Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-16


THE Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial says that the President has
rendered the mission to Brazil to Jim Ashley,
and that the President is satisfied of the dis
honest means brought to bear to effect his re-
moval from the Governorship of Montana.
Not IN THE Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT
The statement in a morning paper that a
malignant hater of the government" named
J. Wood Davidson, is a clerk in the Post Ofics
Department, Is incorrect. There is no clerk Of
that n anne in the department.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
HARTLEY, who is now on a visit to his home in
Maine, this morning telegraphed TO Secretary
Boutwell, that he will not return here until the
latter part of the month; and the Secretary will
not visit Groton, Massachusetts, until that time
WHERE is BRUNoT pa second telegram
was forwarded by the Board of Indian Commits
ioners to-day to the agent of the Western Union
Telegraph at Portland, Oregon, requesting in
forma ton relative to Mr.. Felix Brunot, the new
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs. When last
heard from, Mr.. b. was going up the Column
bia river to visit the Umatilla reservation.
NAVAL OFFICERS
Commander Theodore F. Kane and Lieut. A. II.
Fletcher have been ordered to ordnance duty at
the Navy Yard in this city. Gunner David A.
hoe has been detached from the Washington
Navy Yard and ordered to the Naval Magazine
here in place of Gunner T. Bascom Watkins,
VINO has been detached therefrom and placed on
waiting orders
The STAMP TAX On INSURANCE POLICIES.
r 1t is rumOred that Commissioner Douglass will
reverse the decision of the late Commissioner
PleasOntOn abOlishing the stamp tax on insur-
ance policies, and the old decision imposing a
tax upon such policies will be renewed. By this
ruling the internal revenue receipts will be in
oh nrrf hale
mum.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The chief
engineer, w. Miner Roberts, has commenced
the surveys on this road, fixing his headquarters
at Helena. The jefferson Fork and Deer Lodge
party, consisting of W. Harris Kneas, assistant
engineer, M. A. MayendOrf, transit, q. ID. c.
Chenoweth, leyeler, w. ID. Dukinson, rodman,
Thomas Shedd, tiagman, c. NJ Roberts, chain
man, and others, are already in the field.
McGARRAHAN is now endeavoring to get an
order direct from the President to restore the
record in his case which, 10 Is alleged, was mutt
lated by Commission Wilson by direction of Sec
rotary Cox. The Attorney General has decided
mat the record cannot be restored under the late
decision of the Secretary OF the Interior: but
hcGarrahan and his counsel claim that il can be
bythe President. In case the President fails TO
order the record to be restored VI cGarrahan will
again appeal 70 Congress.
LATEST FROM VINCENT CoLYFR.-Thn fol
lowing dispatch from Vincent COlyer, at Santa
Fe, was receiyedby the Acting Secretary of the
Interior to-day: 1.-The rowing Apaches are rap
Idly coming IN. There are ], 200 at Canada All
mesa and 900 at Fort Stanton. Cochise has been
heard from. Indian runners have been sent ONT
TO give the Apaches fair warning that If they
want peace they must come on the reserya-
tons designated The Utes are seriously discon-
tented, and should be promptly attended 10
The Navajoes are quiet; they have over goo
sheep, and in few years will, be self-sustainfng
Their public schools are well attended I leave
with Superintendent Pease for Canada Alimosa
this morning."