Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-10
The Carolina whisky War about
Over.

The following dispatch was received by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue last even
ing:
GREENv1LLE, s. c., August 9th, ls7s-Ron.
Reuenue, WASHINGTON, d. C:-While we be-
lieve you anticipate a reformation in this di-,
Is hardly that you 5p sa
We are informed that Redmond is anxious to
surrender, the government accepting his pleas
revenue laws, sentence to be suspended
conditional upon his good behavior and
keeping, faith. He is ready to stand
his trial for the e. killing Of
begging to surrender On suspension of SEN
tence, but the district attorney hesitates to 60
further than the docket without special In
Structions. Parties not charged, as well as
those who are, propose to plead guilty. This
plan sends them to the penitentiary on bench
warrant. without further trial or defense if
they violate the law again the list Will be large
enough to prove to the country that the reve.
nue. laws have been violated here, peace will
prevail and the law be yindicated;1 Kane ct
I shall. Answer. tsigned:j " ~
l.. &. NORTHROP, U. 8. Attorney.
w: H: CHAPMAN, Revenue Agent:
Attorney Northrop: Dispatch of yourself
and Revenue Agent Chapman received, will
give you full Instructions early tomorrow.
accept the pleas. OF guilty persons without
reference to the fact whether they are guilty
or recognized. / wish to make clean sweep
OF all offenders, except Redmond and other
leaders who have fired upon our officers. The
consideration OF these cases l reserve until TO-
morrow. Show this to Collector BraytOn and
Revenue Agent Chapman, and please consult
with all other cases. ;"
G. B. RAUM, Commissioner.
The following telegram of instructions was
sent to U. S. Attorney NOrthrOp today:
After consultation and due consideration,
it is decided that the case of Redmond is en-
tirely exceptional and should not be included
with those OF ordinary offenders. confirm
my dispatch of last night authorizing you to
accept the pleas of guilty and to suspend SEN
tences in cases of other illicit distillers who
are believed to be acting in good faith, and
who have not been actually engaged in shoot
ing our officers. Keep me advised by tele-
graph of the number who plead guilty, aud
forward full list OF names by mail
GREEN b. RAUM, Comm l-SiOner."
Another Tornado Visits WASHINGTON
AT o'clock to-day another of the great
storms of the present stormy week struck this
locality, and although severe, its violence did
not last as long as some of the preceding ones.
we have yet had. The storm clouds came down
from the north, as they did on Monday last,
but before drop OF rain fell the wind sud-
drizzle, accompanied by little wind, the size
OF the drops increased and the wind blew
furiously, starting an empty wagon from the
corner OF 18th rs street and blowing it about
the railroad track near 10th street. Another
wagon was blown some distance, and great
number OF trees were ugroOted and houses un.
rooted. MIR. Edward Hume was severely cut
in the act OF lowering window in the billiard
room over Davis hat store, on Pennsylvania
avenue; An artery was cut and he bled very
Trees were blown down in Lafayette park
and limbs torn off. In the White House
grounds there was a similar condition of af-
fence by the walk leading from the Treasury
to the door of the White House were blown
down and the iron spikes twisted. Fifteenth
street, I opposite p site the Treasury looked like
horses standing, showed the strength of the
wind A large quantity OF window glass was
broken. At the Western Union Telegraph Of
flee in the Corcoran building two large plate
glass windows were blown in and broken to
atoms: Fred. KlOtz, a telegraph messenger,
was struck by one of the broken plates.
arm was half severed between shoulder and
elbow. The plate glass windows broken were
among the largest in the city.
al at tne 's,g present writing, p M, another
the northwest.
THE ATTACK ON THE APACHE AGENCY
The Commissioner of Indian Alters has re-
ceived dispatch from Agent Godfrey, at the
MeScalero Apache agency. n NJ, giving few
additional particulars relative to the attack
OF McSween'S outlaws on the agency, in which
Godfrey's clerk, Morris j. Kernstein was bru.
tally murdered. He says that he himself and
the Indians were also fired upon, but escaped
unhurt. The attacking party is supposed to
have numbered forty: The agent sends word
that the business of the office will be some
what delayed in consequence of the outrage.
A COURT MARTIAL DECISION SET ASIDE
In compliance with the Cabinets decision of
last Tuesday, an order has been issued by the
denartmRnt setting Of
the court martial which suspended Cadet
Alfred M. COyle, U. S. military academy for
one year from the 1st Of July last.
PLAN FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE
PATENT OFFICE ADOPTED.-The committee of
experts, consisting of Messrs. Wilson, Upjohn
and Hartwell, appointed by the Secretary of
the Interior to decide between the designs
submitted for the restoration of the Patent
Of1ice building, have completed their labOrs
Thirteen architects sent in designs. A dis
nnctive mark was placed on each design, aud
also on an IN envelope containing the name Of the
successful one was not known until after the
design had been selected and the envelope
with a-corresponding mark opened. The COM
favor OF the design submitted by A. j. Vry-
dagh, Terre Haute, Indiana.
It's closing session at Saratoga yesterday, and
adjourned sine die. 1t is generally understood
they Will meet next year in Chicago. Officers
Tor the ensuing year were elected. The ex-
ecutive council was directed to print and dis
tribute the proceedings in pamphlet form.
The executive council was authorized and re-
quested to continue appeals to Congress and
state governments for an ameliOratiOn of the
taxation on the banking business
Is THE WAR OVER IA report from Con-
stantiDOple declares that the Russians are still
busiy engaged in fOrtifying the coast in the
Gulf OF SarOs and do not expect the peace to
be permanent.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN Con.
vENTION at Columbia, yesterday, appointed
the county chairmen, adopted the usual reSo-
lutlons OF courtesy and adjourned sine die.
A TRAMP SHOT BY RAILROAD MANA
Stockton, Cal, dispatch states that fifteen
tramps attempted to board a west bound train
Thursday evening, but were driven off by the
train hands. The tramps assaulted the hands
with clubs and stones, and their leader fired
two shots without effect at the rear brakeman.
The latter returned the fire, inflicting wound
from which the tramp died yesterday The
brakeman was eXOnerated by the cOroner's
jury and discharged
BOTH LEGS BROKEN.-A passenger train on
the Chicago Burlington and Ouincv rajlrOad n