Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-21

APPOINTMENT By THE PRESTDRNT.-The
President has appointed VIM. b. Todd to be a
Trustee Of the Reform school OF this district for
three years from October 18th.
GEN. o. O. HOWARD has been notified that he
need not attend the court martial a. Louisville.
He Will consequently continue his negotiation
with the hostile Indians of the southwest.
SENATOR SUMNER visited Gambetta in Paris
on Friday Mr.. Sumner will not return home
in time to be present at the assembling of Con-
gress, unless his health improves very much.
The POSTAL TREATY WITH SwITzsRLANp-
The President has authorized The Secretary or
State to affix the seal OF the United States TO
the approved postal treaty between the United
states anu switzerland.
CoMMAND DER BUsHRoD b. TAYLOR has been
detached from duty as inspector of ordnance at
the Philadelphia navy yard, and ordered to duty
in the Bureau of Yards and Docks, at the Navy
Department
THE CIVIL SBRvICs BOARD of the Treasury
Department will TO- morrow report to Secretary
Boutwell, the list of the most ritorious of those
who were examined for 81 200 clerkships last
Monday. Seven names will be reported, out of
which five appointments are TO be made.
REvENus MARINE ExAMrSArIoNs.-Ca Cap
tains George r. Slicer, Jno. A. Henriques, and
"a ~ VI INC EtNtnut marine service,
have been designated as a board TO meet here
on the 9Th of November to examine officers for
promotion and candidates for admission into
that service.
The SURVEY OF THE YBLLowsToNR.-Prof
Hayden writes to the Secretary of the Interior
that the survey of the yellow stone region this
year has been very successful; that every step
has been one of scientific advancement, and
that he will return 10 Washington laden with
treasures in the way of choice mineral speci-
mems.
THE BIDs for headstOnes for soldiers graves
which were opened a few days since, are now
being examined by the Quartermaster General,
who will make his report thereon about the lat
ter part OF this week first of next. All OF the
bids for iron or blocks of other material than
stone have been thrown out, as the proposals
called for stone.
LIMITING THE POWER OF ARMY CorRrs-
MARTIAL-The Secretary OF War has issued a
general order that q sentence by court martial
adjudging dishOnorable discharge to take eff
fect at such period in a term of confinement as
shall be designated by the reviewing officer is
contrary to law-as being delegate of por-
ton of the judicial power 10 determine the
measure of punishment; ii is therefore directed
that hereafter no sentence in such form shall
be confirmed.
PERsoNAL.-vinnie Ream has gone to New
York, in accordance with q pressing invitation
from the managers Of the Ind ustriai fair at
Brooklyn, to model some portrait busts from
life at the exhibition. At the American Insti-
tute Fair in New York city, last year. Miss Ream
eXemp!ihed the process of working in clay, and
added so much to the interest of the exposition
that the managers q the present fair have been
exceedingly urgent to secure he's again; and
though she at first declined in conseq uence of
the press of work she had on hand, she finally
yielded to the persistent call, and will ON to,
Inorrow commerce her work there. Miss Ream
took under her charge to Philake phia her statue
OF Miriam, lately sold to q lady of that city.
"..' Lieut. General Sir Hastings Doyle Governor
of Nova Scotia and Hons. Caleb Gushing and
Jas; s. Negieyiare at WOrmley's hotel. ....'Gen.
W. 5. HllYer and wife, OF New York are at the
Arlington. Gen. Freyere, Prussian Minis
ter, has rented the house lately occupied by Sen.
ator hioe, OF Ark, No. 14l4 street, northwest
Post MASTER General, who was on the political
stump in lnaiana before the election, returned
to the city This morning.
IT'S Contracts for furnishing olotMrg
hats, groceries, paints, oils, glass, dry goods,
slate, stss,, pig iron, ship chandlery, betting,
| machinery tools, stationery, and various other
supplies 70 the various navy yards during the
| hscal yeST ending June 30th, 1878, have been
| awarded by the bureau of yards and decks at
the Nay department to the following bidders ::
szra gsnes Of Ro s Of N
JewettA Elijah Howe, IT., Of Boston, 70 ass; ID
Babcook q Co., Woodbury. s. Rice, hyatt &
l q j. w Duryee, Of n. Y. L. L. De Kechemu,
1 OF New.ngton, n. H.; Hugh Kelley, gohn Tur-
/ nsr, = ID. Fall and Muliett s. Brsubury, OF
1 say, of Portsmouth, Va; A. A. Ii cCufsueb and
uMaysnr Martin g Co, Of Norfolk: Va; VIM. r.
sro, los Tssd ID Savage; W..
OF Washington, ID. e.; 8. G. CARL, e. H. Ship
man and Watson & Pittinser, of brooklyn, 4.
s y; raul Field J; W. G.sktll & Sens, John
i Sel.eidt, Anderson & DuRlap, Crippen e, Mad-
desk, Thomas Mcconnell, fi.istesdP a Mccoi-
In, of Philadelphia: j. B. Roberts esd George
/ Ptehter, OF Pensacola, Fla; c Mex. Oerting
and-J. o. Neal, of Warrington, Fla; A. Powell !,
OF aiIej0, Cal; j. Il. Della, Montanya Lin
J:s- Hodge & Co., of San Francisco, Cal.
| "5ARNDYcK vs.. JARHuycR'-Lussst Phase
l 81 he Nerer-Endin9 Aoce~voaon 'Gase-Mr
| Wm McGarrahan, the contestant In the cele-
brstsi McGarrahan case, which has .cccupied
| tbs attention Of the public ever since 1885, re.
1 cendy brought suit for ejectnent and s. 900 900
ming company, now ia possession OF the Pa
| noche-Grande tract claimed by Meg. The suit
was brought before one ct the district courts of
Monterey county, California. The New Idria
company entered a demurrer to the plea of
| McGaFrahan for their eiectaEent, but cshe court
1 overfHed the demurrer. The Idria company
! eTty OF the ground that they had been in pos
session of it for five years before the suit was
| brought. At the request OF NJ &C srrahsE's coun-
sci, the court sent a commission to Aadrid,
Spain to receive the deposition OF Gen. Sickles
bow Cn ted States minister st shat point. Gen.
/ Ssckles was the first counsel Of McGarrahan
/ aud requested Mr.. Lincoln to cause q patent for
/ TIE land in question to be Issued to his client
Mr! Iinccln, 1t is alleged, wrote 60 Gen sickies,
| saying be would do so provided he (Gen. s.
| would shsx him legal authority for such Sction.
Subsequently,, it Is claimed, President Lincoln
ordered tAs patent to issue. TIE testimony OF
MT. Usher ;Ehen Secretary OF the Interior, will
| also Be broa,ht before the court. Mr.. Usher. ii
is stated WIN testify that Mr.. Liaeoin spoke to
/ him'0n several occasions about the patent, and
l that "a obedience to instructions from Mr.. l..
the sRt1 pateKt was issued on the l4th of March
nBS tAe furtner says that bad he known st the
time the troubis McGsrrahan Lid had to secure
the patent he would have had Il delivered TO
him without delay.
ADANsERous OouHrIRFxIr-A Aaneereus
counterfeit on Q $50 United States Treasury note
IA nov IN circulation, the general appearance of
which is dacker, but the engr avin9 apparently
as fine as the genuine. The words "Fifty Dol
lars" however, have o blurred appearance.
and the pager u sti1er and more OILY than the
bona fde anticke.-N. Y. CeWmerciaI.
DOOR-cRACK CAsUALrY-A youns narr,ed