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German mission was offered to Whitelaw
Reid, editor of the New York Tribune, last
December seems to have been one of the
best-kept official secrets which the present
administration had. It is now first made
known blythe publication of the following
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WASHINGTON.
The Secretary OF War Wants an APprO-
priatiOn for the Maintenance Of the
Rock Island Arsenal Water
Power - Pref. RiIey's
designations
Close OF the Five-TweRty Series of Bonds
Secretary SheIman's Letter-SeV-
eraI Witnesses ExamiC ed by the
Wallace COmmittee-HOuse
Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, March subscriptions to
four cent loan since yesterdays report,
six million FIVE hundred and two thousand
seven hundred and fifty dollars.
THE ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL wATER-PowER.
The secretary of war mas given decision
in the matter of the lease of the water-power
opposite Rock Island to The Moline COM
pany. The secretary decides that the lease
cannot be given consistently with tne inter-
est Of the government, and recommends an
appropriation of one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars to MAINTAIN and improve the
power.
PROF. RILEY RES SCRANTON.
Pfoi. G. v. Riley, entomologist of the de-
partment of agriculture, says the cause OF
his resignation was his unwilhngDess to In
cur further risk Of being treated discourteous-
ly whenever he made any suggestion for the
benefit OF his division.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
WASHINGTON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WAsHINGToN August A. 1879.
THE BACK PENSIONS OF THE INMATES OF
SOLDIERS HoMEs-To WHOM SHOULD THEY
BE PAID?
Fifty inmates of the Soldiers Home at Hampton.
Va and other institutions for disabled soldiers viii
on Monday next make application in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia for writ of man
danus addressed to the Commissioner of Pensions
to compel him to show cause why he does not pay
them their arrearages of pension money instead OF
paying it to the governors of the homes. The pc
titoners who mostly in the Home at
Hampton alleee that the majority of them have but
recently entered the Home and some have nearly
$4,000 due them for back pensions, which amount.
If they could obtain it, would enable them engage
in some business enterprise. nice question of law
is involved in the matter The veterans admit that
the governors have tho right by law to retain the
pension money accruing during the time that they
are inmates Of the institutions but they deny their
right to retain the money which accrued prior to
their becoming dependent upon the homes for sup
port Commissioner Bently says that until he is
otherwise advised IN the matter he shall be obliged
to pay the pensions to the governors so long the
applicants are inmates of the homes. The law COM
pes the pensoner 10 surrender his pension when he
goes into q home.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
GENERAL sCHoFlELD AT WEST POINT.

WASHINGTON, August 3, 1879.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
History repeats itself. The late hazing affair at
West Point recalls case of similar character
which occurred at the Military Academy nearly
thirty years ago, when the present superintendent
at West Point. General Schofeld, was u cadet and
the chief actor. Below Is copy of the order of dis
missa which was ISSUED in his court OF in
quiry was afterward held. and he was retained in
the Academy
ENGINEERS DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON. July 49, 1S52
Captain H. BnEwERIoN, superintendent Military
Academy, West Point. n. "
SIR-You will find copied below the remarks of
this department on submitting your letter OF the
Sth inst III the of Cadet Schofed and the action
of the Secretary Of War, which dismisses him rom
the Military Academy.
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.. July lo 1882
These papers expose very disgracciul proceeding,
which 1 am sorry to have to lay before the Honor
able Secretary or War The superintendent considers
the conduct OF Cadet Schoed deserving the most
exemplary punishment by which he is understood
to moan prompt dismission. The cadet himself
asks for court martial. Whatever course tho Sec
retary may adopt 1t appears that only severe meas
Will suffice to protect the cadets from in
suits and abuse on the part OF depravod seniors, OF
whom it seems impossible no. to dctan few. Re-
spectully. j. q. TOTTEN, Colonel of Engineers.
As the reports OF the superintendent aud OF tho
Commandant OF Cadets fully establish that Cadet
Schofeld did botray the trust rcposed in him, and
not only permit violation OF the regulations, but
tho most indecent and disgraccful PROCEEDINGS in
the section committed to his charge, it is deemed
necessary to make an example of him. Cadet
Schohcld Is therefore hereby dismissed from tho
Academy.
regret that the efforts of tho Superintendent to
discover the cadets who were concerned in this
shameful transaction should have been thus TAR
unsuccessful. &. Nj. CONRAD. Secretary of War.
1t is known that General schoncld has been
especially determined to punish by dismissal the
cadets who engaged in the late hazing proceedings.
Had the been taken in his case he would
never have been known to fame. Would it not bc
just well "to give the boys chance" and TO pun
ish this misconduct by suspension? which is just
oflectual aud does not force young man TO
for ms boysh pranks with tho destruction of
his hopes. his ambition and his very life For this
is what dismissal does. 1t would seem that tho
recollection of the past might induce General scho
field TO bo less rigid in his recommendations and
more lencnt In his action toward those whose con-
duct could not have been characterized in moro
severe language than used in his case by Gem
eral Tottcn and Mr. Conrad. But tho boot is on the
other les now. SCRUTATOR.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, August 4. 1870.

WASHINGTON, August 4. 1870.
RETURNING TO BRUSSELS.
The Belgian Minister is about to present his cre-
dentials at Court.
THE BELGIC NATIONAL BANK.
The United States Minister at Brussels in o de-
spatch to the Department of State. furnishes some
statistics Of the currency of Belgium. The National
Bank may be termed the State cashier. 1t held on
the 18th of June. 1879, 7A630,O0Of. in gold and
26,U00. .000f. in silver. The amount of bank notes
outstanding at the same date was 3O2 600 OO0f.
These statements do not include private banks The
Minister furnishes extensive tables. officially pre-
pared showing the imports and exports of coin the
amounts minted and the amounts used in arts and
manufactures. Belgium has gold or silver mines.
She coined for foreign governments. in 1S70-s. the
amount OF 0.580f in gold and 000, ,000 in silver
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.
Ex-Governor Harrison, of Indiana, one of the men,
bers Of the Mississippi River Commission arrived
in this city yesterday. Two members of the COM
mission are now here-Captan Eads and Governor
Harrison. General Gilmore will call meeting of
the commission for The 9th, but no place has yet
been fixed upon.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
A FARMERS PICNIC.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Pa. AUGUST 4. 1

MECHANICsbtRG, "a, August 4, 1879.
Tho Patrons OF Husbandry and tho farmers of
Southern Pcnnsy ylvana. Western Maryland and West
Virginia expected to congrogatc at the sixth an
uual tri-statc picnic of that Order which is to
take place at Williams Grows. this city, OH the
9th, 2sth and 29th of the present month Professor
s. b. Heiges. William A. Armstrong sccrt tary of the
pennsylvania State college: Mr. William H. LeDuc,
Commissioner of Agriculture, Washington, ID. O.;
Hon. IL. NJ Hoyt. Governor of Pennsylvania, aud
Congressman +. l.. Beltzhoovcr have accepted in-
vtatons to deliver addresses and thcro is to be
extensive exhibition Of AGRICULTURAL implements
aud products. MIR. x. III. Thomas of this place, IL
chairman OF the Committee OF Arrangements. The
railroads expected to afford special ratos to visit.
ors and competitors.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, August 4. 1879.
Surgeon J. II. Bell has been detailed q member
of the Board Of Officers appointed to examine into
the physical qualifications Of the members Of the
graduating class and the candidates for admission
the Naval Academy. vice Surgeon D. L. Huntington.
relieved.
Commodore T. II. Stevens has been ordered to
hold himself in readiness to command the South
Atlantic station.
The Navy Department is advised that the United
States steamer Saratoga sailed from New London,
Conn., this morning for New Bedford.
The Constellation sailed fro III Boston on the I'd.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
DEEPENING THE POTOMAC.
HOW wAsHrNoToN's SANITARY CONDITION MAY
BE IMPROVED.


WASHINGTON August L. 1879.
Colonel S. L. Albert. United States Army, who is in
charge of the dredging and other improvements in
channel of tho Potomac at Washington and George
town. has just made his annual report of the work
accomplished during the current year. AT tho
present time OF about three hundred in
the Potomac. Long Bridge is alternately flooded
and left bare with every tide, and there can be no
doubt, Colonel Albert says, that these fats, with tho
deposits made them by the Washington sewers,
seriously affect the health of the city, and that san
tary well al commercial considerations demand
abatement of the nuisance which they constitute.
10 attain this end Colonel Albert proposes plan
somewhat different from either of those submitted
to the Board OF survey, and one which he considers
both enectual and practicable IL Is to drodge out
the socalled Virginia Channel from Easbys Point to
the Arsenal. ana use the dredgings to reclaim the
entire between that channel and the city front,
thus leaving one wide. deep channel instead of two
comparatively shallow ones with halt submerged
flats between them. He estimates the cost OF the
work at .OJ0, and recommends that IL be de-
frayod by annual appropriations OF from Sl50.0O0 to
$2UO,0OO per year until tho Improvement is COM
Mated.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

THE CUSTER BATTLEFIELD MADE A NATIONAL
CEMETERY.
WASHINGTON, August 4, 1879.
The following orders have been issued by the War
Department.
First-The ground known as the Custer battlefield
on the Little Big Horn River Montana Territory,
announced as national cemetery OF the fourth
class.
SecOnd-Upon the completion of the survey of the
site and the order of the President OF the
United States has been obtained declaring and pro-
claiming the same military reservation. the bound
aries thereof will be announced i'll general orders
from the headq of the Depar ment OF Dakota
The order detailing Surgeon ". X. Scbofeld for
inspection duty ut Aatanzas, Cuba. under the
National Board of Health, has been revoked and
Medical Inspector Somerset Robinson is ordered
there III his place.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
JENNIE BRowNELL'S AFFIANCED.

Charles I. Weeks, clerk in the banking house Of
Gilman Son Co., at No. 62 Cedar street. and resi-
dent of Brooklyn, has been missing since Thursday
last lie is said engaged to be married to Miss
Jennie G. Brownell, who ended her life the 10th
OF july at White Plains, by taking poison and
died without revealing the motives that prompted
her to commit the act. The missing man, who is
about twonty years of age. upon learning of her
death became very much depressed in spirits and.
i is said, acted in bcwildered manner. After bid
ding his friends goodby Thursday last loft his
boarding house ON Hslsey street aud has not since
been lie had no money with him and did not
take change of clothing. lie was dressed in IN
alpaca coat, with chsckered pantaloons and vest.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
The Town Of Volcano, w.
Va, Obliterated.
INHABITANTS FLEEING TO THE MOUNTAlNS
conhagrations Elsewhere InvOlv-
ing Serious Losses.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

WHEELING, w. Va. August A, 1879.
The town of Volcano was almost utterly destroyed
by fire this morning. 1t situated in the county
of Wood and contained about two thousand inhab
itants, the greater part of whom were compelled ID
flee to the neishporng mountains for shelter
NO WATER SUPPLY.
The flames were discovered about four o'clock.
in the store of Thompson Barnes. and spread
with great rapidty. Owing to the lack OF
sufficient supply of water very little could
be done to check their progress They
soon reached o number of tanks containing
large quantities of OIL which exploded with ter
rife noise and it thrown hundreds of feet in
burn and soon enveloped in flames the nearest
combustible objects 1t ran through the streets In
blazing torrents.
FEARFUL SPREAD OF THE FLAMES.
As all Of the buildings were composed Of wood.
they kndled from doorsteps and sidewalks as well
as on the shngled roofs. The roar of the conagra-
ton soon became as loud that Of the ocean in
storm, the heat was everywhere unendur-
able and fright was almost universal. Homes were
deserted in moment, scarcely trinket or keep
sake being rescued from the destroyer and women
and children. huddling together in distracted
groups. gazed in terror at the growing ruin around
them started to run at new alarms. never
pausing until they were far distant In the open
fields Many mon were scarcely more composed
although some of them worked with heroic will.
with all the available means at hand and even in tho
of despair for it utterly hopeless task to
combat the blisterng and raging heat.
The hotel several churches. the post and telegraph
Offices and the office Of the West Virginia WALKING
Beam, weekly newspaper. were all on fire at nearly
the same time and quickly vanished into dissolvine
smoke.
FLEEING FOR LIFE.
The town was In q valley between two ex-
ceedingly steep and lofty hills and was without
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
MOBILE UNscATHED AS YET.
KIu., AUGUST q, IoIy.
There is no yellow fever here. The city is healthy

MOBILE. Ala, August T. 1872
There is no yellow fever here. The city is healthy
EIGID QUARANTINE AT ST. LoUIS--INTENsIlLY
HOT WEATHER.
81. LOUIS, No., August A. 1879.
Health Commissioner Francis issued a special or
der this morning to the Quarantine officers here
after stop q. that station every steamer ports
below Cairo, to report each arrival to him and to
release vessel except upon his order. No now
cases of yellow fever have developed ut Quarantine,
nor are there any suspicious eases known to be in
the city. The weather is getting excessively warm
again, and several mild of sunstroke occurred
yesterday and to-day. The mercury reached % yes
terday and ut two O'Clock to-day ranged from "a to
D. on tho principal business streets.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
A SUSPECTED CASE IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. August 4. 1870.
Frank Victory. ffty-three years of age, died hero
on Saturday night, at the residence of his son-in-
law, George W. Cunningham. No. 22i Jefferson street.
after an illness OF about week. The certificate of
DR.. W. l.. Northway. his attending physician states
that death caused by bilious intermittent fever,
with suspicion OF yellow fever because oi his re-
cent arrival from Memphis Tenn. DR.. Dunn. tho
city physician. and other medical experts, concurred
In the opinion. The premises have been thoroughly
dlsintected.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
COUNrERFEIrERs ACTIyE.

VNSt1rN"1UN, aUBUst 4,
Daniel Jones was arrested at st. Louis Saturday
by secret service men, for passing counterfeit co H.
lie had just been released from prison. where he had
bccn serving term OF thirty days for tho same
offence James sheridan was arrested in New York.
Charles Cross in Cincinnati aud stephen Foster in
ST. Paul, Minn, last Saturday for passing counter
fVit coin.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
oUARANTiNE AT WASHINGTON.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

WASHINGTON August 4, 1879.
Washington being the convcrging point OF so many
railroad and steamboat lines from the Southwest,
and the city authorities having received information
That refugees from tho yellow tcvcr districts were
arriving here In large numbers and register.
Ing ut the hotels aud lodging houses as
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
TWO VICTIMS IN NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug

NEW ORLEANS. La. August 4. 1879.
Tho cases of Mrs. Howell and son. of No. 1l9
Washington street. were to-day reported by the
Board OF Health as yellow fever. The patients arc
improving.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
rHE poRrsMoUrH AT pogrsMoUru

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., August 4. 1879.
The United States ship Portsmouth has arrived at
this port, where she Will remain for several days ON
enlistment duty
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

IN BOSTON HARB II.
BOSTON, N

BosroN, MASS, AUGUST q. 1871.
The brig stephen Bishop. from sasua la Grand.
has been detained at Quarantine in the harbor hav-
ing case of yellow fever on board. Whom four
days out the mate died and since that time the dis
ease has broken out among the crew.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
THE vANpAL1A AT PORT ROYAL.

PoRr ROYAL, s. c.. August 4, 1879.
The United States steamer Vandalia from Aspin-
WALL has arrived here.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
THE SURVEY OF THE CONSTITUTION.

THE SURVEY OF THE CONSTITUTION.
PORTSMOUTH, n H., August 4. 1879.
Naval Constructor Theodore d. Wilson received
orders to-day to proceed to New York as a member
Of the Board OF Survey the United States frgate
Constitution.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
A CINCINNATI rurArnr pAMAorp.

CrscrSNArr Ohio. August 4. 1879.
The German Theatre, owned by DR.. HIGHWAY, al
tho corner of Vine and Mercer streets was damaged
by fire to the extent of $4,000 this morning II was
insured in local mpanies.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
ID EPFoRrs TO BURN A PENNsyI-
vANIA TOWN.

WEsrcnEsrER. Pa. August 4. 1879.
Tho town Of Marshaliton four miles from hero.
was startled this morning by the breaking out of
five fires in different parts of that place. The Ares
all occurred within fow minutes OF each other.
-Four barns, with thoir contents, aud the shedding
at the Friends meeting house were destroyed. An
attempt was also made TO fire two other stables and
the village wheelwright shop by the use Of kero-
sene. There is no clew to the incendiaries.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
uADIrANrs FROM INFECTED CITIEs--wHAT
MR. coRcoRANs CHARITY HAS SUGGESTED

uADIrANrs FROM INFECTED CITIEs--wHAT
MR.. coRcoRAN's CHARITY HAS SUGGESTED.
ST. LOUIS, July 81, 1879.
To THE EDITOR or THE HRRAI.p:-
Tho action of that noble and philanthrop.c citizen
of Washington city, AIR. W. w. Corcoran, in send
inS generous contribution to the Memphis authori-
ties to bo used iu removing the citizens to places of
safety. is well timed and judcious. Prompt and i'm
mediate dcpopulation of the infected city may pre-
vent calamity possibly more widespread than that
OF last year but to effect this will neccssitate largo
and immediate expenditure. which, in tho face of
impending danger and u long continued drain upon
their resources the local authorities possi-
bly, undertake. MIR. Corcoran's movement IN there-
fore in the right direction.
Having thus by his Offering suggested the true basis
of mu, nccdcd measure OF rciiet would It not bo
well Tor thc many generous ana s sympat hizng people
of the country to institute "Corcoran fund.-, TO be
administered by that gentleman himself, to whose
hands they coud intrust such charity, confident
that IL would bo well and wisely admnst Pos
sibly tho nER,Lp itself would. In the multitude
of Ills NOBLE works undertake both to raise and 10
hdininis.o such fuLd
kEFUGEE CITIZEN OF MEMPHIS.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

A TRAMP SUPPOSED TO HAVE pEEN BURNED UP.

PROVIDENCE. X. l.. August 4. 1879.
The barn of DIR. 4. j. spencer. in Warwick. was
burned by inccndary FIRE. II is supposed tramp
may have been burned also, as bones were found i'm
the ruins. The barn insured for Sx0O In tho
Mechanics aud Farmers Insurance Company. Of
worcester.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

A fire on Saturday night ut Lake Providence, La.
seventy miles below hcre, destroyed the grocery.
restaurant and dwelling house OF Louis Goodman.
The loss was $4,000. partly covered by insurance.