
found that the death Of Mr.. Kellogg originated
from
A PERSONAL DIFFICULTY
on shore and not in the line of duty. Miss Emma
Carey, the principal witness In tie case, testi-
fed thss on the 18th Of November she was walk
ing with Surgeon King in fro1t o. Mr. Pitcher .
store, and had BIS arm at the time. They NE,
Engineer kellogg, who, with lis lers h and took
Dr. KING by tae throas and struck hi N on the
kicked him. Witness had hold of d.. King Z
arm when he fell, and thou yht he was trippei
up. She ran into P.tche.:'s sore aai DR.. King
walked on about tea feet, whea he took pistol
FIRED TWICE AT MR. KE1Loes.
Witness called to DR.. King to stop, which he
did Immediately. Mr.. Kellogg approached
witness after the firing, and said: ''Madam, you
proceed home,' then turned towards her and
said: "Oh! 1t is you, Emma. You are
MAKING YOURSELF VERY COMMON
by walking with Dr.. King Witness then wen,
away with DR.. King. Mr.. kellogg kicked Dr..
King while on the ground.
No action in the matter has yet been taken by
the Navy Department, the civil authorities
having the case In hand.
GENT Garfield and the Spe nkership.
EDITOR STAR :-Yeur reporter who "inter-
viewed the Hon. Morton 3. Wilkinson upon
the subject Of aRevenne Reform" quotes him
in yesterday STAR as saying, with reference to
the Speakership OF tae next House, "Genl
Garfield is q good man-in fact he IL a probable
man; but there are those who would object to
him on account OF the instability Of his Dis
Tict." Truth requires it be replied to this that
constituency As he :, to-day. Though the posi-
ton t2ken by bin in his great speech
on the tariff question last winter was at
fIst little startling, yet when his con-
and arguments Of that speech they me-
only c6ihcded with the views therein
expressed, but applanded the courage evinced
In thus boldly breaking ground In the direction
cogrized doctrine Of the republican party upon
this subject, and ii the risk OF mourning q de.
gree OF Odium and unpopularty which must
the iron men or the nineteenth district for q
time thought to inaugurate q movement look.
ing 10 his defeat before the nominating conven-
fore the people, the effort was speedily aban-
doped; and when the vote at the late election
came to be inspected, there were found to be
but l2i scratched" tickets in the whole dis
trict. The talk of a. instability il, therefore
at this date, and in view OF these facts, unjust,
not to say absurd. 5.
A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF EpucATIoN.-Mr
John P. Sampson of North Carolina, called OIL
the President to-day, for the purpose of urging
the necessity Of Recommendation In the Presi
Dental message Of Q national appropriate foI
educational purposes. The President had d a.
ished bis message and would make no altera
tons, but Mr.. s. was led 10 believe that tie
subject OF a national system for the education
of all classes, has been duly considered by thu
executive.
pointed the following postms sters Jose pl
Baird, at warsaw, Ill, vice o. Edwards, re
/ signed, at 81 600 per annum; J. NJ. Billings, q
Santa Clara. Cal, vice Samuel Henderson
deceased, at $1,000 per arnum.
CUSTOM HOUSE APPoISTMESTs.-The follow
| ing appointments were made by Secretary
| Boutwell, to-day Hiram Hubbard, Inspector
l of Customs at Portland, Maine: z. B. Blasland
Clerk in the Boston Custom House: Samuel
| Lewis, Clerk in the New York Custom House.
NAVAL ORDERS To-pAY.-Lieutenant WIN
p. Randall and Boatswain Thomas Smith. or.
| dered to the receiving ship at Boston. Sail
maker john A. Birdsali, ordered to the receiy
l ing ship at New York. Lieuterant Commander
Henry Q. Nields, detached from the Philadel
phia navy-yerd and ordered TO the receiving
/ ship. Potomac. Master Andrew Dunlap. de-
tached rom the Jamestown ard placed on wait
l ing orders. First Assistant Engineer L. e.
l hampton, detached from tie Nipsfc and placed
| on waiting orders; First Assistant Engineer Al,
| fred Adamson detached from the Philadelphis
| navy-yard and ordered to the Nipsc. SeconC
| Assistant George W. Baird, detached from the
Mare Island navy-yard and ordered to the Pa.
cific feet.