Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-25

was opened AZ u M yesterday, a 1reat
many bids were received. IL. W. Reeds. Sons,
of this city, was the lowest.
Revival services are now going OIL at WeS-
ley Chapel, corner OF 9TH and F street,
nightly and p number have p.ofesSed con
version. AT Grace NJ. F.. Church the altar is
crowded nightly WITH pen!tents.
Alleged Treasury Conspiracy Case.
TRIAL OF EX-sETRETARY SAWYER AND
OTHERS.
Yesterday, the trial of r. A. Sawyer,
Haines, Brooks, and BarStOw, was proceeded
with in the Criminal Court, Judge MacAr-
thur. Mr.. Cook made the opening for the
defence.
HI Lyman testified that he bad had
converse ZION with ManConTt, in which he
iRtim8ted that Brooks was witness enemy.
Wines gave history of the RiSsey contract
to give PaTkman Brooks q Co. permit TO
gather abandoned property, which he drew
from RiSlCy'S notes or memoranda AT the
tine the notes were given the military were
III c. aTge Of Memphis. and there was tTi-
buEal O. civilians there created by the mill
taTy 10 Try civil suits. and Judge Comfy held
one session of tie United states court there.
Rev Or. Chester. Of Caption Hill PreSbyte-
rian church. John Il. Zimmerman. and VIM.
Parks testified hat BarstOw is reputed an
George N. Carlton testified that he was
acting sui veyOI Of customs. special agent Of
The United States, and financial agent Of the
gOYeTI IlCut, ard designated depOs itary OF
the public moneys 81 Memphis in 1861, and
was also agent Of Jay Cooke 4 Co, for the
Page, a. president OF the Commercial Bank.
Some $4,000 OF United States bonds. the sub
scTiFtioLs being made al different times.
One Of tie checks for $1,000 was signed by
Mr. Page in his personal capacity. One OF
the ceTt1f cafes Tor $4,000 or : 100000 was is
sued in the name OF John Aiuslee, teller of
the bank. Mr. Pages personal check paying
for this stock. The cross examination CON
tinued until adjournment.
TODAY.
Mr.. Carlton was He'd this morning and
testified that the amount of loans made to
Page was SICo 500; to PaTkmsn. Brooks 4
Co, -, l5l;.Se; Ia Dir. Ford, $500; and Mr..
Judge Richardson testified that when the
papers reached him he supposed that they
had gone through the regular course.
Mr.. W. man testified that he was intro
duced by Senator Spencer to Gen. ROdy.
Ward II. Lamon testified that he was of
counsel for Parkman, Brooks * Co, and re-
eeived $1,000 for his services.
OUR SIOUX VIsIToRs-The Sioux dele
cation, numbering twenty-five persons,
beaded by Spotted Tail and Rel Cloud,
arrived in this city at Q O'Clock yesterday
morning, in charge of Lieut.. W. p. Clark q.
=. A, and were at once taken TO their quar-
tiers et the COntiIe ntal Hotel. The following
are the names OF the members of the dele
cation Brule Sioux-SpGtted Tail Syift
Bear, White Tail. Good Voice, Spotted Tail
Jr., Hollow Horn Bear, Little Hawk. Minre-
Sands Arcs and Red Bear. Ogalalla Sioux
Red Cloud, Little Wound, Young Man
Anaid- Of II IS Horse, Yellow Bear, A meri-
can Horse, Three Bears, Little-Rig- Man. Big
Roads, He-DOg. ATrapshOe SiOuX-Rlack
Coal. Sharp Nose and Friday The Indians
although wearing many gsudy ornaments,
dld LOT present the picturesque appea rance
they did when here last, as most OF them
wear calico shirts, and some OF them SLOUGH
or ''stCvs pipe hats. Red Cloud wore little
naTTCW-TlIr med ~lOuch hat percled upon the
Top Of his head, which gave him r very un-
ron ante appearance. Most OF them wear
blue blankets aud leggIDgs-One OF them
2 ~ "a = N md
Iheir heads with q single eagles feather on
N cir arrival az the Continental they we're
taken 10 The diniDgTOOm while their quar-
itfs were being prepared Here they dis
IOSed L eIseive> about the room, most OF
T. EN- ~ liniTg on the floor. and all OF them
(but SPOTTED Tail. who was lying fast asleep
In one correr,) smoking the large wooden
caiumets they Invariably carry. Friday,
One Or the ArTapahoesr is the only member
OF the delegation who speaks English. He
has quite = romantic history. When he was
four years Old he was found by a party OF
st Louis hunters who took him TO St.1ouis,
Wnere he stayed seven years and learned to
read and write English. Spotted Tail Red
Cloud, swirl Bear, Ring Thunder. American
Horse and Little Wound have been here
before He-Dog, Little r e Man, Iron Crow
Red Bear and Big Roads were participants
In the Custer massacre. Touch the Clouds
Vas vas out against Gen. Miles, and left the
Chey River Agency last fall. The dele
CATION was visited yesterday by a large
Ter ~ persons, among them being Mrs.
Kelley, who for five months was among
them as q captive. Yesterday morning on
he representation OF Lieut.. Clark, who is in
cherge OF the delegation, that the Indians
earnestly desired tn Change their quarters
fro IN the Continental hotel TO the Washing
ton house, the Commissioner OF Indian Ar
fslIs gave them the required permission,
and about noon they left for their Old quar-
tefs, where they were duly provided for
Last night they attended Buffalo BiT's per
IorIuance al "rd's Opera House and seemed
quite pleased with the Entertainment.
The Commissioner Of Indian \ fairs and
general Crook had a long conference with
the SECRETARY Of The Interior today in refer
encc 10 the Sioux delegation members. II
was concluded nos 20 hold any formal corn
ell win the chiefs until the return orthe Pre-
dent. when Il viii he held probably AT the
White House. Informal talks NAV be mad.
hCweNeIl prior TO that time by the Secretary
and the Commissioner, at the department..
The JOHN +. Cook SCHOOL BUILDING
Yesterday the handsome and Convenient
new colorfd public school building, called
The John r. Cook school, on o street. between
9Th and 5th, was formally turned over 10 the
trustees and dedicated with ceremonies con-
ductCd by Trustee Henry johnson. A nor
ton % the Marine band supplied the instru-
mental music, and the other exercises were
singing by the pupils attached TO the school,
Conducted by Prof. Esputs, aided by Miss A.
y. Sesskley, address By Mr.. Johnson; pre-
d. nay Tor, and their reception by Tfustes
bIDoks, representing the committee on pro-
ReIly, VINO turned them over TO Mr.. W w
Curtis, president of the school trustees Abie
Ard appropriate addresses were made by
rIeu DOu lass and Rev. DIR. Crummell. Su-
RSIiIt endents Wilson and Cook. Messrs. z.
Richards, Wormley. King Ferguson vii
son, Purvis, Patton, Robinson Tan1ston
Cain, Brown and Collector Cook were pres
snt. The schools were opened TODAY Tina
boildlng, in It's design aud construction re-
nects sreat credit upon all concerned.
MANDAMUS CASE ON THE SscRyy.pv
nAk'-1 est rday there was entered on
ne Jaw SIDE OF the Supreme Court OF the
Dlslrlct The case OF United States ex raf
Jnh eatteriee, Jonn Cameron and n n
P1nney against Hon. George w MeCrarI
SecrelarN of War ar..licnti1r y,