The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-23

WASHINGTON. May %, 1879,
The Examination OF tho West POINT

Thc EXAMINATION OF tho west colnt
Cadets. -.
The annual examination Of mo cadets at the
West Point Military Acc .acmy begins on Mond.ly,
June 2 secretar, Belknap, who takes avery-g great
interest ~ enc Academy will leave here TIE latter
par. Of next week to attend the examinS. ton, and
win be absent about two weeks. Tie graduate
ing class this year numbers about forty
i've members. That class will be yllowed three
msnths' leave of absence and th@ second class viii
be granted sherter one. The other boys will 60
into camp at the Academy to spend the Summer
The new class to enter next year comprises 100
members, the largest class ever entered. The in
crease liz caused by the increase in the number Of
Representatives under the new apportionment, each
representative having the right to nominate a
cadet.
appointment by the President.
The President to-day appointed Henry A. Willard
q member OF the Board Of Public Works OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia, vice s. p. Brown resigned.
Sudden and Violent Illness OF y Catholic
Clergyman.
Rev. John Early President OF Georgetown Col
lege, was seized with paralysis this afternoon
while conversing with Archbishop Bayley In the
College building. He assisted the Archbishop at
appeared unusually well HIS physicians entertain
little hope OF his surviving the night, he is un
conscious and suffering from violent commissions.
A Wrong To Be Rightea.
The State Department having requested the
Attorney General to take measures to prosecute the
master OF the ship which time ago left seven OF
her crew on one ofthe South Shetland Islands, frbm
which only one man was recovered, Judge Will
lams has directed the prosecuting officer at Salem,
Mass, to take the requisite action in the case.
An Appeal for u Murderer.
Rev. Father Wiget, OF st. Al0ysius' church, has
made an appeal to the Attorney General to recon-
mend reprieve to Tom Wright, under sentence
here to be hanged on the 3Oth inst. He specifies
no particular time. 1t is understood that the At
torney General Is of opinion that sentence should
purpose.
The National Cemeteries Open to All
Citizens.
The Quartermaster General, who has charge OF
all the national cemeteries, states that they have
not been placed under the sole charge OF the Grand
Army on Decoration Day. but that all organized
professions or parties desiring to take part in the
ceremonies will be admitted. The Quartermaster
General further says that the national cemeteries
are national property, always open by day for free
entrance Of all well-behaved persons, citizens or
strangers, who desire to visit them.
Important to Shipmasters.
Inc secretary OF the treasury decides That the
law contemplates that the master OF vessel shall
perform the duties OF his station, and to enable
him 70 do SO he must be on board The insertion
OF his name in the marine papers presupposes that
he shall be in position to discharge his duties
which he cannot do II he Ia on shore, while the
vessel is at in charge Of another person. who is
master in fact, but whose name does not appear in
the documents. r
Reduction OF Gaugcrs' Fees.
Delegations Of gauGers from Louisville and New
York were at the Internal Revenue Office to-day
for the purpose OF urging the Commissioner to re.
consider his recent order reducing gaugers' fees
from 50 to SO per diem as the highest fee The
Commissioner informed them that it was impracti-
cable to resume the former ultimate rate OF COM
pensation :or gaugers, the principal reason being
that 1t was necessary to keep within the appropri
alton.
Treasury Balances.
The balances in the Treasury at the close OF bust.
ness to-day were as follows:-
Special deposit OF legal tenders for re-
demptlon OF certificates OF deposit. 2SS25 900
Com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 74671,477
including coin certificates. .......... 1910, 600
outstanding legal tenders. 1856, $685. go