Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-21

from duty at Port Townsend, W.T., and ordered
to report for duty TO Surgeon Fessenden, New
has been ordered to take charge OF the hospital
at Port Townsend. The recent appointees have
been assigned as follows: Asst.-Surgeon Quit
eraS, 10 temporary duty at the st. Louis hOSDi-
tai; Asst.-Surgeon Wheeler temporary duty at
New York; ASst.-Surgeon Benson, temporary
duty at Baltimore. and Asst.-Surgeon Banks, to
duty at San Francisco.
THE WHITAKER CAsE.-It will be twelve or
fifteen days before any action In the Whitaker
case is taken. 1t is pretty generally understood,
however, that General Dunn In his review of
the court OF inquiry sustains the findings of the
court that Whitaker mutilated himself. AS
Whittaker'S friends desire a cOurt-martial in
order that he may vtndicate himself, one will
very likely be ordered.
The PRESIDENT appointed today L. F. Woodln
to be Indian agent at the Oteo agency Ne
oTaska, vice Gr1est, who has resigned.
SECRETARY EvARTs will return In day or
two. The report that he will soon sail for
Europe Is without any foundation in fact.
THE INVADERS OF INDIAN TERRIToRY-It Is
probable that none of the Invaders recently
captured in Indian territory except Payne viii
be tried by the civil authorities Under the
law, when first caught tTeSpassng there shall
be an election and a warning. The second Of
fence makes the offender liable to presentment
and fine Of 81 600. As far as the information
received up to this time goes only Payne, out or
the 22 captured, had invaded the territory
twice. A careful investigation will, however.
be made before ary OF them are released from
custody.
NAVAL ORDERS -Paymaster Il. G. Colby. to
duty at the Mare Island navy yard August 2;
Lieut.. E. S. Prime, from the Minnesota and
placed on waiting orders Medical Director p.
j. HerwttZ, from duty at the Philadelphia naval
asylum, and placed on waiting ORDERS Passed
Assistant Surgeon j. F. Bransf0rd has returned
from the Asattc station and has been placed on
waiting orders; Paymaster g. E. Heddee, from
the Mare Island navy yard August 2, and Or
oered TO settle accounts.
MOVEMENTS OF U. S. VEssEls.-The training
ship Minnesota sailed from New York Monday
last for Boston via New London. The tug
Standish, with cadet engineers on board, ar
rived at the New York navy yard Monday. The
training ship Portsmouth arrived at Halifax
July 10th, as heretofore reported. During the
passage from Fayal ION the 18th inst) Isaac n
Mason, second-claSS boy, died from typhoid
fever and was buried at sea.
REPORTED DEFEAT OF U. s. TROOPS BY IN.
DIANs DENIED.-The following dispatch, dated
Chicago, ILL.,, July 2Oth, was received by the
Adjutant General last evening: "Gen. Terry
reports that rumors Of defeat OF Capt Ilsleys
command by Indians in neighborhoOd OF Black
Hills are groundleSs. That officer has secuted
the whole country within $50 miles of Dead
"OCu, ana lnuS lar mas not found an Indian
sign. p. II. SHERIDAN, Lieut.. Gen,
ARMY ORDERs.-Second Lieut.. E. B. Bolton.
2Sd Infantry, is relieved from duty at the Miss
issppi Military Institute, Pass Christian, Miss,
ard detailed at the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College OF the state of Mississippi Starke-
yille Miss. Leave for four months is granted
surgeon Charles r. Greenleaf L. S. army
Leave for six months, to take effect when his
Parker, 4th cavalry. Major w. NJ. Notson sur
geon, L. s. army, is detailed for duty as mem.
Der OF the general court-martial appointed to
meet at columbus Barracks, Ohio, June Is. The
leave granted 1st Lieut. E. A. Darlington ad-
jutant 9Th cavalry, is extended eleven months,
with permission to go beyond sea.
THEU. S. MINT REGULATIONS are being revised
and the revision will shortly be made puslic.
One OF the most important changes to be made
will be in regard tOMexican fractional silver COIN
Heretofore these coins have not been held re.
Ceema6le by the United States. 1t has lately
been discovered that section :, ,567 of the Revised
Statutes provides that the one fourth one-etghth
and one-slxteenth pieces OF the Mexican pillar
dollar are redeemable when presented at the
proper offlceS OF the United States, at 20 cents
10 cents and cents respectively.
TEE PRESIDENT PARDoNED to-day j. NJ. Logs
down. T. II. Logsd0wn and j. F. Logsdown, OF
Washington territory. convicted OF perjury by
the United States court OF that territory in
swearing falsely in the matter OF settlement
under the United States homestead act He
also pardoned VIM. Bowman, OF Va, sentenced
February last to pay fine OF 81 900 and to i'm
prisonment for twelve months for Illicit dtstil-
ling. Bowman is 20 years Old. All these par
dOnS were recommended by the Judges who SIT
In trial, by the district attorneys and leading
citizens.
THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT WILL CONSENT
to the Egyptian debt liquidation commission,
since the changes in its organization and plan
was first organized after the abdication OF
the khediye. United States citizens hav-
Ing considerable interest In Egyptian financial
management this, government withheld its ap-
proval or the commission until such changes
we're made as Will insure ample protection 10
those interests.
PERsoNAL-Mrs. Mary Clemmer Is visiting
Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren, at her summer resi-
sence on South Mountain.-Admiral Rowan
ana Gen. and Mrs. Parke are among tne latest
aIihals at Saratoga.-Mr. and Mrs. C.S. NOyeS
AZ. abd lnelr daughter Maud will arrive at home
CasoSria TSGhiahg; after prolonged tour through
Mrs- Col. Enoch Totten has gone 10 Bedford
SInn, SSpilngs, "a tor a stay OF some tine.-Gen.
9toneAouat, OF New York, is at the Ebbitt
House. MIR. and Mrs. A ri. and Mr.. and Mrs
X. h. Evans, who have been CAMPING ont on
the grounds OF the Woodmont Club for Ten DAYS
with their experience. NJ. Price and Il r
Stidham and wife, of Washington. were regis
tered at COney Island yeSterday.-OIiye To-
gan, The brilliant correspondent who has been
enjoying few weeks vacation In America. Will
sal for Europe In a FEW days.-GeneraIs Ia.
zen. Marcy, Upton, and Wright, u. s. A, are all
guests ar the Ebbitt at the present time.-
senator Lamar is in so poor health that the doc
TOR has forbidden the preparation OF an address
which he was expected to deliver at college
commencement soon TO 0ceur.-Edwfn Flem-
ing. the correspondent OF the New York JO,a'na,
W Commerce. and other papers, has returned
from months absence In New York and New
England--The marriage OF Elise Mitchell nee
Plquette, or Detroit, and Mr. James HOban. or
tnls city, Is announced to take place at st. Mat
theW's Church on the morning OF Wednesday
htNI The 2sth inst.-RepreSentative Butter
Eortn, OF Oh1o Is at the Ebbttt Housa-Mr-.
IL. Coiburn, the weli-known artist, is spending
couple OF months In Cecil county, skeSching and
painting for her pleasure.-The wife of Minis
Ter Noyes has been very I'll In Germany but is
now recoverlDg.---JohnS Selden, esq.,, has gone
N the Virginia Warm Springs for STAY Of
several weeks:-Mr: Heafy, the artist, wil re-
turn TO this country In August to complete the
Is st OF his engagements for portraits made dur.
Il bis recent visit here.-O. G. Morse, OF the
Y. ii. C. A., Is at Ocean Grove.-Dr. Ashford
and family and Miss Kelly sister OF Mrs Az are
at cape Mays. c. Palmer has gone to Clear
ST rlng, Nd. for q few DAYS vacation fem o.