Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-24

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STANLEY Y. TRoTT, of South Carolina, has
been appointed a special agent of the Treasury,
and is assigned TO duty in that state. A seven
teeDth sps cial agency district has been estab.
lished embracing sill the cole ct On ports within
the District of New Orleans. and extend ng r.
far north and including Paducah KY, and
Nashville, Tenn.
THK SENATE Committee on Finance TO-DAY
decided TO report adversely on House bill an
thcrZDg the removal OF the Citizens National
Bank of Hagerstown, Maryland. to Washing
ton, ID. G., and favOiablv on the claim o.
c. rtain parties in New orleans to be refunded
customs duties paid by them on machinery
imported and used mainly, though not eXcIu
sively for the manufacture of the best sugars.
THE CENTENNIAL BILL.-Peter Cooper
Cooper, Hewitt & Co., Phelps, Dodge g. Co.
and other prominent gentlemen and trims in
New York, have addressed a memorial to Con
gress praying the favorable consideration of
that body for the centennial bill. Ex-GOv.
Btger, of Pennsylvania, has addressed an ear =
nest letter TO Hon. Lot NJ. morrill,, chairman of
the Senate Committee on Appropriations in
behalf OF the same measure.
GENERAL COURT MARTIAL is appointed to
meet at FGrt Whipple, Va, on Thursday next,
or as soon thereafter practicable for the trial
OF such prisoners as may be brought before it.
Inc Following Is the detail for the court First
Lieuts Robert Strong, 4th artillery. acting sig
nal officer; Robert Craig, 4th artillery, do ::
FRANK Z. Grugan, I'd cavalry. do; George s.
artillery. do; 2i Lieut.. A. B. Dyer IT,. 4th ar
tillery. First Lieut.. g. c. wOlcott 4th artillery
acting signal officer, judge advocate of the
court.
INDIAN AFFAIRs.-The following dispatch
has been received at army headquarters:
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March %.
General w. ID. WhiDple, Wdshin1t0u, d. G.
tIfneT4l tAlpOranhs a yol
r. smith reports all quiet at Red Cloud agency
on 18th inst Commissioner at Spotted Tails
agency, Major Chambers, telegraphs from Fort
Ietterman on the 22i that twenty Sioux Indians
stole nineteen head of cattle from citizens near
That post; citizens followed, recovering eleven
Lead; cavalry and citizens are in pursuit
(Slgned,) Z. II. SHERIDAN, Lieut. GenI.
PERsoNAL.-The following delegates from
the Charleston Chamber OF Commerce to Wash
iugton-Coi. Robert Lathers, S. Y. Upper,
ESQ, president Of chamber; Hon. Geo. A. Tren-
folm. Hon Henry Gourdin, Hon. VIM. Aiken
Louis D. DeSausSurc, esq, Gen. Jas. Simons
VIII arrive at the Arlington Wednesday, March
%. MT; a. q. Mills, for many years chief
clerk or the office of supervising architect OF the
treasury. has resigned to become manager OF
the New York branch of the United States and
For ign Salamanca Felting company. .Su-
san Taylor Virginia Mac DoGeII BENTON dau1b
ter of the late Senator Thos. II. Benton, and
wife OF Baron Chas. Henri Philip GauIdre,
Bolleau. died at her residence in Paris, France,
On the oth instant, aethe age of 50 years.
The BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS have had a
map prepared showing church and school
property exempted from taxation. This has
been prepared by Mr. Forsyth for use of the
House Committee on Territories, and shows
designated by red. and school property
by blue. Property owned by the United
States Is designated in green. Accompanying
the map is a tabular statement showing in de-
tdj from the recapitulation OF which
IT appears that church property in the CITY of
washington is valued at g. 1863 IA, school pro-
ptrty SSS5, 1H, and miscellaneous INCLUDING
police station houses, &C., SI39 100; like pro-
perry IN the city of GEORGETOWN, s2Gt ,01O; same
In county, 3 SIS 055; making q total assessed
vaIuatloP OF s. ,6i3,'S2 for church and school
property alone, which, under existing laws, is
exempt from taxation. The approximate valu-
alton OF government propertyis not stated but
VIII reach many millions of dollars.
INDIAN DEFIcIENCIEs.-TheH House Commit
tee on Appropriations this morning hal under
consideration the estimates OF the Interior de-
partment for appropriations needed to supply
CehcleDcles In the amounts appropriated last
wear for the Indian service in Arizona and New
Mexico. The Commissioner of Indian fairs
Vas before the committee to explain the def
clencies. In view OF the circumstances of the
case, the committee are disposed to grant the
Appropriation asked for, but will probably ac-
company II with some provision of law which
VIII declare that such action ia not hereafter TO
be considered precedent authorizing the d =
PaItment to exceed appropriations made for the
Indian service.
The appropriations of last year which have
been found insufficient, were made for the des-
lgDated purpose of feeding such Apache In
dams as were then, or might be thereafter, COL
lected on reservations. Owing to the vigorous
operations OF General Crook a much larger
number of savages were peaceably or forcibIv
induced" to go upon these reservations than
had been anticipated, and h nee this necessity
Tor exceeding the appropriations for their sub.
slsteDce, as it would have cost vastly more tn
light the Apaches than it has to feed them,