The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-25
Washington.
A COMPLIMENTARY LETTER TO COLONEL WIN
STEAD.

A COMPLIMENTARY LETTER TO COLONEL WIN
STEAD.
WAsnISGToS. D. c., August 2i.-Acting-
Secretary Mccormick addresses Colonel
Winstead as follows: By direction OF the
President your resignation Is accepted, 10
take effect upon the appointment and quail
fcation of YOUR successor, and | concur in
the complimentary reference to your char
acter as a man OF honor and integrity, eX-
pressed in the letter OF the Commissioner OF
this date to you.
Commissioner Rallm wrote: | desire to
state that the acceptance OF your resigna-
ton il not intended as Il reflection upon the
character YOU have so long maintained
amongst the best people OF your State and
at this Department for honor and honesty.
PRESIDENT IfATES-GENERAL SHERMAN HEARD
FROM.
President HAYES has come back, and goes
to Ohio on the eth proximo.
The following has been received at the
War Department:
Helena, Montana. August .-.idutnn:-
General. Washington, d. g.: Report my
arrival here. Accounts from the Indians
and General Howard are too confused to
make anything out. Will ascertain and re-
port ut earliest moment.
[Signedl w. T. SHERMAN.
TIMBER DEpREDATIoNS.
The following from the star i> omlnous
that we have German pOtcntatc in our
midst:
Secretary Schurz states that in his invcs-
tication into the timber tlcprcdations, which
have been enormous, he has thus far secured
most satisfactory results. Thus far in Min
nesota and Louisiana he has accomplished
ill that he expected, and will save finally in
net results many thousands Of dollars to the
Government. This has been mainly accom-
pishcd by entirely stopping the plan OF
COMPROMISE heretofore carried out, by ar
ranging with the parties who have been de-
tcctcd in stealing and selling it to them at i
compromise price. He now, instead OF COM
promising 1T 4 loss TO the Government. will
exact the highest market price. and thus
make them. he SAYS, lose their labor, at least,
;iS Il penalty
SITTING BULL COMMISSION.
Mcneil. OF Missouri. having declined to
serve on the Sitting Bull commission, has
rendered the honor to General Francis y.
Walker, OF Yale College, who also declined :
and SchurZ has rendered it to other gentle
men whose names he does not at present care
to disclose.
JACKSONVILLE, PENSACOLA AND MOBILE RAIL
ROAD.
Upon the application OF Charles D. VIII
lard attorney in fact, W. G.. NJ. Davis and
the Hon. Matt. Carpenter, OF counsel for
the holders OF the Florida eight per cent.
bonds, known as the Dutch Tor Holland)
bondholders, Associate-Justice Strong, OF
the United States Supreme Court. has APP
pointed Colonel Calvin II. Allen, recently
manager of the New Orleans, Mobile and
Texas road, to be receiver OF the Jackson
vile, Pensacola, and Mobile railroad. The
appointment directs Colonel Allen to take
immediate possession OF the Jacksonville,
Pensacola and Mobile road, expend money
and put the property in good running or
der. This action is intended to secure the
lien of the Dutch bondholdcrs on the road
which lien is based upon the terms OF the
eight per cent. bonds OF the State, and mil
lions OF which they hold. Colonel Allen
has lately been engaged rs receiver for the
United States courts OF the Paducah and
Memphis road.