The National tribune., 1882-07-22

chairman of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs to file with the papers in the Peruvian
Chilian investigation a sworn statement, in the
nature of an argument, to show that Mr.. Blaine
at one time favorably received the proposition
of the Credit industrial to assume the payment
of the Peruvian war indemnity, and to utilize
the company's programme restoring peace
between the belligereuts. Mr.. Randall states
his conclusion thus This must convince
every fair-minded man of one of three things:
either that Mr.. Blaine at the time when 1t
occurred was, as we believed him to be- honest
~ and earnestly in favor of utilizing the pro-
gramme of the Credit Industriel at all hazards,
or that he pushed the conventional diplomatic
license of Misrepresentation beyond all prece-
dent and example, or that when he testified
before your committee he had utterly forgotten
every material fact connected with his South
American policy"
OWING to the frequent applications for APP
pointments to the position Of second heuten-
ant in the army,a circular has been issued from
the War Department containing the laws gov
erning appointments to that grade in the army,
and the following summary: Under the laws
cited, it will be perceived that appointments to
fill vacancies in the grade of second lieutenant
iii the army are made from four classes, and in
the following order, viz: /. From meritOTious
n0n-commssioned officers of the army; 2.
From the graduating class, of each year, at the
military academy; 3. From regular graduates
of the military academy who have been honor
ably discharged from the service; 4. From
civil life; but under the laws above cited no
such appointment can be made until the first
three classes are exhausted and until there is,
in addition, sufficient number of vacancies
existing to provide for the next graduating
class Of the military academy"
An order has been issued by the War Depart
ment disseminating the military department of
West Point from August Doth Col. Wesley
Merritt VIII relieve Gen. O. O. Howard as su-
pcrintendent of the West Point academy. Gen.
Howard will take command of the military
division of the Platte in place of Gen. Crook.
After the Goth of August the General of the
Army viii have supervision Of the military
academy at West Point, and will make reports
to the Secretary of War. General Crook, re-
lioved by General 0. 0. Howard, is assigned to
the command Of the department of Arizona, to
relieve Brevet Major Gen. Wilcox, colonel Nth
Infantry. Upon being relieved, Colonel Will
cox will report by telegraph to the command
ing general, department of Platte, for assign
ment of his regiment to posts. The officers
above named will take the stations assigned to
them in such time that Colonel Wilcox may be
relieved, not later than the 18th of September.
Mr.. CAMERON, of Pennsylvania, from the
Naval Affairs Committee reported in the Sen
ate adversely last week upon Mr.. Saunders's
proposed amendment to the Naval appropria-
ton bill, allowing naval officers promoted on
the retired list under the act of 1876 relating to
the promotion of commodOres on the retired
list the retired pay of their present grade from
date of last commission. 1t was indefinitely
postponed.
BISHOP LEVI ScoTT, senior bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died at his home
near Odessa, Del Rev. Levi Scott, a. NJ, d.
D., was born near ODESSA New Castle county,
Del, on the 18th day of October, 1902 The
Bishop was the youngest of three children of
his parents Rev. Thomas and Ann Scott. The
Scots We're of Irish lineage. His grandparents
on the mothers side were immigrants from
England, who settled in Kent county, Nd. He
entered the ministry in 1926, and was made a
bishop in 1852. He leaves one son, Rev. Al
fred T. Scott, of Wilmington, Del, and one
daughter, Mrs. Geo. l.. 30 rHsend, with whom
he lived for The past twenty years.
A TRAIN with PIT persons on board ran off
the rails between Tchernay and Bastijeur, in
Russia, on the 18th instant killing one hun
bred and seventy-eight persons. number of
passengers were more or less injured.
JOHN L. SULLIVAN and "Tug" Wilson, the
English champion, fought glove fight in
Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
The conditions of the match were that if Will
son could stand up for four three-minute
rounds he should receive $1,000. During the
course of the fight Wilson was knocked down
tweuty-scven times, but succeeded in standing
ont for the entire four rounds, winning the
81 900 and also some $8,0O0-one half the gate
money. Twenty thousand persons witnessed
the battle, which was in all essential particu-
lars a regular prize fght-the only difference
being that the contestants wore thin gloves.
4 FATAL duel was fought last Friday even
ing, 18th inst, i'll Lunenburg county, Va,
between Richard Garland, Of that county, and
Joseph Addison, of Baltimore, aged twenty
seven years. Addison was wounded and sub
scquently died They were rivals FOR the
hand of the daughter of a physician in Lunen-
burg county. Addison was engaged to the
young lady, and while he was in Baltimore a
short time ago Garland paid his addresses to
her and informed her that his rival was tirt-
ing with her. She wrote to Addison and dis
carded him, accepting Garland's atten tions
and engaging herself to him Il few days ago.
On Addisons return he sought an interview
with the lady and asked Tor an explanation of
his dismissal. When he learned the state OF
the case Addison informed her that Garland
was fooliug her. She wrote note to Garland,
giving it to Addison to indorse its contents,
which he did, and stated at the same time that
he held Garland responsible for the whole mat
ter. The result of this correspondence was the
bloody meeting. Garland has been arrested.
THE United States Senate has confirmed the
following nominations Francis NJ. Darby, to
be assistant treasurer of the United States at
Baltimore; George Eyster, to be assistant
treasurer at Philadelphia.
Ministers Resident-Lewis Wallace, to be
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiarv to Turkey; Henry c. Hall, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to
Central America; j. z. Wickersham, of Penn
,,-I,-.-;o ,,;nistnr resident and consul general