Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-26
THE EVENING STAR.
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Beighborhood OF Chico Montana. This regicu
is very mountainous, and has not been ocLu-
pied by the Indians. That part OF the reServa-
tion to be retained by the tribe is said by Agent
Keller to comprise within its limits the finest
grazing country in the northwest.
INDIAN CoMMIssIoNERs.-It Is reported that
the Senate committee on appropriations is dis
posed to restore the item providing for the ex-
penses of the board of Indian commissioners,
which was struck out by the House.
WHITE House ECAILERs.-Secretary Thompson,
Senators Booth, Dawes, Ferry and Baldwin and
Representatives Houk, Baldwin, Van Voorh1s,
MED by Hon. Henry Rawle and ladies, of Penn
sylvania, called on the President to-day.
AMERICAN MEAT ExCLuDED-The Treasury
department has received Information from our
minister at Spain that the Spanish government
has issued orders prohibiting the importation
into that country Of swine and their meats from
Germany and the United States, on account OF
tr1ch1na.
GOING TO FORTRESS MISUNDERSTANDING Ram
sey and Generals Sherman and Hancock will
leave the city this evening for Fort Monroe to
attend the graduating exercises OF the artillery
school, which commences tomorrow. They
will be absent several days. General Drum viii
also be present at the graduating class.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. Michael Cooney, 9th
cavalry, has been appointed inspector on GER
1. tain camp an and garrison equipage, at the re,
orders issued January 10Th last to Capt. D. ID.
Nanvalzoh are revoked.
THE MASSACHUSETTS PRESS ASSOCIATION spent
the day in and around the Capitol, departments
and places Of public interest. This evening
they will be received at the White House by
President and Mrs. Hayes, and afterwards at
the house Of Representative LOring. To-mor-
row they leave fOr Richmond, returning here
Wednesday.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEsSELs.-COmmander
T. o. Selfridge reports to the Navy department
that the Enterprise was at Funchal, Madeira,
April 5th. From there he would sail In few
days for Hampton Roads. Commander Schu-
feldt. in a caDlegram received to-day from Ma
gasaki.repOrts that the Tconderoga would leave
there May lst for Corea. The Tennessee, with
Minister Ernest Dichman, left Hampton Roads
last Saturday for the Spanish main. The official
order has been issued for the Powhatan to pro-
ceed from Hampton Roads to Annapolis. The
Tallapoosa arrived at the navy yard here yes
tefday morning.
SPEAKER RANDALL AND THE HARRISBURG
CoNvENTIoN.-Speaker Randall, who has just
returned from New York, where it is supposed
he has been in consultation with Mr.. Tilden,
will leave this evening for Harrisburg to attend
the democratic state convention, which meets
there next Wednesday. The Speaker has re-
eeived large number Of letters and kilograms
from different parts OF Pennsylvania in regard
to the complexion OF the convention. From
these he makes the estimates that there will be
14o Tilden delegates and "a anti-Tilden or Wall
lace delegates in the convention. In this esti-
mate he leaves out the contested Philadelphia
delegation which is contested, and which foots
up is votes.
PARDoNED BY THE PRESIDENT.-The President
today pardoned E. w. MAXWELL now serving a
cOurt-martial sentence of two years in the
Texas state prison at San Antonio, Texas Max
well was formerly a detective OF the Treasury
aDnO1nfp1 second
tenant OF the Goth infantry shortly after the in
auguration of President Hayes. He was court
| various offences, the principal OF which was
signing his pay accounts more than once and
drawing thereon double his pay. This he did
for several months, and also received loans
from different parties on the pledging of his pay
as security when he had already frauduently
overdrawn 1t. Maxwell was well known in
Washington, and brought himself into public
notice first by an alleged discovery on his part
OF a plot to asSasSinate President Hayes upon
bis arrival in this city or during his Inaugural
tion. He had only about month Of his SEN
tence to serve when pardoned by the President.
The pardon is based On the ground OF good be-
haViOr while in prison. In addition to his SEN
tence Of imprisonment Maxwell was dismissed
the army.
THE FOLLOWING INTERCHANGE OF STATIONS of
regiments is announced by the general of the
army: The 1st infantry from the department
OF Dakota to the department OF Texas. to re-
lieve the 25th Infantry. The former regiment
will proceed to San Antonio, Texas, reporting
to the department commander. and the 25th
Infantry Will proceed to Fort Randall for as
signment to posts by the commanding general
department of Dakota. The commanding gen.
eral department OF Texas viii transfer as many
Of the enlisted men of the 25th infantry as may
be required to fill the oath Infantry to the
standard OF tive hundred men.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Surgeon W. X. Scofield, to
the Pensacola May 10th, and as fleet surgeon Of
the Pacific station. Lieut. C. T. Hutchins, from
the Washington navy yard, and ordered to
duty at the coast survey Office. Medical Di-
rector L. j. Williams, from the naval labra-
tory. New York, May l, and placed on waiting
orders. Medical Director s. F. COues to duty at
the naval labratory May l. surgeon Fl. C. Mel
son. from the Pensacola, and as fleet surgeon OF
the Pacific station, and ordered home.
GEN. BENZ. F. BUTLER, who is counsel for E.
Moody Boynton, who contests the seat now
held by DR.. Loring, Of the 9th Massachusetts
district, made an opening argument in behalf
OF BOynton before the House committee on
elections this morning. Gen. B. made the rather
novel statement that Massachusetts had SO
disfranchised the voters Of that state that she
actually was only entitled to eight Congress
men. Having eleven, Gen. Butler held that by
reason OF such disfranchisement neither Boyn-
ton nor Loring could make claims to a seat
from state which had three Congressman more
than it was entitled to.
THE OHIO SITUATION. McKin
icy anu butteTWOTIu. VI OulO, lefC mere this
morning to attend the republican convention.
to be held in Columbus on Wednesday. Judge
Neal leaves tonight, and Mr.. Kefer, of the
Springfield district, has already gone The
sherman men will undoubtedly control the
OHIO convention. The plan as arranged here
is to select as delegates at large Gen. Garfield
Gen. Grosvener, w. d. Bickham editor of the
Dayton Journal and Warner NJ. Bateman who
is the factotum OF the Sherman literary bureau
in this city. The friends OF Gen. Garfield saw
that the reason he declines to attend the con-
vent1On is because he Is regarded as a dark
horse in the presidential race and does not care
TO get mixed up with the perplexities OF a state
convention. 1t ought to be added that Gen.
Garfield is not deSirous of being selected as a
delegate at large, but his friends who will be
delegates to the convention have insisted that
he should be chosen. The reports from the
primaries held In Hamilton county on Sauur-
day and IN the northwestern section of the
state, Indicate that the Sherman men swept
nearly everything, Which assures a Sherman
delegation to Chicago.
PERSoNAL.-M. Carvalho BOrges the Brazil
ian Minister here arrived In New York on Sat-
urday from Europe, where he has been spending
some time.-Judge Tourgee, author of "a
Fool Errand," has withdrawn from the Denver
Times, in order to have more leisure for writing
books-COl TOurtelotte, of Gen. Sherman'S
stan, sailed for Europe on Saturday for an ab-
sence OF several monthS-It appears that the
real cause OF the withdrawal of Mile Bernhardt
from the Theater Francois was Jealousy of a
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