Daily globe., 1883-05-24
WASHINGTON.
MUCH DISAPPOINT-
ED At EVANS APPOINTMENT.
Col. Nickerson's Divorce Likely to Bring
About Court Martial-The Transporta-
tion of Passengers in Canadian Vessels
Bank Taxation.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

OF Walter Evans does not give entire salts
faction to Republicans in the east and in
the far west. The New York Times TO-DAY
belittles the appointment and criticises
the president severely for making it. The
Tribune expresses the hope that he will
make good commissioner. The National
Republican has not word to say on the
appointment, simply making local men
ton of it. Correspondents of the leading
Republican journals throughout the coun-
try did not send off last night very fatter-
ing notices of Mr.. Evans. The talk about
washington among politicians is that the
president has made a blunder for the Re-
publican party to make point for him
SELF. 1t Is now openly charged that the
president IN making his appointments of
late has been actuated by selfish and am
bilious motives. 1t is said that his pur-
pose now is to control a large vote in
the next Republican convention to be
cast either for himself or one of his
choice. The friends of butcher, of New
York, think it an outrage, you know, that
so able man should lie thrown aside for
chronic Office seeker like Mr.. Evans.
COL. NICKERsoN's DIVORCE.
The war department has decided that
1t is not ''conduct unbecoming an officer
and a gentleman" to contract debts and
not pay them. 1t remains apparently to
be seen whether an officer is to be court
martialed for conduct unbecoming an
stfieer and gentleman" if he secures a
divorce from his wife under fraudulent
pretenses. The statement of the Way in
which Col. Nickerson, of the army, OBJ
tanned his divorce to marry Baltimore
belle was given in these dispatches three
weeks ago. The proceedings for annulling
the divorce are now pending in Philadel-
phla, and it is expected that they will
result IN court martial of the officer.
The later details, if the statements of the
wife are true, show that she was
deeply wronged. The statement of Nick
erson that his wife deserted him according
to the evidence which has been submitted
to the war department in the wife's let
ters, is grossly untrue. The story of the
correspondence which the wife has sent to
the war department is substantially this:
She went to Europe with her little daugh-
ter over three years ago, at the urgent
solicitation of Nickerson, who argued that
they could educate the daughter more
cheaply in that way. He told her that if
she remained here they would be subject
to large expense by having to keep
house and entertain freely, but if left alone
he could live quietly, in bachelor quarters,
while she in Europe could also live cheap
ly and could go to different points where
the best teachers and other accomplish
ments could be obtained for the daughter.
Mrs. Nickerson fell into the trap, and
went abroad. AS soon as she was out of
the country Nickerson began to plan a sew
erance of the relations between them. He
wrote to her and sent her money, but after
q time stopped writing to her and sent let
ters only to tAe little girl. 1t is said that
Mrs. Nickerson wished to return, but that
he refused to send her funds enough at any
one time to enable her to do so. Col.
NickersOn, Immediately after the divorce,
married Baltimore belle, and brought
her to his home near the residence of Mr..
Blaine, and has been a shining light in
Washington society. Col. Nickerson him
self was very gallant officer and was shot
through the body at Gettysburg and taken
up for dead. He has performed gallant
service on the western frontier and through
the influence of Gen. Crook received an
appointment in the adjutant generals de-
partment.
Western Associated Press I
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The special COM
mittee appointed to investigate the affairs
of the Office of the supervising architect of
the treasury, met this morning and organ
lied by electing Acting Secretary New
chairman and M. L. McLennan secretary.
Mr.. Murch was present with counsel, and
said he had made ranuisition for Additional