Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

- L. Il
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RRvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were sls6.792.22.
PRESIDENT GRANT Ielt Long Branch for
Maine at noon yesterday.
SECRETARY BELKNAP returned to Washing
ton this morning in the early tram.
ONE of the improbable events known to the
public service to-day actually occurred, by the
resignation of james A. Van Arsdale, a clerk
in the Office of the First Auditor of the Treasury
THE PROMOTION of SeveIlon A. Brown to
the chief clerkship of the State department
has been followed by the promotion of John II
Haswell, as senior index clerk, and Warren C.
Stone i'll the place OF Hsswell.
ADvICEs FROM THE YELLOWSTONE ExPEpI-
TON have been received up TIL August 9Th at
the War department, showing that at that tim ,
the expedition was opposite Powder river.
ehcountering bad roads, and scarcity of water
aud grass.
CoNsCIENCR CoNTRIBUroRs.-The Unite1
States treasurer received to-day $50 in cur
rency In an envelope postmarked New York
with the following note:
Acknowledge in ". Y. Times.
He also received $40 frem Detroit, Michigan.
with the statement that "the enclosed is a debt
due the United States.~ Both were duiv
credited to the conscience fund.
Reconsideration Grant has donated
three lots to the MethOdists of Yankee Iowa
to build a church on. Assistant Secretary
of State Davis has gone north to attend the flu
neral of his mother IN law. ..''Vice Presiden nj
Wilson was in Boston yesterday, his appear
ance indicating steady progress toward re-
stored health. '...Gen. Ord was in Salt Lake
city yesterday on tour of inspection.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Midshipma Aaron Ward,
from the California on the Sd ultimo, and
placed on waiting orders; Assistant Surgeon
Charles l.. Cassin, from the Worcester, and
placed ON waiting orders; Assistant Surgeon d.
y. Bertolette, from the naval hospital RospitaI
at Norfolk, Va; and ordered to the Worcester
Second Assistant Engineer j. NJ. Emanuel
rom the navy yard, Philadelphia, and ordered
" the Tuscarora.
The PROGRAMME for the Open-air concert of
the Marine Band, Prof. Fries leader, at the
Capitol grounds tomorrow afternoon is as fol-
lows: ii. Quickstep, Inmau Line" as PLAYED
az Boston Jubilee, Warren; 2. Overture Tan
credi, kosslni; 5. CIR Intr. and Waltzes, auto
graph" Strauss; l. Rage in Irland serio-coinic
POtp0urTl, Boyer; .. Ballad, " | never can for
get,' Mellon; 6. Galope, " Battle OF Inlker-
manu." Brepsaut; I. Romance, +" Fleur de
IAce,' LtcOcq; s. Finale
TIE MANITOBA MUss. - Governor Austin
and the Mayor Of Minneapolis on their return
from Long Branch to this yesterday, had another
Interview with Secretary Fish relative to the
Manitoba difficulties. 1t can be stated that the
matter has not assumed a diplomatic aspect
altnoush Slr Edward Thornton and Secretary
Fish have had several Informal interviews con-
corning IL. TheprOceedings now in progress
are OF a judicial character, and therefore do
not at present justify diplomatic Intervention.
The FIGHT BETWEEN THE Sioux ANDPAw-
NEEs.-The following telegram was received to-
day at the headquarters of the army:
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug II, 1873
Gen. ". T. Sherman: There is now sufficient
evidence 10 confirm the unofficial report of the
night between the Sioux and Pawnees on the
Republican river southwest corner of Nebraska
The Pawnees were jumped and utterly defeated
1helr loss is greater than at first reported. The
sioux engaged were, think, Ogallseos, Brules
and Req Clouds.
Z. II. SHERIDAN, Lieut.. General.
CAPT. JACKS FATE IN THE DOCUMENTS
The proceedings OF the military commission in
the trial of the Modoc Indians undoubtedly ar
rived at the War department this morning or
late last evening. A reporter of The STAR &C
costed the several officers who are presumed to
be cognizant of such fact, and in each
instance was dismissed with an eyasiye
ahswer Heretofore an inquiry on the subject
elicited the quick reply, "Nothing yet re-
ceiyed;" and the weakening of the officials from
their former prompt answer, indicates con-
clusively that the proceedings and sentence are
known by War department officials. General
Sherman says, "Dont ask me about them"
Judge Advocate General Holt, "Beg to be ex-
cused;" while the Secretary OF Was Is "too busy,
really, TO see newspaper correspondents Gen
Townsend betrays, by the sparkle of his eve
when directly interrogated, that, although like
George Washington, he can't tell lie, he
thinks 1t piece OF presumption to ask him
leading questions which he has to dodge.
BENCH AND BAR are alike scattered during
the heated term. Judge Cartier is in CIeye-
land, Ohio; Judge Macarthur is somewhere in
the vicinity of Boston; Judge DIN Is ruralizing
at his country seat near Silver Spring; Judge
Humphreys remains in Washington to attend
to any court matters that need looking after
Judge Wylie, who has been at the Bedford
Springs, leaves Washington to-day for a visit TO
Chicago. Judge Wylie, by the way, has expe-
rienced a streak of luck in the appreciation or a
piece OF property he owns in the vicinity of
Chicago. Some years ago he came in possession
OF the undivided half of a tract of eighty acres
about two miles out from that city, and at the
time he thought it a good deal of a hardship
that he was obliged to take il ON q debt, and
encumbered in way to cost him some 81 900
altogether At the close of the war the owners
Of the other half of the tract (some Virginians)
were sollcitous that he should buy their share al
the same rate, and he finally did so, paving for
the whole eighty acres the sum of Sli, 900. The
property Is situated on the newly laid out boule-
wards of Chicago, and Judge wylie's agent has
5000 per acre for it, or SlGO, 900 for the tract
The Judge thinks he will hold on awhile until
II Il worth 81 900 an acre. This illustrates the
rapid rate at which real estate increases in
value in or about a growing city. The great
advance in real estate about Washington is in
point.
TIE LATE A. &. ALLRN. A meeting of
journalists WAS held this morning at the rooms
Of the Associated Press to testify, in formal
manner, their respect for the late A. G. Allen,
who died on Sunday last, after brief illness,
in this city. MIR. l.. A. Gobright was called 70
the chair and Mr.. ID. G. Forney made secre-
tary.
A committee consisting of Mr.. L. ID. Inger-
soil, G. s. Noyes, and L. Schade reported the
following paper:
Our deceased friend and 90 -laborer adopted
journalism as profession, from choice, and in
its pursuit exhibited the quality of candor, with
the strength of cultured intellect; his amiable
and generous feelings and acute sense of honor
never causing wound In his use Of language,
which was always that Of q gentleman. He
enforced his views with earnestness, seeking to
impress and influence his readers with q sense
OF the honesty of his own convictions. So far
as heard or known, we cannot remember of
ever having heard one word uttered against
him. He was respected by everybody; his