Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-11

rotary of War Major r. N. Batchelder, quar-
termaster, has been ordered to report TO the
quarterrlaster general for duty: Major III.
been granted three months leave of absence,
with permission to go beyond the sea.
GA Cool PRoPosITION."-Unde this head
the New York Times prints a special which
rays: Much to the surprise OF the War de-
Tartment officials, the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company has presented claim
troops from Washington to different points
alol its line to protect the road from the
strikers. This seems q little like fmperti-
neDce. Without the aid of the troops the
railroad company would have been com
pletely at the mercy OF the strikers, for the
militia were of no service whatever, and in
some cases expressed Their sympathy for the
rioters in an unmistakable manner. II the
military had been sent over the road TO pro
feet private or public property, the case
would have been different; but no property
required protection except that belonging TO
the railroad company. During the war Of
the rebellion many presidents We're eStab-
lished under Which this claim could be paid,
but III Is stated at the War department that
there las an understanding when the troops
were sent that the railroad companies should
furnish transportation. If this is the case
the matter VIII probably go TO the courts for
settlement. No railroad but the Baltimore
and Chic has yet presented its bill. and at
Inc Cablnei meeting to day, when this mat
ter was brought up, IL was decided that no
action should be taken until all the other
railroads shOuId be heard from when il
Will toe submitted To the Attorney General
for an opinion.
SERENADE To SENATOR CONKLING Ills
C9mP.0htnt 10 GtH. Gnt-Senator COlkling,
OF New York, who returned Yesterday from
brief trip 10 England as stated in last eve
ning's STAR, was received at Hoboken with
speeches, cannon firing and other noisy wei
come. In the evening he had reception and
serensde at the Filth Avenue hotel. After
returning thanks for The cOrdiality OF his re-
ceptiOn, he said he came back a stronger, if
not better, American than he went away
lie never before was so proud of his country
or so content with his countrymen as now
that he had the opportunities of comparing
mem with other countries and people. Great
Britain had the accumulated results of gem
eratlons. She had had eight centuries of Par
llaments, power aud wealth, but in civiliza-
tlon, liberty, progress, general intelligence
ana promise OF the future, America need not
shrink. He spoke of Paris, its art treasures
and monumen 9, and paid a tribute TO the
magnanimity of the Germans, who left them
untouched when they had the city in their
power. OF Gen. Grant lie said that wherever
he goes, honors wait upon him, but they do
not seem to wean him from things at home
He may remain long abroad, but when he
returns you are likely to find that all the is
tinctions poured upon him have not washed
out jOt OF his Americanism or made him
anything save the same upright, downright
republican without cant or palaver.
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS - Calls have
been issued for national aud stale political
Tuesday, August II, Maine democratic, in
Portland; Wednesday. August Is. New York
prob ibitionist, in Utica; Wednesday, Aug
Thursday, August %, New York greenback,
in Rochester; Wednesday, August 29 Iowa
democratic, in MarshalltOwn; "Wednesday
September 5: Pennsylvania republican, in
Harrisburg; Tuesday. September II, WfscOn-
sin republican, in Madison; Wedne day,
September II, Massachusetts prohi bitonist,
in Worcester; Pennsylvania prohi bitionist,
In Harr sburg; Thursday, September -,
Massachusetts democratic, in Worcester:
wednesday, September 49, Massachusetts
republican, in Worcester; Thursday, Sept
20, Maryland republican. in Baltimore; We'd
nesday, September 20, National convention
Of repI eseDtative colored men, in Washing
ton; National Conference OF prob bitionisis
at Perry-sIreet f church, New York city.
CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION IN CUBA
Lieutenant General Luis Prendergast, chief
Of Sta II of the Spanish army in Cuba has ar
rived in Havana, and a dispatch from that
city says: Taking his arrival in co lnection
with that of Martinez Campos, the rumorei
change of administration of the island is ap-
parently well founded General Joyelar in
aueurated his administration by laying
open the shameless frauds com nitte1 b y the
army purveyOrs and impriSon ug de fauiters
duplicating thereby Indirectly ex- Captain
General Nalmaseda and others Tue efforts
of General Jovellar We're in vain. The per-
tmptOTy orders OF = pain Obliged him TO re-
lease the defa tiers and army Swindiprs
GenerTl JOvellars honor a!most obigeS him
TO resign. Ithe resigns it is suopo,ed tn At
Lieutenant General Prendergast will replace
him temporarily.
GEN. FIELD, of Fredericksburg, Va, has
recently returned home from Egypt, where
he held high position in the army OF the
khedive. His Withdrawal from that army
grew out of the TurkO- Russian complica-
age 10 the Sultan, has been forced to take
part. The American officer could not con-
scientiously take the field for the Crescent
against the Caoss, and so resigned In fact,
IL is stated that about all the American OH,
GERS In the Khedive's service have been got
ten rid OF In one way or another.
FAILURES IN PHILADELPHIA are an
nOunced as follows: NewhOuse * ROusenau
wholes ale elOthiers, have failed, but no state
ment has been made OF their assets and
Liabilities. They have two judgments
against them for $4,000 and one for $40 900
M Rosenbach & Co shirt manufacturers,
Endorsed about $4,000 of paper for a broken
clothing house. John Clayham, fish and
provision dealer, has suspended. He pro-
poses TO pay so per cent.
A RECEIVER WHO Received For HIM
sELF.-J. L. MCGOWAN, receiver of The Guar
dian Savings Bank, in New York, has OBJ
tained leave from Judge Van Brunt to sue
j. j. ODOnohue, former receiver, for
J. Quinlan. who was first receiver OF the
b NIX, and also to sue Jos. Refill ", a broth r.
in-law 10 O'DOnahue ana cierK to q linian,
for sl3 eco misappropriated by Quinlan.
O'Donahue was Quinlan's surety aud also
bis successor In the receivership.
REV. AUGUSTINE +. HEWITT, of the order
OF the Paulists, is now superior of the order
and editor OF the Catl,oyic World, Father Heck
er's Ill health having compelled him to seek
release from his duties. DR., Hewitt is an
LII ID his degree having been rec emily con-
Tered by Harvard, which thus supplies the
frst instance OF an American university
founded by Protestant sectarians so honor.
1rg an eminent divine OF the Roman Catholic
church.
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF United
States bankers will be held at New York ON
the 18th, 18th, and 18th of September; 6,l52
banks will be represented, OF which 0S2 are
rational banks, G5 state banks, 2,524 private
banks, and OIL savings institutions. The
convention will take such measures as are
necessary to remove the oppressive res.ric-
lions that are said to have recently c-ippled