Evening star., 1877-08-22

Department state that Major Forney, of the
marines, is not to be tried by court martial.
He was relieved from temporary suspen-
sion, and proceeded on Monday with his
command from Washington in the tug
Pinta TO his post at Norfolk.
THE IsRAELITEs IN TURKEY-The De-
parIment of State has received a dispatch
from the United States minister to Turkey
stating that the total number of Jews IN the
Ottoman empire is 81 Zen at 500, 900. The
United States minister states that they are
better treated by the Ottoman than by many
of the Western powers. They are recognized
ss an Independent religious community
with the privileges OF their own ecclesiasti
cal rule, the chief Rabbi possessing great in
fiuence. The impression prevails that they
are better treated in the empire than the
Christians. With one exception there has
been no maltreatment of the Jews since No
Maynard has been there, but that was by co
religiOnlsts. The United States minister has
requested the United States consular officers
throughout the empire 10 observe careflll.
the condition of the ISraelites within theiI
several jurisdictions, and to report to the
legation at COnstantinople, without delay,
aGy instance Of persecution OF tnat people
which may occur.
TIE GRow-PEUGH CAsE.-In the clse of
the alleged forgery of Treasury warrants by
Messrs. Grow and Peugh, which was said TO
have been compromised by the Secretary of
The Treasury. Acting Secretary McCormIcS
has addressed a letter 10 Jack Brown, aLIor-
ney Tor the defendants, VINO asks their dis
charge, on the ground of d prOm sc of he
Secretary that they would be discharged
from prosecution upon payment of the
amount OF said draft, which payment he said
they had made. Gov. Mccormick says that
neither the Secretary nor any other pers IN
has The legal right or power TO execute su n 4
promise as alleged. Such an arrang tment
would be In Itself Il crimi nal offence, ald of
course IL cannot be assumed that any such
promise was made. AS the Secretary is ab-
sei'T no explanation could be asket OF him.
NhIle the Treasury department must dis
claim all right To direct the district attOrn"y
as To the discharge of what he may rAgarI AS
his duty in this prosecution, ID also d sclaims
all responsibility for this proceeding.
KILLED BY CoUNTERFEITERS.-A letter
was received at the Secret Service Division
Ofthe Treasury yesterday, incIOsing certain
pieces of clothing taken from the person of a
man who was found murdered in the WOO Is
near HuestOnville, K-ntucky. The letter is
from deputy marshal, VINO was under the
impression that the murdered man was an
officer OF the Secret Service Division aud
had been assassinated by cOunterfeiterS, a I'd
the clothing was Sc here for identificati IN
OF the deceased The Chief of the Division
here howe, er, says that II was not an FIJI ,er
OF his division who was thus found. His tn
Ory is that IL was party who approached
the counterfelters with a genuine intention
OF dealing with them, and who was su>p Ct
ed of being detective officer, and after be-
ing decoyed into private place for the par
pose o. ms king trade with the "cO Iey
men, was then killed by members OF des
peraie gang OF cOunterf-iters in KENTUCKY
who, though few in number, have yet given
the government much trouble.