Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERVAL RIvENus.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s257 ,s9i.s2.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. Hall, widow of the late
Capt. Hall, of the Polaris. is at the Arlington.
MR.. JOHN S. DELANo, chief clerk of the In
terror Department, is slowly recovering his
health, but is not yet able to assume his official
Cuties.
MISS ELIZABETH LADD, of Ohio, has been
appointed temporary clerk to assist the to-
pographer of the Post Office Department, at a
salary of 5000 per year.
THE JAPANESE LEGATION in this city have
notified the Postmaster General that they have
been authorized by their government to ne
gotiate postal treaty with the United States
No propositi )ns have been made as yet ON either
side.
THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS have been
made in the War Department under the civil
service rules: f. A. McIntire, from third to
fourth class; f. Nj. Lawton, from second to
third class; +. Bankes Brooks, from first to
second.
PRESIDENT GRANT and party, General Sher-
man, secretary Belknap, and others witnessed
the cavalry drill at West Point yesterday after
|
works last night The diplomas will be awarded
to- morrow.
CoNYERs, the colored cadet at Annapolis
with three other midshipmen, has been allowed
the privilege of a reexamination in October. II
he is then successful he will step mp with his
class. If he fails he will be dropped from the
rolls OF the navy. He will not go on the cruise
but will remain on board the Santee, at the
Academy wharf.
Inn D,,vsn ~. = .m.~- xr D. T,ru
Gov. Davis, Of Texas, telegraphs that he will
send Satanic and Big Tree, the two Kiowa
chiefs, to Fort Sill, to be released, in accord
ance with the request OF Secretary Deiano, but
hopes that the Indians will be held by the mill
tary until after he can make Off cial visit to
Washington, which will be in a very few days.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut-C Commander n
Mayo Dyer detached from the Boston navy
yard and ordered to staff duty on board the
Worcester; Lieut.. John F. Merry detached
from the JuData and ordered before the Retir-
ing Board; Lieut.. George +. Lie detached from
the recruiting ship Vermont and ordered to the
Juniata.
CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER, MILITARY d.
VISION OF THE ATLANTIC.-On the recommen.
datiOn Of the Quartermaster General, so much
OF the order of March %, 1873, as directed
Major q. q. Sawtelle, quartermaster, to take
temporary charge of the duties OF Col. Rufus
ingalls,, assistant quartermaster general, is re-
voked, and Lieut.. Col K. o. Tyler, deputy
quartermaster general, has been assigned TO
duty as chief quartermaster military division
OF the Atlantic and department of the east, and
in charge Of the depot at New York city during
the absence OF Col. Ingalls,.
MARRIED - Mr.. James W. KnowIton. cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial,
Chicago Tribune and Missouri Republican, was
| Mary A. Riddle, daughter of Hon. A. G. Rid
/ die. The ceremony was performed by Rev. DIR.
Hinckley, at the residence of the brides father
in the presence of the members of the families
OF the contracting parties. The happy pair
left at seven O'Clock for Rawley Springs, Vir
ginia, where they will remain for several weeks
after which they will make tour OF the north
ern watering places.
Mr.. ROSTER d. BKCKLsY of Alexandria, Va
was to-day appointed special agent Of the Post
ONCE Department, at salary OF 81 600 per an
mum and per diem OF 80 from and after July
LIST next. Mr.. Beckley is a cOlOred man, an,:
was endorsed by the leading republicans OF Vir-
ginia, among them Senator Lewis He was an
applicant for the special agency obtained by IL
Clay Bayley, Of Fauquier county, on the 9Th
inst, and who was appointed at the request OF
COL Mosby. Considerable dissatisfaction was
caused among the republicans or the state by
this appointment, and the appointment of to-
day is doubtless intended as an amende.
THE SCANDAL ABOUT SENATOR MITCHELL
Pennsylvania newspapers are still making Wig
orOus efforts to get up a sensation concerning
United States Senator-elect John III. Mitchell
| Of Oregon. The story is that his real naIde Is
not Mitchell, but Nipple; that he formerly lived
woman who still lives there; that he deserted
| her, and afterward got divorce from her by
paying her $500. Senator Mitchell has pub
ing all of the charges, and expressing his nten-
| ton OF proving their falsity by statements OF
| Pennsylvania citizens who have known him
| from childhood.
IMPORTANT TO lNvENToRs.-U nder the late
rulings OF the Patent ONCE the use Of the Ca
veat will probably die out. The law contem-
plates that an inventor may file caveat in the
ment Of fee of ten SoaSs Tsis on she Ps
| to notice by the Office il at any time within a
year another inventor files q conflicting appli-
of sSs ioT ens year
paying an additional ten dollars the caveatOr
can renew from year to year the contract for
this service by the office The present ruling OF
the Office is that If the caveat is not renewed at
the expiration OF the year it is open to the pub
lie, and what the inventor supp0ses is a care
fully guarded official secret, Is open to any one
who desires to see it. This ruling will take in
ventors by surprise, but by prompt action on
their part in renewing their caveats they can
protect themselves.
OPINION OF AN ARMY OFFICER IN REGARD
TO THE RELEASE OF SANTANA AND BIG TREE.
The Interior Department is in receipt of q copy
Of letter from Capt. G.. r. Sanderson, 18th
infantry, commanding at Fort Sill, Indian ter
ritory, addressed to the acting assistant adjutant
general Of the department Of Texas, May 2, in
which he says: I" / am of the opinion that both
Klowas and COmanches are still on their proper
reservations, and 1 can hear of no marauding
parties having gone out. The promised release
Of Santanta and Big Tree may be the prime
motive Of their peaceful status: but il, as re-
ported, the general government hesitates to
carry out the promised release of these men by
the 10th Of May, chat being the time ~ 1
think the kiowas will probably be heard from.
1t Is certainly a mistaken policy to make such
forward to their release, and have good reason
to expect it. If the promise Is not kept, doubt
If they win keep their pledge of continued good
BEHAVIOR
THE MEXICAN KICKAPoos-EFFoRrs BEING
MADE TO iNDuCR THEIR RETURN TO THE
UNITED SrATEs.-Messrs. Henry NJ. Atkinson
and Thomas G. Williams, special commission