The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-07-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Crimes and CasuaItieS--Personal and
POlitical--Capital Topics.


and Miss Lena D. Carter, sometime Mrs. Nick
ers0n. to contest rival claims 10 his property.
l3e gave lena Carter. as far as 3 married man
could his name and has estate. To the former
she admits she has no right. but she claims
that the papers executed by Major AickeTson
give her LEGAL title 10 the latter, She sets
out that her marriage to him was made IN
haste at the house Of Rev. J. J. Laws, 257 Gil
NOR street. Baltimore because be represented
70 her { at ii her mother and friends found she
was abcnt T. marry divorced man they would
interfere but that fnding the marriage ac-
c0mpfshed and beyond their power they
wonld make the best Of It. She AYERS that as
soon as sac learned that proceedings 20 set
aside the divorce were in progress. she declined
10 live LONGER with Major Niolzerson until the
ouesi ioa was settled. and has not since lived
sfith hi1n she claims that the transfer of
Major Niel1ers9ns property TO her was made
by him 10 re2air as far as might be the lnluTy
done to her. and that the transfer is entirely
legal and tie property hers. Her statement IS
supported bV a number OF atidavits. \. Wiz
son appears for the original Mrs. Nlckerson,
Garnet a Robinson for Miss Carter and her
trustee.
1t a conference, Saturday, between Secreta-
RES Teller, Lincoln. General Crook and Mr..
Price, Commissioner of Inaian Affairs, 1t was
agreed tiat The Apache lnSians lately captured
hv General Crook, and others nat may bescap
tured shall be kept under the control of the
until further orders, the War Department TO
be entrusted with the entire police control of
ali fht Indians on the reservation. In an IN
terview with General Crook he was asked if he
believed il practicable 70 convert the savage
warrior into q peaceabie and self-sustdining
citizen. He replied that he knew il was:
the indian himself knows it is to his interest
TO leave the warpSth ana take up Tire peaceful
pursuits al the white man. IN nearly every
Instance the Indian j. forced upon the warpath.
and we shall always have trouble with him
until the Government adopts a settled and
fixed iolicv. Whatever j. done toward civiIiz-
ing the Indian must be done gradually, and it
is not reasonable 10 suppose that he can be con-
verted into farmer in a few months GEN
eral Crook has gone 10 Oakland. Nd, where he
VIII spend few days, and then proceed to
Arizona.
The cadet engineers of the class Of 1881, who
have been notified of their dismissal from the
navy. under the provisions OF the act of August
8. ls52 have refused TO accept their discharge
and the wears pay rendered with it. ii will be
remembered that the Court Of Claims decided
that this act had no application whatever 20
these young men, while the Secretary Of the
Navy decided directly 10 the contrary. IN
communications addressed to the Department
the cadets state that they feel bound TO respect
the decision Of the court, and believe that their
discharge is without authority of law, and
hence nuii and void They viii therefore con-
tinue to report for duty from time to time aud
sue for their pay as Is accrues. II Is under
stood that, while the Secretary is opposed TO
the idea ti1st be can be constrained by thecourts
IN regard 10 what he regards as purely ad-
ministrative question, ne viii not oppose, and
VIII perhaps favor, the restoration of these
young men TO the service by legislation at The
next session Of Congress.
Postmaster-General Gresham has rendered a
decision u the Louisiana lottery case. be
hale
November I3 1879, is still IN force. it being
only temporarily suspended by the second
order OF February p. 1880 The first order
prohibited The payment by the postmaster at
New Orleans Of any postal money order Of nj.
a. Dauphin, and directed that Official to retarn
all registered letters which should arrive at
has Office directed to Dauphin.representi the
Louisiana lottery. The second order suspend
ing the first. vas made when the lottery com
Tanv appealed 10 the United States Supreme
Court VI hen the conpany's counsel dismissed
the appeal Postmaster General Gresham holds,
the fgst oE.ler was revived.
No doubt whatever is entertained in Treasury
circles that Fhe agitation over the trade dollar
was startc originally fer speculative purposes,
and at the present depreciation a very good
speculation il viii be. The Treasury officials
say that Congress cannot possibly refuse 10 re
deem them ard those who are buying them ur
nOH az - 3r cent. discount VIII make a good
thing. It shonld not be forgotten that they
contain seven and half grains more Of silver
than the standard dollar, which passes as legal
fender 81 is face value.
An impression that the two-cent letter post
ace went inte effect on july seems to have
obtained pcpaiar hold, As numerous letters witt
two-ccnt stamps On them have been dropped
Into the p0st-Silce here and IN other cities
AL such letters VIII be held for postage i
may be WEI 10 repeat that the reduction O.
letter postage 10 TWO cents does not take eiieci
until October.
The following named on-comTaissioned off
GERS have been examined aud proved qualified
for commissions as second iieutenants ii Id,
army. They Wlil be assigned to the First, Sixth
Second, and Ninth regiments Of infantry, re
pectively: Sergeant Hampton A. Roach, Ser
geant " 7. Burnbam, Corporal James Murray
Arrasiaith, Sergeant Alex. Thomas.
Thesecretarv Of State Of the United States ha
approved tie model submitted By Keyser, Ia,
Baltimore sculptor, for the proposed De Kali
statue for Annapolis, after making slight altera
ton fron the original design. Dir, KeyseT'
= work has been greatly complimented TIL
model now only awaits the approval Of Tia
Governor Of Maryland.
The record in the eourt-martial case of Com
mander Horace +. Mulian, who commanded tn
lost United States steamer Ashuel0t, has beel
received bY Judge-AdEo General Remey
The sentence Of the court is that he be dis
missed from tllc service. lie IS charged Wit
being drunk while on duty. President Arthu
has approved the sentence.
Secretary Chandler has issued an order tina
naval officers attached to cruising war vessels
especially commanding officers, are expected {
leave their families at their fixed places Of resi-
dence, and not TO attempt 10 transfer them /
more convenient visiting points.
The number Of claims received at the inter
nal revenue bureau for rebate on account
tobacco. snuH, and cigars, under the new iIl:el
nal revenue law, apfrnxiniates 10000, aggrs
eating IA amount about s.. 100000.
Miss Van Lew, Of Richmond, Va, whose SCI
vices during. the war In behalf of the Unio
cause gave her some prominence. has been ter
dered fTst-class cierkship ia the Post-ofiG
Department at Washington.
Information was received at the War Depar
Inent, on Thursday, Of TIC death Of Mao
Francis y. Farqnhar, corps Of engineers
Detroit on the 30 inst
:. The President has appointed VIM. J. Ga
&aith associate Justice Of the Supreme Coui
OF Montana.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
An east-bonnd passenger train on the Ne
England Railway collided, Monday eveninl
with gravel train one mile east Of Plail
vile, Conn. The collision occurred on II
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