Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-21

THE PRESIDENT HAS APPOINTED Marion Dorian
to be notary public for the District of Colum-
bia; Clement Singleton to be commissioner of
deeds in the state Of Missouri for the District of
Columbia; Edward r. Cunningham to be COM
the District Of Columbia, and VIM. J. Water
man to be commissioner OF deeds in the state Of
Michigan for the District OF Columbia.
AN EFFORT WAS MADE in the House to-day by
Congressman Ellis, Of Louisiana, to direct Sec
retary Sherman to report within three days, all
OF the correspondence touching the purchase o
a refrigerating ship. Mr.. Conger, OF Michigan,
CATION Ct tie 5aton poard Of AS health Wc6
had hardly yet bloomed into existence.
THE FREEDMEN's BANK.-Mr. Garfield, from
the committee on the Freedmen's Bank. re-
ported to-day bill amending the banks char
ter. The bill provides that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall appoint the comptroller OF the
currency commissioner to be invested with the
legal title to all the company's property, and
sna sna @ d1s d a1a ae the osns
The bond is fixed at $4,000. The ap-
suits pending for or against the bank.
to compound and comprlmise debts, also
to sell the property Qf the bank. The machinery
IS provided by the BIN for paying dividends TO
to make payments to those depositors only
where pass books have been properly verihcd
and balanced, unless they have been lost or de-
stroyed: The bill also authorizes the Solicitor
OF the Treasury to begin criminal and civil
proceedings against those who have been in
volved in the fraudulent practices by which the
bank was wrecked: The eleventh section
purchase the banks real property for not more
Than $250,000, and to distribute the money
among the depositors.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONs.-The
legislative bill, signed by the President to-day,
revives the Office Of deputy commissioner of
pensions. The President this afternoon nomi-
Clark short time % ago resigned resi- the % position 10 Of
chief clerk OF the Pension ONCE to take the
SUPPLEMENTARY OF the reform school.
MAJOR GRANVILLE O. HALLER, late of the 7th
infantry, U. s. A., having been heard before a
court OF inquiry, which decided that he was
dismissed the service upon insufficient grounds,
and the findings Of the court having
mated him to be colonel Of infantry in
the army, to rank from February 10th,
1873, that being the rank he would have at
talned ha0 he remained continually in the SER
vice. Col. Halter was dismissed by ex-Secretary
stanton during the war, on heasay evidence,
THE BILL fixing the rate of interest on ar
rearages OF taxes in the District and for other
puip iposes, was passed at 8 pm.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander s. C. Remey, to
duty in the bureau OF yards and DOCKS Wash
1ngtoH, D. c., 1st July next. Lieut.. Duncan
Kennedy, to the Pensacola per steamer 14th
OF July from New York. Surgeon j. r. Tryon,
to report In person at the Navy department.
Lients. Socrates Hubbard and r. r. Ingersoll,
from the Naval Academy ON the 22d inst. and
ordered to the Pensacola, Pacific station, per
steamer 10th OF July from New York. Lieuts.
Il. S. Phelps and r. B. Peck, from the Pensa.
celia on the reporting of their reltefs, and or
dered to return home and report arrival Mas
ter w. p. Clason, from the Naval Academy on
the 22d instant, and ordered to the Alert, at the
Mare Island navy-yard. The cadet midshipmen
their recent examination for promotion to
midshipmep, are detached from the Naval
Academy and ordered home to await orders.
Assistant Engineer II. e. Frfck, from special
duty at Chester, Pa, and placed on waiting or
ders. Assistant Naval Constructor j. B. Hoover,
rom the New York navy-yard and ordered to
duty at Chester, Pa.
Too LATE.-The Baltimore Sun Of this morn
Ing says:-Mr. John Redwood, secretary OF the
lomacs OF Georgetown yesterday, guaranteeing
hem return race in the fall it they would row
on the 2Sth instant. In the evening reply was
received stating that the guaranty came too
late for them to accept.
U-Dr. Clark, editor OF the Methodist Record.
OF Pittsburg, Pa, is dangerously Ill In Atlanta,
Ga.
uMrs. Baldwin, wife Of DR.. R. F. Baldwin.
superintendent OF the Western Lunatic ASYLUM.
staunton, Va, died yesterday. ' -'''''
~ At Fleetwood Park, New York, Yesterday.
q match trOtting race between Harry Gilbert
time 2.25K. WV
HEx.Gov. Hendricks is spending q month a
tne Hot Spi 'ngs OF Arkansas. He won't be "In