Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-21
A MO<lOc Defeat!

General Sherman this morning received the
following dispatch from Gen. Schofeld:
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, May 20, 1873.
To Gen. Sherman: Davis reports ght with In
dams on 10th inst. Indians were whipped and
ran away. Mounted troops in pursuit. No;
heard from since 14th inst
j. NJ. SCHoFIELD, Maj. Gen1 Cong.
Mr.. CoLFAx has written TO a friend in Pari,
letter containing this:-"I never received a
dollar from Ames on any account whatever, in
check in cash, in stock, or dividends or bonds
| have full faith that He who knoweth al
things will in His own good time make my en-
tire innocense OF this cruel and wicked chargC
manifest to even the bitterest of my enemies"
BOARD OF VISITORS TO WEST PoINr.-Th,
following board of visitors to the military
academy for 1873 was appointed yesterday by
Secretary Belknap:-Rev. j. l.. G. McKown,
III; Hon NJ. Russell Thayer, Pa; William s.
Henry B. Curtis, Ohio; Hon. A. T. Akerman
Ga; Rev. A. L. Chaplin, ID. D., Wis. On the
part Of the Senate the visitors appointed at the
Hon. j. w. Stevenson, Ky. On the part of the
House of Representatives Hon. John Coburn
Ind Hon. L. p. Poland, VT; Hon. s. S. Mar
shall, Ill.
VAN BURRN's FRIENDS. Hon. Jno. Hill,
Col. Vermillyea, Mr.. Walton, Mr.. Jones, and
other prominent citizens of New jersey
who reside in the immediate neighbor-
hood of General Van Buren,, recently sus-
pended from the Office of Vienna Commis-
sioner, called upon the President to-day
and had long interview with him In
relation to Gen. Van b. whose reinstatement
they urged and pied their mistaken conf
dence in his integrity. The President replied
that he would await the Official reports in the
case and would see that no injustice be done
any one.
| HEAVY DEMAND FOR POSTAL CARDs.-The
demand for postal cards is still increasing. Up
to date the orders received at the Post Office
| Department aggregate over p, O00, OOO prior to
the LIST met. orders for II 600 600 were received
The average daily orders since the LIST inst have
been about $50 900. This morning orders for
,499 900 were received. All of the large cities
have sent for their second or third supply. The
| third order from New York was received to-day
and is for 900 900. Heretofore there has been
| some hardness in the production of the
| cards, but to-day the manufacturers notified
| the Post Office Department that they now
l nave three cutters in operation, which cut a
| little less than 100000 daily. They state that
they will add another cutter this week and three
| more later, and that an additional printing
| press will be started soon as they can supply
enough paper to manufacture over $50 900 daily.
THE WILL OF THE LATE CHIEF JUSTICE
| CHASE was to-day filed in the office of the Re-
| gister of Wills, fully proven, and admitted to
probate; 1t is very short instrument, written
on one sheet of letter paper, and bears the dat.
| of November 10. 1870. Ii commences by nom
| mating Henry ID. Cooke sole executor. After
the pay ment of ali his just debts he directs that
L Il
and SO, 600 at per cent. to his niece Jane Aud
during her life, aud if her daughters survive
| her, the principal is to he divided between
| them equally. 10000 in stocks each to WILDER
| force University. at Oberlin, Ohio, and Dart
| mouth College, New Hampshire, and whatever
| may be due by his late brother, Edward /
chase, or Stockport, New York, is RENTED TO
| his widow and administrative. The picture OF
| Chief Justice Marshall, presented him by the
| members OF the bar and other citizens of New
York, he leaves to the United States for the use
| OF the Supreme Court. The balance of his es-
| tates he leaves to his daughters, Mrs. Sprague
and Mrs HOyt The will closes: al commit my
| soul to the mercies of God in Christ Jesus our
| Savior through the Holy Spirit" Gov. Cooke
quallhed as executor, giving bond in the sum OF
| $4,000 Hon. r. c. Parsons, (ex-Marshal Of
the United States Supreme Court,) and Jacob
| w. Shuckens, (former private secretary of the
Chief Justice,) were the witnesses to the will,
which is in the handwriting of the latter.
Brutal Murder Of n Defenceless wo.
| CONFESSION OF HoLLoHAN WHO KILLED MRS
| LAMPLEY In BALTIMORE.
| Thomas X. HOllOhan, under sentence of death
| for the murder of Mrs. Lampley, in Baltimore
| on the I'd Of January, yesterday addressed a
| letter to a member of the press who had show n
him some favors, in which he says: "My sem
| tence Is just l have broken the laws of God
| and man, and am willing to give up my life:
but should like to have John Nicholson's com
pany on the platform"
| He then goes on to state, in substance as fol-
| lows; u met Nicholson, ana took ride with
| him to Canton. He knew 1 had been in trouble
before anu was not bashful IN proposing this Job.
| He said Mr.. Lampley had So 900 in the house.
| which We would get, but that we must kill the
Old woman, or she might recognize him. re-
| fused to enter the scheme then. On the day
| OF the murder 1 met Nicholson, and went to
| his house with HIM, and learned there that the
| family were going to the theatre, leaving the
/ old lady alone, and we determined to do the
| deed then, and arranged all the particulars.
/ we entered the house without knocking and
found Mrs Lampley sitting IN a rocking chair
| sewing. She treated us to cake and wine, and
| was putting up cake for Nicholson's children
| struck her in the stomach. She was then dead
| and we carried her into an adjoining room L
| remained with the lady while Josh went up
| stairs and broke open the boxes L went up
! stairs for minute, and he handed me the sill
| yer. We then left the house by the stable, and
/ on reaching the street Nicholson gave all the
money, which kept until the Sth Of January
and then divided with him. Tucker knew
nothing about it, and received none of the mo-
ney. fear this Nicholson may escape III %
there is no just law in the state of Maryland-
He states that he made the confession in order
that 1T might be published and the citizens
know the truth. He wrote the confession with
his own hand on six pages of fOolscap. II is
written plainly but with many errors Of spelI-
ing. Hollohan is to be executed June Is. Mich
olson has not yet been sentenced, his case hay-
ing been taken to the court OF appeals on bill
of exceptions.
ARREST OF THE EIGHTH WARD MuRpERRH
IN NEW HORK.-James jackson, the murderer
OF Mary Jane Sullivan, on SATURDAY. last in.
New York, was arrested yesterday afternoon at
q resort of negro thieves and v,rocfifufoe MOO,