Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-17

luuu, lIOIn OF Sll0, gOld.
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Grant visited
the Navy Yard on Saturday, and were re-
ceived with the usual honors, after which
they made trip to Mount Vernon on the
torpedo boat Alarm.
W. NJ. EvARTs made an argument before
the House Judiciary Committee this morn
ing In opposition 10 any further legislation
detrimental TO the interest of the Union
Pacific Railroad Company as contemplated
by the resolution introduced by Judge Hoar
In the House day or two ago.
MILES ALIAS BLISS, In the penitentiary
at Windsor, VT, serving q sentence of four
teen years for burglary, has written a letter
10 j. Proctor Knott, chairman OF the House
Judiciary Committee, detailing the part he
played In the safe burglary transaction. He
1ntImates that he can tell q. great deal more
The occasion OF the writing OF the letter is
supposed to be bid on the part OF Miles to
secure his freedom.
THE EMMA MINE TaoUBLE.-Mr. Oliver
A. eager was examined 10y the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, this morning. He sus-
tanned the evidence OF Mr.. Parke through
out. He testified to the fact that Loyn had
denounced Parke TO him, and he (Gager,l
eOntended that Parke should not be de-
bounced because he (Ly on had a quarrel
with Mr. Stewart. eager also confirmed Mr.
Parke in regard to the purchase of the shares
of stock in London.
THE PURHAN INVESTIGATION. The
Committee on Civil Service inquired fur
Their into Representative Purnam's case on
Saturday. Charles T.. Dyke, publisher of
democratic paper IN Tallahassee, Fla, testi-
DR.. simkins Wouid copIriSute Ssno W s q M II
HtIcal fund he would appoint Simkins' son
TO c2detship. Simkins acknowledged 10
the committee that the statement OF the wit
less was correct.
THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION TO CISclN-
NATI.-Hons. w. H. II. Stowell and j. e.
sener, OF the Virginia delegation to the Gin
cinnation convention, who arrived here
Saturday, say the resolution of preference
for MIR. Blaine adopted by the Virginia re-
publican convention was carried by vote
Blaine and divided between Morton and
COnkiipg.
COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY.-It has been
ascertained al the sub treasury in New
York that the old issues of fifty cent stamps,
bearing the heads of Lincoln, Spinner. Rob
eIt j. walker, Washington and Stanton,
nave been largely cOunterfeited also the
Old issues OF currency OF the denomination
of twenty-five cents. Thus far no counter
fslts have been discovered of the latest fifty
cent stamps, bearing the Crawford heal, or
tie twenty-five cent stamps, with the Wal
her portrait.
TIE CITIZENS RAILWAY COMP ANY re-
Gently Incorporated under the general law
in the District have applied to Congress for
lis sanction Of their route. a bill giving
IL has passed The House and is now pending
III The Senate. The route proposed Is fro u
the intersection Of eth street and Louisiana
avenue 10 the southern entrance Of the Sol
dierS' Home ard GlenwOOd Cemetery. Bat
one faIe-Of i've cents-is TO be charged,
The District Commissioners have reported
ldvOTably upon the measure, and the well
Known business character of the cOrpDr ftOrs
gives assurance, that il the bill passes, the
II cd v III be 81 eedily built.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Captain Robert Shu-
frldt is ordered 10 examination for promO-
lion. Master Vim. NJ. Wood to the Alarm
iaymaster John Ii Stephenson n dGty in
charge Of the /. 5. naval depot at y gasakt
Japan Assistant Paymaster j. r stanton
10 Tie Alarm. Lieut.. Charles +. Norton de-
Tacked from the Colorado Ind ordered to the
Alert, al New York. Lieut.. l.. l.. Prime
rom the Colorado and ordered to the Lacke
wanna, Mare Island, California, Passed
Assistant Paymast>r H.T. Skelding detached
from the naval depot at Nagasaki, Japan,
and ordered home. Master VIM. T. Elliott
rom the Alert and ordered to the naval
hospital al New York, on sick leave.
A Bill for the government Of the District
of Columbia is in course OF preparation by
the Senate District Committee, which vests
the management OF District affairs In the
difereLt departments and bureas OF the gen.
eral government. 1t is proposed in this bill
10 charge the Surgeon General with the duty
OF looking after sanitary affairs; the Secre-
tary of War with the control OF the police:
the Engineer Bureau OF the army with the
Improvement OF streets, &c. All moneys
collected by taxation are 10 be deposited in
The Treasury OF the United States, to go
towards paying the necessary expenses OF
the District, while the general government
These are the main features of the bill which
will, however, hardly reach action by Con-
sress during the present session.
THE LITERARY CLUB The Literary So
ciety of Washington met on Saturday even
ing at the residence of Prof. Henry, in the
Smithsonian Institution. This being an eve
hing set apart for a cOlloquiaI disc ussion, the
subject discussed was the "Relative Merits
of ldealism and Realism" Those who gave
expression TO their views were General Al
word, Prof. Baumgrass, the artist; Colonel
1laIke, OF the bureau OF education; Prof
norman, Mrs. Cary Long, Mrs. Hopperton,
and Mrs. Dahlgren, the latter furnishing a
clever paper 10 be read, although not pra-
sent. subsequent TO the discussion. Mrs.
Frances NJ. Carter recited with effect Hoci's
"BTidge OF Signs" and Miss Annie w. Story
member OF the club, gave q most impress
siye rendition OF the "Love Scene in the
last act OF Henry V. The usual art contr'-
buttons were sent in on Saturday evening by
NJ. r. III. Miller. consisting of a number of
admirable pencil and crayon portrait and
character sketches.
ANACCCENT OF THE LATE CROOK EXPE-
DITIoN AGAINST THE SIOUX INDIANS
The following letter Is from participant in
the recent military expedition under sneral
Crook:
CAMP CABLING, CHEYENNE, April 9. 1876.
We arrived here a few DAYS ago. and you
can bet we were mighty glad OF it, too.
Since we left here we have Travelled nearly
900 miles, and had cold weather all the time.
The first time that we knew of any Indians
being about was at camp on Cheyenne river,
where they made lush on our beef herd and
shot one herder and ran Off the whole herd
The next time they woke us up was on Pow
der river, al old Fort Reno. Here they were
on both sides OF US. About 8 O'Clock in the
evening they commenced shooting, and IL all
the bullets that they shot had come into
camp they would have done q good deal of
mischief, but they shot too high; but they
succeeded in hittiDg Que man I'm the Jaw. They
might have shot all night, as far as the
packers were concerned, as we made q regu-
lar bomb proof shelter ont OF the cargo, and
slowed ourselves aWay. Some of us sh{yer-
Cd good deal, but II was on account OF the
cold weather. Nos long after we laid over
q day and packed up ~ night and travel
ed TIL morning. sd made IS miles, then
went 10 Tongue Tiysr, aud down IL until the
scouts found mule, then we went into
camp, Tor that was glory enough for one day,
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