Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-15

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PRESIDENT GRANT leaves this evening for
Long Branch.
COMMISSIONER ID LASS leaves for
weeks sCjourn in Erie, Penn, this evening.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. Montgom ,ry Blair has re
turned to Washington. '''' The condition OF
Gtn raj F. P, Blair has materially Improved.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE for eight months on sur
geon's certificate Of disability, to take effect
upon being relieved from recruiting service,
has been granted Lieut.. Col. james P. Roy, 18th
infantry, Fort Columbus Harbor, n. Y.
DIED OF YELLOW FEvER.-Information has
been received at the Navy department that
William Chandler, superintendent of improve
ments at the Pensacola yard, and wife, both
died Of yellow fever on Saturday last.
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN ALA
BAMA.-Tle Attorney General has employed
ex- x-GOvernor Parsons, OF Alabama, to assist
United States district attorneys in the prosecu-
ton of parties accused Of violations OF federal
law in that state.
NEW CHIBF OF BUKEAU.-The President has
appointed Commodore John Q. Howell to be
Chief of the Bureau Of Yards and Docks OF the
Navy department. Rear Admiral G. K. P.
Rogers, W no has been in charge Of that bureau
tor three years, will be detached and ordered to
.ty as Superintendent of the Naval Academy.
JOHN MoRRIsKY Is negotiating for the pur-
ehrse of Mrs Briggs residence on Capitol Hill,
(the MaplCs,) with view if becoming the pur
chaser to it it up as a first-cIass club house,
after the style of his famous place at Saratoga.
He intends to keep open only during the Con-
gress onal season.
KING KALAKUEA TO VISIT THE UNITED
STATRs.-An order has been sent to Rear Ad-
miral Almy at San Francisco, it is understood,
to have the Benicia, now at Honolulu, fitted up
in asuitable manner to convey his Majesty King
Kalakues, of the Hawaiian Islands, to the
United States. 1t is believ ed that the King will
also visit Europe before his return to the islands
HOTEL BILLS OF ARMY OPPICRRs.-The War
department has issued an order concerning
travelling allowances to the effect that when de-
lays at hotels incident to, and necessary for,
the performance OF the duties for which the
travel is ordered, charges for hotel expenses
Will be allowed hot extending beyond seven
days at any one place, and not exceeding five
dollars per day; and no allowance will be made
for hotel bills beyond the amount actually paid.
SUPERVISING INSPECTOR OF STEAMBOATS,
APPOINTED.-At a conference between the
President and the Secretary of the Treasury
yesterday it " as decided TO appoint VIM. Bur-
nett OF Boston, Supervising Inspector of Steam
boats, vice Smith, resigned, AID Burnett was
Immediately notified OF the fact. His commis-
sion will be forwarded to-day. 1t was also de-
termined at the conference that no change
should be made in the Office of Supervising of
Inspector OF Steamboats, at New York, now
flltd by Mr.. Low.
SPEAKER BLAINE ON THE MAINE ELECTION.
Speaker Blaine has sent the folio wing dispatch
to President Grant:
The result OF our election is in all respects
satisfactory. We have carried every con- gres-
sOnal district. have a majority, L think, in
every county in the state. Have chosen twenty
nine or thirty senators 10 one by the democrats
Have elected three -fourths of the popular
branch a tQr md ha NJ CO.,
DIngley, according 10 present appearances, d
majority Of between eleven and twelve thou
sand, handsome gain on last years vote.
THE EPREsENTMENTs IN THE SAFE BURGLARY
CAsg.-Wltbin the last two or three days v4ri-
GUS names have been mentioned in current
rum0r as among those presented by the grand
jury In the above case. In several Instances
report that ex- Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury sawyer had been presented was wholly
erroneous, aud that his name has not been mem
toned in the jury room in connection with the
case. The report was also erroneous in regard
to Scmerville, the New York LAWYER for Ben.
ton, and Mr. Shaler the clerk in the secret ser
vice division OF the Treasury, as they were not
in the list of those presented.
ATTORNEY GENERAL wILL1AMs.-The syra-
euse Journal Of Saturday says:-"Hon. George
II. Williams, Attorney General of the nited
States, who has been visiting his aged parents
at Pompey, in this county, came to this city on
Thursday, and together with his wife, became
| the guests OF Senator ID. p. Wood. Last evening
| reception was given by General Wood and
wife TO the Attorney General and wife. The
| company was composed Of a large number or
ladies and gentlemen, representing the society
OF this city. Judge Williams and his accom-
p!ished wife are most pleasant and agreeable
people to meet, and this social occasion was
very profitable TO all who participated in it,
| General Woods elegant residence on James
| street hill Is now known as 'Woodlawn,' a yery
proper designation for it,
II
| NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander Andrew Bry-
son to command the navy yard, Portsmouth, y
| H, on the 2lst inst. Passed Assistant Surgeon
n: e. Eckstein to temporary duty at League
| Island, Pa. Acting Assistant Surgeon Joseph
Taylor to the receiving ship Potomac at Phiia
| delphia. Passed Assistant Engineer James II.
Chosmar to the kesrsage, per steamer of 81 or
1 october from San Francisco. Detdchsd-Com-
mander John @. Howell from the command of
| the navy yard, Portsmouth, n. H., on the 2lst
| inst, and ordered to proceed to Washington and
report TO the department for other duty. Chief
Engineer K. Nj. Bartleman from the navy yard,
Boston, 1st Of October next, and ordered to the
| SaTanac at San Francisco, Cal. Chief Engi-
4 neer ii. 5. David from the Saranae, on the re-
i porting Of his relief, and ordered to report for
i duty in charge of stores in the steam engineer
| ing department. at the navy yard, Mare Island,
California.
AN INJURIoCs STATEMENT CoRRRCTRD.-A
| most IL furious and utterly unfounded statement
| was telegraphed from here a few days ago to
| the New York Tribune and Cincinnati Gazette,
TO the effect that Nr. Hallett Kilbourn was i'm
pltcated in the safe burglary case TO the extent
i OF having met Mr.. Harrington at the COntinen-
| tai Hotel. Philadelphia, to take part In getting
i up statement by one of the parties charged
Il with being concerned in that case. These
papers now make the following correction of
this state ment: CHALET Kilbourn's presence at
i the Continental Hotel in Philadelphia with
i Harrington, when the latter went to meet
SomeTvilie, appears TO have been altogether
accidental. He was in Philadelphis purely on
i business tor his firm, and met Harrington by
chance. After the latter had left the city, he
telegrsphed back that he had forgotten TO paw
| his hotel bill and requested him IKilbourn) 10
| settle 1t. kilbourn disclaims even the remotest
| connection with Harrington and Somerville in
i this matter"
/ How DID THE MARsHAL's Doc GET AWAY?
Late yesterday afternoon the dog catcher in
| vaded the precincts Of Corcorau street, in the