Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-10
GENERAL A. HI. TERRY has SUBMITTED
another report OF the Little Big Horn dis
aster to General Sheridan, comm andins the

GENERAL A. III. TERRY has submitte
another report OF the Little Big Horn dis
aster to General Sheridan, commanding the
military division OF the Mississippi, bu: It
embraces no additional facts or interest
Secretary Cameron has written q letter TO
the President, which will probably be trans.
United TO the Senate In ans wer to a resplu-
ton OF that body adopted few days ag)
giving history of the Indian war, aud say
Ing that the present military operations are
net against the sioux nation at all, but
against certain hostile parts of IL wnich
DEFY the government, and are uudertaksa at
the special request OF the bureau of the gov
eminent charged with their supervision, and
wholly to make the civilization OF the re-
mainder possible.
THE REPORTED OUTRAGE ON OUR FLAG
AT SAN DoMINGo.-The reported outrage on
the American flag at San Domingo turns
out 10 be OF very little consequence. 1t 4p
pears that Villspueva, ex-minister OF war of
me dominican governm snt, a fugitive from
mail steamer Tybee, lying in the port
of San Domingo. The Dominican an
tborities demanded his surrender. With
tbs demand the captain of the Tybee refused
TO comply. The Dominican authorities then
proceed on board and took the fugitive by
force, without injury 10 the captain or his
property, and without injury to the Ameri-
can consul, and without violation OF any
point OF International law or treaty oblizs-
lions. The manner of taking the fugitive
nom the Tybee may have been personally
consul, but IL is believed the Dominica rs
acted strictly In accordance with their
rights. The papers in the case were recel we'd
by the Secretary OF State this morning.
A WoULDBE KING IN OUR MIDsr.-Don
Carlos, of Spain, and suite arrived here Sat-
urday evening from Richmond and are stop
ping at the Arlington Hotel, having been
assigned rooms In me main building. TneV
registered under assumed names as folio US:
u. Ledesma, Il. Leaesma, Q. Fuentes, w.
Fuentes, and u. Esqunio, ali from France.
Don Carlos Is entirely different from Dom
Pedro in the matter of sight seeing, and d re-
fers TO remain in his room aud try to keep
cool. He carries out to the letter his iutsn-
verse with any one in English, althou %
perfectly able to do so. He is willing, how
ever, to speak in Spanish, French or It,
ian ian, which Is very satisfactory to the Eng
llsh speaking American. II one attempt to
engage him In conversation he politely
turns on his heel, leaving his interrog ri tor
without reply and somewhat taken absck.
He did vouchsafe the answer "No," to the
question "Are you going TO leave the city
to-day?" and IL is not KNOWN how long he
intends remaining. He stayed in his room
until eleven o'clock this morning Don Car
los remained In his room during the heat of
the day to-day, his princi pal occupation
being In pulling at fragrant Havanas.
"BLUE JEAN" WILLIAMS had his DO yeis
Of compassion moved on Saturday, the re-
suit OF which was that he ordered q half
gallon tub OF lemonade to be made, and mad
1t placed In the democratic cloak room. He
tod the servant who made IL not to be Law
1sh with the lemons or sugar. Gust put
enough OF both in" said Uncle Jimmy ito
take the edge off the water" When n was
brou ght into the cloak room he detailed 70
sable attendants to keep vigil over his ac-tic
contribution, and charged them particularly
not TO allow any of the doorkeepers, pages.
or id newspaper men to get even so much
as smell. Then "Blue Jeans" meandsre
into the House, and with a sly wink invitei
the thirsty to drink. The first one who sam
pied IL spit 1t out, and asked the &c entric
granger II he had put one lemon to hydTau-
lie pressure. The next one who tried it sw Al
lowod good draught, and declared its &c
lion on his stomach more after the ma Qner
OF an emetic than revivifying potion, A
third sampler declared that "Jirnmy'I II nd
made II out OF the refuse lemon peel crib1et
nom the Senate punch bowl. And so IL went
on; but the lemonade didn't go at all ssl ~
my" 'aid IL was as gOCl a. he could afr,rI.
and II the members didn't like IL they mid
go over To the extravagant Senate and u1lf
until 'the bowl run dry" erd go they did,
The attendant in charge OF the Senate claak
roam declares that the members of the III use
orlbK Ten times az much OF the citric clll-
pound as do the Senat ors, and that, moe
over, every time they get a chance at IL one
tumbler foil doesn't satisfy them, but that
they Invariably take two.