Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-13

source to-day we're s259.475.0C.
CoSscIESCg-Treasurer Spinner this morn
ing received s55 from a conscience stricken
PhiladelThian.
Pension AGENT APPOINTED President
Grant has appointed John A. PralI pension
agent at Lexington, Ky, vice Alex. II. Adams,
resigned, and David F. GoodlOe, whose commits
sion is withheld.
TEE IMMEDIATE CAUss Of the death Of the
widow of Gen. Robert z. Lee was paralysis. T.
took place at II O'Clock Wednesday night Of
last week. Her three sons and a daug Inter were
present, and her passing away was peaceful
and calm as became her life.
THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE granted TO n Lieut.
ID. l.. Craft, 9Th infantry, has been extended
Eve months. The extension OF leave OF absence
granted lst Lieut.. II. II. Ketchum, adiutant al
infantry, has been further extended four
months. The leave of absence granted Captain
T.. Ii. Baker, assistant quartermaSter, has been
extended 60 days.
NEW JERSEYS CONTINUATION OF STArU.-
RY.-New Jersey will contribute statues Of
Gen. Phil. Kearney and Commodore Stockton
TO the ststuary of eminent Americans at the
Capitol. The bronze statue of kearney, who
was shot at Chantilly during the rebellion, is on
exhibition in Philadelphia, and will be for
Warded to WASHINGTON in few days.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. VIM. Welsh, Philadelphia
Pa; Hon. o. p. Morton, Indiana; Hon. S. d.
butcher, Brooklyn, N. T.; Judge B. r. Curtis,
Boston, are at the Ebbitt house 80. Minister
Bingham has been presented to the Emperor of
Japan. '''' The Mobile Register announces the
death, at Pensacola, of S. X. Mallory, secretary
OF tho navy of the confederacv during the war
but since then living in complete retirement.
PROMOTION OF POSTAL Characterization
A. Hopkins has been transferred and promoted
to be railway post Office clerk on the line be-
o. a1e
ginia. at al 200 per annum, vice f.. B. Shelter
resigned; w. Watson Mcintyre is appointed as
sstant RAILROAD post Office clerk between Wash
ineton, ID. e., and New York, vice Hopkins pro-
NOTED.
TIE naval orders to-day have significance.
The full complement OF officers have been
ordered to report to the Mahopac for duty on
the 10Th instant. The Mahopac has been laid
up at the Norfolk navy yard for over a year
She Is a fourth rate iron-clad screw vessel of
80 tons, and carries two guns. Another signif
cant fact is that Senator Morton, who is a mem
Der OF the Senate foreign relations committee
is in this city.
TIE GEORGETOWN CHANNEL-Nr. Editor. II
nav daily be seen that vessels trading to
Georgetown and to the Washington wharyes
above the Long bridge frequently ground in
the channel of the river. Can You inform the
public why this IL so, knowing that Congress at
its last session appropriated fifty thousand dol
lars for the purpose of removing distractions In
the W ashington and Georgetown harbor, and
why nothing has been done? CITIZEN.
CASE similar 10 that which has lately been
agitstng the canal boatmen at Msuch Chunk
was before the United States district court OF
Michigan recently. The decision reached WAS
to the effect that barges, scows, and Ike yes
sells, even though they have no means of pro
pulsiOn OF their own, are treated as vessels in
various acts of Congress. and are therefore sub
Iect to the navigation laws relative to enrol
ment and license and if not enrolled and IL
eensed are liable to the penal tonnage tax.
THE JOURNALISTIC FEIEND s of the late Jas
W. KnOwlton, of the Chicago Tc,Jul., held a
meeting this afternoon, and decided to address
an autograph letter to the family of the de-
ceased, expressive of their hi gh regard for him
as a correspondent, his fine fellowship "a a man
and OF their keen regret at his death. They
also agreed to attend his funeral in a body, at
?. IN. to morrow afternoon, November II, from
his late residence, No. lll6 18th street north
west, and will meet at the Office of the New York
Tribune at rs p. n. for that purpose.
TIE VISIT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCA-
TON TO EUEOPE.-Gen. John Eaton, Commits
sioner of Education, who returned from his trip
to Europe on Tuesday in good health occupied
most OF his time abroad IN obtaining informa-
ton Of an educational character, and he has
had but little opportunity for recreation. He
had conferences with the ministers of public
instruction in north and south Germany,
Italy, france, and England; has inspected col
leges, polytechnic schools, libraries, and other
institutions of educational character In the
countries he has visited has cOnyersed with the
most distinguished educators and has collected
a unique set OF documents relating to school
architecture, university instruction, profess
sional schools, and public charities; and q mass
OF valuable material relating to the Vienna FIX
position. The report of the commissioner this
year while not differing materially in plan from
those OF previous years, will contain uch new
matter from the sources indicated above. and
will be enriched by the most extensive educa-
tonal statistics ever published In the United
States.
NAVAL OEDKRs.-I.ieut. Commander ". q.
Wise to equipment duty at the navy yard, Bos-
ton, on the 10th inst; Lieut.. Commander Geo
Nj. Bache to ordnance duty ut the navy yard,
Washington, ID. G., December ist; Lieut.. Com
maDder Charles T.. Clark to the Mahopac a.
executive officer on the Goth inst. Master Chas
X. Brown, and Second Assistant Engineer F.
&. Burchard, to the Mahopac on the 10Th inst
Detached-Lieut Charles A. stone from the
troiic, and ordered to the Mahopac on the 10th
inst; Lieut. VIM. +. Buck, and acting Assist
ant Surgeon Holmes Wyckoif from the recei y
ing ship New Hampshire, aud ordered to tne
Mahopac; Lieut. Joseph +. Jones from the re-
ceiyIng ship Ohio Assistant Psymaster John
{. Sullivan from special duty at Boston; list
Assistant Engineer James IL. Chasnan from
special duty at New York. LIST Assistant Engi-
neer A. j, Kenyon from the navy yard, New
York and I'd Assistant Engineer Geo. Corrie.
lr., from the POwhattan, and ordered to the
Mahopec on the 10th inst; Lieut.. Il. l.. Tanner
has reported his return home, having been de
tached from the Naragansett south Atlantic
station, on the JOth of September. and has been
placed ON waiting orders; Lieut.. Charles H.
Beach has reported his return home, having
been detached from the Saeo on the Sth ultimO
and has been placed on waiting orders
OBITUARY Dsah Of Mr.. JAMES b. Kaoelton
the JoHsHoiist.-Mr. James b. Knorlton, the
well-known Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune, and several other influential
western papers, died at the residence of his
father-in- law, Hon. A. G.. Riddle, in this city,
last evening. The deceased, who was about
thirty years of age at the time OF his death, had
been in poor health for i've months, although
his friends had no serious apprehensions until
within few weeks past, when it became evi-
dent to every one but himself that his tenure
OF life was indeed short. AIR. kno1lton was
born In Illinois, his father being lawyer, a
member of Congress and An eloquent speaker.
His mothers family had been OH Gals in Wash
ington for three or four generations. His grand
father was Oliver W0lcott, Secretary OF the
Treasury, and his great gre ndfsther one of the
sgners OF the declaration OF independence from
Connecticut. Young Knowlton studied law in
the office OF Hon. A. G. Rtddle in this city, and
subsequently prsctlsed his profession in Kan
sas. From Kansas he went to Chicago. where
be was employed On the Tribaae and Times.
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