Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-27

ANLTAL EEfuaT oF GEEEEAL sCaoFIsLD.
Tie Secretary u War has received the an
UU7l reports OF all off GERS comm N ding military
divisions ami deV.rtm Uts. General SchodeId ,
commanding the uIvisioH Of the Pacific. says
since my last report satisfactory progress to-
ward final settlement OF the Indian question,
20 Tar as lr depends upon military operations
haS been made. [ Edsr the wise aud vig JrOus
adminlsu artOr OF General Crook a few Ap&,hes.
who oNstiuately rtiuSeG to submit 70 necessary
restrictions, have been hunted down and killed. .
ana Gen 6Tal Crook thinks II the in1I2us of the
various reservations 10 Arizona are nov p-ep-
cry managed, kept at work, tICni-hed with
seeds ara IUpiefIiruts. and their present inter
est in agriculture and stock raising is encour
aged. TO fcTther trouble ne q be expected, AMI
they will gradually Become se'f supporting.
AENCAL REPORT OF GES. ENoET.
Gen. mory, commanding the depar tGent Of
Tie gull, reports ~ length up0u the position
he troops in his depsr meut, and details ths
Circumstances uuder which portion nj them
have been employed 10 nainttfni,.g the cirf,
authority, H. regard % the difficulties sur-
fnuIalUg military officer in command ia the
Southern states, General Emory sgy-: II beg
tsAF 10 ca.l attention 10 the delicate ana an
defined duties imposed on troops serving here,
and 70 fuFgtsr that o general rule OF action b
defined, ~ q persons IeEfOrmtug such duties be
protected tg law in the execution OF them. 4 p
p-esert the troops are expected 10 keep the
peace without Ed-3UE any power to correct
abuses, however aesrant, OF power I'd arVe-g
ptFIits LtE mos { .iLi-sti OUSlSe, and vet their
presence IN case OF TIgrs or disorder renders
them l'atIs 70 ci7iI suits II casualties should
C,crr, even 10y accident"
ANNUAL REPORT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
--,-. MAb'l'
IRE report Of Inspector General Marcy has
been sui wit'Cl 10 the Secretary OF War. II
quotes from Gen SaCksf-'- REPORT with refer
enCe 10 dtFertiUns in the army a. follows: "OIr
aIWy contains many deSerteTs. Its not al ur.-
cI IMMOn thing 10 find men in the ranks who
hhve deserted from tie service four or five
uItf, aHo II some few csses "a many "a elk 4Di
seven times. A remedy il much needed a1i
should be devised tC prevent this wholesale de-
seFIon, OF, At least, to prevent soldiers wrC
again" Ger. Narcy recommends that 1-ssr-
H3n Re C Ustt utcf hy legislative enactment q
teictT, cyE .zaGlt ly "ar civil courts Of Cr.ml.
M jurisdiction, t'e offenders - be arrested sv
uarshais and deputies like other criminals Hg-
this jul isLlCtiOn % be concurrent with tl4t OF
military courts. This Le thinks would prove 8
Wl0esuWe preventive. He recommends a re-
peal q the law prohibiting officers from employ
ing IEls,,d men a. servants.
PosTMAsTBR ArroINTKD-The President
has apI ointCd Wm. Mclaughlin postmaster at
BaruhaTt's Mills, Penn.
The BRooKLyN SCANDAL sUIr.-Ths A.
t,rueys for Theodore Tito. served on Tuesday
"sLoEt notice OF notion Cu Dir. Bsseher's
counsel in the question OF the appeal IRON
Judge Nelson's order denying the bill Of pa
uCLIars a kel by elr. BeeCGeT's yeTs. Mes>rs.
SleaJMan & Sterling, after receiving the no
uc5 fT'm Er. IiltOns counsel, sent Nessrl.
n -lr's \ P6ars@l! note 70 the effect hat theT
would agTee TO eTgue the appeal uest Tuesday.
Tie TOte il a. follows.
tl,y Casrt Of B,ual' IN Theodore Ti't0a agt
Henry ara ECecher.-lt is here By consented
inst t:s >apresl herein be placed upon tie
present. calendar Of the court OF appeals, and
tLat the Argument thereof be set down for the
L. day Of csmHor, 1874, al the opening o.
the court on mat day, or as soon thereafter -
counsel can be heard, and notice OF the said
argument or tbs part of both parties is hersbP
WalvCd.-Darld Nov. 2f, 1874.
SHEARHAE & STERLIHa.
This stipulation vas promptly signed by
htssTS. y CIris & PeaTsgll.
theodore ItlfOn is anxious to have his crimi-
raj Indictment for hb6liTg the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher disposed Of before his suit for
damages is tried II is understood that his
counsel viii move next week that he be trleE
speedily on the libel indictment Counsel hold
that their clients suit against Mr.. Baecner will
be preiudiced il Mr.. TiitOn goes into court Win
an Indictment for libel hanging over hls head
n. T. TyltuRs, 26th.