Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-08

SECRETARIES Fish, Richardson and Delano
and Attorney General Williams are the four
members of the Cabinet now in town.
PrRsoNAL.-Yesterday,u upon the assemblin 2
of the U. s. Court of Claims, Mr.. John Gosor. IN
the new Assistant Attorney General, was intro
duced to the court by Attorney General viii
hams.
A GENIUS in New York has notified the Post
Office Department that he has applied for a
patent for printing two or more advertisements
on the new postal cards. Why he should apply
for patent for process which everybody has
right to use without let or hindrance he does
NOT explain.
REVENUE MARINE SERVICE ON THE LAKES
The Treasure department has issued the pre-
liminary orders to put in commission the reve-
nue. marine vessels on the lakes for the summer
cruise. The Chase viii be on Lake Ontario, the
Perry on Lake Erie, the Fessenden on the De-
troit station, and the johnson ON Lake Michi-
gan.
THE LONG PENDING CASE OF the United States
VS.. the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company,
for amount of internal revenue tax on the inter
est due from il to the city OF Baltimore on &C.
count OF the municipal loan, was decided by the
7. s. supreme Court yesterday. 1t was held
that the tax could not be collected because the
interest was the property of the city. The COM
pany has retained it until now.
SENATOR SUMNER rides out daily, and when
within couple of squares from his residence
leaves his carriage and walks home. This ex-
ercise, slight as it is, tires him considerably,
owing to his weak state. Since his relapSe
about ten days ago, his physician has returned
10 the sub-cutaneous injection of morphine
every other day, with the hope that this course
OF treatment will prevent the recurrence of the
intense pain which he has recently suffered at
times in the region of the spinal column.
THE PosTN AsTRR GENRPAI Avn p,prv
The Alabama State Journal, of the 9TH instant
notes the arrival in Montgomery ON the day
previous of Postmaster General Craswell and
Senators Cameron and Howe. Lieut.. Governor
McKinstry waited upon the party and escorted
ITEM to the capitol, where they were received
by Governor Lewis. Subsequently the Senate
adopted a resolution rendering the party he
Inequalities of that body, and Mr. Hamilton, in
few remarks, presented them to the Senate
Mr.. Creswell responded in few appropriate
remarks. In the afternoon they were enter
tanned by the Governor at the Exchange.
ARMY OFFICERS ORDERED.-Capt. William
l.. FOulk, 10th cavalry; Capt. VIM. P. Graves,
2d artillery; Capt. John L. Viven, 18th infantry
and LIST Lieut.. Alexander ID. Schenck, I'd artil-
lery, who have recently been promoted to the
rank above indicated, have been ordered to
join their regiments or proper stations in va
rious parts of the country. Major Thomas NJ
Anderson, 10th infantry, has been ordered u
relieve Major Edwin r. Townsend, 9th infantry
of the charge of the discussing Office at Vicks-
burg, Miss. Second Lieut.. Augustus G.. Tassin
18th infantry, has been ordered to report to the
chief signal officer of the army for temporary
duty.
PAYING THE COTTON CLAIMs.-The Treasury
department has commenced paying the cotton
claims filed under the act of May 18th, 1872
Over 200 claims have been presented, covering
over S6,OO0,000 More than one-half of them
Will be rejected on account of insult Gent proof
Fifteen million dollars of the cotton fund now
ri inc in tlan
paid are for cotton seized by the government
agents after the 30th of June, 1865. The act of
May 18th, 1872, provided that all these CLAIMS
should be fled within six months and therefor.
expired on the 18th of November last. Quite a
large number Of claims have been filed since
the expiration of the law, and they must De
thrown out, as ali Efforts TO have Congress eX-
tend the time failed.
ANOTHER BALTIMORE DELEGATION IN Town
Collector Booth, Naval Officer King, Represen-
tative-elect Lownds, with ten or twelve BaIti-
more politicians, arrived here early this morn
ing thinking that the President had returned)
for the purpose Of urging the claims of Charles
Gllpln for the surveyorship of that port, but aS
the President had not reached Washington they
had to content themselves with an interview
with the Treasul officials. The surveyorshp
is now held by Mr.. +. Fulton, whose commits
sion expires to- morrow and the friends of Mr..
Giipin are sanguine that he will be appointed
to succeed Mr.. Fulton. Mr.. Reese another
prominent Baltimore republican was the most
formidable opponent of Mr.. Gilpin, but the
matter was compromised by the tender of The
deputy collectorship of the port TO him.
OUTRAGE ON PEACEABLE INpIANs.-The
Indian office is in receipt OF communication
from Friend Enoch Hoag, of the central super
intendency, dated Lawrence, Kansas, the 1st
instant, stating that it is supposed that small
band of Kiowas and Mexcans, led by White
Horse, are guilty OF the murder of the four men
OF Darlings surveying party on Cimarron river.
ffnn hot
Cheyennes in returning from New Mexico
were surprised in camp by United States soldiers
fred upon, and two of their number killed. ami
three 50 severely wounded as to be unable to
return. He further says: ''The tribe is very
much excited in consequence; but our special
agent to their camp has been instructed to use
MS influence to prevent any retaliation, and he
reports from Camp Supply, on the 18th instant
more quiet feeling among the Indians and OF
tnelr purpose to move to the agency at an early
day. The Cheyennes. Arrapahoes and Osa res
are very much disturbed at the unusual en-
croachments by whites on their buffalo range"
THE FARMERS AND THE BAILRoADs.-The
March report of the statistican of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, in a summary of reported
causes of encouragement from all quarters
gives the following intimation of the excited
state OF feeling against the railway monOpolists:
The excitement relative TO high and dis
eliminating rates for railway transportation is
intense throughout the west, and the subject
claims the attention of correspondents of nearly
every state. Inc watering or stock, the hcti-
tious increase OF capital by numerous dishonest
expedients, and the assumed necessity of paw
ing dividends on this spurious capital. meet the
seyerest denunciations OF farmers. who deem
themselves plundered by an interest that could
not exist without the products of agricultural
industry, and which was itself built up through
the aid of the government, and for the develop
ment OF national resources. The feeling is gen
orally one of Indignation at manifest Injustice,
ard calm determination to use legal and legis
lative methods to remedy the abuse, with occa-
sional outbursts of threatened violence as a
dernier resort The demand is universal both
for legislation to secure justice in the case and
national laws to prevent undue and prohibtory
determinations between rates of local and
through freights Double-track freight rail-
roads to the seaboard, either owned or directly
controlled by the government are demanded
by many, to be run in the interest of the peo-
pie, and not for excessive profit and extortion.
Water-TOutes for cheap transI ortation are also
desired.
The farmers appear to be thoroughly
aroused, and they have the power, rightly used.
Of enforcing their demands. 1t is important for
their own good and the welfare of the country
that they stand firmly for all that Is right. and
submit to nothing that lie wrong"
BRIG HAM YOUNG has resigned the presidency
OF the Deseret Bank and Cooperative MercaT
s;fo 1920. SlCfCdu-