Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-27
LOCAL NEWS.
The Spring Matches and Conyeutto,
NJ (reedm0or Last Week

the CrcedmoOr range I'm New York last week
and While there the Colonel took a hand In AN
The matches set Tor the spring meeting of ths,
National Rtile Association. and in 80 doing he
well sustained the credit the Cnlumbia's hal
already won for skill in Workmanship at long
range.
From the New York Herald Of Yesterday Wa
clip the scores of the winners i'm the matches
OF SATURDAY. last, in which the American
Team Of 1877, and IFS reserves, aud scores OF
other crack shots participated. There being
but seven shots allowed each competitor
| IN matches Nos. 80 and 20, il will be- seen that
tanfeld, RathhOne and Burnside each made
| 1ull score OF seven bulls eyes in match No.
AZ. owing 10 want of time the ties were not
shot on, the gentlemen agreeing to divide the
| hrSt thrSe prizes equally, and draw for the
order 10 be named in the record of the match.
In match No. 80, five gentlemen tied ON full
! scores, and Col. Burnside was but one point
| behind, taking the ninth prize:
| No. 20. Stated PrizeS-Open TO all comers.
distance, CO0 yards; position, any; weapon,
any rifle; First prize tcash), so second prize,
9th prizes, each s.; seventh, eighth ninth and
tenth prizes each g. There were twenty-five
entries. The following gentlemen win the
4. V. Garfield, Jr .S5 II. +. Clarke .....38
H. Rathbone ......S5 X. ii. keene .......8
30. p. Burnside IS ii. J. Quinn .......8 .83
" NJ N: afarrow....$$i. &c. Bruce.
The highest three pooled the prizes and toss
ed Tor places.
No. %. Stated Prires.-open to all comers;
lie
any rifle: First prize (caSh), So; second prize
70; thlrd prize, an ammunition case, Value
| sl?; fourth prize (cash). SO: fifth and sixth
| prizes, each tcaSh), s.; seventh. eighth, ninth
! and tenth prizes, each 81. There were thirty
| betitors:
| r. Hyde ............35I r. Rathbone. "a
| Z. ii. Sanford .......S5 A. V. CanfielI, ,Jr. "a
| w; M: Farrow......$5 Ii. q. Clark. .........34
|; L; Allen; ..........$5 J; o. p. Burnside. "a
| w. III. jackson. .....35 r. III. keene. ........3
| The tie in this match was decided in the
| same manner as In No. ~.
MIR. JOHN I. HOOVER, the oldest son of Mr.
VIM: Hoover, died Saturday evening at his
residence, l2,1 Sixth street, in the forty third
| year of his age. Mr. Hoover was a native of
| this city and an exemplary man, always hay-
| ing borne high character. When a youth of
! fifteen years he had placed al his disposal a
! cadetShip at West Point or the Naval Acade-
my. or a position in the Coast Survey, and he
| selected the latter, receiving an appointment
as clerk in the computing division of the Office
| This position he held for about five years
when Professor Bache selected him for his
| private secretary. A few years since he was
| appointed general custodian of the archives
and yaluableS of the Coast Survey Office and
! at the time of his death he was acting as dis
| burSlng cielk. lie was member of Central
| and Grand Lodges and Mt. NebO, and
| Grand EncampmentS of Odd Fellows, Federal
| Lodge No. !, Lafayette Chapter No. 5, and
| Washington CommandeTy No. of MasOnS. lie
| was in early life a Sunday School scholar OF
the Fourth Presbyterian Church, and at the
| institution of the ASSembly'S Presbyterian
| Church he became member of the session
| and filed very acceptaby the positions of
| trustee, elder, and superintendent of the Sun
| day School, reSlgnlng the latter position a few
| months ago on account OF i'll health. His dis
| ease was consumption, contracted during the
war at League Island, near Philadelphia,
| where he was one of commission engaged
| in planning and building Notifications He
| leaves a widow daughter of Mr.. Dickson
| Nailor) and three children. The funeral will
| take place tomorrow afternoon, at 3 O'Clock
| from the ASSembly'S Church, corner OF 5th and
| streets northwest.
THE NEW RECORDER OF DEEDS General
| George A. sheridan, on Saturday, presented
| himself at the office of the Recorder of Deeds
| 10 take charge thereof, and Mr.. Wolf the pres
ent incumbent, being notary public, admin
iStered the oath OF office TO his successor, form
| ally turned over affairs TO him, introduced To
him the clerks of the office. and gave him in
formation as TO the conduct of the business
General Sheridan entered on his duties this
| morning and was quite early at his desk, and
| during the day very induStriOusly examined
| into the manner of doing the work. He has
already decided TO retain the present deputy,
| Colonel S. +. Schayer tat least for the preSent)
and the index clerk, MIR. A. Hart There are at
present seven cOpyiStS employed, including
| two ladies. and II Is probable that there will
be some changes among them, but Gen. Sheri
dan will in this matter, likely, make haste
slowly. Mr.. Wolf, although he has assurances
! that the President intends TO do something for
him. and will tender him position, is not
business for himSelf-law and claims-haying
an office on eth street, between and G.
DEATH OF Hon. JOHN A. BoLLEs.-John A
BolleS, LII. ID, Tor many years the Naval So
licitOr, died at his residence on q street on
Saturday evening. His death was caused by
an aEeuIiSm of the aOrta, and his illness, though
| painless, had been of seven weeks duration,
Mr.. Bolles was native of Connecticut, grad,
uate OF Brown university, (claSS of %, was ad.
mitted to the bar in Boston in lS33 and was
for many years prominent as an anti-Slayery
and temperance mover. He was Secretary OF
| State of Massachusetts in lSi3 and from that
| date TO the outbreak of the war filled many
positions OF trust. During the war he was at.
| tached TO Gen. DiX'S staff and was the Judge
Advocate OF the Seventh army corps. At the
| close OF the war he was brevetted Brigader
General, and at once appointed by Mr.. Lincoln
| TO the office of Naval Solicitor which he has
| since held. To Washington he has also been
known as the vice president of the Board OF
! Trustees of the Columbian University Born
i'm 1863, his age at the time o his death was 60.
Kind hearted, pure i'm character, and OF high
| abilities and attainments, his loss will be
greatly lamented in all the circles in which he
| moved.