Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-21
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington NsWs ana GOSSIP
THE OssIPEE, at New York, will be ready for
her officers and crew about September 20.
PRESIDENT GRANT and party arrived at
Lake George at O'Clock last evening by way
of Lake Champlain, and after holding a short
reception left in spc cial coach for Glen's Falls
and Saratoga.
THE YELLOW FEvER-Rear Admiral Tavlor
reports that the yellow fever has ent rely dis
appeared from Monteyideo. He also reports
the health Of officers and crew good throughout
his command.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT building and
all its bureaus were closed to-day in respect to
the memory of VIM. NJ. Meredith. ex- Secretary
OF the Treasury, whose funeral took place in
Philadelphia to-day.
PERSONAL Robert Dyer, esq, of the great
publishing house of Longmans & Co., London,
Is in town. He will be entertained this evening
at the residence OF Mr.. Franklin Philp. -.
Vice President Wilson has been elected pres-
dent OF the New York city Cuban league.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE for three months, to take
effect on their being relieved from the United
States military academy, is granted the follow
ing named officers I'd Lieut.. Thos. n, Bailey
corps OF engineers; John A. Lundeen, 4th artil-
lery; VIM II. Coffin, 5th artillery, and Joseph
n. Dorst, 4th cavalry.
A COMET DIsCovERED.-The Smithsonian
Institution received this morning a telegram
from Leverrier, director Of the Paris Observa-
reli at Marseilles, hours q minutes north !,
night ascension, 80 degrees As minutes south
declination, with rapid motion.
CAPTAIN THOMAS II. PATTERSON, it is said,
will be assigned to the command of the Wash
lDgton navy yard in October, in the place of
Rear Admiral Goldsborough, who will then be
Getaned 10 command the Asiatic squadron.
commodore Patterson is at present on court-
martial duty at Annapolis, but for several
partment,
AN ORDER has been Issued by the Secretary
OF war TO the effect that, his attention having
been called to the fact that officers of the army
frequently request advertisements to be inserted
IN ne wspapels which it is evident VIII not reach
the class of people to whose notice the adver-
tsement Is directed, IL Is ordered that in all
cases where al officer recommends the adyer-
tlslng OF any official matter, he suggest only the
names of papers that from their location or cir
euIauoh are apt TO 10 the greatest service to the
department
DEATHS OF NAVAL OFFIcERs.-Assistsn.
Surgeon Adam Mackie, Of the L. s. navy. At
tached to the Ticonderoga, died July 1, in the
harbor of Montevideo. He was found dead in
MS room, ana is supposed TO have died Of 40.
poplexy. DIR. Mackie was a native OF and an.
pointed from Massachusetts, and entered the
navy IN 1870. His remains were inferred in the
cemetery OF San Francisco Xavier, with the
Customary hOnors.
James Riley, armorer of the Richmond was
drowned IN the har6or OF Rio July %.
SANTANA AND BIG TREE.-A telegram from
Huntsville, Texas, August 10, says: BY authority
OF Governor Davis, Santanta and Rig Tree were
turned over to Lieutenant Hoffman, of the
I'm 70 do md latt
Tor Fort Sill. While not so stated, this release,
no doubt, means pardon for these two blood
thirsty chiefs. Ostensibly they are sent to con-
fer with a council of their people to meet
october ], but no one here believes that they
VIII ever Return to this prison. The people of
Texas, especially those on the frontier, learn of
their release with great regret.
THE PROGRAMME for the open air concert at
the Presidents grounds on Saturday afternoon
next by the Marine band, Prof. Fries leader, is
concerts: l. Grand Quick March; wieprecht
2 Chorus and aria from Belizar'o; Donizetti
s. 3, G9ndoa song; Kacken. 4; Wedding March;
Mendelssohn: s. Introduction and Waltz,
'Dreams OF the Past" Faust. g. Overture to
Don Juan; Mozart. I. West Point Academy
Polka; Moscow. 9. Finale. AS the afternoons
are getting much shorter the concerts will, COM
mencing en- Saturday, begin at half-pa,t 5
O'Clock sharp.
The RESULTS of the investigation instituted
by Secretary Belknap in relation to the news
paper Charges that important do cuments of the
War department were missing, NAV be summed
up as follows: AFTER rigid examination the
Secretary has failed to discover that any records
OF the department are missing with the excep-
ION OF those in the Buell. court martial case.
DE, however, invites any one who can name
particular papers to report the fact to him. As
IL is matter Of impOssbility to examine every
paper In the department, he hopes the parties
who charge that papers are missing will specify
the documents to him, and further search viii
be made"
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Commander d. M
Mullsn has been ordered to the Asiatic station
per steamer LIST September next. Lieut. joseph
u. Eaton to the hayward at Boston as assist
ant 10 the executive. Gunner John &. Ritter
to the naval academy, 10th September next.
Detached-Lieuts Zera L. Tanner, Isaac s.
Yates, Master Edward ID. Taussig, Ensign
Henry .. Handy and Gunner John e. Foster
from the Narragansett, and ordered to return
home and report arrival. Second Assistant En-
glneer h n. Stevenson from special duty at the
Morgan iron works. New York and ordered to
the Frolic. Second Assistant Engineer W. S.
Moore from the Frolic and ordered to the navy
yard, Washington, d. c.
The HEALTH OF VICE-PREsIDRNT WILSON.
The Rev. DR.. Field, of the n. Y. Egangelfst,
received private letter from Boston, written
Tuesday, from which the following is an ex-
tract: "Vice- President Wilson was at nv house
yesterday and overnight. He eats and sleeps
as well as he ever did, wears NJ patch on his
eye shows no sign of physical disorder except
slight curve at the right corner OF his mouth
He says he feels no weakness in his side or
limbs, and his walk is as elastic and easy as be-
fore his affection. 1t was a paralysis OF the
facial nerve, and not much else, except that his
whole system was overwOrked and run down
and needed rest That, with restricted diet
and mild remedies, is fast setting him up"
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssELs.-The Rich
mond, Capt. Thomas Psttison, commanding,
sailed from Rio, July 26, for San Francisco.
She arrived July I from the United States,
having had a pleasant passage of So days.
Dispatches have been received from Rear Ad-
miral VIM. Rogers Taylor, commanding South
Atlantic station, dated at Rio de yaneiro, July
caster. The Ticonderago left Rio, July IL, for
the river Platte. The Wasp was at Montevideo
July 16 In q dispatch from Rear Admiral A.
L. Case, commanding European station, dated