Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-03

Jenersonville, Ind, and ordered to relieve Cap .
tain G. W. Bradley at Charleston, S. c., who
will proceed to Ogden, Utah, and relieve Cap
place. Captain Hull will report for assignment
to duty in Philadelphia.
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBr1c DocuNRSrs.-Mr.
Hale, of Maine, introduced in the House yes
teIday bill in relation to the distribution of
public documents, which provides that the Con-
gressional Printer shall hereafter distribute
printed documents as follows: Five copies to
each member Of the Senate and House; one
copy out of the residue OF the edition of each
document printed shall be mailed, In the order
OF application, to any person making applica-
ton therefor and enclosing sufficient pOsta ye
stamps or money to transmit the same through
the mails. This applies to all publications ex-
cept such as contain Autographs or engravings,
winch snail not be then distributed unless
sum sufficient to cover the actual cost of such
plates shall accompany the application.
INVALID PRNsIoNs.-The House Committee
on Invalid Pensions this morning agreed to a
bill which provides that all pensions granted
on account of disease contracted in the United
States service or wounds in battle since March
4th, 1861, which have been granted or NAV
hereafter be granted, on application filed pre-
yious to January LIST, 1873, shall commence
from the date of death or discharge. The bill
for pensions is not filed prior to Janu-
airy LIST, 1875, the pension otherwise shall
commence from the date of fling the last evil
dence necessary to establish the same. The
limitation herein prescribed does not apply to
claims by or in behalf Of insane persons or mi
nor children OF deceased soldiers.
FORMIDABLE PRosP EcrINe EXPEDITION.
The War department has received a telegram
sent by General Custer from Fort Lincoln, Ds-
kota, on the 2sth Of last month, to the assistant
adjutant general of the department of Dakota.
saying. ga printed circular sent from Be re,
man, Montana, is being circulated among ctti-
zens here inviting men to join what is styled
The Wagon Road and Prospecting Exgedi-
ton.' The circular states that the EXPEDITION
VIII take supplies for six months, and will have
twenty five thousand rounds of ammunition ex-
ira ana tI Ihree pieces Of artillery Bozeman is
country to be prospected. The expedition is
advertised to move this month. Believing this
tinp liable to embarrass military opera
IONS and precipitate difficulties with the In
dlans, send this for the consideration of the
department commander"
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Capt Francis A. Roe. de-
tached from the Boston navy yard and ordered
to command the Lancaster at Key West Cant.
j. Nicholson, from the command of the Lam
Gsster AND ordered to wait orders at Key West.
Lieut.. commander Charles +. Clark, detached
from the Mahopac and ordered to the Asiatic
squadron per steamer of LIST May next from San
Francisco. Lieut. Commander John w. Phelps
mas reported his return home, having been de
tached from the Monocacy, Asiatic station and
has been paced on waiting orders. Lieut.. Com
mander Thomas Nelson has reported his return
the Idaho, Asiatic station, and placed on wait
ing orders. Lieut.. G. NJ. Anthony, detached
from the Canandaigua on the 10th instant and
placed on sick leave. Carpenter Josiah p
Carter, detached from the Wabash and pIacei
on waiting orders.
THE BANQUET TO CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE
The complimentary banquet to Chief Justice
Waite by the Alumni of Yale College. resi-
dent in Washington, at the Arlington last night.
vas attended by about seventy gentlemen in
Guiding President Grant and the associate JUS
tees OF the Supreme Court. Representative
Kellogg, OF Connecticut, presided, and at the
conclusion OF his opening remarks be proposed
the health of the President OF the United States
VINO had given them the happy occ aston for this
meeting, and In conclusion he proposed the
health of the Chief Justice, saving, "May he
live to do his duty as an upright Judge ona
that feareth God ana escheweth evil, until more
Than fourscore years, with his eve undimmed,
and In possession of his faculties" The Chief
Justice responded, and in conclusion said: A
GOOD beginning Is step toward a good ending
The choice Of Chief Justice might have fallen
on one more able or more worthy than myself
but not upon one more honest or more earnest
in his desire to perform the duties OF the office
falthfully and we'll he gave the toast, "Our
Alma Mater. We all love her. May the time
never come when she may wish she had never
loved u.s." Hon. Peter Parker and President
forter, OF \ ale College, made speeches. a let
Ter was read from ex-President Woolsey. Hon.
Ellis II. Roberts, of New York, of the class OF
1850, also made few remarks, and DR.. g. G.
VI,
when VIM. NJ. Evarts, of the class of 1881, witt
Chief Justice Waite, responded to the toast 10
his honor. Judge Pierrepont and others made
speeches.
Mr.. WALKER, OF THE CHICAGO "TIMRs,v
LOOKS FOR GATH" AND FINDS HIM.-One
Walker, the Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Times, who for some time past has been
engaged in the business of libeling public men
private ladies, and his brother correspondents
received a severe castigation this morning AT
the hands Of Mr.. George Alfred Townsend.
The affair took place at one OF the newspaper
offices on 18th street, in which MIR. Townsend
ana walker accidentally met, and was caused
by astatement for warded to the Chicago Times
by walker, to the effect that Townsend lives
In q house given him by the 'wash-
ington ring" to purchase his commentator.
MI. townsend, on encountering Walker. this
morning, charged him with writing the false
hood at the same time saying that when he
(Walker) came to Washington, he (Townsendl
had befriended him, and that his kindness had
been repaid by an infamous libel upon him.
Walker, wincing under this onslaught, said he
was "looking for him" (Townsend) yesterday,
as he wanted to have talk with him, and add
cd that he received the information which he
sent TO the Times from his (Townsend's) Office
Mr. Townsend thereupon called him liar, and
Selling Walkers umbrella followed it up with q
NUMBER or vigorous blows. Walker grasped
the umbrella and began to retreat when Mr.
Townsend struck him a number of times with his
INST, fetching the claret, which flowed copiously.
It would probably have gone hard with Walker
had It not been for Mr.. James Holland, of the
Associated Press, who happened to be present
ard who assuming the role of the peace maker,
separated the eombatants, thus saving the
further efusioD OF blood. Walker was severely
punished and Townsend escaped untouched
Walker probably concluds that 4" Gath" is
capable OF vigorous hitting from the shoulder as
we'll as with the pen.
MR.. JAYNE ON THE RAMPAGE AT THE Ca r
IroL.-The Committee Ways and Means
this morning had under consideration the sub.
ject of payments of moieties to customs fraud
informers and the seizures of books and pa
pers. The city of Boston was represented by
Messrs. Rice, Chandler, Nourse, Hyde, Spauld-
Ing and others; New York by Messrs. Schultz,
Robbins, Dodge and others. The proceedings
were opened by the reading of the testimony
which Mr.. Jayne gave the committee week or
so ago in the absence OF the merchants, and at
Its conclusion he resumed. He ommenced with
a good deal of warmth and In q vehement man
ner. He read from newspapers the statements
Of Rufus Story, Of New York, accusing him of
defraudiDg the government by under weighing
q cargo Of pepper, and In connection with
which IL was alleged that the firm had paid
S100, COO in settlement, whereas the statement
rendered to the treasury showed that the gov
eminent had received but $50 .000 This Jayne
did not specifically deny, but said that the
missing t20,0 900 was paid to Story's attorney;
that he (Jayne) never had anything to