Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-31

"A
dispatch from Lisbon notifies the Portuguese
Minister at Washington that his government
has accepted the invitation to participate in
the Centennial Exhibition, and instructs him
10 arrange for space.
COLONEL FRED GRANT contemplates re-
signing his army commission next fall To
enter the banking firm of Sherman 4 Co. at
present composed of a nephew of Senator
sherman and Henry ID. Cook, jr.-Dispd,cb ".
y. ECe. Post.
THE TROUBLES ON THE TEXAN BORDER
The Secretary of War this morning tcle-
graphed To the commanding officer of the
Department of Texas to use every effort to
prevent Mexican OutrageS now reported To
be taking place on the Texas border. and TO
distribute troops along the Rio Grande.
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Grant, Colonel
and Mrs. Fred. Grant, Master Jesse Grant,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sartoris left this morning
on the g.93 limited express train for New York
city. From that place Col. and Mrs. Grant
proceed To Chicago. The other members of
the party viii return To Washington on Sat
uTday. Gen. Babcock, who has been in New
York for several days past, will join the Pre-
sident in that city.
DISCHARGED FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY
The Secretary of the Treasury has discharged
the keeper of life-saving station No. II. on
entire crew OF thai station, for neglecting, on
the night OF the 18th of February, To be out
on patrol at 10 O'Clock, because the wind was
blowing off the land. The crew are discharged
because they failed 20 show a proper sense
of the humane purpose of their employment
10y availing themselves OF the keepers per
mission TO neglect patrol duty.
APPLICATION OF THE EfGaT-HOUR
LAw.-Judge Richardson. OF the Court of
Claims. has delivered the opinion i'll the case
81 Arthur Martin against the United States
IL appears the petitioner was employed al
the Naval Academy, having made a contract
10 work twelve hours day during the sea-
son of steaming. and at other seasons a:
eight hours day. He claimed the benefit
o. The eight-hOur law, which the court saws
mas no application to such case nor does
III impair the former contract.
REPORTED OFFICIAL CHANGEs.-Not-
withstanding the denial of Commissioner
Douglass that he is not TO retire from the rev
enue bureau. there is the best ground for the
statement that he is TO succeed Judge Peck
on the bench of the Court of Claims, and that
Mm .. Avery, the present chief clerk OF the
treasury department. is TO be appointed
commissioner. Mr.. Avery was formerly the
chief clerk of the internal revenue office, and
thoroughly understands the duties of the
Office.
DESTRUCTION OF LEGAL TENDERS-The
Secretary OF The Treasury has directed the
United States Treasurer TO with iraw from
the available currency balance of the Treas
urN 81 .isS 600 legal tenders. and that they be
Cancelled and destroyed. the same being 80
per cent. of additional circulation issued TO
national banks during the present month.
Until further redemptiOnS under the act pro-
viding therefor are ordered. the amount OF
intel States notes outstanding and to be
issued as circulating medium shall not ex-
ceed the sum Of ~319,22G,9o0.
ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE ENFORCE
MENT LAWN the Supreme Court yester-,
day the case OF the United States against
Cruikshank and others, charged with a yiO-
latOn OF the enforcement act in Grant parish
La, was taken up, and its argument will
likely consume the remainder OF the week
Judge Bradley, of the Circuit Court of Lon
lsiana, was OF opinion that the act OF 1s10
under which the indictment was framed is
unconstitutional, and his colleague at the
circuit was of the reverse opinion. The de
PENDANTS are represented by Reverdy John
son, David Dudley Field. John A Campbell
and Judge Mari of Louisiana.
YELLOW FEyER.-The following telegram
has been received at the Navy department
from Capt. q. VI. Ransom, commanding the
United State steamer Colorado. dated
HAVANA, March 80.
The yellow fever is reported epidemic.
\ float here. VIII sail for anchorage OF Key
West Tomorrow evening.
An officer Of the navy vino recently arrived
here from Key West. Fla. reports that there
were rumors of one or two cases of yellow
fever at that place when he LETT. No official
adviceS, however, have been received by the
Navy department.
PERSONAL.-It is announced in the Boz ton
newspapers that Vice President Wilson will
sail FOR Europe on the 18th of April. ....Ex-
Speaker Blaine is announced TO speak for
Tie republican ticket in New Haven, Conn
on Friday evening next. Governor JOAN
y. Campbell, who has been appointed
for Washington yesterday. SECRETARY
IioSeSon has returned to Washington from
49,. i recent visit to New .ccrk '''-Capta..
Jaeger, the popular commander Of IN
steamer Nuremberg, o. tho popular Bremen
line Is in tOwh, the guest of Mr.. w. e.
Metzerott.
THE REPORTED MEXICAN OUTRAGES-
Those inclined To he suspicious profess 10 he
lieve that the accounts of Mexican outrages
lately reported along the Texas frontier are
too highly cOlOred, and that the persons Civ
ing currency to- such rumors hope to involve
the United states in another war with Mex
ico As giving color TO this view, they point
10 the fact that party OF prominent Ameri-
cans are now EN- route to that country. 1t il
assumed that the party making the trip have
Ialled TO satisfy the inquiring mind as To the
real ooJect which they may be seeking 10 ac-
compllSh, and that their purpose has been
covered up IN the general statement that the
TIP was one OF pleasure merely. This some
r
ucuiaIly at this season OF the wear Mexico *
EaTdiy The direction In which to seek health
IHE NEW UNITED STATES TREASURER
Mr.. John c. New, appointed to succeed Gen.
swimmer as Treasurer Of the United States, il
i'm the 42d year OF his aga ne is possessed OF
q pIincely private fortune, accumulate
diIxp f his own industry AMI ,us,ness ,ac, ~ 4,
the banking bGsiress. Under the admins
uation OF Senator Morton, when the latter
"a governor OF Indiana, he was Quarter
master general OF that state, and discharged
Tie duties of that Office with signal ability
" hile ia that capacity he became member
OF the finance board of the state Of Indiana
al materially assisted Gov. Morton in coun-
teracting the opposition OF the then demo.
cratic legislature OF the state. He subse-
quently became cashier AID mana ger of the
First National bank of Indiana, at Ind an
arolis, which position he held when called To
assume the duties OF Treasurer OF the United
states. He is a man OF unimpeachable in
tegrity, has large financial experience, and
the unlimited confidence of personal friends
ard business associates. He is a man of fam
lily, 10 which he is warmly attached. His
eidest Child, boy OF IL, Is now being edu-
Gated in Europe. He has younger children
.daushters). He will remove his family to
Washington about the middle of lime. His