Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-19

eosrce to-day were sIrI,7s7.5e.
AProIS1MkSTs-The follow ing internal rev.
enue storC keeper have been appointed
lloyd G. Statnaker, West Virginia; VIM. G.
Jelley, Irdiara; james Morris, Nebr ska;
Ef"gT'n 2. Gray, Kentucky.
KUKLUx PRISONERS r. COMMENDED Fos
PAFIoN-Ine Attorney General has recon-
rended the following kuklux DIT soners to the
Pres dent for pardon: l.. Hood, South c lrolina
Adolplus Du Pr t and George Holland OF
Mort la Caroline.
PERSONAL---VERY.. j. f. Moser, U. S. N,
late OF the NIcaraguan Oceanic Canal Survey
ing expedition, arrived here this morning, and
vail assist Commodore Lull in the preparation
OF hIs report. '''' Lieut.. Col. Fred. Grant, IN
OF me President, left Chicago on "Wednesday
lest for the east.
ANOTHER PLANET DIsCov ERED.-InforIaa-
ton has been received at the Smithsonian In
stitute that planet was discovered on Sunday
evening at Ann Arbor, Michigan, by Professor
James Z. Watson, in % hours minutes right
ascension, and degrees 40 minutes declinatIon
south. Small motion south, nth magnitude.
MORE APACHE DEvILTKY.-Dispatches re-
ceived here give the particulars of recent
affair at the Tuberosa agency, where the
Apaches sheltered notorious murderers, re-
1rs to give them up, and invited the small
body OF troops - fight. The soldiers were rein
the mountains.
a TRIBUTE OF REsPEcr.-An order has been
issued by acting Secretary Hartley, of the
Treasury department., directing that the de-
psrtment be closed on Thursday, DIST instant,
the day of the funeral of the late Hon. William
Nj. Meredith, of Philadelphia, and that the
building be draped in mourning for thirty days,
in testimony OF his distinguished services.
NARROW ESCAPE OF A wAsHINeroNIAS.-
daughter OF Solicitor Banneld, of the IRE as
ury department, who is spending the summer
at Marlborough, \. H., was severely injured
last Thu-s0ay afternoon on board the May
flower by her clothing coming IN contact with
some part OF the machinery, which was slowly
but surely drawing her to terrible death when
the alarm reached the engineer, who immedi-
ately stopped the engine in time to save her.
PRESIDENT GRANT passed through Portland.
Maine, yesterday, on his way to North Conway
and Up the mountains to Crawford Notch. To-
day, under the escort of Governor Straw, of
New Hampshire, who will succeed Mr.. Bl aine
a the entertai ner OF the President, the psrty
viii cross over - the Connecticut river and
stop for The night at the most con yenient point
The iuture route will likely be by Lake George
TO Saratoga.
NAVAL ORDERs.-The following orders were
Issued by the Navy department to-day: Or
dered-CaPtain Pierce Crosby as executive OF
the Washington, ID. C., navy yard. Lieutenant
a. sim mOrs 10 tue Naval AGA temy.
Detached-Lieutenant Commander Charles H.
PeIdleton, and EDsigns VIM. A. Hidden, and ID.
ID. V. Stuart, from the Pensacola aud ordered
70 retrrn home: Lieutenant j. X. p. Ragsdale
from the Omaha and ordered to return nome.
Lieutenant 3. W. Very from the Lancaster and
ordered - return home.
IMPORTANT INDIAN TREATY NEGOTIATED.
A telegram received at the Department of the
Interior this morning, from Felix X. Brunot,
president of the board of Indian com IN ssioners,
dated Bozenan, Montana, yesterday, says that
the commissioners have been successful in ne 90
tiating a treaty v it'll the Crow Indians. by which
they cede all their present reservation, taking
territory one-third as large on the Mis- our
we may add, lies nearly due north of the old
one, in Montana, and is regarded as an excel
lent hunting ground.
THR PROGRAMME for the open air concert at
the Capitol grounds by the Marine Band, Prof
Flies, leader, to- morrow evening, commencing
at quarter before six O'Clock, is as follows: l
2u'ckstep, Gilman Lire" Warren; 2. Grand
POtpourri LON the Prophet, Meyerbeer, lar
rang by w. Wieprecht, late general musical
director of Germany, and played by Saro',
band IN Par's, winning the first prize. and also
play by ibis band at the Boston Jubilee); g.
Aurograph In.g. and Wstzes, by Strauss; A.
Rage IN Ireland, seriO comic POtpOurri, Beyer;
3 Ballad, 81 never forget" Mellon; G. Galop.
Battle of inkermann, Brepsant; 7. Romance,
Fleur de The, Lecocq; 9. Finale.
h1 hiAL OF NAVAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR
DUvALL.-The court martial for the trial OF
Medical Director Marius Duvall met at the
Naval Academy yesterday morning, Rear Ad-
mirsl l.. NJ. Goldsborough, president; Captain
William b. Remey, L. s. NJ. c., Judge advocate
and CoDmodores VIM. K. Leroy, Thomas III.
Patterson, Edward L. Nichols and Foxhall A.
Parker, Medical Directors VIM. Greer, j. W.
Taylor, and James McClelland, Captains j.
W a. Nicholson, j. b. Creighton and L. e.
Harris, members. Mr.. A. Il. Hagner ap-
peared as counsel for the accused. Dr. DuyaII
was arraigncd under the following charges and
specifications: First charge, assaulting with a
deadly weapon and wounding enlisted men of
the U. s. marine corps. Speclhcation-That ON
or about the ith OF j une, 1873. at or near the
naval hospital, at Annapolis, Md, Medical d.
rec. " Martus Duvall did, without warning,
with malicious intent, discharge a doubl~-
alrelled gun at and wound private John Pur-
cell and drunmers Frank r. Donovan and
VIM. Z. Buckley, of the L. 8. merine corps
Charge second, scandalous conduct. The spec
lhcat.on in the second charge recites the alleged
fac asserted in the specification above. DIR.
Duvan plead mot guilty" to both charges. The
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