Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-06

oAChETARY EVARTS mas returned TO the city.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE HAY will leave
for the west in day or two. During his ab
seDce he will make several speeches in Illinois
NAVAL ORDERs.-Cadet Midshipman A.
Clements, to the Kearsage; Boatswain Charles
Miller, to the Navy Yard. New York, 18th inst
STATUE OF ex-senator COllamer, of Vermont
has been received at the Capitol to be placed in
the National Statuary Hall.
CHANGES IN THE SIGNAL CORPs-Adiutant
General .Drumshas made the following changes
In the duties OF officers connected with the sig
| nal corps. 1st Lieut.. II. W. Howgate from duty
as discussing officer to the charge Of the sigma
stations 1st Lieut.. Robert Craig to duty as dis
bursting officer, and lst Lieut.. II. G. Dunwoody
to duty as officer In charge OF orders and CORE
spOndence.
THE REMAINS OF GEN. TORBERT.-Mr. Swords
OF the L. s. consular service made to-day the
proposition to the Navy department that Us.
man-of-war be dispatched to bring north the re-
mains OF Gen. TOTbert lost On the Vera Cruz. The
proposition was favorably received. but no ac-
Jion will be taken until the return OF Secretary
Thompson from New York. The Secretary will
arrive On the limited express at 40 this after
noon. There tSno doubt but that naval vessel
Will be sent to transport the remains. The
friends OF Gen. TorbeIt have telegraphed to have
them embalmed and made ready for shipping.
ASTEAM LAUNCH FOR DISTRICT QUARANTINE
PURPosEs.-Major Twtning, engineer commits
sioner OF the District OF Columbia, and DR..
Townshend. health officer, were at the Navy
department to-day; They had an interview
the Navy, on the subject OF the vessels reported
as approaching this city and Georgetown with
the yellow fever on board: The acting Secre
tary OF the Navy Informed his visitors that
whatever can be done by the Navy department
to secure the two cities against the fever would
be dore promptly and with pleasure. The
off md hnfn Trf{n nJrrp Sl,Ak
| the District possessed no boat in which the
vessels can be boarded as they come up the
river. Commodore Jeffers Immediately issued
orders placing one OF the steam launches at the
navy yard at the disposal OF the District au
thoritieS.
SECRETARY SCHURz and party have arrived at
| Fort Keogh. D. T., and have had several con-
sultat1ons with Gen. Miles and Inspectar Pol
lock concerning the disposition to be made OF
the Sitting Buii Sioux. The party VIII return
by the next steamer down the stream.
ArPoINTED-Jonathan Wagner and N H.
harrington have been appointed internal reve-
nue. storekeepers and gaugers for the 9Th dis
trict Of North Carolina.
GEN. LoNGsrREET, OF Georgia, is in the city,
staying at the Ebbttt House. He is here to re-
ceiye his instructions prior to sailing for his Of
fcial station as [. s. minister TO Turkey.
| THE NEXT SESSION OF THE U. S. SUPREME
| COURT will be held on the 18th day of October.
Among the cases which WIN then be argue
will be the case OF Mcbride agt the Secretary
| Of the Interior. This Is an action on the part
| of the plaintiff to compel rule to show cause
by mandamus why the Secretary OF the Interior
should not confirm the title to certain western
lands. The railroad Florida cases are also to be
argued as well as the Louisiana lottery case.
This latter case Is to restrain the Postmaster
General from interfering with the mails OF the
company. The next important case on the
docket Is nO1Tp3mV
In which affect majority OF the people of Utah
During the summer months the clerks Office
has been overhauled and handsomely refur-
bished. Mr.. j. FL. Mckenney, the clerk OF the
court, left this morning for Princeton, N. j.,
where he will place bis son at college.
EX-SENATOR CARPENTERS HEALTH-A Mil
waukee dispatch to a Cincinnati newspaper
said OF Senator Matt Carpenter, now of this
city: :" He Is hopelessly Ill. He was down for
speeches In this state, but dispatch was re-
ceived stating that his illness would prevent
bin from fll1Dg his engagement. His illness Is
| Bright'S disease, a most aggravated FORM and
the Senator is bedridden the most of the tim.
1t is thought that his illness is fatal" A STAR
| in this city, today. The Senator, although
not enjoying his usual good health, was In his
Office attending to his legal duties and is worth
| forty dead men yet.
PERsoNA1.-Mrs. r. Colburn the artist. has re-
| turned from a two months sketching tour on the
| merly OF Gen. Grants staff, and at present
register OF Wills OF the District OF Columbia. and
| Lieut.. Burton X. Ross. of the Washington Light
| Infantry corps, are visiting Boston.-Charles
Lanman and wife, OF Washington, are at New
| poIt.-President Hayes Will be the guest of
| Senator Sharon during his visit to the Pacific
coast-Gen. Garfield says that 1t Will be i'm
possible for him TO make his expected visit 10
Michigan this autumn.-Of Gen. Mcclellan,
the Concord IN. H. Monitor says that he has
aged very much In the past Few years, and IS
not impressive In personal appearance. Any
one who knew him in the Army OF the Potomac
would hardly know him TO day. "A telegram
from Richmond. Ind, states that Marshal Fred
Douglass had been STICK at that place, but re-
Knightstown, Ind, Friday night.-Rev. DR..
Holmead. the venerable and beloved re ;tor OF
Grace church, South Washington, is lying very
Ill at his residence. on 18th street southwest
Mr. j. F. Swords, United States commercial
agent at Sagua La Grahde. Cuba, is in Wash
iIgton-Miss Annie B. Irish, the accom-
| piisbed translator for the Interior department,
has received ana accepted position In the Uni
versity OF wooster, Ohio. Her special branch
WIN be M literature This seems to dispose OF the
| SchurZ-Miss Annie d. Ware, our bright
Washington actress, Is to appear In Deacon
Grankeit'' at the National:-C Commissioner
| Eaum speaks at Monmouth, Maine tomorrow.
ne viii start for Washington next Wednesday.
| after hlling an appointment to speak On that
day;-Jesse NJ Sarvis has returned from the
| W1lds OF Pennsylvania, where he has been for
about two months.-A notable wedding In
high social circles at the Capital Is forshadoWei
| IN the announcement of the engagement OF
William ii. Bradley OF the Supreme Court to
| Miss Cameron, the eldest daughter OF Senator
| Don Cameron.-Mr. Thomas j. Brennan has
| arrived In the city to take charge OF the Wash
| 1ngton correspondence OF the Cleveland Herald.
| MIR. VIM. ID. Brlckell OF the Columbus Ereu-
| tng Dispatch. is in the city.-Mrs. r. NJ. Rev
| nolds and Master P. j. Reynolds. of Washing.
| ton, were registered In Paris September str.
DARING OUTRAGE BY KENTUCKY HIGHwAYMnN.
Persons coming into Louisville, KY, from Cave
| City report that two stages which run between
| tnat town and the Mammoth Cave were stopped
| by h!ghwaymen last Friday night and all the
| passengers robbed The stage to the cave was
the first attacked, about four miles east of Cave
| City, and the one passenger aboard was robbed
| The coach coming the other way was shortly
| afterward met by two men on horseback. heay.
| Ily armed, who ordered the driver to stop.
| They then compelled all the passengers to get
| out and stand In line, and ordered them at
| pStCls point to give up all their property. The
travellers were unable TO resist and had to de-
| liver up their valuables. The robbers took DOS.
| session OF their money, Jewelrv and watches.
| aggregaiing In value about $1,000 After this
| exploit they made the victims take a drink of
| whisky with them and rode Off
| COMNoDORE MUTT ROBBED.-Commodore Mutt.
| on Wednesday night, opened a saloon at No
BIZ 9th avenue Among the guests were john