Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-19

NAVAL GAZgTTE.-The Richmond sailed
from San Francisco on May sth for Panama.
touching at points along the coast. She is to
be the flagship of the south Pacific station. The
Saranac, at Panama, is TO await the arrival of
M nto Ad IN u Amy from Ctllao, who is to
the north Pacific station. The Gettysburg
leaves Washington this afternoon for Norfolk,
to be locked. Lieut.. John ID. Sullivan has been
detached from duty in connection with the Da-
Oke.
THR REMOVAL OF ARMY HEADQUARTERS TO
ST. LouIs.-With regard to the removal of the
headquarters Of the army from this city to st.
Louis, General Sherman contends that there
are many advantages in the change. The bulk
OF the army Is stationed west of the Mississippi,
ana IN case OF Indian or other troubles in that
section, army operations could be better d.
Iected from st. Louis than from Washington,
mere Is no law to prevent the change. Section
OF the act approved March 2, 1861 establish
ing the headquarters or the general of the army
at Washington, is repealed by section Is of the
act approved July Is, $780, leaving the matter
ehtlrely discretionary with the general of the
army subject, Of course, to the approval of the
PRESIDENT. General Sherman will leave for st.
Louis In October next, and will be accom- nied
0y General Whipple and Colonies Tourtelle,te,
Bacon, Audenried and Mccoy, OF has staff with
their families. General Sherman has always
considered st. Louis his home, and has in
tenoed TO remove his headquarters there as
sented TO the proposed change when General
Sherman spoke to him on the subject.
TIE ENDLESS SANBoRN INVESTIGATION
SOMETHING OF THE EXPLOITS OF SANBoRN's
BOSTON ATToRNKY.-The Ways and Means
Committee to DAY examined Mr. M F. Dickin-
son, or Boston, formI rly assistant u. s. district
attorney for Massachusetts,, who testified that
IN IN 1870 ne Investigated the case Of one Palmer,
OF New Bedford, who, it was alleged, had an.
derestimated bis income. During the investi-
CATION 1t came out that Palmer had EMPLOYED
Prescott, Ssnborn's attorney, who came to
ing him that he had settled the matter here for
$500, or 500 less than Palmer had expires sed his
T WI, n to give, and asked Palmer to send
alter, Prescott sent to Palmer for $3.50 more.
saying that he had divided the $500, and didn't
get cent Of 1t himself, and that IL Palmer
accept 500. Palmer thought he had ALREADY
PAID enough, and refused TO send any more
money. Witness further testified that Prescott
coniessed 10 him that he did not divide the $500,
hut Kept all Of IL himself. The sub COM ittee
(Messrs Niblack, Kasson and Dawes) having
under consideration Prescott's contumacy, did
OF report thi1 morning, but will probably do SO
to. morrow. Prescott claims that the commit
tee cannot with ustice present him to the House
ss guilty OF contempt, because he has estab-
nFhed the relations OF attorney and client be-
differs from that Of Joe Stewart last winter,
stree the Wilson Credit Mobilier COMMITTEE e
held that Stewart did not establish the exist.
ence OF such relations. He expresses the deter
mination to still decline TO tell the COMMITTEES
how or to whom he disbursed money given him
by SanborD. There are many who believe that
he never received any considerable sum Of
money from Sanborn.
REPUBLICAN, VICTORY IN CuNBRRrArp.-
The municipal election held in Cumberland.
Maryland, yesterday under the new city
cnarter, resulted In the election Of Hon. VIM
X. McCully, republican, for mayor, by sixty
four majority. The council stands six republic
cans and six democrats. Last year the demo-
Gratis had the mayor and entire city council.