Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-23

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PRESIDENT GRANT, bis wife, Gen. Babcock
ard number of frierds arrived in New York
lest evening for the purpose OF seeing Mr. and
Mrs. Ssrtoris off for Europe to-day.
TEE PoLARIs CREw.-The bill reported BY
Mr.. Sargent, from the Senate Committee on
Naval Affairs, for the relief of the survivors of
the POlaTis, provides for giving to the surviv ors
OF the Polaris expedition under command o.
Capt. Hall, or TO their widows or minor chill
dren, one yeIr's additional paw, together with
SEQ each to Joe and Hans, the two ES1uimaux
who rendered valuable assistance TO that part
OF the ships crew who were rescued from the
Ice foe. The bill also provides for Mrs. Hall
two years pay Of her husband.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aney, of South
Carolina, has purchased a summer residence in
Windsor, six miles north of Hartford Conn.
job Jay, recently L. 5. Minister to Austria
arrived IN New York CITY from Europe Thurs
day. HER X. Won SchlOZer, the German
Minister to Washington, was passenger on the
Hamburg steamship POmmerana, that sailed
fom New York on Thursday. Herr Won
Schlezer has leave of absence for several
Bunsen, who arrived here recently, will act as
Charge d'AffaiTs.
TIE BURLL-CHANDLER LIBEL CAsR.-To-
day in the Supreme Court of the District the
arguments in the case of the United States agt
Buell., charged on the oath of Senator Chan
der with a criminal libel published in the De-
troit Free Press, was taken up. The case comes
up on exceptions taken in the court below ever
ruling the motion to dismiss the certOrari to
the Police Court. The case was argued by Mr.
Riddle for the government, and Gen. Birney for
defendant, and the court decided that the case
properly belonged to the Criminal Court, where
it could be tried by jury, and sustained the
judgment Of the court below.
OUTRAGRs BY RESERVATION INDIANS
CaI tain Carlton, tenth cavalry, commanding
Camp Augur, Texas, reports another outrage
on his camp by reservation Indians. This is the
third or fourth time that these Indians have
crept TO the opposite bank OF the Red river and
hred into Camp Augur and then retreated to
their reservation for protection. Under existing
orders the troops cannot follow the Indians on
TO the reservation, and conseq nentlY the Indians
have escaped detection and punishment. GEN
Sheridan, in forwarding this report, asks If
there is any objection on the part of the Indian
bureau 10 the troops pursuing these parties or
Ind ;ans and Furnishing them.
TIE HARPRR's FERRY PRoP ERrY.-The
Attorney General has received letter from
the United States district attorney for West
virginia in reference to the Harper's Ferry
property. The district attorney states that at
the last September term Of the United States
district court, at Wheeling, he obtained de-
cree in favor of the United States against
Francis c. Adams, the purchaser of the govern
ment property at H4Tpar's Ferry, TOR the full
amount claimed, not one cent having been pa d
on lHS purchase. Ne decree was Jlar In CaSS
OF the failure of Adams and his slreties to dis
charge their obligations that the property be
Teso!d. The property has not yet been offered
fof sale under said decree, because a suit is now
pending against the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road company 10 remove a cloud on the title 10
the property, Occasioned By a claim to nor
OF the same set up by said company.
TIE FUNERAL OF the late General A. b.
Dyer took place this afternoon from the Church
fthe Epiphany. There were present large
numner OF friends OF the deceased. among them
Secretaries Beikuap and D5lanO; Governor
shepherd. with his staff, Colonies Webster.
RAJ No, Nandenburg, Fugitt, and Barnes
,. many officers of the army and n w.
The remains were inclOsed in a handsome cas-
Eet covered with black cloth, and shrou ed
" tn the Rational c1'ors. A broken column.
cross and wTeaths Of flowers were on the top as
q so a sash and sabre. The services were c IN
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Watkins, the rector, as
sisted by Rev. DR.. knight, and at the conclu-
son the remains were borne to the hearse By a
detail Of ordnance men. The pail bearers we're
Generals Meigs, Ramsey, Eaton, Barnes, X 1m-
phreys, Townsend, Shiras, AIyord, Whitley
ard Hsgner.
Gen. Vincent had command OF the escort
uilery, under Major Kahlut (from Fort Nc
Henry, near BaltimOre), headed by the band OF
TIE "a artillery, and battalion OF the District
troops, under command OF Col. Fleming. head
ed by the nj aline band. There were in this
battalion companies A (COl. Norris, b Me
Catbrans), Z (Carver's), and ID (DeMotte's)
The coTte ge proceeded TO Oak Hill Cemetery
where the usual military honors were paid to
the deceased.