Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-21
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internalre rev.
enue, $S3o,0S4 81; customs s4s5, ,0S214.


ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs has returned to
Washington.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Master Geo. W. Mantz ha
been ordered to duty at the coast survey. Sur
geon j. B. Parker has been detached as assist
ant to the bureau Of medicine and surgery, bu
to continue on special duty in that bureau.
MOVEMENTS OF q. S. NAVAL vEssELs.-Com
nodore Shufeldts flag ship TIconderoga, st
Helena, July 18th, reports that he intended to
sail the next day for the Cape OF Good Hope.
The general health OF the officers and men ha
improved. All the sick are cone alescing. The
WaChusett arrived of New York at I p. m. yes
terday from Key West, Fla. The constellation
salled nom newport yesterday: me Maya1oWef 1 we
terday.
AMERICAN MEAT IN SwIrzERLAND.-The U. S.
consul, at Geneva, informs the Department OF
State that part of a shipment OF meat, which
arrived at that city, about a month ago, via
Havre from the United States, was condemned
after official inspection as unfit for human
food. During the last three years the tmporta-
tionS, direct and indirect, OF American salted,
smoked, and cOrned meats into Geneva has as
sumed considerable proportions and the trade
is steadily increasing; the consul knows OF
eleven wholesale houses engaged in this buSi-
ness In the city Of Geneva alone. The importa-
tiOn encounters much unfriendly competition
at best, and any condemnation OF American
to the great injury OF the trade. Exporters In
the United States cannot, therefore, be too
careful as to the quality of their shipments.
TEE YAzoo VICTIM.-The mother and brother
Of Dixon, who was assassinated in Yazoo coun-
ty, Miss, by James r. Barksdale, (the particu-
lars OF which were printed In yesterdays
clerk in the treasury department. Captain
Dixon was a boy of fourteen when the war
broke out and was student at Georgetown
College: He was induced to run away and join
the Southern army, but was captured after four
months absence and remained neutral during
the remainder OF the war. He married, at the
ageof seventeen, the daughter Of very wealthy
Mississippi planter, who died not long after this
event, leaving his large plantations in the
Yazoo country to Mrs. Dixon. Young Dixon
went there to live and has been resident OF
from politics until 1872, when he organized the
rifle club and was made captain OF the bull
dozers. His experience seems to have disguised
him finally, and in 1874 he left the club.
The deceased was son OF the late Major
Henry Dixon, who was shot and killed In Alex
andrta about the close of the war. 1t is stated
mt Weaty Major D19n shot
OF Baltimore, and about the close of the
war-a feud having existed for some Is or 20
years-Dr. Maddox and Major Dixon met In
menced firtng-Dixon being killed, as above
stated. DR.. Maddox was tried and acquitted
on the ground OF self defence Major Dixon had
~ 6.sd
widow, TWO sons and two daughters.
Ex-SECRETAKY OF THE TREASURY w. A. RICH
ARDsoN, one OF the judges OF the Court Of
mining regions OF Colorado. Among the wash
1DgtOn1anS run across during his travels was
Harry D. Cook, jr., Hallet Kilbourn and Wm j.
Copeland, the former at Pueblo and the latter
at Leadyille.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT CON-
MISSION yesterday appointed Gen. Comstock, of
the engineer corps, as secretary pro tenn. A
tary Of War. to detail in compliance with the
law, an OFFICER OF the army as permanent secre-
tary to the commission. st. Louis has been
selected as the permanent headquarters OF tn
commission, and the Office there win be unde
the immediate charge OF the permanent secre
tary, who will be the executive officer of the
commission and act under the direction OF q
bers who reside In the west. About dozen
applications for positions have been received,
but no appointments OF clerks or assistants
win be made except as they may from time to
The commission was In session at pm, to-
day, and had been all the morning considering
the plan Tor the improvement Of the Mississip-
p1 river, which, 1t Is understood. was presented
by the subcommittee selected to do the work.
THE CLAIM FOR s1os,oOo DAMAGES on account
OF Illegal Interference with American fisher
Il.
instructions from the State department., has
presented to the British government, is not a
clalm lOr restoration Of that or any other
part OF the Halifax award upon the ground of
non-fulfllment of treaty conditions. The
award Is considered res ddjmdtcata and this
government has no intention OF making any
claim for abatement or any request for re-
consideration OF the amount awarded based
upon the subsequent III treatment of its fisher
men, or the continued non recognition OF their
treaty rights. The present claim ls for a spe.
c fn h0 fdnn0d
reference to the amount OF the Halifax award,
with which 1t has nothing to do Mr.. Welsh
was instructed to base the claim for $lO3, 900
upon the actual loss and damage sustained by
American fishermen In consequence Of the vio-
lent invasion OF their treaty rights at Fortune
Bay, and to obtain some security against the
recurrence OF similar offenses In future.
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH-At yesterdays
meeting OF the National board of health, the
State department communicated a dispatch
an effective quarantine at Bagdad, On the Mex
lean bank OF the Rio Grande. DR.. COmbe, who
Is now In Texas, was selected as q proper per-
son TO make an inspection, and he has been In
structed to that end.
IMPORTANT DECISION IN MEXICAN CLAIMS
CAsEs.-The Secretary Of State has reported to
the President his decision on the Ben. Well and
the La Aora silver Mining Company awards
under the claims convention with Mexico, The
Wen claim ls for the value OF 300 bales OF cot
COn salO 10 nave Do0n captured and Appropriated
In Mexico, and the La Abra claim Is for damages
on account OF the cOmpany's having been
forcibly driven away from its mines In Durango
by the Mexican authorities, both involving
nearly ST. ,259,0G0. The awards made in these
cases by Sir Edward Thornton, the umpire,
amounted to 81 100000 On the ground that
new evidence had been discovered showing
fraud In these claims, the Mexican government
asked the President to investigate the charges.
Tne decision OF the secretary OF State, which is
approved by the President, is to the effect that
Mexico has no right to complain of the conduct
OF these claims or the judgments given 80 far
as the tribunal Is concerned, the regularity of
the proceedings, the fun opportunity In time
ETC.; that neither the principles of public law
nor considerations of justice or equity require
or permit, as between the United States and
Mexico, that the awards In these cases should
pe IeOpened and the cases retired before q new
International tribunal, or under any new con-
Venuon or negotiation respecting the same be-
tween the United States and Mexico The
fresloent mas approved the decision.
AssASsINATION.-Luke MOn1han q farmer near
PnCenlx, Arizona, was aSSassnated Tuesday
nlgnt near his home. Five buckShot entereI
the Dack OF his neck. John Keller has been ar
rested as the murderer.
POISONED BY MANS BITE.-Emes Steine
and VIM. Brown live with their families in the
large building at 226 First street, Williamsburg
IN TupSdaV their wives d1spritod ohout tIs,