Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-22
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL REvKNUE-The receipts from this
source to-day were $50. s95.71.
REPRESENTATIVES, JEwKTr, of Ohio, the
OHIO State Journal says. has not drawn salary
on his present term as Congressman, as was re-
ported. .f
REAR ADMIRAL POWELL is in the city sick,
and not at Saratoga Springs, as enormously
reported.
THE FOLLOWING APPoISTMENT was to-day
received at the Executive office for record
Silas Reed, surveyor general for Wyoming
territory.
GEN. o. f. BABCoCK, the Presidents private
secretary, arrived in the city this morning from
Long Branch. The President will not return to
Washington this week.
SECOND LIEUT.. STEPHEN p. JoCELYN, 2lst
infantry, has been appointed first lieutenant
to I'LL the vacancy caused by the killing by
Modocs OF First Lieut.. VIM. l.. Sherwood.
JUICE j. j. MARTIN, Sixth Auditor, arrived
in this city from Winchester, Va, last evening,
but leaves for that point again this evening.
His child is somewhat better, but is still dan
gerously ill.
HEADQUARTERS of the military department
of the Gulf will after the Goth be Temporarily
removed from New Orleans to Holly Springs,
Miss.
AVERY SERIOUS disturbance having occurred
among the marines at the Naval Academy, the
Secretary of the Navy for the better preserya-
ton of discipline has directed that a general
naval court martial be convened at Annapolis
to-day.
SUSPENDED AND APPoINTED.-Hiram La
tham, surveyor general for the territory of
Wyoming, has been suspended, and Silas Reed
of Wyoming, appointed in his stead. Fellows
ID. Pease, agent for the Indians of the Crow
agency, has been suspended, and James Wright
formerly superintendent of Indian affairs for
Montana, appointed in his stead.
AN ORDER was issued from the War depart
ment to-day dlsmissing from the United States
service I'd Lieut. NJ. Frank Gallagher, "a infan-
try, who fred loaded revolver three times
at and killed discharged soldier in Spartans
bnrg, South Carolina. The order was issued in
approval of the sentence of a court martial
The officer will be turned over to the civil
authorities and be arraigned for murder.
AT NEWPORT FOR THE SRAsoN-The fol-
lowing members of the diplomatic corps are at
Newport for the season: Marquis de Noailles
French minister: Admiral Bernabe, Spanish
minister; Count COrt, Italian ambassador;
Baron Brln. French legation; Baron o ffenberg
Russian envoy, and Count Kreutz, Russian en-
bassy; Henry Howard, English embassy; Connie
de Ganay, French legation; Maurice DelfOsse
VI. u.
bassy, and the Hon. lie Poer Trench, English
embassy.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chief Engineer Charles H.
Baker, to the naval academy 3lst instant, as
head of the department OF steam engineering
Dstdehed-COmmander 4. p. Lull and Lieuten-
ants Jefferson +. Moses, and j. W. Miller and
First Assistant Engineer George NJ. Greene
from the Nlcaraguan survey and ordered to
Washington city in connection with that work
Master j. NJ. Hawley from the Nicaraguan sur
yey and granted three months leave. Chief
Engineer Henry l.. Snyder from the naval
academy on the 31st instant and placed on wait
ing orders.
TIE PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY CALLED
UPON TO AID IN SOLVING THE TRANsPoRrA-
TIoN Observation-Disclosures Window, chairman
OF the select Senate committee on transporta-
ton, has addressed circular letter to the mas
tiers OF state oranges of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry, requesting that they select suitable
persons to appear before the committee at a
convenient time and place, to be hereafter
named, and present the views of the farmers of
their states in regard to the defects, abuses
and grievances ged to exist under the pre-
sent systems of transportation, and also any
suggestions they may desire to make as to the
remedy required.
The PUBLISHED STATEMENT to the effect
that An engagement had taken place on the 4th
of July between the American forces under
Col. Mackenzie and larye BODY of Kickapoo
Indians and Mexicans, aea the reported killing
of Col. Mackenzie, is discredited at the War
department. Gen. Whipple says that the loca-
ton OF the reported battle, at the head waters
Of the ConchO, is of itself a sufficient reason for
disbelievhg the published rumors, inasmuch
az he can conceive of no necessity which would
can for the presence of our troops in that sec
ton. There is no Information, icial or other
wise, at the War department that warrants the
belief that Gen. EscObedo is advancing with
any warlike demonstrations or with any other
purpose than to preserve order along the bOr-
der, as been heretofore stated.
The LONG BRANCH RACEs-After the close
OF Our report by telegraph of the Long Branch