Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-02

removed, or 10 b. acquitted AMI allowed II
20 Tome. The only decided evidence against
hirc is Detective HeSter'S.
THE President has been compelled TO
si.e p his intended visit TO Virginia, aui
has sent word that for the present IL must be
regard. q a. indefinitely postponed. He " Il
remain here uut'l he mibdlB # this month.
when he goes u b nnjngtOn. Vt, to take part
ia the centc CANAL celebration at ihat point.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Among thos,
who had interviews with the President to-
day were Secretary of the Interior. General
Harlan, o. Kentucky, Gov. Dennison, Wm
:. MCkniL ht, H.. A. herr Smith, Pa and "A
delegation from the District of COumbiI
composed of WIN. II. Claggett. W. E Rcd
Geo. w. Cochran, and jas. l.. Barbour.
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF Enc sAvING
AND PRINTING deliveries August lsT7
Comptroller of the Currency
National currency notes. SIGO OO1
Loan Division
-Four per cent. consOls.. 10000
MISE li""e"us ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500
1"'a'''''' -. -.'''..'.o +2Ns'f'2
THE House ORGANIZATION ten. For
rey. VI. c, of Alabama. is in the city To test
II he can, which way the Spea kerSIip gal. is
blowing. He thinks if southern man is
selected, that John GOOde. of Virginia. Will
lie the lucky man, but that otherwise Az
Ter, Of ONO, will walk of with the prize. -.
IN-tongrcsSmau Caldwell. of y la5ama, is
Il
Tor the cleTkSnlp.
THE BALTIMORE Custom House DIS
CHARGEs-C Collector Thomas, of Baltimore.
to-day received definite instructions from
TIE Secretary Of the Treasury with regard TO
The removals OF the employees ia the custom
office Of Baltimore. The reduction OF the
force In that Office will be made on the II IN
instant, and the number TO he discharged
amounts To fifty, including clerks me~sel-
gers; ass slant weishers, watchmon, gaugecs
and labOrers.
ROMEO AND JULIET CONE To GRIEF
The y. Y. San OF TO day says there was no
performance of Romeo and Juliet at Booths
Theater last night. The doors Were closet
and sad faced member of the company ex-
planned the trouble to his friends. Miss
Hoyle's hacker, he said. was a Mr.. John II
frame, grain merchant and capitalist of
dshlDgtOn. who paid the rent of the Tn "a
ter for week in advance, but the thaater
had been closed through falling-out be-
tween Mr.. Boyle and Mr.. Crane, leaving
about 5000 due the actors and orchestra.
SIOUX COMING To WAsHISGroN.-Ina c-
cordance with the request of General Crook
that delegation of Sioux Indians be per-
United to visit this city for the purpose OF
having an interview with the officials of the
Interior department concerning their rell-
tons with the general government, Commits
sloner smith yesterday, after consultation
with Secretary SchurZ, teIegraphed To Gan
eral Crook, at Omaha, giving the requested
permission, which will allow delegation Of
nlteen or twenty Sioux TO come to this city
They will be selected by General Crook, aud
will be sent hither either in charge OF an
agert OF the Indian office, or of any OFF n of
the army, If the public interests will bes. be
served. They will he here about the LIST of
September.
GEN EPPA HUNTON, member OF Congress
from the sth Virginia district was before the
Solicitor of the Treasury yesterday, urging
TIa
aga inst his brother law, Thos. Il. Foster,
OF Salem, Fauquier county, Va. TIE allega-
ton is that Foster was a QuartermaSter in
The confederate army at the time of the sur
render and hal in his pOssession some
S2n 600 in gold. Tue suit brOught in the east
ern district of Virginia by u. s. Attorney
Lewis is Ia recover Il G amount on the ground
mat ~ is The property OF the UniJei ST tJcS.
hr. Hunton, in asking the dismissal Of the
suit, said that such proceedings were calcu-
lated TO keep alive the animosities OF the
war. ana that II was his desire 10 do all In
Ms power TO aid the administration III It's
reconciliation policy. Gen. Hunton's ap-
peal, however, was not successful!
THE RAILROA DIS TO BE PAID FOR MoyrSG
TROOPS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY
The question as 10 whether the governmen
is responsible 10 the railroad companies TO
me transportation OF troops Ov,r the rail
roads has air y been settled By thu prompt
payment ot the bill presented to the Navy
department for the transportation of the bat
TALON OF marines from Washington to Phil
aoelphla last week. The government was
charg, d full passenger rates. and the Secre-
tary OF the Navy ordered the bill paid. The
War DEPARTMENT, however, has not only no
1unCS, but the quarternaster general il
obliged TO consider the question OF payment
under contract upon a forced opinion of the
attorney general that recent act of Congress
does not repeal the act of 1861, viii ch author
lied tie President TO move the army regard
less OF appropriation bills. In this way pro
vision is mace for the payment OF the trans
IoriattoD OF the second Infantry from the
South TO Gen. Howar1's command. Toe fact
that troops were ordered from point to point
TO protect the property Of railroad corpora
tons does not, in the opinion OF the War de-
frayiDg the expenses attending the move
ments. The calls were from the governors
OF states, and no narrow policy viii govern
The Secretary of War i'm ordering the bills to
be properly audited as presented.
POLITICAL WITNESSES INDICTED FOR
PERI URY.-A Portland, Oregon, dispatch
says For several days past the Unit 1
States grand jury has had under iuvestiga-
ton the case of w. II. N. Stiles. who testi-
rod so positively and pointed against Sena-
tor Grover before the congressional commit
tee. Stiles's testimony In relation TO having
ov' rheard conversation between Senators
Grover, Watkins and GilfOy, during which
iilfoy stated 10 Grover that they had secured
Goodman, of Umatilla, but IL had cost 900.
and other damaging statements in cOnnec-
ton herewith was most emphatically con
tradicted by these persons when on the stand
before the investigating committee Severa,
witnesses have been examined before the
grand jury. After careful examination OF
The case true bill was returned against
stiles, charging him with perjury. The
bonds are fixed at 81, 500, In default OF which
ne was committed. The grand jury has also
found two indictments against other wit
Desses In the Grover investi CATION case,
charging them with perjury. The names of
the persons are not known, as no arrests
have been made. Stiles case will be called
for trial In few days in the ". s. District
Court. Senator's Grover, Watkins aud Gill
10y are the principal witnesses for the prose-
cutiOn. These indictments have produced a
STIR in political circles here.
AN EXCURSION STEAMER SUNK.-A dis
patch from Concord, N. H -, states that the
boiler OF the small excursion steamer LADY
Woodsum, on Lake Tunapee, exploded YES
terday and the vessel sunk. None of the
eighteen passengers were seriously Injured
Daniel WOOdsum, the engineer, had an arm
blown OF. The passengers were rescued In
boats.
No MASSACRE AT FORT BOISE.-Intelli-
has si-ot of