Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-14

and the other "a, contributions to the conscience
fund.
THE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION to fill three
fourth class vacancies in the Pension Office
will take place at Wright's building, corner of
sth and G streets northwest, on Saturday, the
18th instant There will be about thirty-fiye
competitors.
THE REMAINS OF CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE
were removed from the chapel vault OF Oak
Hill cemetery, Georgetown, yesterday after
noon, and inferred in Gov. Cookies lot, from
whence they will be removed to Ohio at some
future day. Only Gov. Sprague, Gov. Cooke
and q few other intimate personal friends of
the deceased were present at the interment.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Captain E. R. Calhoun has
been detached from duty at the Boston navy
yard and ordered to hold himself in readiness
for SCI service. Commander Thos. o. Selfridge
has been detached from the command Of the
Darien expedition and ordered to duty as
assistant to the executive officer at the Boston
navy yard. Lieuts John L. Sullivan and j. G..
Eaton have been detached from the Darien
surveying expedition and granted three months
leave Of absence.
THE RUSSIAN MIssIoN.-Judge Edwards
Pierrepont, of New York, probably received
from the President this morning a letter tend
ering the Judge the position of minister to Rus
STA; The letter was prepared by the President
and mailed Monday evening, though not until
after the close of the New York mail, conse-
quently it left here yesterday morning and last
night reached New York. Judge Pierrepont
commission will be made out in the course OF a
few days.
PosTMAsTERs APPoINTEp-The President
has appointed the following postmasters: F. p.
Vincent, Vineyard Grove, Mass; Daniel Fich-
thorn, Waverly, Iowa; Joseph F. Sexton, Ash
tabula. Ohio; Il. jackson, Ellsworth, Kansas,
Samuel X. AinsleO, Kit Carson, Color ado terri
I'm RoN oil tin 20,
Matthews, Paw Paw, Mich; G. f. Wentworth,
Pensacola, Fa.; Henry Blackman, Brookha-
ven, Miss; Mrs. Nicette NJ. Dingraye, Monroe.
La; RigdOn Quincy, Navasota, Texas; Mrs.
Rachel Tritt, Farmer City, Ill.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT F. T. Dent and family
have left for New London, Conn, where Gen.
Dent has been ordered for duty. .""Governor
Wise, of Virginia, and Representative May
hard. of Tennessee, are at the Ebbitt House.
lion. William Armand, president OF the
Legislative Council OF Nova Scotia, and his
daughter, are in this city, and called yesterday
upon the President and the Secretary of the
Treasury. '.''Messrs. s. j. KimbalI. T.. 0.
Graves and VIM. H. Beck, of the Treasury De-
psrment, were at the Grand National Hotel at
Jacksonville, Florida, on the Sth inst. MFR.
Il. w. Spence, an important witness in the
credit nObilier investigation, was in the city a
few days since. 1t is said that he is a valuable
witt IS for the government in the suits soon to
be brought 1.-The statement that Senator
Hamlin has returned his increased compensa-
Relief for the POlaris Castaways.
SECRETARY robson DIRECTS MONEY TO BE
FURNISHED THEM AND NAVAL VESSEL
SENT TO BRING THEM HOME AT ONCE.
Secretary Robeson has received another tele-
gram from Consul M0lloy at St. Johns, stating
that the crew of the POlaris, which arrived
there on the Tigress are badly in want of money
and also asking ii he should advance funds to
them. Mr.. Molloy Also states that the harbor
of st Johns Is still locked with ice. Secretary
Robson promptly telegraphed in reply tina,
Mr.. MOliOy should furnish the necessary means
| to the survivors and draw on him to be REIN
bursed. He also gave orders that the United
proceed to st. Johns and bring home those OF
| the POlars' crew now there, and this
morning received reply that the FrOlic
was all ready. He then directed that she
start on the voyage tomorrow, May 18th
| The FrOlic is a fourth-rate side-wheel steamer
| with battery of eight howitzers. She is com
maker, and has on board the following officers
Lieutenants, Geo. w. Coster, Sidney A. SimOns
| Cornelius X. Meeker, Edward W. Bridge and
| j. ID. j. Kelley; Mate, John WyckOff; Medical
| H. Aulich; Assistant Paymaster, l.. G.. Boggs:
| First Assistant Engineer, Samuel Gragg I'd
| do, William 8. Moore: I'd Lieutenant Of Ma
rines, G. I: Elliott; Gunner, VIM. A. Terrier
| Some difficulty may be experienced in reach
| ing st. Johns on account OF the ice, but under
favorable circumstances she can reach there in
four days No effort will be made by the FrOlic
| to get further north than st. Johns to make
any inquiry about the Polaris, as the Frolic is
| not vessel suited for such an expedition; be-
| ing side wheeler and made Of iron she would
| soon be crushed by the ice. As stated in the
STAR OF yesterday the Secretary will send out
| q vessel later In the summer to look for the Po-
| laris should she not be heard from before that
time; but the vessel selected for that expedition
will be small wooden one strengthened FOL
|