Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-22


OF which has been reduced by board of sur
yey, will not be purchased BY the officer re-
Sp0nSlble therefor at the time when it was con-
demned or the price was reduced. nor by any
of1lcer who bore any part in such condemna-
tlOn or reduction"
THE LATEST POLITICAL GOSSIP among the
quid nuncs is that Senator Simon Cameron is
to be candidate to succeed his son Don to the
L. s. Senate. 1t is alleged that in the selection
OF candidates for the legislature, likely to be
elected, there are quite a number hostile to
the younger Cameron, who will give their sup
port TO cameron pere, but will not give allie
glance or their votes to his son. 1t is charged
that the reason for it is that young Cameron is
brusque in his manners, and has not gained
and held them with that steadfastnesS which
the older member of the house of Cameron
has; that the political managers in Pennsylva
Gated to ex Senator Simon the statement tha
it is problem whether Don can be elected. |
is also said that the older Cameron has reluct-
ay, antiy, but patrlotlcally, indicated that he is
rather than they should fall upon unknown
shoulders. All of which we give for what it is
worth.
REMOVAL OF THE NEz PERCEs-The follow,
ing dispatch has been received at the Indian
office from Inspector Mcneil, at Baxter
Springs, Kansas, in reference to the Nez
erfe rerfes p whose removal from Fort Leaven
1ected: "NeZ PerceS here. There We're two
deaths en- route. Part will go to reservation
tonight; A good doctor is much needed,
about third having malaria"
PATENT OFFICE PLANs.-Messrs. R. M. Up
john, of New York, H. w. Hartwell, of Boston,
and James X. Wilson, Of Cincinnati, who have
been appointed by Secretary Schurz the com
mittee of experts to receive and examine the
designs for the repair of Patent Office build
ing, organized to day. A number of plans
have been received.
COMMISSIONER HAYT returned to the Indian
office to day from his western trip He reports
that the crops in Dakota are good: the Indians
whom he visited were, generally speaking,
well supplied, peaceful and friendl ; that the
the Missouri river: that the new reservation
of the Red Cloud Indians has not yet been de-
termined; that the newspaper account of the
conference between the Sioux commissioners
and the chiefs was in the main incorrect; that
legal proceedings would be commenced
against Livingstone, the agent at the Crow
creek agency, as soon as the state attorney re-
turned from Washington, where he had been
called before the Potter committee.
THE SILVER WAVE HAS CoMMENCED.-Since
Treasurer Giltillan, in the latter part of last
week, sent out notifications to the national
banks that they could obtain as many silver
dollars-free of tranSpOrtation-for green
backs as they wanted. orders for them have
come piling in at rapid rate considering the
short time intervening between the present
date and last Thursday when the notifications
were sent out by mail. Up to the close of
business to- day twenty banks had responded,
the amount OF silver taken by them being
$4,000. The orders received which make up
This amount came from national banks in
Vermont, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania
MassachuSetts, Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, South
Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and COnnecti-
cut, A Connecticut firm writes to Mr.. Gil
tillan: I'VE will take 5000 in silver, but the
Lord only knows what We are going to do with
it." There is no doubt but that the long
neglected silver dollar will soon begin to cir
culate freely.
WHO WAS THE SPooNEY?-Mrs. jerks was
interviewed on her arrival home by reporter
OF the n. o. TEles,who asked her-"How were
You treated by the members of the press in
WashlngtOn?" She replied "Well, ,at first read
much of what they wrote, but in a short time
didn't, and therefore it was passed idly by.
Quite youth, some reporter, came to see me
to interview me, and after bluShing good deal
and asking number of queStiOnS-WithOut
gainingany knowledge ] assure you-he bowed
himself out. l afterwards heard he had 90
quite soft and spoOny about me, and the mex
day wrote to me for my photograph. In Orde
to crafty the little boy sent it (laughing)."
SENATOR CONKLING TO BE A WITNESS
Representative Springer, of ILL.,, a member O
the Potter investigating committee. is authori-
ty for the statement that Senator Conkling is
to appear before the committee as witness.
President relieved his brOther-in-law as post
master at New Orleans, will conduct his in.
veStigatiOn.
FRANKLIN PHILIPS DEFALCATION while in
the employ Of Pay Director Cunningham, U.
5. n, at San Francisco, which has been SUBJ
Ject OF conversation among the acquantances
OF the parties, for some days past, is now sub,
S lect OF OF exaggerated newspaper statements.
was clerk in the pay directors office in San
Francisco, brOugh blank drafts on the sub
treasury to that officer for payment of certain
director signed: It was Mr. Philips duty to
transmit these drafts to the persons for whom
they were t intended After the pay director
these claims could not be found He, there.
upon, pressed MIR. Philip, who had arrived here
for an explanation, and he confessed that he
had drawn the, money himself and failed to
hand 1t over to the persons entitled to 1t. The
claims unpaid were those Of the California
Co. sS6l52 and J; E. Gordon, $2o3.4 so that
$l,2st19; as acknowledg ged by himself in a
written confession he gave to Pay Director
Cunningham, in which he relates that distress
Ing pecuniary circumstances led him to the
commission of the act. Mr.. Cunningham, who
had promptly made good to the San Francisco
creditors through the Treasury department,
the 1ull amount OF their claims, aud who is
careful officer, reported the circumstances of
the case to the fourth auditor, with a request
to try and get for him the amount he had paid
over on this account.
SOUTH CAROLINA MOONsHINERs PLEADING
FOR MERCY.-District Attorney Northrup, of
South Carolina, has forwarded to the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue the petitions of
fifteen Illicit diStillerS of PickenS county, SC.
twhO have been arrested and held to bail
praying for the Clemency of the government.
petition numerouSly signed by Senators and
Representatives, members of the legislature
and citizens, asking that the prayer of the
petitioners be granted, has also been received
The papers will receive all proper attention
The men who make the petitions belong to a
class who have for a long time defied the gov
ernment, and in many instances have fOrcibly
resisted the enforcement OF the law. In times
past they have not heSitated to shoot down
revenue officers while the latter were engaged
In the legitimate discharge of their duties.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Acting Passed Assistant
Surgeon j. j. Sowerby,'to to the training ship
Minnesota, at New York PaymaSter Geo. r.
Watkins, to duty at the navy yard, B )StOn:
Assistant Surgeon j. NJ. Murray from the
Minnesota, and ordered to the receiving ship
Colorado, at New York.
ACCIDENT TO THE EsTELLE.-The superyis
ing inspector general of steamboats, has re-
ceived telegram from Galveston announcing
that the celebrated yacht Estelle had exploded
her boilers in that harbor, and that the engi
neer had been Scalded.