Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-20

wouldn't come back he was as obstinate as a
niue. Well, something had to be done; so l
whom ! knew WE'LL and l said, Look here,
Van, ElchOltZ is sick and wants pair on the
Dean vote At first Van didn't want to pair,
bnt when told him Eichotz was very sick he
reluctantly did SO. | was afraid all day that
1he thing would be found out, and that th.y
would raise the devil with me for getting i
pair without authority; but Dean slipped in,
and Eicholtz don't know to this day how he
was sold OUT
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.-Major G. W. In.
gals, general missionary for Indians, accO IL
panied by Tillman Knox, of Fort Smith, Ark,
waited upon the President to- day, and in be-
hall OF the Creek Indians and freedmen of the
indian territory. secured an order for the
lima Gray son, Of Indian territory, to imprson-
ment for life. GraysOn was TO have been
banged at Fort Smith, Ark, on Friday next
some months since. The President had i"lre nre, e,
yiousiy commuted the sentence Of three other
freedmen concerned in the murder of Ross.
FEW MORE NoTARIEs.-The President
has appointed the following nOtaries puolic:
Daniel q. &. Callaghan, Alfred Schucking A
b. Kelly, James E. Griffi rs, Charlie, p. Web
ster, V. MeNally, and VIM j. Peyton.
"LIEUTENANT" MAXWELL, lately cashi ,r+ d
from the army and sentenced to imprisonm t
in the penitentiary for selling mis- monthly pa,
to as many as dozen buyers, is gifted, e,r.
l,gly, with cheek that will not long keep l IL
ren,nd the bars. lt appears that during il.
pcndaney of his trial BY court martial. a d
wht q the evidence against him was 81 over
Wht lmlbg that there ccud be but one o mo.
as TO the reSul', Maxwell wrote a long let er 0
Preside mt Hayes, in wnich he recited ha tie
was growing tired Of army life, and rhat h..
would resign il Mr.. HAYES would loan him suf
hcient money with which to engage in busi
ness In Justice TO the President, whose mis-
TAKE l. Issuing Maxwell commission has been
severely condemned, it may be stated THAI the
cl eeky sxlieutehant was an excellent soldier
gu, Ing tle Wal, and lost four brothers, killed
LII Ddttle.
TWELVE MILLION IN GoLD.-There is in
the sub-Treasury at San Francisco twelve
million OF dollars in gold. This amount is
three times as large as any that ever before
accumulated In those vaults. Its accumula-
t1On Is due to two causes: one is the unu SUI !y
large payments which have been made in gold
purchase OF large amounts of silver certifi-
Gates for gold, which are shipped to the e ist
and sold to be used in the payment of customs
duties.
The AMERICAN COLLEGE IN TURKEY-The
Department of State has received from Mr..
Maynard, our minister at Constantinople, an
account OF the closing examination for the
year OF the students of Robert College an
American institution on the BoSphorus. Mr.
Maynard presided, and there were present
the BRUSH minister and Lady Layard, repre-
SehtaiiVes Of the American Patriarch, ami of
the ministry of public instruction. Sir Henry
Layard in his address, said: Thanks to the
Institution, the English language is under
stood in the remOteSt part of Turkey. trust
and % believe that the Turkish empire has
changed, that we may now look forward to
great future in which the Christians will per.
form great part. A career is open to every
honest Christian" DR.. Long has during the
past year acted as director Of the College, Dr,
Washburn, now in America, is expected TO re.
sumo charge at the commencement of the
next college year, September 4, 1878. The ex
erclSes were much like those of American col
leges and academies and concluded by a
lunch, to which 200 persons sat down.
ARMY ORDERS.-Leave Of absence for one
month, on surgeons certificate of disability.
is granted Surgeon G. B. White U. s. A.; a.. O
leave Of absence for six months for similar
is granted Capt. Guy v. Henry, Sd cavalry:
leave Of absence of Col Philip Il. De Trobri.
and, 18th infantry, from headq quarters depart.
ment OF the south, is extended two months:
leave OF absence for three months is granted
FIRST Lieut.. ThOs. B. Briggs, l4th infantry:
also Second Lieut.. Chas. s. Hall. On the mu.
tual application of the officers concerned the
following transfers in the 7rh cavalry are
made: First Lieut.. A. II. Nave, from COMPANY
A to Company M; First Lieut.. f. B. Fuller.
from Company M to Company A.