Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-09

4 return from his OHIO trip.
| THE FACT that VIM. II. Kemble. who is
| known as addition, division and silence
1 Kembie," should accuse Mr.. Schurz of being
| a political mercenary is regarded here as a
| very rich joke.
A. W. BROWNE, ass slant signal officer at
f, baltimore for the past fift IN months, has
| been transferred to Washington for promo
tor. He is succeeded by +. j. Hunter,
\ this city.
| SFCRT TARY SHERMAN left this morning
for Ohio, and will probably be absent the
1 resi- ofthe month. Assistant Secretary French
| is still in Massachusetts. This leaves Assis
| f7nt - eiary Mccormick in sole control of
| the Treasury department.
\ DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAvISG
| AND Observation-Disclosures August 1877:
| To the Comptroller of the Currency-Ns-
\ tiOnal currency notes. STA 500. Loan DiVi-
| sion-FOUr per cent. coupon consols. $50 800:
| miscellaneous, ~, ISL ,749. Total. -, 49,, 30
| Balance on hand at close of days work,
| SIS ,2]3,9SO
DON'T WANT HIM AT ANY PRICE-Hoa.
| David Mills, Canadian Secretary of the In
| terror, had an extended COME renee with Sec
| rotary SchurZ and the Commissioner OF In
| dan A fairs this morning. with reference 10
| the removal of Sitting Bull and his band
| from British America. Secretary Schurz
| srd Mr. Mills subsequently saw the PreSi
| dent with refer"3ce to the same matter.
A CALL FOR THE MARINEs-The Secre-
| taTy of War has telegraphed TO zen. Han
4 cock 10 know when the marines sent from
| Washington TO various points can be sent
1 ack. Gen. Hancock replied, saying, Just
| as soon as their places can be filled by other
| troops" and added that he will take imme-
| date steps 10 thus replace them, and he
| thinks he can do 4: in time te have them
| back by the end of the present week.
ARNOLD Is To REMAIN.-The Secretary
| ofthe Treasury has written TO Collector Tut
\ ton, at Philadelphia, that the report of TIL
commission which invest gated the contro-
versy between Collector Tuition aud Inspec-
/ tor Arnold will be taken as exc Grating the
| collector, though Mr.. Arnold will remain in
4 tle service In the position heretofore held. a
| special agent will be sent to inyestfgats the
| customs office at Chester, Pa.
| DEAD.-No little sympathy will be felt for
Mr.. John T. Ford in the death, yesterday, OF
| mis- eldest daughter, Mrs. Annie E. Thorn
| ton, after an illness of only twelve hours.
| She was young lady of great personal at
| fractions, an engaging amiability of charac-
| ter, and brilliant mind. Among her literary
1 achievements were some plays that exhib-
/ lied remarkable ability in one so young; aud
| that have attained much success as acting
1 plays Her sudden death will cause a shock
/ 10 large circle of friends and admirers in
| this city as well as in her home in Baltimore.
NAVAL CHAEGEs.-Commande George
| W. Sumner has been detached from the by
| geographic office in this city and ordered to
\ command the Monocacy. Asiatic station, re-
ievlng Commander j. p. Fyffe. who is Or
been detached from duty as Light house in
spector OF the 5th district, on the 18Th instant
| and ordered as Inspector of the 81 district, on
1 The 3lst instant. The inspectorshfp or HE
4 5tb district will he filed by Commander SiIas
| w. Terry, who has been detached from the
I t2yal Academy, and ordered TO perform
that duty.
| RELIGIOUS TOLERATIoN IN HAYTI-
| Dispatches received at the Department of
| State from Hayti tell of the spirit of religious
liberation and freedom which is a feature OF
| It's constitution, and which, with few excep-
| tions, has been acted up TO by the III ayti n
| government and people for many years. The
| religion of the state Is Roman Catholic, but
| II is remarked that OF late Professionalism has
| been greatly augmented by emigration of
| cOiOred people from the United states, and
"the door stands wide open in Hayti for
every kind or Christian missionary work.
REVIEW AT THE NAVY YARD -The p res
| ident and members OF the Cabinet, excepting
Secretary Evarts, went to the navy yard
| yesterday afternoon about 5 O'Clock, to re-
view the marines and the naval brigade. A
| salute OF twenty-One guns honored the Presi-
Dental party. There were five companies of
| the sailors, numbering about three hundred
| the review dress parade took place, and
| then the Presidential party were taken to the
wa1ship Swatara, lying off Giesboro', In a
| steam yacht, and salute was fired from the
| vessel. The President was received with due
/ nor ors aboard ship, and the party were
pleasantly entertained by the officers.
| TROOPS MAsSACRED BY TEXAS INDIANS
| Oricfal Information has just been received
at military headquarters, in Chicago, con-
| firming a rumor received there a few days
| since regarding fight between Indians nd
| Crited States troops in Texas. 1t is ascer-
1 tained that disastrous encounter was had
| on Staked Plains, in which there were two
1 officers and twentysix enlisted soldiers
killed. The remnant of the party continued
| IT'S marc1 after having suffered this loss, and
| has since reached Fort Gender, with an
| additional loss Of five privates and forty
| horses and mules. The unfortunate COM
| mand was without water for 50 hours AMI
the suffering they endured In consequence
| was terrible.
The PRESIDENT will leave Washington
me xt Monday 10 be absent a week or ten days
in Vermont and New Hampshire. He will
he accompanied by Postmaster General Key,
Secretary McCrary and either Secretary
Thompson or Attorney General Devens and
VII be Joined at bennington by Secretary
three days at Bennington, after which they
win probably make q short visit 10 New
Hampshire; In September the President
will go TO OHIO, leaving Washington about
! the ON. He will remain four or five days at
| his home at Fremont, after which he will
visit Louisville to be present at the celebra-
i
| constitu'f ion Of Kentucky. From Louisville
| he will probably extend his visit as far south
as Nashville, and then return to Washing
ton by way of Chattanooga, KNOX Vile and
southwestern Virginia.
WHAT SECRETARY SCHURz HAS TO SAT-
ABOUT TIA reporter Of THE EVENING
STAR called this morning upon Secretary
Schurz to ask him what he thought of Will
| liam II. Kembles letter, published I'm the
morning pal ers. Mr.. Schurz said that as
| this was not Gail HamiltOn's, but KEN
| ble's affair, he would say that Mr.. KEN
| ble's statement was a confession that ihe
story Of 81 500 having been paid to Mr.
| SchuTz for delivering the same speech three
| times was falsehoOd; that Mr. Kemble had
4 row come down from $500 day to $500 for q
week In 1850 and 1S6e-a reduction to about
Que >ixth of The original Charge that Mr..
| Kemble would have TO come down consid-
erably more, and spread IL not over one
| but over several weeks, during which Mr.
| Echurz bad been active in Pennsylvania
| IT, 1850, about five or six weeks; he did moi
remember how many in 1865, that he (Mr
| Sehnrza tof haDia 1 no Wv q