Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Children's Day in the White
House Grounds.
HOPE OF SAVING THE NIPsIC
Testimony to Captain Armes's High
Character Produced at the
COuPt-Martial.
Associated Press Dispatohes to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. /
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Easter Monday
is always children's day at the White
House and grounds. To-day the infantile
boomers swarmed into the grounds, made
their locations on the grassy knolls and
proceed to the joyous occupation of roll
ing brilliantly dyed Easter eggs. The
occupants of the Executive Mansion fire.
quently appeared at the windows. The
Marine band furnished the music.
TWO LAGGARD SHIPS.
No apprehension was felt at the Navy
Yard Department respecting the non-ar-
rival of the Monongahela and Brooklyn
at their destination. The Monongahela
sailed for Samoa, from San Francisco,
February 21st. She is deeply laden with
coal and stores, and proceeding under
sail, so she could hardly make the pas
sage in sixty days unless the conditions
were very favorable. The Brooklyn is
expected at New York every day. She
ia about two weeks out from st. Thomas,
also under sail, and has had adverse
winds.
HOPE FOR THE NIPsTo YET.
Admiral Kimberly has forwarded to
the Navy Department the report from
Chief Engineer Kierstedt, of the Nipsic,
stating thst the engine of the ship has
been tried and worked we'll. The pro.
pellor is considerably bent and its effect
iveness much reduced. The report says
the ship can be moved by steam if re-
quired.
| CoMPTR0LLER DURHAM RESIGNS.
First Comptroller Durham severed his
connection with the Treasury Department
to-day. His resignation rose out
of his refusal to allow the bill
Of John l. Davenport, of New York, for
So 900 for extraordinary expenses' as
election commissioner during the Presi-
Dental election. This caused an open
rupture with the Attorney General. The
accounts we're then taken out of his
hands. Secretary Window said this
afternoon that he accepted Dnrham's g
resignation in the ordinary course of
business, not because of any fault of the
latter's official conduct, but because of
the several newspaper articles rehecting
upon the administration which are said
to have been inspired by the First
Comptroller. These attributed senti-
ments to the First Comptroller, if
true, must have made it unpleasant for
him to continue in Office under existing
circumstances.
THE ARMIES COURT MARTIAL.
The Armes court martial began pro-
ceedings to-day by the secret examina-
ton of Sergeant-at-Arm Canaday, of the
Senate, and Chief Bell, of the secret
service. 1t was currently reported that
the testimony of these Witnesses, taken
in connection with that of Colonel
Swords last Saturday, went to show that
Captain Armes had appeared in
the Inauguration parade as
special body guard to the President and
had the highest warraat for his atten-
dance. General Lamont gave some tes-
timony to show the high estimation in
which Armes had been held by Presi-
dent Lincoln and Secretary Seward, he
having saved Washington by timely
warming of Confederate raid. Other
evidence to establish the good character
OF the accused was taken, and when the
court adjourned it was generally under
stood that the proceedings would close
tomorrow.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
The resignation of Nicholas M. Bell,
Superintendent of foreign mails. in the
Postoffiee Department, has been accepted
by the Postmaster General.