Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-10


eTenue gauger for the lst district Of New Jer.
SSy.
The SAVING IN INrEREsr.-In the article n
yesterday STAR in regard to District finances
II was stated that the saving In interest by the
operations OF the sinking fund commission so
far this fiscal year would be S. 541.41. That was
mistake owing 10 al error in calculating the
3 65 interest. The swing will In fact be
SS,S2166.
NAVAL ORDERS. A sistant Surgeon W. II
Crawford, to the Colorado. at New York, re-
lievtng Assistant Surgeon +. s. Nash, who is
placed on waiting orders. Among a large num-
Der OF naval officers granted leave of absence
during the week ended to-day are the following
stationed here: Professor j. E. N0urse one
week from Yesterday, and one week additional
TO Lieutenant Commander j. E. NOell attached
to the photographic Office.
HOMEwARD BoUSD.-A cable dispatch re-
ceived at the Navy department to-day from
Commodore Shufeldt announces the Ticon-
deroga at Hiogo, Japan homeward bound.
THE PRESIDENT AND PARTY arrived in San
Francisco yesterday afternoon, and were con-
Quoted to the Palace hotel, where the same
apartments that we're devoted to the use of
Gen. Grant during his recent visit have been re.
1ltted In elegant style for the occupation Of the
President.
OF death recently passed by United States Min
lister Maynard On NJ iran, an American citizen
guilty OF murder in Egypt, to Imprisonment for
life. The convict remains Professionally in the
consular prison at Smyrna.
REMovAL--Tle office Of the chief clerk. ad-
iaIt generals Office, is being removedinto the
tw War, State and Navy department building
II has heretofore been In the building corner o.
l4th andG streets Mr.. Than, the chief clerk
viii occupy the room next Adjutaut General
Drums. lie will In the future be really chief
clerk and assistant to Gen. Drum. Mr. Sabine
east to the west side OF tie building, and Mr.
Than takes the room he vacates.
ARMY ORDERs.-Post Chaplain Malnor c.
Blaine, L. s. Army. is relieved from duty at
Dayid's Island, New York Harb0r, and will pro.
ceed to join his station {Fort Clark, Texas.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles T. Larned, deputy
payuaster general VIII, in addition to his pre-
defs ard troops III The department OF West
r int, ..and for That purpose he will visit West
Point, New York, on or about the 2Sth OF each
month. and also early in the months OF Janr-
cry, March, May, July. September and Noven-
Der OF each year. Surgeon John Moore having
relEguished the unexpiTed portion OF his leave
general in this city.
WHAT GEN. FITZHUGH LEE SAYs.-Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee says there will not be any compro-
mise between the regular and readjuster fac
tionS In Virginia. He said: 'sWe meaning the
carry the state for Hancock. We are gaining
strength every day. There need not be any
f ar OF the loss OF the state to Hancock" Gel.
Lee said he had been informed that Gen. Ma
hone was willing to compromise, but that tue
regulars do not need to make any concessions
In order to carry the state. The general inu
mated that the pro ,ot ltion OF Chairman Koiner
OF the regular CO m ,tJee, to meet the read
justers In confereLce did not represent the
sentiment OF the regular democrats of Virginia
THE DEATH OF YOUNG CAsKY.-Ita appears from
recent Information in relation to the death
Henry Weir Casey, the son OF Col. T. L. Casey
which took place at Narragansett Pie.
X. l., on the 1St instant, that he was no
crowned, but accidentally killed. The hote
a pipe, the outlet of which is where the water
Is about ten feet deep. Tnl5 pipe ends In an
upright one, the mouth OF which is about six
lett below the surface at low water
From the fact that the morning after the
drowning this upright pipe. about two feet In
diameter, Was found TO be detected from per-
Iend eular lat an angle Of As degrees), and
from The further fact mat the nOstr1lS and eye,
Of the young man were full Of clotted blood, f.
Is thought that either in diving or by the force
pipe, striking his forehead, and was knocke in
sensible. The location of this pipe it Is further
Sa1d, was unknown to the unfortunate young
man and many Of the guests.
PERsoNAI--Gen. Neal Dow, the father Of the
Maine liquor law and the nominee OF the Ma.
tonal Prohibition party for President, is we'll
preserved and slightly how-legged Old gentle
man, With face as ruddy as If he had taken
his glass or Wine at dinner every day for fifty
years. He attributes his health and vfgor TO
the fact that 'lquid poison" never passed his
nps"Mr. VIM. J. Rhees. chief clerk of the
Smithsonian Institution. has returned from
Weston, Mass, where he was called by the
serious illness of his little daughter. who is
now much better.-Mr. Bancroft the histo
nan: gave grand din1ef party at Newport
Theater, Boston. Sept 20.-And now it is de-
MED that there has ever been an engagement
between Uly sses Grant, ir., and Miss Jennie c.
Flood, daughter OF the Bonanza King.-Gen.
Hagner. OF the ordnance department, who has
been seriously Ill, is now convalescent.-
Washington Mclean, OF Cincinnati, and Senor
Spanish legation at Washington, are in New
YOlk.-Ma1or John nj. Carson, OF the n. y.
Times. who has been In Europe for the past two
months, Las returned. He says when he left
ted. .
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week contains
fifty-fve Solid columns of reading matter, In
Guiding three stories, Mrs. McWillans and
Lightning" ''Courtship BY Proxy" "Blll Ba
kers Courtship;" also, poetry, Washington
news and gossip, compend OF local affairs.
political cal, matters, letters from New York and
riages and deaths OF the week, column Of agri-
cultural matter and other good reading. Price
five cents in wrappers, or forty cents, pest paid
for the campaign.
GEN. GRANT and party arrived home at
Galena, ILL.,, rrom Madison, Wis, YESTERDAY.
&c Grant VIII leave Galena on the 9th instant
for Chicago, and go from that city to the east
on the 30th by special train. He Will spend
the coming winter In New York City and WASH
ingtCn.
THE TELEPHONE CONVENTION at Niagara
Falls yesterday elected the following otficers
for the ensuing ear: G. L. Phillips, president:
II. u. EldIed, vice president; M. II. Taylor, sec
retary; and j. ID. Carson, treasurer. Executive
cCmm1ttee-F. G. Beach. OF Detroit: W, II
Eckert, Cincinnati; G. L. Wiley, New York and
c. n. Fay, Chicago. Advisory committee &c s.
BeardSley, New York; N. Hodge, Akron, Ohio
and q. G. Maynard. Washington, DC. The
next place OF meeting was fixe1 at Chicago for
the first Tuesday In April, 1851.
CONVICTED OF SHOOTING His SIsTER.-The
trial at Danville, Va, OF James Thomas De1ar-
nette for the murder OF his sister in a house OF
ulfame closed Wednesday night. The case
was given TO the jury at s. 80 o'clock, and at 10
O'Clock they came into court with q verdict of
guilty OF murder In the first degree but recon-
mended the prisoner to mercy In view of the
circumstances Of the case. His counsel ent cred
Mo!lcn Tor new trial, and the court appoint
eo saturday next as the time for hearing the
argument for new trial. II new trial be
reIused the case Will be taken to the court of
appeals on exception to the rulings OF the lower