Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-06

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SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent loan to.
day amounted $l6S,3OO.
Commemorative Secretary of the Treas
ury received to-day $i35, postmarked New
York, for amount due the United States, and
placed it to the credit of the conscience fund.
A VERY DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT NOTE of
the denomination of 800, on the Merchants
National bank, OF New Bedford, Mass has
been put in circulation i'm the western states.
JUDGE WHITTAKER's RECoRD.-The Pres
dent sent to the Senate to-day communications
from the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Attorney General, in response to Mr. Howe's
resolution OF April 10th, calling for informa-
Whitaker. of superior criminal court OF the
parish OF New Orleans. The Attorney Gen
eral was requested TO furnish information in
reference to Judge Wbittakers liabilities
arising under his administration of the office
OF collector OF internal revenue and assistant
treasurer at New Orleans, and as to the meas
ureS which have been taken by the govern
ment to enforce the. same. The records of the
Attorney Generals office show that Whitaker
was tried for embeZzling public moneys and
found not guilty. The Secretary of the Treas
ury, in bis letter in compliance with the reso-
lutl0n, says that suit is now pending against
him in his collection account for $ll,1S2.O6.
$l,O76,797.29, which has been reduced to
S6S0, 53.
THERE IS ANOTHER FIGHT GOING ON in this
city about a Louisiana office. This time it is
the District attorneyship. George S. Lacey,
the present incumbent, was appointed by Gen
Grant about two months before he retired
from the White House. Gen. Sheldon wants
the place very bad and is making strong
tight for it, but the President is supposed to be
in favor of General George A. Williamson
lately minister to Central America, and later
rejected by the Senate when nominated to be
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NEW APPOINTMENT CLERK OF THE TREAS
URY.-Secretary Sherman today appointed
Wilson J: Vance, of Ohio. to be appointment
clerk OF the Treasury. Mr.. Vance will enter
upon Ills duties tomorrow morning.
THE DESIGNATIONS of Second Lieut. VIM. J.
Cook, 18th infantry and of Assistant Surgeon
Charles Styer, L. S. A. have been accepted by
the Presidents the former to take effect Nav
18th, and the latter June 30th, 1873.
THE PAPERS IN THE CASE of the steamer
Metropolis, which was lost Off the North Caro-
Ina coast last winter together with the re-
port made to the supervising Inspector general
OF steamboats,, have been referred to Solicitor
RaynOr, of the Treasury department, by Sec
retary Sherman with instructions to institute
legal proceedings against the owners at once
as far as the evidence will warrant. Solicitor
RaynOr signifies his determination to prOcee,i
promptly in this case. and he will examine all
the EVIDENCE as conveyed in the report with
view to directing the U. S. district attorney
TO commence criminal as well as civil proSecu-
tiOnS.
A GENERAL COURT RT-MARTIALED.-OneO of the
most important courts martial since the close
OF the war is in session in Omaha. for the trial
OF General A. V. Kautz recently commanding
the department OF Arizona. The principal
charge against the defendant is that he vio
lated an army regulation forbidding an officer
writing or furnishing for publication any mat
yer regarding military movements, orders, Of
ficers &c. In this case General kautz pub
llshed pamphlet review of Judge Advocate
General Davis opinion of KautZ'S official ac-
ton in the case OF Captain Campbell of the 5th
whose sentence was set aside by the author-
ties he!e. The pamphlet was circulated pli-
Vate!y Iii the army: This trial is attracting
c3nSldeFap,e Eth attention. especially in military
the OfhcerS composing the court and by rea-
son OF the peculiar nature of the charges. The
G. c: Augur, Brig. Gen. George Crook, Col. C.
J.. hllbuln, assistant cOmmissary general;
Col: j. II: King, 9th infantry; Col w. +. Bar
Fy "a co ar1Ey J GG e. nteher 1s6 pa4
Smith, 18th infantry; Col Rufus ingalls,, assis
1anl quarlermaster general Col. j N. Palmer,
"a cayalry; Col. T. r. Flint 4th infantry; Ma
JOr II. b. Burnham, Judge advocate OF the
court.
GEN. SHEPHERDS sIMPRIsONMENT.-TheS Sec.
fer of Gen. Oliver L. Shepherd from his present
place of confinement at Fort Adams, Newport,
to Fort Columbus, Governors Island, to serve
out his sentence for embeZZling fund raised
by his brigade during the war for monument
TO their comrades who fell at Stone river
The transfer will be made at the earnest request
OF Gen. Shepherd, whose family has removed
to New York, and by reason of the mortifica-
tlOn which would result from being made an
object OF curiosity to the thrOngS OF summer
visitors to the fort. His house at Newport has
been sold.
WHY THOSE TOMATO SEEDS DIDN'T PROPA.
GATE.-The department of Agriculture came
in for some sharp criticism in the House last
Friday. Incidental to the discussion, men,
Der OF Congress cognizant of the facts, told
good story III the cloak room to show why it is
That some OF the seeds of the department sent
to rural districts fail to bring forth good fruits
When the venerable Isaac Newton, otherwise
known as ''Sir Isaac" was Commissioner of
Agriculture he received requests for a supply
OF tomato seed. There being none in the de-
partment, he sent an agent to Baltimore to
commission merchant in the Monumental
City and made contract for six bushels. They
were to be delivered in three days. AS soon
aS tne department agents back was turned
one OF the members of the commission firm
waited on large fruit and vegetable packer
In Baltimore andcOntracted for the seeds They
were were shipped to the department of AgricuI-
labeled with their high-sOunding botanical
name. They were duly distributed through
members OF Congress, with the request to
those receiving them to report upon the merits
OF the seed. A year rolled around and Sir
isaac received instead Of 1attering reports
words OF condemnation from those who re-
celVed the cOnsignments. He caused an in.
Vestlgatlon to be made owing to the general
complaints. Inquiry developed the fact that
the seeds were from tomatoes cooked for can
ming purposes, and that the packer who sold
them had obtained the seeds out of the boiling
contents OF the cans. They of course didn't
.'propagate" worth cent, and Newton years
would merely say, "D-t them tOmats."
JOHN POPE HODNETT CALLS ON THE PREs1.
DENT.-John Pope HOdnett, with Miss Hunter
by his side, marched to the White House this
morning at the head of about 10 cOlored men,
he matted his company on the sidewalk near
tne steps leading to the portico and went
up STAIRS TO the ante-room, accompanied by
MISS Hunter and three of his colOred fol
lowers; Alter waiting something over an
nour ne was accorded an interview by
the PRESIDENT He advanced on the Presf
stairs. AS usual, he made speech, and said
an attempt had been made to assassinafe him
he also said that it might some day be too
iate 10 regret the manner in which the work
lngmen OF the country were being trodden
down and deprived of their rights
Inc PRESIDENT replied very briefly that he
could, like any other citizen avail himSaIf NJ
the protection afforded by law He sympa
thlZed with all that was right in the demands
OF the wOrkingmen Leaving the White HouSe
Hodnett and his crowd went to the State H.