The New York herald., 1876-08-19
w A SHINGTON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, August Is. 1875
THE WEST POINT HoNCIDE DISCHARGED BY
COURT MARTIAL-HE IS HANDED ovRR TO
THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES.
Tho proceedings Of the trial by court martial Of the
guard at the West Point Military Academy for the
shooting OF the hackman William Porter havo been for
warded TO tho department, but are not yet promu
gated The Court finds from the evidence that the
shooting accidental, having occurred to-
by OF the guards piece being at hall cock and
the end OF 1t striking the wheel OF the vehicle In which
the wounded man was driving by without respecting
the command Halt" 1t does not appear nom the
testimony that tho guard was under the influence of
liquor. Failing to nnd that there any intention
his part to uro the wounded man, the commanding
officer accordance with the finding OF the Court has
directed the discharge of the prisoner from military
confinement and that he be turned TO United
States Commss for trial under tho CIVIL law and
jurisdiction q criminal charge Of deadly assault with
attempt to kill lie could be tried by the military
law except the charge OF conduct prcjudicial to
good order and military discipline He will be dis
charged from tho guard house and turned TO the
civil authorities at once
HOW WOODS CHALLENGE Is REGARDED.
Nothing official has been charged asserted at the
Navy Department thus far the subject of the cha.
lcngc sent by Chief Engineer William W. W. Wood of
the Navy TO Representative ohm D. White, of Ken
lucky. The temporary absence Of the Secretary may
account Tor this As the giving or receiving OF cha.
lcnge is against the morale Of the navy and army a
great deal of surmse has arisen whether the depart
ment will not be compelled to takc note of it immc
diatcly and direct that charges to bo tried by
court martial, be preferred against Chief Eng-
Wood There ls Disgusting the fact
that great deal OF sympathy is clt for him among
IA, A, th, t,a
has been attacked. On tho other hand, the
conduct OF Wood sending challenge under the cir
cunsances Is severely condemned a. an act unbccom
ing an official OF his dignded rank in the navy HIS
conduct much like that OF the eating gentry
of Washington III antibellum days and meets with 10
approval by the quieer and more Intelligent persons
in the government departments complication OF a
technical character may arise IN tho explanations to
be made from the fact that the Objectionable remarks
of Mr. White have been expunged from the record
BRISK RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY-GENERAL
sTURGIs ON DUTY AGAIN.
Tho Adjutant General has taken steps to hasten the
recruiting OF the 500 additional authorized by
Congress for the army He has given directions 20
open five recruiting stations IN the West and has
communicated with officers to take charge OF them
/ under General Samuel ID Sturss, Superintendent OF
Recruiting Service at St Louis. Lieutenant General
Sheridan has directed that two camps Of instruction be
opened ono at Fort Lincoln whence the recruits for
the Seventh cavalry will be sent soon
as ready, and at Fort D. A. Russell
whence those for the Second Third and Fourth cavalry
will be sent forward. They will all be Immediately
placed under tho aud instruction Of old soldiers
are we'll drilled and disciplined. He thinks that
there enough troops in the 1old to meet the
requirements Of the operations against the Indians but
tho recruits will be taken up and sent forward fast
additional numbers arc required TO follow the hos
tile Indians in their flight or to Oil vacancies
sioned by casuaities Not all OF those however re.
cruted will be sent into tho field. great many will
be needed prcscrve order at the reservations and
make prisoners Of those who have from Sit
ting Bulls band. we'll to have general OF
those in at the agencies and reduce them to subec
ton, which is what the War Depart nent Is
mined do. great many recruits may havo already
been obtained since tho promuigAto Of tho law, but
they have no. yet been reported to tho department
largo number of old soldiers will be obtained
at the posts, who, being discharged and dssat-
ished with their old companies, will 60 into others
when thcy have the opportunity. Al his count
OF the rolls last week the Adutant General says he
just A $50 men IN service, being only ty short Of the
number allowed by law, and he will have to re-
cruit ., $50 to comply with the last enactment
THE STORY OF THE TRADE MARX BILL.
The facts about the Trade Mark bill are as follows
It originated In the Senate went TO tho House
Was there amended but the Senate disagreed to the
amendments and asked for a conference committee
Tho conference report failed in the House. but the
Senate moved to reccde from'ts disagreement to the
House amendments and thus passed the bill AZ the
House passed 1t
HARD TIMES IN THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Postmaster General Tyner says regard to the for.
midablc petition forwarded from New York protesting
against the cutting down OF the pay the letter car
rcrs he wrote Postmaster James Of New York
city, refusing, rs he compelled to do com pliance
with the petition This, he supposcs, will be published
there He Is obliged to do he says because the ap
preparations too meagrc to allow him to contn uc
tho at present Ho thought better to retain
the full force. which is demanded by tho bust.
community and to reduce the pay all
round pro rata rather than to discharge number of
the present employees keep the salaries the others
up the present standard He estimates that tho re-
ductons will vary from $50 to 500 per in each
case He will havo to rodace his force all round four.
per cent to get within the appropriation aud has
thinks he will have to reorganize the whole force IN
order DO what required of the Postmaster General
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, August is, 1870
FOR THE GOOD OF THE PARTY
The President to-day. at the instance OF Republican