Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-25
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
cue, 5ss,sl1; customs, $67s, ,lo
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsi1RNr.-The Presi-
dentto-day made the following appointments:
Joseph Durkee to be United States marshal for the
northern district OF Florida: st Leger F. Touhay,
OF the District OF Columbia, to be United States
IN e Of 70 Se or
District OF Columbia; William II. Roberts to be
first lieutenant and Charles c. Fengar second lieu
tenant In the revenue marine service.
CHIEF MOSES and his friends have not yet visited
the Interior department. He sent word through
Lieut.. Baldwin, U.S.A, who Is in charge OF the
make calls in, and he would like to have new suit
To-day Commissioner Price furnished them with a
$40 suit apiece.
CROOKS CAPT1vEs AT SAN CARLOS AGENCY
telegram from San Carlos says that
Captain Crawford, commanding four companies
OF cavalry with $50 Indian scouts, arrived at San
Carlos Saturday with the captured hostile In
dians Chief Loco and his family headed the
hOstiles. Loco Mana, and Bonlto were met by
Indians acquainted with them.
NEWS FROM THE AsIAT1c SQuADRoN-Rear Ad-
miral Pierce Crosby reports the following dispo-
siton of the vessels of the AsIatic station under
date OF Hong Kong, China, May 21st: The Rich
month in good condition The Monocacy was at
Hong Kong until the 9th OF April, when she left
for Swatow. She left that place on the 9Th, touch
Ing at LaneOck Island to communicate with Lieut..
Mahan, VINO was guarding the wreck OF the AShue-
lot, and then proceeded to Nagasaki, arriving on
the 14th, and remaining there during the rest Of
the month. Her condition was good. The Palos
was at Nagasaki until the 4th of April. when she
left FOR Hong Kong and arrived on the eth. She
was In a disabled condition, her hull, machinery
and boilers all being disabled.
THE U. S. s. Constellation and Dale were at an
chor last evening in Lynn Haven roads, about
three miles above the signal station.
WILL BE PERMITTED TO RRsIaN.-Ensign F. B.
Vinton, who was court-martialed some time ago
on charge of drunkenness on duty. has formally
resign from the service. Secretary Chandler will
grant the request.
GEN. CROOK SUMMONED TO wAsH1NGroN-As
predicted in THE STAR Of last Friday, Gen. Crook
has been ordered to proceed at once to Washing
ton by direction OF the Secretary of War for the
purpose OF consultation with the government be-
captured Apaches is arrived at No Information
has been received at the War department of the
arrival OF the capt1ves at the San Carlos reserva-
ton, as reported and 1t is stated that no instruc-
tions to that effect have been given Gen. Crook. 1t
is not improbable that the consultation OF Gen.
Crook with the government officials may result in
sending the captured Indians to Warm Springs,
New Mexico, several hundred miles from the San
Carlos reservation, where reservation can be eS-
taDllshed by order of the President.
THE COURT MARTIAL FOR THE TRIAL OF LIEUT..
COL HGEs.-The following court martial has been
ordered for the trial of Lieut.. Col Guido Iges 18th
infantry. at Fort Smelling, MINI. on the 17th Of
Coils. Luther ?: Bradley pres:dsnt). Lewis c. Hunt.
Charles c; Gilbert, John p Hatch. Henry NJ.
ana Lieut. Coils. James ". Forsythe, Andrew j.
Alexander. George Gibson, Henry R. Miner,
Henry I. Chapman and La Rhette L. Livingston,
and Capt John r. Wyrick, judge advocate.
A CARGO OF GRANITE for the west wing OF the
new State, War and Navy department building
was received from Maine to-aay-about one hun
dred and fifty tons Two more cargoes are on the
road here, ore from Richmond and one from
Maine.
LIEUT.. Col CYRUS B. CoMsroGK, corps of engt-
neers, is relieved from duty as member of the
joint board Of army and navy officers appointed to
meet at New London, Conn, and Lieut.. Col.
George H. Elliot corps Of engineers, is detailed in
his place.
CAPT. DEANE MoNAHAN, 81 cavalry, VIII report
by letter to Col William P. Carlfn 4th infantry,
president OF the retiring board convened at Omaha
Neb. and will hold himself in readiness to appear
before the board for examination when sum.
mOned.
PAYMAsTER WAssoN's SENTENcE.-'sTo be dis
charged dishonorably from the service, to be con-
fined at hard labor in the pententiary for eighteen
months and to have the facts respecting his crime
and Its punishment published In the newspapers
OF Iowa, the state from which he was appointed to
the army is the sentence OF Paymaster WasSon.
according to q dispatch from Chicago, which also
says: 1t Is reported from Texas that two-thirdS OF
the officers who composed the court-martial Which
tried Major Wasson united in commencing him to
clemency, and that Brig. Gen. Augur, the COM
mander OF the department. OF Texas, who reviewed
the proceedings aud findings of the court-martial,
approved them 9nd diSapproved the recommended
tion to mercy. Or course the final disposition OF
this case will rest with the President.
THE RECORD IN MAJOR WAssoN's CAsE.-The
record OF the court-martal OF Paymaster Wasson
was to-day submitted to the Secretary of War by
Judge Advocate General Swain, together with his
examination OF the record has not yet been made
public.
ARMY CHANGEs.-The resignation OF First Lieu.
tenant Wallace Tear, 25th Infantry, has been ac-
cepted by the President, to take effect June 80,
1883 The leave OF absence on surgeons certificate
Of disability granted First Lieutenant John II.
TODD, 18th infantry, Is extended eleven months;
directing Major Samuel b. NJ. Young, Sd cavalry
to report to the commanding general department
and Major s. Young. is detailed for duty at the
school OF application for infantry and cavalry at
Fort Leavenworth, Kas.
PERsoNAI--Col. Ingersou is not dead, as was
rumored yesterday, but was, at last accounts, alive
and we'll at Long Beach, where his family is loca-
ted for the sunmer-U. s. Minister Hunt is
about to leave St Petersburg, on q Through
w. q. q. Wasson OF Washington was registered
In San Francisco last Monday.--Rev DR.: Rankin
and family left the city to-day for Deer Isle Me.
-Representative ThOrnburg OF Tennessee is at
the Ebbitt tt~President ~. Garrett has presented a
sea lion to Druid Hill Park and proposes to supply
q mate when the weather gets cooler to take The
place OF the one which died on the way overland
from San FranciscO.-CoL John CaSsells and fam
lily are settled at Pier for the summer
-Commodore j. g. Walker, chief OF the bureau
OF navigation, went to New York on Saturday. to
be gone several dayR-General Schenck will 20
to Canada this week.
war Department. Changes.
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.
The following changes have been made in the
War department: A. G. O.-samuel B. Evans,
class l. promoted to class 2. vice E. Dalton, de-
ceased; Joseph o. Brawner. class 81 ,0O0 promoted
to class 1. vice Evans. s. G. O.-P. NJ. Kelly and
Harry a. Wyeth designated for appointment as
clerks at $1,000 Jesse d. Wse class 81, 900, re-
signed, to become cadet at the West Point mill