Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-27

and of the independence of the United States
OF America the one hundredth, =
THE SIGNAL SERVICE BILL.-In the Sem
ate yesterday, bill to limit and fix the sig
nal service was reported faporably from the
Military Committee. 1t authorizes the
President TO appoint, as assistants TO the
chief signal officer, two majors, six officers
VINO shall have the rank and pay of captains
OF infantry, six who shall have the rank and
pay OF hrst lieutenants mounted, and six
who shall have the rank and pay of second
heutenants of infantry, or TO detail as such
assistants the said number of officers who
shall have respectively the said rank and
pay while so serving. 1t also provides that
the enlisted force shall be maintained as
hltnerto upon duty, and not to exceed one
hundred and fifty sergeants, thirty corporals
and three hundred privates; and the enlisted
men OF the signal service shall receive pay
AT the rates formerly fixed for enlisted men
CT Inc signal corps OF the army of similar
grades; provided that all acts or parts of acts
relating to the duties of the chief signal
force.
THE WHISKY INvksTIGATIoN.-Thec COM
mittee to inquire into the whisky trials yes
terday examined +. E. Fitzgerald, of Mil
~aukee, Wis He was United States gauger
nom September, 1869, to May, 1875, when he
was removed. he was party to fraud with
from each OF six or eight distillers, who were
enabled by him to put spirits on the market
Without paying duties. He received Ia all
from tnem about $4,000. He afterwards
paid the money over TO the government in
the place OF fine at the time he pleaded
guilty to his crooked whisky dealings. Wit
TtsS paid political assessments and collect
ed some. He worked for the election Of SEN
atOr Carpenter, but did not think Carpenter
knew anything about whisky crooketness.
The witness gave further testimony, but
noth1ng new, all being what had beeD
brought out ia the courts. A. G. w iesert, a
former deputy collector in Milwaukee, IT,
81 Rf fnv ,t-s1s,
entirely Innocent, and knew nothing about
crooked whisky.
Coz GREssMEN WHO HAVE CADET APP
PoINTMkNTs TO MAKE. - The following
members OF Congress will have appoint
mebts for West Point for 1877 at their dis
gosal: VIM. w; Wiltshire, Ark; Philip
Cook; Ca; 81. Z: Harris Ga; n; A. Candle,
son, III; s. A. Hurlbut, Ill; H. c. Burchard,
H.; A. +. Stevenson, ILL.,; J. q. Cannon, H.;
J. Il. Eden, III; NJ. G. Kerr, Ind; F. Lam
Ind; ]. o. Tufts, Iowa; IL. o. Pratt, Iowa;
Jas; Wilson, Iowa; w. A. Phillips. Kan;
J: X; Goodwin, Kan; T; l.. Jones, KY; w.
O'Brten Md; E. j. Henkle, Md. K s. Frost,
Mass; Chas. p. Thompson, Mass; A S.
Williams, Mich; III. Waldron, Mich: w. b.
s. Money, Miss; f. wills, Mo; c. II. M0l-
gan, Mo-; K. A. DeBolt, Mo; Jno. Z. Clark.
Mo-; r; Hamilton, n; LA. W.Cuttler, Nj;
Y; g. M. Beeoe, n. Y.,J. FL. Bsgley, Jr., N.
Y, NJ. |. Townsend, N: Y; b. H. Hathorn,
y. Y; w: H. Baker; N. Y; A. NJ. WaddelI,
N. C.; w. NJ. Robbins, N. c.; M. Sayler,
Ohio; L.. F. Neal, Ohio; c. Foster, Ohio: NJ
Danford. Ohio w. Townsend, p; A. II.
Smith, Pa j. w. Wallace. Pa; II. Nj. Thorn
6urt b, Tenn; II. Y. BiddIe, Tenn; J.. NJ.
Bright. TenD.j j. F. House, Tenn; r. o.
Mills, Texas; John Hancock, Texas; Gen. N.
Hendee, VI; u. G. Walker, Va; j. T. Har-
ris. Va; l.. b. Caswell, Wis. G. E. Hooker,
Miss.