Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-26

source to-day were 1913
SECRETARY boutwell, left here this morn
ing for Jersey City, where he speaks to night.
NAVAL OFFICxRs TRANSFERRED. - Lieut..
W. W. Rhoades ordered to the Worcester.
Ensign n. j. X. Patch detached from the
Worcester and placed on sick leave.
DEATH OF A L. s. CONSUL. - Information
has been received at Albany of the death Of
Hon. Charles E. Perry, United States Consul at
Aspinwall.
TIE GRAIN CRoPs.-The statistician of the
Agricultural Bureau reports the corn crop OF
the present year as one of the largest that has
ever been raised. The oats crop is an average
one, and the barley crop something better than
las, year.
A vIGNETTK of the late Thaddeus Stevens
has just been completed at the bureau OF en-
craving and printing in the Treasury depart
ment, and will be used upon either the national
currency or revenue stamps. The likeness Is
perfect, and the work is pronounced as one of
the finest pieces OF engraving ever executed.
THH IRoN-oLAD SAUGUs, which is now being
prepared for sea at Philadelphia, has been
ordered to proceed to Key West under convoy
Of the Powhatan. where she will be assigned to
Powhatan after leaving the Ssugus at Key
West will return to New York.
APPOINTMENT OF CLKRKs.-Having demon
strated their fitness for clerical duty by com
petitive examination, the following persons
have been appointed to 81 200 clerkships in the
Post Office Department: Washington X. Nc Coy,
Samuel j. Garret, and Charles W. Collins, of the
District Of Columbia, and Abram P. Eastlake
and Alfred Shaw, OF Pennsylvania.
PERSONAL Commissioner Drummond, OF
the General Land office, has gone to Iowa, to be
absent a few weeks. 1T is said that Miss
Annie ii. Howells, sister of VIM. ID. HoweIls,
editor Of the Atomic Monthly, will write for the
Chicago Inter Ocean in Washington this winter.
''''- Gen. j. II. Baker, Commissioner of Pensions
ia still confined to his home in Minnesota on
account of sprained ankle, and will not return
TO Washington until after the Presidential
election.
BIDS FOR BUILDING STONE OPENKp.-The
acting supervising architect OF the Treasury to-
day opened bids for furnishing stone to be used
in the construction of the new government
building at st. Louis, Mo. Most of the bids
were for granite sandstone, with one for mar
BILE The award will not be made tor several days.
The bids were from the Genevieve stone com
pany, of Cleveland; Amherst stone company;
John ii. Holman, of Knoxville, Tenn; JnO. f..
Harrow Co; The st. Lonis marble company;
Jos. WestcOtt & Son, of Portland, Me-; John
NJ. Moeller, of Cincinnati; j. X. Bardwell, of
Fox Island, Me-; Hurricane granite company,
Of Maine; Cape Ann granite company, and
Brown Il Schneider, of st. Louis.
INSPECTION OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC
RA1LwAY-A special dispatch to the Chicago
Tribune from st. Paul Oct. q, says: Messrs. s.
H. Kaufman, A. G. Sands, Thomas Under
wood, and w. l.. Bridgeman, Commissioners
appointed to inspect the work done on the
Northern Pacific railroad, returned to this CITY
to- day. They went West ~ far as Silver Springs
Dakota, near end OF track. No formal report
has be en- agreed upon, each commissioner having
taken notes with the intention Of submitting his
Impressions to the authorities at Washington.
a M tn L. I'M fsyI. .,,Io
ton Of some parts of the country traversed, and
characterized the work on the road a. fair.
THR UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT meets
in this city on Monday next, and nearly all the
justices have arrived here. Chief Justice
Chase Is the guest of Hon. Frederick Schley, at
Frederick, Md. His health is much improved
"Zeta" writes to the Baltimore sun that "Asso-
ciate Judge Nelson, of the Supreme Court, is
20 feeble in health that he will never again take
his seat upon the bench. He is now at his home
in Cooperstown, New York, and is over seventy
years OF age. Several years ago q law was
passed allowing judges OF the United States Su-
preme Court, who had reached the age of
seventy years, to retire at will on life pension
his death, Justice Grier retired, and Judge
Nelson will tender his resignation within a
snort sS time and take advantage Of his pension.
bis cabinet the subject Of his successor, but no
decision has been reached. The appointment
is conceded to New York, and VIM. N. Evarts
onu ouuSc WoOuWdIu, one Oh the new nine
circuit judges, have been spoken of. Senator
Conkling, who Is an aspirant for seat on the
Supreme Bench, is NOT eligible. as during his
service In the Senate . Law was passed increas-
ing the salaries of the Justices otherwise he
would probably receive the appointment"
The WEEKLY STAR. now ready, contains
reports of the murder trials in this city
the past week; the horrible death Of Annie
Dean; the alarming spread of the horse disease;
the Leesburg poisoning case and trial of Mrs.
Lloyd improvements Of streets and avenues
under the board of public works; notes OF the
political campaign; latest and best tales poems, !
sketches, and society items; together with in
tefesung local news, Washington news and
gossip. Agricultural items, household receipts,
&c, &c.
1erms: One dollar and q half per annum In
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