The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-19
WASHINGTON.
The Dnsc of the Pioneer.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-It appears from in
formation obtained at the Treasury Depart
ment and the Department of Justice to-day,
that the Cuban vessel Pioneer is still under he
control of the Collector of Customs at Newport
he having just been instructed by the Treasury
Department to have the large quantity of pow
der removed from the Pioneer to the public
magazine in accordance with the request of the
Mayor of Newport, who apprehends that an
explosion might infiict much damage to the
city. The Department of Justice has not Civ
en- any instruction in the premises to the Mar
shall who claims the Pioneer under a lioel for
for the benefit of private parties The United
States Attorney for Rhode Island will, however,
inquire into all the facts and whether the Pho
neer should be detained on the ground that she
had violated the neutrality laws. Meanwhile,
the Treasury department considers the vessel
in its own custody. The Secretary Estate and
Attorney General have been in consultation on
the subject, but no instructions have been sent
out through the latter department concerning
the Pioneer. The report that the vessel had
been turned over to the United States Marshal
is false.
a .- Indian Matters.
DR.. Joseph Parrish of Philadelphia, has been
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior,
Special Commissioner to visit the Kiowas and
other hostile Indian tribes in Texas and the
Indian country, and negotiate for peace DIR.
ii. E. Alvord of Va, will be associated with
him.
The Soldiers and SsiIors:
A very large delegation of discharged soldiers
and sailors from this city will attend the con-
vention at Pittsburg on Sept. 18th. They have
already formed strong organization for that
purpose, and have pledged themselves to sup
port Grant and Wilson. In their resolution en-
dorsing Senator Wilson they speak of him as
the man who "stood by us in the national leg
islatiOn during our absense afoat and ashore
looked after the interests of the widows and
orphans of our fallen comrades, and was in
or al iy, rt,,fr for fhnv
increase of pay, pensions, &C.
West Point.
The report of the West Point Board of Wis
itors for the present year is said to be from the
pen of President Elliot. of Harvard, and is
pronounced in army circles to be the most not
able ond useful document of the kind since the
annual report for 1854, written by Gen Robert
G. Schenck, and which led to legislation of IN
important reformatory character in the follow
ing year.
Greeley in Georgia.
The prospects of Mr. Greeley in Georgia are
not quite so bright as his supporters could de-
sire. Not only is the rank and file of the DEM
ocratic party in that State badly denoralized,
but some of its strongest men and oldest news
papers decline to obey the dictates of the Bal
timore convention.
Maryland.
The colored Republican convention of Mary
land which assembled in Baltimore yesterday
was largely attended by delegates from all parts
of the State. All present were enthusiastic
for Grant and Wilson. w. n. Saunders was
denounced for his betrayal of his party and his
race.-lSpecial 10 Boston Journal
Nominations.
The Purvis wing of the Republican party in
the District Convention to-day, nominated n.
@. Ordway, now Sergeant-at-Arms of the House
Of Representatives, for delegate in Congress
from the District of Columbia. He declined
but the convention adjourned for week to give
him time TO consider.