Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-16

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| been relieved from duty in The military diyi-
sien of the Atlantic and ordered to Philadel-
phla, and upon arrival there to report by lei. .
! Ter 10 the Surgeon General.
| LEAVES OF ABSENCE have been granted
! 10 naval officers as follows: To Pay Inspec-
| tor Geo. l.. Davis for one year from Novem-
! her LIST. To Chief Engineer Chas. r. De Vain
/ Tor ole month from October Sth and TO Paw
master George II. Grffing for one month.
| ORDERS REvOKED-The orders of Lien
| tenant Commander 3. =. La N barton to the
| Colorado. have been revoked. and ne has
teen ordered To the Boston navy yari The
orders oI Cadet FL gineer IL L. Cleaver To
| the Plymouth, have also been revoke l. aud
| he has been placed on sick leave.
THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS in The navy
have been made:-Ensigns William p. Clas-
son, Charles f. Emmerick, William NJ II
win and y. j. Dabney To be masters; Passed
Assistant Paymaster Charles d. Mansfield
| % ne paymaster; Assistant Paymayier Cnas
H. Bartlett 10 be passed assistant paymaster.
PERsONAL.-SIss RoSina Vokes is engaged
| TO be married to- Mr.. Cecil CLAY, brother az
Frederick Clay, the composer, and son of the
celebrated whist player. James Clay NJ p.
Tor Huddersheld. All who have seen Miss
Rosina In The Bellies of the Kitchen will
unite III wishing that she may long hold M
the money moon. Judge j. NJ. Thacher
rare commissioners of Patents is in town for
d few days.
A HISTORICAL "REMINISCENCES are
informed by one who ought To know that the
vessel now called the Gettysburg was not
captured by the Calypso. The CaIypso coo,-
mauded by Fred. ID. stuart. capturet off
Wilmington, in 1854, the British blockade
runner Lady Sterling, one of the finest DriZps
taken during the war. The name of the Lady
Sterling was changed TO The Hornet Sn. was
lifted out at the Washington navy yard in
elegant style, TO be used as a yacht for Prasi-
ueilt LlncOln; subsequently was sold
and became the famous Cuba. about which
so much was written and talked.
The DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CEN
TENNTAL has suggested TO the Secretary of
the Interior the propriety of providing for
representation, at the exhibition, of those
organizations which were formed during the
ldls war Tor the purpose of mitigating the
Suherings of the sick and wounde on the
battlefield. He refers TO the display of the
"Red Cross Of Geneva"-a coSmoooIi-
ian charity which originated in Europe
M connection with war-at the Vienna
exhibition Of 1873, and hopes that
collective exhibition, participateI i'm
not only by the Rel Cross bur bV ali other
organizations for the same me1cifuI ends.
Will tend TO 10 stimulate at once the growth
OF practical philanthropy and the Ingenuity
OF The profess iOnal ana scientific me.I whose
mission Is to care for sick and wounded SOL
dIers He has already called the attention
OF the exhibiting nations 10 the suhIact
zen. Cowen, Assistant Secretary OF the Int
rior, has forwarded copies of this cOnmgni-
cation TO the ex presidents OF the Christian
and sanitary commissions, which Opara.aI
~ the field during the late war reuiIestinC
their views as to The practicability of maxi
Ing such re presentation at Philadc lphia in
1870 as Is suggested By Mr.. Goshorn.
GLENDENNING AGAIN CoNDENSED
ne committee appointet by the Presby-
Terry on Jersey City To investigate the irregTI-
laritieS in the Prospect A venue Church have
decided that the election OF Mr.. Bartel as
elder was Irregular and contrary to the laws
OF the church and tbprpfOra hoto cot IL.
non was null ana void. Mr.. Bartel was or
d3ined by the Rev. MessrS. GlendenniDg aud
Moore, assisted by the Elder Dunno. The
object OF the election was 10 superseIe Elder
Howell, an old and highly respected gentle
man, who condemned Glendenning's action
IN defyiGg the Presbytery. Mr.. Howell was
one OF the founders OF the Prospect Avenue
Church and is considered one of the pioneers
OF the Presbyterian church on Jersey CITY
Heights. The Synod will meet at BROOKLYN
next week and Glendenning's appeal from
the sentence of the PreSbytery will then be
heard. The rumor which has been circulated
during the past week that GIendenning was
married 10 the daughter of a prominent
member of the church is without foundation.
Ee declares that he will abide by the issue al
the session of the SYNOD. Rev. Mr.. Moore is
IN favor of reversing the Judgment of the
resbytery.-N Y Herald, 18Th.
lhwLEssNPss IN -pyOcIqoln-
ion by the Acting Governor In consequence
of the recent lynch law proceedings and other
violent acts In the parish of East Feliciana,
Id, Lieut.. GOV. Antoine, acting governor
has issued a proclamation com,,,,.nding ali
illegal and disorderly 2Jdies of men i'm said
parish 70 GIsperse and retire TO their homes.
ana calling upon all good citizens to aid in
arrestlDg all such persons. The prOclama-
tion refers especially to the violent expu Ision
from the parish of large number of parish
oinclais admitted to have been legally
erected; the compulsory adjournment of the
NTH judicial district court, and shooting of
The sheriff while on duty; patroling the parish
by bands of armed and masked men on err
T2nHG n Uinianna IND
OF John Gair, cOlOred citizen, while under
protection of a sheriffs posse, on his way to
answer criminal charge; the hanging OF a
woman, related TO Gair, accused OF an at
tempted crime, and the incendiary burning
Oh stores, cotton gins, DC.
RACING 7rotting a, Phuulel
pf1d.-At Point Breeze, PHILADELPHIA yester-
day, the unfinished trotting race of Thurs
day was won by Blanche; best time 10 The
s2.OOO race was not completed: two heats
were won by Muuson, and two by T. A
only three heats were run in the second race
the third.
Al Gdlatin, Tennessee, races yesterday. the
!adles, gold cup, value 500, mile heats, was
won by Sue, over Wynn and Misdeal. i'm
l@ 1.J0h; the mile aud a-half dash by Sal
lie Gardner, over three Others. in 2i5
Al ne No'7,lch (Coatl) IrontnJ Park yester-
day the trotting nag Palmer Boy fell dead ia
a race. He trOtted finely Thursday was nine
years old. said to have a record under 2 70
and was worth 5000.
A CoURAGEOUs BoY.-Three burglars made
an attempt early yesterday moraing To enter
SIMON Leyy's clothing store, on Main street
Flashing, l.. l. small boy who was sleep
Ing In the store was awakened by The noise
and when the burglars had entered the outer
doOr and were working at the inner door, ne
TOOK revolver, and, statiOning himself near
II, awaited AN opportunity to get a shot at
them. tie did not have to wait long, for they
soon bored through the lower panel and were
In the act of withdrawing the auger, when he
hred through the hole: Unfortunately. the
pan struck the anger, doing the burglars no
harm. vino however left without ma king any
further attempt to effect an entrance into the
stOre.-N y. Times, 18TH.
IHE FISHERIES QUEsTION.-Mr. Ford and
Mr.. Bergne, the English officials who are To
act with Sir Alexander T. Gait, the British
commissioner for the settlement of the fish,
cries question, are engaged In preparing the
legal work OF the commission. 1t is prob
able that gentleman from Salem, Mass,
will be appointed as the United States com,
missioner, and Judge Foster, Of Boston, will
oe the American agent. A third commits
sioner will be chosen by the Austrian ambas-
sadOr at London.
AN INHUMAN FATHER-A brutal negro
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