Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-07

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navy yard, Will be ready Tor inspection by the
| 18th inst.
| THE DISPATCH was put out of commission at
Portsmouth. Va, yesterday morning.
| GRAND NAVAL REvIEw.-Preparation are be-
| ing made for another grand naval review at
| Hampton Roads on the 23d inst
GEN. LoNGsTREEr, the United States minister
to Turkey, will, before sailing for his new post
! of duty, make visit to Georgia to settle up his
| private affairs. The General still remains at
the E0bltt House, but has no dispo .tion to talk
| On politics. The General was at the State dc
partment today receiving his instructions prior
TO his departure for his post OF duty as U. s.
| minister at COnstantinOple.
THE MUCH-MARRIED SIGNAL SERGEANr-Ser-
| geant Ossian Aldrich, signal corps was tried
by court martial yesterday at Fort Whipple for
| deseltion from the army in leaving his post
| without permission. His defence was that he
| did not intend to desert. He was compelled on
account OF the numerous publications that had
| peen made ABOUT him, to go TO Cincinnati TO
| put himself right. After being refused leave OF
| absence by the Chief signal officer once he ap
Piled twice more, urging the necessity that he
| should be granted leave. Not obtaining it he,
| by the advice OF his friends, left his post and
went 10 Cincinnati. where the statements had
| originally been published concerning him. He
| came here and voluntarily gave himself up.
The coul Ill transmit It's report to the depart
| ment as soon as they make it out.
CAPT. HowGATB denies in toto the charges
which have been published concerning him.
| Gen. Drum states that the changes made In the
duties OF officers connected with the signal
corps, published in yesterdays STAR, were to
| acquaut them W it'll all branches OF theAseryice,
any charges made or any statements anony-
mously put forth against Capt. Howgate.
NAVAL ORDBRs.-Lieutenant Commander C.
n Ana a1ny,oy
Lieutenant s. P. CoHley. to the receiving Ship
st. Louis, at League Island, on the 18th inst.
Lieutenant j. c. sOley, from the Naval Acad-
envy and placed on waiting orders. lieutenant
&C., G L. Dgef ~ from me Naval Academy and Or.
inst. Lieutenant j. B. Murdock, from the train
ing ship Constitution and ordered to duty at the
Naval Academy, 30th inst.
TWO OF THEN IN ONE BUREAU.-A short time
ago charges were preferred against clerk in
one OF the bureaus of the Treasury. Another
clerk, Mr.. NJ, of the same bureau, who came
Into the assistant secretaryS room on business
was questioned by that official as to the char
acter of the man against whom charges had
nfen zen fled ,sd ,o -" hate to say IT." said Mr. NJ.
the world" Shol tlyiaIterwards Mr.. O., also
OF the same bureau, came into the assistant
Secretalys room. Hewas questioned about the
thing about fellow clerk" replied Mr.. o.
but | must say that with the exception of
M, he Is the d-dest ]tar that God ever let
live The assistant secretary prosecuted his
inquiries no further among the clerks.
ARMY ORDERs-Leave OF absence for three
months, to take effect from date of being re-
lieved from duty at the U. S. Military Academy
1s granted the following-named officers: I'd
Lieut.. o. NJ. Carter, corps Of engineers; I'd Lieut..
9. w. Goethal5. corps OF engineers; I'd Lieut..
F. s. Strong, 4th artlllery I'd Lieut.. D. L. Tate.
infantry. Major F. 81. Parker. ordnance depart
ment, is assigned to the command OF the Dover
Powder depot, and Will change station from
New YORK city TO Dover, Morris county, New
jersey.
THE REMAINS OF GEN. ToRBERT-Secretary
Thompson to-day acted upon the request that
man be sent to transport the remains
Of the late Gen. Tcrbert north. He decided no.
to send vessel south for this purpose. He has
no vessel that is readily available for this ser
vice; and again, she could not enter the harbur
OF st. Augustine where the body now Is. The
remains were dispatched to-day from st. Angus
tile for Jacksonville. From there they will BE-
taken direct to New York on Thursdays
steamer.
PERsoNAL-Mrs. Paul Livingston has returned
from the Cattskill mounta Congressman
Wise, who was in the city last week, has re-
turned to Pennsylvania Black called
-Thurlow Weed was able to drive with his
family yesterday. Congressman Banning, OF
Ohio, Is out In denial that Donn Piatt writes
his speecheS.-SuperviSing Architect OF the
Capitol Clark has gone to Sandwich, Mass, for
brief vacation.-Capt. VIM. Arthur, naval
attache OF the British legation at Washington.
Is III New 1Ork.-SurgeOn General Barnes has
started for Block ISland.-Senator VIM. B.
Allison, OF Iowa, is In New York.
EDIsoNs ELECTRIC LIGHT EXPERIMENTS
Zenas F. WILDER, who resigned the position OF
examiner Of interferences in the U. S. Patent
Office to attend to the patent business OF Edi-
son, the inventor, is in the city. He says that
there Is now being put up In the woods around
day experiments will be made which will
demonstrate fully the success Of the Edison
system OF electric lights. The great difficulty,
which is now being overcome, is to get an
engine suited for the purpose. Such engines
are now being built and when completed, Mr..
Wilber says, win be the last link necessary TO
complete In detail the Edison theory. Without
such an engine Mr. WILDER says that to light
Pennsy lvania avenue with electricity it would
be necessary to lay sheath1ng or copper along
the entire surface.
THE FEVER IN RIO JANRIRo-The following Is
the bulletin OF the national board of health To-
day:-Advlces from Rio Janero week. ended
August 9TH: Deaths from yellow fever ); from
typhoid fever, g pernaous lever, 8. Total deaths
fiom all causes Ia. There is fear OF an increase
OF lever cases.
PAYING DUE BILL IN CONFEDERATE MONEY
Treasurer Giltillan to-day received letter from
an OlQ cOlOTeu man "OVer "a anu full or yearS,"
enclosing 1854 In confederate money which was
PASSED on him In payment for due bill which
he held on man in Wilmington, Del. The due
Dill was given for work done. AS he "was Old
and poor, he thought he would drop a few lines
TO the Treasurer, that he might not starve tn
the reach Of fraternal light. This Is the kind of
money that has been tnsinuated on me. Please
do NE Scme good. Please think On me In fra.
ternal light, as / am an old barber by trade
aid in my life have shaved seven of our PresI.
dentS-the hOnOred Andrew jackson, Zachary
Taylor, James X. Polk. Miliard Fillmore, VIM
Henry Harrison, Franklin Pierce and John Ty-
ler." The letter Is signed by Rev. S. G. Golden
ian Ehiopen +. Nj. NJ
Mr.. ATKINS EXPECTATIONs.-Col. X. j. Ste
vens clerk OF the House committee on appro-
priations, received a letter yesterday from
Chairman Atkins, of the House appropriation
committee. Mr.. Atkins writes that he Is
restored to health, and despite he has for con-
gTcssional antagonists greenbacker aud re-
publican. that he expects TO be reelected 70
Congress.
PLANETO!D DISCOvERED.-The Smithsonian
Institution has received from Prot. w. Forester,
OF Berlin, the announcement OF the CiicoveEy by
NJ. Palisa at Pola, on the 9th of September. 1850,
OF planetOid Of the eleventh magnitude in
twenty-three hOurs, eight minutes, right aScen-
sion, and three degrees twelve minutes south
decnnatlon, With daily motion OF eight min