Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-24

ury concerning the whereabouts of Two or
his former staff officers. The General having
informed the office that in the case OF one he
'TeyeIently hoped he is In haven" he was
asked if The other went on the same expedi-
ton.
The following is the col respondence in fun,
ard II viii lie seen That General Dutler mas
q he best OF ii thus far:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Third AU@'tr's Office, May 10, 1915. :
SIR: / Will thank you 10 advise this ONCE
-, lt.t5 captain a: ID. c. Ee please II in
doIse lis adde's on this sheet and return 1t
u Tbs Office. Very respectfully,
ALLAN UfEERF ORD, Auditor.
The following iudOrse meut was placed on
the letter aud retul1- y toe tn ri Ardit3.:
r Snecuuly leturI,i 10 the Tnld Audi
tor. Inc present idfcSs of Captain -
- Is in Heaven l IeNrIsntly nope. HedIlI
nearly ten yeas 40 at New Orleans.
BESJ. +. BUTLER"
y few DAYS alter the address of another
men Iber Of Gen. Butter STAFF was = ,uireI
when the following letter was written - the
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
IrisT AUrCtT.S & nee July IS 80
=: Referring TO my letter of May ',th
@~k'ug for Information as to the prcsenU
wneI ato1tS OF -, captain ard \. u. C..
o. Il your reply 'beIef D. Informing t4Is OH, 2
HAT said officer died some tea years ago all
was IN Heaven, IS you reveruutiy hOErd. |
reg 10 inquire whether Lieut.. Col. -. late
81 the - Massachusetts Infantry VO.un-
tCCr>, accompanied Cap..- on tnIt eXpt-
dittOn, as MS whereabouts is also unknown
Il ihis office. Very especially,
ALLAN RUTHERFORD, Auditor.
Hon. Il Z. HV'IF.
10 which tie following reply was in due
course Uf mail received by Tie auditp.:
Boston MASS, July 20, 49,
81: / have the honor to ackuO Wedge the
ce,pt Ct your note in which, after prrmi>-
ing fhat IL the case of capt -- your Office
was not ccenizani of his address, 'citi'h ,rJS
20 Si"I ri'trt50 herr from my belief tct,a ha
Col. --. When [ last heard from hum ne
was al -. Mass. and | would advise the
Third Auditor 10 c,i'ress h;1i soon. or ne may
get entirety heyoId the jurisdiction of the
in.ld AUcli0 : Office, as did Can't.
Yours. very truly. BENZ. +. BUTLER.
Hon Al IN Kun. !, ri, Third Auditor.
DIED AEROAD.-CIpt. d. b. Harmony,
commanding the L. S. steamer Hartford
under date OF Hong Kong. June IJth Ier n
To the Secretary of the Navy the deatA OF
Inilip q j. Miller, hOs'swa1n in the L. =
ravy, which occur red On the 18th Of lave
aud III the line of duty.
OUR AsIATIC S4UADRoS.-Rsar Admiral
y. NJ. Pennock, "ommarding the Agiatic
station, under date of Yokohome June ~.
reports - the Secretary of the Navy as fol-
lows. "Sinte my last .epCrt me move nnnt
Ga vessels in this squadron rave been a TOT
lows: The Hartford wa AT Hong Kong AMI
Z ! ~
- the United stats. The kalr~ Irge was
cruising in the neighbOInC1t Of NJ .asaki
Kobe and Yokohama. The Saco was at YG-
FOhama. The MCnOcacy was crf1ie ING IN tbp
ueiehtOThCC1 of Yokohama and Kobe. TIE
1aut'c was at Swat Nv , protect parties en-
gage IN recovering trn7 we rom the wreck
OF ne Pacific mai te" h,hIp Japan from
riratcS. The AshuelO5 was at Ma a aki
The IalOs was al Snar mai int aading , sail
shortly for HankOW, Pfter which she would
return to Shanghai and await orders.
the LATE SWIMMING MATCH - IF
Asu6TfS Uc' Pc UTS 1 .UyGoI CoyIe he
American swimmer in ne Id win John
o.. renamed NJ DrSCIDuS until one ocICciI
NcStcIday mOIn ming. He then slept. and
awoke all right. Iie avs he was drug4~ by
ne brandy he 'cok "A lew moments before fe
became exhaust a. He wcs elin gsplendid-
": and -eit )Sitive nat he could lie? Z
gloucester. lie SAYS if he Gould have gone
twenty minutes longer he void have won
tie race. as johnson was a n lie and q hat
tehi cd him. and as be would have { IN en-
")UTtered a strong ebb tide, he would nave
'1 compel TO give up. COyle S'1t-l his
willnglc and anxiety 'pswim the English
man al any time, either for a dis lnce Off sc,
eight or ten miles. John ,On admits Covlet1
ne the better sw INNER, and capable of beat
ing bin.
a CHILD's LEAP Prom FOURTH STORY
WINDOw.-On Wednesday evening Mrs.
Charles Cooper, residing il the fourth story
Of he double tenement, 10 Newark street
HObOkcn, having occasion to be absent 10 =
Jew moments, locked in her two children n
little girl OF four years and babe. who was
sleeping in the apartments. The little girl
Mary, climb into the window and over a
"dr of bars 10 the outer lCige, whence Sc
lmmred TO the yard below, over fifty feet.
The child was not hrrt.-N. Y. SIN, 23d.
TIE WAR AGAINST MEXICAN CATTLE
THIENEs.-The steamer Planter, drawing
81 V iOur feet OF water. has been purCb sSed
~ New Orleans by the government. and atter
being properly aimed and manned, win be
GrrT n trn 10. 10
he Mexican cattle thieves. Two other
steamers are to be hurcha "a and fitted out
TO act in concert with the Planter.
a WALKING MATCH recently took place
at Long Erauch between John HOOrt4l a
gentleman OF Philadelphia and NesSrS
New York The distance was six miles, SIR.
nc -riel was the winner by about twenty
:, ct over johnson, Livingstone being On
slderably behind. Times minutes.
STARVED HER BABY TO DFATa.-Accori,
lngtO the Columbus MISS Index q CulOfpd
woman living i'm That vicinity recently
S'1rvCd her own six weeks Old child to dea \
bItause II was iCo much trouble - nur.a
>fe dIuSged IL with psregOric and then Ielt
~ alone ana went To church y Let happy ard
shout TIE child was so small it wa, buried
in cigar box.
THENATIoNAL COTTON EXCHANGE Con-
XENTION, IN session at Grcenbrier White
PheIps, Of New Orleans. as nresideni. and
S'apnen Harrison, of New York vice preIi-
dent Resolutions were adopted recon-
mendlI 10 Congress the completion of the
Texas and Pacific railroad. and the ahOpfion
of the proposition of Thomas A. Scott
ELECTIONS occur this year in the follow
ing oTGor:-Kentucky. Aug Z; California.
Sept ]; Arkansas, Sept. 6; Maine, Sent IL.
Iowa. Oct. u; Ohio, Oct. 10; Virginia. Kan
81 E1aryland. Massachus etts. MisSissippi
Mime 'oia. Missouri, New York, New Jer
Sey aud Penniylvanla, all Nov. 2; Texas.
Tuesday, Dec. :.
THE LATEST ESOCH ARDEN is colorei
men he came rack 10 Detroit the other day
lie found a new husband and two brand new
children. There was an amicable discussion
and compromise, by which No. | retains
bis children and No. 2 his wife. There is 10
be div orce suit in due form, and a rema :
J age. Natam says she loves them both but
No. 2neger Ian away.
A STUEG EoN weighing about 500 pounds
jumped INFO small sail-boat in which we've
five persons, when opposite West Amesbuly,
Mess, a few days since, splitting the boat In
Two ana throwing the occupants into the
river. Three OF them swan ashore and fhe
other two chung 10 the wreck until rescue by
a boat nom the village.
IMMENSE FLOODS are reported rom Eng
Iat 81. AT Peterborough rhe river Meme rose
from II. teen to twenty feet above the ordinary