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TOL. XVI.
WASHINGTON. D. 0., TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 1876.
NO. 206.
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MBESS.
UATOU EDMUXD'S EXPLANTIOX
JILL TO EQUALIZE BOUNTIES
EGDMIHTS E THE IMPEACHMENT CASE
POWEBFUL SPEECH OP JUDGE BLACK
-KCEIYIXG PRESENTS 0T A BRIBE,"
JURISDICTION AND GUILT GO HAND IN HAND
31LL DAY IN THE HOUSE
COIKAGE OF THE SILVEB DOLLAB
SENATE.
JIONDAT, July:!, 1878.
The Senate met at 11 a. in , about eighteen
or tw enty Senators being present. After the
reading of the Journal the attention of the
Chair was called to the fact that no quorum
was present, and the Clerk was directed to
call the roll.
At about 11X0 a quorum had answered to
I their name.
Mr. LDMl v L to
A Prt"0U. Eil'LlNATION
in relation to the dibatc of Saturday as pub
1) bed in the I o grunonul Hccord He said
in the report two or three important changes
bid been n ade lie quoted w hee Mr. Mei.
1 iMOS Lad said as thown by the rqorU'r's
LO'CS
"I quote fro-n the report of the Secretary of
the Treasury. '
' Mr. 1 DMl Ma Certainly."
In tLe Hicard it appears
'Mr Mei.i.imon. I quote from the report
of the Secretary of the Treasury, no more and
no less, and will you dcuj the H'com!''
"Mr. Fdmi mi" Cert duly "
Mr hD.MlM) "aid hchal said so many
th ngs that he was not very seu-itue, but he
thougLt when a Senator said one thin; for
some one to make him say another was, he
thought, carrying the joke too far. lie mocd j
to diree t the reporter to furnish the Coagrcs- j
s lonal printer w ith a copy of the word as ut- i
tercd in debate on Saturday for publication in .
the reused edition ot Ihf'Iiecord. i
Mr. MEltltiMON said he could not tell ,
witbout seeing the manuscript wh-ther he had
1. 1 II l.-.l .. ,4.... tM1 .K I
made tho change. He had urderstood the
ScLator f"om erniout to speak derisively, and
he tLought he was making niwch ado about a
trivial matter.
Mr. 1 DMl NDs' motion vas agreed to, and
on mo' inn of Mr HAMLIN the Senate went
into executive session.
On the doors being agin opened, Mr.LOGAN
moved to take up the House bill to
FQIAMZE THE B01NTIE
of soldiers w ho served in the late var fo'tlic
Union for the pa'pe'e of considcrim: amoud
meuts reported from the Committee on Mili
tary Affairs. Agreed to, yeas 22, nays 20.
Before tnc biil had been read the hour of 12
arrived, and the rceularorder being demanded,
the Senate proceeded with the impeachment
trial.
TTIE lMl'EVtnMFNT.
Mr LoriD rreseiited a certificate from Dr.
D W. Bliss certifying that he had been profes
sionally attending Mr LiriiiM, one of the
" managers, and that be was seriously ill and
w ould not be able to resume his duties before
Wednesday.
Mr. ANTHONY asked if the managers could
be ready to go on Wednesday m case Mr. L ir
iiam was still unable to appear.
Mr. Loud said they would be read They
w ere prepared to go on now, but desired a
jostponement, the hrst one the managers had
asked, because Mr Lihiim was auuous to
be bcanl. He moved an adjournment to
Wednesday. The motion was rejected.
Mr Loitn then asked leave for Mr. Linnsi
to print his argumcut.
M-. C arpenter said it would be manifestly
unjust to require tl e counsel to reply to-dav,
and the argument of Mr Laimiim, the argil
montof the managers, to come here in punt
tomorrow. He in slid that the counsel for
defense should not be required to close un'il
they eouldhavc time to read the argumen.
So court in the wor'd would require "
The argument nai directed to be printed,
and Mr. Caricnlcr s suggestion left as an open
qu stion
Mr. JI NKs hen proceeded to address the
court He said that the question now for the
decision of the senate was as to the guilt or
innocence of the accused He arjued that the
question of jurisdiction had been decided, an I
that a verdict of not guiltj could not be given
on the ground of want of jurisdiction, lor if ,
TIIEV Ulll TOW EI! TO SAV
lie vas not guiltr, tney had the owcr to say
' le was guilty. He argued and quoted author
ises t j susta n tnc po.ition tnal takin - a gilt
was equivalent to accepting a 1 nbe He as
serted that the question -c hethc r Fvans charged
I more or leEs lor goods alter the contract ha l
Dot the sh 'htes' bearing on the case. He
, contradicted the assumptionof the elefense that
the post was glveu to alarsh lor his Mnln;ss
ito the familv of Si cretary Belknap, for the
'evidence should that in Augu-t, before Marsh
.ven saw Mrs Belknap, he had been told b
tie Secretarv to find the best post, anl it
-would be all right He charged that there
vias a lalsc recoru oi ire appncat'on, wiiic.'i
a pears to have been recened on the 10th of ,
Aucust. and the trader's books, kept bv
C rosbv, show that he was recommended by
Job Stevenson aul benator Shmcvivn. The
fact wa6 that Stevenson dil not recommend
him till the second of November, aul S-uator
fciiKUMAN did not recommend him at all.
lie net reviewed the testimony relative lo
the enlargement of the reservation, an!
claimed that it was clear that the enlarge
ment was brought about through the exertions
of MGrsh.
The fact that thewhisky order eirac through
the regular military channels did not show '
that there wa not influences which caused it
to soo through tlicc channel
The TnbiDie article was read, and Mr Jenks
said that the impulse ot the becrctar was to
stop the peculation and attempt to regain his
former good character, leeling that he had done
crouch to repay Marshfor the kindness to his
wife, but after
OBTiiMNe orrnivt itorviiTio
he withheld the information from den
Mc
Dowell, iu order that the wLole ground should
not be covered. This, he argued, was otrong
evidence ot his guilt
He alluded to the friendship between Bel
knap and Marsh, which had in so short a time
r.pcncd into such fruitiou that he would remove
Evans, against whom there was no charge,
whose record was all right, who was recom
mended by ill who had a right to be heard;
to dcstioy this man's property, worth a hun
dred thousand dollar, and give the place to
Marsh, who had no claim lor it beyond this
great friendship. ,
The Conduct of Marsh in dcetroj mi his let
ters was commented on, and t lie lact tnat the
Secretary of War, who had his letter books
and memoranda, had not preserved one of
Marsh s letters, was coupled with it toshon,
as claimed by Mr Jrsks that they did not
regard the transaction as an honest and lion
orableone. Tl payment of SI, "WO at thir
teen different aud staled times was an evidence
of friendship that had never before been beard
of Mr. Jem.s referred to the fact that in his
last annual report the Secretary hail recom
mended a rejieal of the whole law Why was
this He had had the Gneron letter anl the
complaints w hie h had been coming up since
lt71, but he never thought of a repeal ol the
law
INTIL A DEMOCItlTIC DOUSE
was about to meet, and he feared somcth'ng
might leak out. He desired therefore to ap
pear as opposed to the law. There was a man
named George T. Robinson whom he feared
would bring these things to light.
At the conclusion of Mr. Jenks' argument,
at 2 p. m., the Senate took a recess for fifteen
ininutes.
JUDOE BLACK'S 14ROITMENT.
After the reces, Mr. Black proceeded to
speak for the defense. He expressed a deep
interest in the case, and said If the Senile
j loucd the defendant cutlty on the evidence
presented he should go to his grave with the
' conviction that the mo6t august body in the
j world bad by some inexplic ime mtins been
induced to cive a most unjust veplict If jus
, tie c could not be had here, where on the face
i of tl c globe tould it be had ?
lie complained of the harshness which had
characterized the prosecution from the outset.
He referred to the question of jurisdiction,
which he claimed was still an open one, and
said that the claim that the Snatc had juris
diction was contrary to the letter and spirit of
the Constitution. The clause was put there
to protect the people against a corrupt Presi
dent, Vice President or other ofllecrs, so that
these oficers could be removed if guilty of
certain crimes.
It v as a proposition that no one had been
ingenious enough to sohe. how a man could
1 c removed from office which he did not hold.
The records of tnc convention thaf framed the
Constitution did not show any intention of the
application of the principle to persons"not in
office. If such a power was conferred by the
Constitution it wa6 in very obscure words, and
if there was a doubt, who was entitled to its
benefit! The power, too, was one likely to be
abused. It had been abused, and in high party
times was liable to be abused again.
He argued that the two questions of Juris
diction and guilt went hand in hand, and were
inseparable. If one half the Senate believed
that the court had no jurisdiction, and the
an uied was guilty, and the other half be
lieved there was jurisdiction but the accused
was rot guilty, then not one Senatoi could
vote for couviction. He said that even the
man with the worst character must have the
charges against him fully sustained and the
proof jositivc before he cojld be couvicted.
Ard how mucn stronger it must be to corn let
a man whose character had been Levoud re
proach' No man, he said, can com- inio court with a
lurlirr character thin William W. Belknap.
The law did not couttniplcte a sudleu fill
fit m an upright man to Itecomc a criminal,
and w hocnuld coucenc the sudden transforma
tion of this man from hi, pure and upright
character to the moral monster the prosecu
tion vouM have tnem believe It was not
trje. Hon were the) to be cot to th it belitf '
A.ts there anvlhingin the evidence that war
ranted it' There was nothing i" it uut the
u-tust trash, on which any jury wpu'd render
n verdict nf aiqirt al wi'hout leaving the box.
The receipt ol money b Mr. Belknap as a
present standing byitself wou'd lieasuspi ious
circumstance, but not suflicienlly that clevr
cvidonec that would warrant a conviction
Hut the riippicion is removed by the surround
ing circumstances. Marsh bore in mini that
he 1 ad been told in all ins intercourse never to
talk about a present, lor he had kicked a man
down stairs for iiitiinatin? such a thing. It
was plain that they had told him something
c'sc and acsicned some other reason why this
money w as sent to him.
Mr. Black argued that the offense, if
proven, would have been a
MI-DEMEANOR AND NOT A CRIME.
and that under the law what was a misde
meanor could not be punished as a crime. He
averred tint there was no law which prevented
a public ofheer from receiving a present, anl
that there was no condition of the public con-
mt, t of u w an innoc(.nt matter
. " .. .....
unless mere was a corrupt coutract that made
it wrong If one gave another office, and the
second gave another oflice or gave money,
vi hat of it unless there w as a corrupt prior
tontnrct'
Mr Clay at one time held the Presidency of
the United Stales in his hands and he gave It
tolr. Adams In the face of his almost unani
mous instructions and his own declared con
victions, and Mr. Adams immediately after
made him Secretary of State. Mr. Clay made
the defense that there was no prior under
standing, and Mr. Adams said the same, and
the public gave them credit for the truth of
their propositions. One of the most distin
guished men the country had produced said
lie could not live as-Sccretary ol State in the
city of Washington in the style his tastes dic
tated, and he invited presents Irora his friends
and they made up a purse and gave him $100,
Ol 0. No one ever thought that he accepted a
bnLc. It might, pc rhaps, have been giien
him lor his nobie defence ol the Constitution.
It was a fact as notorious as the battle of
the 'Wilderness or of Petersburg that the
Chief Magistrate of the nation received large
Eiuiis oi money before his election, and
NOM1DT BELIEVES THAT IIE ItEOEIVED A
imiBE,
nor would tl ey make such an imputation
when he appointed several of the donors to
huh offices, and w ould it be sail that the
Secretary of ar had received a bribe be
cause a weent was made to a member of his
iamilj' ile did not tluuk it had been shown
that liencral Belknap rcccivctl a present from
Marsh knowing it to be such, and certainly
nothing more could be claimed.
At4J,"5p m Mr. Black concluded his argu
ment, and thcSrnate at onccwent into ex
ecutive session. The doors w ere opcncel after
a short time spent in executive session, and
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF EEPEESENTATIVES.
Tl e regular order King the call of btatcs a
large number of bills were oilerid, alii tie
re ad ig of each was elemandcei for the purpose
ol consuming the morning I ur Amon the
bills were V e following
By Mr. II Al.r, or Me Bill to regulate elec
tions it. the Tcrriteiries
Bv Mr. HFNDEE, of Vt. Bill mrmlcmen-
taiytothe act to authone the Washington
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Clt aud la-ut Lookout Kail-0-id Comptrn to
extend its luc-. into the city of asluugton.
B Mr. PILRCE, of Mas. Bill grantiug
CMMlESINED OUDN VM.E
to the cit) of Bo-ton, to tie ued in the erec
tion of a monument to Adams and Jefferson.
By Mr. HOKIs,of . Bill to regulate
the I rintiug and distribution of public docu
ment s.
By .Mr LUTTRFLL, of C.-l. Bill for the
pardon of -deserters from the United Sta'cs
armv In lslS.
I udcr the call a large number of priva'e
bills were offered.
Mr 101 NG, of Tenn., moved to suspend
the rules and pass a bill suspending the opera-
tions of the act of August, 1S01, in relation to
lanus soiu icr direct taxes, until itbruary,
177. Passed.
Mr. Kl LLF Y, of Pa , moved to suspend the
rules and pass a bill prov iding for the
COINAGE OT THE SILVEB DOI L lit
oftheLnlted States of the weight of412'f
grain', aud making the same legal tender for
all sums.
The bill was defeated by a vote of IIS yeas
to OS najs two thirds not voting in thealhrm-
a'"c
The vole in detail was as follows
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tV Ulls-es.
Mr. HILL, of Ga., from the Committee o
Ways and Means, reported back Senate bll
ex'ending the time for the redemption of latldi
sold icr direct taxes. Passed..
Mr. COX, of N. T., moved to euspenl the
' Mil., A ., A M.fllldtAII I, , K , 11 t t, l fc A m -
1 U C O UJJU f X-a d K9UIU' 1VU OU.UW1 IblUM, UI. but..
mittees ol the House conducting investigations
to report at any time.
The House, by a. vote of 121 to 77, refused
to susrend the rules,, two thirds not voting
in the affirmative.
Mr. SIT.INciEI!, of 111., moved to snpend
the rules and pass a resolution authorizing a
mh-rosimiltfe of the Committee on Korelin
I Arairs to proceed to New York and take ts
' timony in ic-lation to the Venezuelan mixed
j comrnission.
The House refused to suspend the rules and
' puss the resolution.
Mr. HFNDF.E, o' Vf., Introduced a, bill au
thorizing the Commissioners of the
I DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
to anticipate the revenue until December 1,
18'fi, hv loan or otherwise, to the amount of
$41S,5.')7.(lfi. Passed.
Mr. RICE, of Ohio, offered a resolution di
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to report
within one week the amount of gold coin and
gold bullion, respectively, in the Treasury and
actually owned by the Government, together
with a full account of the gold certificates and
all other obligations payable In gold in tho
Treasury. Adopted.
Mr. WHITE, of Ky., offered a resolution
giving to all soldiers and sailors who were
entitled to bouuty lands a sum of one dollar
per acre in lieu of the lands to which they
would be entitled. Rejected.
Mr LAMAK, of Miss , from the Committee
on the Paeif c Railroad, reported a Senae bill
to extend the time for the completion of the
Northern Pacific railroad.
The House refused to suspend the rules and
take the bill i p.
Mr. CALDW ELL, of Tcnn., offered a reso
lution reciting that the head of each Execu
tive Department of the Ooveinmcnt is an offi
cer of the jieop'c, rcccliius large compensa
tion from the public Treasury, and that his
of! cial duties should occupy hi3 undivided
time and ittention, aul that therefore it is the
sense of the House that the performance by
such officer of the duties of chairman of a
partisan committee in charge of a political
campaign is incompitlble with his official
position, prevents a faithful discharge of his
wholcduty to the 1 ole peop'e; Is at war with
all correct ruies or civil service refoim, anl
challenges public cntuism and coi d-mnition.
Mr.BAKF.lt, of Ii d , inquired it members
of Contrtss should Mt be includcu m the list.
Mr. CON0tl:,of Mich., aid tl.cScrgeant-at-Arms
of the House should be included.
The House refused to pass the resolution
yeas CO, nays SO.
Mr. WHITTIIORNF, of Tcnn , moved to
BU'iiend the rules and pass an order that the
report of the Committee on Naval Affairs and
the testimony taken in relation to allegeel
abuses and frauds in the N ivy Department be
printed, and that it be made a special order
lor Friday next
Mr. GARFIELD hoped no such action would
bo taken until after tho minority had prepared
their retort.
Mr. HARRIS, of Ma , a member of the
Committee on Navjl Affaiis sa'd the repirt
of tl c majority and the testimony taken covers
nearly four thousand printed pages. The re
port was first read to the minority on Tuesday
last, ard seven hours was occupied in the
reading. On Thursday the first printed sheets
of one hundred and sixty pages was presented
to the minority lor examination, it covers tne .
transactions of the Navy Department from I
1 C9 to the present time. The minority had
hi en industrious, but they could not prepare
ti clr minority rciort by Thursday or Friday
LC
J' OARFIELD s?'d it would be unfair to
a put no officer to let the majority report go
out ui less it was accompanied by that of the
minority. They should bjth be printed to
gether. Mr. AVHITTHORNE said the testimony as
taken was not the property of any one mem
ber of the committee. All had an opportunity
ol examining it, and the minority could have
proceeded to make ut their views. They had
had notice of the presentation of the majority
report. lie did not make this motion with a
view of prejudeing the case, and he would dl- !
rect the Public'Printer not to give out a copy '
of the majority report until that of tho ml- i
nonty had been printed.
The motion was rejected by a vote of 111 i
nA.i n. "1 - An l,(,1r. nnf ntlni f tlin '
jlhrinatHe.
TLe House then, at 5 45 p. m., adjourned.
GEEAT BRITAIN.
Extradition Question in the House of Lords.
Le bos, Jul i In the House of Lord
this afternoon Earl Granville called ittention
to tl c extradition question. He said the act of
1S70 could have no effect on the treaty of 1SJ2.
The only advantage derived from Earl
Derby's course wa6 the quest.onablo enjoy
ment of the society of certain American citi
zens until they are arrested for cheating, rob
bing or muidering some one here. lie hoped
the Government w ould soon find an issue from
this dead lock. He also advised remedial
legislation. Earl Derby is now replying.
EVKL IIEHLV'S ARfiUMFNTS
in reply to Farl Granville were similar to
those in the already published corrcspoudenee.
He Eaid negotiations were now going on with
the hoi cs of speedy success. Meanwhile the
(oven mcut is concerting means to tide over
the interval.
'1 1 e I arl of Kimbi riy , Lord Coleridge and
Farl Gray supported Earl Granville. The de
bate was adjourned in consequence of the III
ihes of Lord Cairns, iju. Chancellor, who was
taken suddenly while speaking.
larl Derby's speech concludes- "We shvll
immediately renew the negotiations formerly
interrupted. I think if the negotiation arc
likclv 10 last some time we ought to endeavor
to establish a prov isioial arrangement whieh
will prevent rascals fioni benefiting by falling
out with honest men."
NEW EXTI. IDITIOV TUEATY.
Lomiov, July 2t The Kcuter's Telegram
Companv learustlut Lord Derby and I uitol
States Minister Picrrc'iont have commenced
negotiating a new extradition treaty .
THE AVEMCAN ni-JKER IBKOID.
Iondon, Jul 21 Tho Time publishes a
letter from its correspondent at Rome, un ler
dale of July !, which 6ajs that a well known
banker, named Baldwin, committed suicide by
diouniug in the Tiler. His books show that
his liabilities are $110,000, and his realizable
assets 0,000.
BRIEF TELEOEAMS.
New- Yoiih, July 21 Police Sergemt Jas.
McGiicn, wLo was stabbed last week by a
thief whom he had arrested, d.cd to night in
Bellcvuc hospital.
Nmv Yoi.k. July 21. Two hunlred em
ployees of Bannister A, SIckenor, shoe manu
facturers of Newark, struck to-day against a
reduction of wages.
Fun iDELrrtiA, July 21. The 71st regiment,
New York State National Guard, arrived here
to-day. Thiy were received by a detachment
of the 2d Pennsylvania regiment and escorted
to tho Atlas hotel, which will be their head
quarters while in this city .
Fout Momioe, Va., July 2t. Orders have
been received by Gen. Barry to get in readiness
one hundred recruits, which were attached to
the artillery school for Instruction in May last.
They will be assigned to other batteries now
under orders for the West. ,
New York, July 24. Ye terday afternoon
a tornado swept over Rockaway Beach, the
like of which has not been known there for
thirty years. Several steamboats lying at the
wharves were more or lees damaged, and some
of the restaurants were unroofed. No loss of
life Isjreported.
PniLAiiELiuiA, Jul 24. At 11 o'clock this
morning the Cincinnati Light Guard arrived
at their p'ace of encampment near the Exhi
1 ition grounds, bavin? marched the entire dis
tance from Cincinnati to this city, the time oc
cupied en rjnlr being twenty nine days They
will remain here about three weeks.
Havvm, July 24. Advices from St.
Thomas, under dctc of tho 17th Instant, rc
jwrt business there as exceedingly dull.
American silver is quoted at eight percent,
discount as against gold. St. Domingo ad
vices are to the effect that everything is qutct
at that place. The tobacco ciop is Just begin
ning to come in, and will be small. The mar
ket oi ened at fair prices.
CABLE FLASHES.
Vekaili i s, July 31. Many of the Sena
tors belonging to the party of the Right seem
disposed to push the campaign against the
Chamber of Deputies. A large party In the
Senate appear Inclined to reject the municipal
bill.
Belohadf, July 24. The staff has decided
that Gen. Tchernayeff shall abandon Ak
Pal ark a and Bablnsglava. and therefore all
the positions hitherto held which could be
easily taken by Abdul Kcrim. The story of
the insult to the Austrian Consul General here
is denied.
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CUBTEH'S LAST CONTEST.
Scenes and Incident! on the Battle-Field.
The Sioux reservation covers the southwest
ern part of Dakota Territory, extending about
100 miles north and south and 110 or 115 miles
cast and west, the Missouri river running
through it from north to southeast. The Sioux
nation is composed of different, more or less
powerful, tribes, among which the tribes of
Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, Crazy Horse and
Sitting Bull occupy the principal places, tho
la6t one outnumbering the other ones. By
treaty of April 20, '6S, Baid reservation, eover
iDg the greatest part of the so-called Black
Hills, was ceded to the different Sioux tribes.
Some of the Sioux tribes stayed constantly on
the reservation, getting their rations and sup
plies from the Government. Some other
tribes, however, especially Sitting Bull's, did
not respect the treaties, frequently bringing
annoyance to and making raids on the white
settlements In the adjoining countries.
The apprehension of paying deposits of pre
cious metals in the Black Hills made tho
United States Government try to treat with
the Sioux chiefs, especially with Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail, for the sale of that part of
their reservation where the influx of whites
and miners could be expected. These negotia
tions, however, failed and only a part of the
Sioux hunting grounds north from the Platte
river was purchased by the Government for a
relatively trifling sum of money. The Govern
ment, not having made any treaties with Sit
ting Bull, Crazy Horse and some other Sioux
chiefs, expected, however, that the latter
would consider themselves as comprised in the
treaties, and wanted them to act accordingly.
Sitting Bull never has been a friendly Indian;
almost alw ays he and his tribe were away from
the reservation, making depredations to the
right and to the left.
In December last car the Department of the
Interior, seeing that all kinds of treaties and
peace commissions would fail to bring Sitting
Bull to terms, invoked the aid of the War De
partment, In order to establish by force that
w hieh could not be reached by milder means. A
military force, which we will describe after
wards, was oriranized, and a general plan of
campaign established. Nevertheless all hope
for a peaceable solution was not given up yet.
Some six or seven weeks ago a resolution,
strongly indorsed by President Grant, passed
the Senate to send another commission to the
hostile Sioux. Till yet. however, this resolu
tion (ailed to pass the House ol Representa
tives. Had a prompt action been taken by
said body the latest disasters of the scene of
war might have been avoided, and many val
uable lives spared.
In a couple of lines we wish to attract at
tention to the fact that fighting an Indian
force, so numerous as Sitting Bull's tribe,
is no miniature task. Freely we may accept
that In the beginning of June the different
Sioux, reinforced by some ot the Arapahoe and
Cheyenne tribes, numbered between three and
four thousand warriors, well mounted and
well equipped. The difficulty for our troops
to defeat the enemy w ill be noticed when w c
consider the three follow ins- advantages w hieh
the! Indians have over the United States army
detailed to fight them.
First, the thorough knowledge of the to
pograpby of the scene of war, especially of the
cllflcrent practicable passages anl trails,
ravines, fords and places of retreat; second,
the natural disposition of the Indian pony in
regard to feed, climate and endurance; and,
third, the superiority of their armament In
fighting cavalry troops, the Sioux, being for
the greatest part provided with breach-loading
Winchester rifles versus the Winfield car
bine of our cavalry, range and celerity of
shots being so much in favor of the former.
Heavy and often long trains of supplies fol
lowing in the rear of our columns make it
sometimes difficult to move with the necessary
speed in order to overtake an enemy, who,
lighter and without encumbrance, escape
whenever his chances arc unfavorable.
AVe publish to-day a map of the operations
against the hostile Sioux. The plan of these
operations may Le briefly stated. Kuowing
the character of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and
their followers, and the great extent of terri
tory in which by rapid movements they could
find an asylum and escape the chastisement of
any one Isolated column, the military authori
ties decided on sending three columns against
them, converging at the valleys of the higher
Rosebud, the Big Horn and the Little Big
Horn, lying between the Big Horn mountains
and the Yellowstone river, and embrac
ing about ten thousand square miles. These
valleys afforded food for the ponies of the
Sioux, being rich with verdure and well
watered, and holding abundance of game to
maintain themselves, while tho many "di
vides" or mountain ridges the Big Horn, the
Chetlsh or Wolf mountains, the Rosebud
mountains, and the minor water-sheds between
the numerous creeks that feed the rivers
named gave to the Indians a series of de
tached forts, so to speak, from which cavalry
would find it difficult, If not impossible, to dis
lodge them. To effect their disiodgement from
any ore of these positions would require the
cavalry to operate dismounted, and an old
ruse ot Sitting Bull Is to send a detached por
tion of his band to "stampede" the horses
urder such circumstances. Tbc6e facts pre
scrited the composition and armament of such
column, as well as dictated Its strength.
Gens.Tcrry.Crook and Gibbon were appointed
to command these columns, each of which con
sisted on an averaec of from 1,200 to 1,500
men. Fort Fctterman, Wyoming; Fort Lin
coln, Dakota, and Fort Ellis, Montana, were
(elected as the base of its respective column
the first for Crook, the second for Terry, and
the last for Gibbon. On the accompanying
map the operations of Terry and Custer are
indicated by a dotted line, those of Crook
by a broken lice, and of Gibbon by a broken
and ffttA.Y Una 'Pnl.tn-. .tin In.. .In., n .1.
"i'U uikfccu lint, aanlUK lUE JUUtklUU Ui CUD I
Big Horn with the Yellowstone as a point of
THE LITTLE BIG
concentration for these columns, Crook would
have about 320 miles, Gibbon 160 miles and
Terry about 300 miles to march, taking, on an
average of twenty miles for a fair day's unln
tenuptcd march, Crook sixteen, Gibbon nine
and Terry seventeen days to reach the Union
of the -Big nom and Yellowstone; Crook
moving from Fettcrman, along the Salt river,
to Fort Reno, thence northwest, crossing Crazy
Woman creek, Clear Fork and the other
streams of the Powder river that rise in the
southeastern part of the Big Horn mountains,
thence along the valley of the Little Big Horn
until tiat riv r unites with the Big Horn,
thirty five miles Irom the junction of the latter
with the Yellowstone; Gibbon, moving from
Fort Ellis east along the valley of the Yellon
storc, and Terry, starting from Fort Lincoln,
marching along the valley or Heart rivernearly
due West, crossing the Big Knife and the Lit
tle Missouri rivers and striking ou the Yellow
stone where it Is joined by the Powder river, a
distance of onciundred and twenty miles from
the Junction or the Big Horn with the Yellow
stone. The position of the Indians, while
these columns were moving and closing them
in a net, seems, from the reports of Crook's
scouts and Major Reno's scouting party, to
have bem on the Rosebud river, near the Yel
lowstone; and knowing that Gibbon and Terry
would soon concentrate there they decided to
march on Crook and attack him before the ar
rival oi the other columns, hoping, by their
superior numbers, to annihilate him. Assuming
the Indian position, then, to be the Rosebud on
June 11, Crook was on that date camped on
the eastern bate of Cloud Peak, near Fort Phil
Kearney, and one hundred and forty-five miles
from theTillageof Sitting Bull. Gibbon on the
same date appears to be at the mouth of the
Rosebud, with parties well advanced towards
Terry, who had left Fort Lincoln May 17, and
on May P0 was on the Little Wisconsin riv er,
the middle point between Fort Lincoln and the
junction of the Powder river with the Yellow
stone, and June 11 must be near the mouth of
the Powder river. On June 15 Crook was on
the junction of Goose creek with the Tongue
rijer, the Sioux moving in the interval up along
the Rosebud, while Gibbon and Terry were on
the Yellowstone, near the Rosebud and Powder
riv ers. Acting on infc rmatlon from his scouts,
Crook learned that the Sioux were then in the
valley of the Rosebud, three das march from
him, aud advanced, crossing the Tongue river,
having the Chctish mountains on his right,the
RoscLud mountains ou his left, and moving
down the valley of the Rosebud, where, on
June 17, he meets Sitting Bull and Crazy
Horse and their band, and engaged them. The
result of this fight is already before the public.
Gibbcn, Terry and Custer on June 17 were on
the Yellowstone, between its junction with the
Rosebud and Powder rivers. Terry and Custer
were four days' march down the Yellowstone
frcm the mouth of the Rosebud. Crook re
treated back on his old line of advance, and
en the 21st of June we find him camped ou
Goose creek, at the northern foot of the Big
norn mountains. Terry, Custer and Gibbon on
June 21 were at the mouth of the Rosebud.
Sitting Bull seeing their united columns in his
rear abandoned his position on the Rosebud,
and mov ing over the Divide, struck into the
valley of the Little Big Horn. Juae 21, Cus
ter with his regiment moved up along tho
Rosebud, and soon struck the trail of Sitting
Bull when the latter was "going for" Crook.
On June 24 Custer was in the valley of the
Rosebud, where its right fork joins, and about
fifteen miles from the Crook's battleground of
June 17. Terry and Gibbon while Custer was
marching up the Rosebud to Its forks had
moved up the Ycllon stone, and ontha same date
(June 24) they were at tho mouth of the Big
Horn, and commencing marching up that
river, in accordance with the plan of opera
tlons, the understanding being that Terry and
Gibbon would be at the junction of the Little
Big Horn with the Big Horn on June 2G. On
June 25 Custer moved ov er the Divide to the
Little Big Horn, and at a point twenty miles
from its mouth, -where Terry and Gibbon, with
a strong column, were to be on the next day,
Custer engaged the Sioux, and he with his
officers and men were killed. In the mean
time Terry and GIbbou were advancing along
the Big Horn, and on the appointed day
w ere at tha mouth of the Little Big Horn,
June 20, and on June 27 had moved
a'ong that river, over the battle ground
of Custer and the gallant Seventh aud
relieved Reno and his band ofheroes from the
siege of Sitting Bull. At the time Custer
charged the Sioux he was about 70 miles from
Crook's camp and 35 miles from the head of
Terry and Gibbon's advancing column. Oh,
for one day's delay, and then Terry and Gib
ton were down on Sitting Bull's left, and
Custer, with his gallant lads, taking him in
right and front but fate willed otherwise, and
many a gallant young life went out in blood
on the banks ol the memorable Little Big
Horn.
Since the action of June 25 the withdrawal
of Gibbon and Terry to the mouth of the Big
Horn leav ea the reservation open to Sitting
Bull's forces, and no doubt, over a line of 135
miles, (the distance between the positions at
present held by Crook and Gibbon and Tirry,)
the Sioux have cv cry facility to pass securely,
to enter their reservation, and, thanks to the
peace policy and civic system, to obtain fresh
supplies of food, ammunition and arms, and
bracing themselves afresh go on the w ar-path
again. When w ill Congress recognize Its true
duty, and abandon its criminal Quaker policy,
is a question that fills the minds of the nation.
Will not one Custer massacre satisfy them, or
is this the system by Trlilch the ex-Confederate
House intends to reduce the army !
Concert and Excursion by Moonlight.
The Lyceum Bureau offer an extra induce
ment for public patronage this w eek. A grand
vocal concert by the choir of St. Paul's Eng
lish Lutheran church, assisted by some of our
best vocalists, will be given on Wednesday
evening, and from what we have been In
formed, we are confident that thoso who go on
this excursion will secure a rare treat In addi
tion to that usually offered by the Bureau.
The Mary Washington leaves Seventh-street
-wharf at 6.45 and returns at 11 p. m. Tickets,
SO cents.
HOkN BATTLES GROUND
CURRENT CAPITAL TOPICS.
Against the Soft-Money Fellows.
The early part of tho day yesterday was
spent iu reading hills In order to keep out soft
money resolutions.
The Investigation of Judge Wylie.
The committee Investigating tho judicial
conductor Judge 'Wylle met asrain yesteiday
and examined two witnesses. The testimony
was unimportant. The case is now ready for
argument.
First National Bank.
The Comptroller of the Currency iias de
clared a fifth and final dividend of 25 per cent.
In favor of the creditors of the First National
Bank of Washineton, D. C, making in all
dividends amounting to 100 per cent.
The Bounty BilL
Senator Logan, who has charge of the bill
for the equalization of bounties of those who
served In the late war for the preservation of
the Union, expects to have it fully considered
by the Senate before final adjournment. It
w ent over from yesterday as unfinished busi
ness. The Internal Bevenuo Commissionership.
The Commissionership of Internal Revenue
was yesterday tendered to Hon. Clinton Mac
Dougall, of New York, Representative from
the Auburn district. He was undecided last
night whether or not to accept, but will prob
ably accept.
The Internal Bevenne Bill.
Several business men are now in the city
looking after their interests in the internal
revenue bill, which was made the special
order in .the House for consideration last
Saturday. They have all come to the conclu
sion that the bill will not be called up for ac
tiop at this session.
Qnintius Lamar on the Defensive
Mr. Lucius Quintlus Curtius Lamar, the
Banditti's Senator from Mississippi, yesterday
cried loudly, with a copy of the N ition vl
REr-LnLicAN in his hand, for the privilege of a
personal explanation. The nonse refused to
hear him, and he eat down quite discomfited.
He has a long speech prepared in reply to
Hamburg Cox, and expects to get it off this
week.
Financial.
The receipts from internal revenue yester
day were $534,30034; from customs, J1S0.023.
05. The balances in the Treasury at the close of
business on Saturday were as follows: Cur
rency, $11 ,S1C,474.C3; special deposit of legal
tenders for redemption of certificates of de
posit, $33,970,000; coin, S61.1r3,S23.4'i; in
cluding coin certificates, $30,202,100; outstand
ing legal tenders, $3C0,772,234.
The Navalilnvestigation.
Chairman Whitthorne was yesterday beaten
in the House on a proposition to present the
majority report from the committee and bury
a proposition to Impeach Secretary Robeson in
the Judiciary Committee till next session.
The Republicans are ready at any time to vote
squarely on a proposition to impeach tho Sec
retary, but do not propose to allow his charac
ter to be smirched by what Is intended as a
Democratic campaign document, and Secre
tary Robeson is willing at any time to stand
trial.
The Appropriation Bills.
No meeting of the conference committee ou
the legislative, executive and judicial appro
priation bill was held yesterday, owing to the
absence of Senator Allison and Representative
Kasson. Nothing definite has yet been agreed
upon In connection with the Jjtll. A variety
of propositions have been made and discussed,
but no conclusion ou any or them has been
reached. Thejndications are that tho salaries
or Government clerks will be left undisturbed,
and that the force iu the executive offices will
be reduced somewhat, but not so much as is
contemplated by the House bill.
The other bills stand the same as they did
on Saturday, but the conference committees
will finish them up rapidly as soon as the
Belknap impeachment trial is coneluded.
The Silver Dollar and the Resumption Ques
tion in Congress.
The Landers proposition to make a silver
dollar to be a full legal tender was voted out
in the conference committee that resulted in
perfecting the fifty million dollar bill. It was
brought up anew, and some how or other is In
such a condition that it can be brought up in
the Ilciisc by a majority.
There is another, the Bland bill from the
Committee on Mines and Minin?, on tho cal
endar in the Committee of the Whole that can
be brought out at any time. Tho principal
point in both these bills Is to make the silver
dollar a full legal tender as It always was
prior to 1873, and it is probable that there will
be music over one or both or them before the
end of the week. The defeat of Mr. Kelly's
proposition yesterday by only seven less than
a two-thirds vote In its favor, shows that a
majority of the House Is actually in favor of
passing such a bill.
The Committee on Bankiog and Currency
yesterday failed to do anything with regard to
the resumption act. Mr. Gibson continues to
vote with the Republicans against repeal, and
Mr. Scott Wikc is in sympathy with the Re
publicans in the matter, but says he will re
luctantly yield to the repeal or the date only
of the resumption act. Even this he Is not
disposed to do, because he fears that if a bill
or the kind should be brought before the
House that body would pass a total repeal.
In view of this, strong efforts are making to
get up the Landers or the Bland silver-dollar
bills and past one of them, in order that they
can tack on to it a bill repealing the resump
tion act. It is not the wish of the Democracy
that either of these bills should pass, but they
say they want to carry out the instructions
contained in the St. Louis platform and put
the House on record, leaving the bills to go
over until next session in the hands of the Sen
ate. Z
Military in Charge of Agencies.
The Indian Commissioner has given Instruc
tions to the Indian agents at the Red Cloud
and Spotted Tall reservations to turn over the
agencies to the military authorities, the Red
Cloud agency being placed In charge of tho
officer in command of Camp Robinson, and
the Spotted Tail reservation to the officer com
manding at Camp Sheridan. This was deemed
necessary in consequence of the pending diffi
culties, and to preclude the possibility of a
disagreement between the military and civil
authorities.
The Sioux-Camn-ugn.
The following dispatches were received Sun
day evening:
Chicago, July S3, 1576.
To Gin. If. T. Sherman:
The following dispatch from Gen. Crook is
transmitted for your information. General
Merrittwill reach Gen. Crook's camp on Au
gust 1 with ten companies of cavalry instead
of eight as first contemplated.. General Terry
has mov ed his depot from north of Powder
river to Big Horn or Rosebud, and has notified
me or his intention to form a junction with
Crook. P. H. Suehidiv,
Lieutenant General.
HEiDo.rir.TERS Bio Horv and Yellow-vto-ne
ExriDiTiov, Camp on Goose Creek,
Wyoming, July 10, (via Fort. Fettcrman,
Wyoming, 22.) c7nriiJ Shcrulin, Chicago.
I send in courier to-day to carry in duplicates
of my dispatch to General Merntt, for fear
the originals may not have reached their des
tination. I send a courier to General Terry
to-night to inform him that I will co-operate
with him and where to find me; also giving
what information I hav c in regard to the In
dians. My intention is to mive out after the
hostiles as soon as Merntt gets here with the
5th, and shall not probably send in any other
courier unless something special should occur
requiring me to do so. I am getting anxious
about Merrill's ability to reach me soon, as
the grass is gettlnc very dry, anil the Indians
are liable to burn it any day. Geo. Crook,
Brig. General.
Practical Economy.
It Is easy to cry "stop thief"' There are
none so ready to shout It out as the thieves
themselves, when by so doing they conceive
that public attention may thereby be diverted
from their own depredations and from them
selves as the depredators to a suspicion or in
nocent parties. Perhaps this fact has never
been so well Illustrated as by the recent whole
sale charges of thelt which have been made by
the investigating committees of the ex-Confederate
Democrats of the present House
against the Republican party. It Is not neces
sary to particularize here any of those charges.
The country is full of them, and they have
been put forth by ex rebels who even now
have their gripe upon the throat and the purso
of the nation with one hand, and are stretch
ing forth the other to grasp the sword that
they may seize tha supreme power by violence.
Knowing that these charges are fabricated and
published by such men, who have stol-n Into
Congressional seats under the guise of loyalty
in order to the more effectually tarry out their I
machinations, It is surprising that any North-
cm Republicans should be deceived by their
cry of "stop thieri" But there are a tew such,
and they should examine the following state
ment prepared under the direction of Assistant
Secretary Conant, from the books of the Treas
ury, show ing tho pro rata loss under the seve
ral Administrations from Jackson's to Grant's
inclusive by defalcations or public officers.
It shows the gross loss or percentage of loss
upon the receipts and expenditures combined
on each $1,000.
Administration. Gross Loss per $1,000.
Jackson , $10 ao
Van lluren 21 15
Harrison and Tyler 10 s;
Polk 8 54
Taylor and Fillmore 7 64
Pierce 5.S1
Buchanan 8 M
Lincoln, (first term) 1 41
Lincoln and Johnson if
Grant, (first term) 40
Grunt, (second term) -3
It should be borne In mind that antecedent
lo the war of the rebellion the number of dis
bursing officers was less than hair the number
on duty during the war, and many less than
the number since the war. The percentage
or los would naturally increase with the
number or disbursing agents, as the chance
for loss by accident or defalcation is or course
greatir. On the direct contrary the Repub
lican administrations have, by guarded ap
pointments and continually improv ed systems
in adjusting and promptly settling the money
acconnts in the Treasury Department, been
able to as continuously leduce the pro ralt
loss, and almost perfect plans to recover all
loss except that caused by accident.
The foregoing statement is brought down to
the present time, and, ot course, includes all
outstanding accounts in course of collection
against defaulting officers and their bondsmen,
considerable portions of which will no doubt
be realized, still further reducing the rate of
Iocs by the Republicans. Let the rebels shout,
but don't be deceived by them.
A Man Shot Four Times.
Cincinnati, July 24. At Warsaw, Ky.,
last night Rube Spencer was shot four times
by John Holton, and the latter was cut by
Spencer in the side, face, neck and breast.
Spencer cannot live and Holton's recovery
is doubtful. The cause of the quarrel is un
known. The Vessel Riggers.
Philadelphia, July 34. The journeymen
vessel riggers struck to-day against the pro
posed reduction of wages from $3.50 to S3 per
day, and nearly all the shops along the wharves
were deserted.
A CLOUD-BURST.
! M1EK WW ARE MOffXED
AND h CAMP OF ITALIANS LOST
PEEIGHT THADTS FATAL PLUNGE
THREE HEX BURIED I.Y THE RUIJTS
A MAN SHOT FOUR TIMES
PB0GBESS OF THE TUBXTSH WAB-
TURKEY.
Heavy Losses at Isvor.
MAN'cnrsTEB, July 24. The GuanUan has
a special dispatch from its special correspond
ent at Kalafata, a walled townon the Danube,
nearly opposite Widdin, dated Saturday, say
ing: "1 have just retun-cd from Isvor. Tho
Turks are unable to take the offensive until
reinforced, but they have a sufficient number
of troops to hold their positions and repulsa
the Servian attacks. The total Turkish losses
for the past ten days are 300 killed and SCO
wounded. The Servians lost fully 2,500, with,
five cannon.
THE POKTE'S FORCES ROUTED.
Belgrade, July 24. An official dispatch
says ihe Turks attacked on the 21st instant a
Servian redoubt at Little Zwardick, which
commands the Turkish bank or the Drina
and renders communication difficult between
Bclina and Great Zwardick. They were re
pulsed. The Turks were also routed on the
22d instant on the TImok river, near Rayit
nitza. TALK OP AX ARVHSTICE.
Lon-don-, July 25. The Standard' Bel
grade dispatch says nothing can be mora
striking than the determined attitude or tho
population here and at Vienna in consequence
of the Austrian remonstrances. The Prince of
Montenegro has released all the South Dal
matians who joine d his army.
A Vienna dispatch, dated Monday evening,
says it is rumored that Genera Schernayeff Ta
an interview with Pnnce Milan mentioned tha
advisability of an armistice. An Alexandria,
dispatch says 2,000 troops started for Salonica,
on fcunday, and 1,200 on Monday.
A Parat-Jin special says: Gen. Tchernayeff
returned to the fronton Sunday afternoon.
The Belgrade correspondent or the Xaes as
serts that the Servians are not losing erotund.
Their delay is no sign or weakness. The Ser
vians are gaining recruits faster than tha
Turks.
The Petersburg Golos (Ministerial organ)
expects that a conference of the Powers, which
was determined upon at Reichstadt, will ba
held shortly.
The Standard'! Vienna dispatch says: The
Hungarian authorities have embargoed tha
Krupp guns and the munitions for them which
were en route to Roumania.
ATROCITIES IX BULGARIA.
Paris, July 24. The Figaro publishes a
dispatch from Constantinople, which says that
the atrocities In Bulgaria continue, and that
numerous PashI Bazaaks are arriving In that
country from Asia. The Sultan's health is
unimproved.
INTRIXGEMEXT OP XECTRALITT.
Lovdov, July 25 The Te'egrapVt Vienna
special says: "It is asserted that Austria has
demanded Immediate satisfaction because of
Infringements of neutrality by a Turkish man-of-war
at Klek.
WBESTXTHO MATCH.
Baser Beaten After a Sharp Straggle.
Biltimore, July 21. The conlcst'between
Threbaud Bauer, the Frenchman, and Wm.
Miller, an Englishman, for the championship
and $1,000, came off to-night at Ford's opera
house, before an audience estimated at 3,000
persons. Both men were in excellent condi
tion. The first round was finished by Bauer
throwing Jliller; time, 5S minutes. The sec
ond round was called at 9 4 p. m. Miller
seized Bauer by the neck and, alter a struggle
of four minutes, forced him to the floor, gain
ingthe round. The third and last round was
called at 10 o'clock. Miller, after several
feints, again g'rasped Bauer by the neck, and
after a fierce strusgle of fourteen minutes suc
ceeded In landing Bauer on the floor and win
ning the match. Bauer was the favorite at
the lommcneement or the wrestle.
A FATAL CL0DD-BUKST.
Thirteen Chinamen Lost in the Dolnge.
San Francisco, July 24. A dispatch from
Eureka says about 9 o'clock last night a c'ouel
burst on Diamond Range mountains, thirteen
miles east of here, which resulted in the death
of thirteen Chinese wood choppers and proba
bly a large number of Italians camped in tho
canon getting out timber. The Italians were
camped a short distance above, and as no trace
can be found of them, it is feared they all
perished.
Five More Watery Graves.
Cincinnati, July 24. A special from St.
Joseph, Mo., gives the following: James Cros3,
with a party of five girls, was boiling on tha
lake near the city, yesterday, (Sunday,) when
one of the girls, reaching to get a water lily,
tipped the boat over. Before assistance could
reach them the whole party, except Cros, wa3
drowned. Their ages ranged from seven to
sixteen. They were all Germans. Their
names were Miss Julia Y'etter, Miss Kratts,
Miss Seitz, Miss Cross and Miss Selmnacr.
Buried Under a Pile of Freight Cars.
Green- River, Wvoviino, July 21. A
freight train bound East that left here at 12
o'clock to-day run into a wash-out one mile
east of tic Point of Rocks and killed Michael
MeQuinn, engineer; Wm. Leab, fireman, and a
machinist from here named J. Plunke't that
was on the engine. The men are under the
engine, and fourteen or fifteen freight cars are
piled on top of the engine.
Funeral of Thoso Lost in the Bay.
New YoRK,July 24. The funerals of Com
modore and Mrs. Garner and Frost Thorne,
vict-ms of the Mohawk disaster, took place
this afternoon from the Garner mansion, at
New B rich ton, Staten Island. There was 3
large attendance of friends and members of
yachting clubs present. The remains of de
ceased were Interred in Greenwood cemetery.
Flood is Louisiana.
SnREvrrop.T, Li., July 25. The river ha
falleu two Inches at Carolina Bluff. The fall
should reach here to-morrow. No material
damage to crops along the river, but from tha
raft to Fulton the destruction is very great.
The damage to the cotton crop by the late
food In Upper river is estimated at twenty
thousand bales.
Confirmations.
The Senate, in executive session, yesterday
confirmed the nomination of George F.Talbot,
to be Solicitor of the Treasury Department,
vice Bluford Wilson, re-igned, and Edwin 3.
Whittier, postmaster at Evanston, Wyoming.
Thomas J. Brady, of Ind., Second Assistant
Postmaster General. Mason Brayman, of
Wis , Governor or Idaho Territory, vice Thos.
W. Bennett, withdrawn. Wm. C. Spruance,
United States attorney for the district of Del
aware. Wm. T. Wright, consul at Santos,.
Brazil. Thos. B. Shannon, of California, col
lector of customs for the district of San Fran
cisco. Also, the following postmasters: Jos.
S. Dunning, South Norwalk, Conn.; Ezra
Spragne, New Haven, Conn.; Benj. Owar,
Iowa City, Iowa.
Naval promotions Lieutenant Commanders.
Louis Kenipff, S. W. Nichols, F. J. Higdnson
and George W. Sumner to be commanders.
Masters N. J. Patch, Thomas S. Phelps, Kirt
Rohrer, John A. Nickels and Clinton R. Cortes
to be lieutenant commanders. Ensigns F. H.
Lc Favor, Chas. A. Fo-ter, Wm. E. Sewell,
Henry MeCrea and James M. Wight to be
masters. Assistant Engineer Wm. S. Moore
to be a passed assistant engineer. Commo
dore John W. Livincston, now on the retlriil
list, to be a rear admiial ou tho retired list.
Army Also, the following for appointment by
t-ansfer to the Seventh cavalry: Second Leu.
tenants Wm. W. Rob nson.jr., Daniel C. Pair
son, Chas. B. Sclotleld, Geo. F. Chase, John
W. Wilkenson, Ezra B. Fuller, Geo. O. Eaton,
Edwin P. Nordrus, John C.Gresham, Hugh L.
Scott, L. S. McCormick and Albert J.RusjeUj
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