Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-10
Society, Etc.


winter or take up their quarters at one of the
hotels. Their son John and wife will probably
spend portion Of the season in Washington
but their movements are also undecided. Mr.
ard Mrs. Ames have taken Que Of the new
houses on ID street, near 9th, No. 9i5, and will
occupy it in a few days.
- The bazaar for the benefit of the Children's
Hospital will be held in Odd Fellows Hall this
year,-on the 10th, 11th and 18th of December
This enterprise is in the hands of ladies SO
prominent in society that its yearly recuri ence
Is looked forward to one OF the social teaturas
o. the season, anu the room is as certain TO be
crowded with wealthy and fashionable peOp'e
during its continuance as it is to be filed with
useful and pretty things. We hear that some
new features are to be introduced this year that
will be especially attractive.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. b. Mcclure sailed from
Liverpool for New York last Tuesday, the oh
instant, and expect to reach Washington some
tine IN TIC latter part of next week.
"A large circle of friends and acouaintances
will be gratifed to learn that Mrs General
Ketcham will arrive in Washington IN a short
time, ard will spend the winter here. Mrs. x.
Is great tavcr1te IN society, and her presence
Will be quite an acquisition In he social circle
Of the capital.
Admiral Potter and family, General Parke
and family, and Judge Adds and family have
returned to Washington Tor the season.
1t will be a cause OF pain to a large circle OF
friends to learn that Miss Snesd (''Miss Gruu-
dy') is quite i'll With remittent fever at her
re lidence, No. 610 18th street. We trust she
will soon be able TO be cut again.
Mr.. and Mrs. FIR derrick KroelI have re-
turned from ther wedding tour TO Ohio.
DEATH OF RETIRED NAVY OFFICKas.-The
Savs department has received official informa-
tion of the death OF Commander \. c. Bryant,
retired list Of the navy, at Cedar Falls, Iowa,
on the 18th Of September, Commander BRYANT
adyicaS have
also been received of the death of Medical Di-
rector Isaac Brinkerhoff, on the retired list, at
Brooklyn, New York, on the 2Sth of Septe M
ber. DR.. BrinkerhOff entered the navy in 1929
Also, Of the death of Harrison Spear, assistant
engineer, on the retired list, at Baltimore. Md,
on September 18th, OF consumption, He entered
the navy in 1868.
FISH NOTES.-The party of trout anglers who
went from New York, Boston, &C., to the north
OF Maine early in Septem returned to their
homes last week. Tie weather through the
whole month of September was exceedingly
bright, warm and dry. But one frost occurred
while there were sever al in August. AS a con.
sequence the fishing " as not equal, in all re-
spects, to some former seasons. Nevertheless
some excellent records were made. Badger, the
genial genial editor OF the Nome Farmer. scored the
pounds H.. l.. CTounse, of Page, Kidder &
Fletcher, New York. made the highest aver
age, his largest fish weighing 4 pounds, the
largest Of the season, and his ten largest weigh
ing III the aggregate 81 4 pounds. Ed ward Sey-
mour, of Scribner & Co, took nine, with an
aggregate weight of % pounds. These were call
hy," as the fishermen say. Messrs. Page and
Crounse have arranged 10 take aud hatch 200 600
trout spawn the ensuing season, at their hatch
ing house on Bema stream, Lake MOOse-luc.
me- Run-tic.
The POSTAL CAR SERvICE-Conysrsaes Of
Rail,gdy Presidents Scot aad Hin kLsy with lice
Postmaster GsneraI.-C,l. Thomas a Scott OF
the PeDnsyIVanis o. atrial, and MIR. isaac
Hinckley, of the Philac -lphl2, Wilmington and
Baltimore railroad. ca; ed on the Postmaster
General to- day, and ha', lang conference with
him relative 10 the transportation of the u. s.
mails IN postal cars and the railway service gene
rally. Mr.. HtncEiey expressed the opinion that
the compensation received by his own and some
other roads is inadequate, but said that while
be thought he WAS not receiving sufficient To-
numeTation be shOnld not embarrass the gov
ernment by 6'Sc0ntinuiny the service, beliey-
ng that early measures would be taken for fair
ard equitable adjustment of the entire matter
The Postmaster Gener Al on his part said he de-
sired the roads to receive adequate compensa-
tion for service performed by them, and that
he would do all In his power towards such an
ernment and to the companies. The interview
was OF pleasant character throughout.
RBoRsANI zATIoS OF THR RAILWAY MAIL
SRRvIoR.-Pestmaster General Jewell yester-
day issued an order recognizing the railway
mail service, and directing that from and after
this date the officers in charge of the railway
mail service shall consist of one general super
| intendent, one assistant superintendent, and
eight superintendents; that the. divisions OF
the railway mail service shall be eight.
The order furth directs the general superin-
| tendent TO arrange all the details necessary to
carry this order into effect and full force sub
iect to the approval Of the Postmaster General
The order continues George s. 5angs as general
superintendent, with headquarters at Washing
ton, ID. Q. The divisions, and their superintend-
| ents, with their headquarters, are as follows
| LIST division, comprising the New England
states, Thomas p. Cheney, Boston; I'd divi
sion, comprising n: Y, n. J., Pa, Del,
New York; Sd division, comprising portion of
MARYLAND, Virginia, West Virginia, and
District Of Columbia, M. V. Bailey, Washing
ton, ID. O.; 4th division, N. O., 8. o., Ca, FIs..
Ala, Miss and La, l.. M. Terrell, Atlanta,
| Ga; 5th division, Ohio, Indiana, Ky., and
Tenn, G. j. French, Cincinnati; 6th division.
Mich, Wis, M, Iowa, Neb., Dakota, Mimi,
wyoming, j. Z. White. Chic GO, Ill; 7th diyi.
sion, Mo-, Kan, Col, Texas, n. M, Ark, and
Indian Territory, w. l.. Hunt, st. Louis, Mo-;
eth division, CAL, Alaska, Arizona, Nevada
Washington Territory, Utah, Montana, Oregon
and Idaho, j. A. zimmerman, San Francisco
By tae above order all the divisions except
the New England division, are changed in size
being made smaller. There are now eight dl'
visions, whereas there were formerly but dya.
! This order does not contemplate any Increase Of
the present force.