Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-09

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NEW VIRGINIA PosT OFFICEs-The following
new post offices have been established in Vir-
ginia: At Ballston, Alexandria county, Sarah
L. Colhies postmaster; at Leda. Halifax county,
E. o. Hubbard. E. c. Hurt has been appointed
postmaster at Clover depot, Halifax county,
vice Thos Balton, removed.
ARMY ORDERs.-Lieut Col. John Green, I'd
cavalry, promoted from major, 1st cavalry, will
report to the commanding general department
of the Columbia for assignment to a station, and
Will report IN person for duty thereat on the
expiration of his present leave of ab Iefce. Maj.
Francis s. Dodge, paymaster, is detailed as a
member of the army retiring board convened
at San Antonio, Texas, vice Maj. Isaac Arnold,
ordnance department, hereby relieved. Leave
Lieut. John McE. Hyde. sth infantry.
TROUBLE ABOUT THE CATTLE TRA1Ls.-Com-
missioner Colman, of the Agricultural bureau,
to-day received a dispatch from Dodge City,
Kansas, stating that nearly fifty thousand cat
tie on the drive from Texas to the panhandle Of
Texas and Colorado have been forcibiy stopped
and prevented from passing over the comm on
Trail tor Such cattle through the Indian country
and are now stopped there by armed band
o! o. mer in the pay of rival cattle interest.
These cattle belong to citizens of Colorado, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas, and were purchased
for speedy delivery in Colorado and the pam
handle. and the contracts are now expiring or
healthy. The dispatch Is signed by the owners
of the cattle stopped, who assert that they have
complied With all laws; that they are iaw-abid-
Ing citizens engaged In legitimate business and
are being unlawfully interfered with and they
ask the protection Of the government Secretary
Lamar has decided that the cattle trails shall
be used by the Texas and Colorado drovers
-PERsoNAL---Mrs. Bayard, the wife of the SEQ
retary of State, is critically i'll at her home
near Wilmington. The Secretary for some
days has gone home in the evening, returning
TO Washington in the morning, and will
continue to do SO until Mrs. Bayard grows
better.-Vice President Hendricks left last
evening for indiana. After spending a month
at his home there he thinks of taking o trip to
the Pacific coast.-Nrs II. D. Bodine and Sis
ter Miss Hannah Johnson, are spending the
summer in the mountains of fVfrginia.-Ex-
Representatives Heard and Southard are in
town, staying at tile Ebbitt.--Among the arri-
walls at Old Orchard Beach were Mrs. c. II.
Davis and daughter, Mrs. Z. A. Quack enbus sh
and f. NJ. Gallaudet, OF Washington.--Mr H.
ii. Dodge and Or: Armistead Peter, of George
will sail thence on Saturday for Europe.-
Richard Sylvester, jr., of Washington, accom-
panied by his wife, is visiting in st. Louis
Yellowstone region. recuperating after a severe
attack of sckness.-Col and Mrs VIM Wall
have gone TO Asbury Park, and will go later to
their summer residence in Virginia, where Mrs.
Wallis mother Mrs. Franks, now is.-Mr. d.
W. Bartlett secretary of the Chinese legation
here, was registered in New York last night
RepreSentative Warner, of Ohio, is at the Riggs.
-. q. W. Benjamin. late U. S. minister to
Persia, arrived in New York yesterday from
that country coming & via Odessa, Vienna and
term at Milboro' Springs. II. Putnam
United States consul! at Honolulu, accompanied
the former port on July 1.--senator Teller, of
Colorado, was registered in Chicago on Non
day.-The wife of ex-secrstary Lincoln is at
summer in Chcago.-Representat Riggs,
OF Illinois. is registered at the National-Mr.
G. D. Liebermann has gone to Virginia Beach
spending the summer at West Haven, Conn.
Dir and Mrs. G. S; Palmer leave this after
noon for Boston and Bar Harbor.--Mr. Justice
of Albany, N. Y. are at the Ebbitt.-The wife
and daughter of ex-Secretary McCulloch sailed
for Havre from New York Yesterday.
Gen. Augur's Successor
COL. GIBBoN LIKELY no BE APPOINTED To-
MORROW.
Brig. Gen. Christopher G. Augur, in command
of the department of the Missouri will be placed
upon the retired list of the army tomorrow.
when he will have reached the required age Of
sixty-two years. His retirement will cause a
vacancy in the grade of brigadier general,
and it Is generally understood that Col.
John Gibbon, of the seventh infantry,
evidenced on different occasions a willingness
to make military promotions according to
rank and record, and there is every reason
OF Col. Gibbon is therefore, expected
na HE stands at the head of the list
war. having been q corps commander. In the
meantime Gen. Nelson A. Miles, the, COM
has been ordered to succeed Gen. Augur as COM
mander of the department of the Missouri, aud
to take the feld at once with view of carry
the troops available in Kansas and the Indian
Territory in case OF further Indian troubles It
is possible that General Miles assignment to
dfNf tnn tNf
souri, is but temporary, and that be may be
given some other command. He viii, however,
not return r, to the department Of the Coiam5ia,
general will be assigned to that command.
The Proposed Refundins Of District
Bonds.
TREASURER JORDAN THINKS THE PLAN OF
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS NOT A GOOD
ONE.
Treasurer Jordan says he thinks that the
plan proposed by the District Commissioners
TO substitute and 3.65 per cent bonds redeem
able IL 1924 for the and per cent bonds due
in 1892, Is, in some respects, not good one.
fhe plan, he says, does not protect the govern
alum on the low interest bonds that 1t has to
ay on the present skies and seyens. Some
opposition to substitute bonds for q longer
,eriOd, bearing o lower interest, from the
present high interest bonds, he thinks, might
e entertained IL 1t provided such D protection
% God thing. The ausstioh S has has not ~ yet been &c q
,..ken up, however.
The Troublesome Indians.
IN ORDER TO CONCENTRATE THE TROOPS
DISPATCH FROM GEN. SCHoFIELD.
Gen. Sheridan has been directed by the Sec
'etary of War to concentrate as tar as practica-
le all troops that may be available In case Of
indian disturbances In the west It is reported
. the War department that the Indian
roubLes continue to grow moro threatening.
zen. Schoneld has teIeyraphed as follows re-
arding the reported invasion of southwestern
.arlsas:
--latest reports indicate that no indians have