Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-28

been Handsomely renovated for the season. and
is, altogether, hotel that the city NAV be
proud OF.
STILL SHIRKIYG.- Despite the Official Motif
cation BY the Paving Commission Secretary
De 'ano. Mayor Emery and Gen. AAehler) TO the
raiho cad company, that " the pavement now in
progress of construction by the company Is
not satisfactory to the Commission, and they
require that ia Ali respects it should rea-
soHably conform to that which has been
adopted for the residue of the ayonue -
the company IS to-day continuing to relay the
cobblestone on their tracks between % and 81
streets. Three men, with pipes in their mouths
are Suatted at the work, while a fourth (also
with pipe in nouth) wheels the familiar cobble-
stone; the whole operation presenting a At
emblem and pOrtraiture of the niggarllv, OH
togyish, bPhind-the-tiwe spirit that amin ga
the company in refusing to DO their
Tait of the work OF impIovc mel.
These gentlemen are making princely fortunes
out OF their franchise and can afford TO paw
their president an annual salary of $1,000.
with superb suite OF rooms at Wizards and
other ncidentals; bat when the great thorough
fare Is TO be paved upon which they hold this
valuable franchise, instead OF cooperating
with the heavily taxed citizens TO make the
Improvement uniform, they hubble ABOUT the
law, sbirk their part, and set three men at work
with a wheelbaTrow RELAXING the abomnsble
cObble-stone as their c0ntI ibution 10 the work
OF progress now going on in Washington.
Well. if they, choose TO lay the cobble-stOne,
80 be 1t; but il must come up again.
Army OIDKEs.-Capt. Charles Il. Phillips,
Engineer Corps, has been relieved from duty
upon the staff OF the commanding general De-
paIiment of Missouri, and ordered to report TO
Maj. Craighill, at Baltimore, sd. Ist I.ieut.
H. Ernest Ruhner. has been relieved from duty
under Maj. Comstock, and ordered to Fort
LeavenwoTth Kansas. TO report to the comman-
ding general Department of Missouri. Capt
Henry DE L. Clay, ist. Lieuts. John A Boda-
mer and Denis Caroln, have been honorabiv
discharged the service under the new army bill.
NAVAL OEDREs To-DAY.-Lieut. Commander
z. r. Harrington ordered TO the California
Passed Assistant Paymaster j. .. Barton Or
dered to the Nipsic. Commander Earl English
detached from the command OF the Delaware
ane placed on waiting orders. Lieut.. Com
manders, Francis Morris, IL. ID. Evans, e.. NJ
Shoemaker, o. A. Bachelor, Henry Il. Robe
son and e. +. Schmitz. Lieut.. Royal b. Brad
Surgeon Henry s. Pitkin. Assistant Surgeon
Adam Traw, Chaplain f. G. Bittinger, Chief
Engineer stephen ID. Hilbert, First Assistant
Engineer X. III. Gunnell, Second Assistant
Engineers d. +. Bingham aud W. II. Harris
Boatswain John McCaffery, Gunner George
Siyian, Carpenter Joseph Z. Cox, and
Sailnisker ID. g. Brayt0n, detached from the
Delaware and placed on waiting orders
Paymaster A. H. Gilman, detached from the
Delaware and ordered to settle his accounts
Commander Francis A. Roe, detached from
duty ~ chief of STAFF of the Asiatic Get and
placed on waiting orders. Passed Assistant
Paymaster u. Porter Loomis. detached from
the Nipsic and ordered to settle his account
Capt. John nj. B. Clitz, detached from the New
York navy yard, and ordered to command the
California Lieut.. Commander John McFar-
land, detached from the receiying-s ship Polo
mac and ordered to the California. Lieut. Com
msnder Il. NJ. Shepard, detached from the Mich
igan and ordered to the California. Lieut. r. Il.
Peck, detached from duty at jefferson Barracks,
Mo-, and ordered to the California. Surgeon
John ). Kitchen, detached from the Board of
Examining Surgeons and ordered to the Cali