Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-06
The Talk of War with Mexico,

AlmoSV every year. following the adjourn
ment OF Congress, there looms up speck of
war between this government and Mexico.
Whether this is attributable to the fact that
the United States ought to take steps to teach
Mexico the lesson that the predatory attacks
of her subjects across the Rio Grande must
cease, or whether the Imagination of news
paper correspondents plays upon the war
theme TO make lively reading in dull times, is
an open question; but certain it is that with
the dog days is certain to come the annual an
nOuncement of threatened war with Mexico.
Recently, as stated in THE STAR. General Ord.
who wi h?nh commands 1ds the military department
with the President, Secretary Evarts,
Secretary McCrary and Gen. Sherman. The
Dlaz are becoming reStive under the frequent
invasions of Mexican territory by our troops,
and that Diaz has informed the United States,
in diplomatic way, that he apprehends an
internal movement against his own govern
ment if he does not make demonstration to
check the advance OF the United States troops.
He has undoubtedly made promises that he
will do all in his power to punlsfhis fractions
subjects, but the trouble is that he is power
less; he has not the military force to put his
professions into practice, If, indeed, his SOL
diery can be depended upon to protect
AMERICAN interests against those of Mexico.
That the Mexican problem is one which eX-
cites lively interest with the administration is
evidenced by the fact that already several
Cabinet discussions have been held, touching
the unfriendly action of the ''greasers" and if
is announced that at the next Cabinet consul
tatlOn the subject will again be the principal
topic. 1he matter seems to be in this shape:
II the orders, which are now in force, to follow
the Mexican thieves across the Rio Grande are
aLOWeu TO stand, DlaZ will be compelled to
take one of two alternativeS-either to meet
the I. 5. troops with force, or falling. IN that
purpose, 70 have the existence of his own gov
eminent threatened, perhaps destroyed The
question seems to be whether our government
shall plainly tell DiaZ that it proposes to pro
tect It's own interests, even at the expense OF
war a contingency EOt 50 remote as it may
seem to some.
POsTMAsTERs COMMIssIoNED.-The Presi-
dent to-day, commissioned the following post
masters: Theodore c. Hacker at BrownviIle.
Nebraska; Mrs. Jennie BliSh, Arkadelphia
Arkansas; Mrs. w. DewhurSt, st. Augustine.
FLORIDA; George n. Bingham. Rockville Con
Lecticut: Robert Cruikshank Salem. n Y:
Ga GGeo[ge +; hunter, NeWton, Iowa; James n.
Abingdon, Va: James II. Matney, Wythe-
vile, Va, and Vim. Il. Remington, Canton,
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1T Is NOT THOUGHT that the Potter investi-
eating committee will find a quorum in at
tendance on Thursday next, to which day it
adlOurned Nearly all the important witnesses
have already testified, and the remaining ones
will be taken in hand by the New Orleans sub
committee.
Ahh1 OhDEhS'-Capt >. d. Lydecker, corps
engineers will assume Immediately the charge
of certain river and harbor improvements
mentioned in previous order; also Capt G.
B. Philips. Surgeon A X. Smith will report
for service at David's Island, n Y, and As
S1Stant Surgeon j. =. kimball for tutv a.
Governors Island, n. Y.
AN EXCELLENT SELECTION.-At the late an
nual meeting of the corporation of the Colum
bian University Mr.. joint Given was elected
q m r ba nF+
poratl0n and also member Oi the executive
committee, which is as follows :-Messrs Gun
Ton FOX, Gwen, Stlckney and yelling. The
selection of a citizen of the usefulness aud
nigh character OF Mr. Given is an excellent
one.
THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE IN MONTREAL
A me eilng OF two hundred justices of the
peace OF M0ntre al, Canada, was held Yesterday
20 GellSe means to preserve the peace on the
I2th instant, when the Orangemen will parade
Resolutions were passed expressing regret
that the Orangemen persisted in celebrating
IN montreal events distaSteful to ma iOrity of
is llhahltantS: cOncurring in the cOuncil'S
letltl' to the Quebec legislature to pass an
act SuppreSsing all party professions. and
investing the mayor with full power to pre-
serve the peace on the 18th instant, as well as
other days
A RAILROAD PRESIDENT FIRED AT-An at
tempt was made at SWeetSburg, Quebec Tues
cay evening, to assassinate Edward H. GOff,
resident OF the Boston, Montreal and Port.
land railroad. He was in his library, convers-
fired through the window by some unknown
person, who escaped. Mr.. Goff was not in
jured. 1t was Mr.. Golf who made the recent
ernment.
IT IsA LITTLE CURIOUS to notice that Ger
many has Coutstripped Ireland in the work of
ming up the empty places in this country
The, statistics Of immigration Tor the last
thiIty years, compiled by superintendent
nlshed more than 100000 Immigrants each,
Dut that Germany is more than 100000 ahead
OF Ireland.
MRS LEWIS DENT, Sisterin-law of ex-
PRESIDENT Grant, who has been SOjOurnjnr for
me past lew weeks at NOtre Dame of Mary
by her little daughter and three sons. Mrs.
Dehts daughter is a pupil of NOre Dame.
THE ALABAMA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Mel al montgomery Thursday. r. III. Knox
offered resolution indorsing President Hayes
ahG his policy, but i. was overwhelmingly
tagief tictef wax ase reselR9n 70 Nominate state
violently den6unces the democratic party.
m FROM 4 EURopEAN TOUR TO JAIL-Ed-
ward ,. calhoun, eXtreaSurer of the Peters 4
calhoun Harness and Saddlery company of
New York, just returned from a European
tour, mas been arrested in Newark, N. j., for
mlsappr0prlatiOn of funds from the company
during the past two years. His defalcation is
estimated al $l0,3 33i.
THE WINNERS at the Louisville (Ky) races.
yesterday, were Janet, mile heats, in :46 and
l:45A TOlOne, mile and a-Quarter, in 2:l4N:
Nate ClaxtOn, mile and an eighth, in 2:09l4.
THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
az Little Rock renOminated Gov. Miller on the
10Th ballot; for secretary of state, Jacob Fra
Itch; treasurer, L. j. Churchill: law commits
SlOner, d. w. Lear; attorney general, w. F.
henderson; school superintendent, Rev j. L.
Denton; supreme judge. John r. Eakin chan.
cellOr, ID. w, Carroll; chancery clerk, j. W.
COllaWay. j. n. Smith was elected chairman
OF the state central committee.
KILLED BY STREET CAR-NIaior w. o.
Woodward, agent of the Associated Press at
memphis, Tenn, in attempting to Jump on a
street car running rapidly down grade, Thurs
day evening, missed the car step, fell on the
track. and was run over by car coming down
immediately behind. He died from his niu-
rles yesterday.
THE POTTER SUBCOMMITTEE, at New Or
leans, yesterday, heard III. A. WOlfley clerk of
the circuit court and United States commits
Sioner, in relation to the afldayits before the
returning board. A number OF these papers
were delivered to the committee, and Include
the original protest of ID. A. Weber, with in
terlineations in different ink and handwriting
The committee adjourned until today
THE RUSSIAN WOMAN, Vjera SassuIitch.
whose attempt to aSsaSSinate the St Peters.
burg prefect of police and whose unexpected
raj m hat nf