Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-02
Gen, T. G.. III. Smiths Record.

GEN r. b. HAYES ENDORsEMENT-IOwT THE
CINCINNATI LIBERALS WERE GOBBLED UP.
The Secretary of War, in response to a re-
quest of the Senate military committee, has
tranmitted to that committee the army record
of Gen. T. c. H. Smith, appointment clerk of
the Treasury department, whose nomination
to be paymaster in the army is now pending
before The military committee. This shows
that Smith entered the service originally as
lieutenant Colonel of the 1st Ohio Infantry; :;
that on the 26th of April, 1863. he received a
commission as brigadier general. He was as,
on duty at his Pope's) headquarters at Mil
waukee: Wis, to June 1st. 1883. and from that
date to February Il, 1865, was in command of
ters at Milwaukee. From March 10th to July
2lst, 1865, he was on the staff of Gen. Pope, as
inspector OF the military division of the Mis-
souri,, with headquarters at st. Louis: and
from that date until hOnOrably mustered out
January 18th, 1866, he was in command of the
HlStiict ai t Of Missouri with headquarters at St;
the RECOMMENDATION upon which Smith re
celved the appointment. There is only one
recommendation, and that is a telegram dated
dent by Gen. Pope. from Fort LeavenwOrth,
Kansas, which reads:
Il do hope you will appoint Gen. Smith a
paymaSter in the army, for reasons he will
make known to yOu.'
LETTER FROM GEN. R. B. HAYES.
1t appears that in 1872 Smith applied to
President Grant for paymaster's position.
ONO, and others. Among the recommends
tions upon which President Grant was urged
to appoint him was the following, which will
be read with interest at this time
CINCINNATI, August 9, 1872.
Ny Dear Judge:-FOrce tells me that Gen.
Tom c. Smith wants paymastership. Surely,
Will help him TO it, am ready to say it in the
strongest way. He is possessed of every quail
itcation--integrity, industry, business capa-
city good sense. and a fine record as soldier,
citizen and republican: If it would serve any
useful purpose. all this you may say to the
President: and Ill enter into bonds that it's
SO. The Cincinnati liberals were gObbled I'D
and done for in the handsomest way imagina-
bic, Such defeat never was seen before.
Sincerely, r. B. HAYES
The p. o. ID. INvEsTIGATION.-Mr. 4. E.
Boone was again before the House committee
Oh post offices and post roads to-day. In the
matter of the proposals in which the name of
fech appears twice, OF which signatures one is
held % be forgery, experts with microscopes
VIII determine whether both signatures were
made by the same person. The microscope
was on hand today: but the expert did not ap-
pear. a lively session of the committee is eX-
pected tomorrow morning.
THE NEW ORLEANS CoLLECToRs1I1P was not
settled at the Cabinet meeting today. 1t is
understood that the reason action has been
deferred in this matter is that Anderson re-
4ueSted that no appointment be made until
his release. Since his release yesterday no
thlhg mas been heard from him concerning
the collectorship, and that bone of contention
has not. therefore, been disposed of.
TIE MCGARRAHAN CASE.-The Senate com
mittee on public lands, at a meeting held
last night, passed the following resolution:
Res0lred, The committee having received
the testimony relating to all the judicial pro
ceedlmgS this case i'll the form of records
submitted, that the testimony hereafter be
limited to such proofs as may be offered
touching the question of the grant claimed to
nave been made by the Mexican government
70 lncente +: Gomez, and testimony in re-
buttal thereof and also, evidence that NAV
be submitted touching the execution or is
>Iance OF patent by the United States, to
said Gomez or his assigns.
Arguments on the passage of this resolution
We're made by Shaw, Carpenter and Logan for
McGarrahan; and Burdett and ID. S. Wilson
lOf the New ldrla company. Both sides seem
10 be pleased with the adoption of the resolu-