Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-07

INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
,ource to-day were 500 1904
THE CABINET met at noon to-day. Secretaries
Fish, Robson and Postmaster General CreSs-
well were absent, through the former was rep
resented by Assistant Secretary Hunter.
THE SENATE FINANCE CoNMITTEE.-Messrs.
Sherman, Scott, and Bayard are the only three
members OF the Senate Finance Committee in
town, consequently there was no quorum presen.
at the meeting this morning. Senator Wright
is expected here tomorrow.
bound FOR EURoPE-Rear Admiral Alden,
in command Of the European feet, will leave
here on Friday night, with General Sherman,
Colonel Audenreid and Lieutenant Grant, for
New York, where they will join the Wabash
and leave that port on saturday for Madeira.
NAVAL OFFICERS TRANSFKRRED.-Lieu-
tenant Commander James ID. Graham has been
ordered to the Naval Observatory in this city.
Master T. b. NJ. Mason has been ordered to the
Photographic Office. Medical Director John
). NJ essersmith has been ordered TO duty a
member OF the Examining Board at Phila-
delphia.
A BOARD OF ARMY OFFICERS, to consist of
Surgeon General Barnes, Col. Robert Allen,
Assistant Quartermaster General, Col. L. G..
Pitcher, LIST infantry, Major o. A. Mack, LIST in
fantry, and Major s. V. Benet, Ordnance De
partment, will assemble at the War Department.
at noon to- morrow, to examine and report upon
samples OF infantry equipments submitted for
inspection BY the Quartermaster General.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. j. w. Marshall, First As
sistant Postmaster General, has gone home to
New Jersey 10 vote. Senator Pool has re-
turned 10 North Carolina. MIR. David KEEL
lett; of the Census Office, has resigned, to accept
the clerkship OF the Congressional Committee on
Revolutionary Claims. Hon. j. NJ. Ash
ley, Ohio; Gov. W. l.. Sharkey, Mississippi, and
GRupral - A at he
House.
FINAL DECISION ON THE SIBLEY TINT CASE
The Supreme Court of The United States yester-
day rendered decision in the Sibley patent tent
case affirming the judgment of the Court of
Claims, awarding Burns, the plaintiff, judgment
for the use by the government OF the Sibley
tent. The War Department, ii will be remem-
bered, refused TO pay on the ground that the
payment would be a violation OF the army regu-
lations. The court ruled that the contract was
valid and payment must be made.
POSTAL APPoINTMENTs.-Albert jerks, OF
Chicago, H., a clerk on the cars between Chi
cago and Iowa City, Iowa, with pay at the rate
of S1,2cO per annum. Herbert o. Kennedy,
postal clerk, transferred from Crestline to Gin
cinnat to the route from Cleveland to Indian
apolis, at $1,000 per annum. T. j. Tilton, o.
Mount Vernon, Ohio, appointed route agent
Kennedy, transferred. p. r. Hambrick ap-
pointed a railway postal clerk on the cars be-
tween Washington, ID. G., and Weldon, n. c., at
81 eco per annum.
THE COSBY Washington correspondent of
Ous Society says that an event rare and interest
ing viii occur in Washington before the gay
season that we are expecting shall have closed.
Miss Bertha Gerolt is the guest of ex-Mayor
and Mrs. Berret, who are occupy ing house on
street, in Co-coran Row, until their own resi-
dence is completed. IL will be remembered that
Baron Gerolt, so long Minister from Prussia to
the United States, was recalled by his govern
ment last spring His younger daughter was
married at that time to Mr.. Rangabe, Charge
d'Afaires from Greece to our country. The
elder daughter had determined, TO the great dis
fress of her friends, TO enter a convent. Her
parents used every effort TO induce her TO relin
quish this intention. and to return with them to
Germany; but she declined to do this, and has
remained in this city with her friend Mrs. Ber-
let, and win soon take the white veil.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Gushing are at present
visiting Mr.. Caleb Gushing, who has been occu-
pying the residence of Senator Sherman, and
who leaves soon for Geneva.
"MUCH CRY AND LITTLE WooL"-A CLERI-
CAL ERROR MAGSIFIED INTO HUGE FRAUD.
The charge of fraud in the settlement of a pen
sion claim brought against Major George w.
Johnes, chief clerk of the Pension Once, origi-
soldier of the war OF 1912 walked all the way
from Poughkeepsie, New York, to this city to
obtain pension for his Services in The war men
toned. As he had no money, Major ,Johnes gave
him a note to the Old Soldiers Home, where he
emained for some weeks. When his written
application for pension was fled it was found
that he had served but ifty-seven DAYS, and
was not entitled, for the reason that the law
grants pensions only TO such soldiers of the war
Of 1872 as served at least sixty DAYS. Making
careful inquiry Major Johnes ascertained that
counting the number OF days il required the old
soldier to travel to the place of muster, (from
Poughkeepsie to New York city on foot } he had
actually served over the sixty days specified by
law. The law was thus literally constructed
in this particular case because both Major
JOhnes and Commissioner Baker believed the
old soldier rightfully entitled to compensation
for his patriotic services. Under these circum-
stances the applicant was granted a pension.
Subsequently il was discovered that a clerical
error had been made in the application, and
that the number of days service was forty-seven
and not ffty-seyen, as at first stated. The
commissioner thereupon cancelled the pension
The above is the statement Of Commissioner
Baker, who acquits his chief clerk of any in
tentiOn TO defraud in the case referred IN