Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-02
What the President Says of His Cab.
inPf.
THEY ARE HARMONIOUS AND TALKS OF
CHANGE ARE PURELY IMAGINATIVE.

The perennial rumOr of an impending Cabi-
net change turns out to be as baseleSs as such
rumors generally are. In conversation rela-
tive to this and similar rumors the President
said: Il do not know how these reports Origi-
nate. They must be purely imaginative, for
there is not the slightest warrant for them, SO
far as know" OF his Cabinet as whole he
litfcaIIy and personally. "WhiIe Of course s we we
sometimes differ said he, ION questions OF
public policy, as Independent and thinking
has been any misunderstanding between u.s.
or anything unpleasant between us. On the
contrary the relations between all the men,
bers OF the Cabinet and myself have been
from the first, and are now, entirely harmo-
nious and pleasant, and it is one of my ambi-
tons, so lar as am concerned, that my ad
Cabinet was coexistent with it in its entirety
from first to last, unbrOken by any changes
and unmarried by any flaw Of unkindly feel
"There can never have been any truth then,
Mr.. President, in rumOrS of a serious differ
ence OF opinion between yourself and Secre-
tary Schurz relative to the st. Louis postmas-
'.NOt the slightest. 1 regard Secretary
SCI urz as true patriot to his adopted c0un-
Try and an 6adoptedd citizen Of whom the
OF Postmaster General Key the President
SAID he regarded him as a true representative
of the union sentiment Of the south, and for
each other member of Cabinet he had some
kindly and appreciative word, and said no
change was contemplated by him, nor was
any likely to occur, so far as he knew.
BLooDsHED IN NEW MEx1Co-A Street
Ffght in LtncOln-Ttco Men Kitted-United
States SOtdierS Looking On.-A letter received
by the Y. S. attorney at Santa Fe. n. NJ, states
that McSween, accompanied by sixty-fOur of
his men, appeared in the town of Lincoln, on
place from the Dolan party, when was assist
ing the sheriff in holding it. All of the women
had been sent to Fort Stanton five days, pre-
vioHsly for safety, in anticipation of the fight.
McSWeen found the DOlan party as strong as
his own. and well fortified in various houses,
whereupon he took up his position in barri-
caded buildings, when an exchange of shots
Degan. SklrmlShlng was still going on when
the letter was written, (July 20,) and ten thou
sand shots were estimated to have been fired
in the four days. On the 10Th the Dolan party
fired the building. which dslodged the occu-
pants, and hand to hand combat ensued, in
which McSween and eight of his men were
part. A number are said to have been
wounded, but how manyis not known. Nc
SWeen party fired upon and wounded mill
ttary courier hdi few days since The occurrence
al stanton. This party also recently fired into
the home of the widow of the late Sheriff
Brady. compelling Mrs. Brady and her children
to seek protection at Stanton. Gov. Axtell,
who says that the recent order forbidding the
use OF the military leaves him pOWerleSs to
prevent further slaughter. Four companies
the bloody scene, but were not used as they
could not be unless in violation of orders, to
prevent the collision. 1t is even rumOred that
q large number of the military witnessed the
hghtlng as mere spectators.
WHY THE CHINESE EMBASSY Does NOT
COME FIRST TO WASHINGTON TO SEE THE
PREsIDENT.-A telegram to the New York
Herald from San Francisco says: THE fact
OF the Chinese Embassy going east without ar
% Pay the to
suited in many inquiries by telegraph as to the
cause. In explanation it may be stated that it
Is not because the embassy are unwilling to
show the respect that is due to the Chief of the
nation to which they are accredited, but that
they are obliged to 90 first to Hartford, Conn.
TO obtain the habiliments for wearing on the
occasion OF their visit to Washington, and this
clothing is included in the 81 tons of baggage
and furniture that have been sent on to Hart
ford and Washington to be delivered in twelve
days. This boxed up Oriental costume is all
that stands i'll the way of the Celestlas ObServ-
ing the etiquette thai is expected of them.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Samuel Donahue.
about fifty years OF age, one of the town lamp
lighters of HagerStOWn Md, was accidentally
o'clock Wednesday evening. From the testi-
m0ny before the cOrOner's jury it appears that
CokenOur and some others were shooting a
match at pigeons, northwest of the town.
COkenOur'S gun catching some tWigs on a tree
was discharged, the whole load entering Dona-
hue's left breast. breaking the lower rib, tear
ing away the lower portion of the lung, aud
also the lower part OF the heart: DOnahue fell
and expired almost instantly, before a phySi-
clan could reach him. He leaves a wife and
six children, very poor.
THE BUFFALO RACEs.-The first race. YES.
terday, for horses of the 2:A class was won by
Edwin Forrest in three straight heats; time
2;@, 2as;, 2;2SM and @ 22ox In the rs class seven
first HambletOnian Mambrino second, CrOxie
third and sixth, Lucille fourth and fifth and
the seventh heat dead one between Croxie
2:2311l, 2:2214 and 2:26lI. In the pacing three
heats were contested being taken by SWeetser
first, Lucy second, Sleepy George third. Time
2:lS, 2:lS and 2:l714.
THE POPE's LATEST UTTRRANCE.-In the
cOnsiStOry held on Monday, July 15, the Pope.
speaking with evident emOtion said he found
himself enVlrOned on all sides by difficulties
which he could have overcome had the sacred
college given him constant and loyal support
Nothing was to be expected from the mon
archs and governments of today those whose
intentions were good being poWerless to ex-
ecute them. The church must therefore con-
tide in her own strength, fighting unflinching.
ly and without truce.-lL London Standard.
-, BAD FOR THE STRIKERs.-The miners of
the Potomac Coal company at Barton, Md.
who have been on strike for two months be-
cause of objection to the cOmpany's superin
tendent have receded from their demand,
and are now willing to go to work if all their
lc-cHplOycU. lnlS the COMPANY
refuses to do, and last Friday served notices
on the men occupying houses owned by the
company to yacate them. 1t Is said the diff
Guilty is having disastrous effect on the busi-
ness of Barton and vicinity, the loss to the
village up to this time having been over
$1,000.
A HUSBANDS LOVE CHASE The proceed
ing OF Heinrich G. Ritz to get possession of his
wife came yesterday before Judge Daniels, in
Supreme Court, Chambers HIS wife is the
daughter of Henry Frecking, and Mr. Ritz, a
young man of twenty four, boarded in his
house. He wOoed Miss Henriette FIecking,
They were married secretly. The parents were
angry, and the young husband was driven from
the house, and, 1t is intimated, the young wife
was whipped. According to the papers she
managed to send to her husband this letter:
Darling Harry-COme for me as soon as pos
slDle. Don't leave me alone. Use all fOrce-if
no other way. Yours atfectionately, Yetta"
IN Inc husbands s counsel charged the parents of
the Wlle with an intention to sell her to
the wife did not desire to join her husband