Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-29

source to-day we're 1851 .5i0Oi.
Cor. AUDENREID, A. ID. g. on the stat of
Gen. Sherman, has returned to the city.
Gov. KELLOGG, of Louisiana, had an inter-
view with President Grant to-day.
COLLECTOR CASEY, of the port of New Or
leans, and his family, are the guests of Pres
dent Grant, at the Executive mansion.
WON'T DROWN HIMsELF.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury Friday received telegram from
some disappointed New York inancier $50
drown yourself" to which he replied, 81 will do
no such thing" He still lives.
THE BOARD OF NAVY OFFICERS TO examine
officers for promotion and retirement will meet
at the Navy department on the first of October,
after recess of several months. \ number of
cfncers OF high grade will first be examined.
among them Captain Spots and Captain Bryson
for promoi IN to the grade of Commolores.
ANOTHER NEW PLANET.-Professor Henry
received telegram from Professor Forester
director of the Berlin Observatory last evening
announcing the discovery at Dusseldorf of a
planet, seven minutes right ascension. seven
degrees and iifty-three minutes north declins-
uon' tenth magnitude, small motion south.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE for six months has been
granted LIST Lieutenant Daniel Hart, 18th in
fantry. Leave of absence for fifteen days in
addition to the three months granted to the
graduates of the military academy has been
granted I'd Lieutenant Chas. A. l.. Totem, 4th
artillery.
THE PITTsBuRG Posr OFFrcE.-Special
Agent Petherbridge, of the Post Office depart-
ment, is in charge of the Pittsburg post office,
and will hold it until the President makes a new
appointment A dispatch has been received
from the sureties of the defauting postmaster
asking thirty days time in which to make nav
ment, giving good security for themselves
which proposition has been accepted.
WAsHINGToNIANs IN EURoPE-The follow
ing Westinghouse were registered in Europe
on the 18th inst: Paris-Charles Morris Addi-
son, Mrs Julia II. Addison, Mrs Otis Bigelow
A. II. Brown, David Edes, Miss Margaret Edes
Miss Stella 7. johnson, Samuel +. Miller and
family, MI and Mrs VIM. F: Stocking, Mrs. c.
Wendell, Miss Wendell. Lucerne-Mr. and
Mrs. q. II. Phelps. Berlin-Mss Lucy G, Allen
| Nienna-Gen. I. Eaton.
TIE CORN CEoP.-The report of the Apri-
| cultural department for September shows that
| the yield of maize will be somewhat lower than
| last year. The acreage also appears to be four
| per cent. less than 1872, making a reduction OF
more than million acres, mostly in Ohio, In
! diana, Illinois, and lOwa-nearly twO-thirds of
million being in Illinois. The general aver
| age condition, as based upon the county aver
| ages and the proportion Of the crop produced by
each county, IS 81.
THE LATE CEssIoN BY THE UTEs.-The Sec
rotary Of the Board of Indian Commissioners
| telegraphs to this city that he spent week on
the lands recently ceded by the Utes to the gov
eminent through the Hon. Felix Brunot. He
says the lands are immensely rich in gold sill yer,
copper, lead, iron, and coal. Fifty town lots
have already been located since the agreement
was made. He states that the western line of
the reservation is twenty instead of ten miles
long, as was repor ted at fist.
THE ADDITIONAL RULES for regulating the
civil service of the United States, published by
the Commissioner for the information of those
ted for
animation districts throughout the country
where applicants for the civil service NAV ap-
| pear without being obliged to come 10 Washing
ton. The examining board consists of chief
examiner, to he appointed by the President,
and two local examiners, to be appointed by the
| evil service commission. The first sitting Of
the board viii be held in New York about the
middle of October. Cincinnati will then be
visited, then st. Louis, then Savannah and
| Memphis. The second district, with headanar-
| tiers at Washington, will be the last on the list
MORE INDIAN DEPREDArIoSs The warde-
partment is in receipt OF intelligence from
Camp Stambaugh, Washington territory, under
date of August I'D, to the effect that party of
hostile Indians made their appearance in that
section on the 18th instant and stole a number
OF horses and mules from the ShOshOnee reser-
walton and from the settlers on the Pc po-agie.
The settlers fired upon them ami wounded one
of them. United States troops pursued, but did
not overtake them. on the 10Th instant party
OF forty Sioux left their camp on Powder river
Tor the purpose of depredating in Wind river
valley, being the same band that killed the two
women near Old Camp Brown.
SHOCKING MURDERS BY INDIANs-The War
| department has received dispatch from Fort
| Richardson, Texas, stating that three citizens
were attacked by Indians on Little Salt Creek
| on the 18th of September. and two of them
| Howell II. Walker, aged so, and his son Henry
| aged B-were killed The other, MIR. Mortimer
Stevens, formerly soldier in the 9th cavalry.
made his escape, having been compelled to
| travel some twenty miles in circuitous route
| to avoid the Indians. company of the 10th
cavalry started in pursuit. The bodies of those
killed were brought to Fort Richardson both
| father and son being horribly mutilated, the
former having his whole scalp taken of above
tue ears, several cuts and bruises ON the face,
| two bullets through the chest, an arrow and
several cuts apparently with a butcher knife in
the back, and large hole in the right side
| from which rib and portion of the liver had
| been taken. The latter was similarly scalped
| with two bullets through his abdomen, hole
under his right arm, apparently made with a
butcher knife, two other stabs In the right eye
and the right hand cut off at the wrist.
|
THE NEW YORK RACES ON SATURDAY-At
| the Prospect Park IN. W course, Saturday,
two races were trotted. In the first race for
| II Coz mile heats, there were eleven starters
The FIRST heat was won by Everett Ray, the sec
Ond by Miss Miller, when protest was ordered
by gentleman connected with the course
against the too apparent jOckeying of the driver
and owner of the horse Hopeful. The driver of
the latter was then changed by the judges, and
Hopeful won the race in the three last heats
Time, 2:26, 2:27 and 2:25. The time of the first
two heats was 2:So and 2;31X. After the race
the horse Hopeful, his owner and his driver
were ruled off all tracks recognized by the Ma
tional association forever. The second race,
mile heats, fer $1,000, was won by Gamers,
beating Sensation, who won the first two heats
in 2:20a and 2:24,) Huntress, w. Fl. Allen and
Gazelle-the two latter distanced. Time, 2:23 4,
2:22k and 222A
wILKIR COLLINS IN NEW YORK. wilkie
Collins, the celebrated English novelist is stop
al ufr1iaf rus.,