Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-06
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT REcRIPTs sTo-DAY-Internal rev.
nue., s3s1, ,249. 16; customs. s772, ,es456.
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Hayes left this
morning for Fortress Monroe on the Tsilapoosa
SECRETARY THOMPSON, accompanied by Pay
master General Cutter, left this AFTERNOON at
1:5o for New York to be absent several days.
The OLD WASHINGTON CORPORATION BONDS,
All but s., 500 Of the old Bowen bonds have been
redeemed. To-day, there was presented for re-
oemptlOn another counterfeit bond OF this class
all the coupons attached. The bond Is poor
impression from the original stone This makes
three cOunterfeits OF Bowen bonds that have
been presented at the sinking fund Office.
JOSEPH NIMNo, jr., esq, chief OF the bureau
OF statistics, has left the city for short vaca-
tion at oakland. Mr.. j. N Whitney, the chief
clerH VIII nave charge & o. the @ bureau s Until the the
close Of August.
A NAVAL CADET DROwNED.-The Secretary
of the Navy to-day received telegram from
Francis F. Lubbe, Conshohocken, Pa, announc-
ing that Cadet Engineer c. C. Lubbe who grad
uated at the Naval Academy June 10th last, was
drowned August 4th at Atlantic City while
bathing. His body was subsequently recovered.
He entered the academy september Is, 1878,
and was resident OF COnshOhOcken.
COMMISSIONER RAUN will leave Washington
this week for a short vacation. He is an
nounced to speak in Bangor, Me-, on the 18th
instant.
SECRETARY SCHURz will leave on the 18th
instant for his western tour. He will make
speech at Cincinnati ia German.
SECRETARY SHERMAN Will leave on the 26th
instant for Ohio, where he viii make several
speeches
TIE NAT1oNAN BOARD OF HEALTH has re-
Ceived dispatch from Memphis, stating that
Is eases and deaths have been reported since
last leport-lO am. yesterday.
NEW FOURTH AUDITOR OF THE TREAsuRY.-It
has been decided to appoint Mr. w. K Moore
Deputy Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, to be
Fourth Auditor, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF Judge Taber Mr.. Moore's
appointment is civil service promotion. Mr.
Davis, now in the Office, Is an applicant for the
Deputy Fourth Authorship, but 1t is under
stood that DR.. Beardsley, from the outside,
stands the best chance OF securing the position:
LATEST CONCERNING rHE COTTON woRM-Prof
c. V. Riley, chief OF the U. S. chronological
Commission, has returned from an extended
trip through the southern states, where he has
ceen pursuing his labOrS In connection with the
investigation into the cotton worm and other
insects affecting the cotton plant. He visited
many plantations In the CarolinaS, south Geor-
g1a, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, but
spent most OF the time In the BraZos country,
IN south Texas, where he found the best field
for observation and experiment. Prof. Riley
reports that important discoveries have been
made which will reduce the cost of destroying
the worm from one-half to one fourth of what
difficulty in his travels from quarantine except
In passing from Louisiana to Texas. As to the
probable injury this season to the crop, he does
sRas erous w oe Or sgS
Alabama and Texas, on plantations where no
efforts are made to destroy the insect. espe-
cially If this month should prove cloudy and
shOwery.
INVESTIGATING THE INsHORE FIsHERIEs.-Col-
lector Babson, OF Gloucester, Mass, and Mr. A.
D. Fisher, late one OF the secretaries of the Hail.
fax commission, will conduct the investigation
for the State department into the fnshore f1she-
rfeS and the treatment by the local authorities
OF the British provinces OF our fishing fleets.
formation Is desired by the Secretary Of State to
guide him IN bis line OF conduct concerning the
reopenjng OF the f1shertes question and negotia-
lions With VI tn Great @ Britain looking to readjnst-
OF the fishery clause of the treaty of Washing
ton. A dispatch from Gloucester says Collector
Babson will leave that port to-day to join the
KeaIsarge at Prince Edwards Island.
Gen. Miles Indian Campaign.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
The following dispatch has been received by
Ad1utant General Townsend:
IuC lOuOWluk UlSpdtQ LTdQSmlUUGO Oy Gen.
Terry has just been received. think Colonel
Miles had better occupy his present camp until
the 1st, and then be permitted to return to
Fort Keogh by the routes he names, and Will
so direct unless the General OF the Army orders
the retrograde movement to take place sooner.
1t would be well to hold fast until the good re.
suits claimed by Miles are fully consummated
or assured. p. II. SHERIDAN,
Lieut.. General.
August 5th.-Camp on Rocky Creek, July 2Sth,
via Buford, August 4th.-Ruggles, assistant ad-
Jutant general, st: Paul:-D1spatch OF July 2lst
and take pleasure In reporting that the wishes
and directions OF the authorities have been
compiled with, and the results satisfactory.
Long Dog, one OF the principal men OF
the hostile camp came to this command to-day.
They state that the whole hostile camp Is NOV.
about eighty miles north OF the ltne They
assure me that those hostile Indians, Uncapa-
pas. Minneconious, Ogallallas, Sansacres, and
5000, had decided to remain on Canadian soil:
that they Will make no hostile movement to this
SIDE: that they will stop raiding parties, will
camp, and viii not hunt the Buffalo or disturb
the game On this reservation unless per-
mitted, under the surveillance of our off,
to remain In that territory, under the Canadian
authorities. On these assurances from a repre-
sentative man OF the Indians and an official OF
the Canadian government, should feel author
ized In withdrawing my men. There can be
no conflict now unless it follows an Invasion.
To prevent any cause Of complaint from the
other side, would recommend that all OF our
Indians, and, especially the River Crows, be pro-
hibited from crossing the line for this season.
1t would be well to send the River Crows an
nu1ties TO the Crow reservation instead OF Belk-
nap, and changed II they have been sent to
Belknap. There are 80 lodges OF Upper Assinna-
BONES who desire to join the Lower AsSinna-
BONES but are prevented by petty Chief named
MOkah. AS the Lower AssinnabOines are In
prosperous condition, 1t would be better and
more economical to move the Upper Asthma
BONES to that agency. l think 1T would be well
TO have small permanent supply camps not far
from Fort Peck during the present autumn and
winter. In retiring my command would pre-
fer TO move the Keogh troops b. way of Elk
Pra1rle and head Of Red Water; the Custer
troops by way OF the MuSsel Shell, as wish to
examine the practicabil1ty OF that route for
wagons. My command will await orders near
mouth cf Little Rocky creek.
MILES Commanding.
IHE CINCINNATI ELECTION INVESTIGATING
1De congressional committee investigating
election abuses In Cincinnati at the last con.
gressional election took further testimony yes
ferday In relation TO the little tricks of political
npanciers. Mr. Brown, Of Ind rep. ofrered a
resolution that II was the duty or the committee
TO investigate proceeding congressional cleo