Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-29

ndLu Oh the Michigan. at Erie, Pa.
SENATOR PATTERSON, of South Carolina,
has been appointed by the President OF the
Senate member of the board of visitors to
West Point.
AMONG THECALLERs at the White House
TO day were the Postmaster General, Secre-
taries of State and the Interior, Senators
Patterson, Hitchcock and Paddock, and
Representatives Plat, Ross and Huboell.
GREENBACKs.-The amount of new ma
tiOnal bank retes issued during the month
Of May was S5O5, 2CO. Eighty per cent. there
OF 10 be destroyed in greenbacks, siOi Pos;
leaving the outstanding greenbacks in cir
eulation sat, 1885
HOPE H. SLATER was pardoned on the
recommendation of the Judge who tried him,
the district attorney, and many others.
These recommendations were made on &C
count of some very important disclosures
not yet made public.
THE INSANE ASYLUM INvEsTIG ALTON
The Committee on Expenditures in the Iu-
terror department have postponed the In
sane Asylum investigation until tomorrow
morning, owing TO the sickness of Mr.. Vor-
hees, counsel for DIR. Nichols.
A DELEGATION OF five from the New
Orleans chamber of commerce, Mr.. VIM. NJ.
Burwell chairman, have arrived in this city,
n.
Governor Antoine is one of the party. They
come TO protest against the adoption OF the
Hawaiian treaty.
SECRETARY robson has addressed an
other letter TO the House Committee on
Naval Affairs, demanding hearing of the
alleged charges against him. and that the
hearing be with open doors. Only two more
,mmittee- Secretary Robson and Admiral
Porter-to complete their investigation.
REPRESENTATIVES, LUTTRELL, of Califor
mia, has received telegram from a number
of the leading citizens of San Francisco ap-
proving his action in regard to the report
that $500, OC0 had been expended by the Pa
ciic coast lobby to secure the passage OF the
story as Infamous.
STORY OF MUTINY CoNTRADICrED.-
Official sdvices received at the Navy depart
ment say that the rumors recently published
of a mutiny on board the U. s. steamer Ten
nessee, flagship of the Asiatic squadron, are
entirely false No dissatisfaction has ever
been expressed by the men on board that
vessel.
NoMINATIoNS-The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate to day:
George A. G. Woolley, of Missouri, to be
register OF the land Office at Springfield, Mo :;
Vile. Texas; Hedgeman Slack, marshal of
the United States for the district OF West
Virginia.
Mr.. 8. s. BURDETTE, who recently re-
signed the COmmissionership OF the General
Land ONCE, has been missing since the 18th
/, slant. He forwarded his resignation from
New York, and since that time his family
rave bad no knowledge OF his wherea bouts.
His son went Immediately to New York,
and the detectives of that city have inSti.
tnted search, and every means are being
taken TO find clue to his whereabouts but
up to this time, without success.
OUR FLEET IN MEXICAN WArERs-In-
formation received at the Navy department
to-day from the squadron recently sent to
the coast of Mexico to look after American
interests in that quarter, is as follows
Huron at Vera Cruz on the 18th instant;
Hartford and Marion off Brazos Santiago on
NUT and Swatara at Tampico The Marion
mas been ordered TO join the European fleet,
sLd is expected to reach the Mediterranean
oy the 1st OF August At the latest.
ARMY ORDIRs.-Second Lieut.. Walter q.
Schuyler 9Th cavalry, will report In person
tn Brigadter General George Crook, COM
manding Department OF the Platte, for duty
as aide-de- camp. First Lieut.. Edward ID.
Wneeler. LIST artillery, is relieved from duty
IN THIS city and will proceed without DELAY
10 JOIN his company. First Lieut. Edgar s.
dudley, I'd artillery, from duty at the artil-
lery school, Fort Monroe, Va, anu will Ioin
his proper station.
MURDERED IN DEFENCE OF PUBLIC
FUNDs."-Dispatchesr received here from the
chief paymaster (Gen. Prince) at San Fran
cisco, Cal, announce the death, at or near
Acsta, Cal, on the 22d instant, of Mr.. Louis
pay master, U. s. army, "murdered in de-
fence of public funds" Mr.. Spencer was
mortally wounded In an attack by highway
men, on the q tn OF April, upon the party of
trOo of
Camp CASTOR, Cal. His left arm was ampu-
tated at the shoulder, but few days before
his death, In the vain hope of saving his life.
STAGE ROUTE was recently established
between Fort Pierre, on the Missouri river
and the Black Hills. 1t has been q source of
great annoyance to the peaceable Indians,
torongh whose reservation 1t passed result
ing In death OF three OF them. The agent of
Tie cheyenne river agency recommended its
soollshment, and an order to that effect has
. ISSUED oy me Indian bureau here, with
cid In Its execution III necessary deeminv in
dangerous TO both whites and reds espe
claiiy since the proprietors have no right to
establish IL there.
CLOCK LITIG s. Hopkins
publishes card in answer to the article
about clock Litigation" announcing that
he had been sued for telegraphing his clients,
the Yale Lock company, that he had pro
cured for them controlling time lock pat
ent which, In his opinion, would render users
OF the Sargent time lock liable for infringe
ment- He says 1.-THE dispatch sent was
q confidential professional communication,
made by me to my clients, and to no one
else, and believed 10 be entirely true Such
communications, honestly made by counsel
10 clients, every lawyer knows to be priv
ileged."
A. NJ. GIBSON AND II. A. PRESTON,
Washington correspondents OF the Balti-
more Gazette, were examined this morning
before the Committee on Ways aud Means
TO ascertain what foundation there was for
the charge in Washington dispatch to the
Gazette that $500, 900 had been used to secure
the passage OF the Hawaiian treaty. Gibson
testified that Preston wrote the dispatch,
and that witness merely exercised the minis
terial office of sending 1t on. Preston testi-
fed that Sam Ward told him such an
amount had been used, and that Mr.. Morrf-
son, chairman of the Committee on Ways
ard Means, and Judge Kelly had. in their
remarks on the door, f. uma.ed that money
sd been used. Putting all these circu IN
stances together he concluded he b ad a good
fGur Dalton FOR the charge, and sent it 10 the
PAPER he represents
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