Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-19

FIRST LIEUT.. JAMES NJ. LANCASTER, Sd ar
tillery, has, by direction of the President, been
detailed as professor of military science AMI
tactics at the Bishop Seabuiy mission Fair
bault Minnesota.
OPPOSING THE HOUSE FOR THE BRITISH LIZ
GATIoN.-In the British House of Commons
yesterday, M. Ryland gave notice that when
the civil estimate came up for consideration he
: should move to throw out the appropriation for
Dnlding a house for the British legation at
Washington.
PAUL DAHLeRKN, son of the late Rear Adj
miral Dahlgren, has been appointed by the
President consul general resident in the city of
Rome, Italy. Mr.. Dahlgren is a graduate of
the United States military academy. He will
SAL with his wife from New York to-day in the
steamer Abyssinia.
CHAT LOST Book."-pne of the antedilu-
Wan relics of Noah's ark, who does penance in
the Navy department. as messenger, and whose
BODY, by the weight of years and official bur-
dens, has almost assumed the shape of a shep-
herds crook, this morning found the lost order
book OF the Navy department. The enterprising
news gatherers were at once notified of its re-
coyery. 1t is suggested 10 fasten it to DR..
McNary's desk with a log chain, and label it
poison" to prevent those who are not &C
taking it off. The finding of the volume en-
ables us this afternoon to present the usual list
CT interesting naval literature.
NAVAL ORpERs.-Lieut. Edward Workman
to the Worcester; Lieut.. George W. Tyler to the
coast survey steamer Hassler; Lieut.. Edward
X. Moore to the Portsmouth, now at Honolulu.
sandwich Islands; Lieut.. k. b. Bradford to the
wabash, European station; Master VIM p Dav
TO the Wyoming; Master j. ID. Adams To the
coastsuryey steamer Hassler. Detached-Lieut
Frank Wildes from the navy yard Boston, 1st
August. and ordered to the Wyoming; Lieut..
Commander p. F. Harrington from the Pensa-
cola, south Pacific station, and ordered to re-
turn home and report arrival; Lieut. Comnsn-
der VIM q: Wise from the Wabash, European
arrival; Lieut., Commander NJ. l.. johnson from
the wyoming, 1st of August, and placed ON
WAITING orders; Master Edward W. Very from
to return home and report arrival.
PERsoNAL.-Col. David C. Cox, pension
agent for the District of Columbia, and Mrs.
Cox. left for Ohio last evening, to be absent
been appointed naval attache of the German
legation in this city. '.'' Delos Il. Ashley lat,
member of Congress from Nevada, died in San
chief clerk Of the Treasury Recruitment sate,
gone to New York. Gen. John Eaton COM
missioner of education, will deliver an address
before the New York State Teachers associa-
ton, at their twenty-eighth anniversary at
Utica, n. Y, on Thursday evening, the 9th
inst. 49, Senator Matt. Ii. Carpenter of Wis
eonstn, had an extended interview with the
Belknap left for Cape May this morning on the
1880 train. He will return ON Wednesday next.
$50 Mr.. Frederick Douglass was the principal
speaker at Sivif-rights celebration at Elmira
Thursday evening.
The MoDoC CoMMIssION.-The following is
the Official order detailing the Modoc commits
sion, received at the War department to-day:
Headquarters Dept Of the Columbia,
In the Field, Fort klamath. Oregon
.... June 30, 1873. \