Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-10

COMMANDER JOHN A. HOWELL has been Or
dered to duty as assistant in the bureau OF
ordnance.
GONE TO NEW YoRK.-Secretary Window and
Postmaster General Jafnes went to New York
this morning.
THE SESSION OF THE CABINET to day was brief.
All the members were In attendance except
Secretaries Window and KirkWood and Post
master General James
AMONG TIE PRESIDENTS CALLERS today were
Senators Harris, Sewell and Frye, and Repre-
sentatives Reid and Ellis, and eX. Representative
Harmer.
For DISTRICT COMMIssIONER-Col Robert G..
Ingersoll was at the White House yesterday
afternoon to urge the appointment OF almon
Richards as a District Commissioner, 1t is said.
BALTrMoRE's PosTMAsTER.-The official bend
OF Col Harrison Adreon, to be postmaster at
Baltimore. was filed at the Post Office depart
ment to-day. The sureties are for 100000.
THE FRIENDS OF HON. STANLEY MATTHEWS
are apprehensive now as to the fate OF his
nomination. They concede that II he Is con.
nrmed 1t Will be By very. very close shave.
MOVEMENT OF q. s. NAVAL vRsssLs-The
Trenton sailed from Port Mahon on the 26th
Of April for Palermo and Castellamare. The
Galena Is CT using In the v Waters Of dreece. The
A PROPOSITION BEFORE THE CAUcUs.-Oae OF
the propositions, 1T is said before the republl-
can caucus yesterday, was that the President
withdraw both the nominations OF William E.
chandler and Judge Robertson, ana nominate
Robertson for solicitor general and William E.
Chandler for the New York collectorsh,p.
THE NOMINATION Of Michael J. Cramer, now
charge d'affaires to Denmark. to be charge
daflaires to Switzerland was reported favora-
bly, from the foreign relations committee during
the executive session this afternoon.
THE NAVAL INSTITUTE PRIZE for 1851, consist
ing OF one hundred dollars, a gold medal and a
life membership OF the institute. for the best
essay on '.The Types OF Armored Vessels aud
Unarmored Cruisers Best Suited to the Present
to Lieut.. Edward w. Very, Z. s. n The Judges
OF the award were Commodore w. N Jefrers.
chief OF ordnance; Chief Constructor John
CHARGES AGAINST Gov. OaDwAY.-rhe Secre-
tary OF the Interior is In receipt OF charges
against Governor Ordway, OF Dakota Territory,
fled by Delegate Pettigrew. Ordway 1s charged
with having appointed his son to a position
contrary to law, the law requiring the incum-
bent OF the place to be an actual resident. Se,-
retary Kirkwood declines to make the charge
puol1c, but may DO so after an Investigation Is
bad. Mr.. Ordway, it is said, has filed written
denial OF the charges.
SIR EDWARDS 'PRoMoT1oN.n N.n-What 1s meant
by Sir Edward Thornton considering it pro-
motion to be appointed to St Petersburg instead
Of remaining here Is simply that he will then
become an ambassador, and as such receive
higher salary than II he remained here or was
sent to any country simply as minister pleni-
potentiary. The pay Of the former graae is
higher than that OF the latter in the di3 3iom attic
service, and when Sir Edward is retired, as he
Will be after time, according to the rules OF
the English diplomatic service, he viii receive
higher salary than II retired while q minister
p!enipotentiary. His remark about his appoint
Piled no disparagtng comparison estimate OF
Washington.
A FORMIDABLE EXHIBIT IN CONTESTED ElEc-
TIoE CAsE.-SmalIs (colored republican, is c,n-
testing the seat OF Tillman (dem in the next
House Of Representatives. Yesterday the Of
fetal papers and documents representing
SmalIs side OF the case reached the clerk Of
package OF documents was tied a big, rough
hickory Club, With knots on 1t nearly an inch
long. This club was marked "exhfbit D, and
II the testimony is declared to be one OF the
vote In South Carolina. The exhibit" Is really
the body of good sized hickory sapling, and a
the first contested case In which " "exLib.ts" of
this character have been produced, and the re-
ceipt of this pole caused considerable anuse-
ment at the Capitol.
TIE PORT ROYAL NAVAL SrATIoN.-D. C.
Wilson, president of the Port Royal railroad,
and Bon. VIM. Elliott. OF Beaufort, s. c., are
here opposing the abandonment of the naval
sa9n at Port Royal c. as ndeated to be
Hampshire. They were strongly backed by
Senator Hampton, who called with them upon
he st The delegation was
interested in the statement that the duties paid
at the Beaufort custom-house were equal to
those paid at Charleston and Savannah To-
gether, hfle the expenses Of collection Were
only twentieth part OF either one OF those
ports. The Secretary OF the Navy was visited,
as wss also Admiral Porter. The result is that
promise was secured that Port Royal would
be continued as q naval station ana another
storeship would soon take the place OF the New
Hampshire. Admiral Porter favors the estao.
lShment OF naval repair shops In the noble
harbor Of Port Royal. which, he said. was the
only one worthy Of the name On the south At
Iantic coast south OF Norfolk.
SENTENCE REM1rrBD.-The President has re-
mitted the sentence of dismissal of the court.
martial In the case OF Lieut. Joseph Keefe 4th
infantry, In view of the recommendation of the
court and Judge advocate general, based upon
the long and faithful service OF Lieut.. Keefe
and the mitigating circumstances In his case.
FOUR INDIAN BUCKS AND SQUAw Killed
Gen. Schofeld telegraphs from New Orleans,
May 7th, to the ad1utant general of the army
as follows Lieut.. Bulls, oath infantry, COM
manding Seminole scouts, has reported from
camp, ten miles below mouth of Pecos, that on
the I'd, at daybreak, he struck Indian camp;
killed four bucks and one SQuaw, captured one
boy. one wounded squaw and twenty-one an
imals He found various articles OF women
and children's clothing In camp, and states
that party is the one that killed the McLaWrfn
family. No official reports here as to McLaW.
rims, but 1t Is believed to be family recently muir.
dered In Frio canon.
TIE SIX PER CENT CONVERSION LIMIT Ex-
T1HDED.-It has been decided by the Treasury
Department to extend the limit OF the time for
receiving six per cent bonds for continuance at
31s per cent. The date to which the limit
viii be extended ls believed to be the goth insS.
the day upon which the time expires for the
presentation for continuance OF the skies held
IN Europe. A number OF communications were
received this merning from persons who had
forwarded bonds for continuance from distant
points. The packages, which had been opened
up to this Afternoon, contained the average
amounts upon which the estimates OF the de-.
partments were based, namely, that exclusive
OF those presented for continuance In
London within 100000 at the outside
will be continu ed. This amount Is considered
to be the eXtre me outside limit and 1t Is possi-
bic that some OF the packages yet to be opened
may greatly exceed the average amount con-
ta1neC, In Whictl case the balance to be re-
deemed will be less than the estimate.
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