Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-25

Thompson, of the sd infantry, to take effect
September LIST, 1873.
THE PARKING COMMISSION has decided to
plant NJ street north with the soft or silver
maple, Acer dGsyGodIpHm, that tree being deemed
best suited to the locality.
TITS DENIED at the Indian Bureau that Co.
ehise is off his reservation committing depre-
datons. When last heard from a short time
ago, he was still on the reservation on which he
was placed by Gen. Howard, and expressed his
Intent ion OF remaining there.
THE WHEAT CRoP.-The latest report from
the Department of Agriculture, states that, on
the whole, the prospect for the wheat crop is
more favorable than last sear at this time OF
California il saws that the indications all point
To another year of great abundance, scarcely
county having reported an unfayorable con-
dition.
PERsoNAL.-Vice President Wilson was in
New York yesterday. Gen. jefferson C..
Davis leaves San Francisco for the seat of the
ModOc war to-day. General Hartee from tbe
Inspector Generals Office, accompanies him
80 Gen. n. +. Clpman and wife left the city
Yesterday for New York, whence they viii sail
ior Europe in few days.
GENERAL CROOKS PROMOTION. com
ment has been caused by the announcement
that Brevet Brigadier General George Crook,
now fighting the Apaches, was to be promoted
TO the grade OF brigadier general, to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the death of General Canby
because General Crook holds the rank of lien,
tenant colonel OF the 2Sd infantry and is breyet
brigader general of volunteers only. The right
OF seniority in promotion in the army extends
however, only to the grade of colonel and after
mat the President has the right to take a second
lieutenant. If he thinks proper, and promote
him to the grade OF brigadier general.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE READING RAIL
ROAD were before Commissioner Douglass to-
day, and asked to be relieved from the per
cent. penalty and per cent. a month interest
Oh the tax which the SOpreme Court has de
cided is due on dividends declared duripv the
first seven months OF 1870. The compaDy de-
clined to pay ii then, and now that the court
has decided that they must paw they ask to he
IeleVed from the penalty for non-pavment
The commissioner informed them that he had
no power to remit, the court having settled the
matter. The amount OF penalty due from the
Reading and one or two other smaller road, in
similar Tx amounts 10 $4,000.
THE OLD STORY, first published i'm the New
YORK Sun, and yesterday republshed in that
paper, relative 10 the attempt of one b. Waller
Taylor, of Kentucky, in ISL, to bride CAPTAIN
Houston, formerly member Of the board of
steamboat inspectors, is regarded As wholly nm
worthy OF credence at the Treasury DEPART
ment. Some two years ago charges were
brought against Houston, and they were inyes-
ngated and Captain Houston fully exoneratsd
subsequently Taylor repeated his statement
that Houston had agreed to accept a bribe and
30 plausibly did he tell his story that the Secre-
tary ordered another invest CATION. CAPTAIN
Houston was again exonerated, and the conclu-
sion reached that his accuser was insane. Cant
Houston was replaced in the board by Mr.
Carr some time ago, but not on account of the
charges preferred against him by TAYLOR as he
Was believed to be wholly innocent.
AN INTERESTING PoINT.-U nder the contract
of the Post Office Department with the Pacific
Mail steamship company to carry the mails be.
tween San Francisco and China and japan. the
company is under obligations to transport the
mails i'll American bottoms. AS they recently
lost one OF their steamers, the America bv fire
they now submit the question to the Post on &c
Department whether, il they send ont the mails
on the Isl OF June next in a foreign vessel AS
they now think IL likely they will be compelled
to do, they will be paid the same as if they em-
ployed an American ship AS the law distinctly
specifies "American built vessels" it is not
probable the Department will feel authorized
10 pay for that particular trip. The COMPANY
will, however, trust to Congress for compen,a-
ton, (the amount being about 400 for one
uip,) claiming that they have not violated the
spirit OF the contract and that thew did the best
they could under the circumstances.