Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-22


TIE PRESIDENT was serenaded and a recep-
ton was given to Miss Nellie Grant at the resi-
dence of Indian Commissioner Campbell, in
| st. Louis last evening.
GAIT. s. X. FRANKLIN has been detached
| from the naval station at New London, Conn.,,
| and ordered to command the Wabash in the
European feet. He will SAIL for Europe on the
| 3ist OF May.
| No VISITORS ADNITTED.-SecretaryR Rich
| ardson has issued an order that no visitors be
| allowed to go through the engraving and print
| ing bureau of the Treasury department, and
hereafter he will give no permission to visitors
| to be shown through that bureau.
THE UNITED STATES FRONTIER CoNMIs-
| SION has arrived at San Antonio. Texas
| after fatiguing march from the Upper Rio
Grande valley. An extended sitting at San An
tonic will close their operations on the border
and the commission will leave for Washington
| early in June.
| MEDICAL APPOINTMENTs.-Drs. j. b. G.
Baxter, of Wisconsin, n. +. Graham, OF Min
nesOta, William Greusted, of Missouri, and W,
l.. Worcester, of New Hampshire. have been
appointed to positions upon the staff of the med
ical referee of the Pension Bureau, after the
usual competitive examination.
| REPRESENTATIVE WIN. j. O'BRIEN. of
Maryland, announces through the Baltimore
papers that he is authorized to nominate a
candidate from the third Congressional district
OF Maryland for appointment to the naval
academy. He proposes to hold competitive
examination, and whoever shall pass it most
successfully will receive the nomination.
MORE Room FOR AMERICAN EXHIBITORS
The Department of State has received infor-
nation to the effect that six thousand addi-
tonal square feet of space has been allotted to
the American department of the Vienna expo
stioD, and that articles from the United ST ites
| intended for exhibition viii be received until
the 10th Of June next.
| THE CLAIMANTS entitled to the 20 per cent.
| increase votedby Congress to civil employees in
| 1867, will now receive their money, the court of
| claims having entered judgment in their favor
yesterday. Each individual account must be
| filed in the Treasury either by the claimant in
person or duly authorized attorney, and will be
paid there after examination by the controller
| DIR. MARY Z. WALLER WANTS A Pension
The Commissioner of Pensions is now consid-
| ering an application for pension from DR.
| Mary T.. Walker, and will make his decision in
l few days. The Doctor claims that she had a
| contract as assistant surgeon with the Govern
| ment during the war, and that she is suffering
| from physical disabilities contracted IN the line
| OF service.
PFEsoNAL.-Senator Morton left st. Louis
last night for the Hot Springs of Arkansas.
800 1t is stated at Berlin that Herr Won Stumm
| will be appointed secretary of the German lega-
| ton at Washington. Gen. B. f. Butler has
| removed from the house at the corner of 18th
| and L streets, which he has occupied for the
| past four years, to a house on street, between
| 18th and 18th, adjoining the residence of j. w.
| Thompson, esq. - Senator Patterson, OF
| South Carolina, who has been quite sick for
several days past, is still confined to his bed
| but is somewhat better to-day.
THE CONDITION OF REPRESENTATIVE JAMES
BROOKS is still very critical, and his physicians
are not hopeful. His disease has bafied the
skin of the physicians, some holding to the
| opinion that IL is blood poison resulting from
| malarial influences, while others think il a sinh
acute inflammation of the stomach He has no
| appetite whatever, and only takes food in obe-
dience to the orders of his physicians. At first
| his disease was attended by a severe diarrhna
| bat for the past two months there has been no
| symptoms in that direction until within the past
few days it has again made its appearance.
GEN. SHERMAN AND THE PREsIDESr's
PEACE POLICY. - Many statements recently
published are evidently designed to lead to the
| impression that Gen. Sherman is not in accord
with the Indian peace policy of the President.
| These statements are exceedingly ANNOYING to
| Gen sherman, who is in pefect harmony with
| the President on the Indian question, and does
not like to have it appear that he Is trying TO
| create Keeling against the Peace Commits
| sion. He believes as the President does in
| caring for the Indians and protecting them so
long as they behave themselves and remain on
| their reservations, but when they beco me
! hostile and disposed to give trouble, both the
| President and himself are i'm favor of dealing
with them promptly and severely, and forcing
| them upon their reservations.
SHAD MATCHING IN SOUTHERN WATERS
Mr. Seth Green, the noted fish culturist, has
| left here, with four assistants, for Augusta.
| Ga, for the purpose of there commencing the
| work or shad Matching with a view of restock-
| ing the southern and western waters. After the
season closes at Augusta, Mr.. Green WI come
l WI rd a nd ipu N Lob,
| at Newbern, Weldon, Frederic ksburg Wash
| iRgton, and other localities. A portion of the
fish hatchsd out will be placed in the river at
| rail to adjacent waters, both on the Atlantic
coast and the Mississippi valley. Mr.. Green
| goes out under direction of Professor Spencer
+. Baird, in accordance with the plans of tia,
gentleman, published at length in The STAR a
| few days ago.
PENsIoNsTo INDIANs.-The Pension ONCE
is now prepared to receive applications, under
the late law, from such OF the Indians as served
| in the late war in the Union army, and sustained
injuries emitting them to pensions. Those en-
| titled were formerly members OF the Cherokee
| and Ch0ctaw regiments, which were IN the SER
| wee during the war. Those who sustained in
Juries in the service were not entitled to receive
pensions until the last session of Congress when
| law was passed which provides that the MEM
bersof Indian regiments shall receive pensions
| in the same manner as white soldiers. Since
the close of the war about four hundred appIi-
| cations for pensions from Indians OF this class
] have been received. All Indians who served
| in white regiments and are entitled have re-
ceivsd pensions regularly sincerhe close OF the
| war. The new law was passed for the especial
benefit Of the members of such regiments As
| were composed mainly of Indians.
REFERRING to the "Rev. j. Hale Barney,
swindle, our moribund neighbor, the Clroaicle,
| says:
"The city postmaster, General Edmunds. has
| also been quite busy opening letters asking for
| Information and containing the same circular %
There are only two blunders in the above
three lines. The city postmaster's honorary
title happens to be Judge" and not Scene
l RAJ, !" and he has not been "quite busy opening
letters asking for information and containins
the same circular" Judge Edmunds has opened
| no letters arriving at the Washington office AND
| addressed :" Rev. j. Hale Barney" All such
| letters have been placed in a separate package.
and will not be opened until they are Produced
on the trial Of the alleged svindler. Don't at
| tempt to improve STAR items, our Christian
friend, and you will make fewer mistakes
THE HEAp-SroNEs FOR SOLDIERS GRAVES
| IN THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION he
/ left this cifv for his vvasforn trim $780,