Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-29

thlrty-three.
EXoNERATED.-The naval court OF inquiry
at Portsmouth, ". H., which investigated
the charges against Purchasing Paymaster
A. J. Clark have rendered a unanimous de-
cision completely generating him.
SENATOR CAPERroN's SUCcEssoR.-Gov.
Jacob has appointed ex-Gov. Sam1 Price,
OF Greenbrier county, u. s. Senator from
West Virginia to I'LL the vacancy occasionsd
by the death of the late Senator Capertoa.
THERE WAS ISSUED during the month OF
August s355.7SO additional bank circulation,
for which the Secretary OF the Treasury has
ordered the retirement Of s2Si,G2i in legal
tenders.
SAME AS OTHER FoLKs-At the last ses-
sion of the Cabinet IL was decided that on
and after September 1 the hours of labor in
the several departments will be from a. m
To p. M, owing To the great reduction 10
the clerical force. Each head of department
will soon issue an order to that effect.
THE FORTHCOMING ORDER of the Attor.
ney General, defining the rights and duties
OF Z. 8. marshals under the election laws
ard which has been sent to the President at
LOng Branch, will be issued in general or
ders from the War department, with the
necessary instructions to military officers.
MISUNDERSTANDING Cameron will re-
turl here this week, but will leave again
early In September, in company with Gen.
Sherman, for tour OF inspection OF the Fort
LeavenwOrth prison and various military
posts In the west. '--- Senator Morton went
through the Centennial in q rolling CD al r.
800 Private advices received here state that
Senator Gordon, OF Georgia, is quite Ill at
his residence I'm that state Of a disease OF the
ste mach. 80. Col. T N. Vail, superintend-
ent OIL The railway mail service, will return
rJm New York 70 morrow.
GROWTH OF THE SMITHSONIAN FUND
At the meeting in Buffalo yesterday OF the
American Association for the Advancement
of Science, the committee on weights, meas
ures al d coinage made report in favor OF
gold as sir gle money standard. Prof.
HeI ~ prest nted the report OF the Smith
sol 1 AZ lnk titute, from which 1t appears that
the permanent fluid of the Institution has
increased from s5f 900 at the beginning Of fts
career TO 100000. Prof Huxley was adiet
10 The international com nittee on geological
OmeI clature. The sessions of the conyea
tion will close TO morrow.
TIE DISCHARGED EMPLoYEKs of the b.
rsau OF Engraving and Printing thanked by
resolution MessIs- Randall, Holman, and
Wells for their efforts in securing to them
one months additional pay. There is not
much 10 be Il anb full for after all, particular
~ as provision was made In the act to get
back at least some of this bread cast u Don
the waters. The law says: nd each OF the
employees recently furloughed and finally
permanently discharged from service In the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing shall re-
celve one months pay, for which purpose
the sum OF twenty-fi thousand dollars is
hereby Appropriated: Prorjded. That said pay
snail De given personally 10 said employees
respectively only, and not 10 any agent
claiming for them: Ind prorifed Grsher,
Toat In case OF their restoration 10 employ
ment In the government service, one half
OF said months pay shall be Deducted from
their first months wages after such restora-
ton and the remaining half OF said mouths
pay shall be deducted from their second
months wages after such restoration"
DISCHARGES IN THE CUSTOMS SERVICE,
A clause in the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation act reduces the num-
Der OF special agents to be employed IN the
customs service from fifty three 10 twenty.
In accordance with this provision the list OF
| special agents has been revised, and those in
Il excess OF the twenty specified, VINO are 70 be
| dropped, have been notified lirat their ser.
vices VIII not be required after the 10th OF
October, and each of the agents discharged
has been granted a leave of absence until
that date. At New York where seven agents
nave heretofore % been employed, but one
l far. AT Philadelphia three OF the four have
be ZEN discharged, ]. B. Morris, now stationed
al Lewes' Delaware, being the only one re-
dropped; Williams and Martin are retained.
Capt. Adams, who has been At the head OF
me special agents, division. has been "set
back" and Agent Tingle. who has been on
duty with Capt. Adams, has been promoted
over him. Capt. Adams was appointed by
III ".
shortly issued revoking the order placing
the special agents under the direction of tho
Solicitor OF tie Treasury, and placing them
under the immediate direction OF the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury.
GENERAL SHERMAN OF OPIsIoN THE
1sDIANs DON'T WANT TO FIGHr.-Tne
Washington correspondent OF the New York
Herald says: General Sherman continues to
b. OF the impression that the hostile Sioux
have been divided up or that they are en-
| deavoripg TO get out of the Powder river aud
| b g Horn country. He says that ne Is OF the
| opinion that they do not want TO nght any
| the Yellowstone To get away. IL they can
/ succeed in doing this, which he doubts on
81 ,hse n e Niles ps,r9ng forces
| There are but three lords practicable for
/ them on the Yellowstone, and IL will take
and lodge poles across that they viii be
pouuced upon by the United States troops
before they can accomplish such a move
i ment. General Sherman believes that the
| Indians under Sitting Bull would not have
allowed the junction OF the forces of Generals
i Crook and Terry If they meant TO fight, and
1 10 him IL looks a. though with q broken up
| crowd OF the hostlles, Sitting Bull is likely
4 TO be getting ready 10 surrender and secure
1 the best terms possible. At all events, no
.uch determined lighting as heretofore is
looked for. Beyond the $500 additional sol.
/ diers low being recruited no additional
troops win be required: Hence there Is not
Il
\ marine corps to be employed viii. be COM
| Piled with, unless II may be deemed atvis-
able 10 place them at the agencies TO carry
/ sut the arresting OF the returned hostiles
found at the agencies.
| CouBr MARTIAL CAsKs.-In the court
\ martial case Of Assistant Surgeon Augustus
| A. Yeomans, u. g. A, who was tried at Fort
Richardson, Texas, on charges OF disooe-
/ dience OF orders, conduct prejudicial to good
| order and military discipline, drum kenness
| on duty, and conduct unbecoming an ofioer
! and a gentleman, the sentence OF the court
4 was that he be dismissed the service. The
/ President approves the sentence, but In view
/ OF the recOmmendatfo 70 clemency pre-
1 scented by all OF the members OF the court,
has comrnufed the sentence to q suspension
| from rank and pay except $50 per month for
| one year.
| ant Robert w. Bard, OF New York, "a infan-
tTy. who was recently tried by q general
4 court martial at Mount Vernon barracks. on
| the charge OF conduct unbecomiDg IN officer
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